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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 99, 9 October 1863, Page 4

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(JFUOM OUR OWN COTIREBPOXDir»T.) Dt'NEDtN, Monday, sth Oct. It has been so far arranged that the All England Eleven are to come to Dunedin, Mr Jones, of the Provincial, taking the responsibility of the whole affair into his own hands the public, at the same time, promising him its most liberal support. Over seven hundred pounds have already been subscribed, and the amount in the subscription lists will, it is thought, reach to a thousand, before the present week expires. Mr Jones took his departure for Melbourne by the last steamer to enter into negotiations with Mr Marshall, to whom the All England Eleven is consigned. I am told you boast of some good cricketers. If so, their presence will soon be required here for practice. In • matters political I have little news to forward you. The Council is still in session, working long tides to bring it to a close. The first six weeks was waited in idle and useless discussions. Not an iota of business of the least importance was got through. Then the Estimates were brought on, and the members, tired of the long sitting, ami having winded themselves with long speeches, expressed, one and all, a desire to bring the business of the Council to a close. So some hundreds of thousands were voted with the most indecent haste. Large sums, the disbursement of which really required deliberation and thought, were voted, away without any opposition. There was quite a sensation scene in the house ot Friday afternoon. The Supplimentary Estimates were introduced by the Piovincial Treasurer, when. Mr Vo'gel objected to their being brought on,

bnT tfteign^^ been: * giyeni ■' v^mmejliatel^ili4f^ "^octets' a great corainotiion|^^ heea Mtaesß^¥^inti^ pearly alfahe.memberaiW^^ .6npe^an(! ! the' Spe&keifyfoimd qui^ 'unable . to prefer t^brdetSttr't^^m^h digriU^ofittheihoU^d/^^ a clinlax ' whjßn]^c^Y«geU^J|s^' tKej?ro^ yinciali .Secretary .-.of ' Jiaying^}bGen^gailtjr : rf;i :do^g& ;to *• apologise." 'did ?J af feel 1 a manner. jTlien" the. Speaker commanded that JVtr; YogeX slipuWi retire to antcfttqom, until a "vote '^"ofj'fithe ■ tfeuftcilii should lie ? takeri.^ ;^-iM^l:;,Ji^e^^'^co^iaii;: ntw& agreed 'fa apology should be accepted, and the Scrgeantf atr^rms, (a, policeman), was directed to, britig him ' before the "SpeaKerljaciijevdulyfreprimanded, and, take his; seat,- ; but 'this -f unctionjaryiilibrfly afterwards returned" asd- stated: /thatfUMr. Yogel was mow est. .TheH,« cloud gathered upon the brow;, <#. the Speaker i the dignity of the Souse: had .been icoftipromisedj -the Speaker's authority ;sefc %t-- haiight,* and -\ tlie ; members held in' contempt.'* A= summbte^iras ordered to, issue, calling npon the member for Waikouaiti. to appear at his place .initfee Council this day ' and show icaase^wh^ihe ,:;■ should not be fined 'for disobedience ?td'l"Ke iU Speaker's orders: This is the secondtHttle ? contretemps, occurring " during^ the week ; ;f<r. J; on Wednesday last when the .membe^foif'^ Tokomairiro was about to enter thje'refresft*' - : raent room, he fodiid the floor fockedSgaijlsirS: him. Indignant at his exit being^reTOtiteSj :' he appealed to the Speaker, who directed 'a policenian to ascertain who wasthe delinquent. Soon after the officer relurriedSvith Mr. Reynolds, late Provincial Secretary, in his custody, and the Speakerywas informed that he, Mr. Reynolds, " was the man./' .ln-, dignation was marked on every lineament of the Speaker's most : expressive' countenance, a»d he was about to pronounce judgrdent, when the member offered i a very humble apology. He had locked the door for a " laik." He had intended to unlock" it again, but being called away, he had forgdtten all about the circumstance: He was < sorry-^---really, very sorry, indeed; he would not be guilty of the like again, upon his. honor. After some words from the Speaker condemn*ing such unparliamentary conduct, Mr Reynolds' apology was accepted. Butf alas, for the ingratitude of mankind in . general, and late Provincial Treasurer's in particular^ the next night Mr Reynolds rose from his seat and demanded to know of the Speaker upon what authority he had caused him to be ritrested on the previous afternoon. He wished to know whether the Speaker of a Provincial Council possessed such .power. Major Richardson (who is never taken at a nonplus)', replied that he did: not, in vi tue of his office as Speaker, cause the honorable gentleman to be seized in custody ; but as a justice of> tlte peace he had power to cause any person changed with disorderly conduct to be at*. rested. It was as a magistrate, and not as a [ Speaker, that he had acted. There was- a hearty laugh in the House at Mr Reynolds' expense, but no one appeared,to enjoy the joke better than the worthy member himself. I must say that some of our members do occasionally get a little obsb epo ojs, -and rt- .'■;,• quire to be held in rather tight. v ; There is no news of any moment to hand. : from any of the goldnelds since nay last, fe Mining operations are steadily progressing; rr; there are no unusual finds reported,- and H trade is said to be very flat in all ;the.tqwn- ; ships. The Hogburu does not answer -ex^T: peefcations. The melting ot the snow on tTus*> hills has led to the discovery of three 5 bodies in different localities Tfearthat ai ; the snow melts away, numbers of ibodies, will be discovered. '•■ r r V ,^ ; ;— j Another newspai>er has been;.started.Ja J. Dunedin, and although.only a srnfillpublica'-' f tion> it appears to take veiry •*tjll; - So'i^fftwo : thousand copies were sold lon Saturddy last by eleven o'clock in the morning. -The fourth., ; estate is certainly well ! represented ...... ja Dnnedia. . " '\ Tuesday^ 6tb October. Another scene in the House last' nighfc Mr Yogel, in answer to^the summons of the Sj)eaker, calling on him to show cause why he should not be fined for contempt* refused to make any apology, but demanded -the House should- apologise to him for "having been; guilty of a breach of priyiUge. , -The??? scene" had lasted some time, I presume had' threatened to become so disgraceful that the Provincial Secretary drew the Speaker's atteh.- 1 tion to the fact that there strangers in the House, when the public^and reporters were made clear out. A vote of censure was passed on Mr Yogel. . '' ' ' I regret to redord the death: of Sergeant Garveys which occurred ia "a very shocking manner. . The following is the.iofficial report detailing this most meLmcholy, affair:— Police Department):. : ; -•.; , G'jmmissipn Office, . .., ...- --5th J October, 1863. "f Sia, — I regret to have to report the fidding of / the body of the late S>rgeantj(Grarvcy/^6f! fthfff Mounted branch of this Djpartmpii.fc!. ! .; .; gßy the accompanying report, sT6;T,' it .willld seen that the decessedj in coinparty with Mounted-'-..*' Cmstable M'Donald, left the 7 Sabwy. Mountain. Rush during a heavy snow storm, the reason of doing so is given by the mbuntedfconst'able; namely " : for the sake of their horsesj: thferej being neithei' ■ food nor shelter for them at .the rush ; that, after, proceeding for about three hours and a-half, in tho direction, as they supposed, of ; tho : Mount Ida Camp, they parted company j a di^rence of opinionexisting between. them, as to-the^orxectnissrof the, . route they were purauing.thft constable eventualtX' arrived at Mount Ida ori ; the i6th-ultimojmuchexi.,-hausted and frost bitten^ Ke reported- the case iff jthe officer in chargey«who by report. No. 2, lost.no; ; time in endeavoring to find the missing Sefgearili * no tidings cotftd, however, be found of Win until ; the 30th ultimo, \y hen,- ; as defcailed-iniDectectifo f Rowley's report of the 3rd inst., hiß,body was found lyiiig beside a rock apparently having been dead for some days. . • ; ; . ;: . It affords me much pleasure; to state that the w habitants of all grades and classes at tlie Mount Ida goldfield, displayed the utmost alacrity, not only in sending ojlfc parfcies.fbr tlie deceassd, bat subscribed most liberally towards paying the cv penses of such persons who Could not afford to join the seaehing parties. • \. -''"'■'". '. Sergeant Garyey was ;attached. to -this depart* ment from the 28-h ifovembor, 1861, to the time of his death, he served the Crimean, campaign in * the Commissariat Department,- and was in pos* s jssioja of the medal and one clasp: vHe;wasals | ); a Chevalier de i'o'dre Imperial de la Legion d'Honneur. , ' . He was a most active and intelligent officer, and it is with deep 'pain and regret'that I now report the loss this Department sustains by his death. I have the honor to be, ' ■ Sirj' '.".!; Tours most obedient, ' '- (Signed) Si. Johk B^antgax, ." Cotomissioner.