THE ACCIDENT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 215, 28 August 1862, Page 5

THE ACCIDENT.

TO THE

ALDINai.

We have been enabled to glean full particulars of tne accident-to this favorite steamer. The steamer struck on a knoil or batik at 5.15 a.ra. on the -">lth off Waipapapa point, but fell off the bank in about 50 seconds. -Immediately after the accident Captain Al'Lean took soundings/ and found 12 fathoms water and then lay to till daylight to ascertain the vessel's ptmtaan, when he fauna her to be from 3J to 4i miles off the shore. As the steamer did not make any water, she was started f Ol - the Bluff, where she landed her mails and. passensers for Southland, and pro-" cached ou her voyage. The hold was carefully exa mined every two hours, and there was no sign ofSe ' steamer having received any damage, until a strong westerly gale so ,n in force towards mTd night the vesse then being about 50 miles west of the boLinder. Sue was found to be making water and -Captain M'Lean wrth admirable promptitade, im »c diately put the ship about and ran back for the Bluff wherehearnved atnineo'clock tha followingmornin-' and beached her Thero way be some difficult ge ting at the leak, as there is not much rise and faH of the tide wnere she lie.s, and the injury is in the afterpartof the and where she draw, about 2 Mndjeft Co tue agents, f,r the Aldinga, went to the Bluff yesterday with a complete set of appliances and workmen tor repairing the steamer, and we tvZl that in afew days this favorite vessel may be ab fet reroute her voyage to Melbourne, where she can receive a thorough examination aud repair. The Aldinga's passengers will be taken on to M<'l--boufne by the City of Hobart. ■

Voi.W^ oJL enr°lled members of the Duncdia Fire Brigade was held last evening at old Commercial Hotel, High street, fcr the purpose of app«i,t.ng officers, and appointing a committee draw up a code of bye-laws, the same to b- submitted toa general meeting for confirmation Mr T w w chair' Hay Was unan^ou S ly called to Tbe Chairman having stated the objects of the n»eet««pr, . ° Djects 0I tae Mr. 11. Hart said that, at the previous meeting SS lH a-!)l e?iam? :he vicw9of the general wm£cou<ui?"di^ JISSS ™S,Jf ? hf. co«f had not lost S£fc o ,J I Q- Uties ' f"r they were st <a P plaiMe>, ond™fe^SIS r SSfe2Si Ui nail aWeau-rmentatioumfututSffi^Sdc^mSr desired tbat the meeting should! e&offieewTCc? and that those officers should iorm part of'the Geae^i Committee, so as to make known and «re SEE the views oi the members themselves. The com tTev eh^^OnSWer^ not eonfin^tOnlkin^^^ s Tijevnadalso to expend them, so as to carry out the Ihou'dfheSLrl^l^^ol^ 8- The members m™tt?h^^J- refult°sel, ect asotficewruch■^^K^uW^io^i^^W sentations would have wei4t S P/»t General Committee, so that the fund! might be expended in obtaining all which the mem bers considered requisite. The Genera! Committee woula suggest taat the officers now to be chosen S ? + i Pi P °mted for only a short Period. The.c 'mttemear^ ina-«Sf ?nV ?»i b- r °- f members wouM being tried, had served thm we! (ApJW^ ' committee had also in view, theoLtainS a «m.'ie" supply ofT\aJer for the extinction of fires' M"Ra tray, a«;d himself (Mr. Hart) had been deiv^-d to wa:t upon the Town Board on Monday to learn their views; but as Mr. Rattray was unfortunate]' uuable to atteii-!, the matter had fallen throu«l Air. jswitzer, however/ who had taken ver S^Jamo^t^^aT^e^S to aid the brigade, the present BolrSweremSriS toact; and that it must be left to their succe2in who were soon to be elected under the new Ordinance' to ijiitiate nie«sures for obtaining an efficient supply o" water. After the previous meetinsr on the subject of the Brigade, and the publicity given to the present one and its objects, no enrolled member couid complain that he had not had an opportunity of taking £ 'n A the. election- of officers-to which business SZ? a^l^^^r C(f: would V acredi q tmto Z* 'cit* of^DuSuS(applause); that its members would continue to ncrease, and that they would soon present to the nuMic such a body as woald at once dispel the erroneous notions, as to the impossibility of organising an eiTeetivc I3rieade. They would yet have such a body, as he wasposirive, would not be exceeded by any similar one m Victoria, and of which they would have nothing hie a reason .to be ashamed. (Applause.) The General Coianuuee oeing appointed to assist in organising the X ■iss.-^^sfsa 1 as %ss& continue to hold and exercise the powers delegated to them by the public ; but so soon i(s they conk! rMitlv do so, the Committee would-be prepared to hand the control over to the Volunteers and their Officers, who would then have the unqualified mauageineut of'their own concerns. (Applause.) Alr. A. C. Rees moved —" That the officers now to he appointed hold office for a period of three IQ\r tUSn ai, ti*i .• .-v arW ivt£n rt5 C° ' WaS n"' in Or3;to PMr; Ferris, the Chairman said that only those who had signed the roll would be eligible for election; and Mr. Alumford reaxl the list, to which two or three gentlemen added their names. Mr. Asher proposed—" That Mr. A. C. Bees be Cnprain of the brigade;" which was seconded by Mr. Lake, and earned unanimously, as were the appointiuents of the other .officers. Mr Mumford wj>s nominated by Mr. Svreyne, and seconded by Mr. Stott; but he thanking the meetmgfor tlm expreaaon of confidence, begged that his name might De witudrawn., as he fdt that he had not had exwaence sufficient to warrant his acceptance of so important a post Mr. John Hart was nominated by Mr. Ferris as Lieutenaut, but he declined, and proposed Mr. Daniel Murphy. Mr. Stott seconded the motion, which was adopted in Mr. Murphy's absence, the" Chairman stating that lie knew Mr. Murphy was anxious to promote the Brigade to the utmost of his power; and was Ejue, from the experience he had had in Victoria, ofice. {?m c a mo3t eftcient On tho motion of Mr. Beechcroft, seconded by Mr. Miller, Air. Mumford was chosen secretary and Mr. Switzer was elected treasurer, being proposed by Mr. Raphael and seconded by Mr. Asber. It was next agreed that the committee should consist of five members (so as to make a total of nine, with the officers); and ten gentlemen having been proposed and voted tor, the following were declared 8le?t? i~ Messrs- Hay ' J{ihn Hart > Amos > HL'IoP' Mr.-Recsacknowledgedthehonordonehimbyhls election to the captaincy. He trusted that the members would rally round him in all times of need. which he, of course, trusted would be few and far between. .' It was true he had had experience, having been for some years a member of the Bailarat Ea?t Brigade, which was the finest in Victoria. But unless heartily well supported, he could do nothing, and his desire was, that, whenever called upon, they should be able to turn out a brigade which should be bb honor, not a disgrace, to the town Mr Hislop seconded the motion, which was agrc i £ 0 Mr. Mumford announced that letters had 1 received from Mr, Tom Fawcetr, of the Prince-. ; and Mes?i-s. Holt and Le Eoy, of the Theatre Rr. ~ offerine to give a benefit for the Brigade on any Jiij.-.t named by the Committee. (Applause.) The ofters would be considered by the General Committee, and &&ss& Se able and eadeniLaraerin wUc" The Cuiuniitfee of members afterwards agreed to moet this evening at half-past seven at the Coromerrial Hotel. I

(Fkom the Pra OF A Victorian M^' o , 1851. No. 2.

tndfchf C! enChange fr°ra °ne Place t0 an°ther, fejr .ncnths before that I ha,l left .Mdboume Li jet I was strongly i ra p rcsse a ,vith the change m SIT! ■**•-building* ewrj-whem irin "ne a stately bank, or the lofty pile o f some,Z ShTI •eeme,<? Btayed > and the words to ihW« f*b*lou9 Pfices PaW per foot for land are Slfh^.f 1 5 th« enormous rates of wagS paid the builders no longer exist; the present S e~th« fctuM that was to" be so. boSJSS, and exhaustess-is a stern reality. Who £" Sn? at ifc is nOt best that it Is so/ Dnnedm may read a lesson and point a moral.. The sums locked up in land at cL b- ey°n, d itS i"- ti; insic value ' the ■«»■ paH S labor and -material to erect piles of expensive bhe le2V ar'T° St f°r GVer ' hto the the colony. To compensate for this recklessness h^ghrents were demanded, and the trad?, howl f«y»n/?° d h"- and honest his ways found himself borne down by these excessive rSi' T ,f c bmldlu S 'nanias not been so recklessly indulged in ; these extravagant rents nev er b een d(ima d d d paR couild ° lce ™s t stul be unimpaired as then, and the workm«» classes yet employed in the gnulual extension of 'le futn~- T. hes« remarks have not been made.and the action. I d«riro to see drawn, without ?Ct^ havmV hmVn some cause why they to aS^.ff^' As r? babl >' the writer of ?« tim theotlf r Papers that have from time ££?? ? PP t f ml m our Jo»r™l. *nV be consioered, in the years to come, eventually an " old the Entity" himself, I trust they will be received the « a fi»e city. No one can well tae rca ize in her the existence of a dozen years She he WI" ? ver rep,ay a viait trt the stranger, -who will w».^er at her extent and at her magnificence. Her hbranes, museums, libraries, and govern™ent buddings, without mentioning her charities, >H churc]ies. &c, do not, and cannot, fail to attract * rf emte the °)f ™>» 1 have before expressed, ? V& co,ntinual interc» an^ of visits between J^V?"*^" be Productiv* of good results Sf thf fU H re of and awaken a wide and a**™ 1 ?°} lCy' I Wish the f°U»^era and old residents of D""edin w»uld act upon these suehcss , tions, and I am sure no matter of regret will remam behind. As to the feeling in favor of Otago, I found a most anxious desire for particulars 2nd informaSr-. That » g^at tendency in favor of The n^rSurnff 9 .Undoubted' > fc «<> ™any -. T e'urned ' even m summer time, because of things, that most conflicting doubts were I', r? valentv Nothing is more usual than to have «! 8 uestlon usked J«u ; "Now between ourselves what'do you really think of the country ?" Even s!liPPing agents, consignors, and others have repeatedly put this to me. lam astonished at the doubts that still exiJt about your quarter of the \f° doubt8 u that have been engendered allow u-^ ? any Other sdutlon tha» " tliat the most "f! decners never passed mucli further than L)unedm- A reat amount of ignorance still exists about the resources of your Provinre aiid thon'A^ you will have from henceforth a Bteady influx of population, every eftort will shortly be made to distract attention from your Sg^ ,*T fy*™^ *> s-elh^^S SSJ bl w °f ? aSSag ( C tO lie Koil of tho Pp °- ' and r ,.t" in3'orm the wanderers into steady Cl-" S" c them some- 'n^rest in. the Provlncc» or.'et them have some voice in the govt-rn-ment of it, and you will change the opinions that are held of it. Now, you are only"the objects of a pleasant summer excursion, and your wealth i.s sought for—not to bless tho land that circs if' but to fructify in other climes. I see no oth«r "^onto this and the many other difficulties thf -u™n«J ?«>« than Senarajion. « t &ST» * " T 8 ■ PUlk'd l P herC ' am] h takinß among the minors. So many tales of C, want ot WOO(1 in'Otago are afloat, that t arc mentiou of scrub becomes an attraction, j? s if il was a wonderful thing. Another matter *s >tnilt continual telegrams are flashed from Sydney, always containing some brief and flattering reports. That these telegrams arc most cflbctive agents is very easily seen. The Lachlan U s£% tt?l^ t'"" "r Liu-"la" l nn V i ior.them- rhaps almost tin??A merely,, ,J.U^ recognised as some °ut-°f-the-way gold held. 'I he Jordan languishes because no ready means of communication are open; hence news only comes in by driblets. Thus, via Sydney, we have always news fiom Anck'and and other Northern ports, bffore voh get the same intelligence. That wo should have f"Hcr and later news Trom Kew Zealand, before Ota B°-is a stra"ge matter, and worthr being '""^-Geneml, when you get throngh the Native and , ellln£ton crises. People here cannot understand your system of Government. It is too cornPleated. They know Queensland has two Chambers and governs itself, but they cannot make anything of New Zealand, f lere again is another evidence in favor of Separation, and the injury done you by this cumbersome system, is a subject that should not he forgot by the pamnhfcteers, who "go in" for the Times' glitterinhanhlp Mv ,Wc£ ™;ii IXT fe11"6""" X,' ?' yTr to, ke »' i 0 V ffe" Ce> w. hen none 1S meant, and I can only be the medlum of Il0 Pinß on m Y own part and for many °"ier smcere well-wishers, the hest and qu'ekest results for your efforts. Make Otago an independent Province, and everywhere you will be respected as a real colony, and you will advance in proportion It is these things and the other attractions that will be soon dished up, that vqu wiU have to dread, or rather feel annoyed' at. T he JordaJl Vromma to be a great gold d .an(J the \ rumours that are put >"«? pwate circulation, are beginning to have tncir ettt:Cts. Strange that October should be stated as the best time for it* I mention this fact to show how the wind blows here. To solve many of these perplexing doubts, and give some really practical information, I am now writing a pamphlet. I have been visiting other places besides MclIf iTil^ &t J™^* Iliat wonderful Ballarat is gomg to Sivf nif» on fome occasion an opportunity to tell a twice told tale» for the edification of your sages. Many have risen to wealth there through Otago, and yet they use it as an illustration why you are .an ■" evil tiring," and raise loudly and often their warning voices. The days of the Otago rush, when shares went begging, that arc now wort h huudreds and thousands, is a- very pleasing reminiscence to some, and a sore point to t^tained^of your capabilities; all were saving ap so as to be able to visit you, and Otago was the one universal topic, allied with a desire for autlientie Jordan information. When I state I visited nearly every gold field, except the Ovens, which I shall yet do, and know so many on each you may re]y upon the opin j ons j have in this commU nication given expression to. &£ maine, I found eager n»cn, either preparing or desirous for your harvest. This was a pretty long road; but if the Jordan and Coromandel are

going « ln shares," with you the harvest will not be too great this year. It pleased me to find Sm« & correct information prevalent on the god fields concerning your resouces. In Meloourne alone confusion and ignorance were pre-

I am glad to see by the last accounts received, mat my predictions are in course of realisation, ibe opening of new ground near the Woolshcd partly confirms my assertion, but more pleasing to me is the discovery of reefs in the Canada duso. It your readers will refer to the article ti.o" °' mi "JiiimblßS through the Gold Fields," they will see what I stated {„ general terms about rcM in this'quarter. They were, written on data compiled some time before, and these discoveries give me an opportunity of stating that 1 tullyand sincerely believe everyone of mv antiupations .will be realised. They were not written £e?S f i r almoSt Say ia a fGW months they will be considered prophetic. When I sent ttiera to your journal, depression and doubts were everywhere prevalent, and I can only wish to see them barneout by actual results. When that time amves, let my tried friends,, my. own « wr»' i r miners ' withdraw their charge of pufl and from the business men of Dunedin I will demand an acknowledgment different to that given when they appeared.