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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2646, 10 August 1871, Page 2

Mayor’s Court. —At this Court today John Jenkins was fined 5s ; and James Osborne and Jas, Collins were each fined 10s. Resident Magistrate’s Court.— On the case Holmes v. Macandrew being called this morning, the prosecutor did not appear, and the charge was accordingly dismissed. Representation of Roslyn.—We hear that Mr Edward M'Glashan has been asked to offer himself a candidate for the representation of the Roslyn district in the House of Representatives, in the room of Mr H. Driver, resigned. Mr M'Glashan has not yet replied, but is expected to do so shortly. Can Females Vote.—This question has arisen at Auckland, and in a late discussion in the City Council of Auckland, the town clerk said there was nothing in the Act to prevent females from being enrolled on the bu’-gess roll. It was also stated that women voted at previous City elections. Meeting of Parliament. His Honor the Superintendent, the Honorables Dr. Buchannan, Major Richardson, M. Holmes, Messrs Reynolds, Bradshaw, Brown, and several members of the House of Representatives, left Dunedin by the Peninsula, to take their passage by the Phfcbe for Wellington this afternoon, so as to b ! pr. sent at the opening of Parliament on the loth hist. Colonial Cable. —It appears that Captain Moresby, of H.M.S. Basilisk, before coming to New Zealand, was directed by Commodore Stirling to take a line of deep sea soundings between Sydney and Nelson, with a view to the future laying of a telegraph cable. Through the faultincss of the line supplied at Sydney, it was lost after the first cast was made. The work is to be resumed early. A Flax Challenge. Mr C. J. Pownall, of Wellington, challenges the flax dressers of the Colony or elsewhere, to a competitive trial of the merits of his process of preparing the flax fibre against any other method. The challenge is for LSOO, the test to be the superiority of the quality of the fibre produced, combined with the s mplicity of the method of production, and the wear and tear of the machine. Burned to "Death. — A sad accident occurred at Flint’s Bush, Southland, on the 3rd inst., resulting in the death of a young child named Henderson, a niece of Mr W. A. Lyon. The little thing, having been left by its mother for a short time, managed to come in contact with the fire, setting light to its clothes, which were soon almost literally 'burned, off its body. Although help was soon obtained, tbe injuries received received resulted in speedy death. Princess Theatre.— The “The Pilgrim of Love ” will be repeated this evening for the last time ; “His Last Legs” taking the place of “The Lonely Man of the Ocean,” as the opening piece. To-morrow Miss Anna Forde will take her benefit ; a most ample bill of fare has b en provided for this occasion, and we have no doubt the public will show their appreciation of-the undoubted talents of this excellent actress and singer by awarding her a bumper house. Rifle Challenge.—ln compliance with a request of the parties concerned, we publish the challenge of Mr Walker to tbe Otago Volunteers : —“ 1 hereby challenge Captain Wales, champion shot of New Zealand, or any other man in New Zealand, to shoot a litie match for fifty pounds (Lot)) to two hundred and fifty pounds (L2soi a side, on the following conditions :—Rifle, any rifle. Distances and shots, ten (10) each, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, and at 1000 yards. Position, any position, firing from a level surface. Targets, in every respect to be similar to those used in smallbore international and intercolonial matches. Marking by discs ami flags, and the usual conditions generally adopted in the abovenamed matches. I will be agreeable to shoot at Auckland, Wellington, or Otago. The highest aggregate scorer to be the winner. I will give you L 25 as a guarantee that I mean business.— J. W. Walker, Volunteer T.S.C ” Suicide. — Oar Southland telegram on Saturday mentioned the suicide of a man namtd John Fleming. From the local paper we learn that Fleming had been in the employment of a Mr M'lntosh, accommodation home-keeper, Halfway Bush, for about four weeks. On Saturday last, it appears Mr M‘ln osh loaded a doubled barrelled gun for the purpose of shooting fowls, but the poultry not being at hand, the gun was laid aside ; and a few minutes afterwards the inmates of the house were alarmed by hearing the report of a discharge. On proceeding to ascertain the cause, Fleming was found a short distance from the house, lying on the ground, with a shot right through his heart, and the gun by his side. From the position in which the body was found, tbe act is supposed to have been a most deliberate one. Fleming bad evidently sat down on a log, and placing the muzzle to his chest, succeeded in discharging the contents into the region of the heart. Deceased was well known to the police, both in Southland and at Lake Wakatip. He was twice brought up for lunacy, and eventually committed to the Dunedin Asylum ; after which nothing further was heard of him by the authorities until the announcement was received of his death. The Time*, without seeking to impute blame to anyone, cannot help expressing surprise that a man like Fleming, virtually a confirmed lunatic, should have been allowed to go' at large after furnishing so many proofs of nis insanity.] Political. —Uu the evening of the 7th instant, Mr Lumsden, M.P.C. for Invercargill, met his constituents, and his meeting transcended that of Mr Bathgate’s for rowdyism. The uproar culminated when a letter written by Mr Lumsden during the sitting of the Council was read. An extract from it was given as follows : —“ If the Southland members vote against that, the Government and the Council may take their revenge by denying us—if they can—our railways. I do not very well understand Reid ; he sometimes speaks in favor of a motion, and votes quite the opposite. He did so in the ease of the railway Sunday trains, and also on the question proposing to place the Dunedin Hospital precisely in the same position as other hospitals as to maintenance; hp spoke in favor and voted against, 1 do not think parties are well

consolidated; every district seems jealous of its own rights, and suspects the representatives of every other district. What an infernal blunder this reuniting of the two provinces has been ! The fact is the Otago folks laugh at us. Ilcid knows he can do without us, I do not wonder now at Calder refusing to come up here again. His pride could not stand another dressing-down. I can bear a good deal, but there is something here that will make me explode yet in a way I will regret afterwards, if I don’t try to keep more than usual cool. 1 can see they are trying to humbug us. Well, really, it’s a game at humbugging all through between us. The art is to co \cral the thing neatly. I should just like to get the chance to checkmate lleid for once. But we must take care, he is all powerful just at present, so we must just do our part of humbugging until we have secured our demands. I confess, however I don’t like the game, and I hope the coming Assembly will cut the gordian kn t, and set us all about our business. Really to look around this House and see what a set of ’co ms we are to pretend to be legislators. Mr Lumsden was rather pointedly asked if the Mr Reid referred to in that letter was ■was the same Mr Reid who was so worthy of trust, that the fact of his being a representative Assembly reconciled him to the rei union, and the answer was in the affirmative. A vote of confidence in Mr Lumsden was carried.