The Southland Times. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1867.

Southland Times, Issue 627, 4 February 1867, Page 2

The Southland Times. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1867.

The Provincial Council stands adjourned for a j fortnight, to be then prorogued by notice in the J Gazette. | The G-overnment were asked on Saturday in f&ie Provincial Council if they intended to make any demonstration at the opening of the Bluff Harbor and Invercargill Railway to-morrow, when the Provincial Treasurer stated the G-o---vernment were not in a position, to apply any funds to that purpose; but the fare for return tickets have been made so low that the public would be able to take advantage of the opportunity of having a day's enjoyment. A very splended lot of rams have been consigned to M'Kellar Bros., from Tasmania ; the stock is of a very superior description, pure bred, and was originally imported to Tasmania from Germany. They are really beautiful arritnalß, and well worthy of inspection j they will arrive in town in a few days. By the arrival of the Witch of the Tees, we perceive that Mr Bastion, of Biverton, has made a present to the Province of five kangaros, together with a wimber of tench fish. We hope

that some suitable place will be found for their reception, and that the Government will entrust their keeping to some person acquainted with their habits. We learn from the Canterbury papers that the Governor had prolongued his stay in that province another week. A great amount of rejoicing, including balls, dinners, processions, levees, &c, greeted the appearance of His Ex-^ cellency at the various places he visited. At Greymouth he visited the coal mines, and was presented with some handsome nuggets, and took out a miner's right. At Hokitika a grand banquet waß given, and afterwards followed- ef ball, to which most of the j. -principal inhabitants were invited. It it is understood that he may shortly be expected in Dunedin. We trust that such steps will be taken , as will give a hearty welcome on Sir .George's visit, to Southland, and that the Government will take the-' matter in hand at once. It will be a subject ' of regret if the Executive do not take the initiative. We understand that rumors are prevalent that the Kailway Engineer offers objections to the use, of the railway Btation for the purpose of a ball! levee, &c, but we hardly imagine that there can; be any truth in it, as such a course, if adopted* would mar the success of the programme to a considerable extent. There is not another build, ing in the town that would accommodate so many people or answer so admirably as the railway | station, with the addition of some slight alterations. John Williams was charged before the Resident Magistrate on Saturday with stealing the sum of £21 6s lOd from the person of William Harrisoii. j It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor, on his way into town from the station on which he had been working, met the prisoner, who was hard up, and treated him on the road. They started from Winton together, and after going some distance the prosecutor felt faint, and prisoner gave him some water in his hat. The j prosecutor became insensible, and remained so for three hours, and on regaining consciousness he found the prisoner had left him s and his money was gone. Four £l-notes which prosecutor had in his pocket were marked with his name on the back, and were traced by the police to the possession of the prisoner, he having changed them at various places in town "the same evening. On the completion .of the evidence, the prisoner made a statement in which he admitted; being with the prosecutor, who, he stated, wentback a short distance on the road and went to sleep in a paddock. On leaving him, prisoner picked up twelve £l-notes, which he had no ideabelonged to prosecutor. The depositions having' been read over, the prisoner was committed fo^ trial at the next criminal sittings of the Supreme Court. The Bruce Herald of the 31st ult., contains the following telegrams frox/i Dunedin of the previous evening. Macandrew's Committee re. ports that favorable progress has been made to. day. Country advices — confident of success generally. Otago Association meets at 8 o'clock — too late to report. Albion, with Panama Maili leaves Wellington to-morrow. 1,500 signatures obtained in Dunedin for Separation, to be incorporated in an address to the Governor. It will be perceived from our advertising columns that the government have proclaimed a holiday on the occasion of the opening of the railway. We are not, however, in possession of the price of the trip on the line on that day, as possibly the government are acting upon suggestions of curtailing expenses in advertising and refuse to give publicity to an event that if widely known would amply repay the outlay. However, we will on this occasion give publicity gratuitously to the fact that the railway to the Bluff will be opened- on next Tuesday for passenger traffic — that two trains will ; leave Invercargill for the Bluff— the first at 9 a.m., the second at 11.30 a.m., returning from the Bluff at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. The public can learn the tennß of fare at the Railway Office. We learn from the Dunedin papers that there are two candidates in the field for the Superintendency. The gentlemen put forward are Mr Thos Dick and Mr James Macandrew. Meetings in favor of both aspirants to the Superintendantal chair are being held all over the Province.