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North Otago Times, Volume II, Issue 28, 1 September 1864, Page 2

/ = " The plans of tlio PiesbUeiian Chuioh, which lie at ! Mesßss Hood and Shennan's, a building of tho Gothic older, which, when finished it; Oamaru stone, will shew considerable aichitecluial beauty. A poition of it, sufficient to- accommodate 3jO sitters, will be erected at present. The plan, however, contemplates an enlargement at a future time, and a handsome tower, : 125 feet iD height, will render the wholo complete and effective. Our readers will observe by advertisement in our present issue, that the races at Kuiiow take place on 3rd ■ September (Saturday first), on which occasion the piizes ; to be ltui for are very suitable for an agiicultural f district, viz., two ploughs. It would be well if prizes equally useful were more commonly given on &uch occasions. '' 4 We hope that the time is not far distant when thoro 1 will be a through traffic by Cubb's coaches between Dunedin and Canterbury via Oamaru, Timaiu, &c. The enteipiise is an onerous one, but if canied out will be beneficial to both Provinces. It will establish a ! regular mail, will be a convenient mode of conveyance ' for commercial gentlemen and othca who have business ' to the various towns on the route, and to all who prefer , land to sea travelling; and will be an accommodation ' to tho inhabitants of the intermediate districts. Mr Colo has applied for subsidies to the Otago and Cantev- > bury Governments. Should a modetato amount of aid bo granted, the lino will bo opened up without delay. Tho distance to be travelled ifl 225 miles from Dunedin 7 to Christchurch. It is propoied to accomplish it in 48 2 hours, and to run on to Canterbury twice ox thrice 1 a-week, according to tho traffic. ■» "We have to inform the public that the Postmaster- :, General has authorised the establishment of a Receiving j Post-offico Box, for letters and newspapers, at Messrs F. Pinkerton aDd Co.'s premises, in Wansbeck-street. This lteceiving-box will bo opeued for businebs this day, c and will be cleared every morning at 930 ; every afterr noon, at 1.30; and on Monday, Wednesday, and Jfnday, at 7 p.m. The Escorts lately arrived at Dunedin brought the c following quantities of gold :—August 10th, 14,917 ozs ; 9 August 26th, 14,038 oze.

At a meeting of the Chinch of England building Coinmittoo held on 29th wit., it was announced tint donations and subscriptions up to that, date amounted to £798, and more contributions aie coming in. The competition diawings for the new Church are expected to he in hands in a day or two. In aid of the funds there will he a musical soiree and literary enteitainmen t early in November To moot a small dobt hanging over the Paisonatre, an " Auction Baziu " is projected for October, and, in fine, the most vigorous measures aio in opmation foi foi warding lcligious objects in connection with this body Wo will retui n to this in next issue, having been favoied with detailed information which we cannot now find space for. With refeience to the subject of Post-office hours ' mentioned by us last week, we now beg to intimate that a memorial has been propaied. and now lies at our office for signatme. Our readers will observe by advertisement that the popular Comedian and Author, Mr W. Ryan, is to affoid them an intellectual feast this evening, by givins; one of his admired and tuithful readings of Dickens' , Chiistmas Caiol, with appiopiiate music, in Baker's ; Noi them ITall at half pist 7. The favor with which similar leadings have boon lecoivoil in the home country is well known ; and as the public here has few opnoitunitie3 of enjoying such entertainments, we anhcipato ioi Mi Ryan a veiy warm ieception duiing his shoit stay. On Friday evening the peiformances will be vaiied, consisting of three farces acted in chniacter, with a comic song on a local subject, fjora which much amusement may be expected. We hope to see bum pei houses on both occasions. The lntuPiovinci.il Treasurer, Mr J. L Gillies, has retnt'd fiom political life, and los'gned his seat in the Piovincial Council. In the " Mail" appears a veiy able defence of Ins. public career. It is wondeiful how often defensive aiguments occur some time aftor they cm bo of any use If Mr Gillies could ha\e spoken in the Council as his defender speaks in the " Mail," he would havebecuPioviiici.il Treasuiei still, and tho diffeieuee of £600 a year in his income would piobably havo set to lights the " piivate aftans" which now depiivothe countiy of his sen ices That he could not was fiom no lack of aigumentative or other talent The clcai light in which things aio been atter the event was wanting Mi Gillies nnd lm colleagues were so far fiom cleiily seeing whatlhov woie about, that it was not until they had hail some weeks of lcflechon in the cool shades of tho Opposition benches that they weie able to defend th'ur pi evioiib com so with any cleverness Mi Gillies' leMgnntion is to be legist ted, as there is but little probability that his place will be as well filled again. y We le.un that a meeting of the Pic-bvteiian Church Committee was held at Otepopo on 27th August Piesent, the Rev C. Connor, modelator, and Mc=sis Coimack, M.icpheison, Robeitson, and Oliver, mcinbeii of Committee Tt was pinrosed by Mr Coimack, seeom'ed bj Mi Olivei, and unanimously agreed—that the Committee accept of the tet acie section &o generously offeied to them by Mr Ad.im Andeison. Otepopo, for a Glplio for then jVimstei, and they unanimously ictuined then sinceie thanks to him foi such a geucious a-id c\empl<uv piesent. A pecuLu m< thod of celeln.iting an anniveisaiy was adopted by the Dunedin Fae Biig.ulo on Monday evening. The Foi cp, with its implements of waifaie, always makes a. con-,ulei \blo show in tho pioce?bions which citizens delight to indulge in on great occasions On Monday, howovei, it foimed by itself by toichlight, and paiadod tlnough the gicatei p.trt of the town—iind the spectacle was both peculiar and niteiestitv, Th'-se lnave voluntoeis are woithy of moie pia.be and moie public oncoiuaqenient thin they leceive. Tho Alhambm aimed on 2lst August last, bringing with hei Mi Ly,ter's Opeia Tioupe It having been rumored'foi some lit tin time past that matteis weie going wiong financially with the piopiietor of the Pinicess Thcitie, some little wonrlei his been felt as to vvhdhu , theio would bo any opma atfcji all, but it is believed that the aiiangements will not be dUtmbed It is supposed that some one musj be a lo,ei by tho adventuio, unless a snbsciiption is. got up towaids tlm expense*, as in the case of the cncketeis, which is not vciy likely Tho Supicmo Com t sittings foi ritminnl business commence tins day, Septembci Ist, at Dunpdin Tlieio am two ca>es fiom the distuct, one being foi horse-stf-alinj, the other tho tml of F II Ai.nstiong, foi ciiminnl libel ag.unst Set Bnllen The civil sittings begin on U mutant ; there is one caso fiom thi-v quaiter, P.iuce against Shiimski and Moss. Tho repoit of tho Colonial Committee of tho Frpo Cliuich, states that the Rev. W Will, of T.xi.-ii, deputed by tho New Zeilind churches to procuie and s"tid out additional minister, his been pios«cuting his woik vigorously at homo, anl has sireppdo I in piocunng tho s^ivices of six inimsteis foi Otago, for whoso passage and outfit the means have been furnished by the Piesintcij. / Considerable activity pie\oils heio in buildings Messrs D.ilgetj, Rattiay and Co 's laige and handsome stores, in Tjne stieet, aie appioiehinsr completion - the fiont building in stone, and the remamdei in wood and gaharii/ed iion Mi G. Tayloi's will be entnely of stone, with a highly oi nainental front A number of stone dwelliiig-houses aie in progress, besides seveial of wood. We learn that Mi T. Tciens will pn ach next Sunday, in the We&lejan Chinch, at 11 a.m , and G SO p in Subjects: In tho mointng —" Petei's intioduction of the Gospel to the Gentiles ;" and, in the evening— " Peter's vindication of his pi caching tho Go.spel to the Gentiles " >*' The " Gazette" adveitises for tenders for the erection of seven Pounds in the city and district, in terirs of the Impounding Ordinance It is required that a return be mule to the Provincial Tieasnrei, qnaiteily, of all fees and charges leceived, but the said fees and charges shall be letuined to the Poundkeeper in lieu of salary. On this subject wo may notice that wo hive a Pound here, but no PoiuikoepiJi ; and wo bog to enquhe what is tho le-ison of thib. 1 Can no one bo found to comply with the conditions, viz, to keep and maintain the Pound, and in return leceivo the fees and chaiges leviable thereat ? His Honor the Superintendent has directed it to be notified thnt hph.vs receh od and accepted the resignation of Mr Charles Willi imson, as Watden, &c, on the gold fields. The " New Zealand Examiner " gives the following statistical notice :—" A letuin has been issued of the quantity and value of gold exported yearly from Austialia, including New Zealand, duiing tho yeais. 1858 to IS j2, both inclusive ; distinguishing each year what was impoited from N<iw Zealand, via Victoria or any other of the Australian Colonies or ports; and of the quautity and value of gold exported fi om New Zealand to Gi eat Britian during the said years; distinguishing what was exported by the Province of Otago and each of the other piovinces in Now Zealanel, either elirecfc to Great Britian, or other colony or port in Australia. Tho following is the return fiom New South Wale 3 and Victoria:—New Wales : 1858, 51,9990z 18dwt; 1859, 81,504o2; 18G0, 115,2900z ; 1861, 191,2340z; 1862 112,9490z lOdwt. Victoria : 1553, 2,555,2G3uz ; 1859, 2 280,5250z 14dwfc ; 18G0, 2,128,4G60z Udwt ; 1861, 1,978,8640z 13dwt ; 1562, 1,662,44«0a 18dvvt, value £0,649,024. Tho returns received from tho colony for tho yeais 1853, 1859, 1860, and 1801, do not give tho value of the gold. Tho total expoited from New Zealand fiom Ub April, 1857, to 30th Septembei, 1863, is as follows :—Auckland, 58320z, £18,601 ; NelsoD, 59,0800z, £223,9'i3 ; Otago, 1,065,8510z, £4,130,174 ; total from Now Zealand, 1,130,7630 a, £4,377,708."

" Murder will out!" Some of our readers may remember that a great deal of excitement was caused by the murder of a man of the name of Joseph Smith, alias " Yorkey," at Miller's Flat, Otago, in March, 1863, for which a person called Job Johnson was tried at Dunedin and acquitted, and for whom much sympathy was felt. "We now learn from the Canterbury papers that, on the 25th August, a man named William Wilson was been anested and charged before the Magistrate at Christchurch with being the murderer, and remanded to Dunedin on that charge. Prisoner, it is stated, was building " Yorkey's " house at the time of the murder. He is said to bear a remarkable resemblence to Job Johnson. After such a lapse of time, there will be much difficulty in procuring evidence. Tho weather here is cold, with some frost at night. On Friday and Satuiday there was a heavy gale, with showeis of snow. Since then it has been dry and clear during the day, with cold winds. The ground is in admirable condition for agricultural operations, which are in a forwai d state. A good deal of land is already sown with oats, and wheat-sowing is proceeding. Public meetings weie held at Waitahuna on the 15th and 20th August, to take steps for the appointment of a medical practitioner for that district. The exertions of the committee have been so successful that a fund of £300 is expected to be laised in voluntary subsciiptions throughout the district. A public sale took place here on Saturday last of goods, taken in execution, belonging to Mr Baker, Druggist, Wansbeck-sti eet, at which there was a consideiable attenelance. Tho number of miscellaneous articles offered were sold at good prices. A fine large telescope, with brass stand, double sets of glasses, &c, was sold for £5 55., and was raffled for same evening, in 20 shaies at 10s. each, anel won by Mr Shrimski. The Gazette intimates that the following among other Ciown Giants aie now leadv for issue •—Fenwick, Fairfax, section 29, block IV , Oamaru district. Holmes, Matthew, sections of block I , Otepopo district. Holmes, M., and Campbell, H., sections of block V., Oamaru distiict M'Master, Alexander, sections of block I . Oamaru distiict Jones, John, sections of blocks IV. and VI , H.ivvkesbuiy distiict. Jones, William, section 22, of block 1., Hawkesbury district. / Our readers will observe that the towns in Cook's Straits are all on the " gui vivo," waiting for the Commissioners who aie to fix on the happy locality where the future seat of Government is to be. No fewer than five places have been named as competing, and Picton is picking rut a site for Government buildings. The " Provincial Gazette" of 17th inst., notifies six more applications for relief under the Debtors' and Ct editors' Act, viz , Mitthew Shaiely, of Invercargill; Fiedeiick Martin, of Dunedin ; R. D. Bust, of Waikouaiti ; Thomas Powell, of Dunedin ; Stephen Dm ram, of Dunedin ; Henry Eagle, of Tokoniairiro. The following are tho new Post Office lates for the Australian Colonies and New Zealand : —" On the first July next, and thenceforwaul, the postage of a letter not exceeding half an ounce, addiessed to any of the Australian colonies (viz , Victona, New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australh, Queensland, and Tasmania), or to New Zealand, when forwarded by packet via Southampton, wi'l be laised to Is , and when foi waided via Marseilles, to Is 4d Simultaneously/the postage of letteis forwarded to Austi aha or New Zealand by pi ivate ships will be reduced to 4d. the halfounce letter. The sc.ile of piogiession for charging letteis exceeding half an ounce in weight, will, at the same time, be modified, and such letters to be charged as follows -—Via Southampton, above half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce, 2s. ; above one ounce and not exceeding one ounce and a half. 3s ; above one ounce and a half and not exceeding two ounces, 4s. ; for every adition.il half-ounce, Is. "V ia Marseilles, above half an ounce and not exceeeling one ounce, 2s. Bd. ; above one ounce and not exceeding one ounce and a half, 4s. ; above one, ounce and a half and not exceeding two ounces, 5s 4d. ; for every additional half-ounce, Is. 4d. By private ship, above half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce, 8d ; above one ounce and not exceeding one ounce and a half, Is. ; above one ounce and a half and not exceeding two ouDces, Is 4d. ; for every additional h.ilf-ounce, '4d. All letters intended to be forwarded via Marseilles, oi by private ship, bhould be supeiscnbed accoidmgly. The postage upon all letteis addressed to the Australian colonies oi New Zealand, whether conveyed by packet or by piivate bhip, must be paid in advance " The Northern papeis inform us that the Governor's inteiview with the natives who surrendered at Tauianga has not influenced matenally the other rebel tribes YV Thomson and his followers have not submitted, and the gieat body of the insuigents still holds aloof. Moieover, a campaign at Taranaki appears to be looked foi immediately. We that a Presbyteiian Magazine is anI nouneed, by which the Presbj tenans of Otago will be supplied with a vehicle for diffusing leligious intelligence and discussing subjects of interest i elating to the Chinch. This publication, if conducted in a piopei spnit, as we have no doubt it will be, is certain to obtain a 1 irge cudilation. The sensational event of last week in Duneelin was the chaigi> hi ought befoie Mr Strode, R M , against Mr Chailes Williamson, Warden of the Sliotover Goldfield, for indecent assault upon some tavern hostess of his acquaintance The complainant and another witness swoie to the facts of the case. The evidence on tho other biele was meiely defamatoiy of the personal character of the woman and of her witness, both of whom 1 appear to he worthless characters, and likely to come in foi an indictment of peijury whichever way the case i against Williamson may go. The Magistrate, however, veiy piopeily refused to dismiss the case on such grounds, and committed Mr Williamson for trial. We i observe that he has since resigned his situation. The opera seasou at Dunediu commenced on the 27th inst, with "Luciezii Borgia," and the " Daughter of the Regiment " Although the weather was veiy bad, 1 the house was well filled in every part. Upwards of 1 one hundred persons could not obtain admission to the stalls, and the iec» ipts aiestate-d at vpw aids of £200, 1 besides se ison tickets. Ihe pei forrmnces evoked great enthusiasm fiom the audience. The bame success may i be anticipated thioughout the short season. 1 /On the Mailbotough Goldfields, tho " annonnces ih.it a patty of four mon had, within a few days, taken out twenty-four lbs. weight from one of the : eleep sinkings at Deep Cieek. J A veiy numerously attended meeting was held at Tokomaiiiro on Satuiday last, to take measures to op- ' pose the Chief Inspector's \iews on the subject of ' pleuropneumonia ; and it was resolved to send a deputation on the subject to the Superintendent. The "Otago Mail" says :—"The Provincial Council will meet in little more than a month, when the nevr Ministry will bo tiied, and probably be found wanting. [ A vaiioty of new Bills are promised, one amongst others for the dissolution of tha Town Board and the I biibstitution of a Corporation. This will be a most advantageous change, and will, no doubt, meet with > general approval." Wo hear from tho " Southland News " of 25th August, that the first experiement for floating the 3 Scotia has failed, for want of sufficient floating power. : The vessel lemains quite entire but with a rock through ) her bottom ; and what is required is to float her sufficiently high to carry her free of its crest. In this 3 instance she floated two feet forward, aud three aft, and tho company who now own her are confident, should ; the weather permit, with tho aii of further appliances which will be provided, that ehe will be floated off.