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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 252, 4 May 1866, Page 2

It is seldom that-we deviate from a standing . rule, not to notice any personal attacks which may be indulged in by a contemporary ; but there must be an exception to every rule, and from the character of the remarks, which appear in the News of the 2nd inst., both leading and contributed, a brief reply will be granted. Our contemporaiy, in his leading article, attempts to show that we have not carried out our intentions of publishing daily the Southland Times. The gentleman who uses the quill may be gifted with the power of second-sight. We may have a clairvoyant amongst us, who can penetrate the thoughts and forecast the actions of all men.; a supernatural being having all the inspiration of the Devanport Brothers, Bushell, and such like gentlemen infused nto his pretentious person. We must confess that in the simplicity of our minds we had failed to' appreciate the wonderful powers of the see-through-a-wall Editor of the JVeios; and have yet to be. convinced that he does possess the supernatural wisdom to which he vain-gloriously pretends. We will however, hope that the next exhibition of his powers will be more satisfactory than hitherto, for he has most assuredlynot interpreted our motives or actions with even the shadow of correctness. At the solicitation of a large portion of the commercial community we eonsente4 to undertake to bring out a daily issue ; in no way did we ever commit ourselves to any particular shape or form. We have redeemed our pledge, and although it is not what our far-seeing contemporary expected, and, therefore, adopted, we have faith that a very brief period will satisfy the- public —the business and commercial men especially—tha the Try best \1 m has been embraced to give ihe widest possible publicity to trad^ advertisements, and the earliest important news. Should our contemporary*prove so transcendently wise as he attempts to appear, there will be no indisposition on our part to congratulate the community upon their having in their midst one possessing the vv isdom of a Solomon, the political mind of a Solan, and the secondsight powers of a Detanpoet centred in himself. : Time alone can solve the problem. In the interval we dismiss the subject as far as our contemporary bi concerned. '