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Dunstan Times, Issue 256, 22 March 1867, Page 2

The Committee of t!io Dunstan District Hospital, bog to acknowledge thraigli 11. A. Stratford Esq 1!, JI of Cromwell, the sum of Fifteen pounds nineteen shillings as collected by him. We have lo remind our readers, that claims to vote must be made before the eud of the present month, forms can be obtained at the various Wardens Oriiccs. We see by the Daily limes ot the inst, that His Honor the uperintendeiit will grant the sum of £iuO towards the erection of a bathing place at Pelichet Bay Jett}-, provided that the balance of the required amount was raised by public subscription. During the last week, Mr T. L. Shepherd lias addressed the Electors for Goldfields, at Cromwell, Nevis, and Clyde. At the two latter places Mr Shepherd met with a most cordial reception, and votes of conscience in him were almost unanimously passed. At Cromwell, in consequence of the absence of a largo majority of the leading inhabitants, Mr Shepherd's meeting was but thinly attended. By the Provincial Government Gazette; of the 13th inst, wc fiud that IJis Excellency the Governor, has been pleased to grant the prayer of the residents at Black's ior a Polling place, and has appointed the Police Station, Black's l>o 1 to he a Polliug place for the House of Bsprcsentativea for the District of Manuherikia, On Saturday last, Mr J. L. Shepherd addressed the Electors for Gold-fields, at the ! loyal Mail Hotel, Alexandra; Mr J. C. lversou was in the chair. The meeting was one of the largest and most cnthusias-

lie that Las ben held at Alexandra fo some time ,-past. Mr Shepherd made a moat favorable impression, and an unani. mous vote of conhdeuce in him was passed An accident, fortunately not attended with serious results, occurred to Mr P. Dillon Bell yesterday afternoon. After a drive, he had set down Mrs Bell and one of their children, and -was about to stait again for the stable, when the horses get frightened, and bolted along George Street resisting all Mr Bell,s efforts to pull them up. On reaching the Octagon, he endeavored to turn them up Stuart Street, hoping to check them; and in this he would have succeeded had not one of the horses fallen. By this, the buggy was upset, and Mr Bell was thrown out. He was stunned by the fall, and received a cut upon the head. He was taken into the Hibernian Hotel, where, in a few minutes, he rallied sufficiently to be driven to his residence- There he was attended by Dr ilHlmle, who does not consider any of the injuries suffered by Mr Bell to be of a dangerous • character. -"Daily Times March 13th.