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Grey River Argus, Issue 131, 13 November 1866, Page 3

(^JOlJfp KKSPOX DENT. ) ' fM. November 3. Duringj^ew days several political afaJ3 been held, at which the||he House of ReI'i'eseutativllious districts have iddressed tJtents. The opinions ■'•^pressed itches have been as '•tried as iK All admit the xistence sfnt differ as to the e "iedies. jt-eid, of Taiari, in peaking J p, would rather inwise the I Provincial Governl' Jn -ts aiu| hat of the General 'vernmenf Mr Campbell, p,f niaru, js|>gether abolish the iviiioial $f a powerful Central jprn.i.& li-l Municipalities. In H x'espej tUfficult to see what lln V'm * or wna * weight she 11 t hay lf> would go for little at " "gtor i^ ini o this diversity of °] cm is i |ire. to do — it will proV( dis,ci I'hich \vlll b.e pretty S e al air jmt till next Assembly a P acho#it is to be hoped that 11 > thepde of counsellors some w * : » mjjiinil. - lie lift meeting of the Cliamber °f ! nnield on Tuesday, the subjeei dredpigo Harbor was brought * 01 'i I, aigJp.nunittge. was appointed to. J 'ftiftifupeiunteiideut to urge en thexjr er j, the necessity of 'the 'work" koijundjjii immediately. The deputc»i ; J-ngly waited on his He nor, aiiflg^r^abject was discussed. The del.-k] I( i]bnse of lighterage, and the risfciftl Jble of transhipment, were shovfogate very disadvantageously 011 1 Ww^ 01^' wn^ e tended '° 0.-iltg a bar against the trade with ; ho l&jfwinces. Ultimately, it was iri ''ie'f«i" a sum should bo placed on he .yjjrjfo for tlie purpose of starting fie .'^"edge now lying useless in the 'OViM'Jd store—the engine of which J 's §»• driving the machineiy in the te .m"tion. , Ait jp* looting of the City Council, on td»7y, among other business, a Wm- retrenchment was brought forslia]^e of a general reduction olpes. Beginning with the Mayor, v^liose allowance a neat LIOO has ,' C «ked, all the other officers have •■^w salaries reduced in a correspondTo^t c'e ' so that, on the year, a sum of „ .& be saved. Along and somewhat on the filling up of the S A ai W Great King and CumberlandS #'^l^ w " a ver y S rea t nuisance— came "\ ff«:usual, delay carried the day. l lriF^f®*^^ named Harriet Yarw((oc|d to comnTfe^^e on Tuesday mghfj jumping mtoife % off tl / e recJa| land. She Avas seen "b> :a^ man wife I near and drawn out, wi?Jvt»W dangeft oonsequences. She was brought befprfle Magistrate, and gave as a reasol her folly that she was under the infljuc of diink at the time. The Magifj c gave her a lecture and dismis'se< r, after a promise to do better infjutj ■■''■■ The; papers' ,Ear]y. Closing Society late[y t iated a movement to secure an earljea »ur for closing on Saturdays. Thiij I so far successful that all the large W es i ll Princes street agi-eed to dolj>ft, strange to say, all the shops in Ge.;f street have refused, and have. ftdvta>e|l their determination to remain openjjf 10. p.m. on Saturdays. This is, to b,q j&etfced, as it can only have the efteclJqansing the other places to keep openfll like houra, ai^d so defeat the \vliQl<aoveaneiit. Tliffliilharmonic Society gave a c< nicert in St forge's Hall, on Tuesday evening, undeifie leadership of Mr Weber, and were ay successful, having an enthusi-' astic ;:|iencel IJpth Theatres have been open' iling the week. In the Princess the pi|is. have been of a light mirthful natiirVand the audiences, have been fair ; Vfhiije^ the Koyal the pieces have been of a nm serious caste, and the audiencesj as a ru| tliin. Both esta v blishinents have adoptejpheap rates of admis.sion, so that the pulp are getting the benefit of tlm. oppositjn; A diorama of Maungatapu and thiKid scenes ediacted pn^the ranges there, (fans' this evening in the Corinthian Hall, if Busiins in tp-iyn ha.s beeii' pretty brisk. The A^fliam Davie has arrived from Glasgo^ro'ith a large general cargo, and ove£l3l»assengers, all well <- ' A steißy business is doing on the gold, fields, gj]§ all the.niine^s areVbusy. The Escort .jits week bnngs dtnvn J( |>739 ozs," Very finujweather all weelc. ~ - I**1 ** „;. jf | ' . November 5. The mew. Government Buildings, inBond st^et, wei"e discovered to be on fire lasti (night, but the flames; were, checked i tJcfore much, damage ißad been A° n «- it . ' " " ' '•■■' ■ "