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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 24, 26 July 1864, Page 2

At the Newmarket ""first .^spring, meeting, the • "two thousand' guineas ' staKes "were'woh '.by 'Lord .GrlasgowfS General iPeel.-; .The,; one. thousand, by Baron Rothschild's Tomato. At '-the ■ the ;-sorli spring 'meetings the' Great' Northern-Hancbcap ' was won. by, . Mr. .Bichee, .East Lancashire, .beating ial ...field; offourteen. o.- t\" i'l 13; ! ">- ' 0 The(businessiran»apte4 at/the Resident Magis-j ftiate'sxCourt-,; fqr;;;tile r :pas^i > two,.da^s, j-hapybeenj' limited toronebritwoteasesiofidrunkerrnessV'v Njqj ciyil-debt/cas^'lhavß bbenft.eard.a'l . *

1 iii'iiiMßlfr-%hri>-i<il«_B_iM«««-MM^^ , . W'e liave Sydney papers to the, 9th inst. < The paper^'^ive the conclusion of Gardiner's trial 5 but"' having so fully stated the facts, it is sufficient t«v repeat* tho result This ' prisoner^ was found " Guilty " on the second count (sho'otrag Hosio' with mtent to do grievous bocbly harm), and was v sentence.d.|o.nfteen^ the first ..two years, to be irons/ JHe. was then slntenc|;'4.'tp teii gears' Oiard |abdr^ for* rob)nng Mr. Horaington, and seven years^hard labOT for^ roMm^ to^bV cumulative, makmg a' total of tliirty-two years. The prisoner, previbusiy to receiving sentence, handed in a leiter ; ih'%teiiua^idh of "sentence. Miss Cassy Matthews/ .'inffido her debtifonihe In~ vercar^ I 'stago''ori' : 'Sat«rday'evening la'st^ and was most, .successful in .-.. ingratiating j her self, with , her new audience. • This young, lady brings.: very fair credentials 'frbin other, theatres, and especially -from Duiiedlh.whore 'slie.was'highlyadinirM she appeared'as the [Recluse, in "Emcralda," and won much' applau^;^Mie part Of the gipsy heroine was'played by'Miss' ; Eibise'' Juno, who 'performed in'ller usuaUy'-excelient 'istyib; and 'the other members of the company rendered yevj effective assistance. -' The "screaming " farce of "Stage Struck," wbvvnd up tho entertainments. In this piece Mr:' : B.: B: :; i)ale, ,f J ably secorided by Misses C. Matthews,' arid' Ada Hart, liiglily 'dehghted and amused the audience', who ; were riot wanting in their hearty applause. " On-'Eriday night ; we observe that Miss Eloise Juno will take her benefit, when we have no doubt that the huirierou's admirers this young lady-has gained in- Invercargill will crowd the house on the 'occasion. We notice that' --the' clever -ar-forfe will appear in some of her favorite arid inostadmired .characters, f ; / ; The Soine Neivs has tlie following about Bob'erts, the champion biliiard player :~Mr. John Roberts, the champion, who is making a torn* in the provinces, previous to his departure to Australia in June/ paid a visit to Manchester" on May"3; and played a 1000 game at the Bush Hotel, Deansgate. His opponent was' Mr. Thomas Morris, of Manchester, a player of much - repute ; but Roberts gave 400 out of 1000. There was a numerous attendance of gentleriien, admirers of the scientific and fascinating game. . Play commenced at seven o'clock, and at 8.40, when an interval was allowed, the pomts were— Roberts, 405 ,- Morris, 707. Mr. Roberts having made a break of 134, during the second part of the game Roberts drew nearer and nearer his adversary, and though Morris played very well he was collared' at 930, and Roberts passed him and won by 64 points, the closing points being— Roberts, 1001 • and Morris, 937. Mr. Roberts's breaks in the second part of the were — 45,> 54, 53, and 63, and Mr. Morris, a 5^4. On May 9, Messrs. Roberts and Duftongave a display of their skill at Mr. Grant's Hotel, High"strcet, Ramsgate. By eight o'clock, (the time appointed to commence), the room was crowded. The champion's task was to give his opponent 400 points in 1000. Dufton began by scoring the first 14 off Roberts's miss ; the champion then made a splendid break of 74, nearly all off the red ball. The play was now alternately good on both sides till Roberts reached 500 to D.ufton's 630, when an interval of twenty minutes was announced for refreshments. On play being resumed, Dufton was really unfortunate, having nothing but difficult cannons to play, while the champion, just the reverse, had break'after break and flukes innumerable, making 4 in succession, wliich he took the best advantage of by making in the last 500, breaks of 125, 88, and 90 off the balls, and finally won by 236 points, in 2 hours and 55 niin. The sittings of the Supreme Court came to a conclusion yesterday. The case of Ackers v. Cameron, being one of partnership accounting, and extending over a period of five years, was referred to arbitration, by consent of both parties. The case of Grant v. Lowe, for wages and . salary due, went against the . defendant, the verdict of the jury, however, mitigating the amount claimed. The concluding case was that of Puettelkbw v. Mackay, for specific performance of contract,; but the evidence was so thoroughly clear and decided against tho defendant, that His Honor the Judge directed the jury to find for the plaintiff on all the issues. ; -' ■ : ' ' : _ ' • ' ," / It will bo observed from an advertisement 1 in another column that His Honor 'Mr. Justice Chapman will deliver a lecture this evening, in St. Paul's Church (Rev. Mr. Searle's),..and at; the conclusion a meeting will be held for the purpose of arranging the preliminary steps towards the formation of a Young Men's Christian Association in Invercargill. 3 W e trust a large attendance will be present on this occasion, and that, the laudable object ,in ;view will.be warmly seconded and promoted by the citizens, but more especially by young men, on. whose behalf and for whose' welfare the institution, is proposed to be set on foot. A monster meeting of the miners at Maori Point took place lately, to take .into consideration a memorial which had been forwarded to Dunedir to the Gold-fields' Secretary. The memorial 'had been remitted to Mr. Warden Williamsoh, for 'his opinion, and 'those of the miners in the district,' and set forth: that the sluicing operations- acted injuriously on those parties who possessed .'vriyer-i bed'-claims, and requested that sluicing; parties should be prohibited running their tailings' into, the river. The meeting passed the following resolution on the subject,, 'viz:— "That the! memorial is ; totally uncalle'drf or, and felt as .an insult by the miners in the district generally/' ; ■ " Ah' incident, "which niight have been, attended with' niore serious consequences, occurred yesterday while Mr. Ritterath was driving. some cattle through the .streets of the towii.. ,It appears that' Mr. Bull (of the firm, of Hare arid Bull) 1 was. passing, along at the. time, when one> of vthe animals broke away and rushed at hira, wounding 'him; severely in the 'arm and head: \ -Tab drivers sue-: .ceeded in trailing the beast ; -but it, had no sooner done one mischief 'than it attempted another by; rushing three times 'at- a' man in Deveron-street,' who only saved himself from, the/ infuriated; animal by leaping upon the dray he was driving.; We^hear. that Mr. r ._Bull intends suing.- the owner of the cattle for the iniuries inflictejd on, him. „ ■>:-'.-:'i:o' ;''.'■'.■.. 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