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New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 292, 19 October 1864, Page 5

Ax j'.'.sov.rAiu:.—Anions Uio V'V 1 lleri).' from I\l clbourno, is a constable \vil.n a prisoner, nained Ka\veel.t, remanded to Auckland on a charge of forgery. The. said eonstable being apprehensive of his prisoner's smartness, kept, stern waleh and guard over lmn until the ' J!err/ arrived al Port Chalmers. There, it appears, the " minion of the law " conveyed his charge ashore, and deposited him in durance vile in the ■walch-house for a day and a night, and 'brought him on hoard safely before the vessel started for Lyttelton. This proceeding appeared to have awakened the prisoner's il-e, and lie intimated to several passengers Jiis intention • oi' " ymvini; out tho JJobl.y " before the vessel ! arriveil"nt Auckland. When ihe 'Hero' was anchored at Port Lyttolfon, our Victorian Dogborrv, in supreme confidence, was indulging in oolite nothings with some of the passengers, when Mr. Le'Batt, the purser, brought distrust to his confiding mind with the simple question, •• V,'here's your bird:-'" Below the policeman rushed ami sought, but sought in vain. JI is prisoner was gone, and as Hhakspere says, ov

should have said, "left; not a cluc behind! All was (hen disorder. The policeman went on shore, and returned, accompanied by two constables. who expressed their sage conviction that the prisoner must still tie on board, without lie had swam ashore. The captain ordered a search from stem to stern, resulting only in the discovery of a stowaway, and the constable in charge appeared in the condition which the .London pennr-a-liners quote, " More easily 1,0 be imagined than described." " Time and tide," however. "wait, (or no man." and the ' Hero steamed away with I lie disconsolate constable on board. P<ut " a change came o'er the spirit ol his dreiim." When !the • Hero ' had steamed

about three hundred' yards, a. boat was seen waiting for her. "'Ship alW'- « "strangelv familiar voice." " Whos that, eried the male'- 1 The answer brought, a rush to the side. " Eaweett." Tt was indeed the prisoner. who " shinned" up the side in the most seanianlike style, and coolly _ informed his glMl'diail that, he felt, rather ennui on board, and had therefore taken a short, trip to relieve the monotony. The constable del not seem to participate in his prisoner's satin froni, fo?* he produced n pail-.of bracelets, which, however convincing to "the cusinditL)). i lll '-' 1!1 ,, thcr unsightly, and made sure of 11,15.. . "" ' hv keeping watch all night ai the cabin ilool'. The general opinion on the ship was, thai the prisoner had carried out his vow ol retaliation for the Port- Chalmers affair, and did it to give his custodian a lesson. —(Coinniitnicatcd.) Syi'Nky.—Hv the 'Alice Cameron' we have Sydney papers to the Nth instant. Deyond the market reports there is little or no news of interest. We learn (lint Mr. John iKobcrts.

the champion billiard player, is playing a scries of matches at the School ot Arts, with an extraordinary .amount of success ; also that the Victorian Government have sent a body ol police, under the command of Inspector Hare, "to protect" the property of it< On their arrival at Ecliuca these police prewnlcu the seizure of the punts at Moama. and seized two shipments of opium which had come up from Adelaide. It is reported that Sergeant Smyth, shot by the thief Morgan, died of his wounds on Thursday, the i'Uth ultimo* lIKSIIIKXT Mar.i.«tbath's Cot l nr.- —Three cases of drunkenness were disposed ol yesterday in this Coi'irt. and the offenders were (rented in the usual manner. An assault ease, ol no public iniirest. was hoard, which resulted in the accused being ordered to pay a KC.minal line of ss.

and costs. , 'Tim: Orn; Stkai.i.ng Cask.—The (our boys implicated in tins matter were scntcnccu yi stcrdav. in the Police Court, to iive months' imprisonment, with hard hihour. lor thiee distinct cases of larceny ; and innilfi and Glynn, who had also pleaded guilty to another charge of a similar nature, received an extra sentence ol o lo horn tlu % rxj-ivaluui oi the lirst term. His A\ orship feelingly dwelt upon the conduct ot the prisoners, anil tiusteii the punishment they would have to undergo would be the means of bringing them to a better state of mind. Pr.i;ri!o-rNkoioxia ix Otago a »» c learn fri ni the lioilu .71mo of the l_'th.thr.t a public meeting was Field at Port Chalmers on Monday evening, for the purpose ot.selecting a deputation to wait upon his .Honor the Snperin- , tendent relative to the matter of re-opening the Port for the importation ol cattle. 1- A. Alanslord. Esq.. having been called to the chair, tiie following resoiut ions were proposed by Ml. Hrownh'ili. Mr. 'ioins. .-.nd Air. lioberison. and unanimous]v adoj'ted —"L lhat. in ccnseiiUir.ee of'the --'ci'.vcity of (at cattle in (ho Province of Otago. and the discontinuance ol the importation of stock, the price ol meal ha-> riaclu d to so high a pitch as to lie a serious and oppressive burden upon all sections ot the con.'iiiunit v. more particularly the working classes." 2. ft being a recognised fact that plcui'o-piiomnonia does not exist in this .Province, and that no I'unlier haim can now arise, this meeting is strongly of opinion that the .Port should be imnu diately tor the impoitat ion of bit cattle, to be. if necessary, slaughtered within a given district, under proper supei vision.'' " r lhat ami moriai be di.iwu up. expressing these opinions, and that the ti>llowing gi ntlcmcn be ay.pointeil as a douutation lo ]. resent same lo his .Honorthe Suj~.erintdidmt. and to urge the necessity lor prompt action being taken : —M ossrs. Mansiord. Alal--I'P. Pobertsen. jl. r l liomson, ,1. .bobcrtson. Cm.]'! v, liichie. and Goldie. . On !;aoi:s nv ;u i: Jii.Ai'Ks. — .1 he i>t j/i-in'i' i*(;h Cbrunirlc of llie *2Sth ultimo, says Privon (rem the neighbourhood ol (lie town, (he bl.nks seem determined to ki'cp up theil' J] v il Vejmta-tii-.ii bv lilundcruii: m tin; busli. jlnee luinberers* ("Ilaniillon. llanncr. and another) who have been engaged for some time past on the Susan, limber-getting, have been several occasions by them, and on Saluruay wei k last were completely Inirnl out. J lie particulars. as l?ir as we can glean, are as follows ; —One of the party ( Hamilton) had left i.hc camp in search of three bullocks, another had come up to Maivhorougb. whilst the third (llarmer) was left in charge ol the camp and On .Hamilton's return in the afternoon, iie found the bark humpy ill iiames. and his mate nowhere to be found. Concluding that be bad been murdered, after diligent search, Jlamihou made for Maryborough to acquaint the police authorities here with what had taken place. Sergeant

iirown and his native !nickers were as soon as possible despatched to the s'-ene of the outrage. a:u! up to the present time have .not heel) heard of; but we are pleased to have to sny that on Thursday last the missing man tnrned up. -It appears that lie was suddenly set upon liv a large party of blacks. and. having taken refuge in his hiun)>y. they set tire to it to burn liini out. The heat and smoke soon ell'ected their purpose, but being armed with a nun. the savages dared not ap)>roaeh him. and he continued to keep them at hav whilst, he reached the cover o!' a small scrub" by the shelter of which he was at leimth enabled to escape. Having, however, got of their clutches, he was doomed lo still further trouble. .Me lost his way. and wandered in ilii' bush several days until he reached a parly of lumberers on the J:'urnun. by whom he was directed to .Sergeant .iirown is on their track, and, we have no doubl, w ill be able to give a good account ol himself. Tin: Ci'.ni'!:uv. —Among the many measures ol' civil improvement, ol wiiich Auckland stands in need., there is one which will soon become urgent on sanitary 110 less than on (esthetic grounds—the removal of the public burial-place of the city, i'rom out of our midst, to a situation better adapted to its purpose, by its distance from the centre ol' population, and less liable to engender malaria from the lvtenliveiiess ol the soil than the present undrained clay hill sides. 'The command to "'bury our dead out, of our sight, " must not. be taken as a mere direction to abolish tin: Pagan practice of incremation, but like all the old. Mosaic ordinances, as being dictated by a wise and far-seeing observance ot true sanitary conditions, it means that we are so Lo dispose of our dead that their mortal remains may pass into decay, without becoming; noxious to any ol the living. This primary necessity being complied with, tin tender hope with which the Christian regards (In memorv of his departed loved ones, has evei induced him lo surround their place of sepultun with such accessories of beauty and adoruuieul as to associate it, with images of pleasing melan eholy rather than of'oalhiug. Yv e cannot say tlia our Auckland cemetery tulfiis either ol thesi reuuiremonts. It is situated in what will sooi be the very heart of the city. The soil is id ; close, sticky clay, not, favourable to the growth of ornamental trees and plants, and easily converted, by a slight shower, into a greasy puddle. .Anil it forms an ugly and awkward gap in what ought lo be, anil soon would be it the cemetery wove venioved, a handsome and continuous line

ot houses, bordering the best approach to the city. Our suggestion to get riil of these manifold evils, and sub.sl itute for- them ti commodious burying-plaue in an unexceptionable position, susceptible ol any degree of decoration, capable ol being made the most beautiful promenade in the world, with a soil and situation of such a character ;:s to t'elnlor any lurUier removal unnecessary, while, at the santo time, it is worthless for oilier purposes— is al, once to Pel-about the cutting o('Mount. Kden into winding terraces, excavating their sides into catacombs,, and planting a variety of lives and shrubs, of rt eharaeler corresponding with the spot, and its objects We say " al, once." because, although the neees- I sitv for the change may not be immediately apparent, it, will soon become so, and il would ho a great point gamed if. in the intervening lime, the growth of a rich anilbenutiful vegetation were encouraged, and the sterile and sombre mountain converted; into the noblest ! .Necropolis of any city this side of the .Equator. Pond nig some such change as the or.e here proposed, the llomaii Catholic community have set sv laudable example in the efforts made to ' , redeem their portion of' (lie existing cemetery > froni tlie slate of neglect into which it had fallen, 'th" ta'l wilderness of furze, which hail rendered many of Jhf graves imdiseoverable, tinil (here are now nearly !■<h> visible, some oi' tlicm OiMiaTtU-ttb-'d i wit h crosses itn<* other mementoes of the (IcptU-'leil. A handsome gato in the medieval .style has creeted al. the entrance of the groumis, it-id ;i good .Carriage road made. The centre space Juis been' recovered and thoroughly cleared, and there is not, a M eed to be seen. A drain has been sunk through the centre in order to keep either side, where the graves are placed, as dry as possible ; and (fie whole place has now a neatness of ap-pear.Vftc-e highly creditable to those who liave the charge of is. We shall take another opportunity of adverling to tlie oconomi.- considerations of the plan wo have advocated. Mii.itauy Invalids, —We understand that Captain Spain has taken up the steamer ' .Hero' for the purpose of conveying; the military invalids to Melbourne, for transmission to England. per clipper ship " lioynl Dane,' now awaiting (heir arrival in ilobson's The'llero' wiil sail on Saturday.

Ykstvcuoay afternoon, between three and four o'clock, the police signal was hoisted on hoard the 'Eagle Speed.' now lying in the harbour, ami upon Ihe authorities going on board, the boatswain oi' that vessel, named • loliii McCortnack, was given into their custody for being drunk on duly. Tin: .I'sioviNftAL J1 osi'itat.. —Tn our article of yesterday on tlie .Provincial .Hospital when we said that " it has been the practice to commit persons convicted of vagrancy to the .Provincial Hospital," we should have, perhaps, stated that persons heretofore usually found their way there. Of course it would not be competent for the magistrate lo cummU any" man tor three months to the Hospital, but the fact of their linding their way there brings the matter to the same point although they had actually been committed.

Tin: Convict M"cLka>-. —The warrant for the execution of Alexander McLean, convicted at the late session of the Supreme Court of the wilful murder of his wife, Annie McLean, by shooting her with a fowling piece, and who afterwards attempted his own life, has been signed, and sent yesterday by his Excellency to tlie Sherill'. The execution has been tixeil to take place on Friday next. .11 is Excellency has. alter a careful consideration of the case, arrived at'the conclusion that there were no circumstances in the case that warranted a departure from the usual course of justice and the decision of t lie Court.

Tiit: ' Sandfly' proceeded last night to the Eawau ; possibly her destination may be elsewhere, as she sails i«>r the present. ivo believe, miller tlie (lag of the Lord .High Admiral and the Knwatt is. for men-of-war in these_ parts, something the !~;niie :is Guam as :i port oi clearfor tlie mercantile marine generally. As we le:ini lliat she tool: a quantity of stores ollt ol tlie ' Eagle Speed.' it is not improbable but that slu- may l;iJce liowji a few creature comforts for tl.e escaped prisoners, who, we also hoar, are reduced again to llie use >A" jSilim for (ocd. From a Mafakana settler just ai rived in town, we harn that (lie inmates of tlie pah are gradually diminishing "in number. Hie otlier (lay til them passed his house 111 heavy marching oilier, hhiuki Is, spades. tomahawks, tie. "Where | thev have gone is nol known, but those small parties* are not seen to return, They are represented as being more orderly behaved towards ihe settlers than lhey were a shoit time since, and are represented "as being very short of food, having heen seen splitting open decayed trees for the salie of tlie grubs to i-e found in tlicm, and stringing these grubs 011 sticks. _ J.'i;i.nci-: ok "Walks Theatui:. —The popular drama of "TheWiU and the Way' was again repeated a! tiiis theatre last night, to. considering the inclemency of the weather, a good house. The whole piece wt-:.vr well, and the fancy dance !,v the Alisscs Grillilhs and Corcoran, winch concluded the evening's amusement, was loudly appended and vehemently encored. Tjikatkk Uovai.. —Shakespeare V sublime tragedy of tlie "Merchant of A enice'' was again- produced at this place of amusement, last night, and a lair audience assembled to witness it. Miss . 1 uuii was very suceesshd as I'ortia, as also Air. George Eaweett as the unrelenting .lew. Miss Juno's rendering of the great, soliloquy, •'The quality of mercy is not strained,, was most, excellent.

PtfoiH'CTiitx of "Tin! (Vtokoox AT Till" Puinci: Ol- Wai ks Tiihatku. —'This celebrated drama, perhaps the greatest conception ol that tireat, playwright, Dion ."Bourcieaull, and the mo.-t sensational of all sensational pieces, will be produced at this theatre on Saturday. Mr. Alassey, the scenic artist, and Mv. Twigh.t. the able niachinist. will', a stall ol assistants. are busy in preparation, and a great result may be anticipated, Diopouisatiok 01' jS'iGHTSoil..—Afc a time when the disposal ol tin; nightsoil lroni this city is giving rise to so much annoyance to the inhabitants of the outskirts —though, thanks to the energy of the police, this nuisance has not been allowed to go unchecked—it may be. interesting to see how much in advance of Auckland is the colony oT Victoria. That colony has set an example which it "Will do well lor others to follow. The most, wanton waste practised in

the world is that of allowing the sewerage of large cities to be conveyed to the sea. Air and water are polluted, ami. worse still, an agent that would vender the country fertile anil blooming, recklessly throw away. The following is from the Xldboiti'lie Lcuitcr: —"The new works for deodorising night, soil, which have lieen in course of erection at the .North Melbourne manure depot lor some weeks past, under the direction ot Dr. AicLrea, .Public. J i.ealth Ollicer, and Air. Wardell, ln-spector-tleiicral ot I'ubnc woi ks, are now nearly compleicd. The experiment, lias never before been tried on a large scale in this colony,

ami the .principle will shortly_ have an opportunity of Doing fairly tested. The works have been erected according i,o speeiliealions dra»\uchiefly IVom similar systems adopted in .London ; but lhey can aI. any time lie easily modified or improved, as necessity dictates, .the deudonsei consists of three large tanks, one following t.lie other. The tirsf two are covered in with threeI'eet planking, cavelully caulked, and tlie interior is impervious to al niosplierie agencies. .1 he manure is admitted into the first, tank liy a door, which opens upwards by a screw, the passage of stones, being prevented by an iron grating. The work of dcodoriz.-.tiwii is to be accomplished by a series ol filters, which consist, of iron gratings lillcil, to a thickness ot about two feel,' With broken bricks, engine clinker*, or i cinders, &c. Having been thoroughly tillered I in the first tank, the'sluice gates are raised, aud

lie mallei' is allowed to pass into tlio second, where it undergoes a similar process. It is icxt received into an open tank, exposed to the Pull action of the air, where it pusses through Dther filters, and at length the liquid is allowed 10 pass oil' by :i drain, being thus considered pure wafer. 'I'ho manure itself remains eonsolilated at the bottom, anil it will then bo cleared iway and sold, being supposed inodorous. The lirst covered compartment of the apparatus, including both chambers, is lil'ty feet long by twenty-two feet wide, with a depth of five feet: the second about thirty feet by thirty feet; the open tank annexed being about Jifty feet long. A dividing wall runs down the centre of each compart men t, from beginning to end ot the upparatus, so that the process can be carried on independently on the one side, while the workmen are clearing away the residumon the other. 11 ic tanks are built of brick, with Milestone cop'mg. cemented, and the tloors, also of brick, lire 'aid in 'puddled clay. Ample provision is made for ready access to the tanks for the purpose of emptyriig them, and the filters can be easily changed, is'o expense has heen spared in the construction'of the apparatus, and when finished, it will cist, altogether, about £20! Hi. It appears that charcoal: forms 110 paft of !'■>>■ material proposed to he used iu the filters at present, but experiments will no doubt be tried, and it may lie that charcoal and chemical compounds will also be employed as deodorising iigents. We are requested to state that among the new arrivals there iire several ploughmen and genei'fli Jhnn servants, both «ing'e and warned ; a bricl;uial;el\ several carpenter.*, and some coai and copper miners.;. Application niey l>e made to the .Immigration Agent. Foi:(;i:i;v of a Ciik«jtjk for £-17 13a., axi> CI-hvkh CAVITKR of THK £>kk'l.l.\*«jim-:st.--Tl'.omas G. Fawcett .was brought beknv tile .Resident Magistrate yesterday morning,charged by IU r. Joseph Hanks, of I'okcuo. with having, oii the 'Ith of May last, forged his signature io a cheque drawn on the -Bank oi -New Zealand here lor the .sum of £11! 1:55., and unlawlully littering the same to ilv. James oi the (£.'J ji. .Hotel. The prisoner, at the request of Mr. jleveridge as counsel for the prosecution, was remanded until Monday, in order to procure the attendance of the prosecutor. The particulars of his escape and apprehension arc somewhat interesting. .It appeal's that tlie tnfovnuilion was laid here by Mr. liauks, on the 7th ot May last, wth the view of the warrant being forwarded to Sydney, to which place the prisoner had sailed in the steamer ' .Souciurys' some few .lays previously. The fugitive arrived in Sydney on the of May, and lell by the same vessel, for Melbourne, on the day before the Commissioner of Police at Sydney received the "warrant for his apprehension iron; Auckland. In accordance with instructions received by that otlicial from our'worthy and vigilant head of the Police. Mr. A'aughton, the wan-ant was at once despatched alter the unconscious forger to Melbourne, hut it appeared that before that document arrived the accused was already in sale keeping, having been arrested and sentenced to four months' imprisonment, at the common gaol at Melbourne, for rubbing fellow passenger named John JJestabile ot llu: sum of i" 100 on the voyage between .Sydney and Victoria. Great credit, is due to detectivc Alexander J. Martin, who cleverly traced the prisoner to his hiding place on his landing m Victoria. h awcett s sentence for that criun. expired oil the loth of last month, when he was again arrested on the charge now pending

against him "■ the warrant for his apprce.ension having been delaincd by the authorities in order that il might be executed at the expiration ot the imprisonment. lie was then undergoing'. Air. iNaughton received a communication a tew ilay.s ago, from the " powers that l'e" at At eJliournc. dated September Kith, stating that the oik'iider would be forwarded to this city under escort, ill the course of a few days, and the mueh-sought-for individual arrived uy the • Hero' from Melbourne. ou Monday, under the charge of Constable Arthur Jameson, of tlie \ ietoria | Mounted Police. jNakiiow Escavk. —Yesterday afternoon, about lour o'clock, a child apparently about two Years of age was crossing hy itselt troru boiuerville's Corner to "West Queen-street; when about tlie middle of the road, two carts came down Queen-street, and tlie driver not seeing tlie ciiiid, il was struck down by the fore feet .of the horse. Tlie driver luckily pulled up on hearing the cry, in time 10 prevent the wheel running tuei' it. Ihe chiltl aid not appear to be much hurt by the stroke of the horse's loot. T111: • i'i..\xi:r.' —At .Mr. Cochrane's auction sale, yesterday. the wreck of tlie cutter "Planet realized the sum of There was a large attendance present, and some spirited bidding going on. The vessel being ultimately knocked down to Messrs. Craig, Campbell and Archer, of Melbourne. A. large quantity of apples were then sold at from 3d to ;i.'d per Vb. Missus Junks a;;t> Co. will, we perceive, hold ail extensive sale of groceries, oilmen s stores, A:c., at the stores of the Messrs. Gillillan, this dav. at. 11 o'clock. \V.wt.uc;:ki:i East— Xotice is, we perceive, -riven that on tlie Ist of -November next a lueetmg will he held at the YTheiitslieaf lun, Queen-street. at :! p.m.. to enable all tliose qtialilied to vote for that district to elect trustees. levy a rate, and transact other business. Till! "eneral annual meeting ol the W .E.C.C. was he?d at the Presbyterian School Huom, Hobson-slrcet, Air. Alpe in the chair. The meeting was well attended, and the lolloping new members were admitted—Messrs. \ . Cadinan. Moss, Harrison, "\\ ilkinson, E. »vhite, Nau-'hton, Clements, Euby,-' Frure, Jacuson, and Adlam. The officers for the present year were then elected, viz., -Mr. Gatland, secretary ; Air Clifton, treasurer; Messrs. -J. Cadinan, Moss, .Dumfries, Alpe, and, Tates, committee, 'j he meeting then adjourned uutd iuesday next, when ' all members were requested to attend at the same time and place. Ti-:xnni:s for the erection of lour shops m I, Hobson-strcet, are required by Mr. -John ' Pet I it. at whose.shop plans a'.id speciheations i may be seen until i'riday, the 28th lustain. 1 i ii:\DKJis for the erection ot twu storey '! premises in i 1 obs-ui-st'.vet, will be received by Mr. T. E. Cameron, until Saturday, the-JUi •\ livcrc CoritsK is wanted by the Auckland ' Joeicev Club, who advertise for suitable ground 1 for this purpose within seven miles ot Auckland. They are anxious to receive tenders Irom pat'.ics willing to lease ground for a term or seven vears, and such tenders to he sent in m U> the Secretary of the Jockey Ciub, at All. i 1 ardington's' Horse i;a/.aar. _ - Jin. .'I AJIJW VvKUSUCV, we perceive isaclveitifor tenders for the extern o, a o.uldu.g in '.Vellesley-st reet, the tenders to tie deluded at ■!• D.m.. on "Wednesday the 2otn instant. IiMTIST CliAl'Kl. AX XI VKUSA KV.—The Mlinversary of the baptist. Chapel, \\ \ W .. celebrated last, evening by a public lw. ineeiii:"'- TJiere was a very large :u.eiidauce. The very tasteful manner in which Doth schoolroom an'd chapel were dccorated proved that the young people of both sexes had not been backward' m their eilurts to make the p:ace oi meet-, ;1 ,. attractive to the visitor as il was possible t;,;:a plentiful supply of evergreens, an endless i arid V of ihnvers, and some very appropriate banners. &c., wee possible ton.ake it. icau. s pari akcii of in tiie schoolroom attached to the chapel and although a large supply ot eatables had been provided the attendance was so numerous that the fair ladies m charge ot the tables beau to fear the demand wouhi prove greater tlwin the supply ; however, there proved Lo be a suiiiciency tor all. Atter tea, the cli.u was taken by the ilev. P. H. Corinord, the pastor of the church, who, after making a lewremarks expressive of his pleasure at seeing so many present. culled upon the tfeevetavy (he

Church (M r. .1. E. Cox) to read the report, from ' which it appeared iliat although a heavy debt si-ill l-cmaiiis as a drawback to tin* Chureli, steady and persevering efforts are being made to reduce it, and it is confident ally expected that in throe or four years it will only be mentioned as a thing of (tic past. The meeting was afterwards' addressed by the lioys. Messrs. 11 inner, Maedouald, Warren, and Sir. Douglas, late ofLondon. . Thk X'kovincial Council. —In the sitting of yesterday, which commenced at the usual'liour, petitions were presented from J - isorman, W.C. JBrackenbury,. \Y_! L. K. Pinching. C.IC. llosliruge, D. Ferguson. A. Cruickshailk, ir>. \esty,T. Murphy, C. Partridge, and a number ot butchers. .Wight of these were ordered to be referred to the Grievance Committee. Isotice of motion, was given by Dr. Pollen to aslc for information as to the expenses ot' cattle inspection. Air. O'JSTeill'sand Mr."Wynn's questions, of which notice had been given to the Provincial Treasurer, v.'ere then put, and elicited the reply that full ini'orniatieu would be ailbrded. Mr:Carleton then moved the reconsideration. of the' subject of ministerial responsibility in a speechof much power and considerable length, to' which Mr. Cadraan proposed sin amendment that it was desirable the opinion' ot the Superintendent should be made known to : the Council. Tne debar*.- was adjourned on the motion of Mi*. "\Yyim t(> this day. The other ten motionson the paper were then all disposed ot afenna--tivelv, ne? w'thout a considerable and somewhat personal discussion in points of ol'der raised fty" j various members on' a proposed argumentation bv i\lr. Wynu of the suiti to be voted for the I t-,'V'lll- .;;;ciupreme Court .rfouse front £1000 to \ £1500. I'lli amendment was ultimately earned t;> refer it back to tiie Committee. Six messages were '?»/■■ >ugiit down from His ilonoi' t-he intemleiii. The Government Contracts Bill, passed thiougji its second reading,and tlie third; w;'.s ordered tor to-morrow, Thursday. Three notices of motion were given for to-day, and tacHouse -urned at 9 o'clockTin: action for iibel, brought by the JN ow Zeaiand Pankii'ig Corporation, at Duncdin, airainst the Daii'i/ Tirtifs, has resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff, with damages to the extent of r-oi ii. Leave for a new trial was granted-