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Dunstan Times, 4 January 1867, Page 2

New-Year's- 1 ay was ushered into existence at Clyde with the usual noisy celebrations. Directly after raid-night on Mondav, a small hand of men and boys led J \ by a fiddler, paraded the town and serenaded the majority of the leading residents ; everything passed off with the greatest good humour. A case of considerable interest to agriculturists, was heard on Tuesday last In the I'csident-Magistrate's Court, Clyde,: before H. \V. Robinson, Esq., .M., and; W. a. Low, Esq., JP. Mr Feraud, a' holder of an agricultural area, in Wiai Keri Keri Valley, sued one < harles Bui-' mer, a bullock-driver, for the sum of £2o' damages done to his, refund's crops and-* Fences, by defendant's bullocks trespass-] ing thereon. Mr Cope who conducted the case for the defence, pleaded nonliability, on the 'ground that plaintiff's paddock was unfenced, and that if any damage has been done to the fence, it was caused by the bullocks being driven out from the inside, and not by their destroying the sod fence from without. Plaintiff, j in his cross-examination, admitted that, some portion of his ground was unfencedj but it was protected by a formed a sort of natural fence. TMJ bench decided that they were bound give a decision according to the Catffl trespass Act, which allowed of no claißß for compensation for damages ■•.•.n.tsJH land was securely fenced; land was not so in the meaning of \\ H and the Bench had no other u'hr H but to dismiss the case. |R We have been informed on |eiiaiß|

and Cromwell. L'cd with their earnings, which range) bejtween -5 shillings, and two pounds per '' week a man. We are given to understand that many thousands of this industrious ! | and contented class of miners, will within ' I the next few mouths, take up their resilience in the neighborhood of the Molyneux I. the banks of which, oiler peculiar advanta- - 1; ges for the employment cf Chinese labor. i We regret that through the pressure of 1 ; other matter, we are compelled tr> withhold 1 , till next isaiie, the Cromwell' correspondence, but may state that in every par--11 tieular the sports were a decided success, 1 1 especially the half-mile tV: -race, at which ''there were seven competitors. Mr Kidd, j the holder of the refreshment booth, added | to a great extent to the pleasure of the day, -] by the excellent arrangements made for all. 'j The 'Sydney Morning Herald, 20th ' November says : —" ' new goldfield has 'j been discovered at tljjTV'eddin Mountain, ", on Wood's run, thgty-five miles distant 'l from Young, and fs causing great excite- : raeut; 20' , 0 persons were there on Saturday, and tlic r-iads thick with people going. ' Young is a-'most deserted by miners, the j sinking being from 45 to 70 feet, and the : prospect'; one to five dwts. to the bucket; iwashdL't 2to 5 feet thick. About ninety goldci holes have been sunk already, expending fully two miles ; also a rush has ! taken place on a large flat which extends fjio: miles; water very scarce, and distant Jchree miles. A small load was washed on | Friday, and produced loz G dwts. A hole ' was bottomed and washed on Saturday, producing 9 dwts. from one bucket of dirt, ' and three feet washing stuff. Gold already got for 300 feet, r wide street has been formed, and stores and hotels are being ' erected. This is likely to be the largest rush that has taken place in this district. 'The commissioner's absence is much felt, 'land police protection much required. I The reefs are looking well." & V.'e rrg'et to am oi nn ihe death of G of 'he Mai.hnerikiii Coal Pit, Dis'rict Hospital, on 'IT. us gfc&v 5 o'cl. ek. His reman.B Bfchlb-e Clyde Cemetery, BHyani],

ing winner”; A lander a bad third. 'time 0 minutes 29 seconds.

Steeple-Chase Handicap of 75 sovs, for j all horses, over four unit's of country : Mr Glassford's c. hj. Dragoon (Monaghan) 11 Mallaghan's g. g. Garry Owen (Prince) 2 | Ryan's g. g. Scotch Jock, (Lwing) ... o Low's b. g. Paddy 0 Barry'sg. m. Nelly Grey, ... 0 Hazlett's c. hj. Shamrock, ... 0 Mr brindlay got his team off in capital style, and with the exception of Shamrock all took the first hurdle beautifully, there was no other hitch till the water- cap was reached, when Garry baulked, Dragoon took the leap splendidly, followed byGarry, a well-contested race between the two then ensued, till the sod-fence opposite the grand-stand was reached, when Garry fell heavy to mother earth, and dismounted his rider, who, by the bye, must have sustained a severe shock. Prince soon scrambled up and renewed the race, but it was all to no purpose — ragoon came in a winner by more than a length, ion Juan also came to grief during the race, and some time elapsed before he recovered from the fall. Time 10 minutes 45 second. Ladies' Purse of 30 sovs, for al horses. Distance two miles; gentleman riders : Mr Taggart'sb.g. Schoolboy, (Hoyt) ... 1 Smitham's ch. g. Mailboy, (Smitham) ... 2 Scholcs' b. g. Scrubber, (Carter) ... 3 Thomson's g. g. Faughaballagh ... 0 Glassford's b. g. Rambler, Low's b. g. Mickey Free, Campbell's g. g. Arabian, Glassford's b. g. Prince. It was a well-contested race—School boy and Mail-boy had a hard struggle for the victory in the straight running, and the "latter would undoubtedly have won had Mr Smitham not have made too cock sure of the race, and held his horse back too long. Consolation Handicap of 30 sovs. Distance one and a half miles:— Mr Scheie's b. g. Scrubber (Laverty) ... 1 Barry's ch. g. Wizard (Foote) 2 Thomson's g. g. Faughaballagh ... 0 Glassford's b. g. Rambler, Smitham's ch. g. Mailboy. THIRD DAY. SATURDAY, 29th DECEMBER. Trotting-Race of 15 sovs. Liatance one and a half miles \i— *m Mr Glassford's g. g Bobby, ... b. g. Young Jackey,

cravings of junger ; 1 e possesses many good points mi amiable qualities, ami Lad lie enjoyed: u . advantages of other lads, he would (1 ibtless have made a worthy member of kiciety. As every story besides having m hero must ha>e an heroine; we find, her in the persou of Alice, who "wif" fami|arly terms ily. Ahee is the daughterof a wealthy squatter who, having alliedherself to a Kichard Handfield, on" of .j;r father's employees, and against his express wishes he deelin s to acknowledge her longer as his daughter. luchard Uandieldand his wile find themselves in Melbourne, and being not over industriously disposed, besides po:-sesMng but little sellVehauce, Richard rinds his means soon ifju shor ; he betakes himself to the goldiielcV having his wile behind. The author iuti jduces us to Alice and Grif in earnest collo the one sitting pensively in a chai ■ gazing at the embers of & tire, the other t tting ou the hearth lolling against the tire 'lace. " They were £ strange couple. The one I' a lair voting jji.-l witn a la»e so mild and j " sweet, that the beholder, looking upou it I " when in repose lelt gladdened 'by tiie i" sight. . . L The other, a start ed " ragged boy, wjith pock-markeU with j "bold and with a/vicious " smile too about hi-Jtipa." . • ot anfi| " I am thH " " ' " ed, " 1 am t rv u i||w^y^^Wf^BßlH^^^^^B " Wot ' s j " exclaimedUß BJ^tfwßwPßß|Wpl " ll sBEKBw^BBJ^^MHHjBHip " head ac||B3BßßßMPW»»™™*^™™w ou S "the liuva " and w-erBBBffIB^^WBWH^^mHSH "Yes, " How old 3MmSaKW^SHjU^BM " Blcbt j 8 " grin. "Jn old euougH " JDo yoi ß "she askt.djjj " i:ou,t a| rum uJB llL'ltjß rubjl

"*' father! Well, wen he mw pretty well ■" screwed, he rised to lay into ua, IHck and <( me, and kick us out of the 'ouse." Grif having been imprisoned for steala pie, wherewith to satisfy the cray, 18."$ of nature, thus relates hi 3 prisou experiences:— << en I was in quod, a preacher chap «' comes and preaches to me. e sets " 'isself down upon the. bench, and reads «' soraethin' out of a hook a bible, you «' know and arter he'd preached for 'arf " an hour, he ses, ' Wot do yer thiuk ■oi "that, 'ni o 'hted boy V ' It's wery good,' I " »es ; ' hut I can'c eat it.' 'Put yer trust " above,' he ses. ' But s'pose all the grub «' is down 'ere/ ses I; ' I cau't go up there " and fech it.' Then he groans, and tells " ine a story about a hiufant who was «' found in the bullrushes, arter it 'ad bin deserted, and I ups and teils him that «' body come an i take me out of the ball- " rushes ] osn't; he puzzled, neither." <-n his way to the diggings, ' icliard Handheld falls in with a bullock-driver designate! the Welsher. Uichard treve s in company with him, and they eventually . join together as mates and go digging. The road to the new rush aiid the rush itself are well portrayed; the reader, if he be familiar With the goldfields, can very readily realise the various scenes : " Early in the : niorning, the plains were " luioy with moving life. " 1 ake up thy " bed and walk," was literally illustrated "by thousands of eage men. Log lires *' were blazing, chops and steaks were friz- " and boiling tea was impatiently " bubbling in the queerest of utensils. " cant time was given to breakfast; scun- " tier time was employed in rolling up " blankets; and less time still occupied in '•throwing heavy swags over broad backs, " and starting on the march to the pro- '• mbed land. Fl ;gs of all nations and " flags of no nations, were waving over " the stores, many of which rejoiced in " high .sounding titles. here were the "Great Wonder, the Little Wonder, the " > onder of the World, an i a great " quantity of other wonders. There were " the Monster Emporium (which, prop-' " erly, would represent an - mporium " for Monsters); the Blue tore, and the " Re 1 Store (which were impositions, for *'they were built of unbL-.c el c»; i • >); "and the ee Hive, which looked like "one, for it was crowded with customers. "Therewas the Right Man in the Wight " place, which was the sign of a station- " er's store, where old newspapers were " being told at exorbitant prices, and " where you had to pay half-crown for '' two sheets of notepaper, two envelopes ' " and a pen. This store was also a kind "of post-office, where you might deposit " letters on payment of one shilling each, " receive, ,if. the same price. - h'ichard and the A'elsher are located in an out of the way gully, where they pursue the occupation of mining with considerable success. A gang of thieves who by sbme mean* : '"Dick haS got- acquainted with in Melbourne, resolve to go upon a " sticking up!' -'excursion into the country: among those to be stuck up, is Mr N Uttali, - Alice's, father; they require Hick's assistance to lay them on to the plant, io 'accomplish this,'- the Tender-hearted Oystertn.in, one of the eati;/, ingratiates hims'elt into the good r of '■ ick a.nd ibi v y.oirir*, anul Hfeies his tent near them, ih the ouely gu'.ly on the digging.?. The Oyster. man, causes Lick and the Welsher to quarrel, afterwards murders the latter with Dick's clasp knife, which, he leaves sticking in the wound. I'ick finding that circumstantial evidence would be bo Bt.-i.ij a;*i:i3fc hi a. tli 3l tin ph:3, and joins the gang, determining to frustrate their intentions, which he manages to do. During this time, Alice and Grif have heard of the intended robbery, and she accompanied by him, makes her way up the country, for the purpose of warniug her father ; all parties meet; Oysterman is shot dead. l»rif is shot down by his own father. Alice's father becomes reconciled to her and i ichard, and they live happily tire ih 3r oa th 3 station. Richard's innocence of the murder of the Welsher, is proved beyond a doubt, Orif's grave has been made near the home station, and is often times visited by Alice and Richard. 'J he work is one, of considerable merit;and we hope to find Mr Farjeon when the season again comes round delighting us with another Christmas story.