Markets.

Bruce Herald, Volume III, Issue 69, 3 August 1865, Page 3

Markets.

.'...' WHOLESALE. ' Pldar— Adelaide; L3O per tdn;- colonial, L2O Svgar — brown, 50s per cwt • '» crystals^ 60s Tea— chest, L lO to I/12; half-chest, L 6 10s, boxes, 40s to 455. Oatmeal,' 2ls per cwt. Barley, ,35s per cwt. . Peas, " 28a per cwt. Currants, 7d "perlb. Raisips, 9d per ib. Butter — VVelTington, Is d l-6; Adelaide and Victorian, is' 9d. Tobacco, 6s to 7s per ib. Soapj 40s' per cwt. : Caiidles-^Belmont, No 1, Is S 4d : per- Ib; Salt ' * L 8" per tou: Cheese— Colbnial, =Is 2d per Ib Euglisb, ls-6d.- CoflPee,' ls 6d"perlb. Well- cleaned samples of grain only can b placed; - '-.i 13awn timber,' at sawyers' prices '; 16s io'26s per 100 feet. Fencing wire — best annea^d,- L22 per ton. Galvanised iron-roofing, L3B to L 43 per ton. Colonial Oats,, 2s 6d, Potatoes L 2, large si ocks. Wheat 6s 6d. ITa'rlvy^- scarce. Hay, L 4, chaff, L 4 10s. IThrefe bushel; bags scarce,, 245. per dozen. i. aguapeka, L 4. Waitahuna, L 2 10s: Dunedin, • r Li 10s. -^ ; - KETAIL. Beef, 5d to Bd, per lb;~ mutton, 6d:to 7d. pdrk,rls;.yeal, l.Od to is,; bread Is Od per 41b loa£ , . ' ; '"

we lost not a moment in pointing- out its ; illegality,..in exposing' the utter powerless- ; iibs'sbf the: persons signing it to fulfil the promises. made ? and in warning the public not to be deceived, /fehoftly afterwards ' the Chief Commissioner of Crown Lands p^felishied a" similar warning, and side by side iwith. itj : the then Government had the enrontery 'to fepublish their proclamation. Naturatlj, ■confidenuetwas destroyed, and an almost entire cessation .of land sales followed. But before this, seme, we think, 22,000 acres of land had been sold— sold with a 'guarantee from the Superintendent and the members of his Executive, that ■ "the: tax of two shillings per acre per annum wbiilo^be returned- to the purchaser. The Council, met, and the Government which had rashly pledged the credit of the Province to the performance of a practically impossible act, were summarily turned out of office, without even an opportunity of explaining the motives which had actuated them in the commission of their criminal folly. But although the Council unhesitatingly condemned the policy of the Proclamation, it was- generally admitted that the conduct of the Government, unconstitutional though it was, had to some extent involved the honor of the Province, and that if any one hid purchased land on the faith J of the Government guarantee the Council was in equity bound to, as far as lay in its power, protect that person from loss and injury owing to _ his reliance on the promise of the Government, or the individual members of it. At the same time i|be members of the Council shrank from saying to the gentlemen who had attached their names to the proclamation — -"You have clearly exceeded your power ; you have committed an uncou-stitutional act, and having done so after being 1 warned, you must take the consequences." It was admitted that the Government had acted under some inexplicable impression that what they were- doing* -was for the public good, and- the Council did not wish to punish too severely, several of their own number for an error of judgment, serious though that error and its results might be. With every .inclination, however, to deal leniently with the Paterson-Clapcott Ministry, the Council was rather puzzled how to manage it. To carry out the promises of the proclamation was impossible. The General Goverrrmerrtj-inpbain, unmistakeable language, said thac h would not suffer the public revenue to be used to evade a tax imposed by'an Act of the General Assembly. To have ever imagined that the General Government would have allowed public money to be used to evade the law was an act of exquisite folly, but if the Executive" ever did entertain such an idea, they were quickly-disabused of it. It was therefore impossible to vote money to repay, the tax, and had the Council been inclined to do so, and the General Government consented,, the final stttlement of the affair would have been as far off as ever, for the money wouiJi have had to be voted annually, and "any." future Council might Have "refused to vote the required amount, anyTuture General Government refused to sanction such an- appropriation. Some persons argued that as the purchasers bought with their eyes open, after being .warned bj the press and in other ways, they had nothing to complain of; that they should have satisfied themselves before buying of the powers of the Government to do as was promised. To this it was replied that; people naturally relied on the faith of the Government—that the public could not be expected to be thoroughly acquainted with the constitutional powers of -the gentlemen- forming the Government —and that in the eyes of the public ' the action of the members of the Government had compromised the honor" of the Province; and that to repudiate that action would be destructive ; of the public credit; The dilemma was a most perplexing one, and at -last the Council resolved to offer to the purchasers of land under the procla-mation-a return of the purchase money, with interest frofp the date* of payment, at the rate pf twelve and a haif per cent; per annum. This was a kind of compromise, andittfras thought th&t the pai-ties affected would probably prefer accepting a return of their money to becoming ; involved in expensive arid uncertain legal proceedings. A lingering 1 doubt, however, as to what the General Government would say to the

arrangement, appears to -have possessed the mind of the supporters of this proposition, for instead of. simply voting the money necessary to give it effect, they embodied it in a separate Appropriation Bill, which was .reserved for the Governor's assent. That, assent' has since been refused $ the benevolent design of the Council to protect Messrs. Harris, Pater- ; son, Clapcott, Miller, Car^ill, and J Adam from the consequences of theirown folly have been ruthlessly rendered inoperative by the veto of the General Government, and the matter remains in precisely the same posi tion that it did before the last session or the Council, except that it is now ascertained; that the General Government is not likely to connive at any attempt to break the law, or to protect those who did so from the consequences. What the ultimate result or the Land Tax Proclamation may be it is hard to say. There is room for any amount of speculation on the sub^ject, but there can be ho doubt but that it : will open up a vast field for litigation ■, ! prove a mine of wealth to the members of the legal profession, and deprive people at a distance of all confidence in the faith ol the Provincial Governments of New Zealand, and seriously injure the credit and the financial position of the Province.

The polling for the election of a Superintendent of the Province takes place to-mor-row, commencing at' 9 o'clock, a.m., and terminating at 4 o'clock, p.m. Electors registered for any district of the Province can vote at any one of the polling places. An advertisement in another column intimates that the highway rate of 6d. per acre, in the Helensbrook district, must be paid to Mr. James Gillon, at his residence, on or before the 19th inst. ; We understand that a new Militia Bill is likely to be introduced during, the present session of the Assembly. From what we have gleaned, the provisions of the new bill will offer much greater assistance and encouragement to volunteers than the present law does. Many of the provisions of the Victorian laws relating to the volunteer movement are to be incorporated in the new act,# and as the regulations referred to have proved satisfactory to the Victorian government and volunteers we may anticipate a similar result here. It is rumoured that Messrs. Douglas, Alderson, and Co., have made an offer to the Southland Government to construct several miles of wooden railway along the road towards Otago, at an expense of about £1000 per mile. Yesterday was one of the most stormy days of the season. Wind, rain, and snow were its most marked features. Yesterday was not one of Saxby's days, but to-day is. Perhaps the gallant lieutenant made a slight error as to the date. Mr. F. J*. Moss, Provincial Treasurer, has written to the 'Times', to correct a current impression, to the effect that he is a partner in the insolvent firm of F. Moss and Co. Mr. Moss states that his connection with the firm ceased about eighteen months agOj and that the dissolution of partnership was duly advertised at the time and has been fully understood in commercial circles. We are very glad that Mr. Moss has taken the opportunity of correcting the opinion that was abroad on this subject, and we are sure that the public will gladly learn that the Province is not likely to lose its Treasurer owing: to private difficulties. The announcement ! of Messrs. F. Moss and Co.'s insolvency, we know, caused such an impression to become pretty general, and, we may add, caused a wide feeling of regret. Many of our readers will no doubt be glad to learn that the Government has at length received a supply of books to be distributed amongst the various district schools and libraries. It will be remembered that the Government promised to supplement all sums raised for^fcraries by the grant of an equal sum, and that instead of giving this in money it was deemed advisable to order a quantity of books from home and give the grant in that f orm. The books have now arrived by the * Caribou' and we beleive that the Secretary of the Tokomairiro District library has already applied for a catalogue, in order to select books to the value of the sum due to this district, vis., £100. This week two petitions have been forwarded to Wellington, for presentation to the Assembly, praying that body to refuse to pass the new Land BUI, based on the resolutions passed by the Council at its last sitting. The wording- of the petitions is slightly different but their purport is the same. The one, with about 350 signatures attached/ has been forwarded to the Hon.. Major BieHardson, with" a request that he will present it; the other," signed by about 460 people, has been confided to the care of Mr. Macandrew. We understand that similar petitions are now being signed in the Molyneux and Waikouaiti districts. ;•

We have heard nnmerous complalSts, both loiid and deep,, against a certain egjfcensive and weli-rknpwn landed proprietor^! neighborhood of Glenbre, who, after" Having for years past derived a handsome income from allowing diggers to work upon his, property, is alleged to have within the last week or so turned all the men so working off the land, without the slightest previous notice, and without even allowing them to wash-up ; the dirt ready to be submitted to that_ process.; On Tuesday evening Mr. Thomas Dick addressed a numerous meeting in the Newmarket Hotel, Clutha Ferry. Wm. Christie, Esq., occupied the chair, and briefly introduced Mr. Pick, -who at some length explained his views. A vote of confidence in that gentleman was then passed, and after three cheers for Mr. Dick and a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting broke Owing to the insolvency of Mr. Horace Bastings we presume that that gentleman's seat in the Provincial Council will become vacant, and that the writ for the election of a successor will shortly be issued. Mr. W. H. Nurse j has; been appointed Deputy. Superintendent of Southland during the absence of. Mr. Taylor, who is attending, to his duties as a member of the Assembly. ' ■ The second of the course of lectures, under the auspices of the Tokomairiro Young Men's Mutual Improvement Society, was to have been delivered in the Schoolhouse on Wednesday evening next by Mr. J. L. Gillies. Owing, however, to circumstances rendering it impossible for Mr. Gillies to be present on the 9th, the lecture has been postponed to Wednesday, the 16th inst. The subject chosen by the lecturer is " The British Constitution." The election of-fCity" Councillors took place in the various Wkrds of Diinedin on Tuesday last. The state of the poll was as follows :— South Ward— Edward Chalmer, 186 ; John Griffin, 17.6 ; John Crate, 70. High Ward-^J. H Barrj 253 ; Alexander Carrick, 249 j Wm. Langlands, 145. Bell Ward— D. Ross, 244; Thomas Birch, 122 ; J. Lovell, 85; Martin Sholl, 77; George Smith, 71., , Leith Ward— Henry Driver, 195 ; J. Turner, 168; John Barnes, 136 ; James Cppeland,, 63 ; James Wilson, 24. The City Council will therefore consist of — Mayor, Wm. Mason, Esq., J.P. ; Councillors, Messrs. Chalmer, Griffin, Barr, Carrick, Boss, Birch, Driver, and Turner. For the office of Auditor there were seven candidates. The poll was as follows— A. Fleming, 519; W. O. Ball, 345 ; J. W. Jago, 334 ; C. White, 209; F. H. Evens, 188 ; D. M. Spedding, 187 ;H. Bayliss, 117. Msssrs. Fleming and Ball were therefore declared to be duly elected. . On Monday evening last the Princess Theatre was opened for a new season, under the lesseeship of Messrs. Mumford and Donne. The theatre has been entirely renovated and cleaned, and it is now much more comfortable than formerly. It is also better lighted, and greater attention is promised to scenery and dress. The company is probably the best in the Southern Hemisphere for comic " business," and burlesques;' are to be a leading feature during ..the season. Mr. J. L. Hall acts as Stage: Manager, and the company includes Messrs. J. Dunn, R. B. Dale, Tom Fawcett, C. Wilmot, and Richardson ; Miss M. Dunn, Miss Royal, Miss Dolly Green, Miss Alice Wiseman, and, though last not least, the charming Queen of Burlesque, Miss Julia Mathews. The Orchestra is under the leadership of M. Fleury. On Monday evening the theatre was crowded in every part, and the appearance of each old favourite was the signal for a fresh burst of applause. When Miss Mathews appeared the tremendous welcome accorded to her spoke of the deservedly high estimation in which she is universally held both as an actress and as a lady. The pieces chosen were " The Daughter of the Regiment" and the burlesque of the '"Pilgrim of Love." It is needless to say that they were admirably acted. We sincerely trust that the hew lessees will not have to reiterate the complaint so frequently made of late, that Dunedin ; cannot appreciate or will not support good acting. They deserve a successful season and we hope they will have one. -- The Rev. Father Williams is to officiate in Smith and Co.'s old store on Sunday next at 11 o'clock, a.m, Mr C. E. Bird, of the Provincial Hotel, is the plaintiff in an action now pending in the Supreme Court, for slander and misrepresentation by Mr. G. M'Lean, of the Bank of New Zealand. From the pleadings we gather that Mr. M'Lean one day stated to some gentlemen that Mr. Bird had gone down to the Court to file his schedule, and that the bailiffs were in the Provincial Hotel. Mr. Bird avers that this statement, which was totally untrue, seriously injured hi» credit, and he claimes £5000 damages. The Otago Acclimatisation Society, have -tu.rn.ecl loose £o\ir Australian magpies ap.d two laughing jackasses iv the Taieri district. These birds are most useful in destroying grubs, worms, and mice* and we trust therefore that they will be permitted to increase and multiply as quickly and as quietly afl possible. *

/' ' JThiferomanade Concert in aid of thebuild■ing, fiiid of All ;Saint> Churcli, , took; place: oii Saturday last, ia the Exhibition building IlsMlly lent for the occasion . by nhe Provincial 'Governflient, The amateurs' acquitted them!selve3:admirably, and^Mrs. Muinford as usual sang splendidlVv iThe' attendance was good.' Mr W€Stcbriducted?ii"d his band led by: Mr M; rFlnery, contributed- not a little to the';Sug- • eess'of the concert. 9^ .... . „ "-Gentlemen desirous 6£ becoming members of , tlieV Ancient; Ordei^of * Foresters, J CouH are reojiestecl'to meet in the White ■Horse Hotel ' on^ Saturday evening., to be ' initiated.. 1 ;-; :'-■' ■"' '"■'■ ]: ' '■ '■"■'■•' ' ; ' : M -; c : r Thje, steamer Titania, has been wrecked on fthe flbliitiki : bar^;;: ; ' ; ,^ '; : ; ' r / ;; '.''"'■'■'. ' ' ;i ; iO ''Theßau^Gf J^^outh, Wales; is about to Bere^fhandsome new; oliet;s;on a p6rtion of the .i-.^Jid"' : cltoU^;theJ : ':;ate:ifire::mv.Prin(^ : I 'street, Dwedin: Thesi{e cjhbse^is'tha^ foroccupied by Mr. Fargie; wine^merchaur,: ■r jßetween-the Bank,ot; ; .Otago,and ;:? the _' i/Ei\\;-.r-:»:-' '■■:■■■'>:.<; .-.-• ;; ,J;■ V .;,,;};.. _•'.':•■-••;> : -hi %he.fla« ; exiierirnents'at Port (palmers have • : riot Kad-^a -^^satisfactory result.. - Mr. Vo- % na]d^>n; dulyarriycd : from Ghristchurch ,■ but r '^vhenth Wtime.^ a experiment , arrives, /chfe^had been rafbei? devout in his. devotions tc--;?-Bac<Jhiis,'arid the re ult pi his operatjjjns w.hk anything but satisfactory to ■tbe. i snbscribers ■ :-The . coiDniiV te .?i in disgust,. have : thrown tht Vmatte'rVup- and' resolved to ; 'pny; Mr. D(>hani■:^on's;pas&age" hpn^e^Canterbury once mOTe. " • ; • ' The licensed Victuallers'; Associatio n? Dun-. has tinahimpusly resolved to support ;M i i: pdw-Srd.M 4 GlaShan'B. candidature; for the Su- '•■ -perinttndency;^ ' i i.i: t >; : .'.'.--■. o c ;':- :, ; ;\\ _.r, -.•:-■; /:■>:;;'; : „-.: ,i.;-.. ,■ „ .-. ' ' r . £ ;'i»Tr F.^^Gledhili has been elected a mem- ; ;I)er pfVh^f'efteral Asßembly -for the Omat^ •'aistniit/Tar&naki. " life opponent- Mr Atkm-"^n^bji-other of the present Minister, of War,; ' Svas d^ftatedvby' one vote. ■=' •■■ ; . : ■ .> j r A gentleman , named Kinnebr.ook ij has beep : f-lost ontUe- Canterbury.: Ranges, ;Avhile on «" '.'jH'Mt of inspection to some country he recently r^ toofcup. . .The body of the unfprtunate gentieLy. man bus- been, recovered.: - : .' The man named Joseph Traunce,-who was ? "wounded in:! the recent gun accident at he -v l^akaia-, has. died in the: Hospital at Christ^ ; i church^ after suffering^amputatio of the. right ■ ;hig.: ".j t' ■ '■ _j.--- s -U s _--:.rr=-,jJ i ■_. :. _.-..•:. ; • An-adyertisement;in another column intir ■mates i that -the first sitting of: the Resident ; Magistrjiif's Uourt, 'Tokomairiro in its exten ■ J . -/-ded' jurisdiction; will be held in the -. our 1 ;-';House, ion Tuesday, 1 the 22nd instant. ,; Wt ~ A^uriderstand-that Mr .Wilson Grey will be tlie ■ *' ; presiding Magistrate on the'occasion. The ' Waikatip Mail ' writes las follow r- 1 - A '..'... change -in tlie Gqldfields department in our rieighborhopd is about to be niade under very peculiar circumstances; We intend to refer to the subject hereafter as part' and parcel of °a thoroughly gotten system. The pre.-ent case ,;. stands; something like, 'the following: — When ."•; the Wardens' salaries were reduced to L4OO : per, annum— at which irate no magistrate could! surppor.t ' himself becomingly on the "Upper Shotover — Mr Alymer applied for removal to, a less expensive district.' The upshot we learn ; - is the removal ol.Mr Aylmer as a sub- warden to Mount' lda,— his paj 7 to be L4OO as hereto foie^-rand Mr Simpson is to take Mr Ayliiier's place as sub warden at a salary of L 550 per annum ; and Mr Anderson who .was to have been rempved— remains to assi-t Mr. Simpson ! Proceedings, like thoise ought to demorali~e.au v bodj', and we consider reflect; great discredit upon the Gold fields Department, who have acted very peculiarly, to use no severer term. We have not a word to say against Mr Simp- , : son, whose rapid proiircssin the service testifies to bis kbility and usefulness ; but it does '.. seem strarge that a gentleman like" Mr 'A}'!- . mer should have his salary cut down to L4OO and when he applies to be removed to another distfict i; -merely for t c .sake oi; economising his expenses — should not .have had the first offer now made to Mr Warden Simpson; Mr r Aylraer has given general satisfaction in hi-> ; district, and is much- respected.. . We learn: that action. is to be taken in the matter; and ■ public meetings are to be held on the Upper * Shptover. ' " ' The ' Wakatip Mail *; states the reduction: .made in the police pay has been s'ufiicient to the resignation of some of 'the married ;: r 7inembers of the force in the district. : The case stands;thus:— Pay for August; L 3 10s. ': .per week ; put-pf which he has to pay 2s 4d h- ; per week for uniform anti other expenses, ?leaymg Li3 7s Bdfor rent* firewood, living, &c. ■, "-^-asuni 'totally 'ihadt'cmate t,a meet the ordinary liabilities oi a man with a family T "and[thu3 . the force is losing many of its ablest men.

" - At a meeting of the General Road ' ; Board held in Dunedin last week, the Secretary -'reported the results of the appeals in the Milton and Helehsbrook districts. In the 1 former, there were objections to pay, on the real "acreage held, it beingcphtendedShatth'e purchased _aci;eage only should be assessed. The Secretary • considered these objections to be not reasonable. In the latter case, the assessment . had/ been; amended in a: few instances. The rate! of 6d an; acre in tach case was allowed ; | the amounts to be yielded . being L 156 8s Isd [foriMilton, and L 93 odd for ilelensbrook.- : : The "' Oamaru Times .' says :— -While Mr i t FothYririghu.rn,'6f : the Bank of Kew Zealand* was out duck-shooting on 'I hursday last,' he had the'gobd fortune to fall in with rather an unusual adventure. In his excursion he reached the Sandy Beach, to the south of Cape. Wanbrow,, where he espied a seal ot very large jdimensions^basking in/.the sun. He at. once ■coutrived to get between, the animal and the sea,- iand> being: within shot, he fined, and lodged thecontentsJof the barrel in its head.. Contrary'to' expectation, the seal did not make for its natural element, but turning upon its assailant, charged him.open-mouthed. Anoi her shot, fired down its throat, brought 1 it at last to a stand,-while a-blow with the butt of the gun on its most vulnerable fart the point ofits noser-finished, it The animal on bc-ing measured,, was found to be over eight feet, with a girth of fully five feet. . i Mr Fotheringham, after-procuring' assistance, secured the skin, which is said ''to be a' very beautiful one: ' A seal ofth'e above' size will yield from ten to .twelve; gallons pt oil.' . Formerly this animal 1 was much hunted' by whalers' frequenting/the southern seas, but of late years' they have been captured but at rare intervals: There are, we understand,! thiee.distinct species of seal' in the New Zealand. waters. .. . . . , : 1 The ' Daily Times ' of Friday last, contains the following, in reference to the petition which' we published last wt-ek :— ' Mr -inith, •c-fTokpriiairiro, -yesterday presented to Mr F. J. Moss, the Provincial Treasurer, a mtmorial to the Government^ respecting the line for the contemplated railway, as at present laid down til the 'neighborhood of ToUomainrow Mr J. Hardy was also present with Mr Smith. The present line passes half a mile from the. township; and. the memoralists prayed that it might be taken through or near the township, and thatthe practicability or otherwise of oh-, taining the necessary laud should be ascertained,be (.ore the survey, is completed. Mr liardj' said that the present line passed through land ot his, in a way that might be very advantageous to him, but would be very disadvantageous to the district: He had consulted the major part of the proprietors and he Relieved that a change that would be satisfactory would not involve additional cost Mr Brown, Mr Lewis, himself, and ; othe : s, would at a 'nominal cost, give a line along .the frontage to the r . properties, instead ol at . the back,.' as at present.— Mr :Smi"hsaid that he and Mr J. : L..;Gillies had, waited upon the Engineer, Mr- Patefson, who agreed that there would be no engineering difficulties in the way of the proposed change, and said that he had settled ;the present line only, with a view to save compensation.. Mr Hardy said that h..' believed the land owners vould consent to the line being; taken close ; alongside the,, main .road, if there was no, objection to such a. plan; and Mr Smith added that he bel eyed it would bis' v;ery advantageous. Air Patersou liad staled thai would be, well it the matter could bo settled b fore* he and his staff left the district. Mr Moss said ,'h.e.'had no doubt that the 'Go-, vernmejit would attenttto the mutter without delay ; and he thought there, would : eno dif liquify about at least surveying an alternative line and putting it oh the map; _ .."Of course, there was no prospect; of the construction of the railway being commenced at present. Several of the Dunedin Publicans have been brought before .the litside^.t Magistrate, charged with having unlicensed Billiard and Bagatelle '1 ables in their homts. The chir^es were not pn ssed on a promise to take out the license, beiug given by the offenders. In the Theatre .Royal, on Friday last, Mr. Edward M'Glashan stated that it elected as Superintendent, he would use all his itifl ien ■<- to procure, an immediate dissolution of tlie Provincial Council, so that there mi^ht be a general election as sopri- after the- fiist of October as possible. Oh this ground alone ue 'think Mr. M"txlaslian deserves public support, especially as Mr. Dick says he do^s not want the trouble of another election for the. next 18 months, when of'course it' will be- unavoidable. ; The suppression of the Maori, .rebellion has cost the colony, from lß62 to -3.lst March last, -L1 ? 0i4,576 18s. 9d.' This amount, added to -the cost of. r public works.? location of settlers; dis co v n t-.onT d c bei j t ures, rein stain ien t of : !ar anaki, &c, make up a .ftotileof j.L1i578,'143 Bs. sd.

' PuncVs ' report of the state of the betti'ngj on the Super's Cup is as follows:— ; ; v > Sir Edward (late Auctioneer) 3 to 5 takes freely. . , ' Shy Richard ( jut of Secretary) sto 3 off.; ; Hau Hau, scratched. ' ■ ■ , Dr Julius Haast the Provincial Geologist of Canterbury has received from the tiriperbr of Austria, the badge of knighthood of ihb ©rider of Francis Joseph, : iti recognition iii^the good services rendered by hini to science'during the last fi v c years. As Dr. Haast ' is' a JfcJriiish subject, he will have to* obtain iler Majesty's couseut before acctptiug tiiedecorar tion. . " •'-••■••■•':; Mr B. G. Haggitt, recently appointed ;Resident .Magistrate, in Duuvdm, aad. intended to assist Mr tsirode iii his increased duties uudi.r the extended jurisdiction of the' Court, is t imderst_x>d to have reiusedtv acc.pt. thu ' . p.iK.--«i', in- consequence of tlie Lisunicieiic salary attaching tJ it, viz : uSOU p^r uu'num. ! ■-. Mr. Ju;nqs Dupre LiHiue, of 11-.)\vsley "Down*, C:tntei bury, been oal.cd to'.Lhu U^/jer House. iVi'r Lance is also ;t ca ldidaie ior ! a seat iii the Proyi.hiiul Coiiucil in room of Vii- ' brother, resigned. ''■■"•■•■■■ ; - ; ' '-.">'■ '.r\:;U\;.r> ; ; •' . • v.-- : ■ : . ■'■'■'.:■..-.■,•'.'.' c: t:.; •.■■'; ;