DUNEDIN.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 441, 9 June 1871, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

Jnue I.—Rennie discharged to-day.—New Government formed. Reid, Secretary of Lands and Works; Cutten, Treasurer; Bathgate Solicitor ; Bastings, G-oldfieids Secretary; Meuzies and Sumpter -without office.—Queen of the Thames Lost. Left Melbourne on the 15th February, with 100 cabin Passengers, including Cooper, Agent-General of New South Wales,.Moore (owner of the vessel), Oliver. (of Oliver and Ulph) and wife, Wentvvorth, wife and family, of Dunedin, Goyder, Sur-veyor-Generel of South Australia, 87 secondcabin, and 20 third-class. ■ -, .-' . ;; .

June 3.—Flour saleable at £15. Wheat easily disposed of as 5s 9d to 6s ; oats without improvement, 2s 3d to 2s 5d ;, malting barley, 3s 9d to 4a. —It is reported that J. C. Brown and Menzies will join the Executive, unofficially;— Jerusalem. Smith's tender, of £20,000 accepted for the Clutha line. Ifc,.is £9,000 bc'low.the estimates.—Nothing decisive done in the "University. Council pending the arrival of some of the-members by the s.s. Phoebe, from the North. The points of difference between the two Councils are not wide, and there*is good reason for supposing there will be an amalgamation.—Meeting of inhabitants at < amaru—lt was resolved to petition for the immediate construction of the main line between Waitaki and Moeraki.—Arrived — Koslyn Castle from London.. Bengal and Hydra from Newcastle.

June s.—Bev. Hr. Neville was consecrated yesterday at St. Paul's, in the presence of a large congregation.. Inducted in the evening by the Bishops of Nelson and Wellington.— Bishop Moran gave a discourse last night on Education. He used very bitter language and condemned the Otago system as about the worst possible system.—Supreme, Court iessions commenced to-day. Calendar very light. McLeod's libel case has been adjourned till next session.—Barton surrendered on his recognisances, and asked to be discharged. Application was deferred, pending the discharge of the G-rand Jury.—ln course of proceedings, Maccassey read his telegram, intimating that the rumoured prosecution had been abandoned, because the Times employees intended to avail themselves of their privilege. Sought intimation given to Barton, and considered the abandonment of proceedings taken an acknowledgment of the truth of the statement published by him. He intends, without delay, instituting civil proceedings for malicious prosecution against those who instituted proceedings against him.