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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 227, 11 July 1873, Page 5

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(From our own correspondent.) Dunedin, Wednesday. A division on Stout's motion took place on Tuesday evening last. ' Ayes, : *l7>- Allan, Clark, Green, Hallensfciiin,.' Ireland, Kinross, Lumsden, Menzies, Mollison, Mackellar, M'Kenzie, M'Neill, Reid (teller), Stout (teller), S impter, Wilson* Wood,. Noes, 23 Bastings, G. F. C. Browne, E. Clarke (teller), Cumming, Daniel, Davie, deLaijtour, (teller), Driver, Fish, Haggitt, Hazlitt, Mills, M'Dermid, M'Glashan, M'Lean, Oliver, Roberta Rogers, Teschemaker, Tolmie ; Turnbull, Tur>

toil, Webster. Pairs, ibr 3 C~ •brown; against-*—Reynolds, Bathgate.: Mr: SUand did uot vote. He said that ho had severed liis connection with the former party and w.19 now independent. The Government is being reconstructed. The probable Government "will be— Turnbull, Provincial Secretary;. Bastings, Gold fields and Works ; Turfcon, Solicitor; Dr. Welter, unofficial, with Southland members. Tolmie and M'Dermid retire. * A deputation, urging the prayer of ohe petition of the Kakanui Water Race n Company, waits on the Superintendent to-morrow (Thursday). Dunedin, Thursday Evening.The Writ for the Waikouaiti election is returnable on the 31st instant. The whole of the Australian squadron is to rendezvous at Wellington in September or October, to meet the new Commodore. Commodore. Stirling goes home in the Clio. An offer of £1,500 for the hairless horse lias been refused. Duncan Macarfchur has commenced an action against the ' Tuapeka Times,' for a statement in its Invercargill correspondent's letter which he considers libellous. At the Dunedin Criminal Court" 1 Sessions, All Youck, for passing spurious gold at Naseby, was sentenced to twelve months ; and James Cornelly, for larceny at Oamaru, was sentenced to eighteen months. Falconer and Palmer pleaded guilty. Atkins was .found guilty of neglect in regard to the death of Mrs Main at Clyde. Will be sentenced tomorrow. WitlP reference to the sale of land in Southland, Vogel telegraphs that the Government have been advised that it would be illegal to set apart reserves as mentioned in Lumsden's motion. Under the Public Works' Act, 500,000 acres could be reserved to stand : as security for the payment of the railway; • or the Government were prepared to advise the Governor to increase the price of land to 40s. or 60s. per acre. ~ The Council passed a resolutionjrecommending 60s. as the price. The General Government to-day gazetted regulations in accordance therewith. i The Superintendent submitted to the Pro- 1 vincial Council proposals for constructing light railways up the Waireka and Waihemo Valleys, from Riverton to Orepuki, and from Orepuki to Otautau. The latter, two not to exceed £30,000, and the others £20,000 per mile. - i After the division last night, Tolmie moved the adjournment of the House, to allow the Government supporters to consider the advisability of .reconstructing the Governments In charging the Wellington Grand Jury Judge Johnston said he trusted that the" immigrants would be carefully selected, so as to prevent an accession the ranks of the criminal classes being made through them. He referred to the importance of providing educational and other .reforms in prisons" there being no deterrent or reformatory training school at present; and he considered that the existing system was inefficient to meet our requirements. The locomotives and rolling stock for the Brunner line were shipped in .May, and . the whole work is expected to be completed in eighteen months. ' The Government have leased the Grey coal mine reserves to a local company. At the Auckland Supreme Court, Sarah Ann Bell was found guilty of stealing a letter containing £llO. She was senten.-.ecf to three years penal servitude. On sentence being passed on her she swooned away.. • Her life is in danger. The Grand Jury in Christchurch threw out the bills .against Miss Herberte and the others concerned in Stiffe's case. The Otago members of the Assembly are to-proceed .North by the Albion. London, undated. A great Australian Gold Mining Company has been announced, with a capital of £200,000, to work the Tambaroora mine. Arrived—Christian M'Auslahd, from Port Chalmers. UNPUBLISHED TKLEGRAM. London, June 28. Commercial.—The/next wool sales are to commence on the 10th prox. 117,000 bales have arrived up to date. The market remains unchanged. The Continental demand continues good. Mutton is at 425. per cwt.; beef, 40s. During the month 12;000sides of Australian meat were sold. The best sides show a decline of a farthing per pound on previous rates. Others unchanged. Adelaide wheat, 635. per 4931b5. New Zealand hemp has fallen during the month 50s . per ton. - CABLEGRAMS.. London, July 1. The cholera is reported to be be raging in Vienna and "Venice. v • _ A great strike of engineers has taken place in Newcastle. • ' There is a decrease on the quarter's revenue of three quarters of a million. The Lords have rejected the motion for founding an order of merit to literary men. Khiva is in the hands of the Russians. The St. Petersburg Government gives an assurance to England that Russia has no intention to occupy Khiva. ; A. great 1 ock-out of cdtton-spinner3 has taken place at Staleybridge. . The new Atlantic cable has been successfully laid. . A.n earthquake has occurred at Venice. A church and several other were thrown down. Fifty persons were killed arid wounded. The neighboring villages were injured by the shock. The Tichbome case is proceeding. The balance of the testimony seems to be in favor of the defence. The Lords have rejected Russell's Irish BilL '

. _ Sir Samuei Baiter telegraphs ' that '.'the ' African ' country, . as .far as the t Equator, lias been annexed by Egypt. The Anti-Slavery Mission is successful. Coals are advancing. " i Discount,.six per cent.; money easy, i Stocks. • Colonial without, change." Adelaide wheat, sixty-one to sixty-three. ' Flax depressed. Continental monastries and convents have been suppressed at Rome: LATER DUNEDIN". The Private Petitions Committee recoinmend that Beetham should be recouped the expenses of defending himself against the Chinese petition. In the Council meeting this afternoon, Mr Tolmie stated that, in accordance, with- his' promise, made early in the session, he had placed his resignation in the hands of the Superintendent, and had recommended Mr Turnbull to .he sent, for, who would meet him at seven o'clock with the new Government. He (Mr Tolniie) had occupied his position because he wished to see a Goveiuiment of reason and not of prejudice administering the aifairs of the Province: He considered the present, when his conduct as head, of the Government and member of the Waste Lands Board had been vindicated, the fitting time to retire from his position, which he left with an unsullied reputation. After a short debate, in which .Reid violently attacked Tolmie, the House adjourned. LAT IiST DTTFTEDIN. Duffy, for attempted rape on a child at Clyde, was senteneedito two years' imprisonment, and 25 lashes. \ Atkins, for manslaughter, atClyde, Whs sentenced to IS months, and ordered to pay costs or"prosecutor. On the Council assembling this afternoon,Turnbull announcedthe formation of new Ministry, with-himself as Secretary and Treasurer; Bastings, Gold fields and Works; Webster, Lands ; Shand, without office. . In indicating the policy of the Government Turnbull said that the Government would press the Assembly to complete the maia line 3 in the Province without delay, and failing thcni .constructing, connecting links he would ask the Council to authorise them to do so, paving either cash or laud. It is intended this jear to construct branc'ulets from "Rivertoir f:o Ore-puki, Orepuki to Otautau, up Waireka Valley, and to connect the G-reen Islandjcollierit's ".villi the main lines. Next year ho would ask authority .to-construct branch:-lines to- Ivaitangata- ami Outram with-the Southerntrunk ; up -Waihcmo "Valley ; and Tuapcka with Waipahee. With reference to land ho inteuded to bring down I'ills specifying where 100,000 acre blocks should "be thrown open under deferred payments. It is intended to set aside for setalsmant, or as security for railWays, and to bo heiil,uii Jer deferred pnyment, all purely agricultural land in the Province. Only purely pasLqeal eouutry in blocks would be sold- for revenue "purposes -if required. Kew Hundreds would be declared in three of these blocks set aside under deferred payments, thus enabling hew settlers to obtain the same grazing,, rights over thj unsold. portions of the Hundrodas freeholders as a re--presehtat iye of the Government aiid the Goid.fields, has-been appointed to the Waste Land Bo'ird, and, the Government are determined to press on the. business to avoid the necessity ot another session after the Asseinblv. meeting. Green h:is tabled a. resolution authorising a vote, to enable the Government to test the legality .of.the- sal© of land to Campbell. - A cokeEs3PQni>snt writes iu reference to this recent sale to Campbell of the 10,000 aero block at- Maerewlienua : —The telegram-- in regard to. the Maerewhenua -block' somewhat puzzles mc. That the Council should-appoint a commissioner the one day, and the land ho sold the next,, seems to my imbecile ideas rather funny like. Only another episode,- I suppose, among the farcical arrangements of responsible Government. I hardly understand what Mr M'lCerrow was up for, or that he should have expressed himself in regard lo the' land as lie is reported to have done while there. I somewhat fancy the real explanation may bo songhfc for in the -arrival--of--Mr- and Mrs Campbell the other- day per steamer, all u t.-hu consequent snaking of liuii-ds among old friends, or perhaps he frightened them into it. No doubt Mr Folmie has some more rriends he wants to place before leaving office. : If the Superintendent-and Council lia- e ho power to prevent these large sales, what is the good,of li-hent,'.they had better stay" at borne. Could not such a power be created ? In such a collapse of. authority, what has become of the thunders of that mighty oro-aii, the fourth estate, we sometimes hear of p. ° lias it too succumbed to toadyism. ? holdup aloof an approving spectator of the grand farco being enacted. Wc, t;ie miu&rs, are preparing to memorialise this new Governor, to take the matter up himself, and .try to invent some means to save the Province from suicide. They say he's a smartish chap. Much better to hand oyer the lands to the Colony at once, than give them away m such driblets. It is possible there might* be something more ; got lor it then, any way. I believe it is the; intention of the - Maerewh enua Miners' Association to communicate with all the other Associations in the Province, and get the thiß<? done rijj ht off, Will the £ Chronicle' • upport US ? The'appeals again st the first assessment of jail the rateable property within the boundaries .of the Municipality of ATaseby were I heard before the Hesidont ifagisLVßte, sit the Court House, oh Friday last. : There were only seven notices lodged, four of which were confirmed, one reduced from £7- to £B, one from ai.JO to £2l, and t Jie other was exempt under the Sota clause cf the Ordinance. The result must have' "been', highly satisfactory both to the-Council -and *the gentlemen pointed by them as valuators. ; A \: