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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 30, 15 January 1864, Page 2

The Provincial Gazette calls tho Provincial Council together on Saturday, the 10th February, at 12 o'clock noon, at tho Mechanics' Institute, Conon street.

.A.rneetin|f*()f fcho Committee of the Hall anil Aapinall Relief Fund was held on luesclny, at the oifices of Messrs Henderson, Bounr, auj Co., lor the purpose of considering the best way- of iu"s»posiiijj of tho mnnoya collected for the relief of the widows of Messrs "if all and Atpinall, who were drowned at Bluff Harbor some months aj;o. Present — Messrs' J. N. Watt " (in the cimir ), Do'.vnes, Henderson, and M>cdonald. Mr Watt reported that. tl*e ■opinion of Mr James Bonar and himself* (the joint treasurers) was Unit the funds in hand ehould be' divided between Mrs H ill and Mrs Aspinall, at the rate of £40 to the latter and luo balance to t\w former. It was then proposed and iigrticd to .that the sum of £50 should be paid to Mrs Aspinnll in full of her claim ; and that Messrs J. N. Watt and James A. Bonar b 6 authorised to expend the remainder of the whole sum collected for ihe'ljcnefit of Airs Hall and family in such manner as they might deem most to her advantageWe see that Mr Munro, of Deo stroet, has published a very excellent litllo work, entitled, " Munro's Southland Provincial and Goldfields, Almanac for 18Gi." In addition to the ordinary information contained in almanacs, the present work is full of information, which will bo found useful to the commercial man, the agriculturist, and the miner. It also comprises some woll-selectcd statistics in reference to this Province, and that of Otnjjo. From the Otago Times of the Sth instant, we tuko the following: — "Mr AVarncn Lowther Broad, writing from Upper fciliotover under date 2(ith September, observes: — A qunrtz reef has boun discovered in Sawyer's G-ullv, about five mile? from Mno i Point, on the road to Skipper's, and 1 have granted a prospecLi.'g claim on it to J. Ellory. The reef runs north and south, and varies one point "\\ r of N. The prospectors expect a yield of about (5 ozs to the ton, hut this estimate can only be n rough one, as no proper appliances have yet been usf cl for crushing the stone. The river is again fulling, and the miners are busily repairing the damages caused by the late flood !!•■ alsu, writing from same place under date 2. id .iunuary, shvs, '-only a small proportion of the miners h.'.ve availed themselves of the h jlidays, as the low sta'c of the river enabled thorn to successfully ivpuir the dn ma go done by the late floods. In another week 1 trust all will be at work agnin, and, s! uul.l we have a decent spell of line weather, 1 have no doubt, the E cort returns will bo largely increased." It will he seen by our advertising columns, that the classes of tho lnvercar^ill Grammar School will re I'isuiiii'ilon Monday next. At tho conclusion of the lri.il of tho girl Klizabetli Adams, f>r forgery and uttering, in the H iprenio C mrt on Wednesday last, and on the delivery cf the verdict, of acquittal by the jury, the announcement was received by a portion of the numerous an lienee with a most unseemly r-hout of exultation. Hi-s Honor, who app^are I ns much surprised as displeased at such disrespect to the Cuiirt, prom, illy diivctocl t.hw Sheriff, Mr Price, tii order the arrest of anyone who was found expressing himself in such a manner; but the crowd was so great that tho. persons could not be aseertaincd-bv t'.io police. It is to be regretted ■ — although it could not have been anticipated that su'-h an unseemly display would t-ike place — that the police in Court did not take steps to delect the offenders m tho crowd, and immediately arrest them. An inquest was held on Wednesday, at Win ton B:h!i, before l)r M'fJure, Coi'oiit, on the body of i\ child named Mark Stevens, three years and a half old. From tho evidence, it appeared that de.it h had been caused by drinking half a pint of what was supposed to bo port wine, and a verdict of '•' IX'iit.h IVo-n f\ : c-lie>'ic pr>isnn," wns returned. Dr J. T. Murray male a j)ost mortem examination of the body. We huve to call attention to the meeting of the Delating Club to-night, at S o'clock, at the School Rouse. For their subject of debate tho society have selected what should elicit an interesting discussion at the proscnt tine, viz.: — "Are the Federals justili.-d iv inserting thoir supremacy over the Confe ernt'-s?" Wu {Otago Times) are h.ippy to have to announce the return, of Dr Hector and the expedition under his charge irom tho West Coast. After leaving Martin's Buy, Dill ector proceeded wiih his yacht clow a the Const, completing his survey of those buys and inloU whicU be had been una.,l-> to examine on his outw.-irrl trip. A go< d passage from Chalky Inlet, including- a call at. B'ufif Harbor, forme n pleasant close to the labors of this important expedition. The Criminal Sittings of I lie Supreme C mrt were brought to a conclusion on Wednesday evening last, when the Court was adjourned until Monday at 11 o'clock, on which day the Cause List of Civil C.isea will be heard. Mr Warden Broad writing from the Arrow on the 2nd January, states :— "Sinco my last report nothing of importance has occurred. The majority of the miners have returned to their claims, having bad a very fair week's spell. A. few, notwithstanding, hive not embraced the protection afforded them, but have worked steadily on; the desire for gold having overcome the longing for amusement. The weather continues singularly fine and warm, and gives promise of long duration." Tho business at the Police Court during the last two days consisted of a number of cases of drunkenness. Yesterday, there were six names ou the list, and on the previous day (Wednesday), three. The Town Bos.rd, at ifs weekly meeting on Wednesday, passed a resolution to confirm the appointment of Mr Richardson, as Engineer. Such a course docs not alter in any way the illegality of the appointment ; before such can be made, the first resolution, appointing Mr Kempson, must be formally rescinded by a special call of tho whole Board, or else their Standing Orders are riot worth the paper they are written on. The method adoptel by tho B jard ia upholding their wrong course, is almost analogous to the reasoning which a woman adopts, when she says " I won't, because I won't."