DUNEDIN.

Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 451, 3 December 1868, Page 3

DUNEDIN.

(from our own correspondent. ) November 21. The new morning paper — the New Zealand Sun — made its appearance on Monday. In get up. and general arrangements the new luminary is neat, though nothing extra. It goes in strong in opposition to the Daily Times, on which paper, however, it does not seem to make any impression. As its editor, Mr Yogel, is leader of the Provincial Government, the Sun will be a strong supporter of Provincialism from his point of view. Now that there are three morning papers, and one in the evening, it will take all the support which our limited population can give to keep them alive. The Supreme Court sat for the despatch of bankruptcy business on Monday, under the presidency of the new Judge, Mr Justice Ward. None of the cases were of much importance. The Court has since Bat in Banco, and a number of causes, involving more or less nice points of law, has been discussed. These dry affairs occupy a good deal of space in the papers, and I am sure nobody reads them but the lawyers, or perhaps, the clients. The Resident Magistrate's Court was densely crowded on Tuesday morning by people anxious to see the notorious convict Garrett, who was to be examined about the new string of crimes he had just begun to carry out when he was so easily captured. Several witnesses gave evidence as to his guilt, on the two first charges, and he was sentenced to six months for the shoplifting case, and for having false keys in his possession to twelve months, with hard labor. Evidence was given as to the two cases of burglary, and he was then remitted for trial before the next session of the Supreme Court. At the meeting of the City Council on Wednesday, a nice little case was ventilated. Some time ago, a poor fellow, a stonebreaker, was brought before the Magistrate and fined two pounds and costs for cutting down a small manuka to make a shaft for his hammer. A week or two ago, a Mr Wilson, residing at the north end, by himself or his servants, broke up and removed a large quantity of timber for firewood. The ranger came upon them, and very properly served a summons, but the offending party, being influential, goes to the Mayor, and the members of the reserves committee, and succeed* in having the summons withdrawn. However, it becomes talked of, the timber is valued, and Wilson pays the Corporation £6. At the meeting of the Council on Wednesday, Mr Dods (Leith Ward) had the subject re-opened, and gave the reserves committee a very well deserved wigging for thus making fish of one and fleshof another. Eventually the matter was referred back, so it may yet come before the public in another place. At the same meeting a rather favorable report on the financial prospects of the Corporation for the coming year was read, wiU h* a surplus of over £2000 at the end,

which may go either in reduction of debt or in hew works. Another "local industry" is about to be started in Dunedin. I hear that Messrs C. R. Howden and Co., of this city, are i about to start a distillery, and have secured a good site, sent home for tho necessary plant, and taken the other preliminary steps. We have had a compleie change of weather this week. The welcome rain came on Sunday morning early, and it lasted till Monday forenoon, when it partially cleared np ; but there have since been frequent showers. The temperature was low during the first three days of the week, and a strong S.S.E. breeze sent a few hail showers, doing a little damage to the fruit trees here and there. This morning is dull and wet. The rain has been very general up-country, and has done an immense deal of good both to the miners and the farmers. Water-races were beginning to run very low, and sluicing operations were almost suspended in some, localities ; but since the rain all are busily at work again, and the crops seem quite renovated. The escort on Tuesday brought down 65880z. of gold ; the amounts will be low for some time preparatory to the grand wash up at Christmas.