THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam out Faciam." DUNEDIN SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 265, 25 October 1862, Page 4

THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam out Faciam." DUNEDIN SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25.

, WE : \vquW''he'' ( glad to tliink'.'that'thesubject which :we .brought' imder,' thi? ■-.' liotixje pf/pur readers in;-our yesterday s vissue,-will not-j)ass pass; without; atte^on." Qdillyjehough, witliout knowing"that an.off'erwas/about being... submitted, one of the English papers'jiist'> to hand, in noticing the samples', of alpaca wool 'in-the New South Wales department of the Exhibition, thus, comments upon, the apathy , displayed in STew '^ealancj:,-^ We? havb-'been, says they Examiner, "aston'"'w^^'tettfat'jtheI'"^ " tried with 'so good' a resiiit"jn^.ew^SoAth''Wales, have not been; repeated; '■ inANevv-' " Zealand. The introduction of'diejftahia a^ ;J' the alpaca into that colony has- had a> woEL-^ ' ■' dei^M ihiinprovihg? ;._f wools;,; Theenergydisplayed.by.NewSmith* ~J* Wales in thi^'lhatter'is-worthy of New -^■Zealand imitation". '^e\v'Zealand, too, be, "it. remembered, is milch nearer to Peru than >' Australia, <so''thkt if »it : were 'possible to "•" transfer llamas from tliere'to Australia, the >' .difficulty -would, 'be' diminished! :-|by» the *', shorter distance ; . in" trai^^ittirigv theiii" '■ to ■ "* ' Auckland or Canterhury:.,, ; So,amich -has; v tlje excellency ol Australian-'wb'dl 'beeh " recently recognised,' that^ 'it''pi^i^;'tp '• command the highest'prices: Before it is " tpo, late, let New Zealand '.-, show she lias " energy enough^o.for|vvardierpvvn interests " as much as either .Victoria .or/ ~New 'South "Wales."

It is^c^rtainl^ .a, s)tVapgeiCmn,ci4ence3feVft same vessel which brings' these remarks-upon •', the dilatoriness displayed 'by'New'ZMa'hd"'-!!!* availing itself of so important an'-accesspry;, to its productive powers, should' ilso' bring aprecise offer to supply the want... r /^lifp'".'lgtief 'troih which we quoted" yesterday contained a j'/di^tincf prbpdsTtioh," one that must either be .'accepted or reject'eil', but aboiif; which j there is hO;time to entemntoia protractpd;.negotiation. A 'firm, in Lima ( has procured the concession from, the iftqruy^ alpaca^-' •i"Th^y-\tiave'' .offers, -for. the' whole^ ; .ships are chartered to conyey'., ' ; ,the! gheep, to sail in March next. The shijipei-s their willingness, instead; of-sengi^ all the sheep to Victoria, to supply other ;61 |he| Australian colonies. Tasmaiiia';'has.'Already arranged for a portion; and the ofeiis to allow • bhe"6f' the '-'sh'^s'Jt'o'- cail„at Qtago. We do not understand,.,that it'k.rjequired to take the whole ship 4bad: > bn-the we have reason to^oJaQY^'^Mi^m '/pjpfer for from one-^tb -two^ihiilidrexiownil be '■• favourably entertained. It is to be regretted /Jhat in fixing the price further particuljiri'.'are ..mi st^iiiedl^ tb'hb'W it\is ar_iv'ed'a«.-'-■objection is of much less weight when it is conthat^ the'-pricb is stated toibel -thei.sami3 -as jthe Victorians hayeijagreed to pay, arid which, of-feoiifseVthey.^ididr. not? ac'quieaceiin without duly ascertaining its fairness. f f Of^m^kW^of Vo^hW'cliV;?flate of Qtagp, we do not * thint tliere can be .any •^pri | A that t&e.a!p#ca, ( , t^.the Qamel tribe, ahdi»capablci'< ofn immense:,endurance. Mf i^f^jiifyyja ofthe Jhialpacaj its extreme,.docility \ and gregarious ivfh^liitg^ >ba^s'e!:;"it !to ■'-adapt itself to (hi;:; .hi'iii-.fniiV iiiu 'iv .n.viun-A ■..:■:.. .... .. . i^^ualmost any soil or situation, provided '"'the air is pure, and the heat not too oppress'Ht)^YS^'^^r'^^i!9^ of enduring cold, I'" heat, damp, confinement, hunger, and thirst "" -^vi(dissitudds' If6f\tn«ih it is constantly ext» poaed-, ,on)4f "native., mountains. No animal i.*fciis less aifected'bythe changes of climate or ;^!,fop^,"Hpi,4^efe'any one to be found more '' easily ;dbmestifcated."

Bennett, require less %6& than other sheep. " The meat," the same "is tender,*wholesome, and ,'i'isavoury. When of a proper age, and well 1 " fed,, it is described as small framed and " rat¥er mottled, the fat white and firm 5; and ;-" when from three years' old, of ftdl flavour/

MJtjis. a greasy but rather a juicy meat;. and ' eas^y digest?cL TJte *fles!i"• of the full--grown one^^'f^^^^^th^^fhat otj the yearling, although the latter is de"liqite and savoury;*1 anin^als^eir.^iue & established;,, Xhe.f^brijS;. woven from the-fleece- are:,iOf ''fcApeca± liar {texture and finen^.:;^;7 t > j^r^ i ai| coming more into demand.1 Theworth t £fhe wool now, be]ieye,, i( is m"Gd .perjlb. For purposesi,;^;;^^:^ ~other ,#feep -the alpaca "i .l.ke.y to prove invaluable.; in-sie introduction }to the patiphletf >m&> by the-Acclimi--1 tization Society, it is remarked 4:—«'lndeed/it " is ofthe utmost importance, td'-recollect that "it is quite possibl^.that'^irmay devolve " n^iAwrt^iaiitoVieyfiiopi'iSis'aniinia &<? », I' degree, never yet imagined, - It lids been ' hitherto virtually monopolist by 'tije^put^ Indian, one of the-mbstv'unimVi A* prpving of all the races of rfianlcind,th6:mdst; * beset by traditionary prejudices and ridic'u-' 4"" lojis superstitions,' klculatedifieygryAvky tb 7 '* crfmp- the intellect'and| prevent improve"•ments. It remains/to "be: shown rwhat/may " b^done with animals''like these, now to be " subjected for the first-time to, the scur.e treat- " ment that has effected such wonders with " thK«'^6tot?Ei" ! :^incpJn, -pr^SoiitLppw^ '-'-sheep, the, short-lioru ox v thie thorough-bred " horse, and other'dbrn^ " brought under our control.?A? '■:•• Wejiave..already s&id the' lclimate, and physical characteristics- of New; Zealand are "likely to emhieiUly :smt'^ not; the following description which Mr Ledger gaveof th^lp6ality; he' selected in JSew Sputli Wales jfer,thp ; vh^itation p^tbeshe^p, -apply to dozens* o£;spofcs. in-.the- Province of Otago :—u The chain of snow-coy'ere^d inolinfh'tains that suddenly presented themselves to "my view/on1 Wcen'diftg 'a* liiil from ;Co6ma s "brought most vividly helpre'iime'.remejn- " brances of past privations :and hardships en- " diired among the grand ;aiicT kupehsous " Cordilleras ; and I gazed,with delight and " enthusiasni opr/.a ■ landscape, similar to-those " niy eye had so continually-scanned while on " my hazardous'-'jourhe^ngs through- Peru' " Bolivia, and Ch'ffiA" "l"' '" J /li" Wilting: later/i&fteri '.the - aniHial?/w.ere :^ent; up,| he says :—u We-have* had^more than a " 4°?^ °f continued rain, and, although the " animals were fulty'fexp&e'd to It/I 'did- riot " Ipse one f.^nd^atthis season- of the-year.itbeyu " are more susceptible to inclement-weather "than at any other, on account ofthe pas- " turage being more sbaf<ifc,;iiiid L less nourish- " ing." ■-" ! JJ -..; K\n-\i. ;> .-iU'.'ii if. ii«■>■. 11l regard to the increase, various calculations estimate that the 250 alpacas introduced int<f ®v" l6oflijtli '"VV^Ltes wil^ '^ilp^viri^ ;$* 'all con^og^pp.ie's,;, 'in I ,J.Cty I!! yeapa v( ',.ln.er^asei!|jtp ; , '9^7^0^0.00; sheep,>producing,,yeariy,. WOP.L to the,, value^ot'■ fromA five. ,to >Beven» millions^ of mojiey. r? We think thfere- 'ea^'searcely be a doubt of jtiej prudence of accenting the offer made to . thejProvince. Time'Mli'gcarifeiy'adiiiitof com--1 , munications with the other Provinces, but we [ thiijik it majr be sately assumed tfiat tfiey'W \ takje a faif; pV6pbrtiftnf'- ViThe ttriii :Will - rehire ; *M gim4nfA<?.j.;pi.the. Qpveynnient, ..and.,,%■ Government may^not. unreasonably ask of private individuals .an., assurancp that the shepp will "not lie 'allowed to' remain on its i hands. It has been- -sugges-ed uio us | that the bestj, pursue _wojild be to procure the individual promises [,Pf ji numbefM gentlemen: fo take'sp^iauyiof "the: sheep at tiie.^pxice-.-n^med, ;,• ;If sorae- > thing approaching to 100 were thus guaranteed' i-i the; •.•Government;; nWould,;. ; be. justified in ordering 200; ul itb '"■ it?'; 'ttiight'•' rely on the other y province^ - relieving it of jthe difference Avithout considering that persons Ji wlfar will :i !riot'! 'jil&_gfe*;'tliem's&vei?•"• in advance will be glad to get them when'the Ji.uie comes. AVeslihinid hap^y/'t6' dbmmence )\yitjh, to receive the names.ofthose.who are to engage to take some of the sheep on j arrival, md we will fiand: the' list over to the' Provincial Council before Jthe next mail goes, by wliich they willjiaye tp send the answer to make sure of'its' reaching in time. One gentleman * lists a! t-eady- authorised us to "put his n^i^e.jdpjyn. and-we-trust the large sheep breeders wili not be slow in following hisjexamole, -y.j •; ,;jy. ri'i iii;.; '.f r .:A private Je.tter from the Nokomai has been ■ikindly placed at bur 'disposal, from which we 'lea^n tbat .although the prospects of the field arc • lioubtm-Zancif tfie'population unsettled, there are a few miners doing tolerably well, averaging three-quarters of.an ounce per man per day. The grojund however, as far as yet developed is in map^jilic®* 4di*y poor, and many of the diggers arcj barely getting a living. There have lately been a few cases of jumping, about two hundred yatds below the prospectors' claim, and this grdu'tiu Wcfald appear to be pretty good, for some disiies'^-ashed from it yielded a prospect of half-a-pjenn'yweight to'the dish. The accounts from the Waikaia are not very favorable. There are se^eral'parties working on the forks of the Mataura and doing well. Forty ounces of gold were sold on the ,Bth at L 3 10s per oz. The mining population at the Nokomai is estimated afc about 500, about 300 of whom are prospecting as far up as Mr Trotter's and Mr Rces's runs. At the latter a \ dwt to the tin dish had been obtained. A prospecting claim had been applied for, for new ground about eight miles from Victoria Gully. Mr Gabriel Read was prospecting in the neighbourhood of the Nokomai with a party of eight nien. At the close of the criminal cases'at-the. Su- : preme Court yesterday, Mr Barton drew the attention of his Honor the Jud^e, to the serious m \ convenience and lose which had., been occasioned ' to many of the jury through their lengthened ' attendance, and suggested that thej were entitled ' to sorrie remuneration. His Honor freely admitted ] the evils complained of, and sympathised with the jury in the very onerous nature of their duties, and was "aware that with many of them, their at- i tendance at court had been at a serious loss to ; themselves. He was not prepared to make any 1 order for payment, although he believed such was. j customary in Victoria, but would take the matter ' into his consideration. His Honor said that he i had instructed the Registrar to make out a second jury list for the civil cases, so that >the present , jury would not be again called upou during the - present s'ejsion. The Crown Prosecutor acquiesced in the opinion of his Honor and. Mr Barton, as to the senous pecuniary loss so many of tlie nonresident jurors had been subjected to. j

-"-THifelincial..Cp U ncii on the 20th November, instep.jOf^the ,19-!*,; as.previously'".previously'" stated in our columns. ' * • 7i *l f A "* The first sod of g» Wetherstone's stpi^-water channel was -turned on the 22nd' instant by Xwcent Pyke, Esq., .Commissioner of Gold ,}ys PuW ish «--/sc^here an account of the Pro^?Wjg^pn;,|)^^^'s)9i). 'fif if []'..'.. '/,",; ' A Waterm-aa's Bctot c &ace- is-'ttf take • place in th. c &rteJKftf.^oon^ A li§t ; pX.the hoats' will-be found in our advertising columns, -k. -■,; ', At the Princess* Theatre last night the play of " Caspar Lavater, » ,and the, burlesque of **' Cinderella" were repeated, .tlie'flatter for,"we believe, the last time. .•.;>. .. ■..:,, The Morning Gqncert j^t the Princesses •Theatre took place yesterday according tp announcement, and was very well attended, the boxes and dress circle being nearly filie&witft a highly respectable compa^j while the .pit and stalls, also, slip wed a .., tolerable mufetor. J ,...TJta^ '" about half-past 2, with the overture to Massayiello,. yjhjctf wa! §' exc^edih^lywfeli rendered by the" full baiid^:Tius,,wa^, followed by-"'the Chough and Crow," in which all the company joined'.^The soprand'parl! Was taketi by Madaine Carandirif^ut'it' was"easOy'to ( l)Q nojiic^d'tlufi; sho' " sang with effort,.;and.. that; the..hoarsetiess which had stacked-her on the preceding Evening, and Jj? d : oWig<s; ; her 'tp'bimf soiiieof' her' s6iig S ;' was fir frpm.heing .perfectly cured.",ln spite pf this 'dh^back'the glee Vent well: 'Mr Walter Sher-" Wul:Ml^\'^"S:"tlie'^cmble i ballad'" Tlie White Squall." Next upon the programme was the fine scena;fronvl)er'Fr_ysebutz « Softly Sighs," which ' V was; tphaye bsn.; suug b^.iladiime Carahdirii, ' but thashght hoarseuess that had.been observable in her- singing -the-glee, had prepared the - audierice for;tl^' u ap6l6^- 'that 'was iiiadfe for her: Loder, who stated that, not feeling equal to the^effortrequired- for' the grand\sce»a,-Madame CaranOiiii .would,'' With"the;' perriiissiort of the audience, substitute a ballad.' Miidame Carandini. then came forward"- and sang" Molly Astore" with lie* u&artaste alnd care,"and With almost ' hcrusual sweetp.es?..., A duqt for, two, cor nets, by Messrs R. and JA Kohler followed. The piece... performed was the "beautiful diiet " I know a .bank." Tliis was, perhaps, the gem ofthe entertainment, the e*^isite manlier in which the two instruments harmonized being the theme of general admiration. The: song Of " The Blind Girl to her Harp,", jyy Madame Whyte, folJpwfcd. Mr' J."-Jittall 'now ' came ''' forward in ; a Grange . .'niiserlible: looking^.: garb, and with;...*}....^Jjprall^ lugubrious style . about j him, ,tp ,'sipg rf.Tfift Unfortunate,' Mail,''Avhich he did wjthJiis. usual humor, although somewhat 'subdued, and in a way that convulsed the audience with laughter. For an encore,'he substituted the " Bold Soldier Boy." ..Miss, Em ma Neville on coming forward was received with" loud applause. She sang with much ; brilliancy of execution an aria entitled the "Matin Call," written expressly for her. :> She was warmiy encored. A duct for v iolin and piano was beauti•ftilly played by M. Fleury/and-iMr George Loder, "atid the first partconcluded with the " Miserere " from II .i Tcovatorfii »•;• in which Madame 'Carandini, in spite of the difficulty of her "hoarseness, managed 'to' "sustain her part to the; ;,satis£afitipn.,i ~of: the audience. After a bjrief ■ interval icamenJ polka, the "Echoes of Mouirt'^nc^'wliicVi afforded Mr Kohler an opportunity of displaying his command of the cor"hbpean- A duet by Madame Whyte and Mr Sherwin, wasA substituted for one between Madame Whyte and Madame Carandini. This #as followed by the pretty ballad of " Eily Mavourneen," by Mr Sherwin, and the favorite song^frotanLurline " Sweet Spirit hear my Praye'i^'hy Madame Whyte, who sang 'better than we have heard her before, and fairly earned the applause she received! Two comic songs by Mr Small, and a duet by Madame Carandini and Madame Whyte, were followed by the Scotch ballad of " Huntingtower," wliich was capitully sung by Miss Emma ; Neville, who afterwards (hy particular desire) rsaug" The Silver-toned Bugle," a song exactly suited to her voice and style of singing and which was highly appreciated by the audience. After this Mr Kohler played the "Eclipse" polka wilh his usual perfect instrumentation,_and the " Gipsies ; laughing Glee," wound up the performances in a very agreeable manner. Before the finale, Mr George Loder came forward, and having thanked the audience for their patronage, stated that, encouraged by the support that had been accorded to them, the management had decided upon giving a morning concert weekly, ami that the next would take place on Saturday next.

Mr Ryan's benefit attracted a good house at the Theatre Royal last evening, and tlie performances went oflf merrily. " A Bird in Hand worth two in the Bush," is a lively three-act play, the interest turning upon the pretended death of Roderick Praiseworthy, while he really disguises himself as an old steward, so as fairly to test the dispositions of his two nephews, one of whom he has determined shall be his heir. Mr Clarance Holt was Praiseworthy, and he delivered his sarcasms upon the follies and vices of his fashionable nephew, Reginald, and his ignorant and conceited wife, with a bitter bluntness tbat contrasted finely with the gradually developing tenderness towards Theodore and his pure, right-minded partner, who had theretofore been in disgrace with the old gentleman. Reginald, was well played by Mr Wolfe ; and Mrs Holt enacted with great vigour the heartless, would-be fashionable woman, his wife. Air Manby was Theodore, whose kindly and good little wife was sweetly played by Miss Ada Hart. The very stagey lawyer, half buffoon* wholly rascal, Mr Capias Sharkc, found an excellent representative in Mr Dale ; and, as Major Storraton, Afr Shiels contributed to the complete success with which the piece was played. Mr Tom'Nunn's delineation of the Grecian statues was, we regret to.say, not a success. In the concluding piece, "Alice Grey," Arr Ryan took the extravagaut part of Cadger Collins, a compound of cockney slang arid convict brutality, and did it well, if well it can be done. Robbery, false suspicion, ru3tic purity, sanctimonious villainy, and blighted love, are all intermingled in the plotand the best tliat can be said of the drama is that it pleased the audience. This evening, duringthe interval between the pieces, the prize' is to be presented to the winner in the watermen's boat J™* a?? ou? ced to take PlaceJn the harbour at four o'clock this afternoon.

Air Cohen, pf7 the firm of Miller and Cohen storekeepers at the Dunstan, called at our office yesterday, and submitted for pur inspection two samples of gold, both of which had been obtained from the neighborhood of the Duustan diggings The first was about an ounce and a half of rough nuggetty gold in pieces of from a few grains fc> li dwt, and but little water worn, with small quantities of quartz adhering to it. This sample according to Mr Cohen's account, was obtained from a rush on or near the Kawaran, and about twenty miles distant from the junction of the Manuherikia, with the Alolyneox.s The sinking is; described as from four to eight feet* TMr

Cohen had not visited the spot himself bur he hadTieen informed that there were from 500 to 600 persons on the ground, and that more were daily arriving. The ground had been opened about a fortnight or three weeks. Mr Cohen was[not able to give us any precise iuformation as to the locality; nor, indeed, are we by any means certain that the rush to which he refers is not that to the Nevis Stream. The second sample of 2£oz. was similar in point of size, but the gold brighter, more water-worn, and quite free from quartz. This was from a locality disUnt five miles from the Junction, and was taken from four or five feet sinking. Mr Cohen was informed that the miners there were generally satisfied, and in some instances doing very well. He knew of one party making 2lbs. per man per week. This place it seems is not named. The samples of gold above alluded to may, we understand, be seen to-day at Watson's Royal Hotel, Walker-street.

A vigorous and influential Caledonian Society of Otago may now be regarded as an accomplished fact. Good wishes and the more satisfactory encouragers readily given, promises of subscriptions, flow in from all sides ;■ and if the officers work, as we believe they will, earnestly and practically, enduring success may with safety be predicated. A well attended meeting was held last evening, at M'Cubbin's Otago Hotel, Rattray-street, Air A. M'Leod was called to the chair, and Air J. C. Stott officiated as secretary pro lem, in the absence of Mr A. Dick, consequent upon the severe illness of his wife. Letters were read from Messrs J. Rattray, Jas. Kilgour, W. H. Reynolds and other gentlemen, expressing regret that other duties would prevent their acceptance of office as directors, but promising hearty support to the society. The rules of the Victorian Society, as amended at previous meetings, were read and adopted. The following gentlemen were appointed directors : — Alessrs Sibbald, J. C. Campbell, R. Campbell. A, T. Campbell, W. Lang, A. Dick, Shillinglaw, A. Mercer, A. Q. Allen, Healey,' A. Cumming, J, C. Stotfc, Alurray, A. Al'Landress, A. M'Leod, James Johnson, and W. Hay. Mr M'Leod was chosen as the first president, *Mr M'Landress vice-president, Mr Healey treasurer, and Air A. Dick secretary. It was resolved that the directors should meet on Monday evening, for the enrolment of membeis (anuual subscription, a guinea) and to discuss the general question of the games to be exhibited.

We rend in the English papers that " a Congress assembled under the direction of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was'held at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, in cooperation with the Societe Protectrice dcs Animaux, Paris, for the purpose of discussing the general subject of cruelty to animals, and especially vivisection and other operations upon living animals for the purpose of instruction in surgery. In the absence of the Earl of ITarrowby, who was announced as president, Mr Long was called to the chair. He gave some instances of the horrible cruelties practised on animals for tlie purposo of promoting science, and contended that.no animal ought to be tortured for the purpose of attaining such a result. Letters were read from many eminent medical men, expressing sympathy with the objects oi' the meeting. ' Dr Savage, in his letter, stated his conviction that vivisection was a most atrocious tiling, and that it had neve been of any use to the medical profession. Others said that tlie most eminent physiologists had long since ceased to draw any inference from such data. The Rev. Thorn -.s Jackson, M. A„ Prebendary of St. Paul's, and Rector of Stoke Ne wing ton, gave an account of a conference held during the past week on the same subject at Hamburg. Delegates attended from Paris, Dresden, Trieste, Hanover, Berlin and other important towns, and resolutions in favor of additional protection to animals were proposed hy a German Judge, the principal clergyman of the city of Hanover, and other distinguished persons. The rev. gentleman was followed by Mr George Maeiiwaine, F.R.C.S., who contended that vivisection was unnecessary and useless, and that it had never, under any eireu instances, contributed to the treatment of disease. lie cited Abernethy, Hunter, and Sir Charles Bell in support of his views. Dr Fraser followed, and after observations from some other gentlemen, the congress was adjourned."