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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 28, 4 August 1864, Page 2

I 1 *. t * Owing to an accident on going to , press on Tuesday morning the abstract we give in another column, of the Northern? SewsJ{ was unavoidably left out. To the same cause must be attributed^ . , the lateness of the hour at which the "paper was - " pubbshed. Tlie seventh session pf j the -Provincial Council of Southland virtually terminated on Tuesday evening last, when the House -was adjourned for a • week. This step was taken on the suggestion of Mr. Pearson, who acted as deputy-speaker}; and Who ►/_ - stated that it would be perhaps considered* &^ _ markjof disrespect! to His Honor ..the Supennten- Jr dent |xf they appointed the following day for the ' *- purpose of allowing him'to J coiiio down to prorogue' it, and on doing so ,-find, perhaps, two or fchree^members only present.*-** He, therefore, suggested that, theTHouse should be adjourned for a week, and in the interim His Honor could prorogue it by 'proclamatibn.' All the'inembers present coincided in this course being adopted, and. accordingly adjourned the House till Tuesday next.* i ' « i > / It IriU be seen from an advertisement in another column, that Messrs. P. Moeller and Co , Mel..bourne House, Tay-street, have commenced a great 'clearance sale of then* extensive stock of drapery and clothing ; and as bargains may be rehed'on, we aan confidently assert' that intending could better than give them a call? » " * ' * We have been requested to', ultimate that a purse, containing a small sum of money, was found in one 'of * the streets in town, on Tuesday t lasfc, and that the owner may bave it of SergeanfcMajor Chapman, at the Police Station, -^on identification.. ! J A " Grand Fashionable' Night " is announced for to-morrow evening at the Theatre Royal, on which occasion the perforaiances will be for • the benefit of the Widows' and" Orphans' Institution in connection— with- the-Jboyal» Shamrock, Rose, and Thistle Lodge, MUI Q.Q.lVyScveral amateurs will take part m the entertainments, which will commence with " The~ Lady of Lyons." A Grand Tableaux of the' Rpyal -Family will then be- presented, and the Provincial .Brass Band is, on this occasion,*! to make 5 its first appearance in pubhe. Dances and songs by, Misses f Ada Hart and Hetta Fleming will follow^ after which the farce of " My Precious Betßy*"~wiH" conclude the proceedings We„fully anticipate a crowded house,' as wo have frequently before had the pleasure of observing that in tibe. cause of charity the pubbc of Eavefcargill requrre~But to be informed ofthe obj'6Cts r in'view that they may warmly supporfc,them. «•■*■* l <- x ' * • , The' company at the Theatre Royal have been' performing during tho week to remarkably poor houses, and) tins,"' in the face' of considerable reduction m the prices of admission to all parts of ( the house, is rather unaccountable. The per- > formances themselves have been, „as usual, excellent, and the^pieces judiciously selected. The programme for the past two 'evenings has been ' very, varied,~tEe opening piece~being~fhe drama of " The .Revolution," followed by the amusing farce of " Poor. P i ilbcoddy*" t andlconcluding with' " An Alanmng Sacrifice " I , Jt _* About eight pm, on the 2nd msfr , at Port William,,. Stewart's Island," 1 a' serious affray took place between Captain M'Grath, of " Grecian " notoriety, and Mr. Bracken," accommodation house keeper, at PoTD'Wilham." The disturbance arose"" rclatmg_to a whale-boat,' thelproperfcy of M'Grath. Prom what we can jgather,^there ( were eight* or ton persons engaged m the fight, v.hich was very nearly, ending most .seriously. Stones were freely_ used , and M'Grath has .been severely wounded on the 'head. J One nfan |narrowly escaped death from the discharge of a loaded gun ' Information was lodged4)y~M'Grath7W{iio"Tolice StafioiiTaf the Bluff, and five of the oiTejdera w.ere arrested and brought before the 'Resident" Magistrate, yesterday- Owing to -M'Grath being unable to appear, on account of th& injuries he had received, the case was 'remandeii tiil l tlie'''6th mst. • - ' *■ A licensing court was held yesterday, m the Resident Magistrate's Courts . Messi> W. -F. Tarlton, H. 1 M'Culioch, W." H - Pearson, ' and Matthpw Price, sat on the Bench. The following applications were granted; — Louis Cremer, Melbojurne Hotel, 10 o'clock license , and William Roebuck, Empire Hotel, Dee-street, 12 o'clock license. _ An inquest Vas -'held 1 at %r ITorma'nn's resi-" dence, Waikivi-Bu&h, on Tficadav, at one o'clock, before J. F Deck, Coronc *, on the body of Elizabeth Henderson, who •na*. discovered on the morning of Monday, lymg^ead', v, ith her head in J* the well adjacejiit to fche m house The following evidence was adduced* — "Henry Hormann, a farmer, deposed' that he^lasi-saw deceased about half-past * nine oriy Sunday evening, when she left the room for" the purpose of going tobe'd. He heard 'her go up stairs, and heard her in her bedroom.i Ho did not bear her dormg the night, 3 and tosb about' seven 'o'clock on Monday morning, 'up to [which? tune he-- had nofc heard her get up. Irfimediately after.^dressing, witness went- to the well, for the purpose oi" fetching water, and he foundj the body of deceased afc the well. He did not recognise . her 'immediately. . She was lying witb her face downwards, with her head up to her shoulders in the^water, — the rest of tlie body was bjrmg on the ground on the lower side of the well She bad on a petticoat, a shawl, and a parr t of stockings A-WitnesSspuUed^the body oufc of tbe water, but did not recognise her at once. He did did. not turn the bodj_orer, andjhereforo didnot see her 'facer "AT"firsfc"" witness llioughtrvifc was ~~ Mrs. Henderson (deceased's motherland went up to the stable ,-and-asked-Mr- Henderson if hi*. .wi^e was m, and he said thafc she was , ,Mr Henderson 'went down with witness to the well to see whb the bodyvwas, and having turned ifc over, witness asked him whether it Was Elizabeth Henderson. f {- As he (Henderson) 'was uncertain, witness went up to the girli/bedroom, and found tbat she^was not there. The body- wns nofc stiff when he pulled it oufc of the water -"ineifcher was ifcwarm. There was no ice upon the water , nor did he notice any frost upoi^any paii-, of her dress." No part but that which was, under tho water was wet , , or .covered with mud ■" there was, roma Wid'about' j her face. As her hmbs were not stiff, they attempted to restore did not notice any marks or bruises abpufc fcho body. The girl's bed hpd evidently been laiql upon during the night. The deceased bad been in employ for foar jnontbs, aiul. her also' m his . service On Sunday jngbfc the »,. deceased, "apfe ired to be* restless, but reserved. She * had always borne , an excellent , character." Christina Dorothea, Hormann, the wife of the last witness, James\ Hendcrcpn, tlie father of the deceased, and Robe-it Johnston corroborated Mr. " Hormann's f evidence. 'Dr Rohner, who had ' made a ' post-mortetii e\amniation of the body, -also gavo evidence, after which the jury found a >erdi-it to the foUowirig effect? •— That the deceased, ■» ' { Elizabeth Henderson, dubby her own - act, while r xa a state of fcempo-mr^nuauifcr,- commit suicide.

• - J. !— r^^^ M >BM«WM»«W«*#i A »eneral meeting of .the Town Board, convened for seven o'clock last night; >as held at eight o'clock, the intervening hour being spent in hunting up" a 'sufficient* numbor of members to consti-; fcute a quorum. A report of the proceedings will be found elsewhere. The business' "at ;tho: Kesidont -Magistrate's Court for the past two days has boen" comparatively unimportant, the caseß heard being generally of a very trivial nature. ... ... „ Theoplnlvis Heale.'Esq.Vlate' chief surveyor^ took? his departure for the North in the Wellington, s.s., on Tuesday but. Wo hear oh all hands expressions of thb' deepest regret .that, the Produce; has ijit« become "deprived of the "valuable services of this gentleman. During his stay in Invercargill he has earned for hirn'seflf the esteem of all •with ; whora ,2 h6 'came ih contact of this, bis^eal and efficiency in vthe mairiagenienfc' of the survey department, of which h« was the head, have bbeii/ most manifest, and arc -now fcoo well known and appreciated to require further comment, We cordially wishhim'all success in liis future ct£re6ry siiid Should he vever haveloccasion? to visit, or settle down in Southland again, we can assure him of a warm welcome. The ■-. second" bf-ii bourse of -Winter Evenmg;Lectures was dehverei byj.the.Rey. C. Searle,. of Sfc Paul's Church, on the evening of Tuesday last, in the Scbtch'Cliurch: Tay-streefc.' - The chair was occupied by J. S. Johnston, Esq., Registrar of Deeds, who introduced the reverend lecturer to the audience. Y There, was a good attendance-;;, nearly two^liunared/persons, being ; present: y The j subject chosen 7by ''Mr.'" Searle' was' "TA., Plea Jfor, Rest" addressed to employers and 'employed. The remarks of the* Rev. gentleman, were i chiefly with a view to "strengthen the bond of umon i-rhich should exist bet^een^employer and. employed. ItrWas necessary," he ; remarked,'that fchey ehould, aa "classes, remain", separate;' and distinct, but like the-lihks.of aehain they could only be of service, and 'iu'"harinbhious working order, when they were'"'"ciosel^7. linked ' togetber.y He then dilated on the evils of the late hour system, on both mind 'nnd'oddy; and :mstanced the factory system of EiiglaM, ; before' Sir, R. Peel stepped m to advocate the cause' df the over-worked and; exhausted millworkers, and related "the immense boon a'^'chauge in 'that 7system' had 'conferred on the raamifacturiug population .Tlie unnatural and inharmonious union existing in 'other places/he likew&a instanced, such as serf-dom-in Russia, 7 and-.,.slaveryj|n America, and eulogised Wilberforce for the noble stand he. made to eradicate the latter from jhe British dominions. The lecturer then proceeded to explain the relative positions of eihplbyers'and employed as they ouoht to exist, and contended that it was unnatural, and of course unjust, for the one to, look upon the other as a 7 mere beast of burden. He maintained that- an employer should regard his .servants as rational, beings, not overtasking their bodily strength, or, being indifferent to the cultivation, of their mental faculties, but providing aliments whereby their minds might be improved. He then explained generally the advantages- Of rest, and of the Sabbath, as originally set apart for that purpose, and dwelt at considerable length ; on' the -benefit which would accrue to Southland generally if the condition of the employed were ameliorated, as regards the late'hour System, and the supplying the facilities and opportunities for mental improvement which they do nofc afc present possess. The lecturer was frequently applauded in the course bf his remarks, and received-'a cordial vote of thanks at the conclusion. ......... - y. ■ -.