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Dunstan Times, Issue 287, 25 October 1867, Page 2

We are requested by the Treasurer of the Dunstan District Hospital, to acknowledge the receipt of the following subscriptions, per favor of Dr. Shaw. Mrs Greig, Linbnrn Station, £5 (in aid of the female ward) and Ah Tung £5. The "Daily Times" says:—Private advices have been received in Melbourne, stating that by the last mail steamer from Mauritius, a deputation proceeded to the Cape of Good Hope, for the purpose of requesting the Duke of Edinburgh to visit that Island. Should he accede to the request, he will not be likely to reach Victoria before December next. A report was brought to Adelaide by the Jane Bell that news had reached Man ritius of the arrival of the Galatea at the Ca.l« of Good Hope ; but tlie captain of a later arrival, the Edith Smith contradicts the report. The ship Pride of tho Ocean, which has arrived at, Melbourne from London, reports that on tho sth of September, she hove to oil' the island of Tristan d' Aennha, and learned that Prince Alfred had called there about the Ist of August, on his way to the Cape of Good Hope. Six days afterwards the Pride of the Oceampnssed the meridian of the.. Cape. It is very clear now that Hid Royal Highness will not reaek Adelaide or Melbourne so soon as bad been expected. An inquest was held at the West Taeri on the 27th ult on the body of one. Benjamin Ryan, who died very suddenly. He had about £l4B in cheques and cash on his person. Immediately before ho expired, he stated that he had no relatives in the Country except a cousin of the name of Ryan, who kept a Hotel at the Dunstan. The result of the first crushing of the Ida Valley Quartz Mining Company has proved highly satisfactory, it being 121 ounces of gold from eighty Tons, showing an average of a little over 1 1 ounces to the Ton.

The commencement of a new Era on the goldfields of Otago, was inaugurated in the district of Waipori on the 24th ult. viz,—the application of steam power, in connection with Quartz mining. The 0. P. Q. Mining Company finding it necessary to obtain an increase of power for efficient, ly working the mine, have erected a steam Engine of eight horse power with all appliances required. "Bruce Herald." In our report of the Jockey Club Meeting in last issue, it was stated, the nomination of horses would take place at Hawthorne's, Clyde Hotel; the resolution passed at the last meeting, was, " that all acceptances for the ensuing races would be received by the Secretary on the night of the 23rd Dec. 18G7, at Hawthorne's " Clyde Hotel." The usual fortnightly Escort took down the following quantities of gold, Dunstan, 504 ounces; Arrowtown, GO9 oz. lldwt.; Cromwell,'so4 ounces Queenstown, 881 oz.: Alexandra, 025 oz. 19dwt,; Black's 601 oz.; Dunstan Creek, 343 oz.; and Mount Ida, 507 oz making a total of 4728 oz 10 dwts, " Living, " says the " South Australian Advertiser" is cheap enough now, at all events. A storeman in town last Saturday bought a quarter of mutton (weighing 121b5.) for 11 Jd., and a bunch of turnips given in. Our advertising columns contain a notice of a quarter of mutton with a loaf of bread for one shilling ! We have heard of other butchers selling a quarter with turnips and carrots at the same price. Elections for the district of Oreti are not generally very exciting affairs but that of last week was altogether exceptional. In accordance with the .advertisement published eight or ten days previously, the Returning Officer rode to Lowther-—a distance of some sixty miles —last Wednesday, and waited there from noon until 5 p.m. without a single elector putting in an appearance. The election consequently lapsed, as we understand the writ is returnable on the 15th, and there is consequently no time to advertise a fresh date for the election.—Southland Times. A correspondent writing from Dunedin to the " Oamaru Times " says, 11 is generally understood that there is a tendency to a split in the Provincial Cabinet, The alleged cause is that Mr. Vogel persists in refusing to be a party to the acceptance of the delegation of authority in goldtield affairs which the Act of the past session provides for. If, however, Mr. Vogel does retire, I fancy the real cause will be that members of the Executive prefer to get on without him. Mr. Mouat is not unlikely to see his revenge on the " quondam " colleague to whom he owed his all but forced ex trusion from the Executive during last session of Council. It may very well be doubted whether we need such an expensive stall' for an Evecutive Government as we are at present indulging in, but I think I express the popular feeling here in saying that Mr Vogel is the last of them whose resignation we shall be pleased to hear of. We have received from the publishers, Messsrs Mills Di)k and Co. of Dunedin, a copy of a new work entitled, —" Rambles with a Philosopher" The writer is unknown, he, concealing himself under the " nom do plume" of " Otagonian." From a cursory glance over the book, we believe that anyone of a thinking turn of mind, and desirous of gleaning a little insight into the doings of the early settlers in Otago, also of acquiring matter for sound thought or reasoning, (for the philosopher is well up in political economy) cannot expend six shillings more profitably than in the puixha.se of this interesting little vo.lunie, while at the same time hewill enjoy the satisfaction of giving encouragement to local talent We were yesterday shown, by Mr. L. W. Carter, the case of jewellery and regalia, lately arrived, for the Masonic Lodge about to be established at Clyde. The whole form a collection of considerable value, and are the property of the resident brethren of the "mystic tie." The hall Committee have not been idle since their election, and a vast amount of preliminaries have been arranged The plans for the building are daily expecti d, and it is hoped that by the new year everything will be so far-advanced as to permit of the laying of the foundation stone of the building.

On Wednesday evening last, the members of the Clyde singing class gave a soiree to their friends in the large room of the late Union Hotel. Notwithstanding the heavy rain that prevailed, the attendance was most numerous, and a more highly respectable gathering has never been at Clyde. The amusements of the evening consisted of singing, in which some of the young ladies excelled, dancing and ti t iriety of games, such as bind man's buff, forfeits, and hide and seek. Plenty of amusement was provided for both young and old, the juveniles coidd indulge in various frolics suitable to their age, while the old folk less vigorously inclined could seat themselves down, and enjoy a comfortable chit-chat. Upon three occasions during the evening, Mr. Corfitz Conquist the gentleman now making the ton Al of the gold-fields, lecturing on phrenology, and physiognomy, enlivened the company with brief dissertations on interesting subjects. The eomestables provided were on such a bountiful scale, that a second entertainment was given last evening to the schoolchildren, when of course the cake, pastry, fruit, and lollipops were finally disposed of. The contract for completing the Ida Valley Water Race to Low's saddle has been accepted by a Dunedin contractor, and the work is to lie finished by the first of December next. Last evening a meeting of Stewards of the Cromwell Races was held at .Mr Kelly's Golden Age Hotel, the Mayor, Mr. W. J. Barry \v;i, appointed judg •- Mr. Ashworth, starter, and Mr. Fleming, Clerk of the Course. A lull meeting of the Stewards is to lie held at Mr, Fleming's Hotel, Kawarau Gorge, on Monday evening next to make final arrangements as to the amount of the stakes to be offered for competition. The programme will he inserted in the Dunstan Times on the Ist Nov.. A number of horses are already in training for the event ; at Cardrona, Bendigo Gully, and (Yomwell. A rather novel entertainment is on the tapis at Clyde. We hoar that a number of gentlemen, who have or are about to have their heads manipulated by Mr. Corfitz Cronqnist, intend submitting the written opinions of that gentleman to a public reading, the proceeds to lie devoted to some local charitable purpose. The novelty of the affair will doubtless draw a large audience, and create much amusement The English Mail arrived at the Bluff on Saturday last, bringing advices to the 12th Sept. The news is of ! no special general importance, and is j already in the possession of our ; readers. We hear that severed very important ! changes will shortly be made in the i distribution of the Wardens. Mr. Simpson is to be removed from Slack's to Tuapeka, Major Croker leaving the service. .Air. Warden ilickson will succeed Mr. Simpson at Black's. On Monday evening last Mr. Corfitz Cronqnist delivered his first Lecture on Phrenology and Physiognomy at the Town Hall, Clyde. The attendance was not so numerous as could have been desired, but the results were so satisfactory that, we believe, there will be no cause for a similar complaint on the next occasion. Mr. Cronqnist has apparently devoted a considerable amount of study to the sciences of phrenology and physiognomy, and we must confess that the correctness of his conclusions took us completely by surprise. This correctness was amplv borne out by the persons who volunteered their heads for manipulation, who, although upon many points of character by no means flattered, expressed their entire concurrence in the deductions arrived at by the lecturer. One portion of the lecture had especial reference to heads of families, the lecturer pointing out the necessity that existed for parents making themselves acquainted with the traits of character and predispositions of their children, so that, by judicious training and attention, probable evils might be obviate* and existing ones corrected. The. audience left most unmistakably pleased and instructed, and what sceptics there might have been in the room at the commencement of the lecture had mostly altered their opinion at its close. To-morrow evening Mr. Cronqnist will lecture at Alexandra ; on Tuesday next at the Town Hall, Clyde; and on the following Thursday afternoon he will deliver a lecture at the same place especially addressed to ladies. On Saturday 2nd November hewill lecture at Bh ck's, after which he will visit Cromwell and the Lakes