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Southland Times, Issue 1009, 24 August 1868, Page 2

On Wednesday last a young man by the name • I of Cameron was received into the Southland Hospital suffering from a gun-shot wound, \ accidently inflicted by himself while out shooting ! at Preservation Inlet. Mr Cameron was a | member of the Survey party recently sent there i by the Otago Government. On Friday, the 14th, several of the party went out on a hunting cxi cursioa, and the unfortunate man in some unexplained manner caused his fowling piece to explode, shattering the right arm close to the elbow. His companions brought him round to Invercargill in an open boat, and after four days the brave men brought their suffering companion, to the Southland Hospital. He received every possible attention from the medical men and officers of this establishment, but we regret to say that every effort failed, and the poor fellow died on Saturday morning list. It is melancholy to relate that the mother of the deceased, who resides in Dunedin, having beeu advised by telegram of the condition of her son, started at once for this town and arrived by the Lord Ashley on Saturday, half-anhour after her son had breathed his last. The correspondent of the " Daily Times', under date 17th inst, says : — " Mr Russell (Maori) brought on a motion, affirming the desirability of allowing the Natives to eiect a European representative, if they choose to do so. There was a general request to withdraw the motion, but as it had the concurrence "of all the Maori members, it was pressed, and. lost, on a division, by 12 to 22."

Mr George Lumsden, M.P.0., and also a mem ber of the Provincial Executive, is about to visit the Home country. Mr Lutus len has been for a considerable 'ime a rollout in this town, and has from the firjt taken an a<-tire p irt in public affairs. Politically we have frequently had occasion to oppose him, but we have ever looked upon him as an honest, eame3t, ani persevering promoter of the interests of fie province. His failings may have boon co ispicious, but over zeal has been the chiof. Ho has proved himself a disinterested andenorgotio colonist. We hope that the trip homa may bt. a pleasant one, and that ere long we may w.dcome his return to this province. We understand that it is contemplated to invite him to a farewell dinner, and present him with a testimonial as.a recognition of the services he has rendered to the public. The Returning Officer for the Waiau District notifies that the nomination of candidates for the seat in the Provincial Council, vacated by B. EL Reinnecker, Esq., resigned, is fixed for Thurs- • duy, 3rd September. One of the Northern papers says : — A gentleman has arrived from Sydney on bohalf of an I extensive paper manufactory situated near that I city, for the purpose of leasing a couple of thousand acres of Government land in the Waikato, where it is proposed to grow flat -on a very extensive scale. The flax will be prepared in the best possible manner, and will then be exported to the manufactory at Sydney for the purpose of paper making. On the occasion of the thirteenth Penny Readings' Entertainment, on Friday evening last, the Theatre was, if possible, more crowded than ever. It was found absolutely necessary, shortly after the commencement of the performances, to stop the issue of tickets to the upper part of the house, aud the pit was also very soon completely packed. The first part of the programme was the exhibition of a magic lantern. The views were very powerfully magnified, being thrown upon a sheet occupying the entire front of the stage, and the effect was consequently very good. Most of the views were representations of scenes and buildings familiar to many of the audience, such as the Falle of Clyde, Melrose Abbey, Westminster, tlie Tower of London, &c._ A few comical subjects were shown towards the end which gave great delight to the youngsters. The four instrumental pieces of music — " The Guards', (quadrille), "To Battle" (march), "The Review " (galop), and " Tancredi " (overture) — were all splendidly performed, the march and overture being specially effective. The " Gipsey's Tent," solo and chorus, went very well, and received marked applause. The piano solo, " The Syren Song," was delightful. The song, "By the Saa Sea Waves," wa3 very sweetly sung by a young lady, whose timidity alone prevented her from displaying to still greater advantage a very rich and melodious contralto. The quartette "Home Sweet Home" Was, as a matter of course, feelingly sung, and Wartrily deceived. With regard to the readings it is to be regretted that they were not, with the exception of the last, so attentively or patiently listened to as they meritted. Whatever may be the reason, it is evident that a certain number of the weekly attendants arc getting more and more averse to listen to anything serious or instructive, and only relish that which borders on burlesque. This humiliating fact was painfully manifest on Friday night, when one of the most instructive, and, bearing in mind the object of the asß ociation, appropriate selections yet read was drowned in continual ihterruptifln. The eicuse that the reading was rather lengthy does not apply in this case, as the disturbances commenced before the reader had been eight minntes on the platform, and were continued to the end. In the second case, that of the reading '• Generalship," the charge of being too long was certainly applicable to some extent, but even in it the reader scarcely exceeded the limit allowed by the committee, (twenty minutes.) It must be conceded that the audience listened most attentively in this instance for the greater part of the time; _ and j that had the reader broken off some few minutes sooner he would no doubt have retired amidst hearty plaudits, but it does not ' always suit to drop a subject at any given ' moment. To the appreciative hearer such ( a course would frequently destrdy the sense of the reading, and hence the necessity of the , impatient being given to understand that readers must not be rudely interrupted, even if a little ■ tedious. The public may safely trust the Committee to keep readers within reasonable limits, . and the management have an undoubted right to insist that their programmes shall be carried out ; in their entirety so long as no subject in itself objectionable is introduced. In connection with this matter the Committee have a delicate and ' difficult duty to perform. There can be doubt j but that on the occasion in question a large • majority of the audience were seriously annoyed • by the incipient rowdyism indulged in, and if • such conduct is again permitted it will be found ■ that neither ladies nor gentlemen will risk the ; possibility of being placed in an awkward position I on the stage, by assisting as performers, or, as ; spectators^ of having their ideas of propriety | outraged and their evenings enjoyment spoiled at j the caprice of a few noisy youths. The comi mittee will no doubt take some steps to stop the I nuisance, and they may rely on all well disposed ! persons to support them in the attempt. The ' Taranaki Herald,' says :— The difficulties that have hitherco existed in melting this ore, which lies in abundance on our beach, are gradually disappearing. We shall shortly be able to run off any quantity of iron at a price that will compete with the English and foreign markets. The process is simple, and the ingredient required to separate the sand from the iron is at our very door. We were shown yesterday two bars of iron — one crude, the other brightly polished, and with sharp edges. The process as shown us was this : — A loam was made of Urenui clay and iron sand, in proportion of one-third clay to two-thirds^ iron sand, this was made into balls and dried. A smith's forge-fire was then blown up and one of the balls put into the fire. We witness •. ( (as the blow- pipe was kept going), the gra lua' change of this mixture, and the occasion >•' sparks of the iron that flew out. After being >i this state for some time, it was drawn from the furnace and ! plunged into water, and on its being taken out it i resembled a clinker. This was again put into the furnace, and heated as an ordinary piece of iron to a white heat, when it was taken out and beaten into bars. One of these bars was filed and i then put on the lathe, when it assumed a. most I brilliant polish.

From a telegram in the " Age " it appears that 1 MrG-. A. Lloyd's peojocted operations in tho Sydney floar market are not: likely to prove bo successful as he anticipated. It is said that late Californian news with respect to breadstuff* produced such an effect in Sydneyythat certain firms interestedjia^r.- Lloyd's speculations' the opportunity^JNikiJrSuez mail to <xHnmunicate with him by the Atlantic ©able, and by that means to stop any further shipments from him. Our" Wellington correspondent writes that there are strong probabilities that the obnoxious postal charges upon newspapers will be removed as far as press exchanges are concerned, and that no opposition is likely to be offered to the introduction of a measure praying for such removal. The following advertisement we clip from the ' Sydney Morning Herald' : — " Notice.— l, Margaret O.Brine, not having received any support from my husband, William O'Brine, for the la3t three years, and have heard that he is dead, this is to give him notice (if alive), if he does not send or come to my support within one month from this date, I intend to get married again. — Margaret O'Brine, x her mark. July 10, 1863." The Shortland correspondent of the • Southern Cross,' lsth inst., writes :—" All the ground for a considerable distance up Tararu Creek is now taVen, and the place already begins to assume a | business-like appearance. At the mouth of the Creek, on the Flat, a large hotel and store is already being run up, and there is every chance of the place forming an important addition to our already wealthy goldfields. Shares in claims in this locality have already changed hands at fair prices. A dispute has arisen with regard to the Prospectors' Claim, and it is likely to come into the Warden's Court." The ' Lake Wakatip Mail* of Thursday, says: — " It is stated that a second reef (somewhat below and overlapping, as it were, the first one opened) has been discovered both in Soufchberg's and the Pheenix (late Great Scandinavian) Co. The width of the lode is not yet known by us, but the stone already got out is well sprinkled with the precious metal, and is considered of good qualiiy. We hope the result may be auspicious, as it will tend to drag from comparative obscurity a means of prosperity which, since the crisis, has lain dormant. We are confident the reefs in the Upper Shotover district will ere long be perhaps the mainstay of mining, industry ;— the time of the revival depends, of course, upon circumstances, and the promising fact abovementioned may be the first to break in on the dark cloud hidine the sun of our mining prosperity." The Tauranga correspondent of the ' Southern Cross,' of the 15th August, says :— " We have evidence before us that the Tauranga Hauhaus are net inclined to take aggressive measures- A few days ago, Hori Ngatai, a chief of Tauranga,intimated to the Hauhaus resident at Poripori that he was desirous of dragging his canoe — I which} by the wajrj had been lying in • the bush J within the Hauhau aukati line— down to the river Wairoa. After some altercation, it was agreed to. Hori, with the chief Enoka, started, accompanied by a number of their tribe, for that purpose, and on their arrival were received with every mark of respect by the Hauhaus, who indirectly assisted them in accomplishing their long-desired object. The Pirirakau tribe, who from the first have been strict adherents of the Maori King, and recently, since the introduction of Hauhauißm, have most scrupulously followed out and practised all the rites and deremonies of the he* faith, forwarded a very friendly letter to I an acquaintance of mine, informing him that they ' (the Piriraukaus) as a tribe had discarded the conduct of the ' cow-eaters,' meaning the party who had killed and feasted on Messrs Buckland and Firth's cattle ; aud, further that they had desired those outlaws to confine themselvea to i their own locality, Patetere, and that on no account would they be permitted to wander about, and disturb the peace of Tauranga. (They ! also state that King Tawhiao, with the advice and consent of his Executive, pronounced j Tauranga to be a sacred add Undisturbed district." , From the " Daily Times'' of the 21st August ; we take the following telegraphic commuuication j with reference to the wreck of the s.s. Taranalri. j "The Airedale was despatched hence early this < morning, to render assistance, and take up the ! passengers, of whom there are a great number, 1 including those from Panama, for the North. The Ladybird left to assist the Taranaki at noob, taking a diver, with dress, &c. Since { then, information was received that the j Taranaki sank in Bowden's Bay in ! ten fathoms water at 10.49 last night She ; struck amidships, and dragged over the rock, ! carrying away her propeller. Her cargo, which • was valuable, was all for Nelson and the North, I received via Panama. . Some luggage is believed to be lost. The mails are supposed to be saved. The passengers proceed to Picton to-night. The Bishop of Lichfield displayed his usual energy J and coolness."