OTAGO.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXIV, Issue 2987, 30 April 1870, Page 6

OTAGO.

Advertisements inviting applications for the professorships in tho Otago University have appeared in the leading newspapers at home, simultaneously with those in the New Zealand papers. In reply to these advertisements, the Home Agent of the province in Edinburgh has, the " Times" understands, received no less than 150 communications. Most of the writers ask for further information, but nearly; 100 of them state their intention of offering themselves as candidates for the several posts. The absence of an illuminated clock has been long felt at night in Dunedin, and there has been much unavailing grumbling that the Corporation could not see their way to light up the clock in the Post Office tower after dark. Mr Hislop, watchmaker, of Princes street, lias, with praiseworthy liberality, supplied the want, by putting up in front of his premises a clock, which, being illuminated after sunset, shows the hour by night as well as by day. Two large dials, each 2ft 6in in diameter, and respectively facing north and south, show the time, the clock itself being placed, in Mr Hislop's workroom, in the rear of the shop, and being connected with the hands by a 16ffc rod. The clock (one with Graham's dead beat escapement) is a large and valuable one, and, what is of still more consequence, it keeps excellent time, never having required to be corrected since it was put up. One of the Maori prisoners, named Taituha, died in the hospital on Thursday evening. On his arrival in Dunedin in November last, it was found that he suffered from dropsy and asthma, and the latter complaint increased until it resulted in death. The deceased, who was sentenced to three years penal servitude for high treason, has a son and a brother among the prisoners now serving their sentences here. Fifteen of the Maori prisoners, including the chief, and the relatives of the deceased, were permitted to pay their last visit to his remains yesterday evening after they returned from work, when the Maori catechist read the burial service in a very impressive manner. The deceased, who belonged to the Wesleyan denomination, was of a quiet disposition, and was greatly respected by the whole of the hapu. He was a widower, and is reported to have had a happy and comfortable home in the Wanganui district previous to his arrest. The Hon. Mr Fox, accompanied by His Honor the Superintendent, inspected some tins of meat preserved by Mr George Duncan about nine months ago. On being opened, they were found in excellent condition, and the meat was as well flavored and juicy as if it had been cooked to-day. Comparing it with a sample from Melbourne, similar to tho Australian meat so highly spoken of in London, the superiority was decidedly in favor of the Dunedin method. Mr Fox expressed great satisfaction at the success of the experiment.