The Bruce Herald. TOKOMAIRIDO, MARCH 23, 18

Bruce Herald, Volume II, Issue 50, 23 March 1865, Page 3

The Bruce Herald. TOKOMAIRIDO, MARCH 23, 18

r owing : to the resignation of Mi- T%3. • Gillies a 1 vacancy lias occurred in tire rfc. presentation of the County of Bruce in Hk6 General Assembly,, and the writ for

the election of a new member lias been issued. Mr Gillies lias not ns yet directly informed his constituents of the reasons which have induced him to resign, but at a public meeting in Dnnedin a few weeks ago he intimated his resignation and spoke of the causes which had led' to it. He said that he had resigned because he f"lt that in consequence oi a political combination against him he could not.be of that use which lie desired to be in the house — that in fact- the combination which led to die removal of the seat of Government was so strong- that if was no use opposing it, and that he was so disgusted with the policy and conduct of the Government that it was useless his remaining a member of the House. These, if we mistake not, were the reasons lVlr Gillies assigned for resigning his seat, but. they are very poor ones, nnd calculated seriously to injure Mr Gillies's well-earned political reputation. Resigning his seat because the seat of Government was removed to the place that he himself had long; maintained was the most suitable, is slightly inconsistent, and resigning- because lie could not have all his own way — because alter a long tenure of office the opposition at length got into power is scarcely statesmanlike. Mr Reader Wood, one of Mr Gillies's late colleagues, has followed Mr Gillies's example ano resigned on similar grounds. One is almost tempted to believe that the rpason suggested by the ' Daily Times' as the cause ot Mr Wood's resignation may be the true one, and that it may apply equally to Mr Gillies, viz., that during tin next session of ihe Assembly some questions may arise which it would be very inconvenient for the members of the late Ministry to answer. Wo do not, however, intend' to criticise Mr Giliios or his political career, although we cannot, refrain from alluding to the s^ant courtesy' he' has' shown to his constituents in resigning in the way he has done. Under any circumstances, Mr Gillies's retirement must be a matter of regret, for all must allow that he h:is proved himself an active and able politician, that his conduct in the General Assembly has been creditable to himself ami to the constituency he represented. 'i'lie (-■lectors have lost, dip services oi a clever nnd earnest representative, nnd it ''e'.ioves them to .select, a competent successor. A grave and serious responsibility now rests on the electors of the County ot B'-uce. The flection now pending is probably the most important that has yet taken place in .Of ago. The next' session of the Assembly will be a most important one, and questions vitally siifecfrng both the Province and the Colon/ will have to be discussed and decided. Provincial Loans, the Tariil", Suppression 1 of the Rebellion, and settlement of our relations with the Imperial Government, Re-adjustment of Representation and Separation are but a few oi Ihe all-important subjects likely to engage the attention of the Legislature at its next meeting. The electors should the.reio.ie, carefully consider the choice of a representative at this crisis, and should re urn one whose views are sound on these subjects. No thought of pe.isonal friendship should be allowed to sway a vote,but every voter should carefully' consider tnV principles of the person for whom he votes. We do not know of any probable candidate, but we earnestly implore the electors to bestir themselves in the matter, and not to allow the election to become a walk over to any .man. Tbe difficulty of getting men ot standing whose engagements permit them to accept a sent in the Assembly is, we know, great, bu-t still we think that on the present occasion the difficulty might be overcome. • 'the Separation League will no doubt bring forward' a candidate in the interests of Separation. Let us hope- that the opponents- of Separation will alsobring forward a;/candidate. Then-, if the electors are., "true to themselves, let the contest be between political principles; not individuals, and" we have litfle doubt' but that a large majority of the electors will declare themselves against Separation. No time is to be lost, however, in selecting a candidate. To command the confidence of the electors he should be a man of political experience and of independent standing. If possible, he should lie- connected with the County, ;and before a' single vote is recorded,- his views on the principal political 1 subjects of the day should be clearly and' unmistakeably elicited. If these views be satisfactory, then let the- electors be up and' doing.

Let every rnnn who 1 can exercise the privilege 6f voting, do so, and let the future represenfcntive of" the County of Rruce be in refill fey the representative of tile opinions of his constituents, not merely a gentle*man sent to tire' Assembly because he wanted to o- 0 there, and nobody else could be »-ot. This has too often been the case in Ofag-o, aad more tlmn once a member has been elected whose opinions were diametrically opposed to those of his constituents. Let us hope that the days when such a state of thing's was tolerated have passed, and that on the present occasionthe electors of Bruce will show thorn-selves equal to the responsibility devolving- upon them, and worthy of the trust committed to their charge.

Owing to the pressure on our space occasioned by the arrival' of the English Mail, we are compelled to omit a portion of our report of the trial of Captain Jarvy. An immense number of witness es have been examined, but our latest news from Dunedin left the case .still going on Dr. Macadam's evidence was conclusive as to finding sirychnino in Mrs. Jarvey's stomach. The case for (lie Crown was concluded curly on Tuesday morning, and the remainder of the day was occupied by Mr Smith in his speech fur i-redefenc • Mr Smith spoke for six hour.s commenting on the evidence, but did not cull any witnesses. The Jud^e was to sum up yesterday. The ' MurlboiYuigh Tim s' publishes the following extraordinary advertisement. To Spv'cu latorsand others. The proprietorsof this journal bying judgment creditors- on the estate of the l'icion Town Board for the amount of .£l7 16s 6d togethei wit.h all costs ami expenses ia the case, .will receive written Tenders (or the same up to the 3lst instant. Although the bailiff can find no property on which lo levy, yet the Picton Town Board is supposed to *>c solvent, ;>nd the successful tenderer will stand a first-rate chaivce of recovering t!ie full amount wich <;;>sts. To a Lawyer this'iitfeis an opportunity rarely to be aiei wiilr as the Picton Town Board, are d ali'.ig not with l.heir own but with the ratepayer's money,- anil are oh-tinata. Tae distress wan ant. is not r. turnable unti 1 the SOr'i instant. The respectability of rhe Pic.onTwwn Board is [inquest ionaMe as will be -eon from the following list, of gentlemen all dra. to the ratcpayi rs as Wi.-il us the govern nv.-nr whom hi'v serve. Mr i\ \V. Milling on, (Chairman) PfOjii ■iotor ' MarUiorniuh Press." Mril J.-Chuk. Chief Surveyor. Mr W. Jeffrey, IJet:i>trar of i). els. Mr O. Wt-ste-n, Surveyor. Mr J. W. '/. Rcauohainp, Surveyor. Mr J. Alexander? Siirvvor and Secret ny. Those gentlemen admitted I lie d.-bt in cp n Court, and therefore tln> ••successful tenderer,- especially if a Lawyer, will Situl this a first rale speculation as any amount of litigation may ensue. We must agiin remind our readers that this is the last month- for sending hi claims to vot\ Many am qualified for more than o:ie Provincial Hlcctoral district, and where this is thfi case, app'ienn's shou ! d send in a claim for the County (stating ihe Provincial District-) even though their names be on the Cour.ty 11..11 already. A person may, if qualified, have a vote in any number of 1 rovinti^l Districts although only one vote for the County. Electors whose nanvs aid on the roll, but whose qualification or residence has been changnd should also send in fresh claims Many of our readers possess a qualification in U>e various govermn-Jiit anil private townships ihrou-j;hout the country. Those \vho do so should register iov= the ProviiiJ-i^l-iliarict within which ihyir property is situated. It is very iir.portint that th^re should be as completed a rogist-ra.ion t'n is year as posi-ib'.e. Wi-. hopeV tljdfcfere, that uveiyone who is entitled to, tiie (sanchis-j will send in a claim liefore the end- 'of the mon?». Forms of cl dm ?nay bs obtained gratis at our oilier or from any of our agents. We un.'lursland tlrat the great Veparatioa Meeting which which was to have bp*ti'«lield at ihe Teviot last week proved a fjjittire, in fact, there was- no mo3'i:sg at" all. One or two of the most prominent members of*\he. Separation League were expected to i«f^Tr'sent asja de|>utatiun from that body, but they did not mal?Ktheir appear- _' ance. It is also understood that one of the liold fields- representatives in the Assembly,' who to a great extent originated the Sepation movement : l n the Teviot district, and was amongst the promoters of the meeting, has changed his views on the subject and- become a convert to the opinions of the Anl.i-Sep:irationisLs. The Provincial Government Gazette,' of the 3rd iiistant, cpntaiiiS three pro lamations— One disallowing^fhe election of Mr llcale, a second .^V'di^^vkijf'.Uie.t^ction of Air Taylor to-the otiuig'of- Buf)eri;*feivdent of Southland, and a tfcpd,- notiljing to tlie Speaker of the Pvovinciai Council that . the office is vacant.- There* is also a notification from the Speaker that the Council will meet on the 13th instant, a-, noon, at the Coui\ House, Invercargili, to elect a fc>uperi;itauleut.

Meetings of Ratepayers are, to be held at the times and places mentioned below for the election of Road Trustees in the new road district, recently constituted — Motupipi District, at the" Bush Inn on Saturday, 25tri inst., at 4 o'clock, p.m. ; Otdkio District, at, the Suhoolhouse. on Friday, 24t.h inst., at 4 ; o'clock p.m.; Milburn District, at the S hool house, this diy, at 4 o'clock pm, ; HelensbrooU District, at Dyer's Hotel oa Friday, 24th inst., at 4" o'clock, p.m. ; Milion District, at the Schooi'house, on Saturday, 25. h inst., at 2 o'clock, p.m.: Southbridgo District at Mr Win, Grey's, on Friday, 24 h inst., at 4 o'clock, p.m. Adamsthorpe District, at Mr Jasper Clark's, on Saturday, 25: h inst, at 4 o'clock, p.m. ; Puerua District, at the Schoolhouse, this •lay, at 4 o'clock p.m. ; Olaomomo J^i^triot, at Mr A.. C. Berg's Score, on Frid.iy, 24th in<t , at 4 o'clock p.m. ; Tuakitoto t >istriet, at Mr Cunning--ham's, this day, at 4 o'clock, p m. ; North Molyneux District, at Mr Win. Snrth's, ihi.s day, at 4 o'clock, p.tn. The elfcl.i->ns for ihe Htilingdoi>, Ccoml.e— -Hay, Lovelsbn.ok. P..it, Mulyneux,Finegand, Kaitaiijiala ami St<>ny Creek ]>istrietS" . were all to have taken place y<sterd-,ty, but we very much- doubt whether the nuepay..-rs in those districts were at all aware of the fa.;t. The notice of the meetings has only Jyen" advertised in the Government sheet, and but, very few of the' country settlors ever see that interesting pubiica-" tion. We did not receive our copy of tl% sheet last week-, or we should have informed our readers of the intended meetings. When will the Government consult the convniem-c of Lhe public by condescending to make its a^ui-u .cements through ihe or.linary advertising mediums. The attempt to force its own sheet in;., circulation is absurd, and the inconvenience 0.-easioned to the public by psrsiMiug ia tlu; aitempt is very great.Th; liuniber of i -istrict itoad and Education meetings c;d ed by advertisement in ihe sheet, and which hav<: lapsed owing to n i one mien-ling at the adveitised time and" place i< very ureat of late, anil is constantly increasing. Probably most of tli-* meetings we have menti .ned will have to be called again- ■• owing to tho ratepayers' ; failing to attend." Thereupon is ohviou-. The ratepayers as a rule never s-.v. the sheet, an 1 consequ.nily do not- know anything about the meet-. ill£S. Thi! writ for the election of a member to represent, the County of B uee in the General As--s-cmbly in place oi Mr T. 13. Gillies, resigned, has been issued. The nomination of Candidates is" appointed to take place ai th-: Court. House, Tokomairiro, on Friday, the .3ist inst., and the poll (If necessary) ia to \w held on Saturday, the Sth proximo. The polling" places a c the Cours House, Tokoma'iiro, Court. Ilmise, I'unwlin,Sohoolhonse, KastTaieri, School lionso. Waihola,Sc'ioolhonse Lawrence, Schooiin.-use, Inch- 1 Ciutha, SchO'.lhoiisa. W^repa, and Captain-M-Konzie's station, Pomaliaka. We have not" lie u-d any rdmor as to the probable candidate or" candi'-lates. Ihe 'Sonthlanrl Times' says :— The bodies of two of the men recently "drowned at the' To i Tois by the capsjzinjr n\ a l-oat Fiave beenrecovered The f<'llo\viii^ tk-scripiion of them li:is been forwarded to "the Cumii.issioner (if IVliee, an:i we publish it in hopes that it may le id to their ideiitific-iridii : — The first is : about five fevt six inches; middle aged; thiiv li^iit-browt) hair; sandy beard and moustaches; dressed in in )!eskin tnuiscrs, old ■watertight boots, blue worsted s>ck^, white flannel shirt, blue check shirt, brown tweed jumper with pocket in the side and bone bu' tons, and a check neck.-rchii-f. The twolatter nrti..-k'S have been kept for identification. The second is- about five feet ten inches' in heiiiht ; thirty years oi a^e ; i.iiir nearly" black; brown beard on chin and very little on checks; thin ilatnrcs and thin built;marked on the left arm, 28430, A B, withfl iv: between and two' broad arrows pointing .■different ways; wore blue gneriisi.y, xvhit^ canvass trousers, llue check shirt, dark check* coat with horse, dojr, and foxes' hea s on the buttons. The coat has been kept for identi- . lica-ion. This mill's neck was bmkrn, and h-s feet much cut— probably b / the boat in* the surf. The bodies have been buri.-d in the sandhills,, near the scene of the accident, and the spot marked by placing a pit-co of timber' at the bead and foot of each grave: There seems to liave l)een a doubt as to there hiving been three ir.en-drowsved. M'Uowau. one" of the crew op the Strii^gk-r, wlio siw the-' accident, fancies- he s-av'a man with 'a bald head in the water, but owns he may have beendeceived. a.« men and dogs were' altogether' about the bo-it when it cap-ized. The other' men saw only two in the boat " Mr E. IL. (Jitrew, officer in charge at Noko-' mai, wri-ting thence, un L-r date 4th March, s;iys : — " Mining operations* have [irv)gressed satisfactorily during the past week. One of the large tail races through tho ilac is completed ;-■ another is advancing raprtlly, and in a^ short time will enable nearly one huiia^d mi-n---to work out cheir claims. lm spire oi' Mie »-;;-oti prospects -fb-r' miners here, the n-port.s f.-0.-n the" Giey have caused considerable excitement, and several are leaving ibr that place, in some: cases making sadlritic^s of valuable elaima a»u^ t>/operty to-do ;s<j."

To-day being the seventeenth Anniversary of of tbe ai rival of the first eefcclers in ibis Province will be observed as a Public Holiday. The Court House Post Office, and Bank wiil be cl<scd, and we presume that the business portion of the community will also observe the day as a holi day. The Bruce Volunteers are to inarch out for fi-r g. We take the following from the « Canterbury Standard' of the 14th inst. Mr George Dobson has returned from exploring the supposed route by the Gorge of the Waimakariri to the West Coast, and the result shortly told, is that he has been unsuccessfrd. He has failed in discovering a route which could be made practicable at once, although he has cleared up several matters with regard to this route which were before doubtful. From what we have heard of Mr Dobson's explorations, we are led to believe that ultimately the government will find it the least expensive, as well as most satisfactory course, to make a dray road by the route mapped out by Mr Dobson. As it is, he has proved that now it is impossible to take a dray within fourteen or &fteen miles of the Teramakau. A regular exodus of diggers with their swags is taking place just now. The roads are fairly thronged with miners, and the numbers on their way to the rush seems to increase every day. They all seem to be in the very highest spirits, and they evidently anticipate the best of luck and good fortune when they arrive at their destination. We sincerely hope, however, that they may never have cause to regret leaving the bird in the hand for two .in the bush. They will have to encounter and work their way through hardships, which must be necessarily attendant on the opening of a gold field in a district such as Okitiki and Waimea is imderstood to be. That there is plenty of the precious metal, we have not the shadow of a doubt, but we are at the same time certain that the remunerative ground will be speedily taken up, and that great numbers will be unable to find a payable claim at all. We take the following from the ' Oamaru Times' of the 16th inst:— The West Coast rush has affected this district, although more remotely than others. It was not to have been expected that the excitement should not reach us, and it has accordingly done so, and has taken away a number of men who were industriously employed, and who will, we fear, repent of their infatuation, During the last fourteen days, immense numbers of men on foot, others with pack horses, and a considerable number of covered drays have passed along northwards. The Oamaru is also laid on for the carriage of passengers and goods. It may perhaps be owing partly to the depression of business in this province at present, that such large numbers are leaving, but it is mainly the gold mania or epidemic • — a disease, symptoms of which are suificiently known in this province. The new field may turn out a valuable one, but it is not an indiscriminate rush that will make it so, or that will conduce either to the health or prosperity of those who croAvd there. People appear to treat a goldfield at its first discovery, as if it was some sudden gift of fortune, ; which, unless immediately grasped, will spee- ') dily disappear, instead of viewing it as it ought to be looked upon, as a field of industry to be calmly and systematically worked out. There are instances in this province, c. g. Tuapeka, of goldfields which were rushed in the same manner at first, then forsaken for new fields, and again resorted to, and found to be rich and productive. Every experience is against the success of sudden and indiscriminate rushes. The Geelong, whici.. arrived here on Tuesday forenoon, also brought a number of passengers en route for the diggings, and Captain Turnbull reports that the rush from Dunedin is tremendous, and the shipping intelligence and advertisements of the ' Daily Times ' fully confirm the report.