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Southland Times, Issue 966, 10 June 1868, Page 2

This evening the performance at the Theatre Koyal will be for the benefit of Little Marion, and is under the patronage of the Ladies of Invercargill. There will be a fresh programme, that includes the Irish farce of " His Last Legs," and the popular burlesque of " Codadad." "We understand that the Troupe will leave for Melbourne at the end of the week.

One thousand two hundred acres, in the Takitimo district, were sold at yesterday's sitting of the Waste Lands Board,

Mr Rose, Bookseller, Dee-street, has sent us a specimen of the Camden Envelope, patented by the Messrs Goodall 3 the novelty consists simply in the gum being deposited on the portion of the envelope covered by the flap, instead of on the flap itself, thereby avoiding the disagreeable operation of wetting the gum, and at the same time preventing the possibility of the destruction of part of the contents. The envelope will no doubt come into very general use.

An accident, happily resulting in nothing very serious, occurred in Tay-street, on Monday forenoon last. A horse attached to an express waggon ran away from Mr Clarke's Cor iial Manufactory, and in dashing out of the entry and across the street came so violently into collision with a two horse team which happened to be passing, as to throw the whole lot into a confused heap amongst the mud, which is pretty deep just there. The joint exertions of the respective drivers soon succeeded in extricating the astonished animals from their entanglement of ropes, chains, and straps, and allowing them to regain their legs. The express horse, (said to be a very quiet one) evidently of opinion that he had not done mischief enough, then made another vigorous attempt to bolt, and, but for the determined manner in which Phail, the driver of the team knocked down, held on to the reins, would no doubt have succeeded in continuing his volutary gallop along Tay-street and in doing more damage. He was, however, at length pacified and induced to resume his work in more sober style. It was fortunate that no one happened to be crossing the right-of-way at the time, or the accident might have had a (atal termination, as it was, Mr Phail had a very narrow escape, as had also his horses from the s hafts of the waggon.

The New York correspondent of the "S. M. Herald " reports that — " Professor Anderson has met a sad end. A few days ago he committed suicide in Cincinnati, where he was performing, first having killed his little son. Domestic trouble is assigned as the cause, the despatch stating that Mrs Anderson had the day before left Cincinnati in company with an employe of her husband's. She was telegraphed to on the road, and on receiving the terrible intelligence she returned to the city.

In an article^advocating the establishment of a market and Com Exchange, the " Oamaru Times" says : — " The Grain and Seeds Show recently held in Oamaru, brought out all the more forcibly the advantages which might be expected to accrue from the establishment of a Farmers' Club, or some cognate institution which would provide facilities for agriculturists to meet together and compare notes as to the results of ther experience in the treatment of certain soils, the cultivation of the different kinds of farm produce, the best mode of treatment to be adopted to prevent the occurrence of disease in grain, or for its cure, if such disease occur — the breeds of cattle and sheep best suited for particular districts, and the best grasses for permanent pasture on the various soils. There is now no opportunity of obtaining the collective result of the experience gained by the farmers of the district — the intercourse of most being principally confined to their near neighbors. Had we even a recognised Corn Exchange or Market, held at a set time and place, there would be some such opportunity for the dissemination of much valuable information ; but as we have neither, it is much to be desired thet steps should be initiated to provide what is felt to be a great desideratum to agriculturistsThere is another point of view, in which the establishment of a recognised Market-day and a Corn Exchange is very desirable, viz., the being able to fix with a much greater degree of accuracy than is at present possible, the market price of the various descriptions of agricultural produce.''