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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 11, 25 June 1864, Page 2

In; order to fill u^h^vafiaiiCT,ui^theT«>vincial Couricjl.^occasjpned'by the resignation of Mr. Samuel Beaven, as one^of, thememberB v for the Waihopai Distarict,Hhe L nomination of "candidates has been Kd %'ffis;Hwior^ to take place at the "house ! o£ ta£r^ Couplkjjid,.Puni '--* pßushj on Friday, the first proximo, at noon. -'-In.- --— ■ the 6vent of a poll beingnecesSaryfithe following day ;^aln^ii.y)jtisciapppj^te^fpr/;de(a^g;||h^j:f * election. $> / Mo'L-t- Tilll* ' .-'.*■ •? iWe are requested 'Wdireot > attentidn'tb r the sale of damaged goods at the auction mart of Mr.H.BT~ ~ Monkman, Dee-street, tlusjiay^af eleven o clock. The | articles form (portion jof the^ cargo of the s.'b.h Scotia/ Vand (consist? prhicipalljj #fo£l drapery goods, particulaYsiof^hfcKf^ill be found <•! -in 13 -^™^^^^^ l^^. W,e direct attentipn/tp .an important sale by Mr7"~""~ Meridoza, on Monday first,'of the' gqod-ymllTpf the #-, lease, stock-in-trade, and^-furniture/jof the Royal £| HotelpTay-streetr The "sale-will" commence-on™ ~ 'the premises, at eleven - J ' •'}-■ _^_The'snfeatre Royal? will* commericeva new*§easdriiro this under'the'flfrec^i^n-ijf ''''Mr. Puettel- * * kowj the proprietor,, ,o^ ;f jjfi^Tjßc^dmg..,,^ capital progWmmeof~periFonnanceß--is-presented-for-.tlie — — occasion. The first,>-pie6e// i will7b"e. P: the famous Scotch; drama;of>"/Wallace;^the Hero of Scp;flancl,"j[ »~. in which the patriot will! Bel represented by Mr. O E, Holloway. ' ' MrsT Hollo\ray~~ia 'assigned "the" character of v to^Miß3'Eloise- r Juno ia 'entrusted- thVpartof ' JZelep^ffldr. r!^s!an l inter^ r | J hide, a favorite ballad wipl.be ( s^g'b^lffisaHetta * Fleming ; and Miss Ada -Hart will treat the - - audience tojbne of /her. dances,' in, characteKTCThe entertainments' will v conclude. lwithf the 'Jaiighabje ? „ farce of the "'Young -Widow;" r in' ( ' which "* ; Messrs.' Rl B. Dale,; Jf. ; Mrs. r Holloway, and Mies Ada Hart, appear in. the most prominent characters. "We are glad to see the management of the, theatre rtaken up ,BO;spiritedly./bj]the?pr r o > -;- \ prietor, and hopelhis. effbrta tb f /make> it a r com- I') fortable and pleasant : place ( of amusement for the spending of the winterl^lerenmgs/'^vffl-iV^^th-the support it deserves. ] , ; Jlhe stag^ management . • . will be under the direct superintendence of . ■• Messrs. Holloway and B. B. Dale, and we" hove no doubt that their- 'endeavors to promote the smooth and harmonious working of the' interior ' ; arrangements will meet with general approval. The railway engine', named Xady Barkly, was brought up t6 town yesterday, for the purpose of undergoing some necessary repairs.? Eighteen .! bullocks were employed in the operation, and the appearance of the whole turri-dut was something rather unusual. The Lady Barkly; we may men- ■' tion, has been for some eight <or nine' : months s employed on the Bluff line, in connection with the railway works. She was the first engine built on Mr. Davies' patent ; and we believe ah accurate account has been kept of the total, mileage she ' has run since the very commencement, ,of her career at Ballaarat. While on this subject, we might state that Mr. Davies intends, on Monday first, to put on the full complement of handa which were employed previous to the stoppage of the Government works. Referring to the subject of the discovery of the new gold country beyond Lake Wakatip, the , Mail of the 18th instant adds the following addi- * tional particulars : — " Mr. Bees' yacht. Pearl has jtist returned from the Hfead of. tlie Lake. Captain Cole reports the men to be too ill to travel, but that one of them' desired to come on to the Hospital. Reports that, .their, legs are much swollen. All previous accounts confirmed; Men rather more reserved, but still confident, and will lead a party when' recovered. An appeal that we intended to have made on behalf of the prospecting party who have lately returned from the West Coast, was omitted in our last publication,, and we regret that any selfish interpretations ' should be placed upon its absence. We think all will join 1 ; ' in rendering 'honor to whom honor is due;' and we trust the district will not be behind those who reside at the Head of the Lake* , Immediately, and almost without solicitation, £15 was subscribed there. Other portions of the district will surely not allow themselves, to, ''be' behinci- in!-/" generosity. The men are not in prosperousjsr?' cumstances, and it will be; some; time, before they can regain their strength: 1 Any; contributions Torwarded to us will be acknowledged' thrdugh^our" f columns. It is not charity that^is asked; for " such men as these .would scorn it. We do think the district will render a graceful homage to their efforts to openupforsettlementanewportionof the country, and that^pubiic' approbation wiU'resolve i»? itself into. a'Substantial token of recognition.- rWe. J need not say another word to claim a warm and hearty response to. _this .....ap^^'*J J/Mie J ''Bsmd"' journal stajfces that " the question has been put to, us Beveral times, how will the newly discovered I country towards' the Province; of .Canterbury be supplied with provisions ? 'That \portipnyup th« Sees River- will, - when-a- passable - road-ia made,- — draw its supplies fromthe Waklstfip^but to a very large- "district, .'Jackson's Bayrwill beliKe dep&t. ' fi It? will benefit ,the Wakatip m.niany ways, es- ■*■•• pecially.if_Bafe....trackß are^cujb'.'at' an.early date. I The most permanent benefit willrbe the opening j up of the: country in; that direction."?^/ s-^T/vg-? x ~r The following is the:Btate'df Her Majesty 'atf Gaol, InvercargUMor the week ending 24th f '3"une. Sentenced to hard.. labor,- >lo";sfawaifing trial befor'e^u^rranT"Colirtr2oT" debtora," 81~luiiaf iciTT " 4 ; j total,, 4iP weep-W]^- _ charged, 5 V increase w imiiates'fdr th§ week: 3- T? F The Queensland Times, of 'the;2§th ult., has the following extremely improbabie:; story s—'' It is reiported "that~twtf black"~gm|~#er^~mu^de^d" at^~" the camp near Ipswich,-^^Pednesday evening, wriere about 300 or 400' aboriginals are congrega|ed." The reporJb^also^gSla^Ef^say that after . being killed the ginff weire robste^L ■- .' -'~ kioti^pjous r MM^^xesM^Mn.^^^: fiazardoW employment ' of v ooUectingi-firewood in > "* 'th.c Sliotover district, l^aa/Creceiyiy- OcoWTed to» ' nimernamed"Henry-MuiTay^lt'app-e"ars*th^tt^ the pursuit of this necessary^cupation, ie went up) to the edge of a cl^andlwlile pulling at a -branch,^ ;,gavfw^^fch.ha4the.effect of precipit^i^h^U^Jep^p^^aboulfcM Injthe fall}one/ofrhis arnjs wa^idislqcatfcdlafetho' \ slioulder, r jmdjjb.e thathe had to be i conveved? %ome on horesback. Tb» only worider-is Iha^lii|ießults were^nbt serious. He is now being Attended to in the hos- - pita L.•■"'L .•■ "' • " ' /:'-;■ ■ .■ ■ ■ -vv v ; ' . ■ = - ■"■ ■ '■ ■■'.■-' - •' >

It may not be generally the majority of the heads offfamiljiea^ in T^?^ ar Sp£^?* il; .^ possible to procure! e^n^here,"coJlee-and chicory in their purest Btate, .and necessity ; pf haying- direct hnp^rfoxtions jpin Q&er^ates.. |% refer to Messrs. Cork and Co., in:Esk-;Btreet, who employ first-class machines for the conversion of the beansiproper 'intdT'chicory-' and- coffee: ■ iThe.: pure article may therefore' be i pirrc^Ssed,' and; a mixture made according to tlije mimdual taste of the consumer. ,W"e hope,tho.enterprx6e ; of, : Messrs. ; Cork and Co. will meet with the. support s they j deserve: : ~ It is \veil known that one gteaf^omt ence between the feline and^thVeahine species is, that while a member of the-former is attached, to a house^K alpjace, the^Jattef- Jke^ifs^affectionir on a 'person* f Att' instance B ttf the* contrary^at leaßt BOjfor as regards, fche^ catP^has been brought undei^ pur 'notice. ;$ gentiemari^ Msi4ixig'.in''the norths quarter: of the- town has; a fine; ."-puss*"; who lately- i imareased' her J owners stock^of 'cattle-by-giving birth HttensiOne of which died soon afterwaTd.B. I! Prievi6u^ tjOjancL aftcrEer;confinenienli r puss '^jm'^l 1 9^^:^^ ; '^^^g^% i H^] fonulyii.-wT^exe^ onae^unt'oJE [herjj'.'mpusuig^.qua-,,! Uties/BhSwaß^ai^raiys ■welcome to pot-luck.' ; Bong;' prior WfKS* " ffiteTeafinjgeveiit?" n'egptiations'had, l been canciudedfpt a transferejice ipfpne'oj^u^s^a was to vKaveiibeen^carried.' into.!effeckby;hunmn agency thu -week,^tut :i puss' evidently knew What iras in the 'wind, and, cordially agreeing, carraidL [ herself the Htten ; selecte<l tOjthe i neighbor's house. This disposed' of "]N6. 2 hadrbeen promised, and T*as' /delivered to a 'fiiend residing ait acbn•iderabie (Kstance from; fljfe^pjace of 'nativity, ; but. puss 'felt : . unwillingiliiat' ,her:',prpgeny-Bhoul4 ; be ; disposed of thWsummarily, and accordingly later in tbe day she brought No. > 2to where No.l had been left. Bfow she' found' Put. where/ No. 2 had .been, .taken ..'-is ', a puzzle. < Apparently; a6^d of bir la3ti;ißßue,rit.in the evening was also carried. by Her, to where the : other two had been left,' aiid-witii her' %mily once puss passed, it is% ; be^ppVd/.a;ple^ Those^w^Tq^^Jl|^^ $&& the above, but we ca^jyouc^jfor.what has ;i been ttated. "'•■''■.' - ': ' v •''■' :r -- '.'■'' r : '■■—*""■ ''■■"'■'■■ ; The following ifl copied; ifiroia/, the. Age of the llth4nstanL-r".Pur attention has been ;: called to. a case'of distress' which certainly has - a strong dainf ori'the benevolently disposed; The. jack ; Frost, which left Bluf? Harbor, New Zealand; on the 31st of January last, ; on board .a^hepherd; named John Green; who 'hod .been entrusted ;with the charge of certain sheep: to thaij'port, and who took his passage by ' this ill-fated •■; vessel — now presumed' to be lost-^-to Melbourne.* hopes' having been abancloneJjOf its' safety, his wife andj family (consisting qfj seven chilOi-an) are anxious, to return -to tf'.eir friends in-Englacd, but being in a complete state of destitution, a-subscription list Las been started for that purpose, anfl the follow, ing sums have been received.:— Messrs. l)o..lcl and Thompson, £5; Newall and Co., £lj I). W. Davies, 10s. ; a friend, .10s. ; M- Eoffman, 10s. ; Kaye, Butchart and Co., £3 2s; ; — - Brant; 55. ; J). CampbeU and Co., £1 ; John I>. M'Caffie, £1 ; George Watson, £1 ; T. K. Eaynor, 55. ; W. E. and A. King, £1; Powers, Rutherford and , Co., £1 ; J. 10. F., 55. ; "W. S. Rimpton, £1 ; —Crisp, 10s. ; Mrs. Templeton, 5a. ;. Geovge and Co., 1-ts.; Sargood, King .and Sargood, £2 25.; George Stcplienson, l'^s. ; John-Pollock, 55. ; — Johnson, 55. ; Thos. Greenwood, Esq., Mayor of East Collingwood, £1." .. "We have a copy of the Java Times, with news from Batavia to the 14th of AprU. We observe that the Wyoming left the roads on the Thursday previous, proceeding to the northwards in search of the Alabama— then at the Cape of Cape of Good Hope, The " Original Christy Minstrels "— of whom the well-known Joe Brown was one— had arrived at Batayia. There had been considerable inundations, and some destructions in the rice fielda. Now that there appears to be a prospect of the volunteer movement in Invercargill being entered into with Borne degree of spirit, the following advice on the subject.of successful shooting, from j the pen of Horatio Ross,- Esq., the veteran deer- | 6talker, may be rather apropos. It lias been J found that wherever volunteer companies have j been established, something more than mere drill and parade are required to keep up at a proper heat the military ardor of the individual members, and. prize competitions have been in every sense successful. That they would be so wifch us there is very little cause to doubt. Mr. Ross gays, in addressing the riflemen of Scotland : — "Your first stepshould be to purchase a match rifle with all the modern improvements, and made by a first-rate gunmaker. I recommend you to practice chiefly witlvapertiire sights, my experience having satisfied me that they have a great advantage over the .old bead-sight for target practice. °" Buy a considerable:quantity of powder of- the number—and— -manufacturers -recommended- by the maker of your rifle. Mix it and replace it in the camnster' "* You will, by T taking this trouble, be certain of shooting at all times with powder, of •quals&erigtnr S .:»-', * „ "Weigh every charge or powder carefully^ before gbing'to'the rifle jraige y for, unless ypu attend to this, yoto Bhpoting>wil* be irregular. " Keep r yery careful 'memoranda o ; f. your shoptinw, noting the 1 point whence the wind blows, its' strength, the state of the atmosphere; j the light, and the height of the barometer. •,] i > ;'■;■:■: ; • ; " Begin at 800 yards, and .when you can command bull ; s-eye, note the eleyatipn; of your sight; and if the wind, is blowing across the range, make a similar memorandum of, the number of hundreds; of an inch required by the wmdrguage. to,. correct the lateral deviation. , ■ ■: : ', " Before" leaving, the ,firs,t • .distance, , ,fire ■._ a ; 'good: many experimen'tal/shpts, , j-raising... an4 ; . lowering) your elevation one-hundredaiXipOth) of ; .an,inch: eachshot, and making similar .alterations ; on the wind-guage. - : - Note particularly ,th.c. effect of (their, alterations, asbydoingjßpyou will. ,be 'able, /when," shooting in a match, to .correct; errors of •elevation, oi of allpwance;for wind.-; «,i ]■<?> h'mor.-. ■:•.•;■, ".Go ihroughthe same prbcess at^PP and/1000, yards, and occasionally! practicg at 1100 andl2oor yards, as nothing strengthens, eyesight, inore;f;tilanj shootmg M very long ranges. ,; v ;ji ::':M-iY^ "If you. attend to these hints,' you will in a few weeks haye-memoranda.; applicable , to every de-, Bcriptipnpf.jFe?^her, and : will n knowj ibefore ; you. fire a shot.ihejei§yationiand : alipwance for, wind which are requirecL ' ; . .. ;-,..,.. /; - >. .... , „,\ ,-,; ;.. :; ; ;. \ "P. S.r7-In speaking of, altering, your sightby hundred^^fl'ahp.mch r J..am-...aJculasng- ; pn '^our. rifles being provided. with iVernier!a:Scales, without, •ffhichit,is imppsßible ( tp -make : fine shpoting." ,; „ . ...