The Southland Times. TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1866.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 254, 8 May 1866, Page 1

The Southland Times. TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1866.

Practical effect is about to be given to the Panama Route mail service. The Euahine of whose performances when running on a trial trip to the "West Indies so much Las been said, is to start from Sydney on the 15th June, and will leave Wellington on the 24th of the same month arriving at Panama on the 21st July ; thus making the passage including all stoppages, in th,rty-six days. The Kaikora, a steamer in every way equal to the Euahine, will be the first outward chip, leaving Panama on the 24th June, and Wellington on 23rd July, and arriving in Sydney on 30th July : also making the passage iv thirty, six days. "We cannot but hail with pleasure this proof of the determination of the company to act up to the spirit of their contracts and relieve this and the neighboring colonies from the constant disappointment entailed upon them by the P. and O. Co. A meeting is proposed at Melbourne, to consider the subject of the mail services, and in commenting upon it, one of the journals says that no matter how much opposed this colony, New South Wales and Queensland might be to the Suez line, they would ultimately have to join in it. We believe, on the other hand, that ere the Panama line has been opened a year, all the Pacific colonies will be glad to pay their subsidies to it. The revenue of Canada, for the half-year ending the 31st of December, 1865, amounted to 5,585,898 dols; Of this amount the sum* of 3,476,243 dols was raised by Customs duties. The expenditure, in the second half of 1865, being 4,386,672 dols, the half-year gives a surplus of 1, 198, 226 dols. A match at billiards, says the Wellington Advertiser, for £20 a side, was played recently at Miller's Hotel, between Moore, the marker for the billiard-rooni in which the match was played, and King, a player from Hokitika. The game was 500 up, and Moore gave the stranger 50. After a spirited c^-itest of nearly three hours, the game ended iv favor of .""Ting by 47. The room was crowded, and a gocJ ieal of money changed hands on the event. Some time ago we noticed the very favorable report of the Directors of the Invercargill Savings' Bank for the first year of iv operation to 313t December, 1865, showing a progressive increase of its deposits from month to month. We are happy to hear that this valuable institution continues to prosper, and that at the end of last month the deposits amounted to £4019 14 a lid. This is encouraging to all concerned. By the arrival of the " Alhambra," we are in receipt of the files ef the Argus, to the 30th of May. The late crisis had terminated. The Tariff and Gold duty reduction bill, and the * supplies have been passed. The Legislative Council has undertaken to reform itself ", and appointed a select committee to report upon the most desirable means of doing so. Sir Charles Darling has been suspended, and General Carey appointed intrim Governor. Sir Charles has vacated his office tinder a strong protest. Great excitement prevails, and public meetings have been held, and others organised to sympathise with the ex-G-overnor, and denounce the conduct of the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Dr Beiney, who waß committed on a charge of causing the death of a woman, who he was attending professionally, by mal-practice hss commenced, but had not concluded whan the Alhambra left. Commercial and other items of news will be found below.' - _ . , ■ It was rumored in town yesterday, that a wellknown Solicitor had been commitred for trial at the next criminal Sittings of the Supreme Court, at Dunedin, on a charge of perjury. We have been unable to ascertain any precise information as to the truth of this report ,• our Dunedin files not containing any mention of the case, but we believe the alleged offence arises out of some legal proceedings having reference to a station in this province, "-which' was the subject of much litigation some time ago. The carriers' strike, is over in Dunedin. The commercial news is unimportant.