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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 720, 31 July 1878, Page 2

We are informed that the widow and children of Joseph Millin, who died suddenly on Monday afternoon, have been Jeft almost entirely destitute. Seeing that there are three or four small children, only one of the family being able to do anything to assist the widow in earning a livelihood, this is a case in which public charity may very fairly be bestowed, and we trust some of our philanthropic residents will take the matter in hand.

Mr. Sumpter, as Secretary to the Railway Committee, having communicated with the Public Works Department with reference to the survey of the proposed railway extension to Livingstone, has received the following reply : "Dunedin, July 30th. —George Sumpter, Esq., Oamaru.—Copy Engineer's report on preliminary survey branch line will be posted to-morrow." Xo ca3es of any kind were set down for hearing at the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day. The efforts put forth by the fellow employes of the late railway guard, James Baird, and nobly seconded by Messrs. Back, Loring, and other gentlemen at the head 01. affairs, to obtain subscriptions in aid of the widow and children, have been successful beyond the most sanguine anticipations of the promoters. We learn that L 420 have been received, while fully L3O more have to come in.

There was a very good muster of thcArtillery Volunteers at the parade last evening, when the battery turned out for the fii st time in their new uniforms. There can be no mistake about the im ment which the new full dress u u .... make in the appearance of the battery, i—haudsome and complete Artillery dress setting off the fine forms of the men to great advantage, and giving them a truly soldierlike appearance. The corps having been put through a number of company movement? by Captain Morton, an hour's sword exercise was »oue through under the instruction of Staff" Segeant-Mnjor McPherson, the men evincing great interest in the drill. After the parade, a meeting was held for the purpose of electing an officer to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Sub-Lieut Kennedy, the choice falling upon SergeantMajor Holdsworth. Gunner Creagh \va\va3 then elected Sergeant-Major. A candidate for admission to the battery having been proposed, the meeting terminated with the usual compliment to the chairman Duriuo the evening Captain Morton congratulated tho battery on the great improve ment which had taken place in their appearance since the last parade, and on th. manner in which they had gone through tht various movements during the parade. The nomination of candidates for the two vacant seats on the Kakanui Road Board for the I-atiibourne Sub-division takes place at noon to-morrow, at the Medora Hotel, Ueidston.

The monthly mooting of the Mechanics' Institute Committee will be held at S o'clock t >-morrow evening. As a large number of members of the North Ot-igo Kitle Association are desirou of attending the Volunteer ball which takes place at Utep.ipo to-morrow night, it has in.vn decid-d to postpone the annual meeting ijuttl Monday •.e--i;ni , .»g. Tt _ - '".o!.s i- r ..d-'itious to the public school? tit Uaincru are invited by the Efhicatioi. Hoard, and are receivable up to the 19th proximo.

for the position of lighthousekeeper and signalman will be received up to the 6th proximo by the Harbor Board. The Otepopo Uitle Volunteers' annual ball will be held to-morrow evening in th.. AtheniT- -n, dancing to commence at halfpast t i -'.. o'clock.