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Southland Times, Issue 1726, 11 April 1873, Page 2

Another accident has occurred in the Waimatuku. Mr J. H. Bilker was crossing that stream on the sands at low tide on Tuesday afternoon last, with a carriage and two horses, when both vehicle and horses suddenly sank in a quicksand about mid-stream. The occupants of the carriago (ladies and children), were brought to shore without danger, the water being shallow, but the extrication of the horses proved a matter of much greater difficulty. They were ultimately got out, by the united efforts of Mr Baker and two travellers who happened to be passing at the time. The carriage, however, had settled down in the meantime, and had to be left till next day, when, after having been twice submerged by the tide, ifc was dug out and removed by levers. The necessity of placing a bridge on this treacherous stream has for a long time been urged on the authorities, and it really does seem a pity to wait until a fatal accident has occurred before action is taken in the matter. The long-promised locomotive for the Mataura railway has arrived by the Wallabi. A rifle match between teams of tho Invercargill and Riverton Volunteers comes off at the butts of the latter on Easter Monday. The advertisement calling for tenders for the construction of 22 miles of the Winton and Kingston Railway appears in our columns this morning. A valuable breech-loading rifle, with 150 rounds of ammunition, has been sent with Captain Dalgliesh's compliments to Captain Wade, to be fired for thia month by the men of the Rifle Corps, on the same conditions as the rifle presented to the Artillery by Mr Hannah, late lieutenant of that corps. A fine lot of pure-bred Lincoln sheep, selected from several celebrated flocks in Lincolnshire, arrived at the Invercargill railway station on Tuesday, Bth inst., en route for Messrs Sutton Brothers' farm at New River. The mob comprised six rams and fourteen ewes. The sheep were brought from England under the care of one of the Messrs Sutton, ia the Euterpe, which arrived at Port Chalmers on Friday, 4th inst., after a passage of 120 days. Notwithstanding the long passage all the sheep shipped arrived in good condition. These sheep show an evenness of appearance which is always a mark of good and careful selection and pure breeding. We are informed that the flocks from which they were procured contain the strain blood of Messrs Kirkham, Topham, Chaplin, and Robinson's flocks, all well-known names in the county of Lincoln as first-class breeders of this description of stock. At the meeting of the Municipal Council lasfc night, the Mayor and Councillors Blackwood, Goodwillie, Jaggers, Pratt, Lumsden, and Ross were present. It was resolved that the Corporation should contribute one-third the amount (£135) proposed to be expended on the improvement of Menzies road by the Invercargill District Road Board. The following tenders were accepted — James Cardie, £13 12$, for ditching in Eye street ; Peter Brown, paths in Leet and Doon streets, £47 10s ; J ames Cardie, works in gardens, £102 ; Thomas Ford, £12 15s, ditching on the Esplanade, the last conditionally on the Mayor being satisfied that the expenditure is desirable. From the Ist of April 1872, fco the 3l3fc of March 1873, the land sales in the district of Southland have realised fche sum of £75,436 ls 7d "; and from the Ist to the Bth of the present .month, the amount received from the same source has been £11,835 3s 2d. The Railway Manager announces that excursion trains will be run on Eaßter Monday, to the Bluff and Winton, at the very moderate fare of 2s for a return ticket. Particulars of the time of starting will be found in our advertising columns. Up to the present time Messrs Brogden and Sons have introduced into the Colony 1291 men, or, including women and children, 2174 souls. Sir James Fergusson, the new Governor of the Colony, was to leave England on the 10th April. A movement is on foot in Christchurch with the object ef starting a Compauy for the manui facture of paper. '

The Hauraki Saw.Mill Company have accepted a tender to deliver at the company's mill, at the Thames, 50,000,000 feet ot kauri timber* in lots of not less than 600,000 feet per week. The Upper Buller correspondent of the Nelson Examiner says: — Great dissatisfaction is beginning to be felt at the Special Settlementscheme, inasmuch as it debars the miners from taking up land, all the available blocks b9ing re' serred for the immigrants, wbom there is every reason to believe will not know what to do with it. Residents here expect nothing else but the most complete failure ot this scheme as regards the immigrants ; aud probably many who were adapted to make good settlers, and who would have settled, will be driven away because they cannot obtain any land on which to settle — the same as many for years past have continually been learing for want of roads. The Church of England mission station at Kaitika, in the province of Auckland, was recently burned down. The Rev. Mr Puckey, wbo has occupied the station over 40 years, lost everything, including an organ and an excellent library. Mr J. T. Peacock has resigned his seat in the House of Representatives for the town of Lyttelton. Mr Webb, who represents the town in the Provincial Council, is a candidate. Mr James Smith, of Melbourne, writes as follows to the Dunedin Star : — When I was in New Zealand, I was under the impression that the phenomena I had witnessed were identical with those of Spiritualism ; for with the latter I had little or no acquaintance, save from hearsay. Nor was it until after my return to Melbourne that I was completely undeceived in this respect. As the time had arrived for lifting another veil off my mind, I was permitted to discern that the work in which I have been employed as an insignificant instrument was preliminary to, and connected with, the Second Advent, with the gathering in of the remnant which has to be saved, and with the approaching purification of the earth by fire. Spiritualism lias been shown to me to be that " strong delusion and lie," spoken of by Paul in his Second Epistle to the Thessaloniana, and is therefore just as odious in the sight ofthe Father as are the various religions which man has invented and substituted for the law of obedience to the Mosfc High. The Bay of Plenty Times says : — " The prejudice held by the Maori against the sale of land to Europeans is fast dying away, which may be looked upon as a sure sign of the amicable feeling existing between the races in the Bay of Plenty." The Lottie Magnet Troupe is announced to appear in the Theatre on Monday evening. The gymnastic performances of Lottie, and her brothers, Prank and Victor, are characterised by the press as exhibiting great daring, several feafsofquite a novel description having been introduced by them. Mr J. Small is such a favorite with Invercargill audiences, that we feel quite certain he alone will act as a very powerful " magnet." Besides those named, the company comprises Messrs Buckley and Holly, delineators of negro character and dancers, and Messrs Richardson and Munyard, musicians. The Treasurer to the Hospital requests us ti acknowledge his receipt of £5 from Mr J. F. Dundas, as his subscription to the Hospital funds. i