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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 728, 9 August 1878, Page 2

The Oamaru portion of the .Sau Francisco mail was rec.-iv.'.l by tin; it'-SV a."', train from the north tiwt:,y. ami v.-.w d«liveri;d l>y iud at the window 'iurir.ji thtr iilterceivcl the foliowii-i; t'wn Mr. Shriimki. M. H.l! : it.iki IJiirh Sl-Ihm>l HiTl passed s.-.-..ru! itted next Wednesday, wuuiaiii ..jir»»ur»a Hill pas-i.'il m-4-ii:i.! reading : t.> he eommitt'-d »" Thursday." At the .-tii-tion yesterday for a member .•! Waianka K..ad H.ard t.T the Knlield sub di\i.v...n, Mr. .lames l.ers v a-' ivttmie.i Willi"ut .>[ipiwicii>n. neuiing vi the VVaattf I~tiid.s ii.'ar.l oit Wednesday the Secretary .)l the. Kduoation Board applied to have some land in section \T>, block IV., Maerewhenua district, set apart as a site for a school at Duntroon. It was decided to recommend the Government to reserve the northern 10 acres for the purpose. At the Resident Magistrates' Court this morning, before T. \V. Parker, Esq., R.M., Ann Jane Trimble was charged with stealing a watch and several articles of clothing from Mr. A. Gordon's Temperance Hotel, on the 4th August, and was reniamied till Tuesday next.

-'-We have been informed that the Government have promptly acceded to the request of the Oamaru Stone Company, and have agreed >to. erect a crane near the goods station for the discharge of the comfj&iy's,. the railway trucks on tcp:d^ays| - Thisisastep in the right direction. Alston as completed the Company -will be ii£jiaftposi;-j tion to'supply stone at a much than that hitherto charged on stone delivered, by drays. . We are also informed" that the Company are raisiug stone as good as ariy]iri the district, and that orders are being j booked; delivery to be taken as .soon as the crane is erected. It will be welcome news to the settlers of ' the district to learn that Sir. Thomas Mee, of Ctepopo, purchased on Wednesday last, from Mr. llobert Charteris, and Mrs. Xiiiinio, both of East Taieri, two grand CWdesdale colts. One is known by the name of Prince Charlie, a colt possessing unusual s'rr.-n'-tli of bone, two years o!d. His pedi'_;ri::'. is tirot diss, beinst out of Pegasus n»aiv (ivljit ha-i envied i-ff a heap of prizes) >v l'rinc ', whn is by P-iuee Charlie, out of Prince M»nd 1., the winner of numerous ' prizes in Scotland. Mr. Mee has acted wi.-cly in bringing into requisition good >t'ck, for it pays best in the end. Young Prince Charlie anil his companion will, we have < very reason to believe, give a good account of themselves.

The (tam.irti Christvs ale working hard in the [reparation of the programme for the entertainment to be given in aid of the Company's funds, on the 23rd instant. We have been favored with a glance at the programme, which we find includes many noveltie.-. among-st them being one of the be=t choruses from "La Fille de Madame A-i-ot."

Th'.i-c who had the pleasure of listening to the kit concerts that were given in Oanuuu by Mrs. Newsham and her musical friends for the benefit of local charities, will be glad to have another opportunity of hearing something of a similar kind prior to hor departure for Kiudaud. The programme of to-night's entertainment is composed of musical items fo varied, as to ensure the gratification of every taste. Whilst Me observe some pieces that are decided novelties in the ny. nod some of which have seldom, if ever,, b-v:. attempted in the Colony, our eyes are udaddened to see that old favorites have not been forgotten. As a whole, the character of the entertainment will differ, on the side of superiority, from those orditiarity given, ami this is because it is seldom that so much talent <an be brought together. Mrs. Modland News ham's pianoforte piece .-di'iiiM be sufficient, withont the aid of the other choice items in the programme, to bring together a large audience. To-night's conceit is to be given to Mrs. Newsham by a number of her friends as an earnest of their appreciation of her as a lady and a musician, and of the good service she lias performed in the cause of music whilst resident amongst us. But Mrs. Newsham has signified her desire to give another entertainment prior to her departure f'-omOamaru, for the beueiii: t<i a local charity. We hope to see a full house to-night, and feel convinced that all who attend wiil be well pleased with the meritorious entertainment prepared for tiK-.\>i.

The monthly inspection parade of the head-quarters companies of volunteers will rake place this evoidug. at half-past seven • •V.ock. List evening's lecture on Geology, by the !•'<•-. A. 15. To.id, was eminently successful !■! every :aspect The Volunteer Hall was :'il\ ii'h/il by ;::i nii.iien.ee that seemed to L/!' rourri.lv appreciate the f<-ast of learning •>:.--:>::rcd Sol' 111«•-:;4 : Mr. Sumpter in the •;..•,;;'. The 1.-.-S.urrr, whose delivery of -, ~,:,' v. as niiii'-li.-:;! to rivet attention, o;-,.:.-!it :•• r'-a ;i!.! a iiiiiii'.-ei - of interesting i;a-i;'a::n-. »-i:h-.u: «;.i--ii a lecture on Geo!i"_'V ;j iiTii.,'!-.• i:ot very attractive. It was • •vident t' : >i the subi.-ct had been well til. •!!■_':.•.• • ut by a mind Woil stored with in-f.i-iiui.i -•. on ti.e subi-.jt. At the conclusion !■ -:i:j I-.-oiiiro a v-'te of thanks was propos.d by Mr. Sumpter. seconded by the .';.•■.'. Mr. C.mieroii, and carried by aeclamat:on. The I hairnirtn stated that it was the intention <>f the Institute Committee to erect a l.tiil.-i -- at a cost of I 2000 at present. which would at some l'pturo time ipriii part of a structure to cost T.&DUU, a plau of which had prepared, lie announced that that evening's lecture was the first of a series to be given in aid of the mnds of the institute, and that the second would be liiveu in about a fortnight by Or. Garland. who lift J chosen for his ;iibjeet " The Eye." !h- usual eo'i.piimeut- to the chairman concluded the proceed iugfc. Arrangements have b en made by the promoters of the soiree to be held at Tea-m.-raki Scho-Hiou-e. to celebrate the opening of the r.ew W'aiarel:a Church, whereby those in Oaiuaru desirous of being present may return on the same night. A special train will leave O.unaru at (j o'clock on Tuesday e\cnilijs'. atni iviiirn after the conclusion of the pro.e-'dings. This is a ijice arrangement, and will probably be t:il;;m advantage ..f ♦•• an extent that will reimburse, the ain-mut expended in securing h ich a boon. Tlie Oantatn football team will visit Timaru o» Saturday, 17th August. f,,r the purpose of playing a match with the local .!ul> at Timain. Tomorrow (10th iusfc.)a mat.'.iWill lie play.-d on the old cricket ground, when the lirit 12 (those chosen to play against Timaru) will play all comers. As thiols tl;e last practice match before the match with Timaru copies of?, all -members ar<- particularly requested to attend. The following are the names of the'first twelve players Castelli, Cooke, Ferens, J'ineh, Grenfell, Mickey, Thompson, Evans, Hardy; emergency—Baxter. The London correspondent of the Melbourne Age writes that the Australian Eleven have arranged f.o play matches at New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. These cities are on the direct line across America, so that it seems likely the Eleven do not intend to make a stay of any duration in the States. As their last match in England—that with Gloucestershire— is fixed for September 9, it will be well on to October before they can be New York.

" Prompter " writes to. the Star :—" By the mail to-day I have hewers advising me that George Darrell is organising in Mel. bourne a dramatic company to proceed with him v to*Englandv; rkwSft.be -called.. ." itfnW Representatives Australian Drainatic Comf jpany,'! and will!pioduce':the playsof Darrell, Walter Cooper,-and Garnet YValeh.-.Mr. Darrell, expects that it Vill ! take v himtill Christmas "to organise his forces, but. ho is engaged to open at the Queen's, at Sydney, on December -21. Thence he carries his company over to Auckland, and will visit all the principal towns of the Colony, returning to Melbourne for a farewell" season; next to Adelaide, thence direct to London. His company.will be engaged for a little over three years, and in a future letter he promises to let me have particulars concerning its members. In London, lie proposes to open in 'Transported for Life,' which has been an immense div.iv in Melbourne. Mrs. Darrell lias of late been very unwell, but at the date of her husband's letter she was fast recovering." A genuine Australian patriotism is in process of development—it is almost needless to say, not in politics (writes in the Australasian). A young Australian at one of the English Universities, who is a firstclass cricketer, was lately asked to play in a match at a particular date. He was just about acceding with pleasure to the request, when he inquired against whom the match was to be played, and was informed the Australian Eleven. He promptly declined, on the ground that he would not play against his countrymen.