DUNEDIN. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) August 14th 1865.

North Otago Times, 17 August 1865, Page 3

DUN EDIN. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) August 14th 1865.

The announcement of the result poll in the electon of Superintendent w.Wmadeon Fri'Uy, at the usual time and plica. Only a fewof thdfri -n Unf each candidate took the trouble + o visit th.it out-of-the-w.lv corner where nil our public business of the sort is trans.ieto 1, to hear Mr Gillies stumble through astatemant which everyone had, read before. , , Mr Dick briefly returned thanks to the electors, but Mr M'Glashan travelled out of the usual course on' such occasions, having folk achieved at some renarkt nude by Mr Connebee at a puhlic meeting of a roliinous nature, as to his countenancing Sunday trading. Mr Connobeo has written to the " DAily Tinies," virtuallv denying that he pointed his remarks at Mr M Milashan, and states that he is in ig lorance of his (Mr, M'Gl ish >n'%) views on the Sihbith question, if not pointed at Mr M'Glashan, these remarks were intended na a vprv sharp consure of thnt section of his supporters who have 'made some nois" 1 about the exces«iv restriction* placed upon hotel-keepers on the Sabbath day by the last amendment on the Licensing Ordinance. As* reported in the papers, his woids were made to ( point specially to the 'good' foj tune which had «ave'd tne country from the "dark day""wh ! ch would hive followed Mr M''~'lR8han'q accession to power. That gentleman may. therefore, be excused for seizing upon the first pubHc' opportunity to clear himself from unfounded \spersion. Beyond tbi-> little episode, the aff >ir passed off very quietly, and the elected und the rejected shook' hands cordially. Th" poll showed 990 for Dick, and 56T, for M'Glftshan ; majority, 425. The -total number of nanips on thei roll is 3901, but there are a large number of dupl'cates. many gentlemen, indeed, are on the roll, six or eight tinies, for properties in different districts. Considering how large a number of those who were' ho iseholWailust year, or who i have property in some part of the Piovince, are absent! at Hokitika and else- 1 where, 1555 mav be looked upon as a very large pro- ' portion -far more than half — of our qualified electors. .■ \ Our escorts for some time past have brought in fortnightly between 8000 and 9' KX> ounces. That which arrived on Friday shows some dimintitidn 'of yield, being onlya shade over the smaller number —8010 ozs 1 . 15 dwts. • The weather during the last two or three weeks has been Terv severe inlnnd. • ' The proceedings of the last meeting of the Education Board atti noted a good deal of attention here. One of the junior tmstprs at the High 'School, iin a fit of un- ' usual passion, lately beat some of his bovs on the head ! with hi* cane in a «hameful way. The matter of course ' came before the Board, ami the pioceedinsrn were very fullvrpportod. It apn^arn that such an outburst on Mr Lord's part has not before been known, and that he lias usu-d'y been a favorite with his scholars, so that Mr S : mnionds was disposed to attribute the occurrence to ill-lieaUh. ' 'Disini««al at the end' of the quarter has been hung, like a Damocles Sword, over the offender's head ; but if he is a good hoy in the' meantime he 'is, to' be let ' off. 1 think, too much was thought of his •* professional ruin," and too little of his utter loss of influence over the bovs, which must result from such an incident, and the publication in full detail 'of th*> conversation which occurred at the Hoard meeting— itself a very improper thing. Unless be be really a man of fine qualities, he can never gun the heirts nor the respect of his pupils, &nd it i> absurd to suppose that sur-h an outbreak was anything hut a climax to pievious harshness. Iu conn»ction with the Fligh School, I mar also mention that Mr Sinimonds has urged upon the Government the desirability of establishing scholarships, to be presented to the more distinguished scholars at the disti ict uchonls, The piopos d scholarship being merely a right to attend the High School f roe of expense, the matter should be readily ent< rtiined. It will indeed, as Mr Sunmonds suggests. cost Mie Government nothing The xhibitinn Building has been lying idle for some time pant, and from enquiries I have heatd I believe an impies-jion -was gaining ground that the Government had changed its mind as to th- use the building is to be put to " Is it really to be mudi* into an hospital ?" has been a common question, as if the Provinc al Council hnd not s* t the matter at rest. All doubt has at length ben quieted bv * c dl for tenders for the alteration*, which nre reallv to be commenced next month. The Provincial Museum, for which triwtees were latelv appointed, li<-» in the Hospital for the prp^ent. I believe it is • ot unlikely that the central hill 'of the huilding, whi> h cannot be made useful for hospital purpn«p« will be npprorriat< d temporarily to the Museum, should the aUeritions leave sufficient light in it. Our City Council met • for the first time on Wednesday, and commenced the prnetic-il hnsiness of the year, aftei the fashion of .ill civic bodies, wifh a squ.ibble, for Bn'ne part, of it« proceedings was ha dly worthy of any other name. The Ma\or's salarv was fixed at 1/450. a commoTiise betwe- n pirfctp* which were evenly balanced for L400 and LSOO. i\fr Mn<«in expressed his hope that nt the clone of- his yeir of office the Council Would be flsitisfiod with the wav in which he had expended it, evi lently locking upon it. as a fund in tru^t for public purposes. If hi.«- example be followed l>y his successors In office, it will at any rate save us from- the suspicion th.it any candidates for the Mayoralty are merely running after the loaves and fishes. " Pu'-ch" haa df-votcd his cartoon this week to the electors of Oamaru. Twill not desciilie it, as no doubt it will lie well enough known to your readeia before Thuiaday next.