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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 59, 15 October 1864, Page 2

The Sottthlahd Times' usual Monthly Summary for Europe and the Australian Colonies, will be published on Tuesday morning, the 18th cur-" rent. Last Thursday, being the half-yearly Sacramental East- day of the Presbyterian . Church in Invercargill, -was very generally, observed as a holiday in town. The bants, Government offices, and places of : business, remained closed the whole day. ; The business of the Resident Magistrate's Court, yesterday, was confined to- one case of furious driving, for which the offender was fined in the penalty of 40s. . ! It is rumored that a further reduction in the pay of the constabulary force, in addition to what took place some few months ago, will be made from ahd after, the Ist of November proximo. >The public ' baths now being , constructed by_ Messrs. BrbcHey and Co., next the Southland 'Times Printing Office, 'Esk-streefc, will be opened on Monday first.' We have no doubt that their enterprise in providing the luxury of hot, cold, and shower'baths to the inhabitants of Invercargill will be duly appreciated and well patronised. Last night, the volunteers mustered in-, strong force at the adjutant's parade. Shortly before seven,o'elook they started from the rendezvous, »t the corner of Tay and Dee streets, and marched to the Cricket Ground, preceded by .the Provincial Brass Band. On fche ground, Captain Juhbf jmfc them through a" variety of evolutions;' .all of which were executed with a commendable degree of efficiency, considering' the short time, they haye been in training^ ' . The* in arching ; past in slqw : time especially was exceedingly weU performed/ and the forming a hollow square was likewise executed in a style which -judges .acknowledge would not have disgraced accompany of regulars. It was intimated that all fines for non-attendance are to be strictly enforced. After nearly three hours' drill, fche company again formed in marching order, and retraced fcheir steps to the drill-room. It has been remarked to us that a difficulty was felt by the mra in keeping time to some of the tunes played by the band on the return march. This was caused, we understand, from their not keeping strictly to marching tunes, which, of course, is essential. The committee of management haye issued their invitations for the excursion on the occasion of the opening of the Oreti Bailway, on Tuesday next. The train is appointed to start afc noon, and will return in time for the Luncheon to be "provided in the Railway station building, afc three o'clock in. the afternoon. The engineers and committee of management intend proceeding -up the line to-day on a preliminary trip. Yesterday afternoon a; preliminary meeting of gentlemen interested in the formation of a Eire Brigade, was held in the office of Messrs. Henderson, Bonar and Co. Above a dozen attended, the number including the representatives of four Insurance Companies. The principal business was the question of funds, and as a first step ifc "was agreed that a depiit: i ation wait on His Honor the Superintendent and the Town Board to ascertain how far Government and the Board would subsidise an efficient j Fire Brigade. It was also resolved to canvass the town for subscriptions in support of the move- ' ment. Those present having resolved themselves into a provisional committee, it was determined to hold a public meeting for the enrolment of members on an early date. Due notice will be given by advertisement. It appears that a medical man is wanted on the Nokomai diggings, bufc, as our correspondent suggests, any one entertaining the idea of commencing practice there should first pay a visit of inspection. A- serious affray occurred on the Nokomai on the evening of Sunday last, in which a constable, named Daly, in attempting to restore order, received a dangerous blow on the head with an axe. The button of his uniform cap was completely bent in, and the cut was so severe that the brain was laid open. He is now, however, considered out of immediate danger. The man who inflicted the wound was taken into custody, and forwarded to Queenstown. . The Criminal Sittings of the Supreme Court were terminated yesterday. The case of conspiracy against Morris Salek and Joseph Silberberg . occupied the time of the Court the entire day. After a considerate amount of evidence was adduced, the result was that a verdict of " not guilty" was returned. The evidence of guilt on the part of Salek, as His Honor remarked, could not be questioned, bufc to convict him of conspiracy ifc wae necessary to prove that Silberberg was acting in concert, aud here the case broke down, although a "smack" of fraud was visibly apparent on the transactions of the accused in relation to the bill of sale. Patrick Rough, who pleaded "guilty," to embezzling monies whilein the employment of H. M.'a Customs, was sentenced to twelve months' and six months' imprisonment respectively, on fche fcwo charges against hint ; the sentences to, be cumulative. James M'Cann, for highway robbery, with violence, on the person of Charles Newsome, in September last, was sentenced to four years penal servitude. Lawrence Brown, who pleaded guilty to the crime of horse-stealing, .in June last, was sentenced to two years' penal servitude. There are one or two appeal cases to be heard to-day, and the insolvency cases will likewise be heard at same time. The Court will sit at ten o'clock. " Our Nokomai correspondent, aswill be observed, gives a very encouraging account ; of the doings on that goldfield ; and he states, also, that the claims on the Southland side of the Mataura are still yielding good wages. He, however, dwells on the low price obtained for gold in Invercargill, and fully corroborates our own statements made - on several occasions OIL this Subject. Ifc appears that the price there (on the Nokomai) exceeds oy I threepence per ounce the price which is ! obtained from the Bank of Otago in Invercargill, which is understood by. the -miners to pay more than the other banks. ' The work of the immigrants afc the levelling of Esk-street, near the railway station, is now all but completed, and the grounds around the building have been very much .improved in appearance. However, as this street is doubtless to be .one of the main thoroughfares of the. town, ; ifc will be necessary, thafc some better provision -be made for the prevention of ; accidents;than> it can boast of at present. Close by the hafrolv pathway, which is all the accommodation' .place'd7afc:fcKe disposal of pedestrians on the business side of the street, there is a wide open ditch of , a very; formidable character, and into whicKmany anJunwary one has dropped, nofc without some dariger> of serious injury, as well as— to say thej least of i it4rihconveniehccitb him-^ 'selfr Such a niaft-fcrap as this, in the very heart of the town; should nptbe allowed to exist, --.and, over and above the' danger arising; from it, it will, from the accumulation of stagnant sewage in it, soon become ! a matter^ requirag fco be^regarded in a sanitary point bt ; viewy In' close -summer . weather, the effluvia arising from thia open sewages drain, should of itself ; strongly^advocate somethirigbeing done in the "; 'matter, ,ahd ; it' is/to be laopefdf. that the proper autbbrities will not Overlook it. Axi . The first cricket match of the season was played oh the ground, at thVtbp of Esk-streefc, bnThurs-day-hist,.between two elevens bf ; the- Inyercargiil Cricket Club.' During the early part of ' the 'day the hopes/of the cricketers, were ; kept sadly in check by a copious fall of rain, bufc, notwithstanding this, ere mid-day came, the ground was again >in. good order, and the champions of the 'bat fen- ; tered ion their friendly , contest; with great spirit. ; The.' sides chosen were as follows :— Coltee's. Eleven*.— Bowan, Curtaihe,j Bryer, Kingsland,; Anderson", Bailey, : Cross, Fletcher, '"; ;Arbuckle, Bethizne/and Colyer (captain). ;' Paul's Eleven..; Mowbray, Peel, - ! Reinecker, vßoufc,-, Saunders/ Scandretfc, . Simmonds, .-Wade, VEigginß, | and Paul (captain). ••Cojyer's Eleven* went first 'to the wicketsj and succeeded iniriinnirig up ia; total score of 68;-In"tbi»;innin«« Mr. Marchant

bowled very effectively, bufc nofcvrithstanding this?* > Messrs. Curtaine and Bailey ran up fche very re*,^s spectable scores of 19 and*l6 respectively. Paul'r»> Eleven now went in, and only made 58 runs, aix^ * of the bafcsmen making duck eggs. In -the' second Innings, Colyer's Eleven scored 71," Bailey making the high score 22, while Cross and Anderson made 12 each." Anderson, ifc might be remarked, traversed the distance betwixt the wickets at an amazingly rapid speed ; in fact his running seemed to puzzle his co-wicket-keepers, and he managed to run out three or four of them in a very short time, to the opposite of advantage to his side. Paul's .Eleven, with ,8 wickets to go down, scored 83 in their second' innings. Mr. Marc hanfc in this innings, went in first, and carried his bat out, with the unusually, large score -of 60. 'The victory was therefore won by Paul's Eleven by one run, with 8 wickets to spare. A. considerable number of spectators mustered on the ground during the course of the afternoon, and the scene was further enlivened by the presence of the Provincial Brass Band, which played at intervals a selection of music vrith very good effect. . Auckland papers of the 27th Sept. state thafc the Auckland and Drury Railway Commissioners „ were engaged the previous day in opening the tenders received .for the construction of this line. From the competition displayed, there is good reason to believe that this important work will' fee carried out afc a cheap rate. The decision of the Board would probably be made known towards the end of thafc week ; and ifc was hoped thafc %h» work would be commenced without d«!ay.