Byan, a nigger song and dance. Mil Gilmour rendered an overture on tho piau with excellent taste, and accompanied th singers. Tho company sepsratod at an carl hour on the following morning, aftor enjoyin themselves thoroughly. There is some talk, says the London Sports man, of the Australian cricket team's captain Mr W. L. Murdoch, remaining m Englam when the rest of tho team leave for Anstralii during tho autumu. At the Warwickshire O. O. dinner, Lord Willoughby de Brooki said that he trusted should Murdoch decidi to make Kngland his home he would settle it Warwickshire, so as to hunt and play crickel for that county. Mr Murdoch himself is however, reticent on tho matter, aud nierelj treated the remarks m a humorous manner. The London Estates Gazette expresses its surprise at finding that land near cities m New Zealand Is worth considerably more than it is m many parts of the old country at present. A compact farm of 61 acres, situate near an important town m Yorkshire, was sold by anction reconlly for about £900; while for a "deshable freehold property" of 87 acres, called Home Bush farm, with lease hold sections m the harbour district, close to Wellington city, £2250 is asked, whioh is about the cost oi the Yorkshire farm of two thitds of its size some 20 Tears ago, when land values m England stood as high as have ever been recorded. As prices of colonial produce are largely ruled by London prices, the valuo set upon land 16,000 miles distant from that market seems rather high as com pared with that placed on land m parts of England. The following is a fuller account of a fatal boating accident whioh was referred to m a telegram last week : —A boating accident re sulting m the loss of two lives, occurred off Stewart Island on Saturday. The circum stances of tho sad occurrence, as narrated by Special Constable McNally m a report to Inspector Hickson, are these : — Threo joung men named George and Walser Joss (sons of Captain Joss of the cutter Lizzie) and Fred. Keill were members of the crew of the schooner Janet Ramsay, now lying m Half- Moon Bar* Neill was cousin to the brothers Jose, and they determined to visit the mother of the Utter at The Neck. 