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TOPICS OF THE DAY
The Supreme Court will sit in Banco
this morning.
In addition to die races already adver- <*>
tised to take place on April 1st at Thebarton
match for £20 a title -will be tun bettreen Mr.
J. Csitmight's br.ra. Dispatch and Mr. J.
Stevens'e bLm. Patience, each horse to carry 11
atone.
We understand Captain Albrecht, of
the Mount Pleasant Gold Reefing Company,
baa obtained gold-bearing quartz at a depth of
30 feet. We have seen some of the specimens,
and the stone is of a promising appearance,
with gold showing in it
Some of the party working the reef
near the Onkaparinga have brought in about 00
small atones of quartz and conglomerate, in
nearly every one gold being plainly visible,
while in some the precious metal is of quite a
nugsetty appearance. These specimens were
got from c small leader going into the hilL
The quarterly meeting of the South
Australian Elocution Society was feeld on
Saturday evening- tbs 26th inst. Mr. O.
Lyons is the chair. The Committee's report
was read, after waick tte following officers
■srere elected z—Ckaiiazn, Mr. B. Whinham;
Hon. Secretary, Mr. L. ?. Harca s; members
of Committee, Messrs. J. F. Key and E. Fin
laysoa. Sir. R. Whinham proposed an<l Mr.
L. E. Harcus seconded a vote of dunks to the
retiring officers. After which the newly
elected officers returned their thanks to the
members for their election. A proposition was
carried—"That this meeting pledjes itself to
support the Committee in getting up a public
entertainment." The roll was then called and
the meeting adjourned.
The annual picnic of the Armagh,
White Hut, and Stanley Flat Bands of Hope
was held on Tuesday, March 22. The gathering
was the largest of the kind ever known in the
North, nine waggons and nine other vehicles
being found requisite to convey the party to the
grouud selected. From the appointed ren
dezvous near Stanley Park the final start was
ma^e for Bungaree, where the kindness of W.
li. Beare, Esq., greatly contributed towards the
pleasures of the day. Recreations were pro
vided for old and young, and all seemed de
termined to enjoy themselves. The number of
visitors and friends must have been between 300
and 400. Not the least exciticg part of the
festival was the cricket match between the
Hut and the Flat Bands, which resulted in
favor of the Flats, with eight wickets to go
down.
The Bunyip says :—" On Monday last
the child of Mr. and Mrs. Drege, about a year
end a half old, accidentally got hold of a. jar con
taining ant poison, of which she eat a con
siderable quantity, the mother's attention being
called to the child by her saying, 'Nicey,
mamma,' when she Rave her some salt and
water to make her sick. About three hours
after the chad became very ill, and Dr. Popham
was sent for, who gave the child an ac'ive
emetic, and shortly afterwards full doses of >fae
hydrated peroxyde of iron as an antidote; the
child has by this treatment quite recovered.
Most aat and fly poisons contain large quantities
of arsenic and it cannot be too generally known
that the hydrated peroxyde of iron is the only
antidote for that poison at all efficacious. Many
children have been poisoned this yearby fly or
ant poison, and not long since Mr. Wilson, of
Smithfield, lost a fine child from that cause."
The first batch of elections will take
place to-day. There are seven districts, and ■.
in each of them there is a contest. In East
Adelaide, Messrs. Cottrell, Fowler, Murray,
and Skelton are the candidates; in West Ade
laide, Messrs. Coglio, Darling, Fuller, fiaphael, j
and Solomon ; in East Torrens, Messrs. Fisher,
Hay.and EL H. Mildred; in West Torrens, Messrs.
Bean, Pickering, and Strangways; in Sturt,
Messrs. Lindsay, Spicer, and Townsend; in '
Noarlunga, Messrs. Carr, Colton, and Stewart;
acd in Tatala, Messrs. Cavenagh, Clyde, and ;
Hewitt. The contests are likely to be very
close and exciting. The poll will be open from
9 o'clock to 5 o'clock as usual, and though it
ought not to ba necessary after 14 Tears' ex
perience of voting by ballot to remind electors
ho w to vote, we may simply urge electors to see
that they put-a cross in the square (not outride
of it) opposite the name for which they vote.
It Trill be a pity if, in exciting contests such as
these, there should be any cr many informal
■voe*.
The following snake story is from the
Wagga Wagga Express .—" As Mr. B. Best
was riding through the bush in the neighbor
hood of Sau<!y Creek a few days ago he observed
a monster iguana blundering in alarm somewhat
slowly up a tree. Remembering that one of
the men upon the station wished to procure a
supply of the noted bush remedy for rheumatism
—iguana oil—he dismounted from his horse,
and by a well-directed shot with a stone
succeeded in bringing the reptile to earth, and
then put an end to its existence with a stick.
Throwing it over the saddle, he remounted and
set out for home, bat after riding a short dis
tance observed with no little alarm that ifcs
long form of a snake was gradually dropping oni
from tbe month of tee iguana. He lost nc tiara
in casting out both fron: the saddle, and. upon
after-asami?ition, found that the cnake was
quite dead, and indeed had most probably been
killed before the process of shallowing had
commenced.''
Three sermons in connection with the
Primitive Methodist Chapel anniversary,
Salisbury, were preached to very large congre
gations by the Eev. S. Wellington, of Gawler,
on the 20th of March. On Monday, the 21st,
the services were continued. From 80 to 100
persons sat down to an excellent tea at 5
o'clock, presided over by several of the ladies
of the congregation. A very happy and
enthusiastic public meeting took place in the
evening, the chair being occupied by Mr. F.
B. lAtchfieia (Wesleyan). Mr. Diment (Trea
surer) then read the financial report, which was
more encouraging than that of the previous
year. Mr. John Barnden, and the Keys. J.
Barber and 8. Wellington subsequently ad
dressed tbe meeting, and spoke on various
topics of interest, after which the collection
was made. The ladies, choii, Eev. Mr. Wel
lington, and tbe Chairman, having received a
vote of thanks, the services were brought to a
close at an early hour. Proceeds of anniver
sary, £12.
On Saturday evening the Misses
DuvaQis' benefit was a grand success, the best
house of the season welcoming the fair benefi
tiara as they appeared upon the stage. The
theatre was crowded in every part, and the per
formances were enthusiasticaUy applauded. The
boxes were largely occupied by ladies and chil
dren, and the juvenile part of the house were in
raptures with the pantomime, and their merri
ment proved infectious with more mature and
experienced playgoers. The programme com
menced with the Irish drama entitled "The
Lakes of Kfllarney," in which Miss R. Duvalli
took tbe part of the May-Day Queen, and
pleasantly and with much archness repre
sented the wayward but warm-hearted rustic
beauty, now teasing her admiring swain IJanty,
and then weeping at the idea of having carried
her coquetry so far as to drive him from her.
Lanty O'Natt. Kate's lover, was fairly rendered
by Mr. Courts, though the character was at
times rattier too much subdued. The old
Squire, and Lanty'a rival, was impersonated
naturally by Mr. Sefton. Miss Heloise Duvalli
was bewitching as the good fairy Fdadaune,
and acted the character easily and with con
siderable spirit. The songs with which the
piece was sprinkled were excellently sung, and
called forth hearty cheering from all puts of
the house. The leading vocalists were ad
mirably supported in the choruses by the
company generally. The dancing of the
Bisters Duvalli was a wonderful exhibition of
•kill, sgutty, and light and airy gracefulness.
After a pas de deux the fair performers were
greeted with bouquets. We regret to say some
one in the stalls threw upon the stage a less 1
agreeable offering. What could have Induced
any one to oner such a wanton affront we
cannot imagine, but it was warmly resented by
the house, and it is only to be regretted the
offender was not pointed out by those who
must have observed him committing the act
complained of, in order that he might have re
ceived tbe treatment his abominable conduct
sa richly merited. This occurrence, however,
was soon forgotten and fresh floral gifts greeted
the favorites of the evening. The pantomime
"Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son" followed, and
excited immense laughter. The local al
lusions were numerous, and well strung
together in some of Mr. Harwood'e versifica
tions, each well-known name being received
with fresh bursts of hilarity till the theatre
was in a roar. Theaceueryashithertowasm?gni
ficent. The "CanCan" dance was well worth
seeing, and was rewarded with immense ap
plause. We need hardly mention that it is
not the objectionable performance so sternly
repressed in Melbourne by that severe moralist,
Mr. G. F. Smith. The ballet company generally'
contributed much to the enjoyment of the
evening. la one of the intervals Me Coutte
delivered Henry daasford Belle poem " Mary
Stuart," illustrated by a number of living
tableaux, in which Miss B. Duvalli appropri
ately and with great success represented the
unhappy Queen. The recitation was scarcely a
triumph, there being a want of distinctness in
the delivery and a lack of impressiveness hardly
atoned for by occasional spasmodic displays of
energy. We were rather inclined to agree with
one of the "gods," who suggested a chorus as
an improvement. With this exception, how
ever, the performances passed ofi without
flagging for a moment. To-night tbe eaoie
pieces wfll be repeated at "million prices"—
naif price being announced for admission to pit
and gallery.
•9* Messrs. Green & Wadham desire us to
draw attention to their sale by auction in the
L«&d Mart, at 12 o'clock This Day, of a Valu
able Farm, situated nearFreeling. Particular*
wOI be found in our advertising columns.
The Pbke Medal Shtbt may be obtained at
4s. 9d. and upwards, and Silk SHIRTS at
12s. 94, from Johk BAUiaSTzax & Co., 38,
$