DUNEDIN.

Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 138, 29 November 1866, Page 3

DUNEDIN.

|FKOM OffU OWX CORRESPONDENT,) ■. November 17.. There has been nothing done, in the | Provincial Council this week, things still remaining- in the state of crisis. Mr J, Yogel Wtis sent for, and succeeded in j forming a Ministry. In the Council, on > Thursday, he asked for an adjournment ' for a few days to enable the Government i to arrange matters and tp discuss their j y policy; or, as Mr Macandrew put it, I : '•' That they, might know the ropes." j Meanwhile, the business is at a standstill, i 7ind the country members are growling at j the expense to which they are put. • Mr • Grant (Dunedin) does all he pan to pb- ! struct matters, but without success ; on ; Thursday he found himself in his old j place on a division — alone on the left, i Out of doors there has been great interest j manifested in this little political storm ; j and somehow the public seem j&itjstied ! with the new men, and hope' is expressed J generally that they may meet a fair trial, ! and not be subjected to mere factious opposition. By way of keeping their promises to j their constituents, and of setting an j ■ example to the other members of Assem- j My, our Superintendent, Mr Dick, and j also Mr Reynolds, have sent in their re- j pigna L 'o is as membars, but intimate their readiness to stand again if agreeable to the electors. .The City Council met on Wednesday, and transacted about the usual amount of • miscellaneous business. One itom, how- j ever, calls for more particular notice, as ! aQecting nearly everybody, who owns a s house, m that tender part — the pocket, j Some time ago, a new assessment was ordered, and the result was made pnblic #t the meeting. It amounted io L 120,000 j odd ; and on this sum the Council propose | to levy a rate of no less than two and eightpence (2s 8d) in tho pound. This rate seems to have taken the public by > .surprise, and will lead to plenty of dis- j mission. A meeting of the Bell Ward electors is called to consider the matter, i at which the Councillors are invited to attend, so there will likely be some warm work over it. A rather important case in Bankruptcy has been before the Resident Magistrate's Court, brought by Mr Brodie, Inspector .or Bankruptcy. It appeal's that Mr A. ,^€Ugve_ was trustee in the estate of Mr wine merchant, and as trustee, _^PMrcived the proceeds of Fargie's stock which was sold by auction, amounting to . some L 4.00. This sum he paid into his account, which was held to be a breach of the Fraudulent Trustees Act. The case Listed a long time, a number of witnesses were examined, and documents produced, and ultimately defendant was committed for trial, but was admitted to bail. From the gold fields we continue to receive accounts of the progress made by the diggers in the various large works, races, and other undertakings, now in progress. The yield of gold keej^s very steady, and shows a slight The -quartz reefs are beginning to tell on the amount of gold. Ono very handsome cake has been produced by Sonthberg and Co., one of the companies at work on Skippers, the result of their first crushing. ?-■• t From 140 tons of quartz they retorted 540 oz. They have plenty more stone of an equal quality ready for crushing. Some pf the other companies are nearly ready to . .- begin crushing, and others are looking | put for their machinery. The Escort fy .yesterday brought down 71G3 oz. ■■ " Cricket is now in full swing, and matches are taking place frequently. — Our Volunteers are busy shooting matches between the various companies, squad? , f&c., for prizes of greater or less amount, coming off daily. A representative match with Sydney — 20 against 20 — was.tp have v ■' been fired yesterday and this niorning, * ~ -but it had to be postponed on account of . the weather, which lias been very wet , during the last three days. Trade has been rather >brisk during the week. An extensive auction sale of teas was held on Wednesday, at which fair prices were realised for the lines quitted ; but as it was a novelty, it not being the custom for the trade here to buy so, a considerable portion was passed. The Seringapatam ' has arrived from London,, with a general cargo. The brig Isabella' •sailed for Mauritius, with. a. full cargo of pats and potatoes; the produce of the Province. • r.'- ■ . Bpth theatres continue open, witlu-yjiry fair companies, lnit|l am sorry to yery P oov audiences*? Two theatres are many for the' town at present, there being a good many semi-private parties coming off. Yauxhall Gardens, too, are open, and attract a good many visitors. Pigeon shooting is likely to be carried on there during the summer, a society having f . b,een formed. An advertisement appears' \-. in the paper — " Wantedj.lOOO pigeons.' 3