SOCIAL AND DOMESTIC.

Southland Times, Issue 698, 19 July 1867, Page 5

SOCIAL AND DOMESTIC.

vAn inquesjr.was held on! the Bth inst.y- at"tli<& Provincial' Hospital before Dr Deck, Coroner, Ott therbody of: Thomas Newall; From; lie evidence it' appeared that the 'deceased, aged; about Jta ' years, and'some other youths were- amusin'g thenv selves on : Satoday : (6th);at the gyniTiasium''belbng2 ing. to jwhat, was;-, once called St. . Paul's! iScho'ck^ Lect-street. (Both building and .gymnasium; ha}® bean for, some. time unuaedand neglected.) ; Wtiia engaged at the game known as . " giant strides^ the, perpendicular shaft "of the 'apparatus'^ave " way at its base and. fell r bri'-Jfe'walli" dialbeatihjj his neck and causing almost instanti death. -. Thb jury returned a verdict in accordance_- ; with : "tlia - evidence, and. added a rider to the .effect, ;tha£ some legislation wasneeessary to enable the; aiithprities to cause the removal of structures endaTage^ ing public safety, ta close wells; v&ic.- ■■»' 1>; ' '-'"}- T '-^ -"We regret to have to record, "a boal; accident involving loss of • life,- at the "Sew River ~Headj£ From.what we have learned, it would appeaer that Pilot. Bray -with a crew x>£ three men had gone 'off from the Pilot Station, intending to. hoard <anjj bring in over the bar the brig Sir Isaac Newton ' from Adelaide, laden ' with flouri The yess'ei however/ was'a long way off the land and' the sea heavy. ■ It was decided, therefore, to make back for thje. river (Pilot Bray signalling the vessel the. course to follow by waving a While attempting to . do .this a wave broke over, '. swamping or ' upsetting . the ' boat *on the instant. The disaster was observed : froiif the shore by Hart, the : signalman, who with l at promptitude and courage worthy of the highest praise, at once. put off in a dingy and succeeded, in rescuing three of the four men in peril. , The other seems to have been disabled from the first or to have been unable to swim,—a t all events Re 1 was .only, seen in ' the water a, short time. ' -Ills; name is. .James ; Sinclair ; he. leaves a^wife and' young child to deplore his loss. Of thpse .saved/ 6hc man we believe is 'stfffering. severely .frqmbruises and injuries' received 'in the "struggle i fp£ life. >; The boat has sinee 3 drifted 'mucht damaged, but we have inotbeen 1 able td ascerfeiM whether ,the. body of Sinclair has been recovered;^ :-. ; A meeting held •in the Council : Hall-: on" Wednesday the 10th . July,^ibr ' the : purp.om of forming a Volunteer Itifle' Corps, well^aiU tended by" citizens whd' evinced ane'arhesfcess [ia ; the-mbvemfent^seldom ■displ'ayed'in invercar^fll; ! There ;.werej about fifty pei-sons- present; '■ JamfesT Haryey, Esq^ iwas^called Jbo the chair,: The Chair^Sa^ ; having explained the objects of the meeting/Jt^ folipwing resolutions were.- Bubmitte.d . aixd adopts ed: M'st. Moved hy Mr J J:' Ham, ;> sefcond^ct' ri by/ :Mr Eose.— -'tghafc ityisj in the - opimdS I ~a£ Hiliff meetings desirable ithat an Invercafgill -Volilnt^er 3 Rifle iCorpsj-.b'e, nqw. formed!" 2ndt MpTidd'byi ■ Mr/Ham ;' seconded, by^ Mr Dalgleish-^"^^^!? ■ lfet of membefsb'e now' openfecf, and'a commijttefe elected from' ' iib' to obtain tiie ! adhesion" of bth'era , : and make Bu6h pfeHminiE^anrarigementffaQ'iitaV!. * be .deemed- desirable: as "ithe basis *b£ -the ' organisaJ- ; tiont;', . j 3rd.; Mov,ed oby M.v :i Paul; > seoonjdpd :bjp \Mr , Scandrettr-T-" That . a ;; , conjmiftee j p^nsisjtr 'ing of 'Messrs Dalgleisn, .BlacHpckr IP. :';| W. ! Wide, ' Mbeller, ; Gtbkiiw,- and^ : "the i Chairman be- appointed."- ; Mr °^eisbw^ l Wiff : appointed' i .Hon.- Secretary. . The GhalrmaJf; ithen called upon..- thpßer : present wh.o> hdesiredi :to subscribe: their names as nieinbiers of ; the^pra*jjected icpnipahy tor come forward and sign ,the> ' book. c '^Thu-ty-sir ; signature's '.were' 'at once 'at-:; itached, and the meeting was adjourned until' iWednesday,-tne 11 ;been : instructed; <io advertise;; the ;i saTnejt jltriisf I seldom,' that .a public ine.ei^ng ; passes offijwjthjtbja) jsbnie ! uhanimity' 'of 'sentiment as ch>iracte.rised> ithisr " : All present "app'ear'ed'de'sirpus of '^dvaiicine !the r bbjectf,- ;i arid'^ ! the ri knpwri :7 energy L -of» mostr* present itespeats; for it &:< success.' r > ! The :-subjoined. petition to - the "Q-Pternbr^Ha^ ibeen, we are.infprmedi numerously signedhoth ial itowp. and country :;—-.". [To .. His j ExeeUenQyt Sir George &rey, &c., &c, : Tte/P^^pnpfti^e,. undersigned hunibly. sneweth^Ehiit' the'peopler of Southland are i favorably impressed 'witb^the'' scheme proposed.for the' construction pf Railways; l That the system^, of allocating blocks .of < lands towards the construction of pubh'cworks, enhanft-j ing as it necessarily will do tne value •of remain^ der of the public estate, is wise in principle, 1 aoS meets the entire approbation of your Petitioners! 0 That your Petitioners respectfully approach- your' J Excellency in the firm belief j that th@nP<»istrjoi(sF tion of a line of Railway to th% Mataura an4f> the completion of the Oreti line would-be foV^^; best interests of the Province and the "Colony^ The Mataura line forming part of what devenV 1 * tually would be the main cplonial; trunk lineit That in the country districts through which, thesef» Railways would pass a large agricultural popular tion exists, but in consequence" o| the want; of" cheap transit, their produce cannot find a market!^ That your petitioners respectfully suggest thafcs all: railway works which imay be undertaken inA this province should have the. direct superviaipiixl of an officer appointed by the Q-enerai .Govern^ ment. That your petitioners" -most respectftill^ request your Excellency to cause the nece^ary l^ land to be set apart for the immediate - ebnatrue-'^ tion. of the -proposed Jines of i railway, r Andu your petitioners, &c." -.; ■ - . ■ r ■,:•:;. o;;^ A large number of the electors assembled, by 'j ch'cular, on Tuesday 25th ult., at the Theatre. ... • After some delay, one of the electors, Mr r Reynolds, was requested to 'propose the following^ resolutions :— l. Jiesolved: "That the elector«pre'- ;ti sentform themselves into anAssociation, to be called i* ' The Southland Liberal League,' ; having for , its l> object the promotion of measures qalculated . to ,r advance the interests of Southland," and especially '" in securing the return of membera to.the Pro^ vincial Council favorahle tb'the iminediate-'cbn''^ struction of the Northern and Eastern railways;"-'^ 2. — "That the qualification pf, members of-;a the League shall consist ,in .their Bub-,j« Bcribing to the foregoing resolutibnj paying at. .. the. same time an entrance fee of 10s." The Chairman, Mr. Hume, put them to the meeting '-' and they . wereaffirmed unanimously; - ' *:~>J. v/ • The Oamaru Times says-;— " The" "discovery of 1 * a seven-feet seam of good coaLat ; the Rotuid flillai: is reported. , We have not heard particulars, but,;^ if authenticated, the ydiseovery wili lead to Tftii- ; 1 beiefili being conferreii pa t^at ; d^triq^ 4«oi^ - fig it U Of tuahpp «i 4 9tK« %&" "'"■' • , ." V'