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Otago Daily Times, Issue 251, 9 October 1862, Page 4

-<We noti<^ that the 'pun&Mh\: Gas; Gompany advertise for tenders for^aying^ gas jiipes. Tenders to be in : b>fere :^esd^^e^isiinsfe.;: :'rr.

\ The first i|ctnre /of' a seiies in connection: -vvitbi : . ?^ "^u^^^Hnßtian Associatibri,'' vas^ 4e|m*ecUn Knqx's Ghurch/^jistyev%^bjr'liis' Hpnonthew Superintendent (M» j ir^Jßichacdsoii% tts;title Kiing^.«Thptfglitsort Political^ Morality.^ Mr and introduced; his : Honor after the processdings had--been commenced with-; R^ Mr Stewart: ■ We shall con- ; .dn|. ptoselvesaVpKnt'toV slight sketch'of the' scope of this very interesting and able; lecture;-as 3 we purpose, to publish it atiength hereafter. -Thelecturerunhesitatingly affirmed t;ha£ the,: only 1 ■bundiitiDn of political, morality " jtfiae;gospel^-that' the^jbdeioV tlie^^stiaKvas < 'ihe; code of the' sta£ss&iro;;;: r Amongst the venial: i^^^^gainst /political niorauty he placed /first " J'hOse who ; .,eDveaom debyvte by condescending, to persmiaT^inyectiv^ and , vituperation 1; r Dis-1 raeli ■ 'tfto*' "great"' living example. T^^Oll^C"offenders.inminor ai&rctfwereiehu-;. H^tlibu-vcases iwpjJxly; iliustmted;-'if '0% Relent .th'o^e^f Jwc stpad > T?re-enaihent among ; lheic feliovv man,/were >re-: i(! select; as the •object's ;6f liis polici- - Burke,'Pitt, ; ,aQd. Peel—a J'{ triunedivinity esßhodying ail that^-ia.' :nbbW,- /manly,;'; P*tr^ i(T';B l*^n&j unaffectedly/sincere* ,dence qt .the want^of/political ''morality,'■ "...the. absence- inja constituency of all interest as to|. the. character land opinions. x>f those; "who. shall' represent, them in the* councils -of -the State-'' ,md ho deeply .regretted".tKafr- this: evidehctr'of • political degeneracy should exist amongst ourselves, and thiit wG.shoutd seeramgly be content•• chatirshmtld exist;. It wjis.almosfc asbada sig.n^< .■■,yhcre^constttueueiof sought .to so .bind- those ■ vvaoblytheyelectea, .that they becairis something ; l !.^?l*.fe?Va.#?*te3j instead of being honest; and' AprigK't representative^. ofetiders against political morality, * tiiero was" nbae ' more" justly' •jxposcd to severe auimad version;.than ihe who., pandered to the proju-licos of the populace, or rawried like £he sycophant'at the.feet of rank and: po'.yer.r JTlie" leclurer dwelt upon tiie evils o.f.'!' the' despotism of a democracy^ aud he pointed 'to ■■■ iVihfenca and to France as illuistrations, iVnother .iross. infringemencof. thpjaws ofJ political'mo- : rail ty: was in the voluutary'abdicaiion, oy the v^eaithy'ahd^ educated ;chisses;- of: tiie Po^ influeuca which their position" entitled • chem to exercise ;. but he fuiiy endorsed BuriteV. words—" Tbeve is ho qualification ;%r govern^ ,inent hut virtue and wisdom, actual brpresurap^ I tlveJ" For thosc^f the'educate:d;:xjlas^s who retired from their natural position-.because its JJ^ fci?. sJY- e-r^evere an<i might be unplsis^nt; and'! devoted. .^ thdhiselves ; to : :/ the \Z : occupation ! of mbneiytuiakingi-^ who- thought the ckc-| toral and legislative -bodies- polluted-because-i theelemenfe of democracy Iliads been .fallowed to J enter, and would therefore have noue. of-.thepi-—J che language of severity had not edge keen enough ! to deal with their recreancy. 7 He-,was dlmo^C ■ t°.mpted to exclaim^'-Thy: money:;pe^s!r rwithij thee■•!"•' Tlie principle ofpoiicicii, immc»r,ilityr--"Yoti know the coiiss^uences >you >vant; • find out a-principle to justify them," was diwrvingof the strongest- repr.ohatiun After deaiiutr Iwith. other breaches of the law, the,lecturer,forcibly/ impressed' the ,all-impof tatit mflaeuce oa a' statesman's life and acts of a devoted love- of his country ; and lie concluded by urging the inVportatice, of attention to ,p_oHtica,l. questions oa tlie part of, his hearers. The lecturer- was frequently j anil'., heartily applauded ; and a vote of thanks to his Houorwas, on ;th"e mqtiba of Mr HowbrthjCaixied by acclama.tion, . s .V: L - !;,;

We have- frequently directed attention to the danger of the careless use of^kerosene,' and have' from'time to time such information aa; we have been able to glean from colonial ?or; home papers relative to the tests to :be employed for the puj-pose's of deterirsiuing the quality of the^oilyand whetherrit niay be consid,ered safe to use,. With reference to this subject we have liad placed in our hands a letter addressed by the "Manager of' the New Zealand -lusufance Company *to their ■ agent iii Dunedin. After alludiu^'tojii/proposal! ;to rnaUe'an inbreased charge for"the insurance of. . places; ;^here» kerpsejOe B Jpr^jSlmi^ * used: irfQuantity,'s^^^^ .4 ..greafe_ deal.: of _ unrefined.^ oil Yfl-'being;! imported, which, afc'a temperaiure of 80deg. and ia"■ s6me samples, of 65deg4 th:e aiip-«cation j .pt flarae-io thejoil. It is not mteudctVto make tbese■'■ rates retrospective, bu¥ on^y to"c?dnnije: Rce iitlrneSr lflstu-auces or renewals. NorJdo •weantfindtb'charge;an extra rate to private- .epnsuraers, ,but-have deemedit dui'duty to .'• SHjrgest'to "tbeirt ■Jhe'd^lrSllilify of te-; S?Wn*_; from dealfefs, and dealers^omr: infpmijersj tP ■certificate of the* oil tested "by^somepj-ofessibnal analo^ist ot chemist.-^ 33tut,4u tjie absence of facili~ ties, t for';procuria"; r _a prc»ner analysis/ thefollowiag. rjDii^bVproeess 'wui be: u&fefur:— J;'- £: *;; ''■ -^Xi .l ~?.y-?: :| Pliice a small qhaafit^of kerdieneitf ia cap^a]e^By ; preference a ine^Hic one.f--iuicl;^a ! fc,it ia; a w'atei* a dittle hotter, than the hand can bear. :If the r wl burefcriutol fl^e^n^^ miiteh^& ,cond«jmn it, -^If AV; qlily.^k^rs,,use it-witli eajipipnir x'fevcr ' r ttyd'KhiMiib^'^MU\i^,:WTh'Gil; it dtf&do^TK&fillit up'^totne'inetaliii I) Keep the oiliinia^ofcplgee <;apail:'frojaa;combystible gootl^.aad in .4 currenipf ;air, and leave the coj-k put A th^can.^a'he irtOinJ vola^e-uiatter^itl-tliwi pass; -ollV:andrfche're|idttfclbeJSatfe";^ji:iT|;i ClKh .'&v*i Ivf*?o The real dangcar^f k^os^ei>even,of^he best kinto .».^".s^tfeM, wlule-it is t: galfe eppugtji.'epia, solhat a £$#4 syueh' tHroVn into itf wll^extinguisiiedl'it^ %®Sf; tp #[fp>^^gas^at;TOucKslow^ tettipe&tur^ W^x&mS: W 'mliobserWklur^ «^fela^s|&^the;bd^ofeii?t^urn Jin*tKswicEli^ *^$Pm* »tUe;bras3 tfcin«? oh thetop^thfeSff a^gasi^kgU::burns above theVwet altoseitieTMnW; whichit;gi^Qfg^a^|l^ra«bsife^nosg' sore to ;df^^tmdMo wp^^^lpi^^i^^;^^^:^^ boa isi|ja&|f!»?^^ ]:kf^mvfh^ y~ ■?■}■ •■"'■:■ :,:-.:"*-;;.!:.v;.':!i.- :'- ;; ■': ?■'■■■ - ■"•; v'::S?>;;-;y:-'-j>v'::v.;:-; ;■'■■■■■

Provinces, pef s. s. vAirc&fle; dc^^^dtt^^;3oj : l^lington^ni be afforded .byM&rSfcdrm TJird^ •whicli is adm|tisel[ to^^l on*s^ay*7^: ■ tIJf igaole |lSp^P^ti^m(e^^,las^c^ht^ C^Aii^ jii flisposaFof . ||hj£Bngade;r ;' impiWeHtf efHa^ency, asd;.!§|pe -,is' no[ douT>tthiuheiYaJnj^ .■strikinglymanifest, at. thfe/.^9Xfc/^^^rhitih*raayj. being the vessels? from^Glasgow, Bydh%and Vic'tori^^hich arrived thepre^ious^ayv'k' TMnw to: firni,'iion^dini; so? -full.'' of ; 'Htß-atui'imswiess^' ; ." - ''-^i^f^^.J-^lii^W ' ■X There was a capital audience ai ? %Princesst Theatre last night, to witriess'therepSfcitioii of the Melief of r v^ as j^^fie&ce; ■■ rf^®'?:?^S^ JDiampnd^; should have preceded . the drama, Bi^b, -forsomeVireasoii, 'the coniefliettW ■ of « Perfection;^ Jlie' .Xadj^' |pf "Munster)^'was= ;substitiite§, Miss; Ada>rHar^taking tlie-^arfciofi ' Kate 'O'Brien.; The drama passed bff exceeaingly^ -.well.' ; '' -. . ';r':^''-.'r ":';'■'"- '■- rz, X^ Jl^tre R°yal last eveniogj'tiie "WiU ;ari(i ; th<f \%y/' and "BlackreyeduSusan^ Avere both repeated with-very good/effoct. -In-the " Will ,and the-Way " especially tfie : detailiu the atra^ementfoHhe^scdnic^Vitid-^tiie^ effects %aa /most^^ creditable to the management' and satisfactory.;.to tlie auilience. ,■■ J ,-. ".'■"• : X ■•^? c..ret.jirns ofytiie revenap.and expendifcure, of _%c dpp^ictoent of CvoiviqL-Lands" for;: the quarter .endfng-aOtliSeptemberj appears in the '-Provincial ■Governmsfc£!fifffiz b Gt - date^ The total." amouutf pfi&e^nue, fi)ri tlie quarter \ was £30,602;f45^ lU. S made up as follows..—jQepositspnapplieation| t for^TTir^lafids/ M2^ &f&'df.';" ; >raterest J:«nvrdefe'rjed : -pa^me^tß; fqr ; rural lands/I -jpfrifissM:) auction sales: (iowii,lands); £4,007 lls t ; ; depaisturing licensfis^iEGb^Ss/ Id. ;':assessment on stock> * : £&}Z:i}?*P j^d^^ljmf er license^ '.£205 ;. fees bri transfer of rural certificates/ £44 ; ._T.uapeka.goid fields, 7 mihers >lnghtsy;;ah# business :l.iceiises, £5440 ss. ; Waitahuba §o)|;^eids,Miitb,* i(3ittc^f^6fe ltis.V' Waiporigold ii&lcls^dltft-^ttto/ aM^ll's; 6df.; punedin gold office (miners? rights) £350. T ,; ; '~ !: ■ ' ■ , ; -, ;: . ,/,-.,--;" : r A large number of mon 'dppliotl,.'diorin^ 'fciief.' -day fqreuooUjifor •pmpl.oythcrit .in cutting ?array' Belillill; and, ; as-at._one time- those at work were mnph^pbstructed by the number of the appiiteantsj; ; a messenger was senf to the X!ourt-house • fovask" for the assistance.of a;i:constable in keeping the: \patli and tracks clear. .The aid cfJtlio. officer,was not, h^veyer., really needed. ' A good. many, of t)l.e ; api)h'cants were;spt,, to : work in.the afternoon, i " " ' ' ', . .Yesterday morning a horse, which was drawing a curt containing about a .ton of floiir, fell in . .princes-street South, and slipped completely under' tlis ; cart. The animal was, however,' soon extri- ; cated—neither it nor the: cavfc bfiivg appareiifcly. injured. ; :;---i v ...;■■> ,; : ; >..- : . ! -;;;-:'i. ■;.:-—: :;.-.-, ;:-^ The following appointtnejits arc : gazetted:—; Francis. Howden,.."Esq., to; be : head"of the Itoad Pepartnient -of > the Province ■. of i Otngo; Eich- ; tnond- Bcethfim, Esq. ; . to be.-IJejeeivec hi Pees. Eegistrar arid Gold Keceiver for the: t)un T stan Gold-field.;,- ..',-.'. , ,

;: It is ofnciftily notified in the Provincial Govern- ■ meni.Gazette thai the next/treasure escort 'from the Dunstan Goldficld will.; ; leave, on the 13th of ■ October, and every alternate Monday, arriving in .Dun^din on Thursday by the ijiainbrancli escort .;-ito?niirHaj)ejsa..;!.:;.'; .v. ;...;'/, ;,.t'*\":'.'^,'.'' c\ :,'.'..:'T-<'' , ;,.; Aqr exfiraordihary incident (rays the '-geeloiig \ AduertiserXtKGUviQjL\on' Tuesday ;vreek in ti\ej South Australian Parliament, "A Bill to render i valid various illegal appointments was hurried ' '"-. Houses;'ih the 'space of; tvvo or three - ;^9H rs ' *nc Staiinjrig'Orders |being suspended to allow of the necessary" stages' being: earned* without notice and without interval.: As soon as-the .BiU had passed-m'tlie'Gouncil, his' Excellency/in full,uniform, attended, and gave his assent to-the Bill". "The cause of thisliotjliasie was explained' by the hou. tlie' Chief Secretary to be as[ ;i*6llovrsT . —The33/d clause of the Gotisf-Uution anil Parlia- ■■ -^Privilege Act expressly stated that all- . commissions: in the Govermncnt.servicc should be signed: by the Governor jand .Chief Secretary." SinceHhe introduction of responsible Government . this had been rriuch neglected, important appointments had. been raade~in T anintbriuaj "jianner, iv- . tljat of the. J^gmra^<3eneiji,t and many Magistrates.;: As soon as the errorwas discovered>" fresh commissions'were issiied/bui; of course, these: only take efrccV from the' date- f hey; borev, . and to/remove all .doubts'as.to"the validity of the . appointments the'BiH ivn^ now.to be\ brought in. • Where were; Mr. Justice ;Boothby's \vits,;fbat- he .4ixl,nbt:d%9vef:Mr^ i*Torr;ens'' mforiuuEF appoint-' ment, and make that the lever io ■,• upset theilteal ; rv'-;;^ *;••" s\ :■■,•:■■ --■ ■;•:- ■>.-•.■■■.:■■■.-■.■■.■.•.•.. , '■>': The.followingadditions, jiave been made to -the; 1 list -of Justices of the, Peace^ in the Pmvlnee of; "~ MSlagosfSsOiJiiii^E. Jones,"Esq.'," M:Utanaika; tiearl Dunedin ; Ca;njnj)el^Tjioutpson,;r^qi:*St, £ J?aul^ . .West Taieri; k William He.ary : ,Valpyi Es^., West : ; John^Bfca^f/^^ ." "Taiert -. ; /-:'■( %^h'}'-[^^'^h!-h^X-'-l^h^^--'.' , ; to" thc^'^Proiineiai ■' t}^e| "H^nnentioned persoris^ jyta-e^suc-' : deVsful^ tenderers«'for>Jpnblic rworksi and. supplies> since^ ;&ie"flsth_^^emberj—For horse shed at "OfScts, Joh:«iß®k;iSS fenpipgl .- ",^W|"road^ora.. Cattle-yard^ al Chainidrs) J^^^^^' *$*V&' f A^«?,i ?.PpJicg^, iJTrnisinngs, andJpalery,|Fraser'and G^ujgcr^s|^^^io^ ; bridles: Xl ss, breaslphvtqs ■ rurrnsliinpf 40 iron bedst^aas/^^fMi^i^dy ' ;M-l^s^wl-cwgbt iron^ - " :\ : 'T:'^t *^ as fo-the; cohdiitioii is ali6wed('#lre]|ifin*4^ere lieiii^ only Isdnie ten or twelve^ feet^i^ie centre o^ Ttlie roadway jupon which carte ; fat present; drivW^? fe.jM^ of '■ r^9Wi9^i^i fayojjcable w^f&r ; sP^^M^J^excu^fow^puj^g £ oljs|.r§et improper state%r 't;Sc^ncre^ag*tn|i^ . ; hotT&vroxk -if_h€ther:?thei:'Board*B inspectors fr;e- ■ { ?os![joi& ■ ja^o^ili^ ' xh&fe^:ifeyer : ; n^&iti^:g^^ ■ -;m|iin^the|tm|^^y|bM^

the various flip offices in the Unite^vgrj^om ... 1^1,6J1,677 was received for duty alone? s^i^i i|m>e fbltepijig from^^M^if^lM^fc^S v?f'§ yJH?^? mity prbve^Wfe^tin^:—** A lay'nS gas pipes underground has ;!??eil^9Pted:at the Palais duCpr^s Jc^lati^ iwhichii if extended to alt pul&e^bmiahigs ancl thoroughfares; bsaW^st/i^rbvemehfcy;:-. >£he;-*yater and^p^piS *bei^l&nei*lly under--fche-sttrfacerto! be conduced from one portion of <Hfe building to the other, have bee^Jaid.downad"*" channels lined with- masonry- mid\r fitted! !with platefe }fipe?th!ifcln'cai»eQ6'se- i; pairs^to the pipes being needed, or rj a.o j Jeafcige, &^,. the groi^id • will not haye 4 tS be" opened through and filled in all along till the-defecfc is ~digcQvered:i^. Vc,-;.^..., r ,. f # ;;.....,. ( /•.'IV is "a matter of regret that provision ha,s not been made, at; the present sitting of tfio Supreme 'Gouvt^to^viate the,3vsry/inconyenjent?and objectionable,fj)ractice of calling the witnesses for " theiGrand Juj-y, in open court, The'interrupis dccasidned, is not only an"tnconve- : ;sss%^°T^e courfy ; tortaistlilfely/.fcb.be>atteiQded;^ ■:: \vitli':seidQU3 results to ; the prisoners^ before the 'lJiV" l*yi';'l*3 P^ c«fi'ff^tt :fer-a; particular : jfealjt^bestbpped several times, for the .purpose ;:of,;sweatirig|;tho witnesses for the G'rand'Juiy", and it is not unreasonable to:sup>ose,i that^he~ force .of' the evidence-relating to the case before " thft court, may; to a cdrtaln'cx'ten£ suffer -from tte frequ6nt; inierroptions. It is to hi that thii.wilt b'c remedied, at any rate before.tlie next Griniiual Session.,. : Ti I®. ,!? te #eniaL:rains,-liaceJiad_.iLmostJ>ene-•ficial effect upon the'gardens.and pastures>,~in 'ibotkifeltcljen md flower gardens a great impetus " lias . given to- -vegetation,' iind' diisi market should _«oon .be well supplied witlil garden ,pro■duce.;- t v-V i .'.. . •'..." Jt . r . i(i ... , ~,.',. It-wjll^e: seep ;by pur. Port,Chaliner3',report - •tha|iat*the da|e:df tjielAaredateleayingitließluff • :.%®!':BH^ in 5 "Star w?ssfciU a^hore-;at'the New^ '.'■" River, with hesr hull covcred^itiiigh %aterV : ■- v ■; We understand-thatt^proposal has heenmade to_ tiie.Provincial Governnient^'^ther Ron/ Mr: '■'■ v 'Ward, the Pistjnaster-Gencrai; "m;. refefetice to the.Establishmentp£^:^elegraphjq .communication- . l^g!v .^^H^dler js|and; We are -informed- " that HisSonor^gu^Mitenderit'hiis agreed to' r:• recommend t)ie"l?roviribfai 4 Council Jtb'^lace" a ■'' *?*? °1 moDey on tll(2 estimates for "the formation, • - of aline of telpgraph through this province.': His " Honoris of opinion that the constrncj^bn of this : iineihouldbe; thrown open to lenders. ~.- .-. •-' ••' 7

The climate of '6tago, which was made sacK a • .bugbear ;by the Victorians, is, outhQ.auLhbrity of * Dr. Hector, ipora genial-than tlkt'of Great' "' -Britain. The following particulars'on f li^ssub--jectnre stated in the meteorological report for ' ■•Septemb&?:ii-« The mean temperature' for the ' monthia higljer thnn the average" for the correa- ' ponding rnpnfo (March)-iu any-part, of .tbo • ' British Islands.- -ThuSF^Dnnedinpat 350 - feet - : abovevth G ;sea, 48.2 dcg.-^Jbtk; tfW highe3t:lar-'*" Britain,, 48 0; deg.; London^ altiaido'^SO'feet, L .42;5;<1eg.; Edinburgh, altitude 2^o,feet, 46 ; ><3eg. The average rain fall daring the"uionth of March, "^.^^dpM'ajs been exceeded by- -G4- inch. 'i : Mr\ :.: Ross has kiudl^ : furnished ; J)is .obßervations^lb^V.. the ; monlh, in : timQ ( -fj } r..<:pniparisoiv with,.thoke'^ ''tnken at thitr officer'Hi3:'inean teiiipeVature for : ;>. tlic ;month cdrfSpbfiaing- with" that givehabbw ;f '■■ is 43-0, .showing a decrease: of f, dog. due tp the-. ... 'difference of altitude betwgoh the two stations.? v The daily range of temperature iir Shade is '" 20 deg.;: showing an excess of nearly 2 deg. over '.'- ---tyiit experienced in town. The rain fall, according 'to his observ.atiou, is greater than tlißtin * DuDedfn by 'B2s of an inch." i . '~:''.