The Evening Post. MONDAY, MAY 1, 1865.

Evening Post, Issue 70, 1 May 1865, Page 2

The Evening Post. MONDAY, MAY 1, 1865.

To-day being appointed for the nomination of two candidates for the Electoral district of Karori and Makara, C. D. R. Ward, Esq., the Returning Officer, took hia place on the hustings at twelve o'clock. Mr. Lancaster proposed Mr, Fisher ; Mr. Parnell proposed Mr. Johnston ; Mr. Carpenter proposed Mr. Monaghan, and Mr. Standon proposed Mr. Reading. The polling will take place tomorrow at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Karori Schoolhouse, and the premises of Mr. Peter Trotter, Makari. The Superintendent of Otago has issued a notice in the Provincial Government Gazette, to the effect that, as cattle suffering from

infectious disease have been landed at the Port of Otago, instructions have been issued to the Inspector of Cattle to ascertain the number of cattle on board of any vessel arriving with stock, aud to examine the animals If no infectious diseise is manifest, notice is to be given ta the master that they will be again examined at the end of three days. If on that examination no disease is apparent, the cattle are then to be removed to a qunrantiue ground to be appointed for the purpose, where they are to remain until released by virtue of an order in writing, under the Superintendent's hand. If, on the first or second examination, one or more of the animals are found to be suffering from any infectious disease, notice to that effect is to be given to the master of the vessel ; and if, after 24 hours, any of them are found to be alive, immediate steps will be taken to eaforce the penalties created by the Diseased* Cattle Act. The New Zealand Gazette, of Saturday, April 29, contains a proclamation from his Jtlxcellency Sir George Grey, directed against the Pai Marire fanatics, " the ritea and practices of such fanatical sect, consisting as they do in mnrder, in the public parade of the cooked heads of their victims, in cannibalism, and in revolting acts, repugnant to all humanity." Such practises to be suppressed by force of arms, if necessary. On Saturday evening, " Miriam's Crime " and "Cinderella" were performed before a good house. The first piece passed off well, and " Cinderella " passed off with even more eclat than ever. Indeed, it appears that the more this burlesque is seen, the more it is appreciated. To-night it is to be under distinguished patronage, and we have no doubt that a crowded house will reward the merits of the talented lessees. We are given to understand that a new local is to bo sung by the " old gal from Victoria. 5 ' On Saturday last Mr. W. Robertson sold by public auclion, at his sale yards, Willis street, horses and cows. Hacks realised £9 and upwards. At the weekly meeting of the Victorian Acclimatization Society, a letter from Mr. Ramsbottom, with reference to the recent mortality of the young salmon in Tasmania, was read, It stated that, •• since the 500 fish had been turned loose in the Plenty, not one of those still left in the ponds had died, and they appeared to be in very good health. Ellen Anderson and William Ford were again brought before the Magistrate's Court, Dunedin, charged with the murder of ' " Charley," when, after hearing further evidence, they were remanded for a week, in order to produce Krull, who was working on Murphy's Flat. Some " young men from the country" appear to have been relieving the usual quiet of Invercargill by a little bit of rowdyism : — " The sentiment that men are but children of a larger growth," says the Southland News of the 22nd, received a pointed illustration in our city on Thursday night last. We allude to the vagaries of a number of visitors from the up-country districts, who, in the excitement of relief from the great strain on their mental faculties, bo inseparably connec>ul with their every day employment, have deemed it necessary to vary the routine, and relnx their overwrought energies by a series of annoyances or practical jokes. The first evidence of " the flow of soul " was furnished by the exceedingly sober and rational employment of letting off crackers in close proximity to wooden buildings. In addition to the vexation, which indulgence in such a pastime would necessarily occasion to onr staid citizens, scarcely recovered from the anxiety and alarm of a case of real danger and destruction of property, possibly these remarkably juvenile "young men" thought the recurrence of a similar scene, through their own inimitable agency, would be a feat worth remembering. The subsequent exploits of the night, and the crowning act, in the hoisting of the mail signal, are worthy of the master minds originating, and the skill executing these projects. In the report of the s.s. Wellington's voyage from the Northern Ports notice is taken of her trip from Wellington to Lyttelton in company with the s.s. Otago, in which the Wellington is reported as having left two hours after the Otago, and arrived two minutes before her, the cause of which was that the Otago was under easy steam during the night, and the Wellington at full speed. In the trip from Lyttelton to Otago, the Wellington was outside the Heads before the Otago left her anchorage, and did not arrive at Port Chalmers until three hours and a-

half i fter the Otago. The morning of our arrival was a fine e'ear morning, and the light on the Otago Heads was seen at least 18 miles distant. The performance of the Otago has, up to the present time, ihown her to be as fast, if not the fastest steamer in these waters. — Otago Times. We give the following on the authority of the Bruce Herald — " In our last issue we mentioned that two men had sold some gold here, obtained in the neighbourhood of Canada Bush. A large number of people have since visited the place, and a good many have remained to work. We have no wish to create a rush, but we believe that those who are working there are doing pretty well, and there is a likelihood of the place proving a permanent and lucrative field." The lately appointed Commissioners for the city of Dunedin have resigned. The Government will in a few days bring in a Municipality Bill. Captain Baldwin has addressed a letter to the electors of the gold fields, explaining the reasons which have induced him to retire from representing them in the General Assembly, and expressing his regret that his time is so fully occupied as to prevent his giving that attention to their interests which they are entitled to expect at the hands of their member. The nomination of three candidates for the electoral district of Porirua will take place at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Wellington, on Thursday next, at twelve o'clock. lyLYes terday morning, about ten a.tn , the policeman on duty on Lambton Qnay, found a drunken man with a box of lucifers endeavouring to light his pipe amid a heap of shavings collected at a house in course of erection. Were it not for the vigilance of the officer, the most disastrous consequences might have resulted. Owing to a heavy gale of wind, tho City of Dunedin was deprived of gas nn Friday night. The engineer of the works says: — "During a fearful hurricane, at half-past four this afternoon, the iron bolts which secure the guides to the gasholder broke away, causing the gasholder to lurch on its side, and tearing a hole in one one of the side plates of the gasholder, by which the whole contents of gas escaped in a few minutes." The Wellington correspondent of the Otago Daily Times supplies the following : — " The plant for a second paper has been ordered from Sydney, and the first number of the Wanganui Times is to appear in June, under the editorship of a Mr. Taylor, late of a .defunct Marlborough journal. The mining population on the Mataura (states the Southland News) continues steadily employed. The general opinion appears to be, that it is the best winter quarters. Evidence of this is shown by the construction of more substantial and comfortable dwellings than have hitherto obtained. The quantity of gold brought down for some time patt has averaged 55 ounces per Week ; it is therefore a highly satisfactory indication that Sergeant Baker on his usual trip yesterday brought 70 ounces. There is, we believe, every probability of the yield of gold increasing as more perfect appliances are brought to bear. Total number of persons on the ground estimated at 200, of which a fair proportion are engaged in mining. Provisions are plentiful and cheap, beef and mutton at Invercargill prices. In Dunedin, business still continues without any great animation. Brandies and whiskies are enquired for, but bujers are as yet unwilling to concede the advance asked by holders. Medium and low congous in half-chests are in good demand, with scarcely any in stock. In the flour market but little has been done through the day ; prices are in some measure less firm.— Times, 29th April. J The Southland Times of the 21st says :— "An advertisement as novel as it is gratifying appears in our columns to-day. The intimation is at last made that the first railway in Southland will be open for the conveyance of goods and passengprs. This desirable event is to take place next week, when traffic on the Oreti line as far as the Makerewa, will be commenced. At present it is contemplated to run trains on only three days of the week, but every well-wisher of the province must hope to see daily trips called for, and the railway advertisements a permanent feature of the Southland Press." „'/ It is some time since the port of Lyttelton gave such signs of enthusiasm as it did yesterday. In the first place there was the departure of the Otago and Wellington for the South, and the contemplated race between

them • in the next place, there was th© departure of the Glenmark, the last wool ship of the season, for London ; and, to crown all, there was the arrival of the Airedale and Hero from Otago. All these vessels fired guns at intervals till the hills around Lyttelton echoed again, the Glenmark continuing till fairly at the Heads. The signal of the English mail being on board the Hero was hoisted, but it turned out to be a false alarm. Altogether it was a busy day in Lyttelton, and we are glad to records some variation from. the dull routine that has lately characterised this town. — Lyttelton Chronicle, April 26. At Tuesday's sitting of the Provincial Council, Dunedin, the Provincal Treasurer moved a resolution relating to the interest &c, on the Three Million Loan, when Mr. Vogel gave explanations as to the circumstances attending the passing of the New Zealand Settlements Act, the Loan Act and the Loan Appropriation Act ; and he asked the Treasurer to modify the motion, so that nothing should be said about the repayment by the Northern Provinces depending upon the sale of confiscated lands. It would be better to ask the Assembly to take action simply as a matter of justice between the Provinces of the North Island, which had been directly benefited by the loan, and those of the Middle Island. He would suggest that tho motion should be altered to the following — " That, considering the large sums o£ money expended in the Northern Island under the Loan Appropriation Act, 1863, this Council is of opinion that immediate steps would be taken by the General Assembly, in justice to the other Provinces, to give effect to the sth clause of the said Act, by charging to the revenues of tha Provinces which have derived special benefit from the expenditure, the amounts for which they shall ba liable respectively ; and that his Honour the Superintendent be respectfully requested to forward copies of this Resolution to the Colonial Secretary." The motion, as amended was agreed to after a short discussion. On Friday the statement of Revenue aud Expenditure for the six months, commencing the Ist of October, 1864, and ending 3lst March, 1865, was laid upon the table of the Provincial Council, Dunedin. The total revenue amounted to £148,605 6s 7d, and the expenditure to £166,089 4s 3d.