TASMANIA.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 77, 31 July 1863, Page 3

TASMANIA.

By the arrival of the Star of Victoria, Captain M'Eachran, from Launceaton, we are placed in possession of files to the 16th. "We extract the following: — i Thb Bauuisters and Att»kneys Bill. — The Mercury of Tuesday says : — " We have once before successfully resisted the passing of the Barristers' and Attorneys' Admission Bill, and we hope to do so again. It is a ministerial measure, demanded by no public exigency, but notoriously intended to pave the way to the requital of certain persons, well known in the community, for political services rendered to the present occupants of office. . ._ . Shall we name the - parties for whose especial benefit this bill has been brought in ? Of what use would that be, •when they are already so wrell_ known ? . . " A worse bill on the subject, ministers could not have introduced, and a better is not wanted. The existing arrangements for admission to the bar satisfy all the reasonable conditions and wants of this small community. Let the Registrar of the Hobart Town Court of Bequests, therefore, who was expecting great things from j this bill, remain where he is, and as he is, for j the present, or until he has served his articles. And let the other expectants under this bill of a dispenpatiou of their want of knowledge of the law, or for their neglect to bind themselves to it j as a profession, be content to abide without, until their credentials for entrance areindisputablc. The shepherd enters the sheepfold by the door. It is the thief and the robber that climb up some other way. And we sincerely hope in this case, that the legislature will neither widen the door of entrance, nor sanction any attempts to scramble over the wall* in an illegitimate or unauthorised way. As neither the public nor the profession want the bill, the legislature will not, wo trust, on any account, be tempted to pass it." T.Union Bank.— The following statement of the Assets and Liabilities of the Union Bank of Australia, wif hin the colony of Tasmania, on the 30th June, 1863, is published in ihe last Gazette. Assett: Specie, £56,137 13s 6d ; bank premises, £7000 ; debts due to the bank, £210,276 18s Id ; total, £273,41i11fi Gd. Liabilities: Notes in circulation, £2912 8s 4d; deposits, £168935 6s 6d: total, £198,527 9s lOd. , Colonial Vinegar and Pickles.— Now that the new tariff has been adopted, it is incumbent upon our settlers to manufacture vinegar and picklrs to any extent, in order to replace;foreign importations. That these articles - can be made to perfection is well known to most persons, and we have the authority of Mr Perkins, in his place in the House of Assembly, that our colonialpickles are preferable to any imported from England. In the sace of this honest declaration, will not our manufacturers | avail themselves of the opportunity of sending j their goods to a profitable market? And will i. they not exert themselves, in the making of A vinegar, to do the same; thing P There is, we i regret to say, so much apathy on the part of •ttiose who could,. do a great deal of good, that we /fear no good aduancementtwill be made in these -respects; but why not P' we have every facility ifor the manufacture" of the articles abovemen--1 tioned, and we see no reason why a large and :-,most profitable undertaking should not be carout, hot only to the benefit of the makers, but t !'of the cblvny "aIBO There is no difficulty in the matter, as the necessary appliances are readily y ottainable, and both vinegar and pickles could be manufactured to any extent. — H. T. Mercurh, i. Mechanics' Institute.— On Tuesday eventing a very. entertaining, lecture and character of the "Iron Duke" was delivered by Archdeacon ' Reibcy. There was an excellent attendance, and the audience manifested their approval by .;• frequent applause. The Yen. the Archdeacon will again lecture on the same subject next Tuesday •veiling