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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 397, 20 October 1876, Page 3

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(trom our own correspondent.) Dunedin, Thursday Evening. ' Lawrence heads the escort with 1592 ounces> Naseby coming next with i 141, and J Cromwell 1097. Tokoniairiro sehds down I 602 ounces from the Bruce Company's claim* j __ Valuable reef discovery at Waipori con- ] firmed. There is every appearance of a revii val of quartz mining this season. This ! branch, of mining is receiving considerable attention in the Tuapeka district, and from the i Lakes we have intelligence of prospecting parties, whose labors promise well. From the All Nations £eef, Macetown, stone, exceeding in richness any hitherto brought from there, has been sent down The quartz is fairly studded. The samples shown are not by any means exceptional in quality. The case of the SuTjerintendent v. the National Insurance Company is likely to last a couple of days. If the Insurance Company win, the Government have good action against Proudfobt, owner of Czarewiteh, so that they are sure in either case. •Bunten, the husband of Miss A itlien, elocutionist, has died, after a long illness ""."!', , The produce of the Blfnd fcstab claim at Queenstown, is variously estimated from £3OO to £4OO per man for twenty seven weeks' work. The Harbor Board's new dredge Vulcan was successfully launched on Tuesday, in the presence of 2000 persons; The Fire Brigade orocession last night was very successful. Ballarat and Hokitika have signified' there intention of taking pari in the demonstration on Boxing Day. ' - At Wellington yesterday Vogel was presented with a cheque for £SOO. The Mayor said all the subscriptions were not yet in. In replying, Vogel said he was not without hope that he might be able to return to the Colony,- He concluded by saying that the question which before many years, perhaps mouths, had elapsed would be brought prominently before Colonists for consideration —he meant federation of the Australasian Colonies, and then would come the question whether it was expedient that New Zealand should join such federation. That a federation was urgently demanded by many local and national considerations no one could doubt who had thought over the subject. As far as New Zealand was concerned, his own opinion was that it would not be for the interest of New Zealand to join in such a federation. Month's escort—Queenstown, 586 ounc?.=l; Arrow, 336; Cardrona, 130; Cromwell, 1097; Naseby, 1141; St Bathans, 400; Blacks, 500; Alexandra, 195; "Roxburgh, 419; Lawrence, 1594; Waitahuna, 200; Tokomairiro, 602; total,-7200. The Suez mail was delivered in Dunedin this morning. English files contain all particulars of dreadful atrocities in Bulgaria, and scenes of lust, rapine, and murder. At the village of Batak. there have been some awful outrages, and at other villages, where there was a show of resistance, three thousand inhabitants were massacred, mostly woman and children. ' Churches and buildings have been levelled, to the ground. Mothers were ravished in the presence of their daughters, and daughters in the presence of their mothers, sisters, and brothers. The outrages of Cawnpore are said to be far surpassed in Bulgaria. _ iA site for the Colonial Museum is finally fixed for the Thames embankment. The buildings will cost £250,000, and the contributions will be accoraing to the amount of space required. India will have two-fifths of the space. The offices of the Agent-Generals of the Colonies will be within the building. The Victorian Government at length are about to take steps to put down that most disgraceful print, " Lee's Pictoral Budget," and notice has been given of a bill with that object. Long-wished-for rain has fallen in parts of New South Wales and South Australia. . _ £SO had to bo paid for a drink of water for travelling cattle between Lachlan and Darling. : PARLIAMENTARY. Lord Carnarvon replies as follows io Grey and Macandrew'a telegrams:—"Have received telegrams from Superintendents Macandrew and Grey, complaining of enforcement of Provincial Abolition Act against the' strong feelings of the Ifrovinces, and.urging reference to the law, officers, and disallowance also, stating that disturbance is imminent.: The: Act was duly, allowed on the advice of the law-officers, andcannot be disallowed. I trust there is no real risk of constitutional disturbances, and have full confidence in' your judgment." In the Assembly Grey's motion for asking the Governor to place Upon the Supplementary Estimates £5,00 for the purpose of defraying the cost of legal proceedings to be taken, with the view of determining as to whether the Abolition Act of 1575, and its various provisions, will be ultra.vires, was negatived'by 32 against 20. '"— —k, : .' (From another Correspondent.) The, Upper House will pass no borrowing powers in the County or Harbor Bills. The main Estimates passed the House last night.,, :': Government supporters expect the session will wind up on Thursday or Friday. G-. • M'Lean's financial* statement will be circulated through Otago by to-days mail. The Opposition state that it is based on the assumption that the Government were justified in- misleading country before elections, by stating that £150,000 would be available for Otago roads and works, which now they admit was made in error. j Pyke suggested Cromwell as the meeting place for General Assembly next session. Thomson's motion for Dunedin was lost bv six

{The following appeared in- our issue of Saturday last: —] aUP PL EM EN T'A. Kt TB LEO- HA M& (From ctir own correspondent.) Dunedin, 8 p.m. ■An interesting ease occupied the Queenstown Court this week. The Superintendent seeks to recover £49.!> from 'William Patterson, runholder. for rent of run license under Depasturing Regulations. For the defence sevei al important points were raised, which, if considered fatal to the Superintendent's powers, will probably annul all licensi3 on the Goldfielda. The main points are, ,thac the Governor, having delegated the power* conferred on him by the GoldtfeLls Act to the Executive of the Provincial Government, the latter could not re-deiegate those powers to the Superintendent ; that the Dopas uring Regulations are ultra vires, and that the term, being for seven years, should be by deed, as provided in the Act. Judge Harvey reserved his decision. The G-overnor, in answering Grey's eonvmuj nication to the Secret«.rv for the Colonies ro the apprehension of u bombardment of Auckland, points out that Ministers cannot call into use the intervention of her Miljeslv 3 ' forces without the Governor's consent. As to the ultra vires point of view of the Abolition Bill, the G-overnor says " that tha Legislature) has power, under the authority of the Imperial Parliament, to make the change proposed by the Abolition Act is, I think, amply proved for by the fact that your Lordship has informed me that her Majesty will not bo advised to disallow it." Yesterday the Governor sent the following cablegram to the Secretary of State : —" The Superintendents of Auckland and Otago have sent telegrams to your Lordship direct, forwarding copies to me, p-nd those i-dpies, have been laid by me before Parliament. Ministers advise that tilers' is no reason to fear consequences predicted, in which I entirely concur. The Counties Bill, U; replace tho Provinces, has passed the Lower Mouse by alurga majority, and the second reading has also pa*sed the Legislative Council.—jSohitaniiy." Barton was brought up before the Chief Justice this morning to receive sentence on charge of contempt. After pointing out the gravity of the offence, »nd how punishable, the Court discharged the rule with penalty. - —+ ST. BATHAN3; Michael Higgins, miner, died here very suddenly on Tuesday night last. Dr. Allen mide a port mortem examination, and hiß evidence at the inquest proved (tenth to h»vo resulted from fatty degeneration of the vital organs. Funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon, was largely attended. ■ A meeting for the election of a committea to arrange i'of annual race? is announced for Wednesday evening nest. Baker's Hiberriicott was exhibited here last night. Good attendance.