The Treets Of Clyde.

Dunstan Times, Issue 259, 12 April 1867, Page 2

The Treets Of Clyde.

(TO THE KDITOS OF ES DUNSTAN TIMES.) ir,— would o.ill the attention of the Town ouncil to (lie jikolk of water laying iii difforeut parts of the - ttvet, ui»re especially that, before the Commercial Srnbles ; it has long beca a eyesore, and as the rai y sfa-on will shortly be upon us, no time should he lost in mnlcing the necessary repairs when the same can be done at a trifling expense, and add to the comfort of the iraaiediate residents, I remain, > ir t Ratepayer.

■, (FfiOM A CdKRESJ?OH»ENT,) We are not left, much timo to breathe aftej| thf termination of the Provincial i Elections, before we are called upon again to elect a raemder for the : ouse of fyepresejltativea for 4L3S' Manyherikia.; I'istrict,'vice' Captain JJtldwin, resigned, Thejiouiination \vi i take place on Monday next, iind the we we shall 1 e enlighten aasto -, the names of the gentlemen aspiring to that honor.; rumor has it, that souie live or si gentlemen intend wooing the good offices of the" electors, amongst t em, that eeeei trie gentleman, Captain *tt":\vfin, who.se resignation has necessitated the election ; there is 10 excuse for .such inci) s'steucy in resigning one week, 1 d offe nig hini»elP the next. I think t at entieman, might with safety save himself the trouble a> d expense of again congesting vtain.ior ;i J( . it in the Legislatire I.!' N-|w Z ■ titim! It is to be hoped, .e! w; oev r• ■ t!.< f< 1 unate Caudiclate, liaiiilSJ.wil , •-•. ':■:■: ':: i' due interest in' the ffa' i: •]." I?i .-ti-:'c"'. and the country taki g the tr.jj to '■ e iington, and occ- : siosally visiting the Council Chamher is not the only duty required of a member, he must Lave an opinion, and be able to express vi i ; i such *erms as will command t'te at "it!ni> of tue house, for of dummies 3- stlci t v, >V"*!?,-suVely we have enough, iimll;'t.(i.t hi; hope that whoever 3 elected wiil lie able-u lead or at leass take a prominen: eto id part in the de ba es that may arise during the session. s The lung co 1 in to 1 di xvg it, has had a direful efli et upon mining in this district, the woi'ki ys in ma.iy instances being stopped for it supp'y of that if cessniy e ement, wafer. Those claims that are still at work, .till continue to yield the usual handsome retui'i s, ai d keep up to an extent the reputation ol the district. !he Mo!y eux is goi g very low ami hopes are e ttrtaii d that as !ov. r a level will be reached this winter as during the first winter the original proprietors, Hartley and Ki ey discovered goid o its. beaches a'ready a good few are profitably em !i>yi<l in thi numerous beaches, in.t i icluding the. Chinese, who number several hundroda between this pl.icu .. d Cromwell. 'John when i tea-got'! ns to hisdoirigs gives but little- satistueti. n the usual '• no savvy, " being,the onK answer lie will deign to give, a- a ru ■■, th y s ' Ins- 'us' •••' i ."ci:t -..0\: t>- defray* the ' ■r.l • ; •• •; • ' \z it is thought that some, if 01 ail are doing very well, and are quietly pocketing a considerate amount c.f gold. Potters Gaily, Campbell's was o e day at week, vis.ied y a party of Ladies and G:nti'anc.i, iroui the Teviot and ita v'ciaity for the purpose of christening a W'.i er llaee iii;.' had just I ten completed; as an il ttstratio of the i domitabk pcr- ?>•■■■. ranee of flic uinit -r th.s ace is a iair •peoimon, i.s .t is a w«rk that hot only de ma ded coolness and clearness of judgment, but niso Mi.it detcrmina ion and pluvk, thai is i ow a recognised trait in the mind's ehiu-ac «-r, a jolly time was spent, „ii' re b'jin • a pk ■> iful supply ot the good hi igs of i-jiia ;i • ; two bagpipes, and two •. i.ili..*• for u'ed a capital band, to the ■ i-aii.*«t': ".-•;!•■' . hi-merry dance was care 11 "■• .'.t. ihe aflair Jassed off ;a .-.t ;>'• • ;.:i-i; , vjlhout a single hitch to .-.!■ ■.:■• • • •;:r-:. - the day; considering • ■ *':■ ■':. ; :: :iad to cross the dread .• > ! Vi::.- !'... ■ , ; ; a:i tikitude of over ■■•..", ■:■.". ciiigratulatians on the lvivv. ;. ■-. .ui ,i>. ■ .of the affair may not be out of place.

J V'c cull the fallowing " advertisement" "(>m i!" '.t' "Josh Billings,' the ii'»r_i merica:—" Ika sell >)•• ui"l. red and thirty-nine d.J- '".•-. a I .-.wi'«! and penshc n-tirc-M).':t. li'k U'. • Jhi' \irgin banks ov ;ho ud on, l--:i.:,i >;•■. l; i-i -:hf \'-five acre:. The ami is i'i.N r! ns.j divided by tin: hand o' naturand hj r», iiUo pastor and ti la e. into plain ant! dv.k.ivity, into stern iiahrnpt! ei and the da nance ov moss-tufted mi".M'T ; s'ii mis of sp rkli::!X gadue.ss ( hick w.'h ion 1) dance through thiswiii ness of buty, Jew 'ho low tuiisik r.v r.h. kricket and gia-.-hopper. The evergreen siahs az the evening zejhyr flits through Us slit: ov.y buzzutn, and the aspen tn iuiilcs like >he 'iiv-smittcn ha.iteov a dam- il. Prints of 'h:' Uopicks, in golden l>u y, mo r o ■ the hows, ad the hees go hcivy and sweet from the fields to their garner ing hive. The sti'de3 are worlhvof'he steeds o! ' imrod or the tnds of Ak les, piul its hem r\- was bilt expressly for the ■Mils of Paradse; while somber n the distance, like the eve of a hermit, glimpses are '.'aught ov the dorg house. ere poets have come an warbled their hue, hero sculptors have cur, here painters have robbed the . ccne ov dreamy laudskape, a d here the philosopher diskovered the .stun, which made him the alkimist ov nat-ur As the young moon lianas ike a cutting ov silver from the blue breast of the ski, an angle might be seen *>ach < ight darning with golden tiptoes on the green. {N.E. —This angel goes with the place )