DUNEDIN.

Grey River Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 539, 1 July 1869, Page 4

DUNEDIN.

(from our own correspondent. ) Juiie 19. There has been quite a revolution among the evening papers within the last, few days. Mr Henningham having lately ceased connection with the Evening Star, that paper was for a short time conducted under other management ; but the plant, &c, having been acquired by Mr George Bell, editor of the Independent, both papers now appear as one — the Evening Star. The new paper is considerably enlarged, and seems likely to take well. Meanwhile, Mr Henningham advertises his intention to start another paper ; aud Mr Hay, also, threatens yet another, so that theDunedinites ought to be pretty well off for evening papers. There are some rumors of a cheap morning paper being started, but I think that is hardly likely, the total eclipse of the Sun having happened so recently. The Supreme Court has been sitting for tho trial of Special Jury causes during most of the week ; but the cases have contained nothing of importance. The nomination for the Taieri vacancy in the House of Representatives came off on Saturday last, when no fewer than seven candidates were proposed and seconded. One of these resigned, so that six remained to contest the seat, Mr H. Howarth was elected. The gas question has been rather quieter this week, but it is only asleep, and a3 far from being settled as ever. The Corporation will likely have another go in at it when they meet on Wednesday. The General Government having refused to grant the use of the new Post-<ifiv'e Hall to the Otago Political Association, for the purpose of holding a public meeting to discuss the proposed War Loan, a meeting has been called by the Deputy Mayor for Monday, to be held in the Masonic Hall, We ha^e experienced a slight improvement in the weather this week. Sunday was a fine day, and Monday opened fine and sunny, but about half-past nine the sun was obscured as suddenly as if some one had turned his light out, aud a southerly burster began to blow strong, accompanied by a heavy hail shower, which made row enough on our iron roofs to awake the Seven Sleepers. The gale lasted all Monday, at times blowing very hard, and only moderated on Tuesday evening. I regret to state that when the squall came on Monday, a boat crossing from Port Chalmers to Portobello was capsized, and a man named James Smith, lately a miner at Teviot, was drowned, Luckily he was the only man on board. Neither the body nor the boat have been recovered. Several other small craft about the harbor were damaged or sunk during the gale. Since the wind fell on Tuesday night, the weather has been finu, till last night, when it came on wet again. The miners having plenty of water for sluicing purposes, the yield of gold keeps well up; the last Escort brought down 546102.