DUNEDIN.

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DUNEDIN.

(from our own correspondent.) June 4. Though the members of the Provincial Council evidently started to work this week with the evident intention to get on with the businessjit was not long before " it became evident, from the terms of some' of the notices of motion tabled, that there would be an interruption. One of them came on for discussion on Wednesday, and. as its meaning and intention 'was evidently tending to "want of confidence," afield day was expected. But in this we were disappointed,' for on the ' motion being called on, the mover (Mr Thomson, of Clutha) wa3 not in his place, and it consequently lapsed. However, as,most of the members had speeches pre 4 pared for delivery, for or against the Government, it seemed a pity that theyv should all be lost, so Mr Millar (Dunedin) rushed in and moved to the effect that t^ie "Council has no confidence, &c." This had the desired effect, as it enabled a, few of the members of the Opposition to > uncork their bottled-up wrath and let it fly at the heads of those who occupied the Treasury Benches. But it was of no avail, the Opposition were apparently not united enough for any such attack, in reckoning noses they had evidently miscalculated, as the Government seem more. firmly seated than ever. There is not very much business now remaining to do, a few bills are to finish, and the Estimates to wind up, and the usual Appropriation Act to pass, so that in the course of a few days we may look for the Superintendent'^ valedictory address, enumerating the business of the session, thanking the members for their attendance, and so dismissing them to their homes. Unless a special, session be held in the summer, of which there has been some talk, this is the last session of the present Council, it expiriug by eflluxion of time. The coming session will likely be a very long one, and electioneering will be the cry all over the province, not only the Superintendent and the Provincial Council, but the members of the House of Representatives also, fall to be elected before the next, session. With the view of rectifying some of the anomalies which exist in the size of the district a scheme is now before the Council for a redistribution of the' representation of the Province. It has undergone a good deal of discussion, but is not yet complete. At the flitting of the Supreme Court, in

bankruptcy, on" Mondaft "GjjKffge Jj&ing| painter,ll)unedin, had jlis certmc^ sus¥ pended^Eor the longesf ternt allow jl b|| tb\e'Bta|pt^— three years— foi&rtai^glg thinggiothis before he f&^^^ix^faU^ -In-bSnc©, on Wednesday, jUtTI. Smythies^ made application for a renewal of his certificate, so that he might again commence practice as a barmter^^But although. MjL -^£iyl!nW- : Teatlr^ antr documents regarding his former conviction, which went to prove his complete innoafgainst him, and refused the application^ it being, in his opinioh, impossible ! to gft over the words of the Act bearing on the caseY There yet remains to Mr Siifiyjhies the' Court : "6t^Appeal.r^Mr Justice $rard, having been appointed' to the supervision' of the Westland branch of the Su^rem^, Court, .was entertained at diriner *in .the Club here, oh Thursday evening. There was a large party present, including the principal lawyers, merchants, and bankers j of the city. A meeting of the Otago Institute was held in the City Council Chambers on Tuesday evening, at which-' Mr P. Thomson read a paper on " The Sandhills or. Downs in, the neighborhood^f Dunedin," which evoked some lively discussion. The adjourned debate on Mr S. Hawthorne's paper on. "Co-operation " was resumed and concluded. The annual' meeting of? ; the Institute comes, off at the beginning of next month. The quarterly meeting of the Dunedin Presbytery was held in the First Church^ oh Wednesday. The principal matter* before the reverend body was the'dispute in St. Andrew's, congregation. regarding their minister j but, after aU'that'has beet said and done, the affair remains very much as itjwas. > y-[- \ t- ;-,»;■»'!>: The fine spire of \ the new. First Church was completed on Thursday. It is 186 ft. in height, and looks very well frpni i every point of, view. The church <itsel£ ,is. expected to be ready for use about the beginning of next year. Being all of the \Kakanui Btone, it will form our chief architectural ornament/ and be a great credit t> the architect, Mr. R. A.. ; Law^on. Dr Carr has been giving his lectures on mesmerism during the week ' 'to . large audiences. I—The1 — The Garrick Club gave a- cbrii-' plimentary benefit to Mrs J. R. SteWlast night, ; playing the "Lady of Lyons!"— A waxwork exhibition is open in the lower thall of the Athenaeum. * -r- * Weather has been pretty fair Spring the week, but yesterday a strong nor'-easter biewy which; did some; damage to roofs and buildings, here r and there. — The last escort brought down 64440z. , . ,-'•_] , : '.;,„.,';,;. „r .:.. .-■: "..,..; I:.;;' *&s£s