LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 410, 25 February 1870, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Escort on Monday last took down ttie following quantities o! gold : Cromwell 5250z. Odwt. Alexandra 117oz. ltklwt. Teviot 2iSoz. 15dwt. Bkcka 6040z. Odwt. Ida Valley 640z. 17dwt. ilountlda 806oz. Odwt. Total ... 23360z. Bdwt We are requested Isy the Secretary of the Duiistan District Hospital to acknowledge the receipt of 51, 3s 6d, beiug amount collected at Logan Town, Bendigo Gully [A. letter on this subject appeared in oar last week's issue.— Ed] We hear upon reliable authority, that Sergeant Thomson, who has been stationed lot the past three years at Clyde is to be removed to i>unedin, and that fcJargeaac Neil, of Aiexindra will occupy his post. Sergeant Thomson, we feel in duty bound to say, his proved himself to be a zealous officer, and a good citizan, and that his remove is in the right direction, when ne lei>es, we k-el assured will carry, with ftiru wishea of iaj pooole of Olyd*.

The encroachments by the sea nt West port are now as regular as the rise and fall of tides. With every tide portions of the beam are washed away, the extent of the destruction, of, course, depending upon the direction or strength of the surf and wind. Where seven houses lately stood at. right angles to the beach the sea now pi\ vails, and as it is almost a deadlevel from that point to the centre of the town, the approach of the set to the centre seems only a question of time. Numerous sections for which hard cash was paid by the speculative and received by the Government could now only be traced by a system of buoys and beacons, and the same alternative evidently waits others.— Daily Times. It will be remembered that the miners at Mount Ida petitioned t e Superintendent to grant them protec tioii for their claims during the strike. From the loc si journal we learn that his Honor has been pleased to suspend the operation of the '-forfeiture sections" »>f the "regulations" for thirty da\s, and suggests that arbitration be resorted to in the event of an amicable settlement not being come to. The Secretary of the General Post Office, London,has issued thefollowing circular:—"Many persons are in the basin of addressing letters for wellknown firms and individuals to " London" only; but this practice not unfrequently occasions delay in such letters reaching their rightful owners In ah cases, however well the firm or indivicinal for whom the letter is intended may lie known, it i* essential, to ensure its correct delivery, that the street or locality n which they reside, «nd ■\v number of the house, should form part, of the address The Provincial Government Gazette notifies the the Advertising Sheet has been amalgamated with it, and a'so that rho-e who have hither to lad tho latter sein. to them gratis will in t'uatre receiv i the former instead. A correspondent asks why newspapers charge for the insertion of notices of marriages and deaths. For the very i est reason, wo suppose, inasmuch as one in an advertisement l of co-partnership and the other of a ; dissolution Business is business all the world over. From statistics recently published we 1 am that the total amount of g..ld |»roluce<! in Nova Scotia from :!;■■ rime of i;s first disc very to the end ,»f the year I BUS, a period o'f ei-ht years, was one hundred and sixty tb n usai:n ounces. In 1807 the yield amounted to newly thirty thousand ounces. Th« prog!'amm n s of the Tokomairiro and Grey mouth Races appear in the respective local journals. The t» f nl amount of stake- to be competed for are very respectable, and we should imagine will draw go>d Meals of horses. The Tokomairiro nn>e:in; will be held on the 10 hj and Hth of March, when the aggregate sum to be run for is 37'5/., including one race for 10CM and one for 70/. The Givymotitl] races are appointed to take place 011 the 17th ami 18th of March. The amount of stakes offered is C>92!., including one for -2'-/., two for 10QL, and two for 50L The crop- throughout the, district are mosly gathered in, and we are happy to say, giving .as a rub? general satisfaction, fn mo-t instances the straw is ligh', hut the car is well Klhd and promises to yield abundantly. Wo have not heard the result of any of the threshing's, though a good deal has gone under that operation. On Monday afternoon last a most brutal assault was committed on Air. C. Hensbnrsh, the owner and driver of the express cart running between Alexandra and Clyde It appears that a man, ■who had ridden the distance, on arriving at his destination refused to pay the fare of (ivo shillings, and that Hen.«burt<h retained in consequence his swag, whereupon the brute savagely attacked hiin. and with a new pick-handle inflicted a frightful on his head Sergeant. Noil quickly made his appearance, and conveyed the offender to the. lock up, where he a-waits that punishment the nature of the offence deserves. The clipper ship Patria-ch from London, arrived in Hobson's Bav on the 10th inst., after a passage of sixty-nine days, the shortest passage on record. The West land County Council have offered HOI. for a more complete report of their speeches. The Grei/mouth Star thinks that if the members of the Council were to oiler that sum to the raewspapers to exclude their speeches entirely,they would be doing a very wise and proper thing. The latest accounts from the Cape are encouraging. The diggers nre getting out auriferous quartz, in expectation of a 'rushing null being booh at work. A diamond fed is said to have i been discovered on the banks of the { Orange river Numbers of th"se I gems are now being constantly I advertised for public sale. A gentle--1 man has arrive! in the Colony from Kngland, nommis ioned, it is repo -ted, by a li go European firm to make purchases of precious stones, and to j institute inquiries as to the localities j in which they aro discovered.

Wo take the following from the I Grey River Aryux : —" What may happen to a man who withes to do a kind action was exemplified yesterday, in the Cnhden Pi' Hoc Oouvt, when the action of Palmer v. Connor was tried. It seems that Palmer was coming down from Maori Gnlly, and when near to Bruimertoii found a coat lying on the side of the road, and ay he saw What he supposed to ho a packer on horseback a little way before him, bethought that individual had dropped it. Acting upon this suggestion, he, although burdened with his swag, took it up to carry it to Cobden, where be had no doubt he could hand it. to the loser. While going aloncr be spoke to some persons who were working on the road, and asked if it belonged to them, hut they refused ownership or know'edge. After leaving them he bad not proceeded far before be heard the patter of feet behind him, and on turning round be saw defendant, who planted •> blow straight Wtwoeti the eyes, felling him and then asked him " what he wanted with bis coat." Following upon this, be jumped Upon him, Incited him, and otherwise abused him. It seems that the defendant. Connor, employed by the Government', was a short distance off the road when-""aimer passed and did not see him, an!, on hearing how bis coat bad disappeared, took upon himself to administer the aggravated assault Palmer's face presented a. fiigbtful appearance, being literally smashed and livid The Magistrate, however, did no? see it in The same light as Mr. Connor, and fined him ?>l. and costs. The weather of lite has been most unseasonable, scarcely two consecutive! days being alike. As (ho whole of the cr p> an in, no great loss will be sustained, but people have he-n greatly inconvenienced by the high winds. The rvunuitt.tec of the Clyde Public Library have thiown the huiluing open to the public during the races. We are induced to give 'bis notice as there are doubtless ma' y of our visitors who would prefer a quiet half-h'Uir with a hook t" any other amusement that may be offered them. Intelligence reached os on Tuesday evening last ot the somewhat sudden death of Mr. Weaver, provision merchant, of Cromweil. The deceased gentleman had been unwell for soni" time, bu* it wis not thought his illness was of so serious a nature. Mr Weaver was for some ti-ne a resident of QueensJcwn where be wa« nest deservedly esteemed. Mr. Facbe reports having sold a tew good horses <-n Wednesday and Thursday last, at satisfactory prices. Spring-cart sud buggy hows realizing ; 111 ; really first-class hacks, 2(U ! I second class 9/. to 11/. lie also re- ! ports having sold, a buggy, spring I e irt, ■- c, at fair prices I It will be seen !'\ advertisement in I ano'bereolumn that a Masonic l.ndye !of Instruction will be held on the Ist proximo On Sunday evening 'ast, the Rev. Mr Coffey. Church of tSngland min ister at Queenstown, ]ireached at Clyde. The attendance was numerous, and the rev-rend gentleman's semi on very impressive. Messrs Whetter and Ibtg" have been du'y elected as councillors to rt, present Bridge and Kawarau Wards, in the Cromwell Town Council. It will l>e seen by advertisement that ?.Tr N. Salomon has returned to lydo, and has on view at the Ihinstan ITotel an ex'ensive assortment of j'-wd'evy. He intends to visit Alexandra, where he will st-iy on Monday and Tuesday next. From hi nee he proceeds to the Tevi t. The Alta R»ef, a distinct lode entirely from .-i'li-r th° Aurora, Besidigo Companvs or Colotigh s reefs, is O'l or about th* same line as 'he Bendigo Reef. b"t it is so'ne Ihree miles distant, besides the prospecting claim there are a number of other claims in occupation, and in near y all, the reef has been discovered on the surface In the prospecting claim three .shires have changed hands, one to Mr. J. Patterson for '2501., the second to Mr Grant for 275?. and the third to Mr. Alves tor 275/. On this claim there «re two shafts sunk about fifty feet each in depth, and about three hundred feet apart, with a well defined reef of about three feet in thickness, from shaft to shaft. bout one hundred and fifty tons of stone are at. grass, which, from general appearances and from prospects obtained will yield about three ounces to the ton. As the Company have made arrangements for, and expect their crushing machinery very shortly on the ground they do not intend to have a trial crushing. The strike at the Hogburn still e aHiuues, but there is every hope | that some, arrangements will soon tie made between the owners of races | and the mi era that will settle the dispute. We are give t to uudersfcvud that several of the coni/Viies are prepared to reduce their uh.irgus I Messrs. Bird, B' >v, and Wills' Great American Circus was opened last ee. ii tg. T.i ip sr 'or n moj was good awl d-'.s'irvds a visit, but as, v/a suppose, all wj > won not piv.-trias last eve ling will pitr.>ii*) tin oo.upiuy (to-uight, wo will r.ifr.dn froal furoli n~ i remarks.