The Southland Times. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1867.

Southland Times, Issue 637, 27 February 1867, Page 2

The Southland Times. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1867.

Pursuant to announcement the nomination of a candidate for the representation of Invercargfll, in the Provincial Council ; took place yesterday at the. Court House, at noon. As it had been generally understood that there would be no opposition offered to the return of Mr John Bosb, but few persons attended. Shortly after 12 o'clock the Returning Officer read the writ of ■ election. Mr John Hare then nominated Mr Bosi, briefly stating his qualifications as a well known citizen, and fitted to represent the mercantile interests of the place in the Council, Mr Jabez Hay seconded, no other candidate being proposed, the Returning Officer declared Mr Bos* duly elected. In acknowledging the honor done him, Mr Boss said it seemed that a Nemesis waited on those who made promises. He was reminded in the paper that morning o/ Ids promise to explain his views. On thinking it oy«t, however, he had come to the conclusion that matters had been well discussed before, and that the best thing he could do would be simply to return thanks. The excuse was well receired by those present, and after a vote of thanks to the Returning officer, the meeting broke up. The following is the state of H.M. Gaol for the w«ek ending Tuesday 26th instant. Sentenced to penal servitude, 5 males; sentenced to hard labor, 4 males 1 female. Debtors, 1 male. Com. mitted for trial, 1 male. JPotal, 11 males, 1 fe«; male. Received during fire week, X male. Discharged during the Week, 2 males, and 2 females. Decrease for the week, 1 male, and two females. It will be seen from an advertisement in another column, that the passenger fares en ths Bluff Harbor and Invercargill Bailway are con--siclerably reduced, viz., to 5s and 7s 6d for single and return tic Vets respectively. This will, w ■ think, satisfy every reasonable person, and make "the Railway thoroughly popular, placing as i» does a trip to Jour (magnificent harbor within Jbe_mgh of every ob», '

In expectation of the forthcoming visit) we learn that the various committees appointed are making every exertion to ensure a fitting reoeption to His Excellency. The ball committee are busy with plans for deoorating and altering the interior of the Eailway Station in order to make it suit the purpose for which it is intended. The decoration committee propose erecting three or four triumphal arches in various parts of the Province, and intend oommenoing at Mitchell's corner, Esk and Dee-streets. The procession committee are active in organisation, and it is proposed to solicit the attendance of the Oddfellows, Fire Brigade, Olergy and citizens. The country districts will be also well represented} each district through whioh His Excellenoy is to pass, will supply an escort of mounted settlers, and it is thought that tha attendance will bo most numerous. It is not aotually deoided where the dejeuner and levee will be held, but we believe the Southland Olub Hotel is mentioned as likely to be the place. For the purpose of a levee, we fancy that the apartments in this Hotel are rather small ; neither do we think that an hotel is a suitable plaoe to hold a levee, when the railway station would answer much better. This is a matter that requires a little consideration, before final action is decided upon. The railway station is certainly better adapted for the purpose* of a levee. It is rumored that the addresses of the different public bodies will be presented in front of the Government buildings. This also is a most inappropriate place to have suoh a display. The railway station should be devoted to all the purposes of the Governor's visit, except perhaps the dejeuner, and the children's entertainments, which latter will be held at Henderson and Bonar's old store. It must be taken if to consideration that if a platform is erected in front of the Government buildings, which we understand is intended for the delivery of the various addresses, that the whole effect would be marred in the event of it raining, while on the other hand, the station is admirably adapted for such a purpose. It is the place thai should be set apart for the general purpose of His Excellency's visit. A Lecture on behalf of the funds of the Ladies Benevolent Society, will be delivered thiß evening by the Rev J. T. Shaw, in the hall in Dee-street, occupied as the ragged school. The objeot of the lecture should be sufficient to induce a numerous attendance, and when coupled with the interesting nature of the subject ; Astronomy, will no doubt secure a full attendance, the chair will be taken at half-past seven. The Otago Hems Letter says : — " If it be a sin to covet honors (and half-pence) and to get kicks in their stead, Mr J. G. S. Grant must be one of the most offending souls alive. An advertisement in the Daily Times bids the electors of the city ' not to be afraid to reserve their pledges for the Superintendenoy,' as 'Mr James Gordon Stuart Grant intends to stand the contest.' Mr J. G. S. Grant standing for Superintendent! Phew! Is is not, however, a pity that the elections for Council, Assembly, Superintendency, Mayoralty, &0., do not all come off together, and so be like the plums in the Irishmau's pudding, "all of a hape." Then in the supposed case, Mr James Gordon Stuart Grant might stand for all the offices at once, and spout perhaps half a dozen speeches full of ' skimble-skamble stuff, — that is if the ' loafers' would listen to them — instead of one. The better portion of the working men, however, repudiate Mr Grant's representation, and it is only the ' loafers' — the men who would rather smoke their pipes and drink their beer in public house bars, talking loudly the whil e of their trodden-down condition — who cling to him. Oh, poor, fallen, unstable, abject Grant !" A competent judge, (says the " Wakatip Mail,) writing concerning the new wheel lately erected at the Scandinavian works, Skippers, says : — " It is upon the principle of Whitelaw's re-action wheel, commmonly called the Scotch turbine, and has onlp two jets. It is three feet in diameter, working with a fall or column of water fifty-four feet high, and performs 300 revolutions per minute ; it is calculated to drive 30 head of stamps, with amalgamating battery — being about 30 horse power. I may call your notice to the ease and rapidity with which such a wheel can be made and put to work to replace another or a broken one, as it only occupied the labor of three men two days of eight hours, wtih time to spare, to take out the old wheel, put the new one together, and place it in its position. Such a work, if for an ordinary overshot wheel of equal power, would require the hard labor of many weeks, and great expense. I may also say that the wheel was constructed under the direction of Mr Smith, at the Vulcan Foundry, in Dunedin, upon whose work it reflects the highest credit, as so carefully was it constructed that it was bolted together and put in its place without requiring the slightest alteration, and when the water was turned on to it, commenced iti rapid carreer with the greatest ease." A contemporary says : — " One of the rarosfc sights that could possibly have been seen in the colony before the Ist of the present year would be a printed quarterly return of the expenditure and revenue of any Province in which the latter exceeded the former. The rule is quite the reverse. An example of the rule, not the exception, has come under our notice in the returns for the September quarter of the Province of Auckland, in which the revenue is only £68,000 and the expenditure £76,000. However, the Provincial Audit Act changera tout cela" " There is," says the Melbourne Argus, " some controversy in Geelong on the subject of the Scotch, thistle. The mayor, a Scot, denies that the weed which is such an annoying nuisance to the farmer is the emblem of his native country, and offers a reward of £1 for a specimen of the veritable thistle. On Thursday, an alderman of the town claimed the reward for a plant he had discovered, but the claim was not allowed." The 7* alcatip Mail says : — " Harvest operations are now fairly commenced throughout the district. Messrs Boyes Brothers, of Frankton Falls, cut and stacked a fine crop of wheat last week. Messrs M'Conochie and Rovroll, of this town, also got in a splendid patch of barley." "The notorious Sullivan" (says the Nelson Evening Mail of the .sth inst.) " came from HoMtika by the Airedale yesterday afternoon, in charge of Constable Stokes. His presence on board had been kept a secret by the few who knew of it. When the vessel reached the wharf, the captain sent the steward to order a cab, to which the constable and Sullivan ran with the greatest expedition, the former being considerably new arrivals had

hearty dewed the wharf when they were *ecog- : nised by some bystanders, who raised a hue and ory after Sullivan. Just a* the latter had seated himself in front of the cab, a number of persona oame up, but they were held in cheok by the constable who got up behind and ordered the driver to make haste forwards. The people contented themselves with giving a few loud yells as the oab drove away. Similar seoreoy was observe d in getting Sullivan on board the Airedale, early in the morning of her departure from Hokitika. Only the captain and his" officers were entrusted with, the seoret, and kept it well. The prisoner and his guardian oame in the steerage, where there were only four passengers who had not the least idea they were holding a tete-a-tete with the notorious criminal. One of these has expressed his disgust to us that he was so completely sold. He aaid he had conversed with Sullivan the most of the time, on all sorts of topics, and was delighted with the intelligence displayed by his travelling companion. On seeing him in close confab with the constable once or twice, our informant regarded the two as commercial men. When the vessel was moored, and the officer of another steamer said to the mate of the Airedale — " I see you have gofc Sullivan on board," our informant says he felt an amount of virtuou9 indignation he could scarcely conceal at having been forced to sit at the same table and keep the same company with the infamous criminal. It appears that Sullivan has rendered j himself equally odious to two parties on the West Coast, who regard him from two totally different points of view. One party, the ruffians of the plaoe, hate him because he has exposed the doings and made the polioe acquainted with the character of their friends and associates. Another party, the lovers of order, denounce him for having procured the release of Burgess by an act of perjury, and thus allowing him to organise a gang of murderers. The reason the jury at Hokitika would not convict Wilson was. they refused to attach any credit to the evidence of a man who admitted that he had perjured himself to prifeure the escape of Burgess. We understand that Sullivan has let the police of Hokitika and surrounding districts into the secrets of the antecedents of numerous unprincipled persons who figure there under various disguises. There will be a general raid made on these persons so soon as the 'police have completed their arrangements. What is to be done with. Sullivan, is the next problem about which we shall have something to say at a future time." Unfortunately for theperformancesatthe Theatre Royal last night, heavy and continuous rain came on just about 8 o'clock, consequently the house was much thinner than it otherwise would have been. The wetness of the night however, seemed to have had no effect in damping the spirits of the performers. Miss Juno, and Mr Soarle, in their several parts, displayed their usual talent. "Mr Charles Torlesse," says the ' Grey River Argus,' " one of the pioneers of the Canterbury settlement, has recently died in England, whither he proceeded about a year ago for the benefit of his health. The 'Press' gives an interesting sketch of the deceased . gentlemen, and concludes thus : — ' The pioneers of this as of other settlements in New Zealand are now rapidly disappearing ; but few have left more lasting memorials of a laborious and useful career than the subject of this notice.' " It is stated in the English papers that H.R.H. the Prince of Wales intends becoming alTreemason. A correspondent of a Queensland newspaper treats of the danger of carelessly handling diseased sheepl He says : — " Men are continually having their hands poisoned by carelessly handling diseased sheep, and I believe that were the hospital records of the colony examined the death of many a poor fellow would be tracr d to this source."