The Evening Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 830, 11 December 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1878.

At the District Court yesterday afternoon, the civil action Farr v. Baudiuet was taken. The action was brought by plaintiff to recover the sum of L 67 10s, being the amount which it was alleged it had been stipulated that the defendant should pay into the business in which both parties to the action were partners, the partnership having been dissolved. Mr. Hislop appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. O'Meaghcr for the defence. After hearing the evidence, judgment was given for the defendant, each party to pay his own costs. The Excelsior Cricket Club are evidently determined to do all they can to advance cricket, and have decided to offer four bats for competition during the season—one for the best bowling average, two for the best batting, and one for the best fielding.

The Oamaru portion of the immigrants per ship Canterbury, which arrived in Port Chalmers last night, consisting of female servants and farm laborers, will arrive in Oamaru under the charge of Mr. Heskoth, by the s.s. Waitaki on Friday morning next. As servants of various kinds are much required, we are glad to learn that those for Oamaru are a select Scotch lot. Early application is necessary in order that no delay or disappointment may be experienced. It is desirable that the Barracks should be cleared by Christmas. "Conrad and Lizette " was repeated by tlie Baker and Farron Company last evening, at the Volunteer Hall, to a small, but highly appreciative, audience. The acting of the principal characters and the singing and dancing of Messrs. Baker and Farron were again excellent, but there was the same lamentable deficiency of scenery, though some effort had been made to cover the dismal wall at the back of the stage, by placing there a water scene, which was made to do duty for the blacksmith's shop, gardens, a camp in the woods, ami a dozen or bo other places. The same programme will be presented this evening, and to-morrow will be produced, for the first time in Oamaru, the celebrated drama of "Struck Oil," the management promising that every effort will be made to provide suitable scenery for the piece—an announcement which will be received with the utmost satisfaction.

A meeting of the Committee of the North Otago Turf Club was held last evening at the Empire Hotel. A bookmaker named Henry Mooney wrote, asking the Committee to remove his disqualification ; but the application was not received favorably, and it was decided to strictly enforce the disqualication to-day and to-morrow. Mr. Alex. M'Kay wrote, stating that his brother, Mr. Thomas M'Kay, had infringed rule 4 of the Dunedin Jockey Club, by employing a lad who had left the write. 1 ;? employ before his (the lad's) time had expired, without just cause. It was resolved that Thomas M'Kay be informed that unless he discharge the boy the horses entered by him will not be allowed to start at the present meeting; and also that the boy in question be informed that unless he goes back to his employer, Alex. M'Kay, or gives satisfactory reasons for leaving, he will bo disqualified during the pleasure of t.lm ihiiVi i—»