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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1008, 12 July 1879, Page 2

A meeting of the Waitaki Jockey Club was held in the Empire Hotel last evening, Mr. D. Sutherland in the chair. The Secretary (Mr. W. Gardiner) read a statement which showed the Club have a balance in the bank of Ll4 6s 7d, but there were outstanding accounts against the Club amounting to L 25 Gs sd, arrangements for the payment of which had been made. The election of officers Mas then proceeded with, and resulted as follows : President, the Hon. R. Ca'r.pbell; VicePresident, Mr. T. C. Hill; Committee, Messrs. M'Kellar, Stoddart, E. C. Smith, T. C. Hill, Kearns, Chapman, Miller, Maude, M'Master, J. A. Sutton, G. Sutton, T. H. Brown, and Nichols. Mr. W. Gardiner was re-elected Secretary. The days of the next meeting were fixed for Thursday and i riday, the 2nd and 3rd October, and a meeting of the newlv-appointed C'omniitte will be held shortly to make all arrangements for the carrying out of the meeting. The usual vote' of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings.

Only a moderate attendance visited t' e new Tees-street Hall fast evening to hear the Kev. Mr. Tinslev's lecture on " Scotland aud Her Sons." The Rev. A. B. Todd occupied the chair, and briefly introduced the lecturer, who opened his discourse with a finely-worded encomium on the charms and use 3* of history. He referred to the traditions concerning Scotland, and dwelt briefly on what is known in regard to the stone, the bronze, the Roman, the I'ictish, and early Scottish period of the country's existence. He made particular reference to Alexander 111., and then went on to sketch the character and career of Wallace, aud dwelt at considerable length on the life and achievements of King Robert the Bruce. The lecturer, in dealing with the Stuart reigns, referred less to individuals than to the manners and customs of the people, and the comparisons he instituted between those and the manners and customs of the present day were very amusing and instructive. Coming to the times of the Reformation, the lecturer depicted the character and described the doings of Patrick Hamilton, George AA'ishart, and John Knox, and concluded with an admirable peroration on the advantages which had arisen from the union of England. Ireland, and Scotland. On the motion of Mr. Barley a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Tinsley, and a similar courtesy was extended to the Chairman. The pronouncing of the Benediction terminated the meeting. At the Resident Magistrate's Court today, before T. AV. I'aiker, Esq., R.M., •John Gray, charged with being drunk and disorderly ysterday in Harbor street, was fined 10s with an alternative of 4S hours' imprisonment. The same penalty was inflicted on James M'Guffin for a similar offence in Itchen-street yesterday. James Kelly. Arthur Hollingsworth, Thomas Nicholson, and John Irvine, seamen on board the barquentine Sophia, now lying at the Breakwater, were charged "with wilfully disobey-lfecofc4«-afpllr'evi?en?6 to the effect that he had given orders to have the deck holystoned, but the men refused to perform the work. John Duncan, chief officer of the vessel, deposed that yesterday at 1 p.m. he turned tlm. four men to work to holystone the deck, but Hollingsworth said he wanted to see the captain. On witness making inquiry to ascertain the purpose for which he wished to see the captain, accused said it was too cold to holystone the deck, but he and the other men were quite willing to wash the vessel. This was all the evidence, and his Worship sentenced each defendant to be imprisoned for one hour, and to forfeit one day's wages.

I The proposed change in the constitution of the Commercial Building and Mutual Investment Society—that of forming it into a company—was carried at a meeting of shareholders held last night in Dunedin. The monthly meeting of the Hospital Committee will take place on Tuesday next, at 7.30 p.m., in Mr. Church's office. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association will be held on Thursday next, when the cup question and show programme will be considered.

"SVe have received information to-day from Livingstone that several claims have been opened out below the township, and prospects obtained prove that the whole of the spur is highly auriferous. As there is now an abundant supply of water, good returns are expected shortly. Claims are being pegged off in different directions adjoining those already opened out. 'There lias been a heavy full of snow, which will keep the races well supplied for months to come. The miners earnestly hope thr.t the Government will arrange with the freeholder* to get the outlets applied for last sestiou opened as speedily as possible, more espue:.;lly that of Mr. M 'Master.

The following, clipped from tho Otago Daily Times, gives a further explanation of a most singular occurrence referred to in our telegrams:—"The Star says:—' Extraordinary excitement is prevalent at Pokeno. Austen, of that place, \v!io died, as was sapposed, on Monday, and on whom an inquest was held before the Coroner (Captain Jackson), resulting in a verdict of deatli from heart disease, is reported to be still alive. The burial was to have taken place yesterday at Pokeno, and a large number of friends I gathered, when the party were startled by a 'statement that Austen could not be dead, as his joints were supple, the muscles pliable, and the skin quite healthy looking. There is not the slightest taint, nor the least discoloration of the skin. The face is quite natural looking, with a fresh, blooming complexion, but no movement of liinb or muscle is visible. The wife and family are in a most painful state of suspense. The mournera went home. The body wa3 left in the cofSin, and a doctor was sent for from Auckland.'"