LOCAL & GENERAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 1751, 13 June 1885, Page 9

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Tho average price realised by the aew loao is £100 63 21. It is 6a leas than Victoria obtained a fortnight ago, lll6 1 more than our January loan, and a trifle less than Major Atkinson's loan of 1884, which touched the highest figure ever yet obtained by this Colony. The loan is a success, but it does not in &ny way alter for the better or the worse our position in the market. It leaves us exactly where \vq woro last January, and laat January year. It confirms the view which we have always held, that Sir J. Vogel's financial policy has had no effect whatever upon our credit, which in the light of Opposition croakings may perhaps ba considered a gain to the Government,

At the maeting of the High School Board on the 3rd inst,, Mr M. J. S. Mackenzie M H.R., appeared with a somewhat curiouß application on behalf of some perpetual lease settlers at Strath-Taieii, who are constituents of Mr Mackenzie's, and tenants of the High Sohool Board. That body has an endowment at Strath-Taieri which it has to administer as a trust for the High School, and also as waste lande of th« Crown for purposes of settlement. During 1883 and 1884 it proceeded to settle tho land— partly by salee and partly by perpetual loam under the Amending Land Act of 1882, which proscribes (hat perpetual leases shall be put up to public competition by tender at aw up- at rental equivalent to f> per cent, on the capital value, the lease being current for SO yisara. Mr Mackeuaie's contention was that, owing to ths high upset valua placod on the land, which r.inged from £4 103 to £8 per acre, the settlers are in reality paying a rental of from lh to 10 per cant, on the capital value, and that therefore tho spirit and intention, if not the letter of the Act, had been defeated. He point3d oat fchafc on tho land which the High School Board had sold outright th> i y had placed wa. average upset value of only £3 12a 3d per aura, while tho perpetual lease lands averaged £5 10.-«. Tho discrepancy is explained on the parfc of tha Board that as they had anticipated competition iv tho ova caaa thoy put tha value low, Avhoroas they expected no such competition in tho other. On the other baud Mr Mackenzie contended that as regards perpetual lease lauds, looking to tha long currency of the leaae they had put on a prospective instead of a preaeut value, aud had therefore appropriated lor tho High School the " unearned increment" which tho Act intended should go to the flottler, ExcnpHug from the Hon. Mr R.-'y-noJdd and Mr James Fulton, Mr Mackenzie received iitfclo encouragement in atkiiig for a reduction of rout (which ifc was doubtful whether tha Board witbim'j fresh legislation could grant), and Mr Mackenzie expressed his intention oi asking ia Parliament for a cooimifiaion of inquiry.

In hiu addresa at Eavensbourne, Mr Macandrow made the following remarks on tha proposal of 7< n iji for annexation to Naw Zaaland ;— Even vow tho sefctlera of Fiji -*-ore arita' ing to be transferred from Do«aic^ nh-etat to Now Zealand. They -were holding

very enthusiastic public meetings, and tha other (lay he (>1» Macandrpw) recoived a letter from one of tbo most ii fi leutial men in Fiji strongly urging him to bupuji-L the prayer of tho petition they were getting up to bo admitted a3 part ot New Zjaland. From this letter it appeared that what the settlors desired was "a Provincial diuncU with an 'elected head to manage fcheic own affairs —in fact, something similar to what we had in Otago some years Bince,— and then they wero prepared that the other 13 subjects mentionod in tho Constitution Act should be dealt with by the Parliament here, they having fair representation. Fiji would be practically as neat to Naw Zjaland as Dunsdin was to Auckland, and no doubt by ap.tt by there would ba a cable to Fiji, in which ease Fiji would be next door to uo. It soemed to him that Providcaco, as it wore, was pointing in this direction, aud that nothing but political incapacity could prevent or retard New Zsalind becoming a very great country, and including a groat numbar of these islands of the Pacific. From aueh a connection we should derive great benefit, for we should be growing sugar and other tropical products in our own territory, and instead of sending money to Mauritius, we should b9 sending bread and clothing to the inhabitants of Fji. Sir George Grey, a season or two ago, brought in a bill enabling any of these inlands that might desire it to unite with New Zealand. Lately Samoa had bae.:s taking steps with the view of coming in ucder that bill, but it appaarad tint there w^b some *anderatanding between the Imperial Government and the German Government that might stand in the way. Regarding Fiji, however, there was no such complication, and so far as he could see there was nothing to prevent our uniting if we desired to do so. It was once said in the House of Roprosentatives tint but for the Maori wars this country would no? bo a fit conntiy for statesman to live in. Statesmen! Sive tha mark. Such statesmanship bad certainly bpen vary unprofitable, and egregiously had the couutiy auffared from tha vagaries of such statesmen, some of whom had never done a single hand's turn for the Colony, and yet had bepn rewarded by Colonial pensions and Im perial honours. There waa now a noble field for Btatssmosi in this Coloay, and' if they would only make up their minds to srQßtore the Constitution he believed New Zealand would become the mistress of the Pacific, and the friend, protector, and supporter of the freedom of millions of human bain.'s, and ha thought that ib might even become the seat of the Empire itsnlf. Such were some of the objects which, in his opinion, ought to animate the psople and influence tho destinies of this country.

Only ope gentlemen put in an appearance at the opening of the Military School of Instruction at Wellington.

A littlo boy, son of Mr Brooksr, of Christchurch, has died from tho effects of a dog-bite recoived some 17 days previously. While visiting his uncle ho was bitten by a dog chained in tho y»rd, and though treated by a medical man, lockjaw set in on tho tenth day,

Homo paper 3 record tho death of Admiral Sir George Rose Sartorius, G.C B. This venerable offinar served in hia youth under Nelson and Collingwood, aud hf>s survived the glories of Trafalgar closs upon 80 years. He entered tbo navy when 11 yoars old, in Juno 1801, and was consequently 95 years old at his death. He leaves thro 3 sons, who have nil made their mark in the Qjeen'a service — the eldest, Colonel Georca Conrad Sartoiiun. better known as Sartorius Pasha ; the &cci nd, Colonel Reginald Sartorius V.C , C. N'.G-., of Ashanfeo renown ; and the third, Colonel Eustace Sartorius, who gained his Victoria Cross in Afghanistan,

Ifc will be remembered (aays the Wellington Pres^) that on the body of tha unfortunate man Wilding, who died puidnnly ia tha TTuxton coach, was found a conditional receipt for a £200 policy in the Government Life Assurance Association, On inquiry bis relatives find that the man's ri«k had been accepted, though he had received no official notification of the fact. They will therefore draw the amount of the policy (£200), though Wilding had only paid one half year's premium (£3 odd) on the amount. Wilding's son and wife wa c present from Oamaru, and his daughtor from Marfcon, at the funeral,

The recent attempt a1;a 1 ; New Caledonia of eight convicts to escape to Australia by means of a boat which they bad stolen and victualled for the purpose has led to a minute search beiDg instituted among the prisoners in the Military Hospital and the Penitentiary Flotilla. In the former, one of the convicts was found ia possession of a gun. At the Flotilla as many objects were discovered as sufficed to completely fill two hand trucks. Thes* included swords, daggers, helmets, jewels mounted in silver and gold, and a miscellaneous collection of articles, valued in all at several thousands oi francs. One convict was deprived of £32 by the searchers, who declared that he was in the 'habit of sending £8 a month to his family. Among the papers found at the samo time was a list containing the nr.mea oE, person outside the prison who had commercial de?«lingrf with the convicts.

According fcoihn Psvia Ganlniq. tho ro'.re»t of the French troops from L^ng-sca was marked by ono foaiure cf peculiar Khastliness, Several of the wounded, whose injuries weie manifestly of a mortal character, were despatched by thpir eormades on tho spot, time barely sufficing for the removal of those likely to recover. Tho samo thing is said to have occurred at Bac le. The wounded themselves begged thpir refloating comrades to give them their coup de yrdec rather than allow them to fall aiivo uito tho hands of tho Chines;?.

The corrpspondnnt of tho Melbourne Df.isy Telegraph in the Soudan says 1 hat two privates — an Australian and a Guardsman — were strolling arm in arm through the camp during the march on Tanvii. Coining near a (-entry they were challenged, and as they stupidly abstained from answering "Fiiends," the sentry, as in duty bound, fired, and the Guardsman was shU. The woucd ended fatally during the v oruirg.

The Uuiou St3anißhip Company of New Zsaland is attracting not a little notion on this side (writes Anglo Australian in Iho European Mail) by its elaborate aud real'y interesting announcement residing holiday in»i-a iv the Britain of the South. It iray, and d^ubMcs^ does, seem '/> ?oraa ot vm a fat- c»y f-om Ws.lbrook, Fi.C:, whore UlO Coinpruiv him ii.y L-n-don habitat, to the beautiful pink aid whka terraces of liotomahana, with it fairy >ti;e stalactften and its exquisite b'ua v/ator lak«m ; bub it ia none the laoa a fact that Now Zoa land competes now v.'ilh <he continent of Europe &b an attractive resoifc for the touris'c in search of the picturoeque and (he miblime Mount Afpiring, with il c > marvellous miles of blun-wbite bosom and the E&tnmiß glacier dome hehinrt it, wil? poon liq ps familiar to Knßliahn'cn as Mont Bln-nc itself, and nothing, pnrhap*, better illusfcratfa the manner in which tlm* corners of die world are, s-,o to epeak, being drawn together than the Bimplo iaoS fcb&6 these oxcursions jn Now Zea<

land and thence to the S mth S.^a Inlands ura really ecgiging the attention of pooplo hare who a few years ago knew tho Britain of fche South principally iv the form cf "'a gaographi cal expression. "

Our New Zealand stuisntß of m'^dicinq at EJinburgh coutinue to konp 'ijj th.nr excnllent records. By the mail wtsich has jast arrived the list of tho successful candidates for tho second professional examination held in April are to band. Three hundred and fifty pro aontod themselves for examination, and of these seven received tbn covoted honour of distinction. Two New Z -salami rsamca figure in this list of seven. Perhaps tbo two best records of the session hava baon obtained by Ofcago student?. F. H. Jeifcoaft, a graduate in arts at our University, takoa tho medals as first in the class-lists of two clasnos — nv<tpria, medica and pathology ; a first class certificate in a third class, and distinction in hia aecond professional examination. P. A. Ir'n'iuay, 8.A., of Osago, takes two cl&ia medals — oae fir.jt class certificate and distinction m the second prosessional ; and hag been mvited by Profeesor Rutherford to become one of his demonstrators. With Buch m?n wo ne^d have no fear of the prestige of Ofcago Buffering in the Edinburgh Medical School.

The body of John Atkinson, the keop3r of the Corporation nightsoil d-opot, was found on Tomahawk beach on Friday afteraooa. It is surmised that tha deceased wan fulling for orayfiah when he met with the accident. Atkin son leaves a wife and four children. He bad been a resident in Dunedin for aorre *iimo past, and wbb connected with the Fire Bngarle here for about 10 or 12 yGarn, and fcnld the position of captain during tho timo of tho first Fire Brig'tdo demonstrate >:i in New Zealand, in commemoration of which event he received a gold medal from the Demonatrnlion Committee. An inquest wa3 hsJd on Saturday, and a verdict ot *' Found drowued " v/a<? returned. Tho funeral of the doceaaod touk placo on Sunday, and was afendod by the members of the. Dunodin, Suburban, and Port Chalmer3 Fire Brigades.

A new scale of fees uudor the Resident Magistrate's Act comes iato force on the 1-t of next month. Aftar that dato euiborH will not be requirod to pay so much in cases wlwo sums of £5 and under are involved a1?a 1 ? in those in which the amounts are between £0 and £10. At the present time it ousts as uim:h to take out a summons for £1 as it doss for £9.

The question of trade with tha South Sia Islands appears to bo exciting a good d^ai of interest in Christchurch. A number of lotterts dealing with tho question have appeared, and one who has had five years' experience writes : I have seen the state ot the Natives in most of these islands, and can state positively that, in addition to supporting themselves, it ia a matter of difficulty fov the Natives to contribute thoir contribution to the governing bodies, evou in copra, botol uut, or anything thoy can find, The argument tbav D, li M'Kanzie, M 'Arthur, and wtber firnw ara trying to make a success, and are establishing business places, does not orove that a lino of Reamers will increase the trade wii.h Now Zealand to such an exfcont aB to pny for co doirsf. Cotton has failed to pcy ; sugar ('he on 9 industry that has made a return) will always go to tha ports of Sydnay and Mtlhuurue, in which the firms who found tho mon^y to establish mills are interested. Ido not cooaidor it is a matter of Queensland or th . Pacific Islands. There can ba no doubt that Qiieetsslaud could and would return moru ie a year to New Zealand than Fiji will do ia 10 years. Let the dßve!opm Q nt of Fiji bo con tinned until it is the siz" (in wbifca population) of Queensland, and than, it our inaikotH are as good, we caa get their trads Novelties are alluiing, and often profitable, but tho Pacific Islands are well-trodden ground, and thousands have been sunk, nay, hundreds of thousands, by Melbourne and Sydney firms, in Iho vain endeavour to fiad business among tho lalandn. The instance cited of succeas in a trading yen ture is good. I could recito hucdrada of failures. Why, nearly overy ibland in tha Pacific has somebody trying to get exchange for wares in the interest of such firms as Guda froy, Hederman, Broadyiak, Jamso M'-Bwan and Co. I wish we could get their resmlts to judge by, for it is not prospective, but the actual results of the scbemen or investments, that prove the profit or otherwise ot such a scheme.

The Rev. T. R. Fisher, one of the founders of the Canterbury auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible S iciety, has, within the last few days, handed to tha local aocretaiies a donation of £1000, with tho request r.bat it be remitted direct to the parent Society and appropriated to the Society's work in China.

The following patents have been applied for : — R Dick, Canterbury, for purification of liquor from bone or similar works ; C. Atkin, Auckland, for a brake; L. O. Baal, jun,, Dunedin, for range and speed ascertaining apparatus; H. Carrick, (Jhnptohuich, for noiseless asphalt ; P. Rabbi^e and G. Dillberg, of Ghrktcburch, for metallic telephone trans mitter ; C Van do Velde, oi: Sydnoy, improved treatmeuf, of copper ores.

During the heiphfc of the war scare the number of di!p< in tha English navy being recomrcissioneci lor war service was so great that it was beliGvad avpry officer in the Royal Navy would ba railed upon by tii9 Admiralty. Lvea tho«e will not bo adequate to moot the extraordinary demand, and the retired list rusy ba lesorted to for additiona offic3?s. The Colossus, ono of tho naw iron dads, will ba ready fov &9a in a very few weeks. This will be one of the mo3t formidable ships of the British na-'y afloat.

The promoters of the Kaitangata Lako Coal Company and several gentlemen invited paid a visit ot inFpsetion to the field on Saturday. We have ou ri former occasion described the locality, which is remarkably favourable. No formal programme had been arranged, but after inspecting the ground several toasts w< re proposed' and honoured by those present, who tspoka in high terms of the Bucce*R likely to attend the Company's operations: Thoso who had accepted the invitation to attend had a phaaanfc outing, and returned homo well satisfied,

At thQ Bankruptcy sitting on Monday tha Official Assignee aalred for aa adjournment of tho public examination of Mr David Proudfoot, who ia at proaent on his way down from Auckland, remarking that there wan a likelihood ot 11 motion boiug made for the annulment of the bankruptcy.

A telegram from the London correspondent of the Argua otates that the Admiralty department at Homo ia going to supply the Colonies of New South Wales and Naw Zc aland each with 10 Gorman phnsphor-brorza torpedoes These are of a type of torpedo made at Berlin, and before the rec°ut war alarm the Admiralty ordered 200 of them. Toe G irman Governp.'tnt, however, prohibited the manuf o'urera from sending any abroad ; but it i» pieauuied that siren the fear cf war has subsided, the prohibition has been withdrawn. Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania are to be eupnlkd with Whitehoad £orp3doas,

"Tie meeting of the three Empprors this year will take ptace in September at the castle of a Galioian noWemau of his?h standing," s&atog thn Berlin correspondent of the Stan d?«rd, "Tha ostle is on Austrian soil, but ia 'ifcuated vary noar tho Russian frontier The annual repetition of the Imperial meeting is kaown to be o»pjorly datired, especially by (.he Emperor William, who looks on each occasion as a maans of demonstrating tha continuance of another yeai'e poacn, in a manner highly Bipnifisant in it solf, without being an avowed political demonstration. Keeping thia idea in view, tho importancn of the determination which has just been arrivod at to have another meeting thia year caunot be mistakan. It ' must be accepted aa .1 proof that not only tbo Sovereigns, but also tho leading statesmen of the three groat empires, consider peace to be secured f'»r another yoir, apd in this peace between England and Russia is naturally in eluded. This information will probably be contradicted by all the demi-official organ?, as was ray anuounoemeat last year of tho approachiug Skieunievice meeting, But now, aa ihaa, it will be found correct." I

Bishop Barry, of Sydney, has written fco the Presi declaring that the statement made and commented upon in some of tha Eaglfch newßprvpars that ha had dirocted or advised the clergy of his dioceso fco repel from communion thoae who have contracted marriages with their deceased wives' sisters are absolutely without foundation.

Tho s a. Guthrie arrived at Western Australia from Hoag Kong, via Sing iposro. Sh9 brings news that juafc before ahe left China tho French had lauded GOOO more troops in Tonquin. Another outbreak of honfiilities wa.*j expected, which, it was balhved, would result in a general Ghinuse war, ppralvsiug all trade. On hor way fco Singapore the Guthrie met a French transport crowded with troops for Tonquin. While tha Guthrio was at Singapore a French ironclad uteam«d alongside the Oxfordshire, which had avrivod from England for China, aiid ordered her fco land two 30 ton gums which wore inipniod for Chinese, under penalty of being ovsrhaulgd at sea. The guns wera landed at Singapore. Proportions for war wore actively proceeding at Singapore,

A litila girl namorl Ohira Crosby, who vvas loot in fcha bush for fchrea weeks ia Gippsland, having strayed while walking bntwrnia her mother's liouso find a place «t which she had b?en staying, was found alive on Iha 4ch. Three contractors' men were looking fov a stray horaa naar Cockatoo Gre&k, whoa they wore attracted by a £ iinfc cor-oe, aud found tho child terribly emaciated, wi&ho-afc clothes, aud hoy iirnba and body iacorated by slruErgling through tho rcrub. She was so wejtk that, sho was unable to stand. The meu wrapped her in a coat and took her to their camp, where they gave hor giunl, and then took her to tha nearest hotel, whero medical assistance v?aa obtained, aad tha little sufferer is now doing well. Tha child nays she lived on gum leaves and water fcha whole tirao.

The Queen"laud Government are taking measures for concentrating the Islanders to be returned to thoir horno 1 ? in Now Guinea and the adjacent islands. Under this arrangement 202 labourers have arrived at Townsville from Ingham, and 143 others from the Burdekin district. Tho Government officials had to remove the nativps from two staci^ns by forco. It ia uudorotood that representatives of the plant ore aro iv communication with the Government in reference fco the action to be taken in regard to Ms Islanders, but the Government do not waver from their intention to return ihcsa island labourers at once, and arrangements previously made have in no ro?p?ct whatever been delayed by the action of the planters. Tha agents of the latter have telegraphed to Melbourne for further inatructions.

The following important cablpgram from the London correspondent of the Argu?, from some nnexplainable cause, was nofc received in thia Colony : " London, May 29. — The scheme recootiy proposed by Sir Juliup Vogel, the Trea surer of New Zealand, for lending smal! sums of money to farmer 9 ! at a low rate of interest is strongly condemned by the city authorities. If it is carried out it will probably cause a ruptnro with tho agancy by which the financial arrangements of the Colony are at present managed."

Tbe pi isonor AUondale, who has confetssod to the Wellington jiW3llery robbery, jippetiru to have been co novice at the work, from the mannnr ia which he went about bis work. He thought he could effect an entranca by having keys which would unlock the back door, but on finding it bolted he was so well provided with toolathat he soon had the pane! out Had Mr Jenness not forgotten his usual precaution of locking up the jewellery, Allendala says he would have secured the lot, as ha would have gone upstairs, where tha family slept, and takon the keys of the safe. His judgment, however, does not ap;ear to have been a particularly good one in the choico of jgwellory, for it is known that at one timn ho held io his hand a diamond set worth £120, which, upon examination, he considered hardly worth removing. He had been in tho shop tor about an hour, making, he asEerts, "a fearful row," when he was suddeoly nlArunnri by hearing a clock st'ike. H9 was afraid that he had touched some spring, and hastily gathering up his spoil and placing ii. ia a bag he had with him, he left tho establishment with all possible expedition. From the shop ha walked boldly up Willis strenfc with the bag in his hand. Arrived at the Te Aro Hotel, where he was tbeu employed, ho carof ully wrapped up the jewellery and buried it. At Tuesday's meeting of the Ofcago Institute it was announced that three demonstration upon microscopical subjects would be given this season in placo of the lectures tried last year. These demonstrations are of course intended for thoso who have microscopes and intend to work with them.

The Naw Zealand branch of the Salvation Army have published their balance-sheet. The amounts received under the spiritual department since the army commenced operations in the Colony has not equalled the expenditure. There w»» a bank overdraft on 3 1st December of £148 and loans of £360. The expenditure has been £4000.

Committals in several other casea of alleged complicity in the frauds on the Railway Department in Lyttelton by several of tho civsxial labourers employed, took place on Saturday. The number now committed amounts to six, leaving five other caseE to be investigated. Bail has been granted in all tho cases except that of Hough,

A Parliamentary paper has jußt been issued at Homo containing, amongst other Soudan documents, th.3 last dispatches written by Gnidon. The latest of all, datod Khartoum, December 13, is as follows : — " I (-e»d down the steamer Berdcer to-morrow with Vol. VI. of my private j Mirnal, containing account of the events in Khartoum from November 5 to December 14, The state of affairs is such that one cannot foresee further than five to seven dayHj alter which fcbf> town may at auv time

foil. I have done all in my power to hold out, but I owfl I consider the position ia extremely critical, almost desparato ; and I nay thia without any feeliacf of bitterness with respect to hor Majesty's Government, but merely as a matter of lftot. Should the town fall, it will be questionable whether it will be worth the while of her Majesty's Government to continue its exp9dition, for it is certain that the fail of Khartoum will insure that of Kassala and Sennaar."

At the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, on the 28ch ult., Frank Jones, one of the notorious " Moonlight " gang, who is undergoing a life sentence for the Wantabagery bushranging affair, was arraigned on a charge of wounding with intent to murder William Roberts, a fellow prisoner, in Parramatta Gaol, on February 19. The caao lasted until 4 o'clock in tho morning, when the jury brought in a verdict of "Guilty." The prisoner's address to the jury displayed a good deal of ability. Mr Justice Windeyer, in sentencing the prisoner to death, alluded io the fact that ho had passed the same sentence in 1879, and said he was glad that he had not taken part in causing the commutation of the sentence. There was) an idea prevailing now that capital punishment would be done away with before long, but he considered that the committal of puch crimes as that with which the prisoner was charged was a reason for retaining it. He pointed out that the prisoner had already murdered one man, and attempted to murder another. Ho could not, therefore, hold out any hope of mercy.

The Melbourne University's terms to Profossor Tucker for his appointment to the Chair of Classical and Comparative Philology in the Melbonrne University ; are £100 a yoar for a house, £750 per annum for tho first five years, £900 for the second, £1050 for the third, and £1200 for the rest of the tenure. The Chancellor describes Professor Tucker aa the Bcholar of a generation.

The Deloraine and Formby railway, Tasma dm, was openod on the 30th ulfe,, in the presenco of a large gathering. Five hundred invitations had been issued by Messrs Fergus and Blair, tho contractors, and the gathering wag tho largest ever seen in the Colony. At tho banquet at Latrobe in the evening over 400 sat down. The day was tho Premier's 70th birthday, and all the members of the Ministry were present, the banquet being held in a large room partly built for the purpose, and e-plon-diiily decorated. Tho Premior was presented with an address sent from Tasmauiang in New Z oaland, Tha contractors were much complimented on tha character of the line, and it is tho gonoval belief that the new liae will cause great progress in the district.

AS the Highland and Agricultural Society's Spring Flower Show, held in Edinburgh the oiher day, there was a unique disolay of eloctric lighting 1 of a dinner tablo a la Basse by a local firm. The candelabra and central piece beirsg of china, from which the lamps hung, decorated with flowers, presented a very artistic appearance. Round tho table at intervals wero growing planta with a glow-lamp in the centre of each, which produced quite a novel effect. All wire on the table was completely hidden by green foliage. The current was supplied from accumulators underneath the table. The ornaments were specially manufactured for use with the electric light.

Tha Bruce Herald stares that Mr J. C. Oranaton, of Fernyhauffh Farm, Glenledi, haß just thre^ed out the produce of a paddock of oats, which yielded at the rate of 108 bushels per acre.

John Chrißtophera Cuff, a half-castß Australian native, was brought up at Christchurch on Tuesday charged with uttering a forged ncito at Invercargill in 1881. He was only just fit to leave tha Hospital, where he has been for some months in consequence of injuries he received from exposure when he escaped from custody at the Waiau Bame months ago. He has lost an arm, blood poisoning having rendered an amputation necessary, and at one time there were little hopeß of his life. The prosecutor and the police did not lead any evidence, as the man had been punished enough by his sufferings, and the Bench allowad the charge to be withdrawn.

Th 3 beneHb Dunedin is now recolvivg through the fro use tho in^eicvilonii'l strame s are making of the Vlotoiii Oha-n el w;a3 very fully shown on Friday last, when tho wharvsit vvrre crowded w.th ste&mprs and ■»iilinj? cra.'t of various kiu'is. ••>ia!titf the steamer j lyi gat th& whi' vos wo not'epd the W'katipu, of lISS 10 js, disoharciDK cwao for v yd> ey ; Janet Nicoll 760 tout, dis"h irking fruit from the South Seas; Wanaka, fiOO t ac, loading for Northern Ports ; Mawhora, 600 ton?, and Mahtnaoua, 42a tins, loading for Wojt Ooait por's ; tha Botutiful Star, for Oamavu ; and a Dumber of barques and amallor steamers.