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Southland Times, Issue 3473, 8 August 1879, Page 2

Lotteey Case. — The adjourned case of , the,Police i v,..Camp6ell comes on for hearing i at the Police Court this morning. ' Missing. — A man is reported to be missing from Burwood. We are not in receipt of any particulars.

1 The Gas. — We have to complain of the gas supplied by the Corporation. The quality is 'very indifferent, and the quantity insufficient. Will the engineer please take the hint.

- Bad Wobk. — The attempt made last night to send us the Appropriation Bill by telegraph proved an utter failure. The message was a^disgrace to all concerned with it, arid we are reluctantly compelled to exclude the greater part of it.

V.M.C.A.— A course of lectures will be delivered, under the auspices of this Association, during, the spiing months. The first is to be delivered to-nigbt at the Temperance Hall by Mr J. R. Cuthbertson; subject— "The Secret of the Stars." We refer our readers to our advertising columns for further particulars.

A Plant.— We hear on excellent auth'o rity that the other day certain interested parties succeeded in alighting upon sundry goods (supposed to belong to an estate in bankruptcy) carefully stowed away with a view to concealment. The articles in question were found under a railway station, and in an outbuilding connected therewith, not a thousand miles from the rising township of Lowther. More aiion.

The Colony's Indebtedness.- — In connection with the financial statement, it was shown in Parliament last night that the public debt of the colony on 30th June, 1870, was L 23,222,31 1; sinking funds which had accrued, L1 .709,000. 5s 7(J. The net indebtsdness.,therefoie was L 21,513,310, 14s sd. Annual charge for interest was.. LI ,083,943, .63 3d; for sinking fund, LI 16,176 —t0tal charge being L 1,200,119 6s 3d. , . ,•

I.O.G.T.— The officers of the Southern Cross Lodge, "Woodlands, . were installed on Tuesday evening by the Lodge Deputy, Bio. W.. Smith. The following is the list:— W.C.T., Bro. A. Milne; W.V.T., Sister Smith; W.S., Bio. Stone; W.F.S., Bro. Brian; W.T., Bro.. Xaidlaw ; W.C., Bro. -Carter ; W.M.. Bro. , McNuttey;. W.1.G., Bro. E. Milne; W.O.Gr.,' Bro. C. King; W.R.H.S., Bro.^ C. Clare; W.L.H.S., Bro. M. King; W.A.S., Bro. R. Toms; W.D.M., Bro. W. Halse.

: Fjbeethought. — Mr John Tyerman, freethought : and spiritualistic lecturer, who is under engagement with the Danedin Society to succeed Mrs Britten there, is on a visit to Invercargill, and purposes giving acourse of lecturesiduring the current month, until Mrs Britten's engagement terminates. Mr Tyerman comes with the reputation of an able lecturer, who has made his mark in America and Australi.a We notioa he -will deliver his. Jirst discourse next Sunday evening, at jthe :New Theatre, Dee-street. The subject vrili be "Is this world man's only state of probation; -or is there hope for the wicked beyond the grave ?" . ...

Losdon Shi ps. —Messrs McPherson aod Co. have .received telegraphic advices as to the Celseno and Electra ; the former has been detained at Napier through) stress of weather,, which prevented her .discharging- her cargo for that port as rapidly as she would have liked.' Captain Payne, however, hopes to leave for the Bluff next week. The Electra will also, have fiuished her .cargo for Dunedin this week, and will leave for Bluff in a few days. By: last mail they are also advised that the Jessie Eeadman was loading for Auckland and the Bluff, pnd that the May Queen would also leave shortly with emigrants for Napier, and cargo for the Bluff.

Theatre Eoy-Al. — Those who attended the Theatre last night in -the expectation of viewing " curiosities from the Holy Land," and the various- otter articles enumerated in the advertisement, were disappointed. ■The only things on view were articles in every-day use. and these were disposed of by means of tickets purchased at the door. Mr YVotton acted as " salesman," and by his incessant flow of humor kept the. audience in a high state of merriment. During the evening a roaring trade was done, and those who secured prizes appeared to be remarkably well satisfied with them. The " show" , will be continued this evening. It is said it is run by |a well-known Invercargill lesident, whose experience of such matters is by no means, limited.

Surprising. — It is gratifying to know that Invercargill is not, after all, the dearest place in the country. Dunedin is absolutely crying out at being undeisold in, at any rate, one particular line of goods, and wishes <o 4chow whether dealers hers manage to evade -Customs- dues, that they are enabled to sell powder and shot at such ridiculously low tprices. Such was the interrogatory put to Messrs Trew and Ha,ll the other morning by the Collector of Customs. . From Dunedin > came the word that the firm in question must be particularly favored that it could sell at the price, and with the woid came a suggestion that the; matter, had better.be investi,gated. The Collector did look into it, and found that the firm was loyal to Her Majesty, and .yet managed to retail at the prices complained of. Bast LsvEBCAUGii/L.-T^A soiree and con^ cert to commeaQOTate the second anniversary of the East Invercargill Band of Hope was held in the Jackson street schoolhonse on Wednesday evening, and, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, was lemarkr ably well attended. Messrs Kingsland and Sons wei c the caterers, and the spi cad was a credit to. them. -After the tea a miscellaneous piogramme, consisting of songs, recitations, dialogues, &c, was gone thiongh to the evident satisfaction of the audience. Several prizes weie given for recitations, the successful competitors being : — Ist, girls, Margaret Dryburgh ; Ist, boys, John Findlay; 2nd, girls, Jane Fairmaid ; 2nd, boys, Thomas Goldie; special, Ada Geddes; special, Andrew McCnlloch. The Secretary's report showed 125 members on the roll, being an increase of 25 over last year. A late hour had arrived before the proceedings terminated.

Magisterial. — At the Court yesterday morning (before H. McCulloch, Esq., R.M.) a man named Joseph TJanks Goodsir, formerly in a good position here, was convicted of drunkenness, and fined 10s. The cases of the Police v. Wild, and Police v.^Deschler, were.adjourned by consent until Tuesday next. H. Baker jvas charged by the Inspector of 7 Nuisances with wheeling a barrow along the footpath. A nominal penalty ' only was asked for, and the Court fined the deferidant Is. and costs, os. H. Re.d, John Meadows, and William Organ, charged with allowing ' their chimneys to take fire, were each fined 10s and costs, His Worship remarking, however, that offonces of this nature were be-, coming so prevalent that in future he probably would inliict a heavier penalty. Michael Condon, an old offender agaiust the bye-laws, was charged with diiving his horse and cai t along a public road without having a light attached- to the vehicle, and was fined 203 and costs, This vras all the business, -'

Sloan's New Theatre. —Mr Hydes's ' troupe arrived in town yesterday afternoon by the express. They commence' a limited season here this evening, when the curtain will rise to " Checkmate" and the wellknown burlesqne of " Cinderella." The company comprises some of the 1 most talented artistes in the colony, and should take well during its stay here.

iNVERCAEGILIi HOSPITAL COMMITTEE. — i The ordinary monthly meeting of this.com- | mittee took place last night, when there were--1 present — Messrs Hall (president), McKay, •Saunders, Roche, Perkins, aud Willoughby (sec.) The minutes, of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the medical | officer's report for July was read, from which , it appeared that seventeen male and two ' female patients remained in from the pie- ' vious mosth ; eight males and two females were admitted during the month, and nine males and one female discharged: Two deaths had occurred — one male, from fatty disease of the heart; and one female, from convulsions,'induced probably by pregnancy.' Nineteen males and two females remain in the ' Hospital, and no cases of special importance ' were admitted during the month. A donation of £3 10s from At' Clayfield was received, and a resolution passed suitably acknowledging it, and the' usual accounts haying been passed for payment, the committee adiourned.

Gladstone Borough Council.— The first meeting of the new Council was held last night. Present — His Worship the Mayor (Moreton), and Councillors Pert, Thomas, and Cooper. The whole Council were ' appointed as members of each of the Public Works 'and Finance Committees. The clerk was instructed to enquiie at the Land Board if they had dealt, or intended in any way to deal, with the borough education endowment. A letter was read from the- Under Secretary, that a reservation of 300 acres to be granted to the borough had been made, -and defining the bouudarie . The clerk was directed to collect the carters' licenses. Councillor Pert complained of the Inspector's neglect in enforcing the bye-laws, especially as to the "footpaths, and the clerk was ordered to call his attention thereto. His 'Worship stated' that the railway platfo/m on the Bay roxd' had not yet' been constructed owing to the Council having taken no action, although petitions from the residents had been numerously signed, and the County Council were in favor of it. The necessary steps were di-, rected to be taken to secure the object. It was resolved that, in the opinion of the Council, it is desirable to extend the boundaries of Gladstone, so that it may take in Burton and section 26, block 1., Invercargill Hundred. The gravel-pit, which was at; present open and dangerous,, was directed to be fenced, and the circle of Albeit street to be repaired. There was no other business.

Debating Society. The weekly meeting of the " Invercargill Literary and Debating Society'' was held last night in the Farmers' Exchange. Mr T. M. Macdonald, presideut, occupied the chair, and there was' over a score of members present. After the, transaction of some preliminary business, including the election of two gentlemen as ,members, : and the nomination of a third, a debate took place on the question, " Was the execution of Charles the First ■ justifiable." Mr Matthews sustained the affirmative, and Mr Bishop the negative. The discussion which ensued on the opening addresses of these gentlemen was at once animated and interesting, aud notwithstanding the somewhat hackneyed character of the subject under debate, no little origiuality and ingenuity of argument was displayed. About a dozen of the members took part ia the proceedings, and Mr Matthews having replied for the affirmative, the chairman summed up in a speech which placed , the .question on its broadest and most legitimate grounds, while it conclusively justified the act called in.. question. A vote at the conclusion of the debate gave a substantial majority to the affirmative. At an early stage of the proceedings the chairman, in a few !. words, ■ took occasion to express the pleasure he entertained in occupying tihe chair, as president of the 'society, and his sincere regret that he had previously been unable to attend. He was aware that oae of the conditions attached to his election as president was that he would "deliver an inaugural address, but inability to attend had prevented him fulfilling that condition. He hoped, ho vever, on the last evening of the session to be able to "address them in what, perhaps, they might be pleased to term a valedictory speech. JSn, passant we niay observe that the society now numbers over forty members, and that it is in every respect in a most flourishinfr conditiou