"Measures, not Men." / SATURDAY, FEBRUAptf 15, 1868.

Tuapeka Times, Issue 1, 15 February 1868, Page 2

"Measures, not Men." / SATURDAY, FEBRUAptf 15, 1868.

In entering upon a/new sphere of journalistic operations it is usual for those who nifaertake that onerous responsibly to say something of themselves; 'of the motives by which they are actuated, the objects which they seek to attain, and the mode of action it is their intention to adopt Although we cannot but think this custom a good one, we yet believe that few cases have -"occurred in which it has been less 1 necessary to stretch the performance" of the week to any greater extent than in the present instance. . That the district of Tuapeka urgently, requires a representative - Journal, is a fact which we presume will be as readily conceded as that . it ever possessed one will be do übted, and that the want of such an organ 4 must seriously militate against the onward progress of the district in the developement of its resources, - must be apparent to every intelligent member of the community. -■+. It is with a view" of supplying, in some meastae, these wants, that we Jiave yen* md. upon our present field of lalveW and although in the discharge c % Mir duties we may not, ' at first, bb% to bear that vast amount of Jterary ability which -some deem I absolutely necessary, • and although at times our work ■may disp%'- ihe crudities of " iP^iceJia^lgractice^ will, we Trust, wear some of We roughness from the genuine material, and we can at least pledge ourselves that our every effort shall be conscientiously devoted to advancing the interests of the district which we seek to represent. When by consistency of .purpose and honesty of judgment a paper attains that great desideratum, for * want of which no talents or abilities will compensate, namely, the confidence ot its constituents, it must, to a great extent guide public opinion and help to maintain that wholesome moral sentiment which in spite of many errors, must materially contribute to the making of a uistijict great, and keepincr it so. To occupy this proud position is our highest aspiration ; and we need only say that any exertions on our-part shall not be wantino- to attain it. r - ° With regard to political matters we shall, for the present at least hold ourselves aloof from all parties' It needs not the prescience of a seer to foretell that the present state of unnatnral quietude cannot lon* continue; and even though the prophets are dumb, and even stargazing charlatans see nothing but the blanket in the dark, no one j^dlook so far as the stars to • prophetic researches.' astris. The lie near at hand, of them in predistant date- there. - earthfavorable t re - s f* t *e.ment of oi -Provincial especially of this

a suppression or a desertion of the t true. Our endeavor shall be, calmly and deliberately to weigh 1 every variety of sentiment which/ " pervades the community, and gh/ an honest expression to 'that 11&&- . g-ite of thought which is \vk?wJ term Public Opinion, and t# ventilation of what we corn^" 0 t° be J the legitimate function/* tne Joul'i nalism of a country./ Of social and J*™estic matters, reports of nif^" 11 © 55 an <* Police Courts, mmm^ n^ e^ig en ce, corres- , pondence ft/" the Metropolis, and I the more cJstant centres of ])opulation, we/^ lye only to say that we have nj^ c the most ample arrangemcnj/iOY securing the earliest and mpA reliable information; and i^ftructions have been given to /pum no expense in the transmission of telegrams, where available, of any important news ; nor shall We hesitate, whenever such may arrive, to at once lay them before our readers in the shape of an Extra. Having secured the services of a gentleman" in London us Home Correspondent, wo shall shortly be enabled to present our readers with a succinct epitome of English and ( 'ontinental news by each Panama Mail. : "

I And now having launched our ! little venture on the troubled 'sea of public 'fife, it only remains for us to solicit for it from the public what amount of support they may think it&vorthy of We arc willing that it should be judged on its merits ; and we will neither play the sycophant nor crouch to any man for his patronage or countenance. We have chalked out for ourselves an independent course, from which nothing shall turn us aside ; we shall use all our exertions to make our Journal's usefulness keep pace with the amount of support which we receive ; and although " 'tis not in mortal to command success,'- we shall at least be able in after times to say that we have honestly " endeavored tv deserve it."

This is (lie first number of the " Tuapeka Times." Let tiie public of Tuapekn provide that it is • far from the last number. A newspaper is an incalculable benefit to any locality if it is well conducted. A public journal should be a vehicle of opinion, and an informant of facts. The opinions should be of two classes. First, wo should demand public opinion, pure and simple, from the journalist ; secondly, we should demand the editor's own opinion of that -public opinion. In order to be able to give that opinion on public opinion well and properly, the netfs editor should be a logician ; but he should be competent to direct his topic from abstract into special channels, lie should be capable of callvintr u-spade " a spade," and not "an agricultural implement of husbandry." ifan editor's conclusions have a basis of sense i and logic, Iw3 words will include the essential ingredients of sobriety and simplicity. ]}ut ot\what use is talent without industry ? \ Sagacity and a wellinformed mind tore fruitless without perseverance, and plodding action. This we will bring to beaK on the " Tuapeka Times. " It is absurd a plural " of egotism ; but if "spiritually," if no fc htei-ally accused of egotislxu we need not disclaim the accusation. ]3:,t is the egotism imdifc egotism/ p e \liaps the reader will .say, " H j, unduo\egotism, because it is praise to self u<i. tJ/ A sl basis of action j, action should suporsi«duS^hcr praise or blame." 1 We admit tlio lo^ieojH this controversy ; but we fool so enthusiastic in our will to do well, that we feel I confident in making ou-r- anticipations as decisive as if, instead of being an antici- j pacion, it were X retrospect. 4 - Xcfc us liope that the retrospect will bo as cheerful as is the anticipation. The '" Tinies " will always endeavor to be original ; while it yrjll be intensely local, general interests will ever secohe a. notice from its Commercial enterprise will bo joak.^ffS Pitched \, and mercantile opinion will be^ :overdy']»resarvcd in its |>ages. " "^ jJr'ncwspaper belongs to a class of &?!$ turnery that is not infallible ; and if f S%f 3\ists a class of paradoxical error? /S dominated virtu ory errors " fuilhvrfj' jM Ifan t<j virtue's side,"— pm^- r y*^M " will not be oxemp/M jH Hu^xicai blunders. Aiil/iT X^^H J"^'uthuiayjnJon, a plethora of>!^^H ti °7 „, <i"i "y u rf M3ni:^ i:3m leol co* s 'jr^^^B £usa£ion 3 of » : >^BR^^|^^^H Kthe idoeA^^^^^H

Thid—^liis, then, constitutes the liu'ssL of X journalist in a small and/ circi «: sjAbed coiuinunity. Here, ip iJ«wrenc <ye have Centralists and Presbyterians, Jiuina- Catholics, ar Episcopalians. Si«w with one or two those sects, m- parties, and siding wi one or t»t> sects, in effect, constitufj ;mta^onis:n to two or four sects or partis '* How happy I would be with either, I "With 'tother dear charmer away."' I But, fortunately for a Tuapoka eclitl the sects and parties in Lawrence, Ithough not without that peculiar sti'enfi of bias, -which acts in the commonweJi as pickles act to diet r are nevorthelesijloyed with a strong revolutionary lefti of sense, which renders the journalifs mission comparatively easy. We l»e reflectively used the word tively : " forethought of the deapt range has suggested that wise ad\|b. If a journalist resolved to lnakefiis journal a tame record of broad incilnts and unmistakable opinion, his task wild be absolutely easy. A reference tchis advertising and subscription list Jaild soon inform a tame journalist (flthe religion and politics of his pJons. Another test might be formed, hided, "Persons who may subscribe and pvertise." Forewarned is forearmed, timed with this precaution, Episcopalian Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Celralist and Provincialist, miner and rffident, might read such a provident papi, and retire neither more foolish nor mS wise than if the journal had remained Jiread. Such a paper would be as harmlel as an almanac, and about as beneficiias an old one. - But would not the saiie farseeing readers see that such a jouW did no good to the population ? If af editor, from fear of losing, or from fo'af of not securing a subscription, or an advertisement, fails to point out a piece If public robbery, does not that man cpe under the satire of Pope, when that pet writes of men who Il'I 1 ' " Compound for sins they arcirclined to By damning those they have /o mind to ? " Surely, there should be onj/man in a community who would do fc//the world that is that which the miifcter of religion does for the world tut is to be. Surely, in any community, Here should be at least one man who is up ing to bear all the ills that candid flesH is heir to, who will forfeit the loaves did fishes of place, pay, and power,' and Jontent himself with telling his readers when and where the loaves arc stale aid poisoned — wh|A and where the fislii.s are rancid andHmoonstruck. What piy can equal thatipayment which is inrolved in the consciousness of dviqg the greatest good to tho greatest numWr ? The minimum of evil, and the maximum of benefit for the majority, shouj'l be the leading idea of a conscientious jD-irnalist. First, let the journalist define accurately the editorial duties ; and acimdly, reduce the definitive, to practice, i With others, actions are only actioin ; but with the writer, his words areifiis actions. The spoken word, like /the flying arrow through the air— lik/ ths child's castle made in. the ocean sAd — may be warded away from a treacherous human enemy. But the written rec/rd remains an everlasting testimony pi praise or blame. Forethought, tempered by independence, should, thereforo, Jo brought to bear on such a risk. Having pointed out the difficulties (of- editing even a small public journal, we feel confident in asking the residents of the Tuapeka district for at lea?t a large share — not a sleeping share- -of public favor. ]n asking this, we do so. the more boldly because we feel/ convinced that we are .asking the puljlic ko benefit themselves. A newspaper cannot be truthfully paralleled with any other commercial en/erprise, when a/1 siqes of the question are considered. It is true that a newspaper i^iropriet'or is ' suliject to all the iil4 that otm\i' flesh inherits. But then Xc imparts! to the public an amount of/advantage which is, general, not merely special. In^^J^t'fc, he lomlits numbers fr/m who.n | ho^^Bts no , practical acknowedgment. ! Xo^^^fcassjfertiono'sannot, wif/i truth, be assertb(l^^tl^ujl|l an oi/iinary business. Tlic/fc^BLjr W7telke/-pfr,theboo^ and auvtrJlß

could produce a work of sense. Thanks for a good newspaper is an unknown quantity. Wo often read of golden gifts given to ballet dancers and to opera singers- gifts bestowed by ipyal hands. But who ever heard of even in editor of the v Times " receiving even a paltry ring as a symbol of the public's grateful recognition of years of labor. The public journalist in his sphere is second only to the minister of religion. In his single person he personifies judge, jury, advocate, and witness. Tie is the trustee of the public honor — the keeper, so to speak, of the conscience of the commonwealth. "With the manly editor private pique must yield to public right, and even the government must be placed second to the governed. When might and right are one and the same— and then only—should might obtain the approval of the editorial disciple of the muscular Christianity of IS6B. But when mere physical force attempts to oppress abstract justice, then indeed occurs tho opportunity which shows the journalist in his native columns. If, chameleon-like, he takes the color nearest him, whether that color symbolises that which is right or not, his function is prostituted to base designs, and a public question is made subservient ■ > >. private self -greed. To witlisU vi -.. ■ seductions of men in power, an A tj „ v allegiance to abstract principles of ju •>•.-, and these only, constitute that '• ii 1 1. 1 ; over the coals " to which all the journ \1 istic Shadrachs, Meshachs, and Abednegoes of the nineteenth century are subject. And if all writers come out of the ordeal as did the fiery martyrs of holy writ, well would it be for them and for their masters, the Public. But we must now draw our remarks to a close. Brevity may bo the soul of Avit, but it is not always the vehicle of wisdom. We could have been more laconic, by being perhaps less intelligible. We have endeavored to show that we have a keen sense of our responsibilities. We are not ashamed to ask for that sympathy which,, in plain English, resolves itself into advertisements, readers and .subscribers. We thoroughly credit the wisdom of the saying which tells us that God will help those avlio help themselves. But while we fully appreciate the conditions essential for the receipt of assistance from a supreme court of appeal, we are not unmindful of the necessity of receiving aid from the people of Lawrence. Wo wish to make this journal not merely a local paper, bnt likewise a vehicle of nows and opinion for the whole of the Otago goldfields. This is a largo scheme, but with the help of the majority, calculation has -iKointo..! vlw j>-ouU*u;iy vrf itn ieansation ; and this design, if carried out, 'will necestate an enlargement uf the Times from four to eight pages, which, we assure our readers, we shall only be too glad to cany out, should sufficient inducement be offered. The new year is as yet but 33 r oung, and "better late than never" is a hopeful saying. Acting on it even at the eleventh hour, wo conclude this our first article with wishing all our readers a Happy Xew Year. "\Vk believe the yield of gold .at the "Wnipori diggings is larger in proportion to the number of miners than any other of the Otago goldftylds, and yet the Government does not seem'to consider the place of sufficient importance to require a resident "Warden, or even a Go£d Receiver. The difficulty of obtaining miners' rights in Waipori alone shows the absolute necessity for the Government directing more of its attention to this valuable goldfield. "We have had the pleasure of perusing a letter from the Provincial Secretary and Treasurer, addressed to J. C. Brown, Esq., M.P.C., with reference to the deep shaft at "Wetherstones; and we are glad to state that the Government have seen the necessity of offering their wsl willing assistance towards the proper *-->-' i-~ of this shaft. We shall watch with interest 'he result of this renewed effort to work a s'^afi which has not as yet been thoroughly pioved. The following is a copy of a le^i^arvvarded by the Wether atones Progress cJ^^^^c4^.tho Superintendent : — ■=?fetherstones. Feb. <7,^BoE*' To lusJiK^ or <Tames Macandrew, Esq. v^^^ I^^^^^^^Bng to your promise on Satmrl ■ the miners .of this locaJnjydfl

A C'ORKffjpoXDEXT of tli« " 'WalcatiikMail" writing fnun C'nulrona, under date 23rd JW says :— " The miners have all steadily resume! work, after the holidays. Some claims are already proving their great richness. A onefourth share (viz., one twentieth interest) in the Sir George Grey is just changiug hands at I £90, and the debhe to procure payable interests in valuable claims is increasing. Complaints are made among the business people of much inconvenience and hardship through a misunderstanding concerning the various kinds of j liceii&es, which, although paid for, are not to be relied on as granted. Facilities instead of obstructions would do more general good. The main street is looking more important daily. Mr. Kelly, of Cromwell, is erecting an hotel and bowling saloon, and other business places are daily springing up. The place, as a whole, is about the most prosperous in the district." The Wizard of the South will perform his sensational feat of walking on the rope this evening at seven o'clock, when persons who take an interest in these feats of skill will have an opportunity of witnessing the professor to advantage. The wire rope will extend from the Commercial to the Victoria Hotels, and we have heard that the professor intends carrying some person across on his back, which sight of ■ ".self is bound to draw a large crowd to the The professor, immediately after this I erformance, will take his benefit in the Com:ercial Assembly Booms, where he will exhibit ">me of his many tricks of legerdemain in which he is so expert. "We wish him a good house. The English Mail via Suez closes at the Lawrence Post Office on Monday evening, the 17th hist., at eight o'clock. A Correspondent favors us with the following extract from a letter he received by last mail regarding Dominion Mine, Nova Scotia. This mine paid last dividend 120 per cent., and the shares are now at something like 700 premium. Three individuals have taken 30,000 dollars of stock in said mine. The "Dunstan Times" gives the following :—: — " A distinct shock.of an earthquake was felt on Friday evening last the 2-1 th inst., at about half -past six o'clock. Clyde has on several previous occasions experienced similar shocks, but none of such force as was the last ; it was generally felt throughout the district : some miners residing fourteen miles distant, under the Old Man Range distinctly felt the vibration of the earth. By the Dunedin and other papers, wo learn that about the same time a .similar shock was felt nearly all over the Prounco."' I Mr. Guuvk. of Wethrrsfcones, has addressed a lotler to the ""VTauMrapa Mercury," giving the result of his enquiries among the settlers and y othersjjiith reference to the discovery of gold in the Featheretotw.-.ossytown, and Mastorton districts. He says :— " The best information I received was from Mr John Hawke, a well-known and respectable settler amongst j you ; he submitted to me a small parcel of | black sand, very thickjy mixed with fine gold, which he had collected together by his hands in a crock, which runs into THiareamo, close to Miller's, Taueru river, about thirty miles from (Jreytown, and fifteen from Masterton. He took one dishful, or what he considered such, in his handkerchief, and considers that he had at least I a dwt. of gold. The stream of the creek is about eighteen inches or two feet wide; the indications- soft slate rock, irregular quartz seams ; in the creek, quartz, slate, and sandstone, with a large quantity of heavy black sand. The gold is scaly, but not excessively fine ; still, it is more difficult to save than Mr. Hawke's experience has taught him, he having left Bendigo in 1853 and Otago in 1802, in both instances previous to Ihe discovery of such gold as has made the Dunifcan and "West Coast so valuable." In commenting on Mr. Grove's letter, the "Mercury jsays:— " The specimen of gold given by Mr. Haii'ke we have seen, and it appears rich, much (richer, even, than Mr. Orove describes. Tit reason why Mr. Grove does not give the f ullivalue to it is probably his extreme and conscientious desire not to lead to a false conclusion. lis this consistent desire on his part to^depreclite rather than exaggerate the value oij any fint that induces us to place suchjmplicflfc capfifWice in his roport."

On Mori last another 4 those accident? which have .late been too' frequent in the neighborho( occumd i^ a man named Jl'Leod. I 'Pears M'Leo/L as Wol <king at an"* bd face f c twenty t± ]lig h, near Mr. Diaper's c in Mumjg Gully, when a large VecJ cement bJjn^ detached, and having s^Jiuni, thmjhim ii u to the race Being conJely^iiried^^nateLad to hold his head ale the y a te# jle ano\ a er miner removed tluperin^M ;| materialAThough much brujinternaipDr. Halley expats he will comply recovered in a few week\ij c able to foßhis usual occupation. Thestepslton by the Prepress Committee, as shown this letter, cannot fail to elicit the approval lonly of the "Wethorstones people, but of al4 Tuapeka residents. Any effort, however 111, to prospect the blue cement which folsuch a component part of the hills in our neiorhood, should receive at the hands of the fie every encouragement. It gives us pleasfto observe the Committee so readily talcing aiitago of his Honor's promise ; the same oplumty of " striking the iron while it is hot "Iht not again occur for a considerable time, lis high tinw that Government directed Ie of its attention to the mining interesl Tuapeka,, which has so long been ncglecl AullH the flood at "Waipori has been very s|e, we are glad to be able to state that it ham>t done so much damage as., was anticild. The river rose, making the bridge impasA ; the flat was one sheet of water, and <fhe township side of the river, the BridAtel waa flooded to a depth of three feet. Irt of the embankment of the dam whiollks the river, known an Carroll's dam, was »n down, and several of the water races are dl up in consequence. The foot-bridge whiciis in course of erection was entirely carrilvt-y. All the fluming with the exception lie were carried away, but most of the timblid other material were recovered. The nearlpproach to loss of life was the case of a nitring in a house on the flat. On waking, by t idden splash of his arm in water, he foun c flood level with his bed, and continuing 1 ;e: Under the excitement of the momen at once stepped from his bed on to the tab! ad placing his camp oven on the tabL it in it, prepared at any moment to mak exit by the roof. His mates, fearing he w 'owned, cooeyed to him, and had their fears yed by receiving an answer. Sergeant Dun d Constable Comyn were up all the nigh lie flood, rendering every assistance to persi n danger, and they deservedly commanJe thanks of the public for so ably perfaig their respective duties. T»cessary application has been made to the jlsn ?*•? s *"•' " '•'■•"<'» *o Wing in a water race In the D&*p Stream by the "Waipori I EanJ & distance of some fifteen mlles^ ratlisi expensive undertaking, but one that willl'e hi&lilr remunerative if successfully canJout. Mist of the parties who are woim by vaßr power on the "Waipori are doiiiell, but ihe work on t^* , flat has been ent* suspend <\ on account of \Ste flood, and in sfcinjjtanccs it wnrßFircoi^j^'^f jflunu™. befl they ar. again got into good working ordl/Kolly :<u<l party deserve great credit fovlhe indomitable perseverance they have shop in successfully diverting tho course of tlie|V"aipori nver. "We trust they will find thAxertiorih amply remunerate! by a large rctft of gold.,' The idea of turning the course of Ie river was first well worked out by AVftn and party. There are now nearly a do* parck-o engaged in the same work. f accident, which might have been accolaniod with fatal results, occurred on the "WBierstonei Road, on the evening of "\\tnesctay, the 12th instant, to a woman n»ed Rowley, who with her child in h/erms fell over the precipice made in the rfdby the late floods. The screams of the Jar womau brought to her assistance some of je residents in the neighborhood, who relieved jr from her dangerous position. Happily it is found that beyond receiving a few ft-atehes she was not seriously injured, but the lost wonderful deliverance was that of the hild who was not in any way hurt, although heAnother ha<j fallen a depth of four or 5 ft. ■■^tfjj^^Hglect on the part of the autho- ' 6 t^^^^^B n S sucn a pl ace remain so i there certainly should have iLfei^^^^Bricade erected to prevent \ aO t*v© l^B ers n ar^- n is u^s from onJ \#* ° V \H res Or Drea^i I1 S their bones by e *'voS^ CV -^^wkward holes on the King's ?it V^ 0 **° vol 36 * % tnis break in the"road iy Y»a,y. A , te^aired, something -will be at °\t se^'S toV^ further accidents from it. led\V OtV .< ti-* art i n ' A.l\r., whose is now ha^H \^f S '. 0 ** 8 ura * e ' Poached to a iavel\ F a * a,tto4 Sunday morning, in tb> TJ^y"' and inthe_ evenin/ '^

Lovebs of music i^W^wiUiiaG pleasure the prospect of having a biig, fcX established in the township. The proXend thisinstruinentalbanddeservethehear^rsLport ofth.^itantsiwhowillhaVeanopporSL of showing^ iWeciation of theprojeckv contributing their We towards the purchE of the necessary indumenta. We believe &J amount required wA be about £70, thewhoi of which it is proposekto by sub g C nptioJ All the business \f tho KesicWrlfi^?'trate's Court, Lawrence^ is yy<*Gu&heldhd the new Court Houie^TPnia bail^ w bj c bi supplies a long felt want, and whch dufingithe! Sast few days has been in occujiti on r^J .A P^npanent uses deserves at ourfom^. aor^i than,, mere passing notice It jg t^ effective ( j es ig n) and satisfies allL require.! ments of ncn a structure, for we h|d fl^t aU } public builu ngs . should be of suchfWracter as at once to & ow . their wvpoae frol ernal i as well as inte! wl aspects. It is Lated »t ! the junction of f» 0 of the main str&i o f the! township, Colonsay^d p ee i streets, fe therefore it was necessary*^ both of thLrts ©f the building exposed s\ prominently fbld bo finished, so as to present' a uniform aslcTand this has been satisfactorily carried o\ \The building is designed in tie Italian Lft^bf architecture, and consists, on plan, of \cokrt room 32 ft. x 16 ft., subdivided as is uaLfor public, professional, and magisterial pum*, and if seating for the public were providaL | c arrangements would bo perfect ; the mJtrate's platform is raised by three steps a«& the ordinary floor level, and entering oa side of platform. Clerk's and magiat tf!g rooms are provided, each 16 ft. x 12 ft. ud having private entrances from the ext ior. r The end wall of the building is so am ;ed, that by a slight alteration the magistrat ror judge's seat could be placed within an a ov» which would allow of an additional 5 ft. ing practically added to the court room len necessary, and it is also intended we v erstancl, to continue an additional room a the rear of this for magistrate's retiring rooi io that the room now used for this purpose liy be used for waiting room for witnesses, ie The court room is excellently lighted, the Wtion for the public being by triple circu r headed lights at each side, and that over ' c magistrate's dais from the roof— which is a open construction and formed by stained 8 cl varnished principals and beaded linings, l« whole effect being light and effective. \Jj walls, to a certain height all round, are li 8 with wood and varnished, the walls in the ■ terior throughout being plastered and finis ■ in Portland * cement on the exterior.- >--» I workmanship L<is been completed apparei I in a most satisfactory manner — the contrac ■ being Mr. Crawshaw, of Dunedin, an^fep ar I tect being Mr. R. A. Lh^yson, a^ofl^P^Ml \M under wliose supervision^Wct^rft'tas been I also caniod out. The entrance to t« private- j "porch of the Court is not quite in ketping with I the requirements of the position of the strac- / ture. and we hope soon to see an approach and t fencing iirovided which will be in unison with at public edifice second to none out of Dunedin.^ Ox the evening of Monday 4ast,^^j»«si|^H was held in the SportsmaW's Arms, stones,U^ consider tluv-VrfvitaMon of thi^^H veMhient to^dest.a deputy fo£fe-a^i^^^H represent the district at the conference toi^ held in Dunedin next months f^ifiia Government notice sets forth that the business of the* conference will be to consider the necessity for' a revision of the Goldfields regulations, and toi give the miners an opportunity of assisting* to form new regulations. The meeting wasi well attended. Mr. M "dusky was called to the] chair, and stated the business before the meet ing, after which Mr. Bowes proposed "Mr. TV, Can- as a fit and proper person to represent district at the conference," which motion wai seconded and unanimously adopted. A com mittee of nine gentlemen was formed to securi Mr. Can's return — it consisted of Messrr Bowes, Moonay, Goldsmith, Gascoyne, Herd Hart, Long, Riddell, and Higgins, and it i worthy of notice, as indicative of the interen taken in the election and the intention of cat Vying it oarrying it out with energy, that a the members of the committee are mine* Lawrence as yet has taken no steps inthii, matter, and we have not even heard a/ whispei of its intentions of doing anything. Atti| Blue Spur some action was taken-.*^l)tS]4^^H| lieve the gentleman proposed wouid not sia.g* It is difficult to account for JJds apathyion a subject which must be of ninth vital inlporfc. ance to the mining intents of the Prrince unless the reason gy en fa y our Blueßpm.; mining news is th'-right one :— namelylhat "very few of >* c miners know what Ju] a . tions are i?^ oree > and have bef rescinded,"' ' We think the Government lv]& ,j o ygf to act upon the suggestion lour C y^rtpondent and '"print in pamphle&nn AS Mining Eegulations at present mice, y&ai. have at every Warden's office throfcut the Province for sale." I ' Messes. Fenton and Co., whose cf'iV situated on -the Munroe's side of thlue Spur, have finished washing up ; alhe ' result of four mens' work for niae *hs / vras befcweeen four and five hundred fceT^ of gold. One of the shareholders— M*n Corrigan — has sold his interest in thfcn to his mates for the sum of £200,1 is i leaving for Melbourne, thence to proKo F England bj the Q-reat Britain, the pol»b«r nice little fortune. Jf have received a report of Jtmi held at Switzer's, at whip^f / L Wakatip districi,-da- B*/ Jk