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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume 1, Issue 16, 8 January 1873, Page 2

Gisborne Dramatic, Athletic And Minstrel Society, is the name promised to be given to a coalition of members belonging to these three branches of art. A Numerouslyattended meeting was held on Saturday evening in the Court house, when some 20 members were enrolled. A committee of management was formed, consisting of representatives of each profession, with a view to avoid the clashing which some how or other generally operates against the pleasant and successful working of social institutions, The tria juncta in imw, may sound rather queer at first, but if the motto can bo preserved until either is in a position to support itself, we see no reason why success should not attend the enterprise. A great advantage is secured by this step, whica lias a spirit of bold originality about it. There is not sufficient scope in a small community, for each (or indeed either) to move independently and alone; and, if divided, we should probably have but a very imperfect entertainment at the best. By the conjunction, the triple support, in the power of members to bestow, diversifies the object and increase’- the chances of success. Thus a member may bo a good athlete, but an Indifferent xnueioiun , lxc> xnay ho able to te Split

the ears of the groundlings,” or by a flood of passion move an audience to tears, but cut a sorry figure on a trapeze, or horizontal bar. It will be a means of bringing people more together; it will enliven the prosy hours of exercise and practice, and aid in developing qualities which are dormant without them. Another feature in its contemplated regulation, is, that it is to be self-supporting, a small entrance fee to cover incidental expenses is all that will bo required; this may be considered a wise step, but if we may be allowed a suggestion, we would rather see a continuous annual subscription however small. It would give a' member a more permanent interest in the institution, and would enable it to give«entertainments for other purposes than its own benefit. We understand that a small instalment of instruments, glovessingle sticks, masks, foils &c, have been secured and an early movement ahead is contemplated. We commend it to general approbation. We regret to announce the painful not to say awful affliction which has overtaken and prostrated Mr. John Dick, of this town. For some time past Mr. Dick has been laboring under more or less mental excitement, from circumstances which will enlist the deepest sympathies of uU. On Friday evening brain fever set in, the malady assuming such a mastery over its victim that it was deemed necessary to secure him from doing harm to himself and others. Under the able ministrations of Doctors Nesbitt and Smith he is carefully watched and tended; but it is much feared that fatal consequences will ensue; If improving indications are not soon manifest, a removal to the Asylum at Auckland is contemplated as necessary. Compensation Meeting.— We have not been furnished with the particulars of the meeting on Saturday evening, but everything passed off satisfactorily. A pretty gdod round Jstita is petitioned for, as may be guessed from the fact that one claimant alone indites the sum of &2000. The ZRwritdr Say .HeraZU says:—The Government, we are informed, have now . under their consideration a proposition to erect a Telegraph line to Poverty Bay, starting from Petane. . j X / ’• The H.S. Times says:—We learn from Adelaide that his Excellency Sir ffame Fergusson has left for England. On the departure of Sir James Fergusson from that port, the Artillery Volunteers were denied permission by the Government to -fire any -salute. —Chief Justice 'Ranson hs? been sworn in as acting Governor,

By the Dawn which arrived in port on Sunday from Napier, we received lengthy files of Hawke’s Bay papers, from which we extract the following items:— AUCKLAND. 'fte telegraph extension to Mahukau Heads is proceeding satisfactorily. At a meeting held at the Thames it was resolved to petition the Government in favour of a railway to connect the Thames with Waikato. The Auckland Club has disqualified Peeress. The heat is excessive. Several cases of sum stroke liave occufrrcd. The Caledonian games were a great success. ‘Caterpillars are ravaging the crops in the Albertland district. The Council, has by a majority of one, reaffirmed the resolution in favor of transferrin* the police to the Provincial Government. Chatham Isknd bullocks excited general admiration, and met with spirited competition, ‘from £8 ss. to £lO fa. The Council lias rejected the Bill forbringing a Municipal Waterworks Act into force in Auckland. The Cure'Company has declared a dividend iff 12s. 6d. The native meeting at Maungatautari will be * large one. Immense preparations for the supply of food are being made. Natives from North and South have accepted invitations. „ Mr. Buckland reports fat sheep were in supply in average numbers, and sold at from 2fd to 3}d pel- lb. There were 130 head of fat cattle sold at from 22s to 25s per 100 lbs. Lambs, 100 sold at'from 12s to 16s. a head. Dairy cows realised from £5 10s to £8 ss. Messrs. Hunter and Nolan report that cattle ale dull of sal®, and have receded 2s 6d per 100

| lbs. ; daily cows slow of sale at £4 to £7. Sheep an upward tendency, and lambs are in short supply, with no alteration in value. Mr. Phillips has been re-elected Mayor without opposition. At the half-yearly meeting of the New Zealand Insurance Company, a dividend was declared of 10 per cent., which left a balance of £8,384 to the credit of the current lialf-vear» The Nevada’s passengers have all signed a letter strongly condemning the vessel. They say that no day passed without some of her boiler tubes bursting. At one time the vessel lay in the trough of the sea, as helpless as a log, all hands, including passengers, manning the* pumps. The Superintendent, in his speech on dosin r the Council, said that the failure, on their part to vote £2,000 for the purpose, rendered it impossible for him to-comply with the desire for the transfer of the police to the Provincial Government. He remarked, further, that he had become convinced that responsible government in the province was a mistake where the Superintendent was elected by the people, as it tended to create divided authority. It was, in ki 9 opinion, an error in the first instance to have conceded it. * The Nevada has arrivei All the news is anticipated by the cable. She was detained at Honolulu, awaiting the arrival of the connecting steamer. She left Honolulu on the 25th November. <

LYTTELTON. The strip Asterope has cleared 'outwards for London direct, with 3,000 bales wool and 85 bales flax. 7 > . DUNEDIN. The heat is excessive. On December 26, tho themometer stood at 88 in the shade. Dunedin, during the past few days, has been surrounded by bush fixes. At Blue Skin, several telegraph posts have been burned down. The Governor attended the Oddfellows file, and the Agricultural Show. He also distributed prizes at a Native -School. In doing so, he expressed his gratification that the examination had been conducted in the English language; and regretted that the same custom was not adopted throughout the Colony. Two thousand persons went by rail to Port Chalmers. Grea preparations for demonstrations on the formal opening of this line are being made. The Education Board has resolved to discontinue provincial scholarships for the present. The Bifle Association meeting was the largest yet held. The principal prizes yesterday were taken by country corps. The says that the disqualification of Peeress at tiie Canterbury races is freely discussed in Melbourne, and says there is no doubt tiie stewards exceeded their power, said all authorities agree that they overstepped the laws of racing.The Otago cricket team is the weakest ever chosen for an interprovineial matoh. At Driver’s wool sale, greasy merino fetched 11 to Is jd; greasy cross-bred, Is lld toli 3id washed fleece, Is 7}d to Is 9d; washed cross* bred, Is 9id to Is lOd,