LONG DRIVE.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3893, 12 February 1870, Page 4

LONG DRIVE.

The company is now retorting, and will finish up to-night. I will forward the returns to-morrow. I believe another dividend will be paid next week.

(FROM YESTERDAY'S " THAMES ADVERTISER." There is to be a rowing match at the Thames to-day, the competitors being Mr. A. D, Bennett and Mr. C. Creighton, latp of Hokitika, both gentlemen being amateurs It has not yet transpired for what amount the match is to take place. A fire of considerable magnitude has been raging on the Kuranui range, which is doubtless destroying a large quantity of valuable timbei*. During the first act of "Lucretia Borgia" at the Theatre Royal, on Thursday evening, considerable alarm was caused by one of the lamps at the side entrances bursting and setting fire to the screen. Some screams were heard amongst the audience, as the flames spread with considerable rapidity. The curtain was dropped, and the screen was torn down, before the fire could spread to any of the adjoining scenery, and by the presence of mind of the gentlemen on the stage in smothering the flames with the green baize cloth that covered the floor of the stage, a very serious danger was averted. The curtain again lose after some minutes had elapsed, and the drama proceeded, after the audience had applauded the ready manner in which the fh-e had been extinguished. The Hauraki Choral Society gave a grand festival concert last evening at the Musical Academy with considerable success. Mr. Knox, of the Union Bank, acted as conductor, and gave much satisfaction. Mr. Brown presided at the piano during the evening. We are informed that two constables belonging to the force at Grahamstown have, Keen peremptorily dismissed for misconduct. A meeting was held at the Karaka schoolroom on Thursday, for the purpose of taking j jato 9oasideratiQii,&e desirability of «»tab«

lishing & tent in connection -with the above order, and wa3 tmmeronsly attended. Mr. Lewis, after reading an instructive lecture bearing upon the interests of the order, in a very lengthened and forcible speech pointed out the advantages, both moral and physical attached to their brotherhood. It was resolved and arranged to open the tent at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday. An inquest, before Dr. Kilgour, coroner, ■was held on Thursday on the body of Wm, Cock (infant child of Mr, Fred. Cock, proprietor of the Pembroke Hotel, Pollen-street), who died suddenly from injuries received While in charge of his mother, on Wednesday I night. After consideration, the jury returned the following verdict : — - " That William Cock came by his death from injuries re- | ceived while in his mother's custody on i Wednesday, she being at the time suffering I from hysteria "