DUNEDIN.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 225, 7 March 1866, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

March 3, 4.30 p.m. The Wellington has arrived. March 5, 4-21 p,m. The Tairoa has arrived from Port Molyneux, also the Egmont and Southland. .Mumford the lessee of the Princess Theatre has failed. Lady Don has become lessee. Jones is being tried for murder, and the case is not finished. There was a great fire last night at 11 o'clock. It commenced at the Caledonian Boarding House, in Maclaggan-street. The Scandinavian and Melbourne Hotels, with about thirty shops and houses front- ] ing Maclaggan-street, have been des- j troyed as high up as Tomlinson's stables at the foot of the hill • and twice as many small cottages at the rear, towards Highstreec. tl u o w^ -was taken. No lives were lost. Loss not been ascer^ tained. Vogel has resigned his seat in Provincial Council. Stevens troupe is playing at the Royal. 4.35 p.m. Representatives : Vogel aud O'Neil have been elected for the goldfields. Nominations, goldfield boroughs — Main, Manders, Bradshaw. Show of hands in favour of Main. Manuherikia — Jack, Ryan, and Bradshaw. Show of hands in favour of Jack March 6 4.52. p.m. Nomination for General Assembly today; Show of hands J. G. H. Grant, 79 ; W. H Reynolds, 44 ; T. Birch, 44 ; John Graham, known as red-coat, proposed himself, 37; J. Patterston, 35; J. M. Miller, late City Engineer, 22 ; speeches of Patterson explanatory and satisfactory. Millers sensible and practical ; Reynolds independent and tolerably ; Birch concise, and Grants, a mess of hard fact embellished with classical quotations, and disfigured by coarse personalities. Jones the Waipori murderer, found guilty and sentenced to death.