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Southland Times, Issue 653, 5 April 1867, Page 2

We understand that Dr Knight, AuditorGeneral of New Zealand, recently paid this province a visit, in consequence of representations from the Provincial Government to the General Government, on the desirability of completing with iron rails the Northern line to Winton. It is understood also that Mr Stafpobd's Government is favorable to the construction of a light live of railway to the Mataura. This is in furtherance of the scheme for a grand, trunk line of railway throughout the Middle Island. The Provincial Government, by the judicious; measures they appear to have recently taken) as well aB their desire to meet* the wishes of the public, uncontrolled by party bickering or prejudice, have evinced a power of exertion; not hitherto displayed. It is to be hoped that the local authorities will persistently endeavor to expedite matters, ia order to allow- of tKe perfestiag pf the |fl?pjeet» wffa contem* jplstien..

The Weekly Melbourne "Age" bf the 22gd March, contains a late Red Sea telegram, dated London, 16th February, which states that a Fenian rising had taken place in Ireland, and that it was confined to the mountains of Ejllarney. The same telegram also states that the insurgents were surrounded by British troops, and that a flotilla had been despatoE-d from England. We learn that the Acclimatisation Society has not been idle since its formation ; a good deal of work has been done. MrMacarthur is to visit the Makerawa and vicinity, with the view of learning the most suitable place to estabUsh .salmon, ponds. Owing to the scarcity of funds at present at the disposal of the Society it is to be hoped that th 0 settlers wUI come forward and lend their assistance, both by information and local supervision of ponds proposed to be established. j The prison labor has been devoted during the past few days in removing all traces of the Governor's visit. Ornamental arches, Ac, have quickly disappeared. Portions of the covering of the drain in Eskstreet, near the police barracks, have fallen in. Could not the prisoners be set to work to repair it, otherwise the filth accumulating wUI obstruct the drain.The gross returns from the working of the Bluff and InvercargiU Railway, during the month ending 31st March, amounted to the sum of over £600. ■••"I**" " ; The running of the" raUway trains on Sunday is discontinued for the present. . The sum of £500 placed on the Estimates for receiving the Governor in Southlaiid will faU far short of the actual requirements. The "Provincial Government Gazette" of Wednesday contains a statement for the year ending December 31st last, of the receipts and disbursements of the province. The receipts from all sources described as revenue, which amounted to £104,116 13s lid, were as foUows:— Fees under Provincial Acts and Ordinances, £22,866 19s Bdj Auctioneers', PubUcans', and Spirit Licenses, 8035 10s . MisceUaneous Revenue, £3232 17s lOd ; Reimbursements on account of Immigration, £4810 19s 8d ,- Miscellaneous Reimbursements, £4904 17s Id j Ordinary Revenue from General Government, (fths, and balance) £73,750 Os lOd j Gold Duty, £20,436 16s lOd ; Land Revenue, £102,542 9s ; Miners' Rights, Gold Fees, &c, £12,087 Is 9d ; Loans Negotiated, £354,675 j Advances Accounted for, £38,369 5s 3d ; Deposits, £58,404 lis. Ihe Disbursements for the year were : — lnterest arid Sinking Fund, £78,454 2s 4d j Executive, including Superintendent's salary, £3,391 6s , Legislative and Audit, £4,201 4s 4d ; Police and Prisoners, £29,456 18s 5d j Hospitals, Asylums, Medical and Charitable Aids, £14,710 16s 6d. Steam Subsidies, £1,337 9s ; Education, £10,334 9s lOd ; Immigration, £7,218 12 4d ; Discount and Charges onLoans, £57,301 ss; Miscellaneous, £27,130 19s 5d j PubUc Works, Roads, &c, £113,091 lis 9dj Expenditure under PubUc BuUdings Loan Ordinance, £18,956 10s lOd; Gold Escort, £16,738 13s Id ; Loans redeemed, £4200 ; Advances to be Accouted for, £33,758 5s 6d; Deposits Repaid, £28,864 14s 2d. Total Expenditure, £497,642 19s sd. The rapid progress of the west coast of New Zealand in population and wealth is amusingly indicated in the foUowing paragraph from the " Nelson Examiner " : — " We have received the first number of another Westland paper, the * Charleston Argus,' * published at Charleston, in the province of Nelson.' But we fancy we hear our readers asking, Where is Charleston ? It is with some diffidence we answer the question, not being quite certain ourselves, but we beUeve Charleston to be the name of a new township at the Pakihi, some fifteen miles south of the Buller. However that may be, the * Argus ' is a very respectably got up paper, with a good display of advertisement;.; 4 aaA mil bo of service we are sure, to the miners in the district." From the " Daily News " we learn that the Earl of Carnarvon has taken a step -which marks a highly important change in the position of the Colonial Churches in communion with the Church of England. In consequence of recent decisions of the Judicial* Committee of the Privy CouncU, the Crown has for some time past ceased to issue patents for the appointment of Bishops in colonies having independent Legislatures. Lord Carnarvon has consulted the law officers of the Crown upon another important point, and they have advised him that " a mandate from the Crown is not necessary to enable Colonial Bishops to perform the righ of consecration." This decision has been called forth by the recent election of Archdeacon Bethune to be Coadjutor Bishop of Toronto, by a Synod of that diocese. The consecration of the new Bishop wiU now take place by the authority of the MetropoUtan of Canada, given under seal, and without any j intervention of the civU power. We cUp the foUowing from the British Medical Journal, under the heading of "A- --[ Good Record : " — " Snrgeon-Major W. A. Mackinnon, C.8., who has just returned from New Zealand to take the appointment of Assistant* Professor of MUitary Surgery at the Army Medical School, is one of the most distinguished among the rising officers of the Army Medical department. He served in the Highland Brigade iv the Crimea, and was one of the very few officers who served throughout the whole of the war in the East without a day's absence from duty. He subsequently served throughout the war in India for the suppression of the Sepoy mutiny, and was for two years on the personal staff of the Commander-in-Chief (Lord Clyde.) -** It was Surgeon Mackinnon who reduced the dislocation of c the shoulder which Lord Clyde met with by a faU from his horse at one of the last actions in Oude, and who subsequently attended his lordship during a severe attack of pneumonia in Lucknow. Soon utter his return from India, Surgeon Mackinnon proceeded to'' New. Zealand, where he has been on active service throughout the recently-concluded Maori war. He has been several "times honourably mentioned iv general despatches, and has reoeived the distinctions of the C.8., the Legion of Honour, and the Medjidie medal. He was not long sinoe promoted to be surgeon-major for his distinguished service?, His professional reputation is not limited to mUitary circles; his name was not long since mentioned in several professional journals as being the I first performer of the operation of ovariotomy in | New Zealand." I : Fletcher's new slip at Fort Adelaide has been ejpenedia the presence of ft very inftu,ential gem- *^, {

A Brisbane telegram states that a terrific hurricane had taken place at Cleveland Bay. The damage is estimated at £15,000. The schooner Eva is missing. Black's boiling-down establishment and a sugar plantation were destroyed. The Alpine Store - and stock were also destroyed. The TownsviUe Hotel and Masonic HaU were levelled to the ground, aqd "two other hotels unroofed. 7 The death of the Rev. Thos. OdeU, who for seventeen years was the pastor of the Lonsdale- ' street Congregational Churoh, is. noticed in the Melbourne papers. A late CaUfornian paper has a Toronto telegram, stating that Prince Alfred is to.be the firstiviceroy of the Canadian confederation. The-*'Ballarat Star" is informed that the Galatea, -ship of War, which, according to the news by the maU, was about to be put in commission under the command of the Duke of Edinburgh, wUI be placed on the Australian station, reUeving the Esk. Should.this.be correct, we may expect the Duke of Edinburgh to visit this colony in the course of the year. ■•.- 7 The Melbourne papers contain the foUowing :. — "A sad accident has occurred to Mr Beaumont, of the Lyster Opera Troupe. WhUe out shooting with Borne friends, three or four of the peUets from the gun bf Mr WiUiam Lyster struck him in the face, and one eye sustained injuries so serious that his medical attendants found it impossible to save the organ. The other is also injured, but there is hope that the sight of it wiU be preserved." Another account says : — " We regret to learn that in consequence of the unsatisfactory and unpromising state of Mr Armes Beaumont, it was decided at consultation on Monday to remove bis left eye. The operation was performed by Dr Gray, in the presence of Drs. Tracy, MotherweU, GUlbee, and LUienfield, and the unfortunate gentleman is now progressing as weU as can be expected under the circumstances."