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Bruce Herald, Volume III, Issue 74, 7 September 1865, Page 3

: The foundation stone of St. Paul's Cathedral, Wellington, has been laid by His Excellency Sir George Grey. The Rev. Fred. Thatcher, Private Secretary to his Excellency, is the architect of the building. The last report of the Secretary of the Goldfields has, on the.motion of Mr. Haughton, been ordered to be printed amongst the Parliamentary Papers of the Session. Mr. Wilkin, a Canterbury member, has succeeded in getting the House of Representatives to pass*&,Tresolution to the effect that "It is inexpedient that a member of the Executive Council should act or hold office as a Director of any Joint Stock Bank carrying on business in Nfew Zealand. " . : The 'Daily Times' learns that the fate of the Otago Land Bill, in the General Assembly is very doubtful, and there will certainly be a great fight over it. The representatives of the Province are equally divided in their views. Pour of our members— viz., Messrs. Reynolds, Yogel, Brodie, and Wayne— are understood to be desirous of carrying the measure through : whilst four others— viz., Messrs. Paterson, Burns, Haughton, and Macandrew — are, in favor of its postponement, until the r Provincial Council shall have had an opportunity of reconsidering ik. The exploring party, in search of an over-r land route to the West Coast, started from Clyde last week. The party consists of Mr. Vincent Pyke, the leader ; Mr. Mining-Sur-veyor Coates, and four hired men. The luggage, is conveyed by two mules and two pack horses; arid it is probable that a Maori, well acquainted with the country about the Wanaka, will afterwards be added to the number. A meeting of the Church of England Building Committee was held in the Courthouse on Saturday last. The working drawings and specifications of the new church were laid before the committee and approved of, and it was resolved to, at once call for tenders for the erection of the building. With regard to a site, the committee were given to understand that the expense of getting a good foundation on the site given by W. H. Mansford, Esq., would be considerable. Mr Hibbard stated that Wm. Reid, Esq., had offered a site of an acre and a-half , with three chains frontage to the Main Road, and bounded on two sides by side streets, for the sum of £60. The land was on the other side of the road to the site previously fixed upon, and was also nearer to the centre of the township. It was resolved to at once accept Mr. Reid's very liberal offer, and to build the church on the site thus obtained. The treasurer, the Rev. R. L. Stanford, re ported that the committee could calculate certainly on having funds at their disposal to about the extent of £1150. The usual vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. We may add that the purchase of the site has since been completed, on most, liberal terms. It is, we think, one of the best sites in the township for a church. A general meeting of the shareholders in the Tokomairiro Property Investment Society was held in the Schoolhouse, Tokomaiririro, on Monday evening last, to consider a proposed alteration in the rules. The President, A. Jones, Esq. , presided. Mr. W. Haynes briefly moved a -resolution the effect of which would . have been, to allow money to be lent on leasehold security. . The motion was seconded, but, on being put. to the meeting, was rejected by an overwhelming majority. The quarterly sale of money then took place, when thirteen £30 shares were disposed of at an average premium of about £10 6s. 2d. There is a rumor to the effect that a public meeting will shortly be held in Dunedin to advocate the introduction of the Chinese to the Otago goldfields. The election of a successor to Mr. Franz Julius, as Ensign of the Bruce Rifles, will take place on parade to-morrow evening. We are always glad te have to record acts of kindness to new settlers, such as was offered to Mr. Blackie on Friday last by several of his neighbours at the north end of the plain. Early in the morning twelve teams made their appearance on his land, and ere the day was over some eleven acres of land was ploughed. As usual on such occas.ons^ each one strove to do more than any one else. Mr. Fargeon's burlesque of the well-known opera ' Fau3t' has now been on the stage of the Princess Theatre for more than a week, and has achieved a decided and deserved success. The management have spared no expense in producing sthe piece, which- is really admirably placed upon the stage.. The burlesque is a production,/ reflecting infinite credit, on the author j arid it is capitally acted. Miss Mathews, Miss! During Mr. Hall, Mr. Dunn, and Mr. Dale, doing full justice to their parts. The management deserve every praise^for thus encouraging local writers, .-r '

£* The 'Southland Times' states that 'an --Sfffidly"last,~6n"th"e;roaa from l^eVVakatip. ■-I-iftt %nfe-«W«Hii^lfiwbf\*tH§ l ßyr^G^ek^. ' o about 65! miles from* lnverc&rgSll- ! i^Thestream o w^simuch 1 s wplleno by; melted! snow ! from the mountains, in- addition to the late heavy rainfallfr The driver of Cobb andi Co.'s mail coach, however, attempted the ford,"and would have, in all pi-obability succeeded, but f when ;neaf the centre' of the stream, the pole gave iwa f, • arid the -coach;" with" the Svheel horses! attached; wascarried down A ladyi passenger; whosename we have not yet learned, was unfortu-: nately drowned I" The driver .succeded -jin reaching the bank, together with the leading, horses. There is' a probability of the mails, luggage, &c, being discovered on brie of the numerous beaches of the river. ' \ Considerable feeling was excited in Durieain '* on receipt of the telegraphic , news of the ar- , rivahof the T s.s Alhambra at the Bluff, and the melancholy information that Dr. Macadam had expired on board that vessel on Saturday last. ; It will be remembered "that on his voyage back to Melbonrne after- attending the ■famous Jarvey trial as a witness, Dr Macadam; met with an accident, and: that in consequence ; he .was" unable to attend the last sitting of the Court. : . The treatment , experienced in certain ..quarters while in Dunedin seems to have preyed on Dr Mac'adairiVmind, and ever since he has 'been ■■suffering from nervous affections. Contrary to the advice -of his medical attendants he determined to risk another voyage to Dunedin to attend the new trial, but from! the - day the steamer left Melbourne,'he' gradually sunk till he expired on Saturdayhlasti " r The Alhambra steamed into Port- Chalmers with Colors half, mast high, and the Several friends of the deceased at once went on board. The body is - to- be' taken'- ashore, " and after an inquest placed in- a lead coffin to he -taken back to Victoria. Dr Macadam was a man of great scientific 'attainments, and was much respected and esteemed. Iri Victoria he will; be deeply regretted. Mr Kirklarid, his ch'eriiical Assistant is a passenger by the Alhambra as a witness against Jarvey. The design for'the new Episcopfal Church has for some time pasjt- ; b.ee,h '.. exhibited in the Window of our publishing office; Its merits ' have hefen eagerly can vase d J , and, the .almost universal verdict is that it will- be one of the prettiesi and most, convenient .ecclesiastical structures in Otago. fMr ; John. M'Gregor of Dunedin is the Architect.- ----' MrlSheath, the Government Telegraphic Inspector is expected in Otago in a few days, and it is understood that on his arrival the erection of the wire from Tokomairiro to the Lakes will be proceeded with, and a telegraph station established here. The Grovernment grant of 250 vols, has just been added to the Tokomairiro District Library. The books are all handsomely half bound in calf, gilt lettered, and are a most valuable accession to the Library The}' comprise the works of Sir Walter Scott, Captain Marryatt, Mayne Reid, F. Cooper, Miss M'lntosh, Hugh Miller, Bulwer, Dickens, A. K. H. the author of John Halifax, Mrs. Wood, Burns, Hood, Chalmers, Russell, and a great variety of popular and standard Avorks adapted to the tastes 'off all readers. The books have all been catalogued and numbered, and we trust that the number of subscribers will now be largely increased. The Library is an extensive one arid the terms reasonable. We hope, therefore, that its languishing funds . will shortly be placed in a healthy state. Mr R- E. Field, Clerk to the Bench at Law- ■ > rence, Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Mar- * rJagess, Clerk to the Warden's Court, Gold Receiver and Mining Registrar, seems to have made himself very unpopular in the Tuapeka district. A public meeting has been held to take steps to get him removed, but nothing decisive has been done, the meeting having bevn adjourned for a few days. Mr MacaridreW has written to us drawing attention to a paragraph which appeared in our columns a few weeks ago< containing an account of his taking his seat in the Assembty without being i introduced. Mr Macandrew complains that this appears intended to convey the impression that a slight had been thrown upon him, or that he had done something unusual. We can assure him that Aye had no intention of making any insinuation regarding the matter, and Aye -willingly give his statement that several gentlemen J offvred to introduce him, but that being well known, and having formerly been a member of the House, he like many others similarly situated dispensed with -the cereihbny of introduction. The usual quarterly meeting of the Licensing Benches will be held in the Court Houses of ihe A'arious districts, on Tuesday next, to consider applications for the granting, transfer a-d removal of ,pui>lican!s licenses. Weyunderstandjthat the farmers of Waihola / .and Tokomaiiiro, intend, in Acting. Mr David ' Thompson to a public dinner shortly^ as a niaitk of their : appreciation ' of his enterprise in introducing a first-class portable steam Threshing Machine, and his liberality 'in lowering the rates for threshing to ;abput one half; of those previously charged;' "and the.benefits which have accrued tQ the district in consequence, as well as a mark of their "approval '.' of his corteous and liberal conduct:- The dinner is to take place at Henderson's ; Gorge Hotel 6a. Friday, 15th iust. ■- •••' ■ ■■' ■' '^'Z:

We o'bserveithat Mir M. White o^the'Miiton .Nursery,, advertises a large-assortment of gar- : den seeds "at exceedingly low prices. .-.? The'.'^ew Representation Bill' introduced into' the Assembly has. very much disappointed the expectations of tihe Otago members. ' Canterbury is to have fourteen members, and Otago only thirteen .including one for the chief gold fields, towns, which are fo be united as an .electoral district under the name, of the 'United Gold Fields Boroughs.' The present Goldfields members will cease to represent Otago alone, as henceforth' the miners of Nelson and Canterbury will have a voice iii their election. . . We observe that Messrs. Douglas, Alderson and Co. advertise* Peruvian Guano from the Chincha Islands at £20" a ton. A very successful amateur concert in aid of the Congregational Church Building Fund took place. in Dunedin on Tuesday evening. The Assembly has passed a very stringent law for the suppression of the Dog Nuisance. Mr Burns was very active in introducing exceedingly strict provisions as part of the Bill. The extension of the jurisdiction of th c 'Resident Magistrate's Court of Dunedin, by Proclamation in the New Zealand Gazette ' of the 24th instant, is postponed to the first of November next. James Borrie, serir., James Fulton, R.M., Robert Sinclair Gardner; Wm.M'Dcrmid, and James Shand, have been appointed managers of the reserve at West Taieri set aside for the purpose of a Public Cemetery, by the 'Cemetery Reserves Ordinance, 1864.' A Government sale of leases" of runs is appointed to take place i.t the Court House, Queenstown, on Thursday, the- sth October, at noon. The runs are in ; the Wakati p* Lis trict. and are numbered from 2 to 19 b oth in elusive. • The s.s. Mullogh has been totally wrecked on the Sumner Bar, Canterbury. : Mr C. E. Haughton, M.H.R., has in reply to a requisition consented to become a candidate for the representation of the Queenstown district in the Provincial Council. It is understood that, the writs for the new 'districts of Queenstown, Lawrence and Clyde will be issued immediately after the new Electoral Roll comes into f >rce on the first of October next. Mr 11. Manders of Queenstown is spoken of as the probable successor of Mr Clapcott as member for the Wakatipu district. Iv the Resident Magistrate's Court, Woolshed, on Monday last, a rather important case came on. A. man named A.dams who owns a small garden in Glenore, fenced with i sod wall on three side?, but comparatively infenced on the other, being annoyed by his neighbor's g wts, fired at and wounded one of them, and then in terms of the 'Fig and Poultry Nuisance Ordinance,' sent intimation to the .Police Station. The owner of the goat sued him for its value, and in giving judgment for the plaintiff, his Worship remarked that the Ordinance was likely to cause great disputes. No one had a right to shoot animals or poultry except the ground was fenced, but no definition ' of what was a fence was given. He would not ! advise people to take the law into their own hands, but to sue for damages for trespass. The clause in the Escort Regulations of the 26th September, 1864, imposing a charge of 3d, per ounce on gold, and hall per cent, on specie and bank notes transmitted, by Escort, being inoperative has been cancelled. . The Ship Peter Denny from Glasgow brings about 60 female domestic servants. . The Rev. li. L. Stanford delivered an interesting lecture last night to the Tokomairiro Young Men's Mutual Improvement Society. Tlie subject was ' William Wilberforce,' and the lecture was listened to with great pleasure by a numerous audience. .