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Southland Times, Issue 1128, 22 March 1869, Page 2

I'llE Tar vhua. —Up to the do.si.i^ of I hi- Tele rii|iii > Mti.v, -11 hall pa-t 5 p.m. e«ter-d-iy, mi public .iiniouiii-.o'iie;it ua I be n in.a ie of the arrival of. the i'araru.i. BUILDIXU AND LAND SodETr. — A meeting of those favorable to the formation of a Balling an I Lmd Society is called for tomorrow, (Tuesday) evening, at half past seven o'clock at the (Jourt ifous •. The subject to be con-idererl commends itself sufficiently to secure a iull iitteiid.-uicc;. The Hospital. — The annual meeting (if subscrib'Td lo this institution is, ii will be <>b served by advertisement elsi-whuiv, called f>>r Friday pvuniii; nest. The business of the meet ing, will be to receive the Committee's report for the past year, and to elect new office- be.irers. Special attention is called to "rule seven," published at the foot of the advertisement calling the meeting. The G-ouklay Family. — The Grourlay Family made their first appearance on Friday evening at the Theatre jßoyal. 'ike attendance was pretty fair, considering the brief notice of performance. The entertainment consists of songs, duets, &c. A noticeable feature • was the performance of one or two junior members of the family. Mr Gourlay, is no doubt, a. L clever

sctor, nnd possesses considerable knowledge of ' the most attractive parts of the Scotch character, j A pleasant evening may be enjoyed by those wishing ti pay the Theatre a visit. Thea/trical Scandal. — Some extraordinary proceedings have lately taken place in Auckland, by which Mrs Robert Heir, the w 11---known actress, was arrested. The ' Weekly Herald' of the 27th ult. says : — Our rea lers will £ doubtless have heard many rumor* with regard to the legal proceedings taken by Mr Hall, lessee I of the Prince of Wales Theatre, agiinsfc Mrs Robert Heir, for an alleged non-fulfilment of a theatrical engagement. Damnges were laid at i £6<iO, and as soon as it became known to the defendant's solicitor, throush the notice of writ, that service would be effected, that ■;en t lemin in- t formed plaintiff's solicitor that a personal service would be unnecessary, that he would accept < r service, and had seen the Sheriff on the subject, and that it was desirable to save Mrs Heir as much personal annoyance, as possible in the affair ; notwithstanding this, a copy of the writ was served upon Mrs Heir on the eve of the commencement of her readings at the Music-hall, on \fonday evening. It having been rumored on ' the following day that an arrest was in contemplation, Mrs Heir's solicitor again waited upon plaintiff's solicitor, and, having mentioned the rumor, stated that there was no necessitv for anv such proceeding — that Mrs Heir had no intention of leaving Auckland, and that, if required, ample security would be forthcoming. Notwithstanding these precautions to save unnecessary annovance, Mrs Robert Heir was arrested on Wednesday, at 12 o'clock, in her apartments, at the Army and Navy Hotel. Steps were at once taken to procure bail, and two leading gentleman of the city immediately entered into the required bonds for £4CO. Any amount of bail was forthcoming. As soon as the bonds were signed, Mrs Heir was relieved from the presence of her unwelcome attendant. As soon as we heard of the arrest, we made all diligent inquiries, which have resulted in the above facts. Mrs Robert lieir has, since her residence in this city, completely won the respect and good wishes of all who have known her, and we are sure that every one will feel regret at what has transpired. Mrs Heir has, throughout her long and honorable professional career, always been regarded as in every way entitiled to the appellation of lady, and as this is the first, so we hope it will be the last time that she will ever be subjected to such treatment. Boiling Down. —Boiling down establishments will shortly be established in Marlborough. This movement appears to be gaining ground in the colony. Cheap Sheep.— The 'Daily Times' says: — "We understand that a Canterbury sjp'ntleman at present on a visit to Duuedin, ktelv bought 1000 sheep in the Timaru district for £10, or rather less than 2£d each. Loan for Westland. — The ' G-rey ■River Argus' says the County Chairman and Mr Lnhman have been successful in negotiating a loan for the County of £20,000 from the Bank of New Zealand— £ls,ooo down, and the balance wlien required. Ota go Land. — According to a statement rorrected to the 3rd inst., an \ signed by the Chief Commissioner of the Waste Land B >ard, the a>'ea of the surveyed rural lands in the province open to selection on that date was 65,075 acres. New Industries. — The ' Daily Times' of the 18tli ins'., says : — "The woollen manufactory which it was proposed some months ago to establish at Tokomairiro, appears likely to be at length brought into operation. The proposed factory is to be established by a joiiit-stock company on the limited liability principle, under , the name of the " Otago Cloth and Blanket I Company, Limited." Tlie capital of the company will be £6,000 in 600 shares of £10 each, of which it is anticip ited that not jaore than £8 will require to be called up. Cost op War. — A. compilation from official records regarding Indian wa"B shows thi I co.-t of the varous wars of tho past 4 > years to , have been as follows: — Black Hawk war, 400 \\WWTi ves" aW.OO^^jQOTj dSlW^onfy TftdffSf the Indians being warriors. A war with the Creeks and Cherokees about the same time oost 1,000,000 dollars ; the Souix war of 1852, 300 • lives and 40,000,0 '0 dollars ; the war of 1864, 1,000 lives, and 60,000,000 dollars ; the Cheyenne war of 1867, 300 lives and about 12,000,000 i dollars ; the Indian troubles on the Pacific slope , 'or the last twenty years, about 300,000,000 dollars ; three campaigns against the Navajoes, • 30,000,000 dollars. The whole trouble in New i Mexico, of which the last item forms a part, 150,000,000 dollars. The Timaru Fire.— The ' Herald' of March. 3rd says the following list shows as near as possible the actual amounts paid by the various insurance companies for looses by the fire at Timaru in December last : — New Zealand, £6860; Liverpool and London, £6600; Imperial, £3950 ; North British, £3700 ; London and Lancashire, £3000; Victoria, £2200; Royal, 1 £1800 ; Northern, £17O5 ; making a total of £29,816, or say £30,000. Volunteering. — The ' West Coast Tim-'s' says : — "Volunteering on the Coast seems to have lost its charm, and enthusiasm on this head has very considerably abated. As we know, , the Westland corps have been in danger of dissolution very recently, and the Westportiana seem to have given it up altogether, for we are told that since the departure of their late Capt , Mr J. P. Martin, they have made no effort to elect another, and the whole matter has fallen tiirough. The 18th R.I. — The ' Wanganui Chronicle, 'Mrrfih 4th, says : — ''On Tuesday we spoke of 'he speedy departure of the officers ani men of this fine regiment irom Wanganui ; we have now the pleasure of contradicting that statement, and announcing that, in consequence of a telegraphic message to General Chute, which however is not very clear, the regiment is not to be taken out of the colony, and th.t c ms^quentlv our small contingent -will remain undisturbed. The British heart relented at tlm last moment. No doubt something definite will soon be known. Large Nugget. — A. nugget weighing 20lU, was found at the Berlin rush, Inglewuod (Victoria), on the 2nd March. TiiKATfUCAr, Mem. —Mr Walter Montgoui tv, Mi-s Clevelun 1, Madame and the Missus Garnudini, and Mr Walter .Sh rwin pr icoe-leil by the Wo Wonga, to fulfil engagements at Sydney. — ' Argus.' Indo-Kuhopean Tetegraph — " A iii-w turitfcaie into op. ration on the Ist of .lauu iry a-t. F otn [iulii to Galie the charge f .»• ten woms t*4s which w:ll cany tlie mcs<age 400 i miles, or only Is for eve \ r 10 0 '"i es of wire tr;iv- rse I. Twenty words can be sent from G-alk' to L>mlon for £3 Is, with £1 Is Bd f-r every a Iditional ten wor.ls or utiJer. From Guile to S'Vf York or Hoston the charge for fifteen *or. !s, including the five for the addre s ia £6 8s 6d, wiih fis 9 1 f >r every additional word." The Government Programme. — Commenting on Field MarsVa! "-ir J. F. Bur-uuyni-'s k'tti-r on warfare in New Zealand, the (jto vennm-MUornaii says : — The pre e u ev h must be regarded for practical purposes a,s likely to be clii-unic. within such a perio I as belongs to the view ofa, legislature. We have tried sudden exhibi' ions of vast torce ; we overleaped ourselves at>d fal en into a state of bitterness on oiw side, and financial exhaustion on the other, worse than t'le condition from which we wished to escape. Our next policy muse be steady, modest, and economical. We must play the long game. Our force, inuci smaller than that raised as ausilniries to Geneia! Cameron, must be much more hi_hly trained and more select. The plan now adopted in several plaqes in a small scale, of em ploy iag the men on opening the country by tracks, must be extended and applied as part of tho strategy of war, and of the exercise of peace.