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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 2, 4 June 1864, Page 2

i.t 'It TJ! ' "' !Vt •■ The nomination of candijjlates^ior the representation of the Electoral,, Districts of Waihopai, Aparima, Wallacetown, and Invercargill, a_ members of the Southland" Provincial Council, -will take place~al~foflows -^For "Wafliop'airiatrthe^oiise of Mr. Coupland, Putuyjßush, on 10th current; Aparima, at the j house;of Mr. W. Hopcroft, Guramy's Bush, on 10th 'current j Wallacetown, ab Pelling'a ' Wadfe.-Mtovm'' Hotel,/ on "'6flS7* current ; Invercargill, at theTScliool House, to-day. The nq_r, v 6f noon is 'appointedat the' -whole 'of' these places 5 . ' Should V poh be demandel!i; T &e*day following is » th-gn appointed forjfche^urpoje, in the case of-theJWaihopaijJWallacetown^and. Aparima elections. For Invercargill, the 7th is the day fixed. As willabe from our advertising columns. James Harvey,' -"Esq., has acceded to the requisition got,up m, nis^favor for his reelection—and' Alexander Esq., in the field for the representation 'ofj^aflaeetown^District. .Jt is 'also- stated, that .there willabe a contest for Waihopai, ; two candidates bemg already canvassing the suffrages of the clectos.

We^wore glaS to observe such, a well-filled house last ni|lr#^^ I Usiitr,"theTmus^ \ will doubtless fiiU^a^'prec^Mihis'.rcnewed mark i of the estimation in which he is held by the pub- ! lio of^ Invercar^lhl- ! theYTe#dma^cs/ i o§tlii3 occasion being for his benefit; The pieces selected were the ever popular •' Gorsicanßrothcrs," and the " Countess of an Hour." In tho first, Mr. Holloway personated the'-br6thers"JSb«M' , and Fabian de Franchi, and frequently evoked the hearty plaudits of tliejvvlxoie^liouse l>y\lus^^^JLf^^S- „ other, members. of the dramatis, peysOme acquitted tliemselves' to*" considerable We might especiaUy.'mentionMiss'Eloise:Jurip and Messrs. Carey and ;^icha^dspn^a« being well up in their respective parts, .and contributing much to the success of ''-tiie evfemhg*'s*^tertainment. We ca.nnot, however, pass . over .without condemning the system ; of | introducing foreign l and .irrelevant remarks — not«to say .".Blahg?"^— inisuch-a piece as that of the " Corsican 'Brothers:* 1 '! It' may elicitthe applausebf ~£hb 1 '" gods '^fi^thi^ time being, j but it jars on the feelings_*of many more than it; pleases. * * Fbrfexample, can any ;phe fancy aYlady to ; make the foUpwing observation i on, seating herself in a drawing-room^— and .that drawing-room, of . all j places.- in -, the: world, dn> Franco too--— without an j inward shudder?^" .Oh Ijimuiyj/what scrumptious \ chairs!" Of cSh any one suppose that a lady in: France could be reasonably expected to express? herself/ oh " being asked what she - preferred fpr; supper, as entertaining a decided' "predilection' for "boiled barracouta ?'" "Really, we should wish; such proceedings 'to receive the- earnest attention! of the managementras' vve~ore~ convinced-that a too frequent repetition of the kind*of; thing we have referred v to. cannot fail to., operate adversely on the reputation of the Theatre in the* eyes ofthe. public. The , entertainments wound up with the " Countess of ah Hour," which went off very well, and elicited much applause. The ill-fated steamer, Scotia, brings, tiyo days' later news from Melbourne ; but there is nothing of importance to add to that , brought to hand by the City of Hobart. The Aldinga was, Bays the Argus, appointed to sail on Tuesday last. The latest telegrams will be found elsewhere. We direct the attention of our readers to the telegraphic despatches regarding tlie unfortunate wreck of the fine steamship Scotia. She was the pioneer vessel of the fleet being, from time to time, brought out to colonies by the Otago Steam Shipping Company, and has only being in New Zealand waters for about three months. She came out from Glasgow under the name of the *■' 94," ■ and was christened the Scotia at Port Chalmers shortly after her arrival.* She was a vessel admired everywhere for her elegance and symmetry of build, and .her loss will be generally lamented. The second of the Company's steamer? has~ only recontly arrived, and' is named the Albion. It is to behoped that- a better fate is in store for her than her sister vessel; and than her' success may in some degree compensate for the heavy loss incurred in this sad affair. ; A Committee Meeting hy connexion with the Land and Building Association, was held on Thursday evening last, in Mr. H. B. Monkman's auction inart^ ; Dee-street. ■ The business, however, was of an important character. We understand that a prospectus of the proposed company will shortly be put before the public. A few gentlemen met; in" the^Pri^.. of Wales Hotel, yesterday aftenioon ir tO take into considertion the advisability of forming a company for the manufacture of native flax. . The. meeting was convened by. circulars sent by, Mr. Wm. O'Brien, who having discovered a method of extracting the gum from the flax, is desirous that tlus indigenous plant may be employed to some advantage. Tliere being such a poor attendance*, however, there was nothing done of a* practical nature. ' — Some good finds- have recently been got in the Shotover district. At- Arthur's Point the two richest Claims are: M'Gaffery'and M'Goiiih's, who are working them day and night, by eight 'hour shifts. These 'claims" are paying between £500 and £600 weekly in -wages, but their returns are equal to as many hundred- ounces. On Sutherland's Beach, several : paddocks are averaging 70 ounces each,. and sometimes. more. On J. B. Bs Beach, the Perfect Cure .Claim is still obtaining those _enormous .yields that, .have made it so famous. Its ayeaageis 1000. ounces ,per week. At Maori Point, * affairs have assumed' a much more healthy appearance; ground being taken up in larger areas, and greater activity manifested in the terrace workings, which continue to pay good and satisiactory wages. The latest intelligence from the. Arrow states that cold and inclement weather had prevailed during the last week, a heavy fall of snow having given to the mountains and ranges a most bleak and cheerless aspect, and sheets of ice and pendant icicles on and along the banks of the watercourses indicated that King Winter had again commenced • his reign. On many, of the highlying localities snow has -already accumulated in large quantities, and during the time pfits falling, mining operations in -many Yinstances were much impeded. Omthe track, :bh ; tiie Crow Range, ip the Car-irona,-heayy^'ift3;of isnow. have formed, and the road. is in,a -frightful state for travelling. i*', A*f :" fA'. J- i i . We wouldYremihd the Owners and occupiers pf 'sections bf ; hmd witliih' the ? Educatiohal district bf Campbelltown, that; appeals assessment for educatipnal purposes ovill bejheld at the Courthouse, Campbelltown,- on Wednesday next, the Bth current.' Unless this' 1 1^-' complied jwith by. those parties .'.considering .'feemselvesi aggrieved, ; legal .procee-dmgs will be instituted against all who may afterwardsjreiuse pr neglect to pay theassesk- . ment. For„the convenience. of parties, resident in Invercargiil," ; the--.as3essnient ,may.,be paid, at tlie office of/Messrs: Taylor andMarchahtfEsk-stree't A special-'meetirig'bf the * chafrmeii -ofith'e',subcpmmitfees,( appbhited in Ylcoimectiqn -with the . New; Zeal^djExMhitipn.;.^ riobh of Thursday last; in the Mechanics' Institute.r The foUdw_ag !^e-theYhaines;-' bf-theY gentlemen present, yiz. :^Mes3rs.YHepe r (cliMma,n), Duncan ' M^fa,^ . . and- Capt. .Greig, •tmd.AMxS J. -B.YTaylbr.isecretary. , The-'bbject for winch'- the- meeting wa,s* - caßed' yvas : tbYcohsider^^*W*^^P^ithey. deemed "it afdyisable_ to take Jfclmt^increjEtsed interest .might be s felt ; in the . matter,- drat after c a-lengthy-.; discussion*,' and !after maturely "deliberating ph'the'Yfinahcial-pbsitiOn bf theYcbmmittee. and'the aspect of 'affaira a eenerall'y, it.wasjresolyed -tiiat mrfher.prpce'edings' be^deiayed for one month, at the end of which peribdi-another meeting- mil he &s&'■<' Xy U 'A^ \ ■' ; Yi^mpng the' '-p^sengers^per. the^the Blackwall 1 chj)per''Blnp / SuffMt'wMcfr% Bay ■ „ - bh-^e^2^th-Stimbf we-observedi-the-nameipf -Lady ; , vDon, ;: yrho u coine^ to^reno^jlie? wqi^intance^ith the Viclxn'ian ! 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-'''wW^Bbs£rv^ •of the " HoS^tal^rdinaiiceß lSeg.ggHis Honor '■ the -Superin tendent -has - called a meeting - of the ; contributors B4A. the' jßcncyoleiit Asylum, ,to .be ! held in the Hall of the. Mechanics' Institute, on Monday first, the 6th f current, at., seven o'clock p.m. Tlie business' at" the Resident Magistrate' s Court during, the .last, two. days has been comparatively unimportant, the cases brought on for hearing not presenting any features of interest. Yesterday the case of Campbell , and .Robertson zv. Cameron was decided in favor of defendant. V ' It was a claim partly for cash lent so far back as 1857, and partly for making 'copiesYof;testimqmals for defendant, which were charged' at ther rate of five shillings each. The defendant's solicitor pled, in so far as regarded the money , lent,- the statute of limitations, and the Bench, after a lengthehed but unimportant evidence had been adduced, took defend- > ant's f view~of the question. ; With reference to the ; claim fbr copying the testimonials, both pf the j plaintiffs were unacquainted with the matter, and j did not give any explanation as to how the charge ;| of five shillings' each came to' be made. Their* clerk had consented, it' at ; last appeared, to 'make f| copies of them for defendant, and the only con- ! siderationthen bargained for he should; " shout " for him the first' time they met ! We takeYthe following ; extract, in reference toil minmg operations in Skipper's Gully, from thei WaTcati-p Mail' of 28th'. ultimo : — "The crushing; machine here is constantly getting out of repair.* Acompany formed for the. purchase of the claim,; and efficiently working it, would make a splendid thing put . of it. It would .pay better than any. water, gas, or banking company in New Zealand." The stone is inexhaustible; and very rich, the lowest yield having been nine ounces to the ton. The tunnels are progressing satisfactory, with the usual' results, and -frequently a rich patch increases the week's returns to a considerable sum. The. Mammoth Race Company are still fixing their sluice boxes in the sides of the precipices, the men being slung from above in roges. They will bring in quite a volume of water, and their enterprise, wdiich we understand is under the management of Mr. Savage, late of the Tuapeka Mining Board, will, we hope, meet with a substantial reward. . . x .. An inquest (says the Argus of 25th ult.,) was held yesterday at Caulficld, by the district coroner, on the body of Louisa Maria Paniplin, who died suddenly on the previous morning, during a fit of violent coughing. Deceased was the wife of Henry Pamplin, a gardener, living at Caulfield. After hearing the evidence of Dr. Hellas, who had made thei post-mortem .examination of the body, the jury found that death was the result o pulmonary consumption. - "At sunset on Saturday," says the Ballarat Star, "No. 2 locomotive, Davies' patent, made at the Soho Works, Ballaarat, was safely conveyed to the railway terminus for, .conveyance tothe seaboard, and shipment for the Great Northern Railway, Southland, New Zealand. Tlie transit from the Soho Works to the terminus was managed under the superintendence of Mr. Woods, M.L.A., and Mi". William Errington, for the firm. Twentyfive ibullocks were engaged in the operation, and a large crowd of persons were assembled to view , the interesting. and unusual, spectacle. .... . . A. caution to shipowners and shipping agents was' recently given in the case of the William Miskin, which was advertised to convey passengers from • Duriediii, to Havelock diivgfct:' It ajjpears that in place of taking the passengers on. to Havelock, the captain landed them at the Grove, some distance from that place, in consequence of which they were put to considerable expense and inconvenience. Accordingly, several summonses were issued, claiming damages for breach of contract, and when the cases came to be heard, ifc was decided tliat the verdict in one case should rule the others.' The ease of Dr. Sinclair was then taken up, and ended in the Bench awarding him a sum of £5 damages. There is but little water close to the township of Havelock, and there is no chance of vessels of a moderate draught getting close in.