DUNEDIN

Dunstan Times, Issue 274, 26 July 1867, Page 2

DUNEDIN

rFEOM OUR OWN CORRF.SrONHF.NT.] 1 22nd. July. 18G7. Telegrams fiom Wellington, announcing that the \nti Provinciiilist party were defeated, was received on Thursday, and caused great excitement. Some of the would be notabilities, took advantage of the excitement to make a display of their own transcendent abilities, and of the bold, dctcrmi' ed action they were prepared to take in the matter A "1 any Times Extra " was published early in the morning, and during the day our Town Crier might bo seen parading the Town cm a wagon, making a terrible -. oise with hw horn and drum, announcing that a nioi.1 < i , 1 0,1 .<■: iivo ster meeting would be iiua •" o'clock in the theatre. The meeting was I held accordingly, and as far as attendance 'went, it was really a nwiislcr r > u<

"\ theatre being crowded to excess, but tlie general expectation that some intelligence would bo received ended in disappointment Messrs Sibbald, M'lndoe, Barnes and Bastings made some very silly speech cs, they really had nothing to work upon, tor the telegrams were so indefinite, that they eoidd scarcely be understood; the Speakers talked in a revolutionary' style, spoke of seizing the Custom House, the revenues, and other violent measures, one suggested that a party should be formed to overthrow, not the General Government, but the " C'argill Monument." It the case, let a cause be ever so Jff|. jl, men who know that they are fighting for a principle, are hampered by " asses in lion skins," who bray loudly, but whose braying, instead of intimidating, or having good effect, covers the cause they espouse with ridicule j sensible and thoughtful men of every phase of politics, co' demn the proceedings at the meeting as hasty and uncalled for. The polling for the office of Mayor conies off to day; the general belief is, that J. H. Harris will go in, notwithstanding that immense exertions are being made by the other candidates. The enquiry into certain charges against Mr Vincent Pj'ke, has closed, but the clecisio" has not been made public, it having first to be reported to the General Government. The body of a child was found last week, near the Exhibition building ; from its appearance a suspicion of foul play arises. At lhe inquest, an open- verdict was retur'.ed, the police are busily making enquiries. The arrival, and departure of the mails have for the past two days, made business dull.