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Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 843, 18 January 1866, Page 2

The pressure upon our advertising columns compels us to apologise to our readers and advertisers for the omission of several of our usual items oi intelligence and advertisements. The Lodge of Instruction (Otago Kilwinning Lodge) will be held to-night at 8 p.m. The Court Pride of Dunediu of the A.O.F. will meet this evening at the Royal George Hotel. The annual General Meeting of the members of the Athenaeum is advertised in another column to be held on Monday next in the Read-ing-Room at half-past seven o’clock. The amount of gold passed at the CustomHouse, to-day, for exportation per steamships “Albion” and “Alhambra,” was 1029 ozs. 14 dwfcs., of which the “ Alhambra” takes 1 oz. 12 dwts., the duty being £l2B 14s. 3d. On Tuesday his Worship ihe Maj or disposed of the undermentioned appeal cases as follows : No. 2841, T. Birch, assessed at L 7 10s, was confirmed ; No. S7O - 4, T. Lick, assessed at L 525, was reduced to LSGO ; Nos. 7t3, 756, H. Farley, respectively assessed at L7OO and L 495, were reduced to L3lO and L 455 ; No. 2128, W. H. Cutten, per Gillies and Street, assessed at L2O, reduced to Lls ; No. 1458, same, assessed at LSO, confirmed ; No. 1575, same, assessed at Ll5O, reduced to L 10 0; No. 1559, same, assessed at L 23, confirmed ; No. 1576, same, assessed at L 59, confirmed ; Nos 1513 to 1523 and 3124, same, notice wrongly served ; No. 2150, Mr Borbhwick, per Gillies and Street, assessed -at at £IOO, confirmed ; Nos. 1309, 1310, Mir Ick, per Gillies and Street, respectively assessed at Ll5O and L2O, first reduced to LIOO, second con. firmed; No, 712, Mr Galiie per Gillies and Street, assessed at L 39, reduced to L2O ; No. 1993, A. C. Strode, per Gillies and Street, assessed at L3S, amount to be charged to Messrs Holmes and Amos ; No. 1993, same, assessed at L 35, reduced to Ll9 ; No. 727, John Grey, assessed at L 399, reduced to L 299 ; No. 1632, John Hamaim, assessed at L 35 ; reduced to L*24 ; No. 381, Thos. Hancock, assessed at L 285, confirmed ; No. 423, Jos. Harding, assessed at LOOO, confirmed ; No. 691, F. H. Hardy, assessed at L 45, confirmed ; No. 607, same, assessed at E.ISD, confirmed No. 603, same, assessed at L 39, confirmed ; No. 608, same, assessed at LSO, confirmed ; No. 595, same, assessed at L 39, confirmed; No. 1351, • same, assessed at LSO, confirmed ; No. 2945, J. H. Harris, assessed at L2O, confirmed ; No. 2377, same, assessed at Ll7 10s, confirmed; No. 2712, same, assessed at L 25, confirmed ; No. 2713, same, assessed at L 7 10s, confirmed ; No. 2711, same, assessed at LI 7 10s, reduced to LIS ; No. 2580, same, assessed at L 5, confirmed ; No. 2552, same, assessed at L 7 10s, confirmed ; Nos. 2607 and 2608, same, assessed at L 559, reduced to LSOO ; No. 2302, same, assessed at L2OO, was ordered to stand over ; No. 2310, same, assessed at LSO, confirmed ; No, 2313, same, assessed at L 25, confirmed ; No. 2322, same, assessed at L 35, confirmed; No. 2310, same, notice wrongly served ; No. 2319, same, assessed at L 5, reduced to L 3 10s ; Nos. 2321, 2323, and 2332, same, wrongly served. No. 2334, same, was a mistake. No. 2199, same, assessed at L 45, confirmed ; Nos. 2209, 2212, 2242, and 2257, same, wrongly served ; No. 2216, same, assessed at L 7 10s, confirmed ; No. 2233, same, assessed at LSO, reduced to L4O ; No. 2235, same, assessed at L 25, confirmed ; No. 2249, same, assessed at LB7 10s, confirmed ; No. 2154, same, assessed at LIS, reduced to L 10; No. 2169, same, assessed at L 7 10, reduced to | L 5 ; No. 2550, assessed at L2O, coaSrmel ; No. i 2557, assessed at Ll2 10s, confirmed ; No. | 2554, same, assessed at Ll2 10s, confirmed ; 1 No. 2558, same, assessed at Lls, confirmed ; No.

2564, ( assessed' at L3o* confirmed •‘No. 2565, ‘same,. assessed *at ;Lls, reduced to LlO ; • No! 2570, same, wrongly served ; No. 2576, same, assessed at L 5, confirmed ; Nos. 2587, "2588, 2597, 2398, 2599, 2600, 2601, same, wereordered to stand over ; No. 813, same, assessed at L 225, was reduced to LIOO ; No. 720, same* assessed at L6O, confirmed ; No. 2614, same, assessed at L2O, reduced to Lls ; No. 329, Charles Hart, assefsed at L 43, reduced to L 49 ; No. 1488, G. Hirsch, assessed at L9O, reduced to LOl ; No. 1983, James R. Hood, was postponed ; No. 225, Wm. Hooper, assessed at LIOO, confirmed ; No. 243, same, assessed at L 25, confirmed; No. 286, same, for which Messrs Hogg and Huttcn were considered accountable; No. 247, same, assessed at L 205, reduced to LIBO ; No. 267, 326,' and 323, same, wrongly served ; No. 1249, E. Hulme, assessed at L 259, confirmed ; No. 1313, same, assessed at 1L39, reduced to L2O. We learn, upon excellent authority, that the land which Mr. Hardy contrived to acquire at Canada Bush, does not contain a single yard of the now famous Quartz Reef. It appears, that by a singular geological freak, the Reef extends to the boundary of Mr Hardy’s land, arid then, as though to defeat the contemplated—well, suppose we call it—arrangement, turns abruptly off at a right angle. If this be correct, and wa believe it to be so, the “ extensive and valuable Quartz Reef,” and the “ large masses of Auriferous Soil,” exist only in the imagination of that >vorthy officer.

Yesterday’s Gazette notifies that liis Honor the Superintendent has been pleased to accept the resignation of Charles H. Street, Esq., M. P. C. as a member of the Executive Council.

Mr T. Dick has acceded to a requisition requesting him to become a candidate to represent the Waikouaiti District in the Gclieral Assembly. The Local Journal on the 17th, remarks, that :—“ Should Mr Dick be successful in his candidatureship, Waikouaiti will have the honor of being represented by the Chief Magistrate of the Province, and nob Dunedin, as is hinted as a probabili by by our M etropolitan correspondent. ’ ’ The same paper says, that :—“The requisition to Julius Vogel, Esq., requesting him to become a candidate to represent this district in the General Assembly, was forwarded to that gentleman yesterday, bearing a considerable number of signatures.” The WaiJcouaiti Herald , referring to the refusal of his Honor the Superintendent’s refusal to recommend a dissolution of the Provincial Council, says :—“Thereis a private and personal view of this subject which we would recommend to his Honor’s serious consideration. At this moment he is as Superintendent decidedly popular, more so, perhaps, than at the time that his present well-earned honours were conferred upon him. But short as the time is before the Constitution Act wi 1 step in and decree a General Election whether he will, or no, experience shows that it is amply long enough to tarnish the popularity of any public man in a colonial co nmunitv. % If a new election should take place at once, Mr Dick would uudoubbe ly walk the course, and be returned to hi s office for four yews more. He ought not to allow himself to dream that what is sure now will be equally certain in 18i>7. It is highly improbable that any opposition would be offered to his re-election now—it is quite < e - tain that any such opposition would be unavailing. But it is not possible for him or for us, to predict what will be the state of our affairs fifteen months hence, or how far their changes may affect Mr Dick, and his claims to the Superintendentship. Wo would counsel him to be wise in time, and if he finds the voice of the country clear and distinct for a dissolution, not to play an obstructive part. In the mean time let us not forget that it is our duty as electors to make known our wishes in no halting tones.” The Dunsta.n Times has an article upon the desirability of a dissolution of the Provincial Council from wKicla we extract the following : “ Unfortunately for this country there is a class of men, who, having failed in business either from in competency or a want of application, and. being too proud to labor, deem themselves highly qualified to conduct the affairs of the nation. They practise a few lessons in rhetoric and in making fine promises which are easily swallowed by a gullible mob, who at once dub the speaker as a fit and proper person to represent them in Parliament.- * * * * That we want a dissolution of the Council, there can be no mistake, but we want something mure than that. We require “ a clean sweep out al- - for we are not aware of any members who enjoy the confidence of their constituencies. The proceedings of the late Council have shown the thing to be corrupt from root to branch. The country smarts under the disgrace, and burns with indignation at the unseemly proceedings manifest at the twenty-first session of the Provincial Council of Otago.”