Reform in the Representation.

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Ref orm in the Representation.

meeting was held at the Turf Hotel, on Tuesday last, to consider the best means of obtaining for the district of Suburban South an equal share in the representation of the Province. A resolution wa9 passed to the effect that a petition shall be presented to the Provincial Council praying for a revision of the law, so that the district in question may be fully represented in the Provincial Council.

Sudden Death.— On Wednesday last a person of the name of Jeremiah Slattery,

when in the act of sitting down to dinner at his residence in Bridge Street, and while in the apparent enjoyment of perfect health, fell down suddenly and expired. An inquest was held on the body the day following, and the verdict given by the jury was " Died by the visitation of God." Mr. Slattery was a stranger in Nelson, having arrived here only a short time ago from Melbourne, and we believe he had no relatives in New Zealand.

Supreme Court. — The sitting of the Supreme Court for the trial of Samuel Newport on a charge of Manslaughter having been adjourned until Wednesday last, to allow time for a material witness, 'Mr. J. M'Donald, resident in the Wairau, to attend, the Court sat on the day named, but Mr. M'Donald not appearing, his recognizance was ordered to be estreated, and Newport was liberated on bail to answer the charge at the next session.

The Weather and the Crops. — At no season since this settlement has been formed have the crops shown greater promise than they do at present. During the whole of last winter and throughout spring up to the present moment, the weather has been all that could be desired by those engaged in cultivation. Two or three times fears have been entertained that the season would prove like the last, an exceedingly dry one, but in each instance the rain came, " drop* ping its fatness" in time to dispel all present anxiety. For the last ten days the weather has been generally showery, and a clear up is now to be desired on account of the hay harvest, which has begun in a few places, and every where the crop, which is very heavy, is ready for the mower.