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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 29, 6 August 1864, Page 2

; Hi 3 Honor the Superintendent has notified that Charles Eous Marten, Esq., has been appointed director of 'Meteorological : Observations for -ihe Province of Southland. ■ ■ .- \ . We observe that another theatre "will be opened 'in Invercargill. to-night, at-the 3JJewmarket*Hotel, Dee-street, under the name of the People's Theatre. . The Theatre Royal was crowded to excess last night on the occasion of the 'benefit in aid of the Widows' and Orphans' Institution in connection with the- Eoyalj Shamrock, Rose and Thistle Lodge, M.U.1.0.0.F.. and the. receipts at the doors will doubtless have added a handsome sum to the funds of this deserving charity. The performances commenced with the ever popular ' ' Lady of Lyons," in which two gentlemen amateurs played respectively the parts of Claude Melnoiie and Gfqvis. The part of Pauline was put into the hands of. Miss Eloise Juno, who with her usual careful and truthful delineation of the ' character, was loudly applauded in ' many of the scenes. Although- it is customary to touch but lightly.on the performances of amateurs, . we cannot help saying that the part of Claude MelnOtte was very excellently played throughout. . Mr. Streeton was capital as the old general,., and Miss Cassy Matthews, as the heroine's mother, was enthusias tically applauded. Mr. R. B. Dale undertook a part for which lie was not at all suited, /and as a~ matter of course, felt ill at ease, and failed to please the ; audience Jas is his wont. After the first -piece was concluded the curtain rose and displayed to view the varibus members of the Corps Dramatique,ynth..B, con; siderable numberof Brethren of the Lodge on the stage, in full regalia. -The Provincial Brass Barrel then struck up " G-od save the Queen," which, was joined in by the full strength of the company, and was executed in a .highly creditable style.; As the anthem waß finished another scene opened at the. back, disclosing the" Queen, the Prince of Waieß, and the other member^ of -the R6yal'Faihily : in 1 a tableau, which was well arranged, and reiiected considerable credit on the management. A farce concluded the, .entertainments, which were throughout an entire success. „. „..-. ..-.:■. i It is notified in the Gazette of Ist instant,- that steamers coming alongside the. Canrpbelltown 1 Jetty will not be chargeable with tonnage, dues until after they, have been fast ".' to,', the 'Jetty for forty-eight Kotit-s. Sailing Vessels -will xiot cliarge-r able "with tonnage dues until after the. shall have been fast to the Jetty for twelve hoursl- . Melbourne papers, of the 28th July, relate -the capture of Morgan, the bushranger. The Age,6i that date/ ; says :—" Everybody 'will be : glad to learn that the lawless career ' of 'the bushranger Morgan,^ so long the. terror of New Spntlr Wales, has at ; length been brought' to a. close^rsubjii'ct of , course, to the eccentricities of a .. jury-- and" that" lie is "now safely secured in the himds of the Victorian police." r "'* From the SoutJiland'Govermment Gazette, of the Ist August, we learn that tlie number of cattle r slaughtered for, sale^in the month of June last, was — Great cattle, 123; sheep, 437 ; pigs, 17./ Of that number,. Invercargill consumed 114' great' cattle, 414 sheep, and 17* pigs. •■ -.v; ; - To meet the pressure of the times,' it should be a source of gratification tqthepublic..to learn that the pricesaskedatseveralxifourdraperyestablishments have been very much reduced. From an advertisement .in another column, it will be seen that Messrs. William Young ,& Co., Exchange Build-' ings/ Dee-street/ have announced a great clearing sale of their winter stock of goods, and, from the prices mentioned, one should suppose that little further in the way of reduction ' could bedesired. We may state that a considerable portion of the goods ex the ,8.3,- Spotia camp, into ithey-nand3cbf/X this firm,'aiid they are .thus :enabled to be more liberal than usual in their terms. A meeting of gentlemen interested in the mami- " facture of the iiatjve nax into an article of com;, -merce, was convenied; tt> be held inH the" ; Clarendpii ' Hotel, Esk-street, yesterday affceriiooh. 1 ]i At- 7 tne hour appointed, however, very few were present, and it' .wasOfourid undesirable^ at 6uclia ; thinly attended meeting, -to^come'to any .decision on the matter before them. Since the plan adopted by -Mr. O'BriehV-bf Mbkotua-, •was under' iheir conBide^ation,, anpfheramethpd^of; preparing the^flaxJ *' has.%een 'submitted" to "the Committee.-^ The-in* rventor of this plan is Mr._ J.. Scott, who uses mach i nery calculated to effect the Converßion; r oohe-;plant frjom it's raw; orxiateral'stat«';'inttcii more ,'speedily and; ecoaomically ffian is 'the case' with' thfe' syateM : ™ formerly undec .their notice., Hisrmanner^fiprei -■■-' paring the flai "is by first steaming it, and "then subjecting it ta the action of a cylinder,, with, which^eryvrapidly converts fche ; fiarm^) :^- J tqw of great value. The meeting, however,-def;ef->^ mined to take^.no .Btep3,;in' ; the ; ,n^tter f .ye3terd4.y;> The evident desire on the par b of '_ t^ose^present was the discovery : of ; a' system; by wiueh^ '^withr " jnachinery of, a simplenaturej the farmers of the Province' might take the manufactures pfj the", artidfi into J;heir^Qwn,Jmnds, as^^ of;Benefitting themselveE i individually i, but, of al3O T piioving; of. _ immense 'advaniage ho the j PTOviufce as?/; ; an article of export and commerce. In order to* x to] satisfy themselves .on v the r inaiter, '-the gentlemen wore in favor of" offering a premium (of Bay £100) toithc inventor of the most suitable-machine>and^r it jwasVlhoughEiiiat avLbh. y^riie;Bliould4ndftce some apparatus of a goodand practicable natura being siibmittedt6.theiJic-VvJ

$hs aleetiqn of members ef tho Town Boiw4 in the room of Messrs. Gtetfthwaito, Sqattdrott, imd CMere," will take plaoo on the 10th inst., in tho - SoAYd**oomi Tay«Btreot. -;-•' !■•."; '-,.'. '■'. - - At' the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday the case of conspiriwy against Morrig Salok, of the Bqt&lHrH was ftg»i n brought up, and .some ftiwiei! eTiapnfd Sddtteod! ftftea^hjcl} tho pwaiding fcjiind thd?d Tfas ft sujHojently sprang jjjsDqf js«* %a to "him in eohjmittjng li>o &cc'43«d fosTt*M &| tho^nsufng jjosaiort/qf the ku^iuvj guuff , ' The $!s?' topesg be&w thf pqutt wa^unimnartivnfi." ' ' ", , ... i x ®w 2f.&:qto«*fr;.Qf Oih H^ lMt,,sotWM: jHert His •licjflT^y W Bw*£a' ®m Kta te jh.a ih»i»!!?V «t $$- .W*ftbllfitoaflnk 6? ft Savings' gankisirnvoKjaiteilVftnd fifittolnia tho following goiitlemon ft? toußtfi&it, vig i~»Dtv Morses | Mfjsiiri, ■ A. J- Adftnisan, Wi H.:Ottldef, A t «T, JgUUi J< | Harriott, T. Ileaio, J. 0. Henderson, H, af'Guiloch.j B. M-DonaW, John M'Dftu&ld, B, Miteholl, Gk,j Mueller, 0, F t oat, J, Squint* and T. W&taoa, i