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Dunstan Times, Issue 382, 13 August 1869, Page 2

We are requested by the Treasurer of the Dunstan District Hospital to state that the name of David Walker Drybread, 10s. was omitted from the list of contributors published in last week’s issue.

The usual quarterly Licensing Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 7th ; we would inform parties that applications for any license required must be made to the Clerk of the Court fourteen days before the sitting of the Court.

A narrow escape from drowning occurred on Friday last to Andrew Williamson, one of the men employed on board'the '‘Clyde” dredge. It appears he was e> gaged in working the spoon, with which the dirt is brought from the oed of the river to the deck of the dredge, when the stop (technically speaking the ) broke, and precipitated him headlong into the water. Being unable to swim he sank'below the surface of the water, and was carried with the current about one hundred yards before he was rescued by some of the men who immediately on his immersion jumped into the boat and put off to his rescue. When overtaken and picked up he was insensible, and remained so for some time, though every means was resorted to to restore consciousness. Wo arc happy to state that he is again at work, apparently none the worse for his ducking A meeting of the Cromwell School Committee was hold in the School house on Friday August Gth instant, at which there were present, Mr. Marsh in the Chair and Messrs Preshaw, Goodger, Kelly, Wright Finer, Goodall, Whetter, and D. Booth Hon. Sec. The Treasurer reported having received the sum of 5 1, as a do nation to School Funds from Mr. Brian Hebden. The Secretary was ordered to convey the thanks of the Committee to Mr. Hebden. The Secretary was instructed to write to the Secretary of the Educational Board asking that the sum of 500 i. be placed on the estimates for the erection of a boarders residence, also to apply to the Corporation for the balance due for rent of schoolhouse. The printing account, 11. 7s. was passed for payment Mr. Lindsay’s account was ordered to stand over till next meeting. The Secretary was empowered to have a swing erected in the play ground, also to purchase a bracket lamp, and one dozen hat and coat pegs. Mr. D, Booth was appointed a member of the visiting Committee. With a vote of thanks to the Chair the meeting terminated. During the consideration of the Petty Sessions Act Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives on the 28th ult., Mr. Crac oft Wilson said—“ Tf any honorable member would bring forwa d a resolution for purging the list of Justices of the Peace of the Colony, he would have his support. He knew from what he

hud hoard of several persons on the-list that the Colony would be benefited by their being removed from it, and in his opinion the sooner it was done die oetter ” Mr. Dillon Bell followed and raid—“ He was glad the attention of the House was directed to a matter which, at the present moment, was a crying evil to the country. As one of the oldest Justices of the Peace in the country, he constantly felt, and did feel now, that the bench had been disgraced by some of those who had obtained the commission of the Peace. Not very long ago he had heard a report of one of the Justices of the Peace, having been found one day in a state of drunkenness in one of the principal towns of the Colony, and that, on a subsequent, day, he had taken his seat on the bench asa Justice of the Peace, and fined other people for being drunk. He had made inquiry as to the accuracy of the report, and found that it was true. He hoped that the House would legislate on the matter, and that there would be some support given to the ■Government to take steps towards purging the commission of the peace, and only placing persons on it who were really fit to administer justice.

Tiie Alexandra Total Ab tinence Societies annual soiree took place in the School Jiootn, t' lexandra on the evening of the 10th instrnt, There were about one hundred and twenty persons present, the tables were laden with pastry,“fruit Ac. After the tea had been done ample justice to, the tables were removed, and Mr. 11. M. Stewart took the Chair and after alluding to the object for which they had met called on Mr. Carew to favor the Company with a recitation from Shakspeare, which he gave in good style Several ladies and gentlemen entertained the Company with some good singing Mr. Eeed, the Secretary of the Society in a neat speech proposed a vote of thanks to the ladies and gentlemen who had contributed to their amusement, and made allusion to the state of the Societie’sfunds the number of members and the prosperous state of the Society. Mr. Iverson followed, urging parents to become teetotallers for the sake of their children, as he considered example better than precept. The National Anthem was then sung; the CompaVy then broke up, after apending'a very pit asan evening. \/ At tbe Police Court, Lawvence\a dairyman named Thomas Arthur/wak charged with stealing cattle being then a Bailee. The Bench after hearing a deal of evidence concluded there was no case for a jury and discharged the accused. The cattle were -a part of a mob sold some time since by Mr. George Faclie by auction at Alexandra on account of Mr. 11. LancasteAof Beaumont to whom Thomas Arthur had sold them. \ The dredges on the Molyneux bo-\ tween the Dunstan and Alexandra are still doing remarkably well, as much as 70 1, per man having been realised by each of the owners of one of them for the last week’s work, clear of all expenses, and should the river continue to remain at her present level, their is every probability of their even doing bettor from prospects obtained.

At the usual weekly meeting of the Waste Land Board held s on Wednesday the 4th instant, the following is amongst the business transacted.— Mr. G. F. Reid put in an objection on the part of Mr. Thomas Wilson against the leasing of lease 435 to Mr. Bridges, at the head of the Wakatip Lake. The ground of the objection was that Mr. Wilson had applied for a lease of the land some time since, and was told that if the land were dealt with it should he put up to auc tion. The objection was noted. J. D. Feraud’s application to purchase sections 41 to 45, and 67 to 69, block 11, Leaning Rock district. Deferred for further particulars. T. W. M‘ Arthur’s application to purchase sections 1 and 2, near Queenstown. To be agreed to as soon as possible. Sur vey ordered at once. Payment to be made when survey connected, on account of inaccessibility. John M‘ Cormic ’s application to put a punt on the Clutha, at Roeky Point. Referred to the Government. Pritchard Hutchison and Goulston’s application for re-survey of Arrowtown. Declined. William Goodall’s applica tion to put a. punt on the Clutha River below the town of Wakefield. Referred to the Government.

The Walcatip Mail announces that Mr. H. J. Cope will deliver a lecture at the Arrow on Saturday the 21st instant. The subject of the lecture to be “ diggers and diggings.”

Messrs, Wallace and Irving gave one of their drawing room entertainments on Wednesday evening last, at the Royal Mail Hotel, Alexandra, and last night they repeated the perforira o at the|Junction Hotel, Clyde, Upon both occosionS the compiny was very successful. They appear again this evening at Clyde, and on Saturday at Alexandra. The brig Prince Edward, from Newcastle for Tiraaru with coal, foundered in a gale of wind on the 31st. ultimo at a distance of seventy miles from the West Cape. The captain and crew, together with one passenger arrived at the Bluff in the longboat on the night of August the Ist in a very exhausted state. A West Coast paper states that in the neighbourhood of Westport upwards of 2501. has been collected on behalf of the Fenian prisoners liberated in Western Australia. A similar or larger amount has been collected in and around Charleston, Brighton, and at the Eight Mile and Greenstone, in the Grey district. From the Melbourne papers we extract the following :—On Thursday the 22nd ultimo, a man of the name of Joseph Harris received twenty-five lashes from the cat, being the first of two instalments that he was sentenced to for garroting, besides imprisonment for five years. This is the second instance only that whipping has deen resorted to for the last sixteen years in Melbourne. The cat was used by that well known character, Pamford, the hangman who did not inflict that punishment that was expected, in fact the prisoner received but very little injury. The account goes on to say, that the hangman is not the man who should carry out the sentence, for it is almost superfluous to state on whose side his sympathies are, but however as Harris will receive his second in stalment in December next, and if flogging is to be a punishment, the punishment should be carried out in a far different manner. If garrotters are to be flogged, let them be flogged, and not tickled, as was the chse in this instance.”

In another column we publish a motion made by Mr. o‘Noil, Goldfields member in the House of Representatives on the 29th ‘ultimo. Mr. O’Neil said ho would take the opportunity of stating that a very rich gold field had been discovered in the Cromwell District where four men had obtained EXHE. in eight weeks. We take (Lis opportunity of saying have made every inquiry, but have failed to discover the whereabouts of this goldfield, or the fortunate party alluded to. By reference to an advertisement in another column, it will be seen that Mr. George Fache will hold a sale of qu el: dairy cows, horses, on Saturday the 21st instant at Clyde. We would remind contributors to the Dunstan District Hospital, that V Tuesday next the election of Eesi dent Surgeon will take place, and we taka, this opportunity of stating that it is meumbent upon alt who have it in their power to record a vote on the occasion to exercise their privilege. As the credentials of the sixteen candidates for the office are open for inspection at the office of the Secretary, Mr. Barlow, we do not other than recommend an inspection of them.