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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 90, 15 September 1863, Page 2

f Tlio mails for Europe close on Friday, at 11.30 a.m. The usual monthly summary of this journal will bo published on thafc day. Early application for copies should be made. A pleasant little re-union took place on the evening of Friday last, at Messrs Seylar and Rosenthal's Concert Room. The Hall was cleared of its audience henches, ancl by eight o'clock p.m., nicely 'prepared ,for a. soiree dansaiite. Including both ladies and gentlemen, there assembled about twenty, and quadrilles, waltzes, and polkas, were carried on with spirit up to midnight, when, after partaking of coffee and refreshments, the company went their way homewards, well pleased. Very excellent music was afforded by Mr Hnrst, a pianist of somo skill, who also discharged tho duties of Master of the Ceremonies. It has been determined to institute a weekly Assembly of a similar naturo to that which came off on last Friday. It will be observed with pleasure that the late agitation in regard to removal of restrictions on the importation of cattle has been mostsucccssful. The AProvincial Government Gazette of the 10th inst., has the following proclamation by his Honor the Superintendent: — " Ido hereby proclaim and declare that the Inspectors of Cattle in ! the Province of Southland, under tho said Ordij nance, are hereby authorised to grant certificates i to land in this Province, cattle shipped in the colonies of Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia, and at the Ports of Newcastle and Twofold Bay, in the colony of New South Wales, provided that the same are free from disease ; and provided moreover that the master of the vessel, on board of which such cattle shall have been imported, shall deliver to such Inspector a certificate from the Collector of Customs, or if there be no Collector of Customs, from the Police Magistrate, or from two Justices of the Peace, at the port or place where such cattle were shippsd, to the effect that the district wherein such port or place is situate was» to the best of his or their belief and knowledge, free from infectious disease in cattle at the time of shipment, and that tho cattle shipped were free from any "such disease ; and in case the master of any such vessel shall be unable to produce any such certificate, the said Inspector of cattle shall not grant a certificate to land the cattle on board such vessel until the master shall have made a declaration iv the usual statutory form before a Itesident Magistrate or Justice of the peace, to the effect that such cattle were shipped at a port in a distnct free from such infectious disease aforesaid, and that such cattle are to the best of his knowledge and belief free from such infectious disease." The Threo Sisters, schooner, from Bluff Harbor, with cargo ex New Great Britain, made a rather rash attempt to run into New River on Saturday morning, notwithstanding being signalled from tho pilot station to " keep to sea." Mr Bray, the chief pilot, at considerable risk, succeeded in boarding the schooner, and on inquiring how any man could be insane enough to run for the port i with the signal " keep to sea" in view, he was j coolly informed that were the schooner outside, the j same littlo pantomine would be played over again. Fortunately, the wind changed, and the schooner J arrived in a placo of safety. We have not learned whether the vessel was insured or not. '

Hoskin's Criterion Concert Hall, andYTheatre con tinues tp draw crowded houses.^The entertainment haa been lately- improved by^he intr^-auctioh; of variety. ' Amongst^the .additions^^^arelflute solos jf | by Mr .Buckingham ,-, ,wliieK deservedly Y ; ,elici£ apy Yplause. ,3lis3 Stnnley^ypealYeffbrts "•hjJpear to; j meet with thorough appreciation j and'#&i the? , Highland Flings, they make thV' : atidient®: "break their tumblers in excess of approval. An amasi ng farce called " Dixie's Land " closes each evenin g's proceedings. Dixie's Land is, of course, accompanied with fche. passionate -song- of the enthusiast who wished he was " in the land of cane " — the same song Chat Londoners love to couple with thafc Nancy who used to Wear "Balmoral boots in dirty weather "in tlie Strand, in the Strand." We -observe that' several new artistes are announced for to-night. A large number of men, says fche Dimstan News, have once more set into work along the banks ot the Manuherik-ia River. Races and paddocks, that have long been filled up by tha debris from fche floods are again being opened, and put in working order ; also, many places on the Molyneux thafc havo been deserted, are showing evident signs of resuscitation from a decline, wliich a few j week ago was considered as beyond all hope. j Ifc appears thafc the thistle, which is the bane o f j farmers, and the owners of agricultural and pastoral lands, has marta its appearance in the Province of Otago. In the Tokomairiro District thistle*? aro springing up with the proverbial swiftness of weeds. The Times attributes the presence of this pest, to the thistle seed having been hrough t over from Tasmania or Victoria ia imported hay or timber. Mr Long Wrey, of Nelson, has made an offer to 61io Government of that province to raise £250,000 in ono year for railway purposes in consideration of a bonus of £2000. It he be unsuccessful within that period, he offers to forfeit all claim to tho bonus. A public meeting was lately held at Hobart Town, to consider tho present distress in Ireland. A number of influential gentlemen attended, and ifc was resolved to have subscriptions-raised throughout the colony. A considerable sum was subscribed at the meeting. The Herald of the Ist instant says : — " Most of the miners who perished in the recent disasters on the New Zealand goicllielrlsseem to have been well known in [Victoria. The Ballarat Star understands thafc the great majority of those smothered by an avalanche on the Upper Dunstan, New Zen. land, were Balhirafc men. Wm. Cummins was well known at S*jbastop©l. Samuel Gratten atone time was in the employment of Messrs Irving and Clover, of this town. John Hornbuekle and Wm. Gr-.diam wero at one time in the employment of .Mr Isanc Barrett, of Dowling Forest, and left their situations lor the Otago gold fields. A fifth victim was a miner named Prazcr, of Sebastopol, where he was well known." We understand that Mr Jackson Kcddcl!, Warden ofthe Dunstan, has obtained a Captain's Commission in a regiment destined for active service in tho North. His long experience as an officer of escort and mounted police will doubtless be found valuable. It is said that sub-Inspector Morton, presently stationed at Queenstown, has also received a commission. The proposition made by the press of Dunedin, fch:ifc there shall be speedily a New Zealand Industrial Exhibition held there, appears to have been favorably taken up in some of the provinces, and local committees havo been appointed to communicate and co-operate with the Duncrlin Committee. If thero is to be such an Exhibition, Southland ought certainly to be represented ; and we suggest. to thoso who are interested in the progress of this provineo, the propriety of initiating suitable measures. We leaini from the Daily Telcgiaph that an accident of a serious nature happened in High -streot Dunedin, whereby the lives of six men were jeopardised; those parties, it appears, -nero working on a scaffold, when, by some means, tho whole affair gave way, and the six workmen were precipitated to the ground, injuring one, Edwin Blanch, so severely, thafc lis has sinco died. Tho places of business belonging to members of the Hebrew Faith were closed yesterday for fche celebration of the Jewish New Year. Ac cording fcj tbeir persuasion, yesterday began the 57'2-ith year since tho creation of the would. To-day,- we are informed, religious ceremonies incident to the season will be continued afc the Mechanics' Institute ; then will follow a day ot repentance, and then one of fasting and atonement, which will bring tho observances to a close. On Saturday last the unfailing ease of John Robertson, bigamy, camo up again before the Resident Magistrate. As usual, thero was a remand to the following Saturday. Yesterday three tipplers paid the customary Lushiugton penalty, and the following were the civil cases called -. — Yule v Campbell— judgment by default, liowncy v Millbank — claim for wages. Thu defence alleged was thafc the plaintiff got drunk, and so the defendant was forced to get rid of his inebriated servitorAdjourned to this day. The craze for sport which is the indicative of an Englishman, whether he be at Kamschatka or Queenstown, had jusfc led to the formation of a Wakatip Jockey Club. The Mail says that a gentleman haa a! ready drawn out fche Constitution for the formation of the Club ; and thab.in a few days, the distict will be canvassed for the support, the movement should receive. . Tho Wakatip Mail of the 9th, says— "'We are sorry t-j have to report a most serious loss which has lately befallen Mr Rees. On Friday last, whito a drove of cattle were being brought over the Devil's Staircase, one rather wild sprang over the precipice, followed by the rest. Upwards of thirty-threo animals, of a weight averaging 1000 lbs*- each, were thus destroyod. Wo understand the loss to that gentleman will reach LISOO. \ Thero was a free fight the other day amongst tho sawyers at Waikivi, which resulted in one man receiving a pretty severe wound in the face. It appears that these 'fights are an essential in lifo at H aikivi. We are told that a Donnybrook comes off about once a week, when everybody treads upon the coat tails of everybody else, and there is a battle royal. When the combatants grow weary wifch hitting and being hit, they are accustomed fco shake hands, and resume the utmost cordiality. No doubt the monotony of life in the bush is found to be pleasantly relieved by occasional little "shindies" of the character described. The Mokomoko is fast assuming the appearance of a thriving township. It possesses already somo thirty stores and shanties, erected in anticipation of tho wants of tho operatives to be engaged en ■ the works at the New Pier. Huts and tents are scattered on all sidos ; thero is a population on the ground; and everything denotes that wonderful alertness, which characterises the colonial village in its advances towards a town. We have heard that in order to aid the volunteer movement in tho North, the Provincial Government has determined to issue free steerage passages to' Dunedin to such volunteers as shall be approved of by the Provincial Surgeon-. This affords a good opportunity to thoso inclined to go in for death or 50 acres afc the seat of war- The conditions of military seit'ement in the disturbed districts are now familiar to most of our readers; and as the advantages proffered aro great, ifc is to be hoped thafc many will be found ready to — by embracing this opportunity — assist the colony,whilst at the same time improving their own cod. dition.

The wreck of the,b;rig Highland Lassie was yesterday brought ta" the hammer by Messrs Robertson and-Qfi?and realised^ including the„,cargo j about £2,5T0/YWe understand an official inquiry into the cause of her loss willbe held to-morrow_ Uafrit that takes plate, we refrain from comment. Tho new Governor of Victoria, Sir ChTirles Darling, is expected to arrive in Melbourne in a I few days, by the Suffolk, which vessel sailed on the 25 th June. A meeting of t gentlemen^ desirous of forming themselves into a club, will take place- on Thurs" day evening at tho Prince of Wales Hotel.