Local News and Notes.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Volume I, Issue 46, 7 October 1863, Page 4

Local News and Notes.

A meeting of the Queenstown Cricket Club was held on Thursday, October 1, Mr. Rees in the chair, when it was resolved that a sub-com-mittee, consisting of Messrs. Weaver, Lockhart, Chambers and Webh, be appointed to superintend the laying-out of the cricket ground. was als resolved to advertise for tenders for the same. The sub-committee met on the sth instat the Wakatip Hotel, Mr. Lockhart in the chair, to receive tenders, when that of Messrs. Owen & Co. was accepted. We may now look forward with some certainty for the commencement of practice, with its usual concomitants of excited spectators, perspiring players, and cries of " Well done, Snooks," or " Now then, butterfingers"—so delightful to the heart of every cricketer.

It is with much pleasure that we have to record a further donation for the Hospital of £33 18s. 6d., from the Nokomai.

There can be but little doubt now that the surmises respecting the ill-fated craft, the Pride of Tymore, have been but too well founded, and that she has gone down with her unfortunate crew and passengers. The loss of life, however, proves not to have been so great as was anticipated, two of the passengers having been put ashore at the Twelve-mile, thus leaving us to conjecture the fate of four, instead of six, fellow-creatures. We have been informed that a pocket-book known to belong to one of the men has been found; and also that a bag of flour which has come ashore has been identified by a carpenter as part of a fortnight's provisions taken up by his mate.

Doubts having been expressed by several parlies that the '* Summary" of Saturday will not be published in time to catch the English Mail, which closes in Dunedin on the 18th inst., we beg to inform them that should no accident or delay happen in the transmission of the mail via the Dunstan, there will be ample time. We may remark, however, that those who so please can despatch them via Invercargill, the mail for which place leaves Kingston every Tuesday > Thursday, and Saturday. At the Queenstown Improvement Committee meeting on Monday last, Mr. Bracken read a communication from the Provincial Secretary to Mr. Bush, of Queenstown, respecting the appointment of a Harbor Master for this Lake. The feeling of the gentlemen assembled seemed to be strongly in favor of such an appointment, and considerable discontent was expressed concerning the Lake Steam Navigation Ordinance, which Captain Budd said was more suited to the navigation of the open sea than an inland lake, besides leaving the sailing boats in statu quo. The meeting, however, being: essentially a preliminary one, discussions on this and other subjects under the notice of the Committee, was postponed till -the next meeting, on Thursday, (to-morrow.) The dramatic corps now performing at the Theatre Royal still continue to delight our townspeople, if we may judge from the crowded state of the house nightly. "The Lady of Lyons'' is to be produced shortly, and with Mr. FawceCt and Miss St. Clair in the principal role, nothing will be left to wish for. Mr. Usher has done something for us by initiating really good music during the interludes, and has proved that music properly played will be patiently listened to and judiciously applauded. Now that Miss Royal has recovered from her late cold, her charming voice may be heard to perfection, and in the ballads of "Eily Mavourneen" and "Sweet Spirit, hear my Prayer" she sings with an ease and precision, which proves her a proficient in her art