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Dunstan Times, Issue 284, 4 October 1867, Page 2

Tin; Secretary of the Dunstan Hospital rcqnesbs us to acknowledge the receipt (per Mr. 11. J. Copt) of the sum of £2 from M r. Lawrence Mansou, of the Morven Ferry. i The committee of the Dunstan Jockey I Club, held a meeting on Monday evening ' lars, at George’s Dunstan Hotel. A verv I satisfactory attendance of members was 1 present. It was finally arranged, that I the meeting should come o(l on the 2()th. j 27th. and 2Sth. Deeemhcr next A com I mittee was formed to confer with the promoters of the Cromwell Laces, so that the two meetings might not clash Subscriptions are coming in on a liberal scale, about ,£'lso was subscribed in the room, flic funds of the Club appear to be in a nourishing condition, the present available assets being about T3OO. An Italian, an in-door patient in the Dunstan Hospital, vbo has been in a rather desponding state lately, having but just recovered from a lengthened illness, attempted suicide on Sunday jnorn- ! ,n o last, by throwing himself into the 1 Molyneuv. A patient named ■ v tewart gallantly came to the rescue, and, though unable to swim, succeeded in dragging the man out of the river, the water I cing i at least live feet deep, with a rapid current i running, A grand amateur concert, in aid of the funds of the Dunstan District Hospital takes place to-morrow evening, at the Royal Mail Hotel, Alexandra. The conductor is Air. A . Nancarrow, a local gentleman of no mean ability in musical matters. We trust the at'emlancc will he commensurate with the praiseworthy object in view. Erratum.—ln our report of the case of Harry Brail', heard at Cromwell on the 25th ult, before Mr, If. W Robinson. R.M., it was made to appear in evidence that the prisoner was seen to open the till and have the money in his hand. This was au error. Jhe facts, as brought out in evidence, wore that Bruff was seen to reach over the counter near where the till was, and that when called to by the storeman, who was watching him, lie left the pn mises. Something rather novel in the shape of a pie-nic occurred near Clyde during the last few days. It appears that a recent resident, feeling that the late warm sunshiny weather expended its genial influence in vain while he was remorselessly tied to a life behind the counter, resolved upon a pie-nic all to himself, and with that view procured three bottles of grog, two ditto of water, and some fourteen pounds of beef, together with a correspondmg supply of bread and other adjuncts to a feast. Armed with this supply lie directed his steps up the bank of the Moiyneux, and selecting a nice sheltered ncok among the rocxs for his al fresco feast, he continued to enjoy himself by feasting and s'coping for three whole days, and in all probability might have continued it longer had he not have been missed and brought home by his friends from his sylvian retreat. It is almost«un. necessary to add that the individual in question is on the sick list. This evening a grand hall will be he’d at the new assembly rooms, Kavvarau Gorge, for the benefit of the funds of the Dunstan District Hospital.

We are happy to announce that the new dredging-company, at CI de, have struck payable ground, and that the prospects are so promising that the success of the company is placed beyond doubt. It will be seen by our advertising columns that Mr. Cronquist will shortly visit the Dunstan District, for the purpose of delivering a course of lectures on phrenology and physiognomy. Mr Cronquist has met with coi siderable success as a lecturer on these sciences, both in Otago and Canterbury. '1 he press at Lyttelton, Christchurch, Oaniaru, Waikouati and other places speak in the most flattering terms of Mr Cronquist's lectures.