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Southland Times, Issue 2165, 13 August 1875, Page 2

The 11-.imioratiol.' l.Aitmt'KS.— The Bar-lMck-imu-te:' has alrea ly succeeded in lin iiiv; emphymeut. for neirly aT tlie immi.'raiit.who lately arrived here irom Dunediu. There remain in the barracks only three families, and two of thoso will Live in a day or two as the men hive found work in town. Thremaiuim; family onsi-ls - f an abl'-lookim.' ploughman and his wife, who arc anxious lor emphymeut on a dation. One large famii\ was engaged for the countiy at i'7o pel annum with rations. S une .■ilt-nitious ;irc to be miu'e in the barracks next week, Liiul the bail ling is to have lour rooms added to it. We mider;taud Hut half of the immigrants t) arrive by :lm Chrisli-i-i M'AusL-iii 1 will be sent to Riverton by steamer. Rk.sidext Magi;ti:ate's Cor iit. — The businc-s .-.i :h : s i.o-.ir; lot the las: .[ , v or two hns beeu cjidin-d to the sun.nia:*)' disposal ol a*couple of inebriates,

T-NVEBCA-RGTLLL DISTRICT BOARD OF TTpalttt. — This Board held n special mcc in >n Wednes Uy, wlien there were present the c' air mm (Mr Widdcl) and Messrs Cro--*, Matthew*, Maher, McEwan, Findlay, and Warren. Mr Cross moved, Mr Matthews s cJ-i-lrd, and it was resolved — Thafc tho reply r ceiyed from the Government, through Mr r uthbertson, that immigrants mu-t proceed ro Port Chalmers to be quarantined, should sich unfortunately be necessary, is most un-sati-fictory, and that failing immediate telegraphic instruclions being received from Uio G-overnment that thoy have authorised ihe completion of the Barracks to be proceeded with at once, thn Board res live to set the work done — Government to re fun 1 the cist ; and for this puroose the Board respectfully request the chairman, Mr Warren, and Captain Tliomson to get the work completed as 40011 as practicable. A tolegrara in Hccordance with tho spirit of this resolution was ordered to be sent to Mr Cut! b-rtson and Sir F. D. Bell. The meeting I then closed. F.DEVLDATjE, — ftlr James W. Smith, o r Long Bush, has been unanimously ele.'ted teacher of tho school at Edeudale. A new school and residence have been erected tier.;. Both are very commodiou*. The school will be opened on Monday next. The Country. — There appears to be no scarcity of employment in this district (says our Winton correspondent), and I am led to believe that as the spring advances a very considerable addition to our working population will be readily absorbed. Jury .urn's Grievance. — V juryman has made an indignant, protest to us on tlie score "film hardship suffered by himself and others in having been summoned to tho late silting ofthe District. Court. For a very triQing amount of business, it seems that 36 men wore dragged to (own, and as the process is repeated every two months, it is plain Mint great inconvenience and loss of time must be the result. A serious price has to be paid for the blasted but somewhat doubtful privilege of trial by jury. llouricrLTUßAii Society. — Tho Committee ot this Society held a meeting on Tuesday night, when Mr D. M'Arthur (President), and Messrs Perkins, Hannah, Porter, Waugh, Lennie, Broad, Scandrett, Cooper, and Goodwillie were present. If was decided to hold ilie annual si:ow on tho two first days of January next, and a sub-committee was appointed to make all necessary arrangements. A sub-committee was aiso appointed to revise the schedule of prizes, and to report at next meeting — Gth of September — on alterations deemed necessary. Municipal Council. — There was a special meet ing of the Municipal Council on Thursday evening, when His Worship the Mayor, and all the Councillors, except Councillor Garthwaite, were present. The Council met specially to consider a communic ition from Sir John Richardson, in reference to procuring a water supply ior Invercareill. The clerk read the let 'or formerly addressed to the Council on the same subject by Mr J. '!'. Thomson, C. E. Sir John Richardson had telrjir.-iphed io Ilia Worship tlie Mayor, suiting ihat he believed a Waterworks Bill for inverc. irgill could be passed this session of .As-embly. After considering the proposal, Councillor J.uiKs-ien moved, Councillor Rose sec; nded, and it was resolved — That Sir John Kichards'oi be th inked for his telegram, and thai he be requested to act in conjunction \wth Mr Cuthbertson, M.H.R., in introducing and endeavoring to pa-s this session of Assembly a Waterworks Loan Bill, to enable the Council to borrow £50,000 for the construclion of waterworks for Invercargill. The meeting then terminated. The Atiien.i.l'm Entertainments. —Th fourth of a series of Atliemoum Entertainments came off at the 'Theatre Royal on Thursday evening. The house w;is well filled, particularly in its upper portions, the progi-jimme began with an overture by the orchestia, whose performances throughout, the evening were characterised by the skill, precision, and harmoniousness which naturally become the attributes of anything musical which lias for a time been under the direction of Mr West. 'I hen came Mr Perkins with '* An old man's story ;" and he was followed by Mrs Ross, who sang '■ Then gently breathe tliat tender sigh" finely, and hud to yield to an imperatire encore. Mr McGeorgc sang 'Tuba' Cain ;" Mi- Bailey recited " A sailor's a pel : SS 'or bo we I legs "in a, most appropriately comic maimoi*; and Mr Anderson sang " When my band begins to play " in a style wbicb created irrepressible mirth, and was honored with an encore. In the se ond part Mr Macrorie read jin amusing bagatelle, enj titled an " Encouraging letter on immigration j" Mrs Ross sang the beautilui Irish lyric of '•'Kathleen Mavourneen j" Messrs Kingsland (father aid son) gave a duet on the concertina ; and Miss Kingsland (quite a youn. lady) mio ; e her first appearance before the general public in the song and chorus. " ."-dudl we ever --:eet again." Tery naturally s'ie showed at the outset, sigjis of nervousness, but Miss ICingsland's voice possesses much delicacy and considerable compass, and I although it is still in an incipient stage, she wiil, providing she dees not attempt to force its development alter the manner of hothouse plants, iv lime become n permanent!)' pleasant and powerlu! singer- Mr Moir's lecitatioii, "' The Island of the Scots," was well received, and co was Mr Hive's song, '•'The death of Nelson," in fact each of these gentlemen was honored with an civvi-e. Mrs Ross and Mr T. V. Twinning sang the comic due" of the " Happy policeman" in a way which (iiii.-ed the audience to make an imperative recall, to which the duetists responded with "Very suspicious." The programme terminate;! with the National Anthem. The Theatre. — The Theatre will be reop ned In-night, when Mr and Mrs Bales will appear in Ingomar, the Barbarian.