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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2341, 3 October 1870, Page 2

Sheep and Cattle Assessment.— The statistic i of sheep and cattle within the Province were not completed this afternoon, so as to enable us to give them in detail. We arc, however, enabled to state that the amount will be very little short of LOO,OOO. Literature. — Wo arc favored with a copy of the Kminji'lisl for October. It contains a very pertinent artile on the “War in Europe”; a short allegory, “ The Prison Yard”; an interesting paper on missionary work in the Dunedin Lunatic Asylum ; a biographical sketch of Michael Bruce, and a good deal of interesting general information connected with the Presbyterian churches. We have no doubt that this monthly magazine lias been already useful, hut should think there is literary talent connected with the Presbyterian Church calculated to render it still more interesting, if room can be afforded for contributions.

School Master’s Association.—The Third Quarterly Meeting of the Otago Schoolmaster’s Association, was held in the Education Olliec on Saturday, for the election of office-bearers, and other matters connected with the society. Reference was made to the fact that the association was obtaining a wide reputation. T here were two communication in the hands of the Secretary, one from the head master of Nelson Town School, and the other from the Inspector of Schools, Canterbury, making inquiry regarding its ] rules and working. A committee was appointed to consider the matter of the issue of a complete set oi copy-books, under the direction of the association. Mr Gardner, Milton Hall School, was elected President for the ensuing twelve months ; Mr Stewart, North School, Treasurer ; and Mr Stables, Secretary and Librarian. It was agreed to meet on the first Saturday in November. Municipal. —At the termination of Mr Macandrew’s meeting at Balclutha on Friday evening, Mr J. H. Joukinson presented to his Honor a petition from the inhabitants of the township, setting forth the difficulties in the way of its being proclaimed a municipality, and suggesting that measures should be adopted for their removal. His Honor said he would promise to introduce a Bill into the Provincial Council to give effect to the petitioners’ wishes. It was a pity the thing should hang over; and he thought there could he no possible objection to the measure passing. It may bo necessary to explain that when all the preliminary steps had been taken to declare Balclutha a municipality, the Provincial Solicitor gave it as his opinion that under the Otago Act the election of Mayor could only take place on the 21st July; so that the election was not proceeded with. The Government will inn ■RHI fo pnnhln fhr* plortt-inn to ho

proceeded with ; and in the event of the measure passing, Invercargill will ask to be created a municipality. The Country. The following extracts are culled from the Jjmmtan 'Times and other country papers Mining matters at Alexandra are about the same as reported in our last ; the following are the only items to notice. The dredgers arc in full work, the one belonging to Beattie and party Ins been removed further up the river, somewhere near where the Alexandra got so much gold some three years since The Mauuherikia Company have got their tramway started, and it works satisfactorily. Too whole of the sluicing olaims are in full work, gome of them with great success.—-The proceeds of about one hundred and eighty tons of stone, taken fro ip all peris of the Cromwell Company’s ro-f, wss somewhere about three hundred and forty ounces. Tips chows a very handsome return. —Mining matters are becoming brisk again in the Queenstown district, all the various parties in the ranges are now at work, 'iliere will be a largo increase in the escort returns. 'I here are no tinds worth chronicling, but all parlies are doing well. The new dredge at Arthur's Point is at work, ami report says that prospects are favorable. The Chinese arc gathering strong in the district, and they are buying up claims in all directions. lam much afraid that the presence of these interesting Mongolians will act prejudicially to the iuterests of the dUiriet. as when they outnumber the European they (the Europeans) generally Ahay''out and _J.-a.ve .John In possession of the field. This .in (micase would be a most unfortunate contiiigeney and be productive of uphe.ard of injury.—Mr Shepherd, M-P.C,, has beep addressing his constituents (»n the and has been well received. His dim is, of course, a seat in the House of Representatives for the Wakatip, and to secure this he will have a hard fight with Mr Haughton. Public opinion seems very generaly expressed that our next representatives should be local men, or at least that they he resident in and besides possess some interest in the district- It ,'s certainly very absurd to be represented by resident-* fu Auckland —it is virtually losing one vote to Qtago, ai,.d making the goldlields hero a- means of in creasing the representation of Urn JdnHl? Island.—The tempo lance movement is making considerable progress in this district, : and the ministers of the religious bodies have set themselves vigoiously to the task of lessening the evjh qf drunkenness.

A meeting of the Standard Property Investment Society for receiving Subscriptions, &c., will be held at the oliices of Society, on Wednesday next between six and eight (/clock, It is seldom that SQ many articles of wHu arc puichasahle ip Dunedin as are to )> s competed for to-morrow at Alessrs 111. de Carle and Co.’s rooms. They are recent arrivals, just landed per England’s Glory, and are said to he equal, if not superior, to anything previously offered. It must be pleasing to those who feel interested in the progress of the Colony, and especially of Otago, to find that local manufactures have so rapidly advanced as to enable us to produce a glass of really wholesome beer for threepence. Wc euinot hut sympathise with many old colonists, whose memories dwell with pleasure upon the excellencies of old “home-brewed” at Home ; but they are somewhat like men wc have met with, who think young people nowadays are not what young people used to 1 e. From every evidence that we receive, however, there can be no doubt that Otago is fully eqval to I rowing its own beer, of quality equally pure, equally wholesome, and cheaper than English or Scotch homebrewed. As a proof of this, wc need but refer to Dr Hector’s certificate, which is published by Alessrs Wilson and Birch in our advertising columns.