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Evening Post, Issue 104, 9 June 1865, Page 2

A meeting, convened by circular, of gentleman favoii"(ible to the traction of a theatre in WeHin^tO'i, was held at Os ;nid's Hotel yesterday evenini:, ImiI; was thinly attended owing to a miaC'>uQq»'Um as to the time of. mooting. Among** those present were M'-psrs. Martin, Jlholes, MM la', Borlase, Dr.'iißfleld, and some gentlemen from Otago and Otrterbury. Pl.mj were ixhibited by t! c areMtect, Mr. Smith, nnd approved of. It was estimated that when complete, the proposed bn'UJi'tg would cost £5000, which sum Mr. THinn, one of the lpß3ees of the temporary theatre at present in use, proposed to raise on shares of XI O, £5 to be paid on allotment, the lemn'nder on completion of the bui'd'ng. He felt confident aa to the succois of the project, and wor'dlea^eit for five yea«-s, at a yearly rents" 1 of £1000. Mr. Rhodes said he would take only a few share*, as he considered the matter should bo general. He wished to aer a j roper building put np, such n9 the plan bifore him represented, the Odd Fellows' Ha I being at present used for rH pvrposes — to-night a sermon, to- morrow a concert. The undertaking should have his support, and he ¦would reco nmend bis friends to invest 5n \K He would suggest that £2 10s, instead of £R, be paid in the first instance, the remainder to be called in at periods extending over twelve months. Although ihe proposed biri'dWg Rppeared rather large for the prerent requirements of Wellington, yet a good one should be erected, as it wou'd be required on a future day ; and if the shares were not taken up at once, the matter should not be allowed to lapse, Mr Dunn considered the speculation would we' 1 repay those gentlemen incMned to invest their capital iv it. A conversation ensued as to the most eMgible site on which to place the theatre, and it was ultimately agreed the matter should be left for the cont srleration of the company when formed. The plnn contained a provision for the erection of a Masonic Ha", but as that body had not been communicated with on the subject, it was not known if they M-ero favourable to an amalgamation with a theatre, Mr. Dunn would ascertain their feelings on the subject. Mr. BorJase proposed, and Mr. Rhodes seconded, a motion to the effect that it was advisable to have a theatre erected in Wellington, which was enthusiastically carried. It was then decided that a public meeting be called for that day fortnight, to carry into effect the wishes of the meeting. The Southland Times, of Friday, reports of the Invcrcargill markets : -"Business during the week has been extremely dull, scarcely any transactions having occurred worthy of notice. Stocks are getting rather low, with the exception of flour, which may be quoted at from £24 to £26 for best Adelaide. There is a slight demand for English ale, with but little in the market. Mr. Binney hold a Palo of stock on the Woodford Farm, by order of the executrix of the late A. Hogue, Esq.. The attendance was numerous, and prices realised verj r good. A fine lot of draught mares went off at from £58 to £60. The following is from the West Coast Times : -." The Wakatip Mail, of the 29th rlt., has ' every reason to believe now ' that Hokitikft is identical with the district which Barrington reached. This is a fallacy, as the place he described consisted of nothing but mountains, snow-covered and bare of timber, whereas this is flat and covered with dense scrub, besides being more than twice the distance from the Lake that he stated. We may, moreover, remnrk that one of the party that accompanied barrington by flea— a Mr Stewart, well known at the Arrow and Queenstown—called on us a few days baok and gave the fullest particulars concerning the trip, leaving no doubt that the whole affair was a swindle from beginning to end. He deposed to finding, with others, the furthest camp in the ranges penetrated by Barrington, together with some articles, leaving no doubt as to the identity of the two places ; they also discovered an inscription conveying something to the following effect : — ' We, the undersigned, reached here on , and left on — for the Lake ; and hope those who find this will make their pile.' Mr Stewart described the vain efforts of the party to discover gold for miles around, and the narrow escape of Barrington from lynching by those whom he had so disgracefully misled. Of course we give this as an expnrte statement, but may remark that we

entertain no doubt of the truthfulness of. our iniormant. Barrington, he says, is nowworking on a station near the Grey. Ab for Hokitika being the place discovered by Barrington, it is simply absurd." The Southland Times o£ the 2nd instant furnishes us wifh the following novelty in the way of marriages :— " Quite sin excitement was observable yesterday in Deo street on tho occasion of the wedding of the ru^peeted manager of the Bank of New South Wales, W. J. Adamson, Esq. The bride was Miss Barnhill, lately resident at Castle Rock Station, Oreti. The fiev Mr. Stobj officiated, and the marriage ceremonial was performed at noon, in the spacious saloon of the >>outhland Club, in the presence of a numerous party of friends of the bride and bridegroom, who shartly after drove off to the Seaward Downs. About seventy persons sat down to a magnificent dejeuner a la fourchette at I.SO p.m. The festivities were continued in the evening at a ball given in honor of the occasion. Dancing was continued with great jpirit until an early hour, and everybody apI peared to enjoy the pleasant reunion."