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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 200, 10 January 1866, Page 2

We would suggest, in the most friendly manner possible, the propriety of our contemporary — if only to keep up appeai'ances — sending a representative to at least pretend to take notes during the transaction of public business in town, such, as meetings, inquests, &c. At the same time, we beg to assure him he is heartily welcome to use his scissors upon the columns of The Times, for the extraction of important or interesting matter on the very morning of publication, and without acknowledgment. By an advertisement in another column, it is notified that the sitting of the Supreme Court at Invercargill has been postponed te the 22nd inst. We hear it is the iutention of the residents of the Hokanui district to get up horse races in that locality some time during the next month. From what we know of the horses owned in that quarter, some capital sport may be expected, really thorough-bred stock being far from uncommon. It is understood the " convincing ground" will be in the vicinity of Mr. G-unn's station. An idiotic correspondent of the Southland News, signing himself " Consistency," has seen fit to make some insane remarks about the word "promptitude," applied by us to the action taken by the police in unravelling an alleged outrage upon a girl of tender years. He thinks us incon- v si3tent. The " Editor " thinks we repent of the error of our ways, and we think and hope the public will think so too, that there is no inconsistency in the course we adopt — to censure when requisite, and accord praise when merited. The Sydney Mail of the 23rd December has the following : — " The trial of Bertrand and Mrs. Kinder has been postponed till next session, partly to give the public excitement time to subside, and so secure a calmer and fairer trial. The Judge severely condemned the publication of catchpenny pamphlets, purporting to give an account of the " trial," when no trial had taken place, and intimated that he had power to punish the vendors of such pamphlets, and that he should exercise tha^; power." The New Zealand Serald, 7th ult. says :— " The New Zealander, an old and once powerful paper, did not make its appearance yesterday morning. The manner in which it persistently ran counter to public opinion on the Maori question caused general support to be withdrawn from it. In its day it did good servicw to the Colony, but that day had passed away when it had become philo, Maori, and anti- Colonist." The Soutliern Cross, of the 7th, also has the following : — " Our contemporary, the 2Tew Zealander, one of the oldest newspapers in the Colony, did not make its usual appearance yesterday. We cannot yet say if it has died and made no sign, or whether its publication is temporarily suspended, preparatory to its re-appearance in a new form.' c i The Wanganui Times says: — "It is probable that Mr. Stafford, being opposed in Wellington by the'lndependent and the Advertiser, will resuscitate the Spectator either buying the plant from Mr. Stokes, or perhaps leasing the establishment during his continuance in office. The name of the proposed editor has been mentioned to us, but we await further information before saying more upon the subject." "It is not unlikely," adds the Independent, " that there is some truth in the above paragraph, as we have heaid the same thing for some time past. If Mr. Stafford • tries the experiment he will find that ' kept ' ( papers, like kept mispresses, are very expensive ] luxuries. In any case, political prostitution will be no no new experience to our contemporary whom it is proposed to resuscitate." We quite ( agree with our contemporary, that " kept " i papers are rather expensive luxuries, and < recommend the perusal of the above paragraph 5 to some of our local celebrities as peculiarly j apropos to certain "little negotiations" noyr pending.