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Southland Times, Issue 4497, 8 December 1882, Page 2

Bluff Church. — The annual tea meeting in connection with the Bluff Church is arranged to be held on the Hth inst. After tea the Bev. Mr Dutton will deliver a lecture. Southland A. and P. Show.— We have been requested to remind intending exhibitors at the show on the 14th inst., that tomoirow is the last day for receiving entries. See advertisement in our other columns. Binoculars. - In the hearing of a trespass case in the R.M. Court, yesterday, the plaintiff was asked by counsel if it had not .been suggested that the trespassing sheep should be furnished with spectacles to enable them to see the grass on the injured paddock. Not Complimentary.— At the R. M. Court yesterday, a witness, whose ability to do accounting was doubted, said that h« had been an accountant, and had besides been aix years iu a lawyer's office in Edinburgh. Counsel for the other side : "Oh 1 I see _ W ell it was a good thing for the law that you did not continue at it " 1 Nightcaps Coal. — We notice that the tender of the Nightcaps Co. to supply the Ri;lwf.y Fe ar^ment with coal foi t,l 9 Southland section of the New Zealand railwavs bas been accepted. The quantity required was to be deliverable either upon the Bluff wharf or on the Nightcaps branch of the Western liue, the decision between the Nightcaps Co and the West Coast depending simply on the cost. The Nightcaps Co. may be congratulated on the result. " Honor to whom llonou is Due."— A correspondent writes, with reference to a statement made in Thursday's issue of this paper, that Admiral Baynes was in com en and of the fleet before Sebastopol, that " Sir Edmund Lyons, afterwards created Baron Lous, was in command of the fleet before Scbastopol, Sir Thomas Pasley was second in command, on board the Agamemnon, he having taken out the Royal Albert, and exchanged vesseh with Sir E. Lyons. Both these officerg were present at the bombardment of Seba«topol. One was made a Baron, and the other K.C.8." Valedictory. — Seldom can the press speak in terms of unqalified approval of dramatic entertain ments ct hoc genus anmp t but of our departing amuser, \lr Fred. Mac* cabe, who closed a thoroughly successful season here last night, we have nothing but good words to say. It is needless to repeat hosv excellent he was in the lines of business be has made fo much his own that his per* formanoes have long been the standard of comparison with anists in his line. It is not likely that he will return, but should the y#garies of a minstrel life—" ancient and modera'Wlead \}\m here, he will meet with an encouraging reception, CABUALTiES.~Yesterday William Sugar, whilst dri vinjf into ;:town.pn Mr Moore's cart, met with an accident. The wheel of the vehicle came ia collision with a stamp on the «}d.e pf the rpad/and the force of the shock precipitated biuj sritfr great violence to the I ground. 'He wasbrought to the b,ospitaj, b,ut the extent , of his injuries is at prosent unknown., they are not, however, of a seiious riaf'uie;.T-A joung lud named John Cahilj, vvhiist whopping firewood in Seaward B»sh yesterday, cut himself with hu. axe, through the jjopt on his left foot, amputating the top ;<$ "the second tg& and inflicting a deep, gash , aproiw the foot. Surgipai afisjstanoo was ob- ' t'aiued, and jipito jJiijie.Qf ».ce latest informa.. . tjon,, ths asijierer' was 'progress^ ap yvelj af goujd be e*pect<s, I

meeting of, comniittee was -held yesterday ete|ljßg. Tlj^President (Mi ■ H. *£all.) anc^MEttssrsli^bkinsf^W; Y. H^Hall, %Mlj. Wi^|,;andj|u Blaoke (secretary), beine;; the me^Srs present. (Tbe resident surgepnj'a \repojftiwas rfeaS: an^ received iODb contained nothing^of. jpublic? importa%ie. Vlt was" re- < BpiVed to increase the wardsman's wages as requested,; by him. A letter from the United Friendly Societies was read. ships in hospital affiairsj but, after consult-^ tg:tne^ Hospitals ordininbe, the coiHmittee and tna't^-they t bid* no^po* wer to^grarit'tneP 1 request. The tender forjrenoyating the eur. *geo~if £ ; feii3gn^W£c&e^iit^'by '. tfie prelideut was approved. The Secretary was instructed to send the usual notice to" the churches remindingltue congregations that Sunday week is r|he *:aky - set apkrtf of Hospital Sunday. Affer paMng f or, , pay.inent: accounts for dE55'7n l 6iil&v The^ommitteeadjojarned'. „ Concert. — Miss Wayinbuth's pupils' conf cert last; evening,; in the Theatre Boyal, was an unqualified success. The.' audience was a a very large one, and f com the number preteatit.wpujdj^e;';Ba|e, r tp, infer. that but very jfew who'tiad. received invites failed to avail ihejnßpt^eß of tte privilege,., line programme presen ted was somewhat lengthy, bat so ex- . eellently'daif a'nged that the' interest of the 'audience never flagged. To: individualise as ,to €he merits of the items -presented would \indeed be? 5a difficult task, bq. correctly were, they performed— the instrumental selections, [although^£ajiighljr classical character, being ■rendered greatiperfection of expression rand ti.me j»y!hiTsitth.e rtwo yocal solos were exquisitely refreshing. The audience was a ; very sympathetic and appreciative: one, but thejtribn^es /paid to tfee proficiency of the j performers was no more than was justly learned. £0 Jliss, Way mouth, the success .achieved must have been" highly gratifying. to mention that the stage, which %as eecupieß by Ihe youthful musicians, was imoSt tastefully arranged.' ■;