TIMRIU. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Timaru, February 26th, 1866.

North Otago Times, Volume VI, Issue 106, 1 March 1866, Page 2

TIM R IU. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Timaru, February 26th, 1866.

Tuesday last was tho day nppoinlcd for tlio nomination of candidates for the representation of Thnnru in the General Assembly, As it w as generally known that Mr Alfred Cox would not be opposed, the attendance was small. Mr H. J. Le Cren, m proposing Mr Cox, said that although he believed thnt Mr Cox, by his opposition to separation, had inflicted great injury to the district of Timaru,yet,as he believed Mr Cox had change J his opinions on that subject, and was anxious to repair the wrong ho had done, ho considered him the most proper person to return as member for Timaru in the General Assembly. Mr Turnbull seconded the proposition ; he looked on Mr Cox as a convert. 0^4 knew that converts were generally tho mo«t zmJMs opponents of their former opinions. Mr R. Ta;nor proposed Mr Nathan Fisher, and MrButtfrworlu seconded tho proposition, remarking that Mr Cox had hitherto rather injured than served tho town of Timnru. The Returning Officer, B. Woolcombc, Esq., called for a show of hands, which proved in favor of Mr Fisher. Mr Cox's proposer demanded a poll. Mr Cox then spoko at some length in reference to his past action with regard to separation, and said that had tho Provincial Government not broken faith as to the fair and proportionate distribution o£ reveno? to the various road boards, tho cry of separation would never have arisen. lie recommended that they shonld^gpinlio first placo petition tho General AssemblyTor a redress of grievances, and in the event of the result of that step not proving satisfactory, let tVm then, as a last resort, try to obtain separation in tomo ihape. Tho latter course would bo attended with nttiny difficulties, and much time -would have to elapso before they coiild reap any benefit from it, but it would be preferable to Iho present stato of things. He would not pledge himself as to his course in tho General Assembly respecting general measures. He concluded by saying that he would do his best to servo both them and liimself if he were returned. Mr Fisher was called upon to speak, and said that he was not aware until a few minutes previously thtt ho was to be proposed, and that he must declin« the honor thankfully. Mr Alfred Cox was then declared duly ' elected. In the [Resident Magistrate's Court on the _ 19th, Wm. Massey was charged with having, about the 16th of October last, appropriated to his own use a sum of money, the property of Mr Hayhnrst. After several witnesses had been examined, the Bench retired for a short time to consider their decision, and on assembling, the Resident Magistrate said that as it appeared that Baume knew that Mr Masscy had tho amount, that there was an account between them, and that ho (Baume) had never seriously demanded the money, or even presented Mr Massey a bill for it, it seemed very strange to the Bench that Mr Hayhurst, before paying, did not find out the reason of Massey not paying Baume. It shewed very great carelessness on the part of Mr Massey for not before settling with Mr Baume. There was a doubt in the mind of the Bench in regard to the evidence of the criminnlity of the case. Tho Bench would dismiss the case, with the hope that it would be a warning to Mr Massey for tho future. On Saturday, n, case which excited general intereit came before the Bench. In this case, Wm. Butterworth was charged with perjury. Tho alleged offenco occurred in a deposition made by Butterworth, charging Mr H. J. Le Cren with having obtained a certain sum of money under falso pretences. Mr H. Belfield occupied the Bench, and after a lengthy investigation, committed the prisoner for trial. "We have been surprised j to hear from -visitors to your races that a local jealousy prevails which makes it about as pleasant for Canterbury people to take 1 a horse to your races as it would have been for a stranger to go to Kilmore to contest the representation of that place with Mr O'Shannassy, ana I know you have Victorians enough among you to understand the comparison. I wonder that some of your influential residents do not endeavor to suppress tho unseemly exhibition of a feeling so inimical to the interests of racing. "We have been enjoying beautiful weather here, and business has been tolerably brisk, and the export of wool very large, having nearly reached a thousand bales. The brig Rona, which arrived on Tuesday, took in a cargo of four hundred bale* and wiled on Friday.