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Evening Star, Issue 4135, 29 May 1876, Page 2

There is nothing:in Sir Julius . Vogel's 1 explanatory letter that needs comment. His I meaning was sufficiently plain- in' the first I instance to anyone conversant with the interA pretation of words. That it was pervertedn or misunderstood was not hia fault—his words were plain As' a matter of of course his political opponents, looking in the Provincialists’ dictionary, find in that | confused vocabulary everything . but the true interpretation of what an aboli--1 tionist says. It is written there that “local Government” means “Centralism” and “ Provincialism ” local self-govern-ment; that, Sir Julius Vogel, is another word for “ absolutism,” ‘ Daily Times ’ for “consistency” and *Otago Guardian r 1 for courtesy 1 and common : sense. : ' The 1 fashion now is tp- trace words, to their deri--1 vations, and if the people of Otago will buit 1 take the trouble of doing this' they will find I. some ugly truths at the bottom of these provincialisms that may ultimately lead to I calling things by their right, names. Then ‘Daily Tithes’ and ‘Otago Guardian’ will Ibe found to be convertible terms with I “ time-serving ” and I toadyism. ■ See this [morning** article*.

”We are inundated with- correspondence in reference to the dispute between' the Football and Cricket clubs.. Perhaps we-, shall 4 be able to find roomier some of itj to-morrow. c

The incoming Suez mail was due at Adelaide yesterday, and. .thjb New Zealand portion of it will be brought on* by the Albion. . The Kingarooinsi, Was to leave Melbourne for the Blufi this afternoon. On Saturday Mr F. Hanson, who is about to proceed to England, Was presented by his friends and late fellow-workers in the ‘ Daily Times ’ and Guardian ’ offices with a handsome locket and cha.in, the former bearing a suitable inscription. ' ‘ “ * *’

“ The Corsican .Brothers” was , played at the Queen’s Theatre on . Saturday night to a large audience and was’well received. There were Some effective at the;close of each act. It will be repeated to-night. “The" Heart of Midlothian ” is announced for Mr Keogh’s benefit on Wednesday, At St Joseph’s last night Bishop Redwood lectured" on “The Infallibility of the Churchat St Paul’s Mr John Hobbs was. Ordained as a deacon, Bishop Nevill preaching, from Corinthians 1., chap. 8, verse, 16; rand at the Moray Place Congregational, I Church the Rev. Dr Roseby lectured on the. 5 I “ Carnival.” V We have been requested by Mr H. Driver, I agent of the P.M.S.S. Company, to cbntraVdTofe f.hft aTvnQnncemfcnt m the shipping rewc a H. AuaLVanifw«rm<iKTni.' j j'iiai-ada,y- jiext. The said steamer is advertised to leave on Wednesday, 31st inst., and will accordingly; do so. The Port railway was well patronised yesterday. Two thousand persons went to Port Chalmers, and the last up train, com. j sistjed of twenty-one carriages, the heaviest train we remember seeing on the liiie, -There was great complaint of the way in which tickets 'are served. One delivery-box, when a crush sets in, is not enough. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port s Chalmersj this morning, before Mr T. A. I Mahsford, R.M., Johnßrown,.for drunkenness, was fined 6s, with the usual alternative/ Henry Collins pleaded: guUty to 1 stealing a bell of the value of 4s 6d, the propetty of Henry Dench, and was. sentencedto be imprisoned; and kept to hard labor for fourteen days. I There was only one game of football I played on Saturday/ and' that.i'Jßs ; by (the Union Club, on the Northern Recreation Ground. Although play was continued with great spirit fora couple of hpurs neither side f was able to secure a goal/ ■'! he Contestants I Were the English ; and Scotch,’ the former being captained; by Cleverdon Trbseder, ■ and the latter by Cowie. , , J

- WhSjt might have proved a serious fire : yras discovered in tiine : to allow of it being extinguished before even trivial damage was Hone. Early morhing M r Ghriatiab, Arcade, finding hia premises filled with smoke; searched for the cause, and found that it proceeded from the shop of Mr Percival; adjoining,; the flooring of ; which had tUkeir-firfe; through some live ashes falling on it, by reason of a defective fireplace. The application of ample buckets of water removed all fear of danger. In addressing Ha constituents: at OonK well on Saturday last, Mr Pyke said he considered that he should not be true to the electors if he did not tell them that Provincialism was doomed., He himself had made a calculation of the , votes of the House on the subject,, and ,the conclusion hfe came to was, that out of the eighty-four European members there would be a positive majority of twelve in favor of Abolition; a probable one of fifteen; and a possible balance of twenty in favor of it. Doubtful : votes he. had given on the side of Provincialism. ■ Jt might, therefore, he thought, 'be; accepted that, Provincialism' Was' hopelessly lost. It was not the partj}f wise men, to kick against the - pricks, norT endeavor, to secure; the shadow of a probable benefit when a^certain good was their, grasp. -Referring to the Round Hill tunnel, the ‘Tuapeka Times’ says Should all go well with the contract now, it is calculated i that in'the course of eight the tunnel I will be carried through to the Lawrence end: There is now only about 200 ft, of bottom to lift jbo,complete the tunnel, which, at tHel present ' rate of work sholild be carried through in eight Weeks, if no unforeseen casualty occurs. So far as the interior of the tunnel is coiicerilhd, everything seems to b.e going on as- well as the most sanguine could expect; but it .is when we take a survey of the exterior—of the hill at the' Lawrence end—that our misgivings arise. The appearance of the work at this, end is very ugly, . and no one can even anticipate what I will be the result. The HII is cracking and opening up for a great distance hack, and 1 shows every sign of sliding into the deep cutting that was made preparatory to open- j ing into the tunnel.”

? J-l he annual meeting of mem' evs of .the Otago -. I icensed Victuallers’ Association will "be held ] tt, the,,;Fj^ > 9. i Brigade Rooms ; to,-aiorrow (Tue.lay) evening, at sevfen d’cloet. " 11 j ■ >x»- v ; .t- e