The Evening Star TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1875.

Evening Star, Issue 3709, 12 January 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1875.

The ‘ Age’ states, with regret, that Professor Sale, of Dunedin, has declined to allow himself to be put in nomination for the lectureship of history at the Melbourne University. Mr M‘Culloch, Resident Magistrate at Invercargill, after thirteen years’ service, has obtained twelve months’ leave of absence, and with his family proceeds to England by the ba-que Columbus, now loading at the Bluff.

On account of the election of the School Committee, Town Council, and Church meetings, there was only a very poor atvn iance at the eutertaiumeut given by the English Opera Troupe at the Masonic Had, Port Chalmeis, last evening. Alluding to the burning of the Cospatrick, the ‘Age’ says “Captain Eimslie, of the Sobraou, now in this port, was the commander of the vessel prior to his taking charge of the Sobraon. His brother was then appointed to the post vacated. Captain Eimslie, of the Cospatrick, had his wife on board, but had left his two children at home,”

We have been shown specimens of slate discovered by Mr Robert Short, formerly of the i and ffice. which he informs us is obtainable in any quantity, and in a position favorable to carriage at easy rates ihe quality is equal to the finest B.dahulish slate, and the qualities are applicable to roofing and paving. We consider this a moat valuable discovery, and trust that it will be fully developed. Yesterday evening a horse, to which was attached a brakeless waggon, b >lted while demanding the short road from Look-Out Point to the Kaikorai, and the three occupants of the vehicle w* re thrown ou to the road. One of them named Hankey, sustained a fracture of the right leg; the s.-cond, named Smdey. was cut about the head an i body ; and the third, a Dutchman, received a severe shaking. From to-days ‘Bruce Herald’ we takthe following items ;—Mr Carruthere is at P'e-eut engaged on an inspection of the Cluiha and Tuapeka railways, and Mr Coyle, C. 8,, in making c oss sections on the Tuapeka line at the mouth of the Round Hi-1 tunnel, in order to ascertain the nature of the country, as tbps are anticipated At a meeting of the Bruce Coal Oopopany the manager was insti noted to inquire as to the best means for raising capital suffi dent to construct a branch railway from the coal reserve to the main line.

A man named John Cam obeli was found doad in his bed at Greenliidd station, on Wednesday last. He had been employed for 4*iao or ten years on the Clydesdale static

■us carpenter, but had left there and was at Tokomairiro on the “spree” for three weeks. Hearing that he was in Tok<>ma>riro, and knowing him to be a good tradesman, Mr Muith sent there and engaged him It appeals that when he was brought from Toko mainr • to the atitiun on Tmsday. he wa* (bunk and incap -bl-*. About two o’clock in the morning he fell out of his bed, and was immediately lifted into it again, but at five o’clock he was found to be dead A ve-dict of “death from natural cans s” was returned by the coroner’s jury. The 'Tuapoka Times ’ says that deceased was rather ingenious, and was the builder of a small steamer that plies on the Molyneux at C ydts ia'.e station

The Southland Railway Committee have adopted the f>d owing resolutions, copies of which are to be f rwarded io the Superintendent, the Premier, and the Agon -Gene ral “ That it appears there is no difficulty in getting ships chart red t > land cargo on the Bluff wha'ViS, as several have done so lately, and there are more now on the way. after landing their passengers at various other ports in the Colony. That inasmuch as captains of vessels chartered for the Buff with cargo, but obliged to land their passengers at other ports, state they would come direct to the Bluff with both for LSOOor L6OO leas, it is utterly impossible to understand, on any business or common sense principle, why the present system should have been initiated and persistently carried on against all remonstrances. That the General Go vernmeut do not hesitate to forward thousands of immigrants to Port Chalmers, although that port is in no way superior, if equal to the Bluff, seeing that the former is a bar harbor, and requires steam tugs, while the ratter is not a bar harbor, and does not require the accommodation of steam tugs. That the Bluff gives direct access to a larger area of agricultural land than any other port in the Colony, and that therefore the course pursued is an injustice to Southland, which was re-united with Otago on well-defined immigration conditions, which now appe ir to be deliberately ignored. That it is also an in ja-tice and hardship to the immigrants to be poured in masses into Dunedm, thus necessi tatiug their wandering over hundreds o : miles needlessly in search of employment, while, if they were fairly divided with the Bluff their little means would not be squandered to the surae extent iu this maun r > hat therefore (as it is inc edible the Provincial Government should wilfully ignore the just claims of Southland) our representatives be requested at next meeting of Conn cil to call for the who'e correspondence between the General aud Provincial Govern ments, up to the 31st December, 1874, re immigrants and immigrant shins to Por Chalmers aud the Bluff, in order to enable this community to adopt such measures as mav be necessary to obtain redress wh- n the r.presenta’ive Assemblies are in session. That as it is evident the system in o .erat is not accidental but intentional, the Committee have to express their regret that tiff.is the only course they can pursue with the view of getting the just claims of Southland attended to.

The answer to “ Inquirer’s ” letter will »p» pear in to-morrow’s issue. The Presbyterian Synod will meet in the First Church, to-morrow evening, at seven o’clock.

The attention of City Guards’ Cadets is directed to the General Order in another column.

Mr T. R. Nicholson, of the Telegraph Department, writes to say that he has not filed a declaration of insolvency, A meeting of Dunedin shareholders in the Scandinavian Water-race Company will he held iu Mr G W. E.iott’s office to-morrow afternoon at 4 o’clock.

The Mornington Bum! of Hope’s concert, last night, was a thorough success. Vocal and instrumental music, addresses, aud a farce constituted the programme. At a special meeting of the Loyal Leith Lodge. 1.0.U.F,, held last evening, the following officers were installed by Deputy Grand Master Bro. J. Braithwaite, who was assisted by the officers of the Grand Lodge : —Bro. H. Ooxhead, N.G. ; Bro. W. Beid, Y.G. ; Bro T. Barley, Treasurer ; Bro. Holmes, Secretary; Bro. Boyd, Conductor ; Bro. Chapman, Warden; Bro. Wheeler, R.S. to N.G. ; Bro. Dobbie, L.S. to N.G. ; Bro, Hall, RS. to V.G. ; Bro. Lindsay, I.G. ; Bro. Oils, O.G. After several accounts had been passed for payment, the lodge closed in peace and harmony.