DUNEDIN.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 411, 25 November 1874, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

{From a Correspondent.)

[Received too late Tor publication in our last.]

It is not often the Otago public have the opportunity of seeing such a magnificent cake of gold as one that is now on view in the window Mr. John Hislop, jeweller, Princes street. It is the latest production of the Cromwell Company's mine, Bendigo, and weighs 1200 ozs, the product of 250 tons of stone, the yield thus being nearly five ounces to the ton. As might be expected, it attracted considerable crowds to Mr. Hislop's window, and elicited great admiration, and I am much afraid a considerable disregard for the injunction contained in the tenth commandment.

The body of the unfortunate man Moreton, tho . engineer of the s.s. Wallabi, who was drowned at Kaitangata while attempting to get on board his vessel,, was brought to town for interment on Tuesday night, by the ~L*dj of the Lake. The intelligence of the poor fellow's sad end was conveyed to big wife by the daughter of one of our citizens, the minister who was asked to break the news to his wife having been of late so much called upon on errands of mercy and painful duties that he did not feel equal to the trying task. It is eomo slight relief to know that the widow is not left without some means in her affliction, Mr. Moreton having fortunately insured his life in the Grovernmeufc office for £400 a short time since.

Arabella Gorldard makes her first appearance in Dunedin at tha Queen's Theatre on Friday night, and there seems to be little doubt that she will be accorded a reception as hearty as that which she received at Wellington. The box plan of tho theatre was only opened at Mr. Begg's music warehouse to-day, and the whole of the dress circle seats are already engaged. The programme for tho opening night includes three pieces by the premiere pianist of tho world — the first.Beethovan's celebrated funeral march, the eeoond an arrangement of airs from Don Giovanni, and the third a fantasia on Scotch airs. I have met .more than one inland country resident whose principle business in the city is to hear Madame Groddard, so there is littlo doubt that she will have the pleasure of performing to crpwded houses. . ' Poor Mr. Barton is in hot water again. It really seems as if his brother professionals bad entered into a conspiracy with the Resident Magistrates to do their best to make his life a hard onej and evidently labouring under the impression that the Magistrate had a down on hin> yesterday, Mr. Barton allowed his temper to get the better of him, and after saying some things which he would doubtless in calmer moments never, dream of giving

utterance too, he threw up his client's case, and left the court. The case was one of cattle trespass, Mr. Mans ford of Port Chalmers, officiating as H.M., as the court was sitting in duplicate owing to pressure of business, Mr Bathgato having betaken himself to tho Supremp Court house with his batch of cases. Mr. W. D. Stewart appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Barton for the defendant. A little , boy was called as a witness for the plaintiff, and Mr. Barton objected to his evidence being taken, on the presumption that the lad did not know the nature of a oath. In order to test the lad's intellectual capacity the hottempered little lawyer asked the boy the meaning of the word " transubstantiation," a. question which was promptly answered in the negative, as might reasonably have been expected. The boy's evidence was, however, taken. Mr. Barton accusing Mr. Stewart of manufacturing evidence for the boy, and putting the words into the latter's mouth, an accusation which Mr. Stewart warmly repudiated. Mr. Barton then accused Mr. Stewart of trying to make capital by addressing the Bench as a religious man, Mr. Stewart retaliating by saying that he was not ashamed to own that he was a religious man. And so one word led to another until interference from the Bench was absolutely imperative. This further roused the ire of Mr. Barton, " who was already in one of his most irritable moods, and who then accused Mr. Mansford of " fanning professional quarrels," and of having worked up Mr. Stewart to quarrel with him (Mr. Barton). The latter after a furtherdisplay of his amiable temper, threw up his client's case and left the court.