DUNEDIN.

Dunstan Times, Issue 361, 26 March 1869, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

(from our own correspondent.) March 20. Some rather important have lately taken place in the political organization of the province. You are no donbt already aware that Mr. R. M. Robertson, M.P.C. for the Taievi, lias resigned his seat, on the ground that he is about to leave tho colony. This announcement has been followed by the report that the vacancy is to be contested by Messrs, Culling, Macldock, and Rennie. The chances are spoken of in Rennie’s favor. Ho has already represented the district The nomination takes place on Monday, the 29ih. The Provincial Council has been prorogued till the middle of next month. No sooner was intimation of this tact given than down comes a note from Mr. Hugh M'Dermid intimating that he has resigned his seat in the Executive Council. The report is that Mr. M‘Dermid hid sufficient sagacity to foresee the downfall of his pa<ty. Sir. Julius Yogcl has gone suddenly away to the north, without leaving any paper explanation behind him.

The approach ng visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of '• dinburgh is now beginning to attract atteuti n. In the City Council on Wednesday last the subject came up in the form of a report Irom a sui-committee. It contained a recommendation that 500 Z. should be voted for the object, a re commendation which, of course, called forth some discussion respecting ways and means A special rate of one penny in the pound was suggested. This w.is questioned on the ground of illegality, when the Mayor avowed his intention of spending the money himself, or such portion of it as he could afford, in the event of it being found that such a vote was ultra vires of the Council. The date of the Prince’s arrival in Otago has not yet been fixed, but the latter end of the next month is understood. In is now definitely arranged that, after spending three days in Dunedin, he will proceed inland as far as Lake Wakatip Nothing has been said about tlie route he wi 1 take. In all probability be will either go or return by Tuapeka, that is to say unless Southland can scrape up cash for a reception, and get him to go down by way of Kingston to Invercargill and tire Buff. la eiihercase he is sure to pay you a visit at Clyde. The death of Mr. John Jones, merchant, of Dunedin, which took place on the morning of Tuesday last, has been made the most of. The city journals have been clothing his memory with virtues that never belonged to it. I have no wish to rake up the as! es of the urn, at the same time there can be no doubt but that tribute has been paid to his means rather than memory. The funeral took place this afternoon, upwards of three hundred persons bring present besides a vast concourse of spectators. Perfect decorum prevailed amongst the crowd, but those who predicted general lamentation, were miserably disappointed. The demise ot the New Zealand Sun newspaper, is an event of the past week. It was a well got up paper, with this one grand fault, that it was eternally hammering away at the Times ; Mr. Julius Vogel was its Editor. and it seems to have become a, part of that gentleman’s nature now a days to descend to personalties. The Sun died without a groan, and its place is not likely to be re-occupied in a hurry. It was a bad speculation from the very commencement. Tho senior partner of the concern has declared himself bankrupt, his examinations are looked forward to with interest, as it is expected that some queer revelations regarding the promoters of it arc likely to be made.