SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 406, 16 August 1877, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

DUNEDIN.

(from our own correspondent.)

PUBLICANS' PRIVILEGES. Augtist 16. Judge "Williams has decided that hotelkeepers can keep their side-doors open on Sundays, and sell liquor to bona fide travellers and lodgers. A meeting of licensed victuallers last night carried a serious of strong resolutions condemnatory of the Local Option Bill.

Mr. Chapman reported to the University Council that Professor Ulricli was willing to come over as Director of School of Mines if a favourable oiler were made. The Council deferred action, pending the Government announcing its intentions in regard to the University. The erection of the new building is to proceed forthwith. Bury and Brindley's design can be carried out for L 22,000. Professor Hutton wrote asking the University Council to protect him against Dr. Stuart's statements re opening of Museum on Sundays, but as they were made purely in his ministerial capacity, the Council dues not feel called upon to interfere. It appears that the determination to open was unanimous on the part of the Museum Committee, who are determined to adhere thereto in spite of the clergy. During the last two days over 25,000 shares in the Union Company were applied for. Altogether there have been 250,000 shares applied for in Dunedin and suburbs.

Captain Griffiths, of the steamer Taranaki, died yesterday. Mr. Clayton, Colonial Architect, lays here in a bad way. It is feared that the amputation of his leg will be necessary. At a pul-lic meeting of Catholics, for the purpose of considering the new Education Bill, Bishop Moran presided. There were 800 persons present. Four resolutions condemnatory of the Bill were carried almost unanimously, there being two or three dissenters to the first two. The meeting was very enthusiastic. The resolutions affirmed that the Bill was a gross insult and flagrant injustice to Catholics, and that a great wrong was offered bj r the clauses relating to the certificates of exemption, which would result in the abolishment of Catholic schools and the forcing of Catholic children into the Government schools; that circulars be addressed to the Catholics of every constituency, urging them to claim from their representatives a pledge to vote against the Bill, and that a division be

published in the Tablet, yreetkl the memory of Catholi<* "seyj was given to perpetrate sik.i wrong ; that in the event of the will ing, the Governor be petitioned to it for the Queen's assent, as it w;ih f attempt to revive penal laws. Bis f ; Moran was very defiant and abumv, the Government. He said amid l r ,j cheering, that, so sure as the Bill framed, the Catholics would disobey i: