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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 69, 3 July 1863, Page 2

It » reported that Mr Fitzgibbon, whose name must be well known to many of our readeis in connection with the initiation of tlie Dun Mountain liailway, Nelson, is at present in Queensland, under engagement to make a survey and approximate estimates for a line of one hundred and twenty miles in that rising colony. We look forward to lu9 services Loins soon again employed in New Zealand. Whilst on the subject of Kailwnys, it is to be noticed that this movement is everywhere being contemplated throughout the southern colonies. Inter alia, Railway meetings were held last week sit Longford, Deloraiiie and Westbury, Tasmania, and a petition is about to be presented to the Governor anent the speedy construction of the Launceston and Western Kail way. We understand that there is a possibility of the latter evenings of our winter, being rendered a little less drear by the presence of a most popular theatrical enteitainment, which, for a couple of months past, has been received ■with great applause atthe Princess', Dunedin. The Marsh Troupe, numbering 26 girls and 5 boys, of the ages from six to sixteen, contemplate a visit to Invercargill. Their excellence in drama, burlesque, ballet and spectacle, is too well known to need comment. Two enfant phenomena, not of the type sketched by Dickens, are the chief elements of the Troupe's success. Master George and sweet little Jenny, could not but delight an Invercargill audience. The agent for the Troupe was recently here on a visit of inspection, and though he has reported somewhat unfavorably on the mud, we believe that Mr Marsh aud his young charge, may be soon expected. The mud in the streets, which has for weeks past been the one theme of conversation — in high places and in low — in Government department and in bush cottage- at hotel dinners and at small tea parties — has not during the past week abated one inch of its depth. True, there have been nightly and severe frosts, which in any other place, would be supposed to harden the road 9 ; but here they have had no other effect than to impress the pedestrian with a feeling of false security. A thin glaze of ice spreads itself over the muddy pool ; the pedestrian, all confldene, steps upon it; there is a crack, and then not all the virtues of leather to the knees saves him from a refreshing foot-bath of slime. In the day time, too, a transient glimpse of sunshine softens the consolidation of the night frost; and towards mid-day, the last state of Tay and Dee streets is infinitely worse than the first. For men, the footpaths are bad enough — for women, impracticable ; although, ccrtaiuly, there are a few of the fair sex, gifted with more than ordinary stiong-mindedness, to be seen gadding about on the warmer afternoons. They who love to indulge in retrospect, can, by visiting Invercargill, see again the Dunedin of a year ago, the dirty, sloppy, Dunedin. The bi-weekly communication between the Bluff and Invercargill has recently been so considerable, that Cobb and Co.'s coaches have constantly had to depart, leaving behind many intending passengers. It is anticipated that there will soon be daily coach communication with the Bluff. I The following is the state of 11. M. Gaol at for the week ending 2nd July, For trial at the Supreme Court, 6 ; to hard labor, 13; lunatics, 1; ; total of inmates, 21 ; discharged week, 3 ; received during the

We are glad to be in a position to an* nounce, that the accident, which lately happened to the " WillUoi Mi skin 8. 5.," has by the timely discovery of its cause, bee n productive of no very great interruptiomn tha inter-provincial trade. The "William Jliskin is advertised to sail to-day at 1 o'clock. The hole caused by the anchor and through which the water bad poured into the hold, w«s after much searching discoveied nearly midships, the day before yesterd*y. The wa£r has since been pumped out, and the hole suitably ' , stopped with waste, and planks nailed jyer it. The William Mi skin is sow again ia|i sea- j going condition. t j We may remind speculators in land, ai i also those in search of suitable building situ that Messrs. Mueller and Geisow will sell to-ma row at twelve o'clock, several valuable allotments ii Kol-vin-terrace, fronting Kelvin-street. The sies are in every way most eligible, being in the eefare of the town and at a very slort distance froji the chief business streets. The price of land iil be so materially raised in the spring, that no op jrtunity of purchasing Bbould be at present negl< ;ed. Attention mighc suitabh bo directed to j >tte r which occurs under the head " Original ( rrespondence," exposing the nefarious truck i item. Messrs Campbell and Robertson have draw ipon themselves -in this particular merited c rare. Some extracts from the pass book re ferret o in the letter have been placedjat our disposal, ai they exhibit a truly wonderful prices current. They are so much in the light of monstrosities th they certainly deserve publicity. The followi are the most remarkable : — " Tea 4s per pound mgar lOd, one candle 6d, one bottle whiskey 7s ( , two tallow candles 6d, one butter salt 2s 6d, t\ salt Is, soap 9d per Ib, qr-lb tobacco twist 2s Ik lour 5d per lb, one pair socks 3s 6d." An instance of the commercial progress lln* vercargill and Southland generally, piesenti tself very prominently in the Customs' returi i It appears that the Customs' revenue of th past three months has exceeded by nearly doubl Jiat of the whole preceding year, which amoui il to about £11,000. ~" ' j Vague rumors were current in town laa&ight that a new rush had just taken place in the jighborhood of Longford, where a wonderful fii&had been made by a prospecting party. Those*- ero but flying reports, and their authenticity airdinjjly cannot be vouched for. The Fingal, upon which the golden loft of Tasmania hare so long been based, appear to have recently yielded rather more profitably, 1 foan the pooh-poohing spirit of O'ago journals wold like to own. From a Hobart Town journal,.** perceive that during thu week ending 6th Jujk, a reef yielded for the 15 tons crushed, 7£os. gklFurther, Messrs Revins and Jessop have kr.v completed their prospect of tie reef with thffollowing result : — At a depth tf 140 feet, purple gold 6dwt. to the ton. At 5> yards, apart that, but on the 6ame reef, w.th a face of 40 jfnt high, 9to 11 dwt. per ton. " TlTelull depHfoirfie reef is not yet, however, known. ' Mr Julius Yogel, tho well-known proprietor mi editor of thu Daily Times, was, on the 25thht. duly returned from the District of Waikcuaitj * a Member of the Provincial Council of Otngo. f 'he rival candidate «as Mr John M'Glashnii, Piwn. cial Solicitor under the Richardson Admit [ration. At the close of the poll, the following rult was proclaimed by the Keturniug Officer pAfr Vojrol, 21 ; Mr H'Glaslun, 10. 7 Tuough the inhabitants of Invoreargill jjve taken tho wind out of the sails of Ota go iijthe prior festiva celebration of th« recent It >yaljarriago, yet tho extensive sotle upon whicl|tht> Dunedinites are preparing tOgive actual prjji" of their loyalty, and tho consideration of the tixij> "Better late than never," shiild d«j.<» rye reeflaitiou at our hauds. The following extract Inimc Daily Telegraph of the 27tliilt. shortly deirbes , the bridal holiday preparatibs:-— "Two GftraF Committee sat agnin to-day it tho Provincial :*-o---tel, at four o'clock, W. C. MJtmg, Esq., i^ *'ie chair. Tue Se-retary readj considerable^ 'number of acceptances of invitatijjs. Tho Pioc|«io» Committee then reported, ? rtd .their progrannia was accepted. At a later \ viod, however, of the I meeting, some objections tyring been stiitpl, it ! was revisod, and finally adoled in the forn in I which it now appears iu> anther column. The Refreshment Committee {ported that they had succeeded in obtaining tendrs within the limts of the funds placed at their t»jiofal, and tha Mr Ilardy, the Secretary of th School Coinmtter, was co-operating zcalously,uth them in carying I out the arrangements for th feasting of the Ehooli children. Mr Millar, City iugineer, submitcd a| I very pretty design which \u\ hec n adopted fo: tlia alornmentof the Town Burd Ofllco. The Decoj ration Committee rcporte. thnt they had ai cepted tenders for the erocion of the triumphi arches. Considerable discusiim arose with regar to the canvassing for subsctntions, which rcsulte in a resolution to tho effect hat, the Finance Cod mittee should report at tie meeting today U whole amount of monoy arcady subscribed, ail also what migh probably To expected. The S;J ting of the Committee ocupiod more than tJ hours, and was concludedjit half-past cix o'clofl It is gratifying to observe how very generally il community havo entered nto tho spirit of til celebration. We had an o)|ioitui»ity of intpeetilj the various transpariences n process of eiecut l by Mr. John Manly, the tlanted scenic irtistl ths Princess's Theatre, at his atelier at I Masonic Hall, and we are juke astonishedit t* extent and variety. We nay state, as anitenjf information for our youngfr readers, thati velable " Punch and Judy" rill be included irnotlt the " stattling effects" of he day.' In (mother co'umn willne foind the furti particulars of the Scab, Fielder v. Jack* which wus tried before the Resident Mag trate 'on the 10th June, uid remanddd till I July. It may be remembered that plr Jal son's flock of 900 was conlemnod fromthe f< I of one sheep having on its shoulder a ftspici/ : gpot,— Mi- Fielder declarinj that this spot, if i t actually the insect, was ytt an index, that ; v I »cab would break out in a week or a fortui^ • I Against this there was the evidence of S!ithie< . I M'Crae and others, who wcro unanimous in ' '■' daring that the said spot was neither fee ra H I of scab in its earlier nor ii its later styes ; it J the rather produced from ether ship-fev^or tf ss, or oat seed. Mathieson's evidence as majbe « m I was most positive. M'Cne, however, « new! it I took from his own assertion, by an aftr st «• I ment, that the sheep mijht have been gcsJ y. I The resident Magislrat«;' in commenftg » on this case, thongh avowedly repudwing he infallibility of the Injector, yet, eilibitt a species of implicit trust in Mr Fielder's tvidi cc, | which coming from the Bench, and coaside ing Mr Fietder's high character, is of count no to bo impeached. It was with con«ider»ble snrj rise that those present heart the finding of the tagistrate in the fullpenaHy of Is. per she»p o the entire flock, for the popular belief bad tfeoug out been reliant on ndismi.sal of the case. Apnpos of this case, Mr Jacfeon has shown v a ccc of the 6kb from the " bone of contentior " of the diseased theep. It leemed healthy, md H"r. Jackson pointed out to m adhering to the skb, what he declared to be a distinct grass seed. Another •cab case, Fielder, <\ J^K«\!or, wsa b*d on the lstinst.,^nd yeiterday, which rcmlttl in a dis. mitsal with coats. V ;

The fo iwing extract from the Otago Dail* Tinie* of c 27th ultimo, describes a newindtutry in connec m with the province of Otago. « Tha 1 iateit cii intelligence announces a prospec * tusof a n, r bank, to be named the Bank of Otago thos mat ? this city the head.qnarters. Branche. will be dw-ibuted over other portions of New Zealand, fee capital will be half a million in £10) share* It is desirable a portion should Yreserved fo^this market, and that our mereant( ! community should hay. a direct interest in th ntw undert^iag which doubtless will be lau<«shl ot an ap P rq«d basis of the most recent improvd btnkmg syium. The directors already named arf \ Jttimately iffloeiated with the AustraUaa \\ iid are gentemen of repute and etending^ " \