CROMWELL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 403, 7 January 1870, Page 2

CROMWELL.

(from a correspondent. ) The Christmas holidays with all their feasting and pleasuring afh at an and I am thankful, as the turmoil, anxiety, and the pleasure was too great for my sensitive com position, furthermore I began to experience A wOnderful diminution in tbe weight of my purse from the constant drain, in fact the thought occurred to me, if the next washing up should happen to turn out bad. ly, some 'ohe wohld have to pay the piper, but they are past, and again the true interest of our adopted country is commenced. As you have already given the whole of the particulars of our local races and sports in your former issues it is unnecessary for me to comment on them, so I will leave that subject and turn to one, though not so acceptable yet requires thronicling to shew that our blinds were not so engrossed with pleasure but that we OoilW devote a passing thought, and show our commiseration for one who so suddenly was called away from the busy bustling scetaes of this world to Another ; and let us all hope a happier and better one. I allude to the sudden and untimely death of poor Mr. Garrett, who met his death oh the evening of the 31st of last month by a fall from his horsp. His death cast a sudden gloom over the whole district, and engendered in the minds of many the solemn thought was he prepared, and am I too, to face Him, who is to decide whether our lire* have been well or ill spent Mr. Gar-

rett was just beginning to reap the fruits of his perseverance and labor in exposing tile riches of the Bendigo 'Gully district, and was moat deservedly esteemed by all with whom ho came in contact. I feel grateful in having the power and privilege in testifying to his worth as a man and a Christian The district had scarcely recovered from the shock occasioned by the death of Mr. Garrett, when the startling question passed from month to mouth— Where is Mr. Ealston ? The cause of this arose from the fact that the unfortunate gentleman had not been hea'rd of for some few days. His friends instituted a search but Without avail, but ultimately his dog and boots were found oh the bank of the Clutha. As no farther tidings of him can be found it is feared that in his attempting to cross a branch of the riVer to an island on which some of his sheep wore depasturing he must have been carried away with the current and drowned. Mr. Ealston was a gentleman widely known throughout the province, and his untimely death will be deplored by many. After dealing with such a solemn subject as death I have scarcely heart enough to dole out, for the benefit of your readers, the gossip of the place, but to prevent any grumbling or other unpleasantness I will endeavor to give you the heads of the various topics attracting attention.

In the Eesident Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, before Vincent Pyke, Esq., E.M., F. Foote was summoned for riding over Cromwell Bridge at other than a walking pace ; but as there were extenuating circumstance’, he Was fined 'Only' ss, and costs. Mary Wilson, charged with a breach of the Licensing Ordinance, was fined LlO. In giving judgment in this case the Bench administered a severe reprimand to the delinquent, and informed her that, should another charge of a similar kind be proved against her, she would be sent to prison without the option of a fine. In the Warden’s Court the case of Garrett and Ebden v. Logan was again brought on for hearing, and adjourned tor a fortnig&t, Mr. Ebden being appointed interim manager. The next case was Gibson and others v. Colclough and others. This was an action, brought by plaintiffs to be ce.nei partners in a certain mining claim at Bendigo Gully Eeefs. The plaintiffs claimed to have the ease tried before assessors, which was assented to, Mr. Brough appearing for the plaintiffs and the defendants conducting their own case. In consequence of tlie Court-House not affording sufficient accommodation, adjourned the Court to the hall of the Cromwell Hotel, where the case was gone into, and, after seven or eight hours’ argument, a verdict was returne.ifor two of the plaintiffs, the third being nonsuited. In the mining world there is nothing new to ceronicle, except I may tay that ofgeneral dullness. Mr. G. Facho submitted to auction, on Wednesday last, a share in Gillies’s claim, Bendigo Gully, but failed to obtain a purchaser. There is much talk of several batteries of stampers being erected, and when such is the 1 ease it is not likely that such a ualuablo share as Gillis’S will go begging for a purchaser. Machinery is absolutely indispensable to the proper testing of the value of the reefs.