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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 78, 29 November 1864, Page 2

A To-morrow (Wednesday)/ being,, St. Andrew's fias*tffi .'bankf will 1 bY cfosed. • ' Ai usual, the pußlic*office« and place* of business will probably* follow their example..,., zij ft I ;. t . . ' ' ~ . •„ ] Tenders for relaying the rail* on the Inrerear- . gill Jetty- will be receivjedAt the; Superintendent Office, till poon, to-.daj> (V JIX ' The members of the Inrercargul Fire Brigade [held a meeting in the Union Hotel, Tay- street, last night for the'cenaideration aud Adoption of rules. Captain M'Culloch occupied the chair. The rules of the last brigade were read over -to the meeting, and passed with * fqw amendments. _^ m A meeting of the.jnember/ of_;the r lnTercirgill Cricket Club will take pla-e atrColyer's Hotel, this evening, at seven o'clock. _, *" The following is the state of Her Majesty's Ghiol at Invercargill, tor the week ending Monday, the 28th ; : ; November,. 1864 :-7-r3entenced to hard labor, 12 males, 3 females ; penal servitude, 5 ; imprisonment only, 1 ; debtors, 2 ; lunatics, 7 ; on .remand. (Resident Magistrate's Court), 1. .Total, £$ males, 3 females. -Eeceived during the week 1 male ; discharged during the week 4 m'aleß. Decrease for the week, 3. L \ About six months ago a firm in this town sentf home to Great Britain samples of fibre prepared from the New Zealand flax plant, with a view to having its market value ascertained. The replies received are not' favorable. Mr. James Paterson, of Heat Meld Works, Dundee, reports that " £25 a ton is theTUO3t J that could bo r made out of it." Messrs. Marshall and Co., flaxspinnen, of Leeds, state that " we have on previous occasions tried the 'material, and find 'that it tloea not possess the characteristics of flax, and' that it is not possible to adapt it to our purposes. It might probably* ba* male available by sotaa of tuejutqspu}nera t st a price in proportion to their 4 usual material.' • Messrs. Renshaw, of_ Manchester, say it is not suitable to their business of line spinning. Mr. JBngg8 r thinks * " if it hal not^ been spoilt by. being rendered tender by bleaching* or - cleaning, it might do -for ropetnakirig^'"as it is, it .is hardly strong enough for the purpose ; " and he fuTthor questions*" Whether* the pnue to be obtained would be a, sufficient inducement to grow it ? '* „ So far these reports are not encouraging, buVwe cannot ttimkif; wise to accept thtf dictum - of home manufacturers as iinal, at the same time ignoring the opinion of practical man in this country. They have been tha first to suggest to "us that it is policy on the pa'rfc "*oT the consumer* in* Great Britain, to name >a*low figure fovtho "urticleiiw they are under the impression, ,^hftfife can bejpreparod at a. comp\iratirely*irid'ing*'cosfe, aud therefore that the margin of prodt would preponderate too much in favor of the producer. Quotations formerly received from Britain rang* froih*£3o tp J £6O per ton, the hitter ngure being quoted icr^haDcL-prepared iibre. A practical ropainaker assures xw that for colored twines the New Zealand fibre is certainly before the Italian, which is almost exclusively used m this trade, and which cannot (^purchased under Id. or Bi. par r lb. ia ■ s Lbndon. ;? .Toj'the spinner the New Zealand arHcle* 'liewiae offers th^ advantage, i.e., that there is ft one-fourth larger yield of fibre than, from the Russian ; and it is also lighter, con*equently weight for weight tliere is more of it. For the retuSC uecklmg, our informant states that bolaa* 7J. per lb tor graaUy_mfetior material m tho nome country/ At thejlkme time he frankly intorms us that in hiaTopintoa it will not answer for dne spinning parpose»r VVe are in hopes that by i orn paring the samples sent to the ..Exhibition, and examining th#4^r|nt modes of preparation, that a aystem may rbo disJovered whereby the practical utility of our iamous' indigenous plant t as an article, of will be satiafacioniy .demonstrated, and at once taken advantage of. The .news from the Northern Provinces continual of little interest. .In.tha neighbourhood of VVanganiii, a memorial to the House of Representatives, prajmg that stepa may be taken to ensure the recall of Sir George Grey is m circulation amongst the settle»._ from Auckland r we learn* of continued disturbances with the native* and ..the escaped prisoners, whose mysterious morementaare incessantly giving rise to rumors of all descriptions. - The latest Victorian, intelligence is unimportant Dunleavy; lately one of Ben ilftll'o gang, has "surrendered at - the ' instigation of Father M'Q-uinn. From Adelaide we learn" that the •Volunteer force, in consequence _ of£recent .news, is to be increased. The riti© match between th» Volunteers of and New South Wales resulted in . a .victory for Victoria* ' of seventeen points. ._ The"_ca3o_of.Mplßsworth y. Mqlesworth IB "b till pending. : l l , ' „ . - 1 1 The Sernapkore^de Maneille^oi Sept v has th# following telegraphic despatch from Turin, dated the 25th : — " rranquihty is restored. It is stated that the Cabinet is thua composed:— General Dt La Marmora, "President of the Council 'anil Minisero( Foreign Aifaira ; M. Lama,. Minister of the interior; M. SeUft," JFinaQOgi^M^Tettitef War j -M.. Mateucci, Education; SL Morandin> ( Public^ VVbrks, ; M. 1 Conl'orti, Justice; MrLongo* Marine ; ' M." Natah,' * Agrioultu're."- A report is adiied, that the Parliament" will- -meet in some town or other than .Tucm.,^ The Semaphore has a message from Cepauhagen/ of the' same date* stating that th'o bethrolhal of ;th©' Princess Dagmar to Czarcwitch, is decided upon. The latest American intelligence in the same paper, dated NewSYork, tiept.. 16, ,is v thatr General rfhorman hivd ordered all tho citizens to quit Atlanta with .their moAeable, property. Grant was preparing "to attack Lee. 1,800 bales of cotton hal arrived at Halifax for.England, towarßs paying the Confederate loan. * * Otdyo Dai 7y Times says an accident is stated to Live occurred between Chrischurch and jLyttelton to so>'eral of the members of, the General rAsaembly and jother passengers by tlie Phosbr, Fortunately tlio_only. inconvenience' was a few scratches and alight bcniaea^to aome pf_the parties^ added V» the discomfort of 'a wetting in* muddy water. While journeying between the two places *in a light carriage, one -of, tho horses shied at a small goat cart,, which caused the rest tb^swerre 'from the "road, a"hd tho Tehiole^and^asaengers were overturned into the broad ditch that flanks 'the roadway, and in which was about two feefc in dopth of muddy water. Major Bi6tiard»on was slightly e bruise! on^the sido, but woeired n« •eripus injury; ' Mr. Broiie's 'thumb was cut j 'ilr Jtathgate h*i uomo'iltin taken of hU t*to % Wi4 wc«{v«ct « touch on tht Up jwd MV< Joilii wt|

•l«o*aiigh ( tt.y ?i ,flicounded.^ Beyond hurts no injury was done -,to the persons of the passengers, _but,_ their, clothes^.jrere in a, wofui plighfc through being saturated with wet and plas r tered with mud. Another/ .coach having been procured aai the shyirig.hoHe changed, the party pn^e|e*^tjieir \ffQ bV')U Fro:nvy astern \U3tralwk_w| K»ve pa'peri'to me12th' October..: ; .,a^;-pafty T despatched by tK& Roebuck Bay Association, fi^^Fremiintle'Q^tliiji 3rd : Octobßr. v ' ; -The Pertfc ftquireriof thS pbk . says ..:.— " :.Bq^^ve.jcai'^ partie'^ are; about prpcoeling to the Nicol Bay territory, "and other .parts olf the. North' cbast,' ( anal only await the' •^fiY^^^3s^l9^Mp;^otk:"'^hes^e^^ .•* of2B^ x ßejjtember, v oSserv j es,:^" i ßeapatl^h^ retuihed^ to thiee establiahment for in'c6n3e T queJice bfirisolehce to th^Re v: ; Mr; 'Bostdck J vid! helxichly ' deser veil" thie ! 'p'unislimentl. ; ' This ? man,iW.hq isronstantly referred to, in all discussions wlativento the, "coavictisystem iin thia Qdlony as hafin^ : 'bee'!i* v treate*d '-with ' undue : leniency, seemi never' to have fuuy l ai3precia^ but has behaved in all respects as if he were a free man of.unblemishea character, without a past to deplore" or i.future" to achieve. The case 1 which resulted in this ,a ; very, ..flagrant one. ; «Mr. 'Bostockfhad:; interested himself \in the formation of the' VVorkiiig'Man's^Assbciation at Fre7nandei°of r^wJucli^ociefcy; 'he /'was; president, Kid itKWas.iu ;COunexiqn . ; witU dip^ .affairs, fehat.thp ch*cumstahceß'i arose.. which! eventually led. to. the receipt of a .highlyiinsultihg message from Redpath, : whpwas pne of tlie member 3, ri by. the. rev. gentleman. Theresident magistrate at Fremahtle recommended that some notice should be taken, of the matter, .and.hisjecommondatipn was backed by the Comp- ; trolier?(Jtfn;Brai, the result beiiig tliafc '-the (Governor 1 ordered Redpath's returhi to, the establishment for J twelve in6nth*3| J asl' a hard-labour,^prisoner:" ~ ' j '_.'' By the Canterp'ury finest; of mst. we; learn that the foUowmg were the latest quotations on the Champion -Race. Tarragouisnot mentioned,' : 'iind we shouM therefore imagine that his owners ■will not risk the passage, but no notice of scratching appears. Our contemporary says: — Since our last quotations there has not.b'ceiimuch. change in. the betting,' wttnVthe^exception o£ a few more horses having cpmeiuto thoinarket. ...Ellesmere has been backed /or more, than almost : anything. Stormbird . has , been -inquir.cd after an J.. backed r for a little at - 12 id' lJßiinjarib^e is (joining -.into; favor, and ' Eiawick is mbbiedatV to 1 ag'st. Ladybird (t.) 6 to iagstl"'Utto, (fc ireeiy;)'lO to 1 ag3t. Ellesmere (t.)-10 ; to 1-agat. Una ; (t.) .10. to 1 agst-Yiscoujijt • (t.) ; 10 td'lJ agst : - Nourmahal (t.) 12 to^ 1 agst. Stormbird (tr.) r ls to 1 agst. Elawick (ti) 15 to i agst. JBun'garibSeXti)' 1 v " "' n *' ' ' The- iS'aoal and Military Gazette says .:— !} The Brisk, 16, sci-eW-corvctte/ destined for the Austra- , lian station, went out of harbour at Devoiiport on .20th deptember, and. anchored iv the Sound, j&fter wnich ahe embarked -her powder, shell, Ac;, and on the 21st testeUher machinery. She wa9 to be ready to. proceed to her destinabibn on the 23rd," Tlio Brisk will .BUCceed the Harrier, 17, ordered home. • ■•-' • - - - ■ . ; Some months since the editor of the Colonist wrote- to Mr. J..E. Fitzgerald to ascertain what hi* •Tiews were - in .: reference, to. tho .appointment or " election of Superintendents *of Provinces. The *' following' will be^reaii withintercit in Southland at the present moment. We do nut, however, aulieipate "tiiat; "tiie nißasure proposed by Mr, Fitzgerald 1 will "be favoi-abiy -received by the 1 A«3embiy.— r" Cashel-stroet, Christchurch, N.Z V September 7, 186.1. Dear Sir,-- You have perfect ■ right to ask any member- of the Assemblyr what are his, views on so important a subject as that mentioned in your letter oO^&2ni instant. "I hopts next session to, carrjH^Kasure for getting | rid of elected . superint^HHß^^ because, — "1 ■ Exptsriencß Has Bhown Jje*o, aß^^&il .other coun- j tries, that an elected chief magistrate, is, during i his term ofoiiice, beyond popuiar control. 2— j The powers of the Provincial Counciia are unduly depressed. 3.^— The Provincial Government being independent of/ instead of branches of the Q-enerai Government, the whole powers and fuuctibnt of the former are being , rapidly absorbed by the latter. The- provincial^institutions are not pro. .touted from aggression by a constitution, and being i iniependent a*a regfijuiad "With ' jealousy by tb.e j superior authority. I .'My. object is to decentralize ■ the General- Government) by- making the Provin- -' ciar } Gbvemmeht -fche depository of most of its powers in the daily' work 'of "Government. I could give a multitude of other reasons, but these '■- are to me-auiiicient, and I.will add that it amuaea | me to nnd men who -profess democratic principleß^.* and admire locai Government, enng to a system . -bunded by. the : mere name of "election" — which is rapidly centralising our whole Government", and seriously ciircaiiing all the real induenco which public opinion has over, it. Nothing to me is more remarkable in .New Zealand history than the "importance jf the Tress over Superintendents, and its power in the provincial Councils. I know tht radical par.y are against me, but I can honestB»y t have iie ver heard one single argument in , the House, of. Assembly, in opposition to those, j which I have argued to show thaj they are r;eally cutting their own throats by their opposition/ If j "; ' I were merely concerned with, the Superintendents | .1 would. not move, for i n three years time not a j single power will be left in their hands, of any,, ■1 kindiwhateyer^ .worth having.; Will'the controLpf =■ the people over Government be increased by that ? I am, dear 'Sir',- "Yours r iruly Jamxs EDirxßD; ';_ . FIXZJKBAID.'^f ! r ; ;■-._ ;\ -: ( ■■- ,• . - - -. -. ■ '