General News.

Albertland Gazette, Issue 1, 14 June 1862, Page 3

General News.

lV AMus£MENTS.--^Our record of small events laymild be incomplete, did we not mention some Kf the games already instituted for the whiling ftiway of spare hours: the quiet folk have their fcliess, draughts arid dominoes, and the more acpfcive quoits, pitch back and other g}^mnastic liexefcises, to say nothing of clambering1 up the '■'ship's ropes and\paying forfeits. Now that'we have fairly pvergot our first sea sorrows we understand that it is the intention of the amuse* :nient Committee to get up a Charade, at an i early period. :;' -The Daily D?ck-cleaning.—We have great in stating that this work is now in tegM^av operation, iifteen persons having been T ?r- ■;'/ . ■■-.■'.

tola otteaoli week since starting, tor tlio business. (Xily oae yonnjman lias rendered himself amenable fco the law by refusing to act. . KeligioiisSerwces.^Tw-o Services have been held oa each of the past Sundays, June 1 and.S, \ in the morning at eleven on the poop, and in tho t evening at ssven on the main deck. This arrangemDiit will be continued as far as practicable throughout the voyage. Considerable interest is manifested in the services both by the passen- I gerd and the ship's officers and crew. The weather ou each of the above .occasions was bright, but the strong wind prevailing last Sunday much interfered with the quiet and comfort of the services. The subjects on the 1 st, were " Wait on the Lord, be of good courage and He shall strengthen thine heart," and tlie Faith that "removes mountains;" aud on the Bth,' All thy works praise thee, 0 Lord," and," what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" Sabbath school instructions have also been "conducted on each afternoon at half.past Two. To..morrow, June 15, a meeting will be held at four p.m. for the formation of a scripture class. The subject of the morning's discourse will be, " And there was a great calm." Mjsicac—lt is intended to give a series of weekly concerts on the poop—weather permitting, on iNLmday evenings. The first of these amateur performances took place on Monday hut, and. considering the impromptu nature of this the first attempt, we may Jeasonably hope they will be of a nature to afford considerable gratification and amusement, as much satisfaction wasmanif sted, by all the passengers. We hope" to give a detailed account of the next meeting^.so we recommend to our friends to look out for" \ their sharps and flats, as the eyes of the Watten. bachers will be upon them/The undermentioned ! persons took part in.the last performance:;— Dr. Bellf Rev. S. Edgar, .Captain Gooch,' Messrs. ' '.' Jones [chief officer], Hayes, Constant, Collins, : and Littie ;. and oneof the sailors. j FiRE.-r-On Wednesday Afternoon last, we narrowly escaped a serious conflagration upon the boathouse. It appears that some careless smo., j kers had allowed lighted ashes to fall among the j hay, sheets, &c. lying in one of the boats, and, as might be expected, ignition soon took place. Happily the circumstance was discovered in'full:' i day, but not until a sheet had been burnt, andY i the fire had begun to lay hold of the woodwork, y Henceforth smoking is prohibited in that quarter.