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Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 372, 3 July 1877, Page 2

Mails for America and United Kingdom, per City of New York, close at Auckland to-morrow.

A theft of a somewhat impudent nature took place at Cogvin's boardinghouse, Thames-street, last evening. From what we have been able to gather, it seems that last evening a man with a clothes' basket called at Cogvin's and applied for, and obtained, a bed. He was placed in the same room as Mr. Bott, the hawker, retiring to bed about ten o'clock. This morning, when Mr. Bott awoke, he found his room mate gone and a quantity of his own property missing. One or twn of the blankets belonging to the bed in which the suspected party slept had also disappeared. It has been ascertained that the person suspected of being the thief left the boardinghouse at an early hour in the morning. He is supposed to have left Oamaru by the early train to the north, and steps have been taken by the police to have him arrested, should he make his appearance at any of the stations. If we are correctly informed, this is the second time that Mr. Bott has been robbed while stopping at Cogvin's boardinghouse during his visits to Oamaru.

Notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather last evening, there was a fair attendance of the members of the St. Paul's Young Meu's Association, at the Church; and the third quarter was opened by readings and recitations from the following members : —An Original Paper on Death by Mr. Fry, rejected considerable credit on the author, who handled his subject ably. Mr. William Todd made his debut as a reader before the members of the Association, and read that touching piece, " The Spanish Champion." Mr. E. Atkinson very happily chose the poem, "Eliza," and gave it in a manner which evidence I a great improvement in his style. Mr. Charles Cook then read, with his usual good taste and power, "Marmion and Douglas," from Sir Walter Scott. Alt the pieces were freely criticised by the members, who are doing all in their power to imp? ove eacli other. Mr. Macfarlane occupied the chair. A number of names were added to the list.