THE SOUTH.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3404, 13 June 1868, Page 3

THE SOUTH.

The news received ' from the South, by the s.g. 'Taraiiaki' yesterday, 'is not of Wy great importance. By it, however, we learn "tHat, another prorogation of the meeting of the General Assembly lias been determined upon; and 'tha date oLcommencement of another session' is' now definitely fixed for. the 9th July. An official intimation is'ma'de in thft Gazette of the 9l?h of June. We b'elieye the Auckland members will be expected, to go. ,qown to Wellingtonby the Panama boat, from the Manukau. Mr. Dillon Bell, has expressed his, intention to meet the electors of Mataura prior to the approaching meeting of the Assembly. , # There are at present three racant seats in the House of Representatives, Mr. ,W. Adams having retired . from Pioton, Mr. Watts from Rangitikei, and M^r. Eeevesfrom Ayon. , ThOwo.lafcte^seatis as far aa we can le>rn, wUl>e un/sontejßfed— Mr. Rolleston, the newly-elected Superintendent of Canterbury, \vill gucceed Mr. • Beeye?,,; Mr, F.ox will succeed Mr. Watt : bu.i for Picton there promises to be a contest. ,A telegram .from Wellington tp give^the, .followinguinformation respectipg .the fcjjma of Mr., Fitzherbert in England :-\'The CJona,o)idatioa Acts, were allowed .after narrow «ft«e»k .Mr. Fitaherbert ba^ obtained an ad I^rance J pf, 4450,000 oni Bhott-d»ted debentures, at 4 per cent., to,pay off New, Zealand Bank securi'tie?! at, 7, per befoie .maturity. The tone of Mr. Fitzherbert s letter is hopeful." j. , i . . - . , .i The Lyttdtm, Timei has the following with , reference ', to , the, settlement of , the^fio^nter r claims 1 between the Imperial Government andj^his, colony d _" v We have no wish to Refract from^ny merit that} m»y' be due to .the present Government for their] qonduot in this affair,. / and.ther,e is nojd.oubt fhatthej consent of M?. Mjizher^e^b^as Treasurer, was. f requiT site for the raj^flontionitftf thia contract, but, it ia »a V#H tosta^e/.TRhat.is Already pretty known in wellinforifted^cjrc^iihai Mr. .Weld has pccapiea « prpn^inent part ju negqtiatipg or preparing ihe^ way for this settlement. He would be the last man, to (grudge Mr 4i JFitzherbert $ny creditthat^aybeKngto ,him^ but, it if honour should be amfordj^ wher> hVnonr ja, £ue ".,.,., . f ti .a, -„ Thesittings of the Otago Provincial Council nave re sumed theiK .usjial course, with the o}i JfifiWSf ,^^6 ■ t whj^differently ognstitut^ed, at the Mx^ fllffflbqaf , niQtSon, 4eoUr.infl' Jhe expediency, /O^^Wjj?" 1 W^OlWMkru, Mr, H. A. gnlfi^ W » Pi^f

rather suddenly, of inflammation of tbe lnngs, brought on , by a severe cold. The politioal situation »t Wellington is described to be piety much in tne same state as at last advicSes. The Independent of the 6th says : "tor.Bunny.finding that he could not obtain a Provincial Solicitor either inside or ontside the Council, proposed to repeal the Executive Act and pass a new one, which would enable the provino* to do without that functionary altogether, and get its legal business done by the job. , Mr. Bunny'g first idea was to get some legal gentleman who had not a. Beat in the Council to become Provincial Solicitor and a member of the Executive as' well; but that plan failed because nobody would take the office on such terms. Indeed, it i seems to be a settled belief amongst the profession that the billet in question is the birthright , of Messrs. Brandon and Borlase. Mr. leavers wouldn't hear of it ; Mr. Allan didn't see his way. clear to identifying himself with Mr. Bunny's Avowed policy on the Patent Slip question • %hile Mr. Buckley either entertained similar views ot didn't care about the post itself ; at all events, he declined it with thanks. Mr. Bunny Bad therefore no other course open than the one ha adopted. 'Pass,' said f he, *my new Executive 1 Bill, and all difficulty will be at an end. You don't wa,nt a Provincial Solicitor, who is a very expensive and entirely useless article ; get your law business done outside both tbe House and Executive, and leave to myself and Mr. Hutchison the management of 'everything else.' Somehow the Council didn't *fcee it, and refused to pass his bill by a large majority, so Mr. Bunny, after telling hon. members how he hata given them the rod in the past, and tignificantly hinting what he hid in piokle for their benefit in the future, threw down the cards and gave up the 'game inf disgust. This forenoon he formally intimated to his Honor the Superintendent that he bad abandoned the task, so Mr. Ludlam was 'sent for.' Mr. Indiana, however, oould not be found. He had gone to the Hutt, so the message followed him there, and wp shall learn his reply in the course of to-day. It is not eksy, under these oiroumstances, to conjeoture what is to bo the result, or who are to be 'the cdmingmen.' Perhaps Mr. Lndlam won't try his h^nd at Mr. Bunny's relinquished task ; perhaps, if he does try, he will not be able to succeed."