Notwithstanding Councillor Nathan's plain speaking about the Foreman of "Works " not oaring," &c, we think on the contrary that the Foreman has ahown himself a highly intelligent and competent officer. The discovery he has made about the turn-table of the Bridge will reassure the ratepayers on the subject. He has proved what every mechanical engineer must know, that when •machinery goes wrong, the first thing to do, instead of assumingjthat the whole machinery is becoming useless, is to see that every apparently insignificant detail is correct. Anything radically wrong with the turn table must have been a serious matter ; but when it is only a question of oil, the remedy can be at once applied. This difficulty then is set at rest, and let us hope for the honor of the Council, that the Councillor Nathans will come to the meet ings with cooler heads, more gentle tongues, and a much larger share of independence.
Rumour says that a rising young barrister of Dunedin, who distinguished himself in Court on several occasions by his eloquence, made a sudden elopement with a lady in that city, Melbourne being their destination.
