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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 63, 25 October 1864, Page 2

r Prom placards posted throughout fche town it irill be seen that ticket-holders for tlie excursion trains up to the Makei i ewa i to-day can only secure their seats till. up to the advertised time of starling qT the several .trains, after wliicli any persons not holding tickets may join the r cxQursiomsts, and refceive a" return check for the homeward trip. This it appears has been rendered necessary from certain t parties .having ?' possessed ) themselves of; more than one. ticket, entitling t them , iii that manner to travel by whvehever train theyehose, a'nrl be the means of causing much confusion, which tho committee are, of course, striving to the utmost to guard "against. ■■-"■■'-' - '/■••■ --'■"■ ■'■ i\ ■ It may be interesting to those who attended the RomatrOatholic Church on Sabbat li, to learn thai, the beautiful music then performed was gqtmp in •eight days' time. 'We might here mention that in .about ; a month lience 'another, mass, Tijill be celebraisd with music got up fof the occasion.' * ' . : To-day being appointed a general holiday by the Government, on the occasion ofthepubJic opening Of the Greti Railway, the public oilices, banks, and places of business will remain dosedi The Resident 'Magistrate VCouvb was occupiod ;the ,gre£ier part of yesterday with an' important/ assessment case, which is l-eported elsewhere in our columns. The Court will sifc to-day as usual. We are requested to mention specially that tho ; time mentioned on the ticketß for the return of

the trains to-day froiid the^Makare^ra; as fpraaeriy. puDlished,Vill not 'be 7 aclhrred to. The'iickets already isstiecLwill be given up to the guards, and each passenger will receive a " return " ticket, in "lieuHhereof, which. ; erititles''tlie~hoiaer''-'fd J1 conje-' back by; the train he goes in.- 'This arrangement, ; .however, will not-: apply -tb> the -children's strain ...and tickets,. „ -Thoie >y]ip,inayhave. t bjen unable, to,. J 6btain tickets will receive .return" checks in the event of there being Wsiifplus of them. """"The usiial"weekly meeting "of ~the"~Exhibition" Oommmitt»>ye6t:erday)aftei.*noon r llapsed for want of a qnorum..__The_business to have been brought it was uninipqrtant. ,• r,. ,, 3; : <p. rjj ' ■•'- ' A '_-• An extraordinarj^statenient made by Mr. Adam, -in the Provincial Council. of Qtagq, concerning the safetyof ' the Exhibition. Building, has led; to its examination by a gentleman, (says the Obago TimesJ, well qualified, to form, an opinion.: He,, however, removes" all apprehension of danger. There was only one' point w-here any indication of unequal settling ''of the rubble foundation pc- : curred, and that was v.'hcve a part of the scaffolding had given way. at. the tower at the] south- west angle, it was. very slight, and on examination; pf the tower itself it was found that there was not the least sign whatever of any part giving way. We have Dunedin "files by the s.s. Titania to the > 22nd inst. The news is unimportant. Dunedin is at present well supplied with judges. At the Coiu-t- of appeal on tlie-2Oth, the following sat on the Bench .-—OLaef Justice Sir Q-. A. Arriey, Mr. Justice (3-resson, Mr. Justice Johnston, and Mr. Justice Eichmorid. Mr. Justice Chapman, who has just returned to Dunedin, will "make the fifth judge." . A meeting of gentlemen favorable to the.formation of a Volunteer Cavalry Coi-ps was heldan the Southland Club Hotel, on Saturday afternoon, when a resolution was passed to the effect that a corps to be called the "Southland Volunteer Cavalry Corps" be established. Immediate stops are to .be taken for the enrolment of members. To-day being set apart for a general holiday in honor of the public opening of the Oreti Eailway, the Adjutant's Parade of the Bine Volunteeers, which was called for this day, will not not take place till Friday next at half-past six o'clock in the evening. We observe it is announsod that the Anniversary ball and supper of the Eose Shamrock and Thistle Lodge, M.U.1.0.0.F. will take place at the Theatre Eoyal on the 10th prox. We have been requested to state that Mr. J. C. Henderson has, for private reasons, relinquished his candidature for a seat in the Provincial Council, as a member for the Campbelltown District. On the evening of Saturday last a dastai'dly assault was committed on the sexton of the Ceinctry on the Dunedin road. Two fellows coming past on horseback made a most unprovoked onslaught on the poor fellow — one of them dealing same heavy blows with the butt-end of his riding whip on his head, and causing him serious iujuvy. Tko caae ia being vigorously investigated by the police. One of the ccwaYtlly fellows is aiveMy in custody. Subjoined is a lettei* addressed by Mr. William Steel, to the Committee for the Railway Celebration. We trust we shall be par.loned for not inserting it as " Original Correspondence," under which head it may with great propriety be classed. The desire (o enliven the holiday rnakeis with a choice composition, set to appropriate music by this red-coated and talented official, is most praiseworthy, and as Mr. Original Letter-carrier Steel purposes travelling to the Makarewa in the society of the juvenile portion of the community, we would suggest to him that no better opportunity is likely to oiFer for bringing himself an;l dog, as specified in the title of rke song, before a discerning public, His audiei'ice might in return impart to him some few hints on modern orthography : Cliief Post Office Invereergill Oct 22 th 18G-J. General Committeo •••• Public Opening Of The.."...."........ ' ■ . . . Great Northern Railway : ! -.yf Dear Sirs As. . .1. . .have gott. . . A Songe Composed. . . and...Commitcd to Memoavv I Should be ver Glade to gette An Opportunity to Sing it... To The Public. ..On. ..This Grand Comraing Occasion ...Should... My... Request meet Youer Faviour and Support 'l... Will Certeualy Feell Greately Oblidged Please answer this Soon I am Dear Sir...s Your Most Obediant and Humble Servant WILLIAM STEEL Omginal Letter Carrier. NAME OF SONG-. . . . Ohig ina1. .... Letter Cakkieu and His Doa I intend to go With The Children Trano that ' ■ to Say If I can Get Away at a11...W Steel Orignal...L...C.