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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 7, 16 June 1864, Page 2

A sale of Crown Lands will take placo in the Waste Lands' Board Otlice, this day, at noon. j It will bo observed by reference to our adver- ! tising columns, that Captain Cray, of the ill-fated steamship Scotia, invite 3 tenders for the floating of that vessel from her present position at Stirling Point to a secure place in Bluff Harbor, whore she ma}" beached. The tenders are requested to bo sent to Captain Gray, or his agents, Messrs. Morisqn, , Law and Co., Bluif Harbor, not later than this day (Thursday). Part of the cargo of the wrecked 8.8. Scotia will be brought to the hammer this day, at the Bluft', by Messrs. Morisou, Law and Squires, as actingfor Captain Cfay. It will be seen from the advertisement, that the goods to be sold are very varied and extensive, and we have no doubt will attract considerable attention. The hour of the sale is eleven o'clock. ...■■■.- By a reference to our advertising columns, it ! will be obsorvod that a public meeting is called i for this evening, to be held in Mr. Macdonald's j School-house, Dce : street, in connection with the j Philharmonic Society of Irivercargill. Tho election . of officers, and tho consideration of other matters, will form tho business of the meeting. [All: are: invited to be present. The hour of meeting l is seven p.m. ' "'' ' ' , A complimentary benefit will bo given to Mr. ; E. D. Haygarth, one of the lessees- of tho Theatre j lloyal, to-morrow (Friday) night, by the.members ;. of the company, and a most enticing bill of faro will bo presented an tho occasion. The first ; pieco will be Dion ;Bo,ucicault's.. ronowned: sensation drama the " Colleen Bawn," and; the performances will'- conclude with the amusing burlesque extravaganza of " Aladdin, : or the Wonderful Scamp." ' independently of; the full House whichsucb. 'an attractive programme as this should secure, Mr. Haygarth's merits will ; induco his friends to rally. around him to-morrow' evening in strong forced This gentleman has been ; identified with tho establishment of the theatre in; Invcreavgill, and to his, energy and perseverance j tKe public have chiefly been indebted for . the eri- j terprising -.spirit, in ■which its- affairs .have been \ managed. We hopo to sco a bumper house on the ; .decasibii^^H' (!?".' $U'l.ilL.W.yi'>\*ti.\Tf''i It is announced; that a grand^plain^andfancyj dress ball will come. p,ff pn^i^ay. the 24th 'inst., j in tho Theatre Royal,' on "which occasion the usual; performances will not tate place. ' \ ■ - We'beg'to remind our^agricultural • friends 4;liat j the Wallacetown' PlouglungiMatcb. Iconics of?j to-morrow, in the paddock of Mr. Hugh M'Lean; there..-' Tlierplpughs;are, arranged tcjbo^started at; half-past eight a>m., r and v competitors must- be onthe ground and have their tickets drawn half an hour previous to that time.

"V f f { For the^ past ttwo nights! the attendance at the Theatre Royal < hasjbeen merely, nominal, but this lnigliKm^Bonig degree be-accpunted^fojr by^the •, inclemency J of ""tho^weathciv Last ""night* the " Muleteer of Toledo*' J '&was the principal piece in the programme, and Miss E. Juno played the .With^one or two exceptions, any notice 7 of the ;::*-".£. -■-■•, i- jux *—i ' K Ar - ■■performances of the other members of the com,paiiyJast*aiighWi(unleßa«in^terinß«rthe«.reveree=«of ; complimentaiy) jw,oujdj $|c few per-sona-present,-we-are^satisfiedj-listened-withipain to such flagrant.departures .fi # om > the v original text as .were, - perpetrated- T lasfc night : ; and we must again submit^that the management putf a - stop to such' ?on .the 1 ; part of the actors, the paltry few who now ' frequent "this otherwise comfortable ' ! and •* -peasant place of amusement 1 will- dwindle' ■' down 'i'to* Ssbmethirig ■-■■ ;; f '.-i - :T*f> . . ■ . 4, ■ ridiculous. At r all events^ we are cprtain (andTve say so from conviction), that; the = doors: to^. the upp'sr. part; ofjltho^theatreihadf .quite, fas T well remain closed. —<■*. — Tho -first p^riorihance..of'''itlierSbuthland-Ama" teur” Dramatic" '-Society 'took' : : place'. last -night,<iil Mr. Macdonald's'/SchooL' Boom, 'Deers.tireet, an J d was very weU attended. -The: entertainments Qoiir' sisted of a variety of v 'short. 'recitations, dialoguoB;: scenes)- soi%s,&c.^wlnch wereiwell receifecl, and' affprded evidont pleasure to tHoseprcßent. , The^er* formances were concluded, by, a.sketch of "London Dodgine," wliich created much, amusement, after ■■ ■whicK the national .anthem .was,sung "by~the pany, and tho meeting_(which, for the first, was considered^a v very satisfHctofy one) {.terminated. '"""A. 'nTeotmg~of llTo^promotcr9"'of ment of a Savings' Bank' in Invercargill took placo last 'night air seven ' o'clock,^iiiHhJiHSll* of the Mechanics f ,XnsM t «.teir.j4^9M?L^ o i£;.^ observed the ( fpllowing, .yiz. i^f^ixG Bevd. Messrs. Shaw| Drake,? S.tobo.v and G3ethunej; jMessrs. Bonar (senior and junior)",- Harvey^ Galdef^Ellcs, Hay, Wat-son, Grouch, Mac'd6nald/«i;c. r ' i Mr^yL. Bonar, senior, presided^ on, the ,occasion % r Haying referred to, the proliininary; meeting held^ a , short .time ago oh the. subject of tho^formation of ; a Savings' Bank here,- lie stated that any steps 'had ; been deferred until it .had^becnascer tainecl as r to whether there were any Savings' Bank 4-ct passed by the General Assembly; of Now. Zealand, ; as,, if so, it ; - would, be necessary that its provisions should be obeyed. Any action .without compliance with its requirements would be.iUegai.; He then.calied upon Mr. Harvey, solicitor, to read the clauses of the Act in question, bearing on the formation of Savings' banks. Mr. Harvey, having done so, the meeting came .to tho conclusion r .'tlmi. f »9 ■ the... aßsent of the Govornor was necessary ere .'any"* steps could be taken towards^ithe;, .- cstablislmient of the institution, a memorial bo drawn up for the purpose ' of ■' soliciting His Excellency's approval, and that it be forwarded to him tlirough His Honor the Superintendent. On the motion of Mr. Harvey, the following gentlemen were appointed a committee) to drawup the memorial*: — Messrs. Bonar, Oalder, Miicdonald, and the mover. Mr. Wutßon seconded the motion ; and power was also y gi\ 7 .en , them to forward tho memorial to Auckland, vfithout the necessity of another mooting boing . called on , the subject. It being proposed; to append to 'tho memorial a list of gentionibri who welts' proposed to act as' trusfcqesi' dlf " 'the 3 — inetitutibnV ; tlio meeting approved of the following nineteen, being one-half of- - the maximum-- -number stipulated by the - ■ Aict^^raz' r^Dr. • 'Mciizies, Messrs. Oalder, Henderson, 1 , Hay,'Watson,'.Adamson, lilies, Donald- M'JJonaldi.'J. -Moicdonald, Squires, M'Cullochil Bout, "Heale, Mueller, J. M'Donald, Harvey,^Harnett,t and Pearson. 'Tho Rev. Mr. Stobo then suggested the desirability of • a public lecture on ".the subject of -Savings' Banks, and tho benefits t6 be derived from ( them, boing given to keep up the ' public " interest in the matter, and inako them more intimate -with the great good which might be expected to flow frora the establishment of; such an institution in^lnvorcargill. Mr. A. Bonar, sonior, very kindly consented to undertake to give a lecftiro as suggested, and stated his readiness 'to impart any -information ho was possessed of foi" the public benefit. The meeting thanked Mr". "Bonar for his kind compliance with the suggestion^ and'ofter'-af'vofe;-'-bf"'---thanks was passed-to him for hisconduct in the " chair, tlie meeting termiriatedi •"'- i"i"'"' Wo do not think it ! is yet kiiown 'generally throughout the town that within : the past idvr days an institution has been set oh foot having for its objects" tlibreliof of* the' ppbrraiid needy in our midst. It is hot khdwri, even by the promoters of tins noble institution themselves, to what extent poverty and sickness. exist in this town, and consequently they; havernot considered themselves 'justified 'in; incurring expense "in the erection of promises for 'the " adcommodatibri of any who. might happen to, bo houseless and homeless, but in the meantime they possess sufficient means to afford outdoor -relief to^ 1 deserving cases, on' application being made at' the Hospital.' ' ' ■ Dr. Murray, the surgeon in attendance ; -there, has kindly offered to perforni the duties of. honorary secrotarv, and he will— be -prepared- to -receive applications between the hours Oof '-ten arid twelve in the forenoon daily. Two members of the 'committee have been appphiteij [fa visit the various districts of the tbwn^ohe^weekleacli^.in^rotation, for the purpose, of ' investigating; into the circumstance's ■• of' any • sufferers may 'come oinddr their notice. It is ' desiraible, v however, if any deserving- case ' should ' be 'heard _ of, that it should be communicated to ;the; secretary, as it is very^ probable - that there are 'persons nVheed ,pf both medical aid and Dodily 'sustenance, who might otherwise es^pe thernptico.iOf^the visiting members. , _It.!iß_Jiol!"'apprcJiendedJhat^ or sickness dd r really]exi3t r ui_]thiß place, ;but there { is little doubt; ; that; ajßyatematic/XJuree. of;investigation 'iritb- tho Tof therinhabitants in every district of th'etowni^will prove of the greatest benefit. Should there be 'occasion' for the erection ■ of premises for the accommodation of those who are destitute, it is , proposed to take immediate steps towards this ' ejid, and( we liave no doubt the public willsecond the effpirts of the committee -, in so noble an enterprise. ?■ ■. >x ;^V vrfr wnr Mie ;Eegißfrar of ; Brands haslissued his monthly return of^^ cattle slaughtered "for '"'sale jri the Province ofSbutMand for the montfi ending on 31st. . May last. We glean the o following information from it, viz., 4— ln;/' Invercargill there were slaughtered for the above pjeriod, 921 great cattle, great cattle ; in Winton, 4 great cattle, 15 sheep, '^liigs s;'5 ;' 'total,' 21. - -In Lowther^ l^great vl3^hcepKtotal*l4i j IriVGr eeri]HiUs^'gr^ cattle. In Campbelltpwn, 1 great cattle, 90 sheep, 6 pigs fitbtalj^97>i-irjie;tQtalLnumber6;iof thevjavious animals slaughtered, therefore stand thus :— Great cattle, 117, sheep, '7l2, and pigs, 44.

We are always, glad {to iiotic© any improvement, however trifling, which is made on our streets or thorougb,fares.T The jlateqt ; we/haye observed is that crossing leading from-tha Post-office to the corner -of 1( -Dee; "and! ■-■ Tay '■streets, t'-wnich ; now enables the multitudes, who are. constantly crossing, and rc-crpssing at ;this>. point, to ido^so, without the necessity .-of in mud. While we rejoice at any little improvements, however, wliieii^rejb'eing'made -;in a few of the principal thoroughfaroaV^Vo think every one must sympathise: the inhabitants residing in those parts of the town which are destitute of accessible streets. One can scarcely, take a. ioade (walk is not the word) along any of bur thoroughfares— with the honorable exceptions- of 'Dee and Tay streets — and not be a witness to the painful spectacle, of sundry, drays stuck fast in the clay to the axles. It matters little whether 'they -be loaded or empty, their progress is; actually'distressing- to witness— some = of them' becoming bo irretribvabtyl ( , |'. fa^?' '„ \ ■that'tn^tluug \ lpss|' jhan absolute digging out can-extricate them. The other day iwe observed a prudent IthbugK rather novel plan adopted by two men .to , get » dray safely along a certain street -in "-town, and it turned out quite as successful as circumstances would permit. We give it for the public benefit. One of the monremairiod with. the dray/ and the other, on horseback, went before for the purpose of sounding the depths : and piloting the way, occasionally signalling as he went along to his mate ; the naost f advisable, jracfc, tp f follow., This plan, it will be seon, 'though a Bafe and wise one, is not unattended with unnecessary expense, and if every drayman ■were to employ a pilot, there is no saying what the rates for. cartage might not riso to in a short time." , A gentleman resident in this town has submitted to us for inspection a very beautiful little pearl, which he found the other day while engaged in tho pleasant occupation bf eating oysters. He is of opinion, that pearls. being ia our midst is a fact which " deservos to be widely known, as if further research were made it might lead to the discovery of a sourco of wealth to the Province whien few at present dream of. We havo of course informed him, in the' mildest manner we could command, that just: as " ono swallow does not make a summer," so also the finding of one pearl cannot bo Baid to constitute a pearl fishery. If pearls were plentiful in the oysters obtained on our coasts, it is rather improbable that wo should have heard so little of them up to this time. Our friend, however, not being satisfied with our opinion on this point, we have advised him to go " a prospecting," and shall bo very glad to hear of his success. We havo little doubt but the Government would be only too happy to grant him an " extended claim." Tho followiug notice to owners of cattle running at and near the Titipua Stream, appears in the Government Gazette : — " Notice is hereby given that cattle known to be infected with tho disease called pleuro-pneumonia, are now running on that piece of land lying to the north-west of the Titipua Stream, and between it and the Titipua sheep quarantine ground j . and that district is hereby temporarily appointed a quarantine ground for diseased cattle," We recommend the following byerlaw of the Townßpard of Dunedin to the consideration of the guardiaiis of the public health and comfort of InvprcargilL It is framod to provide for tho cleansing of the paved footways and water channels of tho city of Dunedin, and states that : — " Whereas by an Ordinance of the Superintendent of the Province of Otago and the Provincial Council of the said Province, intituled, "Tho Dunedin Improvement Ordinance, 1862,' it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Town Board of Dunedin to make and enact rules, regulations, and bye-laws relating to the cleansing of streets witliin tho city of Dunedin ; and it is also thereby provided that it shall be lawful for the Board to impose and enact such penalties for the infringement and breach of any such bye-laws, as shall seem to them fit and reasonable ; and it is provided that no such penalty shall exceed for any offence the sum of (405.) forty nhillings. And whereas tho flagging, paving, or otherwise permanently forming tho surface of tKe footways and water channels of tho atreets of the city which is now being , extensively executed, does, and/will,, wherever completed, afford, facilities for keeping the same at all: times clean ; and whereas the keeping of tho same clean is indispensable, to the comfort and health of the inhabitants j, be it therefore enacted by the Town Board of tho. city, of .. Dunedin s That from and after the date of this bye • law coming into operation, the occupiers, or in cases where there are no occupiers, the owners of buildings and lands within or adjoining tho streets •within tho said city, shall once in every day (Simdays and public holidays excepted), before seven of the clock .in the forenoon of each day, from the Ist day of October, until the last day of the month of March (both inclusive), and before eight of the ; clock in the forenoon of each day from the Ist day of April until the last day of the month of, September (both. inclusive), cause to be swept and. clcanßod the paved, flagged, or otherwise, per man- j ently formed footways, or water channels, or both, as the case may be, in front or at; the side of their respective buildings'' and lands; and every such occupier, or owner failing to do' so, or allowing any filth whatever to accumulate or remain after, tho hour hereinbefore mentioned, in or upon any ; such footway or water channel: as aforesaid, shall, ] upon conviction thereof, before.two or more Justices of tho Peace for the Colony of New Zealand, forfeit and pay for every such offence a sura of (405.) forty shillings; and for the purpose of this bye-law, when any house shall be let in separate apartments, _ the person letting such apartments shall be deemed the occupier." . ....,.., '.... „...:.. A fatal and distressing accident (says the Maryborough Advertiser)* occurredat Hpmebush about four p.m. on Wednesday last, to! a nephew of Mr. Edward Hill, farmer;.Be£Bet; The .'deceased; was i about twelve years of agej. and .was returning on ' horseback; to his uncle's farm 1 from 1 Avoca 1 , in? coin- \ pahy vrith' 'another Miorsomari:' ! 'just' 1 before' the, pair reached Homebush,. the. .companion; of .the; deceased. ..rode off/into the; bushfor arshort dis- i tance, ■ .but ■ hearing cries of > '■ distress j returned; aud perceived the "deceased's horse at a: gallop, dragging the ; poor lad along the ground, | with his foot caught . in the lstirrup, over logs .for /a | distanceof <jwoh.undredi yards; > r The deceased Was \ immediately removed .to the .; Star Hotel/ Home- ; bush, and an express sent for Dr." M'Mahon, who: shortly after arrived, jbut found, ther uiifortunate { lad in .'a dying state/ from the frightful injuries! his r reeelyed'"in^ logi. The 'deceased, wlib was never ' sensible after .the accident, died in about three hours. ,

During the past two days .the duties of the Kesident Magistrate have been unusually light, the Court not having, been engaged , inany, minute,s. in, disposing of : ■tlievfow I galtr.y ) .cases l brought before it. On Tuesday, there was onb/.one drunkard to be disposed of ; and yesterday the' " ; tipsy list" was entirely a blank, •which is something f rather unusual even inlnvercargill. . .-.,.• . • ... . , , . : From the lafestintrelligcneo from the Capo do Verd' lslands, we observe that a famine of a disastrous character ia, raging there at the present time. The Commerclo de Porto says tho islands of Brava and St. lago* are suffering most severely. These islands contain a population of 70.000 souls, and for this population there were only sixty bags of rice in Brava. There was no succor to' bo had, arid the effects of the famine were such that people were dying in the streets. They devoured everything that came in their way that was eatable— the bark of tho banana,' ancitlto .flesh, of animals of Tall kinds; i Ultimately it r >had rained, but too KteTib'eausc the soed;,whieh httd" bectone parched in the ground, to sprout. Tho rains produced grass, but tho cattle had all died for want of food and water. ' ' ■ • ! ; ! •• '•'.'■'. A lengthy discussion recently took place in the Otago Provincial Council, oh tho subject of the Government Loan to theTownßoarcl ofDunedin. The following resolutions were eventually adopted : — '"That the Government should in future take charge .of tho main roads in Dunedin, and that a more : thorough supervision of the expenditure' committed to the Town Board be exorcised." 2nd., " That the liability for payment/of interest and repayment of principal of money lent for tho construction of streets within the city, as well us securing tho payment of interest, arid' the repayment, of tho loan, by tho town generally, should bo localised, so that the several roads of the city be made liable to the amounts actually expended within the same, and that the Executive bo requested to introduce the Ordinance for the purpose next session." 3rd., " That the Government be requested not to authorise any. .further .-• contracts until Government be satisfied on the report of the Provincial Road Engineer that work to tin* extent of £10,000 has been oxecutod on the Market JRosorvo and the Main Road, Duuedin South, in terms of tho resolution of the House, pan-sod lust . Session." At a recent meeting of tho Sydney Horticultural Soeiotv, a Mr. Bell produced a specimen of Cibolium Baromitii, and explained its uses as a new hoDmostatic. The various remedies now in use, said ho, for stopping a copious flow of blood, though generally active enough, as, for instance, lunar caustic, aro not equally applicable to nil cases, and any addition to the list of such remedies i 9 always acceptable to the profession. Lalterly a plant called Pengewar jnmba (native name Cibolium Baromitz ?) lias been brought over from Java, which possesses extraordinary hu-mostatic qualities. It is a kind of fern, yielding a mas>.s of delicate filaments, ao light and ilexiblc -m to be capable of floating a long time in the air. Their color varies, according to their thickness, from a brownish gold hue to a greyish black. Six grains of these filaments form a sufficient quantity to stop the bleoding of an artery a twelfth of nn inch in diameter. This substance displays such avidity for water, that it is soaked through and sinks to the bottom of the vessel containing it in le-is than half a minute. If exposed to boat it exhales an empyreumatic perfume ; and if it be burnt it explodes. Its styptic properties arc naturally attributable to the rivpiclity with which its filaments, acting by capillary attraction, absorb the aqueous parts of the blood, and thus causes itH immediate coagulation. Moreover, the elasticity of these filamonts, swollen by tho absorption of the liquid, causes them to form a kind of pledget, which, adhering to tho wound, keeps it well dosed. The advantage of this styptic, over those alz-eady known are : — The promptness of the effect and tho possibility of producing the coagulum where other agents foil ; as, for instance, in carcimomatous and scorbutic ulcers. Before using it it must be triturated ; a certain quantity is then applied to the wound, »nd & compress adapted over it. The styptio thus penetrates into the narrowest fissures, and thus produces the desired effect