PORT CHALMERS REGATTA.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 164, 26 May 1862, Page 4

PORT CHALMERS REGATTA.

The following is a list of the boats entered for the Regatta to be held to-day at Port Chalmers : — Ist.Rack— Opes Ballast Boat." Young America, Thomson, white and pink. Helen, Carey, red and white. Geelong, Morrison, blue. Margaret, Crocker, yellow. Silistria, Shea, red. 2nd Race—Pair-oaked Skii'fs. Old Identity, Bruce, red and white. Blue-tailed, Tlv, Stevens, green. Kent, Carter, Blue. Success, Bush, Pink. Shamrock, Woods, yellow. Reindeer, Robertson, red. 3im Race—Second Claps Sailing Boats. Zenobia, Southgate, wliite and blue. Water Lily, Bush, pink. Echo. Cole, white and red. Omeo, Stevens, green. Eblaind, Watts, red and black. 4tii Race—Smrs' Gigs. Camilla, Sydserff, blue. Lady Egidia, Currie, red. Eureka, Cutler, white. Airedale, Kennedy, green. Stii Rage—s-oaked Whale Boats. I will-if-I-caii, Jolly, red and blue. Centipede, Russel, white. Garibaldi, Fascoe, red, white and green. My Wihena, Cola, white and slate. Lord Nelson, Ferrill, blue. Isabella, Freeman, black. Telegraph, Bush, pink. Despatch, Dunbar, black and wliite. Dashing Wave, Murray, yellow. Omega, Grucbar, white and red ■ . . . 6tu Race—Amateurs. No entries. . 7th Race—Scullehs. Blue Tailed Ely, Dunbar, red. Success, Bush, pinl". Success, Hemes, pink and white. Start Again, Hemes, blue. Alert, Robertson, red and gi'een. ' Stii Rack—Duck Hunt. Duck, Murray, black. Drake, Main. COMMERCIAL. Daily Times Office. Saturday Evening. The weather during the whole ofthe week has been quite wintry, and such as completely to stop business. Even the meagre purchases and orders for country storekeepers have been unable to leave town, and the communication with the gold fields has. been very seriously interrupted. The town trade has, from a like cause, been very dull indeed, and hardly any purchases are made except to meet the most urgent wants. Nor can we expect much improvement for the next three months lo come, as similarly broken weather is likely to continue in a greater or less degree. The news from tho Hiahlay Diggings is not very definite as yet, but, from all we can learn, there is not likely to be much made of them during the winter, although we have little doubt that in early spring the miners will be able to get'to work there. Hence, we cannot anticipate that this field will prove any great auxiliary to our market at present. Advices from the older diggings are encouraging, aud this week's escort has been au advance on recent quantities. The English mail has reached us in good time this month, being delivered on the 19th inst, ex the steamer Queen. Advices as concerns this market are but of ordinary importance. The Melbourne markets at last advices continued very firm, and as shipments from Britain had largely decreased, it is likely that prices in many articles would further advance. . The Chariot of Fame has cleared out with a large cargo of wool and sundries for London, and takes the first direct parcel of gold. The only foreign arrival has been the Omega from the TJ. States. Several vessels from ' Britain are now overdne, and may be daily expected. Arrivals of coal from Newcastle, N. S. W., have taken place, bur market having been bare for some time. . Supplies of timber from the Northern Island are falling oft; as most of the mills are likely to he occupied for some time on an extern! ye government contract; an advance in value maybe expected. An attempt is now being made to form a Gas and Coke Company, which is very respectably supported. The prospectus appears in our advertising columns.

The Malbox Reservoir has been a " gr-.'at botch " from beginning to end. The original con-, tractor, under the supervision of a Government inspector, completed the work and received the money, after whicli a leak became apparent. The reservoir was emptied, and the leak discovered to be simply this: that the contractor had-never sunk to the bed rock, but commenced to puddle from a false bottom under which were several feet of porous gravel, through which the water of course had slowly but surely percolated and disappeared. Steps were taken to remedy the evil, and under the able and constant supervision of Mr. 11. A. Lislie, the gravel has beeu removed, and the bed rock disclosed for about one half of tbe width of the reservoir. Tbe works were proceeding: satisfactorily, when we find that yesterday tbe men were discharged and the works stopped. Through the incompetency or something else ofthe first Government inspector, the reservoir was originally " tinkered," and its promised advantages to the public for last summer, rendered a dead letter, and now that another month's work would see the resorvoir prepared for the coming rains, the works are knocked off at a moment's notice, and, so far as we are at present advised, for no tangible reason. It is possible that from the causes before mentioned the cost has been more than was anticipated, but we trust our representative will take such steps in the matter as will cause the works to be immediately pushed to a conclusion. The people of Maldon have nothing to do with the incompetency or venality of others, but they have a right to demand that the works commenced by Government shall not be unnecessarily delayed. It may be that the temporary alisence of the head of the department concerned may have something to do with the stoppage. If so, we trust that immediately on his return the works will be resumed.— Tarrengower Times, May 6. Mr. Edwin James at ax Execution —A NewYork correspondent says :—" Standing near me at the execution of Captain Gordon to-day, was Edwin James, the celebrated criminal lawyer of England. He is getting posted in our criminal matters. James said it was one of the most delightful executions he had ever attended, and what seemed to surprise him the most-was this fact—that none but gentlemen were present. Tliere were not oyer 50 persons present besides the soldiers, of the United States Marine."— Dispatch. China is a great rag country—for the Chinese are a people in rags. A sagacious gentleman'of our acquaintance, on tbe passing of Mr. Gladstone's bill, sent out to Cldua for a cargo of rags. A ship is now on its way to the Thames, and will arrive to find the quotations for rags lower in London than at Canton. — Athanosum.

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