The Southland Times. FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1868.
- In another colum^will be found a report of a meeting ; held ,last evening, in the Council Hall, for the purposo of organising a movement for the despatch .of a search ship to the Islands. The ttteno^ce w^very larger, embracing nearly all the niercantile and business men of the town. The committee numbers over for.ty, but owing to the .late, hour at which #e;%ieetiagt -rminated, the names are not published in our present issue. O up^Bluff «jrrdßpondent,- wiring- xrader~dafe~ January.,. 16, says -.—The .Oampbelltown Penny Rea-3ingLSo_cie±y- gaso-readings -in -the-seheolhouse-Tast night. The attendance was, not,, perhaps^ quite up to the average of the preceding evenings • but this may be -accounted for by the very un settled state of the weather: -The Mings were agreeably _ac_cQnjp a nied. r> with : music -by- MissEvans,' and also a .song byMiss Ward, which rev ceived the 'hearty 'applause of the meeting. They -were given in very good spirit. The next gathering will'.takelplace on the evening of Wednesday next, the 21st>Bfc f Some time ago^we had the pleasure of intimating that the second prize -of the Edinburgh Art" Union for. 18^6-67 had fallen-tolnvercargill, Mr Jones, of it^e Southland Club, being the fortunate subscriber. "The picture itself, carefully packed in alaVgo case, 'arrived by the "Taranaki," from DiinedinV consigned to Mr W. F.. Scott, agent in Southland of the Art tTuion, having been transhipped at that port irom. the vessel in which it came from London: "On the "case being dpened; the picture was found to have undergone the rough usage incident to so long a voyage -without sustaining the slightest d'unage. It would have been a great disappointment to many had so rare a work 'of "art been at once placed within the walla of-a privafifhouse to which only a few intimates might enter; Mr Jones has, however, gratified^ very widely felt wish, by" having the painting placed in a convenient room~of~the Club, to which the public are courteously "admitted. Yesterday we availed ourselves of the privilege of surveying JheJast-beautiful creation- of~-a -genius now stilled by death. The picture .'is named, as our readers^may remenibeV^Scene in the— West .Highlands." The - view , represented - embraces mountain, brook, ah.l bay, a~small clump of trees, I an old tower, &c;i TfiertMe wduhl lead one to expect to see nature depicted in her rugged-, angry mood, whereas all is quiet and peaceful, not a ripple on the large expanse of water, and. the smoke from the shieling on the hillside' curling gently up to the fleecy clouds overhead.. The delicacy of toucK of the artist is beautifully illustrated throughout, and the perspective exceedingly grand. It is only when looked at carefully for sometime, and at a prb'per distance,, that the intrinsic merits of the workbegin to be seen, and then the longer you sit and look, the longer you would like to-gaze.— The -pieftire,- WB-may"agam say, was the last production of the' pehcii~of Horatio M'Culloch, Esq., U.5.A.., and was pur : chased by the Edinburgh ArbTJmo'n, to form the second prize at last season's Hrawingr^ a cost °f one.hundred and, fifty guineas;" The death of the talented.artist of course greatly enhances the value of-all his works, especially jof 'this, Tils last. We must eongratulato Mr Jpnes on his good fortune in thus becoming- the possessor of so fine a picture, and recommend all lovers~of the fine art to view one of the v choicest niodernrproduc^ The first match this- season -took; 'place '_ on Wednesday between eleven of the River ton and Invercargill Cricket Clubs. "Singularly; the day was exceptionally fine beyond expectation. Messrs E. D. Butts and Goodsir actec| as umpires;; Mr E. Rogers officiating as scorer. _Tha following score will show that the -match was closely contested. One or two of the InvercwgiU team were, However, very unfortunate at the wickets, being neither run, caught, or stumped out the flrstball. iNVKRCARaiLU -
In the evening the Riverton Club were entertained at a sumptuous dinner at Colyer's Princess, Hotel. After the cloth had been removed, the Chairman, MrF. H.Moore, proposed "Her most gracious Majesty and the Royal Fannily." The ViceChairman, Mr Mills (Captain' of the Riverton team), proposed ".The Army, Navy, -and Volunteers." Color-Sergeant Scandrett responded for the latter branch of the service. The Chairman proposed "The Riverton Cricket Club," coupled with the name of their' Captain, M* Mills. This toast received musical honors. Captain Mills, in responding, expressed the sense of the club in the handsome treatment they had lvc-eive 1. Ke hoped there would be time to play another matr-h this season, at RiverLon ; and whoever might win, he knew the same friendly feeling would be continued. He concluded by proposing the " Invercargill Club," which was responded to by Mr' J. T. Cross, Mr Kingsland proposed "Tho Umpires;" Mr Walker, "The Ladies"— responded ho by Mr Baker ; the Chairman, " The Host ;" nud other toasts having been honored, the eud-rUi: iment closed harnionioushyit an early hour... .
We would direct the attention of the Inveroar* gill Biae Voltateers to a general meeting, to be held in the Orderly Rooms, railway station, this oreping. '' Important business will bo brought forward and. all. members of the oorpa Bhquld mate it a duty to attend. • Tlio " Wellington Independent," Ist January, under the head ''more reductions," says :"— " The General Government employes in the several departments iv Auckland recently received a |ircular announcing to them thac they may be prepared/for any change either as regards reduction •ofisalary or loss of situation altogether." O"ltTa greatly lo;he feared?' says, the Coast Times," ""that a dark deed of bloodshsd^has been coiHmit'fed' in'the Waimealistrict.:. A miner named Hugh Carmichael has been for some time -past, working by himself in a claim near liis tent in German Gully. ."On the 6tli insti.-ho'lvas last seen alive by a man named-Frederick Dry, who had been Mrformer -matty On- the 17th imfc," Carmichae/s. dead body was found in.anadyanced stage o r f decomposition, lying in a hole'atthe back of his tent, about three feet and a half '■ deep, and sufficiently long to contain the bo.iy without doubling • it" f «p. ' siE^LJwa^lHisted tightly AbouTthe- nec k of ..the deceased, and the clothes were partially dragged off the body, as if | a'BCUffle had £aken-place.r: ■■ . j
Ist Innings. 2kd--I*wi«»S; — Colyer, b Davi3 . .4 b Stevenson ,-3 Stewart, b Davis ". '•' .' 2, run oub -': .2 A. Cross, c Stevenson 8 not out -/ • . 16 J. Cross, c'Young .. 9 c Connor .2 Borne, b Stevenson . 9 b Stevenson . C Kingsland, run out •■ _.v: >1' c Davis . . C Scandrett, c Mills . . 0 stumped out .• C Greig, run out . ''. 1 run out ._ . 2 Moore, b Stevenson . 4 b Davis"". . C Wentwortb., hit wickefc ..; : ,7, 'run out -. -:.-■■.;'. -1 Bakeir, riot out ." • P b Stevenson... .2 Byes I . •*:"> ■•■■ ) -V'-4 " io - '. T : 3""> 6 Jjeg-byes . .0 . . " . 1 ■W^dcS -..,.,.-- ..,.4^ ■-:?: .>•-• ■--■■• ? 1 53 ■ :ri "-' : '" ; :'^ ;;; 'S7 EIVERTOK Ist Innings. .; ■•■;. 2nd Innings. : ' Fryofct, b Cross .^ JL^LCross.^,™^-.— JO Davis, b Cross I .0 runout •_/...• 6 Wood, c Stewart .^ ; .' { 4> runout . . 3 Pickford, c Wentworth . 0 b Colyer . . C Connor, c Stewart . .Ob Cro?s • . 1 Stevenson, b Cross . v • -•• '0 . Lb.^r.- ""/. y-J. .0 Mills, bCro3S ..' .' 0' Ib.w. ', . 0 Crisp, b Cross . .■ 1 not out . . 1 Walker, not but .. ;: . . 2: -b'Colyer'. ■'" ' ill Young, b Cross . . 1 c Coher . . 4 Densham, b Stewart . 2 b Stewart V 3 Byes ... 11 . ___. .16 Leg byes. . .2 .- . .2 ._....,. .-Widea—. . . ..4 ; -. .:t..,'8 .. ' 27 -- : --- 55 Totals. Invercargill, Ist Innings . r .' . 53 2nd . ...... -■. 37 — 90 Eiverton, Ist Innings , ..' . 27 ■ 2nd - ■..•:..•,.• - 82
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