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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 272, 7 March 1877, Page 2

It affords its great pleasure in drawing the attention of onr rtwU>rss t»> the advertisement from his Worship the Mayor catting a meeting of tEiiKxf witting t«> act as a C'>ir«mtttw in Oamaru t*> assist in making the testimonial t<> Mr. Maeandrew a snceess. We h>->pe—-and. indeed, we (night .-ay we am snre—onr business men will come forward its f«>ree to stiow Mr. Ma<-andrew that this ttistrict has nut forgotten his serviv"* to. thr» Province. The nutting ia catted for to-morrow, at tl a.ru. The welt-known and favorite race-horse Tatnhourint had t*> he shot a few flays ago. the injuries he received on the passage from Wellington to Christehttreh proving inenratde. "Tarn " was eight years »M. au>l had won over forty raws out of sixty-one he started for. His principal wins were the Ptmedtn .Te-ekey C'ttih Handicap in IS7H. the • Canterhttry C'tip in IS7-I. and the J<vkey Cltib Handicap at the same meeting, and the Wellington Cap ia IS7-I. The Pacific Steam Navigation Company « intend dispatching steamers, rid the Cape, to Australia.

Tapanui -was thrown into a state of unusual excitement last week by the appearance of six commercial travellers all in one I day. The Courier thinks trade must be particularly brisk in Tapanui, or particularly the reverse in the metropolis. Mr. Shcpparson, the proprietor of the f ahout-to-be-rcsuseitated " Lydia Howarde ' Burlesque and Opera-Bonne Troupe," has i sent us a programme «f the future move j ments of the company. The troupe is to \ apjwar in the Oddfellows'-Hall, Wellington, on the 24th instant, and will consist of the following "principals": —Miss Lydia Howarde, Mdlle. Solange Navaro, Miss Jennie Nye, Miss Amy John", Miss Cecilia Morris, Mr. Harry Power, Mr. J. Wilkinson, Mr. W. F. Baker, Mr. H. W. Emmctt, Mr. J. Howe, M.\ F. Hunter, &c, &c," (which we presume means "others too numerous to mention.") The tv/Mtoitv is to consist of "llirotle-Oirofla," "Trial by Jury," " Chilperic," " Nemesis," " Beggars' Opera," "Ivanhoe," "Three Musket Dears," " Ma- ; saniello," " Kcnilworth," "Lr.cia di Lam- ! mermoor," ami "11 Trovatore." Mr. Shcpparson does not say whether he intends to visit Otago, but wc should imagine that from the cool reception he would receive were lie to do so, he will give the North Island the | fittt benefit of his managerial abilities. We ! shall he glad to hear from Mr. Shcpparson as to his future movements. William M'Lauchlin, proprietor of the Ccorge Hotel, Tort Chalmers, was charged at the Fort Chalmers Police Court on Friday (says the Gmmlinn) with a breach of the Licensing Act, in allowing George Campbell to become intoxicated on the 23rd tilt. From the evidence of Sergeant Hanlon, Campbell, and two witnesses—Pateman and {;,,*.<_ it appeared that Campbell was about the whole of the day in question, having in bis possession a large stun of money—l.2so. On being taken to his lodging* in the evening he found that it had disappeared. Mr. K. Cook, who appeared for the defendant, lu-vd that, although Campbell had been dnnktn.'. lie was not in a state confc •mplated by the Aet. The landlord had done all that was pos-ibb to keep him right, even to ; giving him bscf-tea. The Magistrate consiI «tt tvd it was M'l.auchlan's duty either to put tr..- imn i>ut of the h mse, or else to have >Z t him t<> bed. It was a serious case, and if it occurred again th : licence would be jcr.;.ardi.-_d. He would ml'.ict a penalty of -I'ls. They seem to have a rather free and ea«y way of conducting the meeting; of the South I>unr;tin loaned (says the Ot":/o Oitm-'H-'ii). List meeting an account was submitted for If hour-.' watching on the occa.-i.no; the late at the rate of .">-•. an hour. On tit: amount being sanctioned by the Council, one of its members said that if the Imnedin ji.-oplo sticcceiled in making nothing out of the tl'H'ds. .-sich w.;s not the case with their neighbours of South Imnediii. This remark seemed to be regarded as personal by a ratc?..T.ver who v;« 5 present, and he requested the Councillor to make no insinuations. We are very mtn-!: pleased indeed to see the manner in which Mr. I>arrell intends to : keep the Masonic Hall in order during his sent cut, and wc can only hope that others who follow him may take a leaf out o his boo!,. Kveryone who has been to a performance in the hall must have blushed with shame at the language made use of by some of the roughs in the gallery, and occasionally even in the second seats : and wc have often been greatly surprised that no steps have been taken by the various troupes which haw vi.-ited us to put a stop to the swearing, smoking, and yelling out indulged in by the "gods." Last night it was attempted in a comparatively mild degree, and the result was as it should be. Before the fellow knew what was coming he was outside the th-or. and from the manner in which he was tumbled down the stairs we should think he will remember his expulsion from the Mas»mio Hall for some time to come. It had the desired elteet. for we are sure a quieter gallery was never seen in Oamaru than that during the remainder of the performance. A mistake occurred in our report of the Licensing Court yesterday. In the list of transfers the Northern Hotel was mnde to be transferred to Philip Holmes instead of Philip Ho!me3 Blakesley. A meeting of those interested in the establishment of a private school for Oamaru, is called for this evening, at 7 o'clock, at the Royal Hotel. The following resolution was unanimously agreed to at a special meeting of the Harbour i Board held yesterday:—"That the Board, having heard the contractors' explanations with regard to certain claims for work done prior to the 29th of July, the Eoard is of . opinion that there is nothing of sufficient moment to justify them in disturbing the ' final settlement arrived at on that date."

The railway to Duntroon must, indeed, be the "railway which surpasseth all others." In speaking of a report of the police as to an application for a license for the Duntroon Hotel at the Licensing Court, yesterday, in which it was stated that the house was not properly furnished, Mr. O'Meagher explained that the furniture was on the way at the time. "Indeed, your Worship," said the learned counsel, "I may say that the furniture was almost on the spot." The fact of the matter was that the furniture proved too heavy for the Weka (weaker) engine, thus delaying the train, and when it arrived the reporting sergeant had gone !" Oh, dear ! At the Quarterly Criminal Sessions of the District Court this morning, there was only one cr.se, viz., that of Robert Whitmeyer, who was charged with attempting to commit suicide. The prisoner pleaded "Not Guilty," and argued that, had he had any intention of committing suicide, it was not likely that he would have told people of his intention to do so. He was discharged. Mails for Australia close at the Bluff at 11 a.m. to-morrow. Practical jokers are frequently afforded an opportunity for carrying their favourite pastime into effect with impunity under the cover of the darkness with which the entertainments of the Davenport Brothers are invested. The other day an old gentleman was present at one of their stances, in which he was evincing the greatest amount of interest. The mysterious proceedings hadthoroughly chained him, and he was straining his poor old eyes to discover the agency by which such pranks were performed. At this juncture one of the Davenport Brothers asked the audience whether any of them would like a, demonstration. The courageous old party, desiring to dive into the mysteries of Spiritualism, said that he would. In the semi-darkness the glossiness of the elderly gentleman's bald pate marked his position so distinctly that two young rollickers could not resist the temptation of ascertaining its quality, and they accordingly brought their walking canes smartly into contact with the shining body. The recipient of the "demonstration was terror-stricken, and came to the conclusion that so "striking" an evidence of Spiritualistic influences was very nearly allied to Materialism. He left the hall with an " impression" that so powerful a demonstration was cheap at a shilling. A defaulting juryman (Mr. James Ogilvie) was fined 40s. at the District Court this morning. It will be seen by our telegrams that there is another rush at the Kumara. Half-an-'itince of gold to the load reminds us of Tuapeka and the Dunstan. Another accident has occurred on the Deborah Bay tunnel, near Port Chalmers. The hapless victim (Jeremiah Mahony) was in the act of stooping to pick tip his gaiters, when a flake of conglomerated rock fell from the roof upon him ; but the extent of his injuries have not yet been fully ascertained. At the conclusion of the A.E.E. Cricket Match on Monday, it was decided to give Cargill the bat for the best fielding. Dixon receives the inkstand, presented by Messrs. Kolm and Co., for the highest scorer. Xicholls, of Oamaru, receives a bat for the second highest score. Both Dixon and Cargill are members of the Carisbrook Club, and their play throughout the match was very good indeed. The Dumlan Times hears that Mr. Pyke has commenced a criminal action against the Cromwell Anjus for defamation of character. A trial crushing of two tons of stone from the Pioneer claim at Lammerlaw yielded loz. Tdwts. to the ton.