The Nativb Prisokbbs.—ln the event of another batch of If afire prisoners being sent to Lyttelton, it it probable they will be quar tered upon Bipa lalatd. .. '

Babgioba. Bobofgh Couhcii, Eißcnos. —There were bat three nominations for the vacancies in the Council, viz. CoußcOlorj John ston andßojd, and Mr Ohas. J. Loitoc, bo that these ijectlemen will be declared elected. EJUtIPOI BdBOUGH OOFHOHi.—The nomi nations of Messrs W. B. May, B. H. Mathewe, and W. Fraser, to fill the three vaeanciee in this Council at the annual election, were received by the resuming officer on Tuesday. Aa the number of nominations and vacancies aie equal there will be no poll required;

Bbsidknt Magistbatb's CotTBT.—At this Court yesterday, before Mr Mellish, 8.M., one inebriate was fined ss, and ordered to pay for damages done by him to a window, Bobert William Pope, who was remanded on Monday, now appeared again, producing a certificate of his having taken an I.O.GvT. pledge, and a conviction being entered up against him, he was dismissed without fine.
Thh Uxbhpiotbd.—Becently the con tractors for the Tapanui railway (cays the " Ofcago Daily Times") advertised for a number of men to fill gravel ballast into railway waggons at 7e per day. They wanted thirty to fifty men in all, but only fifteen ac cepted employment. One man who applied at the office in Dunedin refused to work under 8j 6i.
