RIVERTON.

Southland Times, Issue 1195, 14 January 1870, Page 2

RIVERTON.

(FEOif OTJS OWK COEEESPOSTDENT.) Jan. 11, 1870. A meeting of the Directors of the Longwood Water Race and Ground Sluicing Company was held last evening, in Dyke's Commercial Hotel, Mr Petchell being voted to the chair. The object of the meeting was to consider a communication received from Mr Surman, stating his willingness to withdraw his tender, owing to the many uupleasant remarks made by shareholders in Invercargill and elsewhere. Mr Surman's resignation as a director, dated Dec. 18th, 1869, was also placed before the meeting. It was then proposed and carried that Mr Surman's resignation as a director be accepted. Resolved — That tenders be called for leasing the Company's race, ground, &c, to be received not later than Monday, 17th inst. During the meeting reliable information was received that another nugget weighing over lOozs had just been found in the Company's ground. I may also take this opportunity of stating tbat several nuggets recently found in the Company's ground, weighing in all 32ozs, have been exhibited here for the past fortnight, the largest piece weighing over 13ozs; they were a sight worth looking at. The Directors trust that now, as every person has again an opportunity of tendering for the Company's race, &c, they will hear no further grumbling on the part of shareholders and others. The meeting then adjourned, with a vote of thanks to the chair.

A man was recently brought before a magistrate, charged with drunkenness and disorderly _ conduct. He was hu own lawyer. lio insisted that he could not have been drunk, because he was able to walk. — " When a man is drunk," said the philosopher, "he lies down and feels upward for the ground." King James I. was once entreated by his old nurse to make her sou a gentleman. " Nae, nae, nurse," "was the reply of the British Solomon ; " I'll mak' him a lord an ye wull, but it's beyond my power to mak' him a gentleman." We often hear of people very brilliant in their own circle, who shed very little beyond it.