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Otago Daily Times, Issue 2318, 10 July 1869, Page 2

Yesterday morning there paused away from c among m, to tlieir last r*sfc, two gentlemen i whoso memory will be long cherished by a c namerous circle of friends. Werefe^toMr * D'Arcy Haggitfc, senior, and Captain John- t •on, both well known and highly respected t citizens of Doneiio. The kUs Mr Haggitt * waa the senior parmer in the firm of Hisara * ilnggitfc and Haggitt, iolicitora. Ho re- ( sided Bomo years ago lua T&smauia, which j he loft /or Victoria, ultimately sett!- t ing in this province! On Thursday evening the decoased gentlemm was ap- , parentiy ia bis usual health, and retired to , rest, without complaining of illness. At , aa early hoar y«jatorday morning, it i waa discovered that he was d?ad, heart ' disease being tho supposed oauio of his j death. The deceased was 63 years of ago ( The funeral taken place today. — Captain Johnson, whose death wo also have to record, wsh comparatively a young man. He died yesterday morning, at about three o'clock. For Boveral week* past he had been auffering from a severe itineas, bat for a few hours previous to bia death the pain ho had endured seemed to bo contideraWy allayed. During the day the vessels at the jetties, and at Port Chalmers, hoisted tbe'ur ft >gi half mast high ia token or respect to tho dec?ased, who had been for several years master of tho Harbour Company's ateam 1 bat Golden Ago. His funeral alao takes place today* ~...^w ^.. ._„■>!:„■,■:.. ~.:.-..r v *r>.Vi:Vf. V i:Vf it is"satd thit tho office of Under-Secre-tary, in the Colonial Secretary's office, rendered vacant by tho resignation of Mr Gwborno, will be conferred on Mr John *ltnow!es, Secretary to the>uperiatendent of WeHington, The Wellington Independent publishes a rumour to the effect that the ofSce will probably be made a political appointment, and will beconferred on "a wel'« known member of tho Lower House, the representative of a Northern constituency, and a consistent, though not a talkative, supporter of tho party now in power." The usual Friday evening entertainment at tho Lunatic Asylum was attended last night by a large number of visitors, the hall being quite fall. The entertainment consisted of two parts; the first comprising h *\t a-dozen dances ; and the second, the per or raancea of "The Coloured Opera Troupe." The patients and their visitors joined in the dancing with evident pleasure, while the gongs and jokes of the amtteur Christy Minstrel* were thoroughly enjoyed. Tho singing was indeed remarkably good, and would have satisfied any audience. Ten of the most popular Ethiopian songs and ballads were given, interspersed with the usual conundrums, the whole concluding with "Dixie's Land" The entertainment wm evidently a great treat to the unfortunate inmates of the Asylum who were permitted 10 bo present; and their grave attention to decorum in the midst of it all waa very remarka'ile. We understand that a similar entertainment will take place next Friday evening, to whicbi the public will bo admitted by invitation from the superintendent. la deference to the memory of tho late Mr Haggitt, the sitting of the Supremo Court in banco, which was to have been held yesterday, waa adjourned. The Acclimatisation Society of Otago have succeeded in obtaining ten young fallow deer, which they intend to distribute at the earliest opportunity; These animals were imported from Tasmania into Canterbury, and wcro intended for the Acclimatisation Society of thit province. Th«.t body, however, was not in a position to purchase them, and cod-; frequently they were oflWed to tlie Acclimatisation sJooiet^ of Ougo, which availed itself oftho opportunity thus aftorded of adding these interesting animals to its collection. : The property of tho late Ida Vall«y Qu.irtz Crushing Company, coosuticg of the un*xpired term of their mining lease, their right, title, and interest in tbe water race from Id* Bum to the Company's works, their; tail races and engine site, a qusrtz crushing machine, and the buildings and other plant on the ground, was sold to day, by Messrs Wright, Stepbenson, and Co., by order of the bank to whom it was mortgaged. The first bid was LSOO, and after some spirited bidding, Mr W. H. Cutten, orie'of the diroctor» of the Conapauy, becimo the purchaser »$ 1.800. i;,:;'-'-' '---V,;, :!.■■■.,.-..-,■.;. •• . ; An expeditionary force, iitimbering some 500 men, is said by tbe r W«llingfcon Indepen* dent' to have started in search.. of Tito ICowara. The force is divided into several •mall parties, and it is just possible that one of them may get hold of the fugitive chiff and his followers, Tito £ow*ni is supposed not to h»ve more than 80 m;n with him, a coneidentfild portion of his " followers having deserted him, while others ...ape prisoners ;in our handls at Taranaki and Wangaooi.—-In a subsequent issue,; tho same journal states that Tito Kowara and his follow^ arfi re. ported to be stationed at Mofeao, and that Colonel Lyon hat started to attack him. Tbe preliminary preparations' for .the iwb« ing of the B.s. Taranaki have been in vpn>gress during the past week. The divers.have gone down several times;' and have ascertained tiuti the vessel is still in the same position as first reported. The depth of water not beiug very great, tbe divers were enabled to remain nnder water aa hour without inconvenience, a circumstance which will materially aid operations. Two of the pontoons to be employed in raising the vessel are completed, and the remaining two were to be finished by today. Tbe folowing additional particulars are furnished by the Wellington Independent of the 6fch insfc :* The wen engaged at the wreck of the Taran*ki succeeded in getting up the anchors and' chains of that vessel rn Saturday last. The diver engaged stayed at one time nnder tho water for the space of one hour and twenty minutes, , The divers have been on the deck of the Taranaki, and they state that everything is in , exactly tho same po sition as when she went down. As seen from the track, the divers describe the vessel as presenting a peculiarly beautiful appearance. Every particle tf the vessel is covered with, white coral, the ropes baring

feen encrusted the thickness of a man's kg; and tbe effeo* ia both striking and novel, an the coral has tho property of reflecting the light and' illuminating tho water around tho vessel, so that she can be distinctly seen in every part. JEvcn the ropes as they lie coiled on the deck, arc all covered with coralTho divers thinic that they oaa attach the rods for lifting the vessel itiabont a couple of hours. 1.- -~: .■-,■; ...-.-..■'■■' ■;'■•■- -■ i Mr Cracroffe Wilson, a» already reported by t«logr*ph, moved his frequently postponed ro*olutiona rehitive to tho employment; of the Ghoorkas, a few days ago. The Independent thus refers to i his, speech, which was one of considerabla length : —Ho dilakd on the merite of these redoubtable:warriors-— their little bodies and g'gautio limbo, their dwarf-like ferocity in combat, and pertinacity in, following up their vanquished enemy,—their docility to command^ and last, but by no means the least of their merits, their singularly mo<?est desires in respect o£ pay. Eight shillings a month and find themselves ! General Troup's suggestion that Sikhs would bo more useful than Ghoorkas in Maori warfare, was shown i yMr Wilson to ho utterly absurd.— The warriors of Chillianwallah were no more to be compared with the valiant little Ghoorkas than tha effeminate troops of Danes to the Myrmidons of Achilles. The I lant refuge of J!o» Zealand was, in truth, to be found ia a regiment of Ghoorkas. The drama of Lucille, and tho favourito operatio drama, "Tbe Rustic PrimaDonna," were played last night at the Theatre. This evening, » nautical drama, entitled "The Mutiny at the Noro," founded, if we remember rightly, on Marryatt's novel "Tho King's Own," will bo presented, followed by the hurleequo of "Tho Field of tho Cloth of Gold." An address from Mr M'Glaaban to the ratepayers of Dunedin, announcing his withdrawal from the approaching Mayoralty election, and explaining his reasons for his adoption of such a course, will bo found in our advertising columns. The monthly meeting and Captain's Parado of No. 1 Company, City Guards, will take place at tho Drill Shod, on Monday evening, at 7*30. A quadrille assembly will be held in St. George's Hall on Monday evening, commenciog at eight o'clock. The Committee of the Ofcago Benevolent Institution acknowledge, by advertisement, fchu kojo**4 iii?JH?om Messrs Murphy and O.J Shamrock Hotel, being a donation in aid of tho charity. This amount, under tho L2 to LI subsidy, will be supplemented by the Government by tho sum of lA\ thus making tho total amount received t>y th<i In--ti'ution L6O Wo trust that Messrs Murphy arid Co.'s example will be largely imitated The t-ev. A. It. Fitchett will preach in tho Masonic Hall, Moray Place, tomorrow morning and eveni«Et.