The Dunstan Times FRIDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1866

Dunstan Times, Issue 225, 17 August 1866, Page 2

The Dunstan Times

FRIDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1866

1 ‘Beneath the rule of men' entirely jvst, the PEN is mightier than the sword!" J

t We are happy to inform our readers that Mr S. M. Clark, the Master of the - Clyde School, is rapidly recovering from the injuries he received on Saturday last, by a fall from his horse, about mid-way between Clyde and Cromwell. Mr Clark will, however, in all probability, not be able to conduct Divine Service either at Clyde or Alexandra for some time to come. The loss of Mr Clark's services will be severely felt by our Presbyterian friends. In consequence of the indisposition of , Mr Samuel M. Clark, the Soiree advertised to be held on "Wednesday next, the 22nd inst., in connexion with the Sunday-school, is for tho present postponded. Burgess, one of the Maungatapu murderers, has made a confession, it is counter to that of Sullivan. Burgess declares himself convinced that he should die for his crimes. According to his story, Sullivan is the most deeply involved of all the villians, in the guilt of actual slaying! Burgess laments that it should have happened that Sullivan did not carry out a threat that he would atrociously assault! a woman who crossed the Maungatapu before the four men who were murdered • for, says Burgess, in effect, " Had Sullivan made that attempt, 1 would have shot him instantly, and the four men would have escaped with their lives !" i__ Our Wellington "correspondence, of the Ist August, says:—"Since my last, the debate on the Separation Question has i been long and loud, and has terminated in 1 a majority against Mr Whitaker's ori<n- ' nal resolution, personalities were freely 1 indulged in by several hon. members, > greatly to the amusement of one part of the House, and to the disgust of the other. i It assuredly U a pity that more descretion ! is not exercised by the irascible. The ! Budget is promised by Mr Jollie, for Wednesday next Mr Stafford, in reply to Mr !

1 Vbgel's motion respecting the altering 01 the Tariff said, 'the Government's intention is to introduce the Tariff in shape of resolutions, the principal alteraterations will be in connection with the measurement goods, the rate will be reduced to 2s and 2s. 6d., instead of 4s and ss, as hitherto, and the admission free of articles considered most desirable. The motion respecting the reduction of the gold duty, is to be postponded until after the Budget has been disposed of. A motion by Mr Vogel, respecting the Provincial Revenue, brought out a stinging reply from Mr Stafford, to the eflect that the Government would take neither hint or suggestion on the financial question, and the house must adopt the Government propositions, or find others to carry out its views. On the order paper of to-day the 7th, is a motion standing in the name of Mr Fitzgerald, asking the Government whether it is their intention to bring in any bill for declaring the law as to whether candidates for goldfield constituencies for the House of Representatives or provincial councils, are required to have their names upon any elec. toral-roll in the Colony. On the paper of the 9th, Mr Bradshaw to move, that in the opinion of this House, it is improper that gentlemen holding the subordinate office of Gold-Receivers, and especially such gentlemen as are clerks of Wardens' Courts and Resident Magistrates' Courts should hold Her Majesty's Commission of the Peace, and adjudicate on cases in the dis. trict3 where they hold such subordinate offices. The ' West Coast Times' says that the necessary legal authority has been applied for and obtained for the removal of Sulli . van, the approver, from Nelson to Hokitika to give evidence in the case of the men accused of complicity in the late outrages. Sullivan is expected to arrive at Hokitika before the commencement of the Nelson Criminal .Sessions. We are informed that the sale of Town Sections, at both Clyde and * lexandra, will take place immediately that the Govern, ment are in receipt of some required information respecting the latter township. Mr Street, the Government auctioneeer, will conduct the sales upon the spot. The deep ruts that have so long impeded the traffic between the Teviot and Tuapeka, 1 are at last bein gfilled up; the Government ; having placed men upon the road for that purpose. With this road in good condition, a considerable amount of the direct traffic from Dunstan to Dunedin will, in all probability, find its way via Tuapeka. Mr H. J. Cope, the Hon. Secretary to the Punstan Hospital, has received the following official reply to the memorial lately presented to His Honor the Acting Superintendent, respecting changing the surveyed Hospital site:—"Referring to the communication from the ( 'lyde Hospital 1 Committee which you presented to His ! Honor the Deputy-Superintendent, I have 1 been directed to acquaint you, that instructions have been given to the Chief 1 Surveyor to survey ten acres of land round the Clyde Hospital, to be set apart as a Reserve for that Institution instead ; of that which was originally laid off for 1 that purpose in the survey of the town- ; ship."