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Southland Times, Issue 1259, 31 May 1870, Page 2

On Friday eveningjast,. 27th, a, number of the friends of Mr Daniel Dunlop, met in the Southland Club Hotel to present that gentleman on the ere of his departure from the province with some slight memento oi; their esteem.; A. J. Smyth, Esq., occupied the chair, and during the evening presented Mr Dunlop with a gold pencil case, a" cpuple of handsomely-bound volumes, a set of gold studs .and, , s]eeve-links, a field-glass, and a compass. The various articles were accompanied by expressions of happy, reflections on the friendship which had subsisted between the recipient and most of those tprepent during the last six or'seven years,-and by'regrets at the necessity which put an end to their fellowship. Mr Dunlop, not given tojpeecli-making, replied in short but hearty terms, and the evening was passed in song and toast, and much good humor, until a late hour, when the party reluctantly broke up. We may say that ever since Invercargill became of- any importance, Mr Dunlop had filled a responsible position in one of the leading mercantile houses, which brought him into daily contact with the business public, and it says much to his credit that H. has made nothing but friends. He left for tie-North ty the Bangitoto on Saturday morning.carrying with him the good wishes of all his acquaintances. In noticing the manufacture oTdouoTe-lurrow"' ploughs, the Qamaru Times say»:—" These implements/which are, we think, destined to effect --^-mjJete «*>yplution in agrculfcure. \n this district", are now Being rapidly nanufactured at the works of Messrs Eeid and Gray, in this town. Since the very successful trial of the first implement of this Hndlturned out from their works,' reported by us about two months ago, a large number of orders has been received, no less than twenty-foar double ploughs hive been supplied, and orders have, we understand, been booKed for nine more —some of them for Southland. The Daily Times recently, in noticing a trial of a plough of this kind, of EnglisHmanulacture'rex-" pressed a hope that a large number of these implements might be imported. We can see no necessity for this, as a better article (according to persons competent- to judge)-can-be, and .»,■- --locally manufactured. The Bruce Jlerqld has lately been publishing.. an "Essay on" the Land ijaws' of "the British' Colonies."- The following is the share of atten-tion-"^ur^vroriiiocr- luwr : received ,■ 7— " Southland : —Southland, until 1861, formed part >of Otago. This province is a large compact slice of territory, with 60 miles, of .sea towards the south coast, but surrounded on all other sides by Otago. Invercargill, so named after Capt. Cargill, one of the Free Kirk pilgrims of Otago, is about twice the size of an average English county, with a population of 8000. The country land is sold at £2 per acre there. No free grants are made." If the information of the compiler with regard to other places is as reliable as what we have quoted, he has certainly been employing hia time most unprofitably, and his " Essay" will be the means perhaps of misleading a few persons. We request that our contemporary will correct one mistake, viz., that the price of country land in Southland is, not £2, but £1 per acre. A man named Monaghan entered a private house during the night of. Thursday last, 26th, and quietly ensconsed himself in bed in one of the rooms. His presence being immediately detected, he was honored with an armed guard over his sleeping apartment, until the arrival of the police, -by whom he was taken in charge and marched off to less comfortable quarters. On the following morning he was called upon to answer the charge :afe Magistrate^ Court,, and pleaded , obliviousness of what he had been about through drink, saying he imagined himself at home. As a caution to him to avoid similar mistakes in fu. ture, Ke was sent to prison for four months, i with hard labor. But for the fact that, further !thau being an unwelcome and unbidden, guest, he had offered neither violence nor insolence, the sentence would probably have been considerably heavier. The new bridg6over the Waihopai, Eastßoad, is now so far completed as to be available for traffic. Mr Moffett, the contractor, deserves credit for the way in Svhich he has pushed on the work-in the face of most unpropitious weather. A case of considerable commercial importance, O'Hara v. the Manager of the Bank of Otago, wherein the plaintiff sought to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by him through -wrongful action takenby defendant.in_the.matter of a dishonored acceptance, was decided|yesterday morning in favor of plaintiff for £49 10s, including costs. ' ', „ ■ We learn that, in compliance with a very general wish, the musical amateurs intend giving a second concert on<Friday evening next. The programme, which will appear'in our next issue, will contain a number "of thebest~bf the Jpieces performed at the recent enterta inment, and in addition several new selections, both sacred and secular. Eehearsals will be held this evening (Tuesday), and on Thursday evening, at which all who are willing to assist are invited to attend. Our Biverton correspondent informs us that at the-Besident Magistrate's Court held there on;, the. 25th, a defendant named Hunter was mulct in damages to the extent of £2 10s, _..with ! costs. | added, for having- shot a pig trespassing in his garden, belonging. tO-Jhe plaintiff —Small. ; Defendant Tvas held liable through having failed to put up the required notice upon his premises before destroying the interloping porker. J. JE. v. Hogg, claim, for £2 12s 6d, was given for plaintiff with costs'.' Dr Hodgfcins'on v. Wild* . was for £2 6s, balance of damages, awarded for destruction of plaintiff's sheep by defendant's "dogs. Defendant, itappeafed, had paid the sum in question by cheque, receiving a receipt for samj9>

jut for some reason or other had subsequently stopped the cheque at the bank. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs. In an article on Mr Fox's late speech at Christchurch, the Timaru Rera'd says:— There is one point in it, outside that of the political element, which wo may be permitted, to refer to. The attack of Mr Fox on the Otago Daily Times is the greatest piece of impertiuenc- which we have lately seen, and we must a protect asainst an apparent attempt to coerce a public^ journal,, and prevent 4t speaking out the truth," when that truth is unpalatable to a Minister of the day. The Cabinet secrets of Mr Pox leak out in Wellington — may it not be through some j vilest language for giving publicity to " secrets " which are known to numbers of people outside the Ministry. Mr Fox clearly endeavors to make the public believe that the " ueerecs," as they are called, which have been published recently, were purloined from Ministers' private box ! We are tempted to ask how Mr Fox has found out thiß fact, and why he does not have the individual at once arrested who stole the secrets. We can assure Mr Fox the press of this colony is not given to employing correspondents to " steal " Ministerial secrets, for these secrets can be picked up in all well informed circles by the score. Mr Fox believes in the press when it supports Mm, but when it honestly opposes him he makes the most wild and reckless charges against it, which have no foundation whatever. The road between Clyde and Cromwell ia stated by the Dunstan Times to be in a "frightful ! Btate." : : ' The Hawlce's Bay Herald is informed that a feeling largely prevails among the Armed Constabulary that Power, the celebrated bushranger in a neighboring Colony, is identical with amm 'named Powell, who deserted from the force and made his way to that part of the world. The result of the plebiscite taken in Dunedin on the gas question is that a fresh contract at a reduced "price should be accepted, this being affirmed by a majority of 8 over that proposing the erection of new works, while the purchasing of the present works has been negatived by a majority of 152 votes. Mr Dawbin writes to the Otago Daily Times to say that the report that he had fried and eaten nine salmon a smolts is totally and absurdly untrue. A meeting has been held in Queenstown for the purpose of forming a Temperance Society. Lady - Bowen, Lady Martin, and other distinguished residents at Auckland, have taken the preliminary steps to establish a Magdalen Asylum in that city.^ "* Mr Gallagher, M.H.E. for Westland North, has resigned, and. Mr T. S. Kynnersly is a candidate for the vacant seat in the Assembly. The pasturage rents in the Province of Canterbury for 1870, will amount to about £34,000 j last year they amounted to £32,888. From the Westland North Electoral roll 197 names, out of 500 on the roll, have . been objected to by the Beturning Officer, of which 134 of former electors have left the district. The total number of acres under crop in the Province of Nelson, according to the official returns, was 44,784. ' ' . '-;