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Dunstan Times, Issue 238, 16 November 1866, Page 2

The, Queenstown Municipal Council are about to apply to Mr C. E. Haughton, M.P.C. and M.H.rl, to procure if possible, a tri-weekly mail between Dunedin and the Lakes via., the Dunstan ; also, through the tamo gentleman, to have the Municipality made into three wards.

The Vagrant Act which has just passed the Legislature, promises to be effective i in ridding the Colony 'of 'objectionable < characters—it l-ende'rs persons convicted i under it liable to three 'tor six 'months' .1 imprisonment, at the discretion of the 1 Resident-Magistrate 'or Justice ' l 4f the 1 Peace. The Act deals summarily with i " rogues" and " vagabonds" or any one 1 failing to give a satisfactory account of i himself, as Veil as ""all persons hfif irig 1 no lawful means of support. J Messrs Paget and Co., the proprietors of ( the Newcastle Coal Pit, at Alexandra, are i about erecting pumping machinery to i work their mine. Arrangements J}S§| about to be "Inade 'with the Company for a supply of water as a rW power. A ploughing-match came off on Friday 1 last at Frankton FMt. The first prize of £l2 was won by a Mr John Plaisted. • John Waddell carried off the second prize. , 'John Cameron the third, <and 'James Fenny the fourth prize. Mr John Braden of Frankton obtained the "feist -prize'bf £5 for the best pair "of horses, Mr Win, Scholes of Arrow, 'the second prfee-«f £3. A considerable number of persons were JBAgsett upon the occasion. He ' Grey River Argus' says :—Prior Hfcir liberation from the Dunedin gaol, Taurgess and Kelly had concocted a plan for committing-pirncy. They intended to have enlisted a crew of desperadoes, of whom Burgess was to : be Captain, and to lay in wait for one of the ships homewardbound with gold. It does not appear, however, that any practical effect was given to these schemes of plunder. Platinum has been found to exist in considerable quantities amongst the iron sand on the sea coast of Southland, and in which sand, gold also is obtained. Plati num, in its pure state, -is worth 34s per ounce ; but this containing, as it does, 12 to 14 per cent, of iron, is valued at 27s 2d, not deducting cost of manufacturing it into a pure form, which will reduce its value to about 21s an ounce. The penny postage on newspapers which comes into operation on the Ist January next, promises to be a death-blow' to that "tomb of advertisements," the Provincial Government 'Advertising Sheet.' Mr Geo. Brodie, member for '-the goldfields, when addressing the House on the subject of the Printing Committee, said :—The duties of the Committee would not only be onerous, but they would, to a certain extent, be affected by the recent alterations as to the Postal Service. There was a certain publication called the ' Advertising iSheet,' which the Government had been in "the habit of sending post, free; but that would cease on the Ist January ; he feared that the gentleman who was the origin and author of the Sheet, might again bring his too subtle influence to bear on the Committee, and thus lead them to incur not only unnecessary but tin warrantable expenditure." We extract the following from the Nelson Examiner's report "of tVU' Hamilton, the celebrated phrenologist's lecture of the characters of the murderers Burgess, Kelly, and Levy : " Perhaps in the whole range of the history of notorious criminals, of either ancient or modern date, it would be difficult to find one more remarkable than that of the murderer Burgess. The latitude afforded in this province for the manifestation of the peculiarly intellectual character of the man, may have tended in some measure to magnify its importance; but, viewing the conduct of Burgess, as I have had an opportunity of doing—simply as considered with reference to his triaLhis manner in prison, and his extraordinary display on the mofrfing'of his 'execution— I am forced to declare that he stands alone in completeness of polished and auccessful ruffianism, tiT.d has no rival, either in the magnitude of his crimes, or in the part he acted in his last hour upon earth. * * The head ot Levy indicates less energy less intellect, less self 'regulating power, less will, and much less capacity for either good or evil, than any of the other men ; therefore, my remarks upon his cerebel organization wiil be brief. * * The character of Kelly is very distinct from that of Levy and the two heads are as opposite in size, quality of temperament, and general form, as their dispositions are dissimilar; their deportments unlike and their intellectual - features diametrically opposite. The only , clearly defined point 'of resemblance be . tween sZelly and LeVy is "Shis, that 'both are very small in the organ of conscienti- ; ousness ; and though Kelly has much more - reason and imagination than Levy, yet . even with these intellectual advantages, his moral character is naturally as low as that of Levy ; though Kelly, if properly trained in youth, could have taken a ; higher impression of truth and beaut}', and ' could have become a man of much more general intelligence and refinement. A s ; it is, however, and as it has been in regard to training, the head of Kelly is the much more dangerous of the two to society, in. ' asmuch as there is less conscientiousness in 1 pi-oportion to the size of the other organs ; and there is more secretiveness, cmtiousness, and reason, the whole force of which combination having been wrongly directed gave him a power of evil' design " and evil ' execution " far surpassing that of Levy. Kelly's brain is of the mediurii size—of a ' quality of temparament -which favors activity and elasticity, and his large destructivoness, acquisitiveness, active imagination, and general activity of intellect, make, him excitable, irritable, covetous, restless, full of nlote, schemes, caprices, inventions, and intrigues, &a, render him expert iu all the arts of deception, and totally unreliable and thoroughly absorbed in ' self " when once his mind has given way to the solicitations of his excessive rfestructiveness and acquisitiveness.

A man named was adnitted into the Dunstan District Hospital m Sunday afternoon lait, suffering from a ractured thigh, occasioned by a sudden "all of earth while working'lh his claim at iheHJpper Nevis, on -Nstturday afternoon ast. He was completely buried up by the. "all; through the great exertions made by lis mates and others, and their forethought n directing a stream of water to wash off ;fee'earth liis life was saved. The poor fellow was carried all the way to Ciyde oh i stretcher, a distance of over thirty miles some twenty two diggers volunteered their services to - perform the difficult journey. _. We perceive by the Gazette, that, His fecellency the Governor h*as been pleased ro appoint J. 1). Feraud and VV. a. Low Rsquires, .to the, Commission of the Feaoc for the Colony of New Zealand. Mf By the courtesy of Mr W. 11. Bray ton, are are enabled to publish the 'foliowing telegram from Hokitika : MELBOURNE C'JP. .Warwick ... 1 Deception 2 Barb 3 Tw'ehty-tfwo started. " Daily Times." It appeai-s that on'an aniendra-mt on the Superintendent's speech by Mr Dillon BelPthe Executive handed in their resignation. Messrs D. Pell and Edward Cargill were sent for by his Honor the Superintendent, and requested to form a Ministry; both gentlemen declined; eventually, John Cargill Hsq. was requested to attain the object desired : it is believed lie acquiesced to undertake the task. The exertions oh the part of the Stew ai-ds, of the forthcoming Races, to produce some really good sport, are being directed to those objects mainly, that are indispensable to littam the desired result. 'J he programme speaks for itself, and if we do not have some well contested racing, the fault will'n'ot be their 3. Notice is particularly drawn to the fact, that the course will be materially altered, hitherto there was some bad running ground ; that objection will hbt henceforth exist. Tenders have been accepted, and the work of levelling the newly surveyed course is already commenced. Writing on Mining Boards, the ' Tua-r peka Press' says:—" We believe that it would be most objectionable were distinct Mining Boards established in Otago, as there would be no uniformity in the regulations passed ; it would be therefore necessary to have one 'central 11 ining Board for the whole Province. In Victoria, the Government graat annually the sum of £3OOO to the six Mining Boards for the payment of their members. We have no doubt but that the Provincial Council would provide a moderate sum for the purpose of compensating persons selected by the miners as best suited to frame laws for thefr guidance. We shall recur to this subject again at an early date, and shall be glad in the meantime to placemen c_ columns at the disposal of~thV"miuing community to discuss the subject in all its bearings. We suggest the propriety of memorialising the Superintendent to erect a Mining Board for the whole of t tas;o, to consist of, say twenty members, to be elected in proportions from each mining district; to choose a central goldfield for such Board to meet; also, to place, sav £2OOO on the estimates for the payment of the members. One of the most extraordinary insolvencies that has come under dar notice for a long time, (says the ' Daylesford Kxpress,) is that of Messrs James and William Blythe, the well-known millers. Their debts are set down at £10,732 8s lid and the assets at only £25. It is stated that the firm has been ruined by unsuccessful mining speculations.

The "SouthernCross"statesasasubstanT T tial fact, that the European population of New Zealand numbers about 200,000 souls—man, woman,and child; and the cost of administering the Government, is over one million pounds sterling ; and that if the people submit to snch monstrous impositions as the v tamp Duties Act, the revised Tariff, and the Post Office Act, they deserve to heal* still heavier burdens.

On Saturday last, John Wilson, alias Scotch Jock, was charged before Mr Warden with having violated the person of Emily Stow, at Black's, on the afternoon of Monday the 6.th inst. From the evidence of the complainant it nupeared that she and the prisoner hrvkboen drinking on friendly terms, at Biaoktown, on the afternoon in question. After leaving the township, the prisoner followed her to her own tent, and forcibly committed the offence for which he was charged. The complainant swore that she had straggled with the prisomcr to such an extent that she grew Very Weak, and then her assailant was enabled to effect his purpose. She also said that she had screamed at the very top of hei- voice, bu' no one came to her rescue. 'J he plaintiffs daughter, a child about six years-of ac, during her examination by the Court, sail, that her mother did not scream at a!!, i]|ik screaming part of the business was fore disbelieved. The bench, in sumnv'fcg up, considered that'the moral characte; of the prosecutrix was not ot the first oiler and that she must have, to some dc-.?ee, given the defendant encouragement to commit the offence. The charge was -very propfVly dismissed. Mr Robert Clak'e, of Black's, and Mr. .!-. C. Chappie of Alexandra, most ably defended the prisoner. (Communicate J.) Friday last being the natal day o; His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the town presented the aspect of a general holiday, all the places of business being closed, and the weather everything that could be desired, a good many plwsurcseekcrs were consequently on foot. A large bou-fire was lighted at the east eid«?

'of the towii,* and J at nine o'clock, the first : anniversaiy ball of the A.0.F., Court Star "of the Dunstan came off with great "eclat,' at the Council Chambers. At the opening pf the entertainment a grand ethnic display took place, after which chu/oing commenced to the strains of Whetter'*., celebrated band. The brethren (in regalia)' mustered in large force, .accompanied by their fair 'companions and, a -number of friends from the surrounding districts, making in all a very select and haraiftiious meeting. At twelve o'clock the company adjourned to the supper table, w'hich.was handsomely furnished by Mr Pflttbi, of the Old Bencligo. After pamffng* of refreshments the Ball Boom, was* again resorted to, where dancing was.-keptup with spirit till a seasonable hour, when the meeting separated. We heartily congratulate the committee entrusted'in making the necessary arrangements, "and on'their success in procurings for their brethren, such a night's enjoyment, long to be forgotten.

The Gazette publishes the following:— "•Notice is hereby given, that, a meeting of the Justices of the Peace will be held at the Court House, Clydp, on Tuesday, 4th December, 1866, for the purpose of considering all applications for Publicans' General, General Night, and Bottle Licenses, and for the transfer, renewal, or removal of all such Licenses of which 14 day's notice, at least, shall have been given to the Clerk of the said Court, as directed by the Ordinance, and all persons having business thereat, are requested to give their attendance. ' The Escort left on Tuesday last for Dunedin, it takes down a much larger quantity of gold than usual. The amounts are as follows: Queerwtown, 'IOOO ozs.; Arrow, 500 ozs.; Cromwell, 700 'czs j Clyde, 849 ozs. lOdwts.; Alexandra, 658 ozs. 10 dwts. Total, 3708.