CHARLESTON.

Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 734, 8 November 1870, Page 2

CHARLESTON.

(FKOM OTXB OWK COEKESPOJfDENT.) Nov. 7.

A public meeting, convened by his Honor the Superintendent, was he!d at the Casino de Venise on Saturday evening, and was a larger assemblage than we remember to have seen on any former occasion in Charleston.

Mr Donne took the chair, and in a few words briefly introduced his Honor to the meeting, who, in a most fluent speech of about three quarters of an hour's duration, which was listened to with great attention, reiterated chiefly what he had said on a similar occasion in "Westport. At the conclusion of his address he expressed his willingness to reply to any questions. In answer to a question concerning miners not having a vote for the Superintendence his Ilonor replied that such was simply the state of the law. Votes by miners' rights being only conferred on the holders thereof, for returning their representative to the Parliament. Mr Dwan was called for.

No other question being put, Mr Dwan stepped on the platform, saying that when there was any extempore spouting to be done he was expected to go like a clock, whether it was wound up or not. He certainly must admit that he, like others, had been very , bitter against his Honor, but that it was quite owing to a misunderstanding, and that since he had had the pleasure of waiting upon his Honor as one of the deputation in the morning, and had heard Mr Ourtis's clear statement at that meeting, ho must plead guilty to being in this respect a turn-coat. He referred to his Honor's promises as regards water supply, fencing tho cemetery, and the £SO for the Eire Brigade, also with regard to the immediate survey promised to be carried .out to the Murray Reef. There was, however, one thing in which he did not agree with his Honor, he had been hard upon the Press. Now they must support the Press, or they should be oppressed ; still he thought on the whole he had let them off very easily. (Great laughter). He did not see why wo should play second fiddle to "Westport. "VVestport had always tried to cut them out if she could. But for "Westport they might have had a custom-house, however, they did not want a custom-house just now. He did not mean to be too hostile to Westport, for nature had been rather lavish in giving them bold and substantial rocks, instead of banks to be washed away, as in the Buller, and he had great pleasure in moving, with confidence, the following resolution : —" That this meeting, after hearing his Honor's address, is of opinion that his Honor and Executive are entitled to all confidence."

Before Mr Gillespie rose to second this resolution a lew remarks wore mado by Mr Lid die, as to the heavy deductions made in cases of rejected applications for leases, from the twenty pound deposit paid by the applicant; and referred also to the losses occasioned to miners by the Warden not

personally visiting tho ground applied ibr under lease, prior to the survey of the same taking place. His Honor promised to look into the matter.

Mr Gilespie said he coincided with the opinions expressed by Mr Dwan in seconding the resolution, and compared this, Mr Curtis's second visit, to that of the late esteemed Dickens's last travels in America, which resulted so effectually in dispelling all former ill-feeling. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. His Honor then proposed a vote of thanks to the Chair, and after three cheers had been given for his Honor, with a similar compliment to our Warden, tho proceedings terminated. His Honor, accompanied by Messrs Shephard, Donne, and Warden Broad, proceeded to Brighton, yesterday morning. Mr Thiele is solicited to act as chairman at the meeting there this evening.

Dwan and Co. sold by public auction on Saturday, 67 scrip, Charleston Progress Water-Kace Company, for £l4O, Mr James Parsons, of Charleston, purchaser ; one share in Greenslade and party's claim, Candlelight, £9l, Mr J. Maver, from Brighton, purchaser.