If he felt offended, he should not have insulted tiie Council by resigning to the Superintendent ; but he should have either given a note to the Clerk, or have waited till the Council assembled, and resigned openly to that tribunal which elected him. He has .taken a most anomalous course in defence of the privileges of the Council. I shall wait, before saying more, till I hear his explanation. Yours, &c., An Electob. September 29, 1859. "(Circular.) " Superintendent's Office, "Auckland, 23rd Sept., 1859. " Sir, — " lam directed to inform you that it is not. the intention of his Honor the Superintendent to pro rogue the Council before the expiration of the present period of adjournment, as it is now deemed advisable to bring under its consideration certain matters re lating to the ' City and Harbour Endowments' before closing the session. " I beg therefore to remind you that the Council at present stands adjourned till 3 o'clock, p.m., of Friday, 30th Sept., instant. * ' "I haVe .the honor to be, Sir, '- "Your obedient servant, " G. MXDEIOB O'EOBKI, " Clerk of Council. ' « Esq., M.P.C.. Auckland."

EVENINGS AT THE MICROSCOPE.* {From the Saturday Review.)

A murder was committed not long ago, and the murderer, against whom the evidence was only circum stantial, must have been completely bewildered on find ing that the damnatory evidence against him was fur nished by the microscope. In his possession a knife had been found, the blade and handle of which showed traces of dried blood. These traces did not disturb his equanimity. They were traces of blood, indeed, but he could satisfactorily account for them — he " had cut some raw beef with the knife, and had forgot to wipe it." Little didvhe think that-the application of the microscope would demonstrate that the blood in ques tion was not the blood of raw meat, but of a living body ; and above all that it was not the blood of beef, mutton, or pork, but of man. His astonishment at this revelation must have been nothing to the astonish ment excited by what followed. 