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Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 430, 13 September 1877, Page 2

With this issue we present our readers w'.th a supplement containing a quantity of important loeal news. The Oamaru portion of the San Francisco mail was received this morning by the 10.30 train from the North. It will be seen by our Parliamentary. report that the advisability of having rollingstock, &c, for railways manufactured in the Colony has been brought prominently before the House. A discussion upon the matter took place yesterdays but the question has not been disposed of. At the Resident Magistrate's Court', Hampden,, yeserday, before : T. W. Parker, E-q., E.M., G. M. Poison pleaded guilty to selling .liquor without a license..;. The Bench inflicted a fine of L 3, and 10s. witnesses' ex"-'

The monthly Government . inspec.t»ori parade of the Headquarters be held on Friday, 21st insK&instead morrow. >--;?

j||Che employes of |to:distrffjFnave l|tib&edli;6 establish*' a Recreation "Club, af circulating viibrary, a brass band, and a cricket club. A meeting was held last evemng, Wen over 'thirty of the railway employes were present. Mr. Amos was in the chair, and a g 'od working Committee, consisting of representatives from the different departments, was elected. We hope shortly to be able to announce that the Club has been thoroughly set going. We understand that Mr. J. L Hall purposes paying another visit to Oamaru with - his admirable company. The season will commence on the 24th instant. Since the company was last here, it has received a large accession of strength, and is now one of the most compact dramatic companies in I the Colony. It has for some time past been I playing in Dunedin, where it has created almost a. furore by the production of Byron's latest efforts " Our Girls."

Last night, a meeting of the Horti ultural .Society was held at Albiou House. PresentMessrs. Connell (in the chair) Steward, Spratt, Ireland, Leigh, Paterson, Kidd, Stemson, Simpson, and Heywood. It was stated by the Secretary that, in consequence of a requisition, he had called the meeting for the purpose of fixing the value of prizes. As no notice had been given of the special business to be considered, it was decided that the meeting was illegal. It was then agreed to call a meeting for Monday evening next, at 8 o'clock, notice of which, stating the business to be brought forward, was to be given to all members of Committee not present at this meeting.

There was only a moderate attendance at the Masonic Hall last evening, when Mr. and Mrs. Tavares and company appeared for the second and last time. The audience, though not so large as the merit 9 of the entertainment deserved, was a very enthusiastic one. The performance commenced with a pleasiug little comedy entitled " The Comical Countess." Mrs Tavares, as the Countess de L'Espalier, perfectly revelled in the part,- and caused considerable amusement by her many comicalities. As the equally eccentric Chevalier de Vilbrac, Mr. Tavares was equally good, aud hulked to keep the audience in thorough good humour. Mr. Clinton appeared to very great advantage as the scheming, but cowardly, old Baron de Bergonce, and proved himself a highly cap ible actor when given a part for the representation of wh ch lie is suited. A couple of short scenes from " Itie'iard III." followed, Mr. Tavares delivering several of Gloucester's soliloquies admirably, more especially that with which the tragedy opens. The seen i between Gloucester aud Lady Anne, after the murder of the King, was given by Mr. aud Mrs. Tavares in a capital style. Mr. Clinton made a very good King Henry, aud was applauded for the manner in which he delivered some of his speeches. The entertainment was brought to a close with the admirable farce "The Day After the Wedding," in which Mr. and Mrs. Tavares as the newly-married couple succeeded in keeping the audience in a state of merriment. Miss Kate Vernon and Messrs. Clinton and Huntley also rendered no little aid in making the piece amusing- To-night the company ap ..ear in after which Mr. and Mrs. Tavares intend wooing the tears and smiles of the people of Tasmania.