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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 3, 19 May 1863, Page 2

The mail which left Invercargill yesterday to meet the Aldinga, was the heaviest that has ever been sent from this place. Coisb and Co. were compelled to put on an extra coach. Besides the mails the two conveyances took down to the Bluff 15 passengers, the greater number of whom -will return to Southland after visiting Melbourne. Sam 'Perkins, the man who caused the Blue Mountain Rush, and nearly lost his life at the hands of the diggers he had so greatly deceived, was drowned a few days ago when attempting to swim a creak near the Toi To is. We see the Otago Daily Telegraph has "changed hands." In their opening address the new proprietary hint at an enlargement and general improvement of the pf per. A special general meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday afternoon in the store of Messrs. Dalgcty, Ilattray & Co. The minutes of Committee meetings were read and confirmed. On the motion of Mr Carey, seconded byMrHorner, the rules as drawn up by the Committee, as well as the arbitration rules, be adopted ; with thealteration of eleven being substituted for fifteen as quorum. The members present, then subscribed to the rnles, and Messrs Francis, Mitchell and Mailing were appointed Trustees of the Chamber of Commerce. The meeting then adojourned till Saturday, when a memorial to the Provincial Government, on the subject of public contracts, to be p epared by sub-committee will be brought forward. Yesterday a special meeting of the Town Board was held for the purpose of considering the contract for forming Tay-street. The term for completion of contract has expired, and the important question was, what should be done in the circumstances. The Board was assisted in its deliberations by the legal advice of Mr Harvey, and the engineering opinions of Mr Marchant, but after two hours' discussion, solution of the question was postponed till to-morrow. In the course of the " small talk," Mr Marchant stated that the contractor was doing his utmost towards forming Tay-street, and Mr Ilarvoy was of opinion that the Board was the first to break the contract. Last night Mr. Jago, the agent of the Dunrdin Temperance Society, delivered a lecture'on Temperance in the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Jatjo harl not a hearty welcome in one sense, his audience being more select than numerous ; Vmt on the other hand the appreciative few almost made up for the smallness of numbers by their vociferous acclamations. At the close of the lecture, which was illustrated in a racy style, a number signified their intention of forming a temperance society in. thi town. The stud of Francis Hamilton , Esq., was yesterday offered for Fair, by Mr. M. Proctor, and most of the lots offered realised good prices. On Sunday service was performed in the Church of England for the 6rst time since its enlargement. Mr. Butts officiated as lay reader in the absence of the Rev. Mr. Tanner, who, we regret to say, was indisposed. Some of the finest oysters we have ever had the pleasure of seeing are at present to be obtained at the shop near the Koyal Hotel. We are in hourly expectation of reeoiviug a sample from some of our numerous friends.