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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 13 August 1880, Page 2

Captain Edwin telegraphs Earl weather is approaching. A further rise of the glass and heavy gale between west and south soon.

At the afternoon sitting of the County Council yesterday it was resolved that the Inspector should give the daymen employed by the Council notice that, from the Ist September, the rate of wages will be 6s a day, instead of 7s as at present. The Government are not inclined to reconsider the question of Volunteer capitation. In the House yesterday, Sir George Grey asked if the Government intended making any provision in the Supplementary Estimates for Volunteer corps who, on the faith of a continuance of the capitation allowance, had incurred liabilities for uniforms, &c. Mr. Bryce replied that it was not the intention of the Government to make provision on the Supplementary Estimates for meeting such liabilities as would not be covered by the half capitation. If Government made any exception they might just as well return to the full capitation in all cases, as each district woyld be sure to make out an exceptional case. The departure of the steamer Grafton for northern ports lias been postponed to three o'clock on Monday. At the li.il. Court to-day, Richard Thompson, charged with forgery, was remanded to the 16th inst. for the production of evidence.

The second of the series of lime-light dioramic entertainments will be given this evening in St. James' Hall, Tecs-street. The principal features will be views illustrative of ''The Pilgrims' Progress" and "Robinson Crusoe."

A special meeting of the Municipal Comicil was h.eld laso evening, for the purpose of adopting and confirming'the by-laws. There were present —His Worship the Mayor, and Councillors Headland, Humphrey, Mainland, Otterson, Roberts, Smith, and Townsend, A petition signed by several ratepayers was presented by Councillor Headland, asking that the final settlement of the new by-laws be postponed until the end of the present month, so as to give citizens an opportunity of perusing them, and also that the by-laws bg re-printed and distributed through the town. " It v/as resolved that, " Subject to a few alterations, by laws Nos. XI. to XXII. be adopted for the Borough of Oamaru, and that.the Council confirm them." It was fur? ther resolved : (1) That the sum of L10,(j00 be borrowed on debentures at 6 per cent, per annum interest, to repay the liabilities of the borough on waterworks account at the date of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1576, being brought into force in the borough, and that a special rate of 6d in the pound be guaranteed as security for the said loan ; (2) That the nomination of Councillors take place on the Ist September, at noon, and the election on the 9th .September. The Byronic Comedy and Burlesque Company was favored with a very good attendance at the Volunteer Hall' last evening, aud despite the great disadvantage at which the company was placed by the total absence of scenery, "the performance met with considerable favor. "Lady Audley's .-Secret" was the piece de resistance, and it was very creditably gone through. Miss Stephenson gave a good rendering of the part of Lady Audley. her acting in the Jatter scenes being particularly noticeable. Mr. Herberte was a fair Luke Marks, and Messrs. Love, .. lexander, and Rede did their best with characters for the representation of which nature had not endowed them with the requisite qualifications to any appreciable extent. They are no doubt very capable actors in their special lines, and were not seen at their best. Misses Morgan and Laurence gave tolerable renderings of the charactersof PhcebeMarksandAlicia Audley. The want of scenery militated very considerably against the success of the piece, and no doubt exercised considerable influence on the spirits of the performers. "His Last Legs" was the concluding piece, and tended to thoroughly amuse tiie audience. Mr. Herberte Appeared to considerable advantage as O'Callaghan, the genial Irish gentleman, reduced to all manner of devices in order to obtain a very precarious livelihood. Mr. Alexander made a tolerable Charles Rivers, and the other characters were fairly rendered. To-night " Ji'ast Lynne" will be presented. Thompson's Confederate Diorama of the American War will be on exhibition in Oamaru next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The diorama, which is accompanied by Lieut. Herman, an excellent ventriloquist and lecturer, has had a most profitable run of seven weeks in Dunedin, and has nightly attracted crowded houses, the prizes given away being really grand things. The agent arrived in town to-day to make arrangements for the coming of the diorama, and he informs us that it will be impossible for the entertainment to be given for more than two nights here, as the hall is otherwise engaged. The football matcii for to-morrow afternoon will be twelve members of the Oamaru Club v. All-Comers. The following comprise the twelve : —Snow, Booth (captain), M "Donald, Church, Jones, G. Grenfcll, W. .Cook, Legge, Robinson, Coates, Forbes, and Johnston, The opposing team are—A. O. Hardy (captain), Clayton, Ferens, Moore (3), D. Church, Bannernian, Harp, W.

Grenfell, Steele, Aimers, Davie, Pinch, C. W. Cook, H. Crawford; E.. Crawford, A. E. Hardy, M'L'eod, Little, Maw, Mathieson, Balmer, Ridsdale, and Williams. Play will commence at 2.30 sharp, and a large attendance is desirable.