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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2304, 24 September 1870, Page 2

Personal,—We understand tluit it is the intention of the Colonial Treasurqr to visit Dunedin shortly. Political. Mr W, li. Reynolds will .address the electors of Dnfic;;.j;i, in reference to the proceedings in the late session, on Tuesday evening, at the Princess Theatre. A Correction. — We are requested by the committee of gentlemen who arranged the entertainment to his Honor the Superintendent to contradict the statement in the Daily Tivu'M, this morning, that “the committee ” neglected to send “ a ticket to the Dully Tim?* office.” This is not true; not only did the Committee send a ticket, but it was delivered by the honorary secretary himself at the office. We leave onv contemporary to defend his neglect to report the proceedings on other grounds as best he may. The one alleged js untenable. Gaol Return.—The following is the 3‘•.ate of H.M. Gaol, Dunedin, for the week ending the 24th September, 1370 ! Awaiting trial, 5 men, 0 women ; under remand, 0 men, 0 women ; penal servitude, U.'i men, 0 women ; hard labor, 54 men, 14 women ; in default of bail., 2 men, 0 women ; debtors, 5 men total, 159 men, 14 women. Received during the week, 22 men, S woman; discharged, !) men, 4 women. Bell AYaho,- -!! will be seen that the election for Bell Ward has been necessarily postponed until the proceedings in the Supreme Court, annulling the former election and authorising a new one, are completed. Although Mr Bagley resigne 1 his seat, never having been legally elected, his resignation

s of no avail, for the Ward virtually had th nit one member and must remain in that th msitiou until the way is clear for a new Ri flection. Of necessity the nomination is Si postponed. The Evergreen.—This is, perhaps, -me of the most extraordinary instances of ingenuity in art ever exhibited in the Co- q lonics It is a picture iu wood, singular in concopti in, beautiful in workmanship, and worthy of examination on many grounds We must refer to it again for wo have not time nor space to do justice to it to-day. It is to be seen at the Athcnmum buildings to-night. f, Union with Southland.— The Colo- tl nial Secretary lias instructed tlic Supciin- p tendont of Southland to consult with the p Superintendent of Otago atoncc, as to the day, e time, and place, .and mode of taking ballot, n for seven members of the late Provincial y Council of Southland, to be members of the t Council of the ro-united Province. The pro- ( clamatiou of the union, which is to take ( effect on the Gth October, lias been made, t and the ballot is to be taken subsequent to j. that date. Wc believe his Honor will , shortly proceed to Invercargill, to make the ] final arrangements for the re-union. \ Supper.—The members of Court t Pride of the Leith, A.0.F., celebrated their c sixth anniversary by a supper, which was J held at Krull’s Caledonia Hotel, Great Km" ' street, last night. The chair was occupied 1 by D.C.R. Bro. Nimm, .and the vice by S. R. Bro. Dohhic; and the number of guests was about 70. The supper was supplied by I Host Krull, and gave great satisfaction. 5 After it had been done full just ce to, the i usual loyal toasts were given, and wore i followed’by that of “ The Mayor and City 1 Corporation,” to which Bro. Barnes respon- i ded; “The Order of Foresters,” proposed ( by Bro. G. Minific, and responded to by the I chairman; “Kindred Societies,” proposed i hyP.C, R. Goodman; “Court Enterprise;” ' and “Court Pride of the Leith,” proposed by the chairman, and responded to by the ■ secretary, Bro. Gibson. The evening was spent in a very enjoyable manner. Russia Showing her Teeth. —But whore is that fleet which ilew so boldly on the waves of the Archipelago? Where arc those famous ships which reminded us at Sinope of the immortal struggle of Chcshme? The very same Europe whose civilization our grandfathers defended on its eastern boundaries united itself against ns for the purpose of avenging the victories which she applauded, and of which she enjoyed the fruits. Sebastopol was tire reword for Chcshme and Kagnl; but the glory of tin sc victories is the best guarantee that Russia will remain in the Bast in that degrading position which has been created for her by the ."coastopol allies of Turkey. A time must come when Russm will get rid of the fetters imposed upon her, and will re-establish her inflnp ice so dearly purchased iu the East, It is impissiblc that she should remain forever iu the conditions which have been prescribed to her by the Treaty of Paris- with empty harbors, with towns unprotected from the smallest gunboat of Turkey all along the shores of the Black Sea-. A great power disarmed in its own waters ; a power victorious ajt Chcshme pver the Turks is now undefended against them ! Can any one believe in sucli a thing ? can it be true? can it history stop at such a fact; Bus ia must re-establish her power iu the Black Sea, and : she will re establish it. Of this no one ; doubts, not even her enemies, who exert their bc-t efforts only to postpone the decisive day as far as they can.— Jhwnw Gazette, \ July 8,

The Rust nr Wheat. —We extract the following remarks on a subject of much importance to farmers, from the April number of the Quarter!n Journal of Science “Some remarkable observations on this subject have recently been made by M. Gabriel Rivet. It was noticed as long since as 1806 by Sir Joseph Banks, that the proximity of the Berberry tree appears to be a cause of the prevalence of the disease known as “rust” in the grain crops of the neighborhood. It has now been ascertained that one of the Biiiigi which produce the rust in cereals, the Surer/, la (jfaifjhif-s, and the Fungus which causes the well known orange spots on the leaves of the Berberry, the (Krulium Jirrherhli*, are in reality different forms of the same plant; the spores of each form will not reproduce it'.elf, but the other form. In the commune of Genlis, department of Cote-d’Or, in France, a rail way company lias recently pi anted _ its embankments with berberry trees, and immediately afterwards ,the crops of wheat, rye, and barley became infested with rust. A commission being' app.cigted to investigate the subject ycjiorted .that wlmvcycr the berberries are found the grain crops aye rppre or less attanked by rustwhere they do npt occur tlic crops fire free, and that the planting of a single bush of bcfb.crry is sufficient to pro- : dace the disease where it has never appeared before.” i

The Rev, Robert Scrimgeour will preach in St. Andrew’s Church, Melville Street, to-morrow morning and evening, at the usual hours.