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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 1, 2 June 1864, Page 2

"^^Attbe 'liea^^o^-*-laj«t*ingtifctfe~pppular housor** Tl^is it $he firirt occ^sion^ we<Jbelidve, Jhat this piece has been played before a New'Stofland audience, 4 and^eVlw^ti^B|^ie^OT&rta of our ~tHeatHcid~l:6mp^ amusement* will -be by the play|Mng jf^jT6n^ #^o^)c«^^BtJ-Jlthough ' ! sli^&«^-j^^ ismmM£fne winch-requires all the' 7 Strength and talent of a first-class theatre, to itender * effective^ consider last night's lepresOTtatiOTaaTfiS^lSreai^ble indeed. Hie' v v#i6^^m^m6sl^ of ,the Corp» ■^Itramati 'jwi ' awjuitted? themselves SWAc6ti»idefah)o testified to the approbation of tfie audieflceY Tho jjmorman^^ of "John Wbpps", o^ei^rij3^nti!^l"'^r_m Efbr-.mation-ILvo.received^ va. *wiuph Mr. AR, B. Dalo waa especially. .^successful, in <MteHtmi!' ithe audience. Miss- r Ada^ r Hait-,- and Miss Hetta „ v^n^g^i^ta^dHune characters of Mrs. Wopps and v Mft. (^opps.^respecti^ely,- _i wHich t„ey rfeo :§|fi^oii^^ ■ '^W ; To-pJiarJ^Yfllght igtfce: fPS^ormimces *at the Theatre Boyalli^^ of Mr. -As*4Jsher,-^e MusireilJ)irM the pafioßj-gef of '^W^^f^Tidta^enpot iiver'cafpt^HThe'; I k "*Ctoraicair dferthen") jarAjJhe i'i3o^^Bi^ A &a f Hdttr'£ fs .'annonnpod fox/the occasion, and .-w^antirtpntetft crowded honse in recognition- dt*M£ -Uiberj'sEnntirihg^exertions in TmuntaiiM^ ment of the fe^tr^l^^Yv .>- :. : V ;..->. ; Regarding the^n^ta-actaoii of a Patent Slip afc ' Wellington, in com»crtiuT^¥i£h the Panama Postal S&ySKeti^^ the Y*v "WSAAare able to .state, that the >. .-..* ii. .i.i.'Z\stj . ■ aa-:.. rf±„.,-J?i *!*&:€} .«"Ol lyflw**r4*»a*^ flr ancfc Sydney Steam. NavH*ation Company/ asf -^^I.R]^ Giimpmy^s . now : caMe-ap^ tlie t^ent'of"ther'ProTm<^-^OoTeirM»ent,,the.detail3 of » contract for the^re&ion of the patent slip in I ; Evans 1 : Bay. .<■• Th^j^OT«3| bjad not been actually / signed; bnt if n^h^^l^mard happened in the/ meanwhile, w j^9^ ii^ra this important l^cmg T Aesh^^^Je^ca^mtd efeciMan Vb^thtfafeoye j^^^jt^^y.fTh*., assistaSeSKf Mri G. >B^artMl^^^!of as haviqg been^^most^flueiri»ST-f loading t<Tthi» result/*

The' nomination of the members of the Town Board, in the roam of W. H. Calder, Samuel Beaven, and'C. H. Reynolds, will take place in the office of the Board, on Monday next,* the 6th instant. In the event of a poll being demanded, the following day, Tuesday," the 7th, ia appointed for the purposo of deciding the contest. A Licensing Meeting Was held at the Resident Magistrate's Court "yesterday, at which M. Price,Esq., R. M. and Messrs. Pearson, M'Culloch, and M'Arthur, presided,. The following new applications were granted :— - M. t McLean, G-plden Ago, . Spey-street ; . W. O'Brien, Railway Hotel, Bluff Boad ; E. Hargin, Globe Hotel, Tay-street ; P. Channells, CHty.HoteVßee-streot. Agenerol meeting of the subscribers to the Mechanics' Institute was held last night,- in the Hall, of the Institution. Jt was very poorly attended'fscaircelyadozen persons being present The object for which _ta> meeting was convened r -wa* the election of four new members of com- * mitteo in ihe room of Messrs. Beaven, Calder, .Granted Clark, who had.resigned, or retired by 1 toUfion. a&am. Beavon, Calder and Clark were re-elected, and MrT'Pearson and tho Rev. Mr. fi^ldy|i»^TO^^--new-n^be»?fMr. Sparle recommended that' the committee take the necessary ■tops- for a b6_rse of popular lectures in connection with tho -Institute .being* held,, .which' >was nnanitnously agreed to by the meeting. Mr. Beaven suggested tho desSabiffiy of a library being added «#^ K "rea_ing '•room 7 ; and wcommendedthat the ----coßmnttgS~BKould canvas Tor*clonafions of books or of mOneJT for.theffcpurchasa'l This was also unanimously agreed-to. Mr. Beaven was jre- ; . ..•fedtod , f^4^UcM^^^S^^^^ J^ *4 Ir * "'' Stock was appointed a. trustee ?»n ? place* of Mr. 6rahV who had left the Province.^ The financial position of tbt hMti^tion.^jdAwussed, and with reference to; the bill .for £30-,- for which •eveial mpmbers of cpm^ttee.h^. made themßelps personally responsible, wa9 t7 i^ v jmoyed, seconded^, md carried, that^"TOnmntfeo 1* instructed arid empowered to *fiegotiflto atfincrcased'oi- additional j mortgagetlp^thejpro'^'-ty *o Kquidato said Bill. There being no other^l!Uß.ine9s before it, the meeting thonJermnM.t^f.- -, (> j v „-,*-•, * r ~^. Yvi PJ **" t^BanVlof^ewZpa^diftNga^wa^, $he v?ry { tapitki^W'3_iiorid6mi v w_l*no" doubt take pur •i A»adi (j»ya?4hff<_f^ have thought twelve's months ago, 'when'th© lands beyond the Maungatewj^^werer.rfmpstra,, tet.ra incognita tt^B^^^ex^^ApeA&ps- to a. iew Pakeha Maoris, thatatjthe present, time a-Ba'nk should have been established injth" heart of Mnpri * kingdom.? in too wyaf^age of .^ptftt^u . Wmself, ; the future capita^ofWailcato tA Tpwards the end of last week adds, adds. t^t ; jpunial, of 18th ultimo :— " An officer of theTßank of New Zealand ' proceeded -to Ngo^awahia,'.;|akm^ all that wasnecessary to esta&hsh.a ; .branch,bonk;in connection -with th_ parent eistablishment in Auck- J land." 3e!br_\thlsl9 i-cveri : , *^jtlett^hjß : ; b»n^. yi]i' i have been openeof/andbusinessconimene^ ! " The General Government Gazette- of A Qth ultimo contains the usual^ jQuafterl^; Behrtns of the average assets ,'TfladJ 1-tobilitiesY pf A tbe • various banks transacting D.usiriess;-..^jithin'> the" colony. W/e glean the -ioUo^g ; paarticularft thererrom,.:'^lT^a * BSik •.bt' , A^B^a]_^^ia % Up capita^iS-s66^ labilities," £1,026,228 B*Mik \ofNew SouitK Wal«*— J^d iip £750Jp00 ; ' assets, &,i(-V;tf9^^^ . \ip capital, f tesiertsd profits, #111,3|4 ; j *assißbs r . £2,105,7^4.. Babk jit*- .ofiOt%» i^*ai3*' , £p dB7d;QOO j; liabflitftis, £45,14H assets, £117,355. l^e^ps^nptipeable feature in these returns is tiieV extraordinary iricre*»a in the amo^t Of ibnshi^ss transacted by the Bank df New Zealand..-.^T^rapid'i^^ojr.tjiis'-establnhinait is almost" .in: ; the annals of banking |. and it * is ; 'satisfivctoiy jto: Tsbservo, that th^Y*3K*g^rV'^ ► "-policy of settingi -^ff^^^m£^*^pi^n;^t&eir'' ' UtOOT^tol of tee bank* i^ :^g)^tta%^inglEilly "''called up. * ".* Jr^vA^t&Mm-sAril -r' .* We observe frpm the MQlMuwe ; }i*^**^, tiiat the Aldjnga. was to 'sad lon the 27fe ult; eb that fho may now be hourly expected'; at *th_ 'Bluff. The Scotia was'advißrtised "to 'isflY^ho'^yfpUciw-. Ing — the 28th,. and f*.early.?Y ; !;ii v T | The intell^ence hraa^^A^oSa^^^o Hrrns the rumors for comet titne, ai9jit<j3£*ffijealiKto l^liß thousanda of -vm^mSm^^^^^oMe^ : ' to the much vaunted'PelbruSi^layffeiasY^ ;,Prom-an. extract from the letteroftiiff -correspondent; of the' Provincial; ttei*rspaper>^^^ tise rMarlbth-ough Preps, it ; will be too plwhly -^awin^ 7^ been no adequate. ca^Vfor^ which has taken place nto j that AProymce, r - and we can acoept this version of the'-presenfr'state bf matters as correct, and not%verframi,*it ; being unlikely that- the provincial newß^perr , wp"jl4jgl ve discouraging reports unlessjcompelledr to Add bo. For the present, therefore,- we conclude ;that* the exodus of the mining population fromihe^^ other j - Provinces wDI at jOiuje, j<»atJe,j. andYifjjit^.were ! possible for xninera jtp> vrocdypVadyice- in/ : Buch> a matter, we would ea^estly entreat 'C them to loot bei6i^t^^ ti i^-^^ !tf i^V^^AA^ey are tempted to try Hew." We are too well convinced, howevPr/rtnat the offering of such adviw at^WcritiOTlmoinent hasmol th'o v^ight; df^m^^&^^^ni and esTß.prepared to see .the same mM hunt after another chimerical El Dorado^pft thejnest-rumor shadowing forth the semblance of the likelihood l of gold Jjp&^^i^l^t^SSte^em? y*-S | ! We understand it waa yeste*u^y--"bfficially | announced to the members- of Force thafc the G^eigment" 1 -had;- >reßplvgd' :pn reducing the pay pf eyery»manr Is: p T eK'da^' ? or]7s per week. Though tadvoc&te»' bf ?J> ecohomy^ pc most dee&efaftß^W%s^^ paring," ai this step lookf^ond^uJly^Wkfejit. The late salaiy of an ordinajy constable,'lwe^considerlitte enough hi ai^cohscienjra'fpr honestlyjppforms, i^^a^^Bty^xM^^adi cheerfully pays l aU the numerous kerns of expensefc*r com^tediiafli it^^fd^^tttnbwffiS preseni -tt si#uitjltH*?^^a^efegef &i^^'M 7^^^f^^oi. one case where the expenditure .on clothing alone y ambipi^l mgft.so jwejleayeiAny.pnei to^siiy, "nowj c a'ii^^jcan|befcexpeet^ standing a score of temptations; be rigidly %dnest vjKt'lt siigS]jet^m£^ci«;piro!^le,'hU -o M^^hdedl^Siilpr^W&f I 1 - -.- .; : -i*/:i-*V-. ify^l'} -r-'-Ay - ! ■;■'■-'- '"- ■:..:■

The gold fever has" at length got beyond Cook's Straits, and Wellington haa proclaimed her wish I to present £1000 to any one who will discover I within her boundaries a payable goldfield.. ( A similar proclamation was made by this Province two years ago. „ ( Our advices from* Sydney inform us of the acquittal of Gardiner, the notorious bushranger. The result? was received with immensp clieering in court. Judge -Wire was very* indignant. He committed one person whom he saw cheering, but afterwards pardoned hira on account of his youth. He censured the police for not arresting o v thers..j Gardiner nas" beon remanded on other charges, "Later telegrams in the Melbourne Argus state that he will not be again tried in Sydney/ Also, that^ two* of the' jurors in his caso complamed v tp the judge that a person* within the" precincts of the court had declared that the Verdict was scandalous. .A summons was immediately issued for'contemptb Yesterday* afternoon, some half a dozen hens/ might be Been standing- on the kerbing near the the" New York Dining Roomß^in Esk-street. The conclave were evidently desirous of reaching £he other Bide of the IftnrectJ" biffi-lTowlkr effect that seemed^atterof grave consultation forborne time. At length' one adventutams spirit boldly took wjtog and landed safe without soiling feet or feather. The rest soon followed, though one or two were "not quite so successful.- -What a pity that' bipeds pf the genus homo cannot adopt a similar plan jfor •getting over- mud <-and .water -about a -fathom deep? .*-.- -i' » l ' -' t We copy the following from the Lyttleton Times of 24th ultimo/having reference to ib® opening of tho New Zealand Exhibition" at -Dunedin, on ZdidAJanuary nekt :— " Our attention has been drawn Jp-a paragraph; in , .our.Pun^ ; letter, published in our issue of the 26th April] in which* it isjistatedAfiat varidiua-lcauses- were operating to delay the opening or prevent it. We' have much pleasure *ih stating, Upoii undoubted .authority, tbtit there js no, intention on the part of defeV the opening of the Exhibition, and thtvt.tha_.tune mentioned in our advertising columns for that purpose-will be ad-* heredto'-^'^'^Y.^'V-'O /■'." -