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Dunstan Times, Issue 293, 6 December 1867, Page 3

Since a visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh to Dunedin now may be considered probable, ( would it not be advisable, that the Town Council of Clyde bestirred themselves so as to have properly represented to the Queen's son, this important gold mining district. We of coui'se are not sanguine enough to speculate upon a visit, and are fully aware of the martyrdom His Royal Highness is subjected to, in receiving and replying to endless addresses, but that is no reason why we should per. Mit others to take the* lead. As an appropriate token of respect, we would propose a beautifully engrossed address, as short as possible (and we fellow Townsmen who would oompete for the honor of its execution) to be enclosed in a small box of native wood, with His Royal Highness' Armorial bearings on the lid in the richest lints of our fine Dunstan.gold. The principal feature would perhaps be, that the whole could be made in the place, without the'humiliating necessity of sending toDunedinor Melbourne, our local artizans being quite compe tent for the work.. Two delegates, one in and one out of the Council, would be sufficient to present the Address, and in case our worthy Mayor should be choset, it would not be inappropriate for him to doff his Highland costume, especially, that His Royal Highness seems very fond of " J.ul 1 Scotland " and derives his title from its Capital. We beg to invite the attention of cur readers in Alexandra, Black's, ('romwell, and the Gorge, to the fact that Mr. Cronquist, the well knowu physiognomist and phrenologist, intends to deliver Lectures at those places during the next few days, two of which are specially set apart for his favourite theme "the training of children." The success Mr. Cronquist has met with here, warrants this recommendation, especially as the couple of hours spent with him, are not •only amusing, but highly instructive. The first Lecture will be given in the large saloon of the Koyal Mail Hotel, Alexandra to night. For the rest, we refer to our advertising columns. In another column will be found an J attractive programme of the Wakatip Races.. We observe that the principal events are Handicaps, and our neighbors will have one advantage to guide Ciem, Lie exporienee of our own races. The lite warm rains have had a most beneficial effect upon vegetation, the growth of which is something surprising. The other day, we paid a visit to the garden of slr. 11. West-I wood, at the rear of Sunderland Street Clyde, the fruit trees were loaded al-1 most to breaking down ; the peach and apricot trees appear to bear as prolificly as in ustralia. The warm climate of the Thinstan, will no doubt permit of the rijieniug of many choice fruit-., that would otherwise not come to perfection in any other part of the Province. The Government having made a charge of sixpence per-ounce for the conveyance of gold per Escort, we are given to understand that the Banks have, in consequence, reduced the price sixpence per ounce. The hj scort I'uty is, therefore, virtually three shillings per ounce. As the Provincial Government receive the whole of the export duty, these Escort charges is neither more nor less then a direct additional taxation. It is not reasonable to suppose that the Banks will bear the burden of the impost any more than that the storekeepers will be likely to dispose of their goods to customers without adding, as an addition to the prime cost, the cartage paid on them from town. The matter •will, doubtless, be spiritedly taken up by that well •'taxed animal" the miner, who, most decidedly, will kick against this addition to the heavy burdens already born by him.