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Southland Times, Issue 941, 27 April 1868, Page 2

TO LET OE SELL, f I very desirable Farm on the North Road JL — known, as the late Captain Junor's — four and a-half miles Irom town ; containing 100 ACRES, fenced in, and subdivided into Paddocks, with Homestead, Garden, and all improvements, • — part Bush. For further particulars early application is necessary to WILLIAM TODD, Auctioneer. INVERCARQ-ILL RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. 1 1 VfcLifi following Prizes will be competed for, . "*• and awarded on WEDNESDAY first, preparatory to selecting a Team to fire the Return Match with the Riverton Volunteers on THURSDAY. Ranges : 300, 400, and 500 yards. Hythe position— five rounds at each Range : — " Ist Prize ... ... ... £2 10 0 2nd do 1 10 0 3rd do 10 0 Members are requested to put themselves in practice, and muster in strength on WEDNESDAY, so that the best men may be selected to meet our Riverton friends on the following day (THURDAY.) Firing to commence at Seven o'clock sharp, on WEDNESDAY MORNING-. Those members who cannot attend in the morning will have an opportunity of firing .in the afternoon at 4 o'clock, p.m. same day. By order of Capt. Harvey, j C. BROWN. At an indignation meeting held at Hamilton, in Tasmania, Dr Shurland, the warden, is reported to have said that O'Farrell, the would-be assassin of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, is uncle of the man Allen, one of the conspirators recently executed at Manchester for the murder of Policeman Brett. The "Mercnry" adds, there seems to be little doubt that tke statement of Dr Shart'and ie correct." The "Argus" of the 27th ult., says:— "We are authorised to state that the highly esteemed lessee of her Majesty's Theaire <Mr Mapleson) is prepared to bring to Australia s->me of those eminent artistes who have been so intimately associated with all that is great and glorious in the history of musical drama. Of course it is expected that the people of Australia will offer pueh encouragement as may be required to i .auco Mr Mapleson to carry out this project."