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Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 28, 21 January 1875, Page 5

Last night Mr and Mrs St. Vincent ahly aseistid by Herr Julius as mueical dmc'or, gave one of thtir drawioa-room cntntainnient", in Barr's Hall, entitltd "Sketches of Life and Character." i»«ing to the unpromising state of the wca-h»r and other causes tht attendance was nmll. The tntertainme nt vpas in every respecr a firs?- rate one. English, Irish, and Scotch melody and character being admiarby p utra3td and tbor»ugbly appreciated by the audience. At the clo*e of the per furmance announcement was made tbat tt<e party wqu'd return again in a few weeks and give anotrer of their ent«r ainments in* Baklutha; wbicb we have vevery con« fidence in recommending to public patronage. . '

Ma Junes S-ott ot Keilor Waiwrra, has purchased box of a lot ot 13 Lincoln rams imported by Mr James Sunth t.f Green field etatioD, per shipF;orence from Lon don. This ram was bred by " Kirkham" the celebrated breeder of L ; ncolns. Thr piice paid ia s:ated tj have been. 57 guineas. On the 13th ins*, a number of the children ot i.he VVairma, Clinton, and Waiwera distficte, assembled at the Man«>e. Popotunoa, to enjoy a pic nic. Thtre were present some of the ti acrters of the Sabbath schools, and Mr Anders< n teacher of the Clinton school. All seemed to en j-jy alike the amole entertainment and the sports of the afternoon. Af er the t-ingi'nt! of a hymn and a short address from thRev. Mr Connor— the children pr^pired to disperse, uniting first in some hearty cheering to their teachers and Air and Mrs Connor. We understand a cricket match has been arranged to take place on the T«.komairiro cricket ground, on Saturdav nex>, between ti.e Tukomairiro and Balclutha cricket cluhs. We , anticipate the march will be well contested as both teams appear to be in good form. A recent traveller informs us that he was" perfectly astonished at the number of buildings in course of erection aleng the road between ttii-* and Invercargill. "I speak from personal observation,' 7 he adds " when I say thai no other part of the r rovince can show a g'ta er amount of energy, than the long dormant district of Southland ia doing at the \ restnt moment." From Inch Ciutha we learn that farmers occupied with hay making have been very much linden d ol ia?e bv the showery weather experienced ; inrle d, the crons have been a pood dial bauertd and Mil by the heavy quails, which uill render harvesting a not ve r y pl-a^am ,busiue;>» Harvest operations will, he very backward here^ th-8 sta* n units* bri-htrr weather pets ia. The crop* are ol excellent qualify and a ereater aiea than u-ual is under tillage this at a-on, and at present a considerable extent of waste land is b ing r» - claimed which will be in crop by t ( »e fail of the year. In a lew y< are. by the ac ommodation of a bri<!fie ain.es the Mstau and the spetdy : cce«s to Dunediu by rail, the inland swamps will t<> a treat extent be a thing of the past~at leasr, so we would infer from the BCMvity and perseverance put fbrch t! is stason in clearing. Uur ordinary undertakings are moving along in a quiet and prosperous manner. Our locality seems to have gut rid of a good deal of indisposition which for a time prevailed. The Inch Clntha Sab^a'h School children we r e on Tutur'ay, 12th inst.. enter tained at M«-s«»r8 SiDith Brt,s., where in the biihh they htld a fplenriiil pic uic. Over forty children wtTe present, also several ladies and een'iemen graced the mettin;; by thiir pns^iicc. The Rev. Messrs M'Ara and Ross (Queenstown) were among the number— timse gentlemen entering with a j >vial and hearty good- will in o the diffeient amusements got ud (or the juvenile company. A better portion could not have been secured lor the occasion, nnder the shade of t: e lofty totara, with the grten velvet sward underneath, added greatly to the comfort and pleasure of the entertainment. Mr and Mrs Smith made ample provision as far as the pood things .necessary is concerned, and the children *eemed not insensible to the great hospitality and kindntss of Mr and Mrs Smith in spreading such a sumptuous table in the bush. Various games were got up into which all entered with z^t Mr M'Neur, the teacher, exerting all the imaginable skill and ariiotness within (■is command in rendering the gathering as jolloy as p- ssble. All s^emtd to enjoy this social meeting, and about 6 p.m. the island children ai:d some ladies and gentle men crossed on the punt in a body qu t* happy and pleased with the clay's proceedings. The Uev. Mr Coffey (Tokomairio) has lons bf en ennaged waging a »ar of ?x?erTination against sinners belonainf to the particular denomination mentioned in the annexed paragraph While located at Qiieenstown it is said that he managed to Mng more than one erring couple within the holy bond of we«il>ick. We are not aware whether or not he has r-.-sorted to to the annexed preecrpuon ; if not perhaps he will ke«-p it in mind on the fifft occasion that arises. "An Arct b shop of Up-ula wa<» once horr fitd to find that People were bej:inninj» to with the marr'age ceremony. ll** c u-^-d the wicked couples to t>e humtg ed to t l e cathedra), bad them first ftujytd i'ei ducked, and fii all\ marriei. Cr-a 1 s IX tnought the arch r i?<bop had b»eu tiu> severe; and wh«n about a ytsr later, the j prelate was worried r-y comp!aning wives whose hustaoda would ill- use them, tie King was heartily delighted. " Serves you righ%" was his remark, " why did you marry them ?'* Our OaOin'e R- ver readers will be interested in knowing the impression r-rodu xd by the arrival « f the Ca»e'ine, the la>t addition made to th- fleet of coastt-r* tr-i-'ing to and from the Rner — the 'Daily Time-' says — A welcome addition to ihe already nnmerous fleet if coasters owntd >>y Aie«9rß Guthrie. and Larnaih came into Pon ye«tetday, (18 h inst.) an<), wind and tid«favoring her, ; wei»t on to Duntd : n aiid moortd at the Srunrt-strftt Jct»y. S Vl e ia kecb, built by Mr M'Fte at Ca lin'.River ; and the bui der, eo tar as we ran judge, has t-uccteHtd in. turni g out n verj creditable piece of workmimship. She has not been measured yeU but will te about 40 or 42 tons regis er. and faaa an iro>. wood frame, with deck and topnides o< Bnltic pine, the bottom b ing compo ed of picked led fine, all wellfa^te eil ard faithfully put togeth-r. . S e has f.n elliptic stern, and has a g-^od entra> ce and run, coexistent with light d-au-ih' a»'H good carrying capacity. She ha- 24000 feet of tin ber on h(ard, wh'ch give? ti« r sft. 9in. draught of wat. r, an I it is ex pectxi when fully loadtd say with 33 000ft. ehe "will rtraw 6it. 6 n. of water, which will euit. the traoe she is to be engaged in. .Captain Hannah bo>»uh' her up from Catlin's River, he having 1» 0 there yesterday morning. She proved >e self very hanriy under canvass, ol which she spreads a fair proportion. There are several little ..Jthings to he dose to her belore she leaves the Port and ent rs on her career of usefulness. She has beea named Catiline.

The annual poirte of the Presbyterian Church will be. beld ia Barr'a Hall on T hurst lay next, 28t^ inst. Addresses by various clergymen are annotmced as' part of the evening'a programme. We have been rt quested to state that the Rev. Mr Wrhey, Chiirch of Boglani clergyman of this distric", will conduct services in' the Scboolhouse,- Kaitangata, on Sunday, the 31*t iost. In future these servicr-g will be held at Kaitangata every fortnight, instead of once a month, as heretofore. We beg to draw the attention of our Roman Catholic ' t> a'Jers to an announcment in another column mtimatinsr that 'he Rev. Father Leneham will be in BJclutha on Saturday, 6h prox., and that he wi 1 officiate in the Courthouse the following day (Sunday). The fo lowing t ndera have been acceptep, — For fencing about half-a mile of the ne# road, Wainahi to, Tapanui, kelson and Hewitsop, L110; for supply ot 2000>'dp. "f metal between Pilfan'* Bend.and King's Corner, Kaitangata, J. Pinckc, L9OO. The Highland blood, wh ; ch forms so la'ge an element in the population of the good folks of Warepq, will ting'e with delight on Sibbath first to hear a sermon in its own nweet musical tongue by the Kev. 1). Ros9, Queenstown. The rtv. set tleman p^sse-sts a remirkable power ff orato'y in his native language, and we anticipate a very full attendance in the fon noon to h^-ar him. Mr P. Roberts of Kuriwoa station, recently shot a shag in the v*ry act of carrying off a large brown trout which it hud picked up out of the Kuriwoa stream. Upon r-eir.g examined the fish was found to be 15 inches lonjr, and weighed 10 ounce*. It is said to be about 14 month*, old, being one of the nnmW turned out in this B" ream '"n Yn«*«m*v>r, 1573.