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Southland Times, Issue 1821, 21 November 1873, Page 2

It is expected that the Albion, which is due at the Bluff to-morrow, will bring the English mail via Suez. We received the prospectus of the Steam Shipping Company too late last evening for insertion in this day's p iper. Mr Hatch elsewhere intimates that he id prepared to receive i applications for shares.

> We have been informed by IVler M'Kellar, ] Esq., that he saw two fine specimens of the brown 7 trout disporting themselves the other day in the 1 Waihopui river, about v mile above the bridge at 5 Gladstone. The fi-h were apparently itbout l eight, inches in length, and seemed to bo in fine - condition. The chairman of the Railway and Tmmigra- ' tion Committee, Mr J. W. Mitchell, hns placed . at our disposal tho following telegram which he : ■ received yesterlay from Christchu'-ch : — "Am given to uivler-tind that the Omega is loading at home with immigrants for the Bluff. — Julius , Yogel." 5 It, is announce! that. lfiOO shares hare been > applied for in a Direct Shipping Company which > it, is proposed to establish. A meeting is convened for Mon ay evening to take the necessa>y 1 steps for floating the company. 1 Mr J. R. Cuthberrson, M.H.R., will addresa j the electors of luvercargill in the Exchange Hall I this evening. We would direct attention to the prospectus of the Standard Insurance Company, which will be found in cur advertising columns. Messrs p Hare, Pratt and Co. have been appointed local » agents for receiving applications for shares. 1 The opening services in connection with the ■ Primitive Methodist Church will be held on Sun- ' day first. We understand that the lambing on the Wrey's Bush run, and on other runs in its ' vicinity, has been very good and satisfactory, and that the flocks on the whole are looking reJ irarkably well. Shearing has not yet commenced in that locality. I; A number of the Invercargill Rifle Volunteers ; met for drill in the Driil Shed on Tuesday night. > The exercises were gone through with consideri able expertness and precision, and after drill was ) over, Private Mucrorie was elected Subr lieutenant. 5 The Star Mammoth Troupe gave their first 1 performance in the Theatre R )y^l last evenJ ing to a large and enthusiastic audience. The . company is composed of artiste 3of a superior order oi merit. Miss Neilson is possessed of a fine rich mezzo-soprano voice, Mr Bromley and Mr Margetts are highly amusing in character songs, and the performances of Signor Ferrari's monkeys are something wonder 'ul. Monkey Jenny on the flying trapeze, and Jemmy in 1; is great tight- rope act, a la Blondin, ' calle 1 forth rounds of .applause. Mr Searrell, who presided at the pianoforte, dis- , coursed some excellent niU3ie during tho even- , ing. Tho entertainment was conclude! with a p negro farce, which sent the audience away in s the height of good humor, everyone being ■ apparently highly satisfied with the evening : s amusement. A change of programme is an--1 noun-jed for to-night. ' The Municipal Council met kst evening. Present — His Worship the Mayor, and all the ' Councillors, Mr Rjse wrote asking the use of the Council. Chamber on Monday evening next for the purpose of holding a public meeting concerning the Southland Direct Shipping Company, and it was resolved that hi 3 request bo granted. Mr Henri wrote complaining of the state of the drain iv front of his residence in Ythan-street, saying that it was calculated jto affect the health of his pupils. It was 1 resolved that tho Engineer's attention bo called to the matter. The report o( the R(?ser/(?9 Committee, recommending the erection of a Guardian's cottage in the Cemetery, the widening ofits paths, and other improvements connected with the same, was read and adopted. The Engineer's report recomraanding C3rtain works, estimated to cost more than £90, was held over. Several accounts were passed for payment, and the Engineer's report concerning the drainage of Dee and Esk streets was then read, and ufter considerable discussion, adoptel, the Council highly approving of the western end of Esk street as an outfall. No tenders having been received for the proposed Corporation Loan, it was resolved that the Loan should be advertised for two weeks in the Melbourne Argus, Lyttelton Times, and Ota^o Daily Times, tenders to be received at Inverearaill up to tho 11th January, 1874 The Council adjourned at a little after 10 o'clock. The musical entertainment given on Wednesday evening at the Theatre by Mr T. V. Twinning's pianoforte pupils, assisted by several ladies and gentlemen, was dtcidedly a success, the upstairs portion of the house being filled to overflowing. i The result of the experiment must bo as satisfactory to Mr Twinning as it was agreeable to the audience. The sU^o — surroundo las it wis by so many tastelully-dressed chtl Iren — presented a pleasing effect. The pro^"*a,mine was too length} to admit of detailed notice ; suffice it to say that th« young performers went through the, to them, trying ordeal, in a very creditable manner, an additional interest being imparted to the entertainment from the fact of each young lady, on taking her place, being recognise 1 by almost every one. It is scarcely fair to select any one piece for particular notice, where all wore relatively good, but we cannot refrain from expressing commendation of the manner in which " Li Chattelane," " Novma," "La Sympathie," and " Corricolo," were performed. The ladies and gentlemen who diversified tho entertainment by singing several songs, were wjII received, as repeated vigorous attempts to obtain an encore proved. All would have been pleased to hear again " Maggie's Secret," and " Scenes that are brightest," but the length of the programme precluded the wish from being gratified. On tho whole we may congratulate Mr Twinning on the success which has attended him, as evidenced by the proficiency of his pupils, and shall look forward with interest to tho next public exhibition of their talent. At the meeting of the Waste Lan Is Board yesterday, the Chief Commissioner, and Messrs M' Arthur, Baker, and M'Cullocli were present. It was resolved, " That a general meeting of the Board, at which all the members must be present, and to which business will be referred, be held on the second Thursday of each month." Mr Fuiiarton, Clerk to the Aparima Road Board, wrote requesting tho Commissioners to hand over a lignite reserve, comprising sections 19 and 20, block 55, Jacob's .River hundred, to the said Aparima Road Board. The Board referred Mr Eullarton to certain clauses in the Land Acts, virtually declining his application. In answer to a petition received at a former sitting from settlers at the Wuikiwi, praying the Board to reserve certain portions of bush, the Board reaolred, " Tkat sections ,'43, 44, 45, 16,

j -17, 4S, nnd 49, block 10, luvercargill hundred, be reserved n9 bush reserve for the u?e of the settlers." Mr A. VV. Traill applied for twenty acres :it Ring Hing Foint, Deep Bay, J-tewarl's Island. Tlie application wis granted, subject to the regulations now in force, the grant beinii accompanied with a memorandum recommending it to the favorable consideration of the Superintendent, when the triennial revision of the Stewart's Island Settlement Act again takes place. Fresh tenders are invited for the, mail service to Flint's Bush. Wo understand that th^ postal authorities desire, if possible, to provide bi weekly mail communication with that district. We understand that, the engravings for the members of the London Art Union, and the prize gained by Mr Montagu of the Bank of New Zjaland, arrived by the Wanganui on Wednesday. At a large sheep sale, held in Christchurch after the recent show, one of Messrs Sutton Bros.' L/incoln rams realised £155. Hh Excellency the Governor and His Honor the Superintendent have consented to become patrons of the Southland Caledonian Society. The indefatigable secretary of the Society, Mr Neil Ferguson, is now busily engaged making the necessary preparations for the annual gathering on New Year's Day. The Illustrated New Zealand Herald for this month contains portraits of the Grand Duchess Marie, of Russia, and of the members of the New Zealand Ministry, together with the following engravings : — Moir's Shot. Tower, Tasmania ; 1 issoing wild horse-" ; the new Melbourne Custom House ; view on the river Tamar, Tasmania ; Newcastle harbor and Stockton, N.S.W. ; the Exchange Buildings, Sydney ; Nowra Mill, Shoalhaven, N.S.W. ; Pitcheriche Pass, Flinders Range, South Australia ; and parade and service on Hospital Sunday, in tlig Reserve, Sandhurst, Victoria. The Spring meeting of the Balclutha Jockey Club comes off on the Ist January. Some of the Road Boards in Sou'h Cantorbury have consented to allow contracts let by them to remain unfulfilled until after February next, in order that the men employed in carry* ing them out may bo availablo for shearing and harvest work. Mr John Williamson has been olected Superintendent of Auckland. A man named J. Edwards, employed at the Catlin's River sawmill, has had his left arm terribly lacerated. It appears that the drivinebelt having slipped, he had the saws stopped whilst he replaced it, when it slipped again This time he only stooped one of the saws, and whilst he was in the act of tightening the lacing of the belt, his left arm happened to come in contact with the revolving saw. Te Koo«i is reported to be mentally as acute as ever, but physically quite gone, through diink. All the Hauhaus are sail to be mad for rum, and they will make any sacrifice to obtain it. The Dunedin Evening S ar says : — We hear that the Messrs White intend instituting further proceedings agiinst the M'Kellar Brothers for damages sustained since the coram;ncemjnt of the late action, and up to the present time. The damages are laid at £20,0)0. Messrs John sni E. 13. Cargill have presented to the Province handsome portraits of He* Majesty the Qacen and the late Prince Consort, painted by Partridge. The Oaraaru sea wall is now carried out about 220 feet. The Auckland Agricultural and Horticultural exhibition was held on the 12th. The local industries shown include 1 some excellent agricultural implements, locally-made wine, harness, saddlery, dairy utensils, biscuits, all kinds of portrnauteaux, leather work, pottery ware, fl.ix, tobacco, cigars, snuff, spuii yarn, and wood ware. Pure bred cattle and cheep -were particularly good. An up-country contemporary remarks : — The meanest Chinese hewer of wood an 1 drawer of water cmii read and write his own language, whereas we frequ ntly he.ir of English, Scotch, and Irish who, in their own words, are "no schollards." Comparatively speaking, wo Europeans aie not always so good as wo seem to be. The Timaru Herald s ays : — Tn several of our contemporaries we have lately, from timo Xo time, observed allusions to the pressing or dumping of wool, preparatory to shipment. Tho merchants and Lin lon cor/espo i loots of some of our wool exporters seen to complain grio vously. They &ay that duinnn,' ii rnw c im: I oi to an injudicious extent in the loading of mast ships; that tho proe.s* is peculiarly hurtful t> heuvy-condition-d New Zealand wojls, which are frequently so severely pressed tli it th -y never afterwards rjjjvor 1 1 u i c form ;ui:l are consequently preju liced in price. Ad wools are nioro or less affected, but strong cliis i:i tho grease sutler most. We have sine? hear I tint 10:1113' of the bales on arrival present a wretched appearance, tho wojljjick-t toi'ii mil tlii greise, during jhe voyage, having turne.l tho inns of wool almost black, an \ tint by tho exo, ssivo pressure iv the dumping tho wishing an I cleansing process id much iinpjded, an 1 that after tho washing and sorting, tlu wool has a, mingled and shattered appearance, whbh no future treatment, however careful, can remedy. It therefore becomes a questi >;i of proli, an 1 I >ss for th.) exporter, and a matter of sjrious consideration as to the form in which he ships his wool, as the loss in deterioration of value may, on calculation, prove heavier than the apparent gain from sending home hard dumped balei in grease. Temperance (says the Tuapeka paper) is tho order of the day, at present, in Lawrence. The publicans take the matter very quietly. Brother Mackune stited iv the course of his lecture that one publican collecto.i a sum of money in aid of his cause. The rules of the Good Templars provide that a merchant who sells alcohol, or malt liquor, raw, relined, or mixed, violates the rules of Good Templarism, and cannot be enrolled in its cataloguo of membership. . But an assistant in a mercantile house — say, an assistant grocer, who sells bottled alcohol, or inalfc, or other intoxicants, will be accepted. We have been requested to state tlmt the aale of ewes, advertised by Messrs G. F. Martin and Co. to take place this duy, is postponed till further notice. Several communications are unavoidably excluded from this issue.