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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1349, 14 June 1872, Page 2

la the Resident Magistrate 1 * Court this morning, the following civil cases were disposed of: —Davis v Badley.— Claim of Ml 2, valneofahor.se borrowed, the return of which was disputed.— The Magistrate decided thai the animal had been delivered, and gave judgment for the defendant Carter v, M'Kenzie. —Claim of £8 Us 6d, alleged balance of wages. Defendant stated that a settlemeul in full had taken place, and this appearing to be the case, judgment was given for the defendant, with costs, 19s, and witnesses'expenses, j£l 18s. Tn the Provincial Council yesterday, considerable discussion took place on the subject of a petition signed by 48 townspeople* against the leasing of the Market Reserve. The petition was received. During the discussion, exception was taken to an unparliamentary expression used by Mr Colenso, whioh resulted in the house being cleared of strangers. The matter being settled, business proceeded. The resolutions indemnifying the Superintendent for unauthorized expenditure were passed. Mr Johnston's Sheep Amendment Bill was shelved after some discussion. The Police Amendment Bill was read a second time, and passed through commit tee. The Wholesale Dealers Act wa< read a third tim.e and passed ; the special estimates (Sheep Department) were passed, and the Harbor Bridge Bill having been advanced a stage further through Committee, the Council ad~ jaiuued at 10 p.m. Telegraphic communication between Tauranga and Auckland has been interrupted during the last day or two. We (Wellington Independent) are afraid that there is not much probability of the Education Bill passing during the coming .session. The battle ground will no. doubt be the aided clauses, although there appears also to be a general objection to. the business of edu-v-v.'vlon, being taken out of the hands of

the Provincial Governments. In Otago the greatest amount of feeling has been evinced, and no spirit of compromise appears to exist. The Catholics, headed by Bishop Moran, insist that in any system _of public education they are entitled, to a fair share of the public money for schools conducted after their own fashion ; and although they do not consider the provision.* of the new bill as fair to thern as they ought to be, they are willing to accept the compromise offered hy the aided clauses. In these views the Catholics were not alone, both the Anglican and Methodist Churches holding opinions of a similar character. But the Presbyterians, who form the greater part of. the Otago population, will have nothing to do with a denominational system, although strange "tosay they insist '.pon Bible reading and teaching in their public schools, thus destroying their absolutely secular character. :.:'• The operations at the Canterbury Meat Factory have been brought to a close for the season. The success of the Chinese* in Tasmania is 'having an effect upon those in Victoria, and an excursion of Mongolians across the Straits may bo looked for. Jn the Caledonian mine at the Thames a ventilating fan is now in use that can be worked up to 1000 or 1200 revolutions per minute. The blast is so powerful that recently a good large dog was hlovn round by the air forced from it. Occasional departures of miners are still taking place from Otago to the Cape diamond fields. At a farewell dinner, recently given at Tauranga to Mr David Graham, he expiessed a strong opion that the Tau ranga district is one of the richest in minerals in the world. He had seen nuggets of gold, 3lbs. in weight, obtained there. According to Professr Levi, the floating capital wasted in producing and selling fermented liquors in England is £114,000,000.