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Dunstan Times, Issue 465, 17 March 1871, Page 2

The poll for the election of a member to represent the Dunstan District in the Provincial Council will he taken on Wednesday next, the 22nd inst. Three candidates — Messrs Shepherd, Worth, and Niven—have been nominated. The contest is not likely to he very keen. The Provincial Council election at Queenstown resulted in the return Messrs. C. E. Ilaughton and J. W. Robertson, unopposed- Mr. Adams was proposed, but his nomination was withdraw .1.

Dr. Niven announces in our advc’tising columns his intention of addressing the electors of Clyde'and Alexandra, the former on next Monday at Hawthorne’s Clyde hotel at 8 p.m., and the latter at Mason's Royal Ma 1 hotel at the same hour on Saturday evening.

Messrs Bastings and Brown have been returned for jhe Provincial Connell for Tuapeka, and Mr. Gillies for Tokomairiro. The registration of persons entitled to have their names placed on the roll is being actively proceeded with in all parts of the district. By the 31st of March if the registration goes on as rapidly as at present the names of very few possessing the necessary qualification will be omitted from the Electoral Roll.

Wo have no means of ascertaininn the proposed movements of his Excellency Sir George Bowen. We presume if he intends to visit Clyde’ he will give timely notice. In consequence of the sittings of the District Court, the cases [in the Resident Magistrate’s Court were adjourned until next week.

A meeting of the congregation of the Chnrch of England was held in the Church on Sun-lay afternoon last, Mr. 11. Barlow in the chair. The object of the meeting was to consider a letter from the Rev. S. D. Green, of Akaroa, in reference to his location in the district. After discussion it was resolved to submit the letter to the Bishop elect. TV \ A general nVming»f the shareholders of the Alta Quartz Minrng Company ( Registered) will bo held at the Company’s Office, Clyde, at three p.m. on Saturday, the Ist proximo, for the purpose of electing dircc. tors forkhe ensuing six months and transacting other important business. An extraordinary'general meeting of the shareholders of the Aurora Quartz M’ning Company (Registered) will beheld at Kidd’s Cromwell Hotel, Cromwell, at two o’clock to-morrow afternoon, for the purpose of taking into consideration the financial 'position of the company', with a \ lew to winding it up.

The Committee, appointed at the meeting on the Land Question, held on Thursday evening last, have been actively engaged in raising subscriptions for the purpose of em* ploying legal assistance to sustain the objection entered against the granting of the agricultural lease applied for by Messrs M‘Lare.l, Gregg, & Co., on their run. We understand that they have secured the services of Mr. W. W. Wilson.

In the Warden’s Court, Clyde, on Tuesday last, Mr. Pyke intimatcd’jthat ho intended to hear the cases Ferand v. Holt. Mr. Wilson intimated to the Warden that there being now two members of,the legal profession now<in the district, he should object for the future to any mining ageist appearing in the Court. Mr. Pyke said that for the future his Courts were closed against mining agents. All the cases were postponed for a week.

An accident, which nearly caused the drowning of six men, occurred on Tuesday morning, on the Molyneux river. Mr. Sicdeberg and his party were going on board the dredge Salamander, in a small boat, which by some means or other got fouled in the gear and was capsized, precipitating the whole of the men into the water. Five men managed to scramble on board the dredge, but Mr. Siedeberg, failing to do so, got into the boat, which was water-logged and was .swept, down the river. He confinuWV* novel ai\d dangerous voyage for abouluttanwe, whence was rescued by a boat w\g»g to a party of miners, who, as soon as t\w saw the perilous position of Mr. Siedel'rg, put off to his assistance. We may mention 'hat those on board two of the dredges, immediately fnpon perceiving the accident, put off, and had not Mr. Siodeherg been rescued by the boat from the shore, would have done so in a very few minutes afterwards. Tenders will bo received by the Secretary of Land and Works, Dunedin, till the 18th April for the erection of a Comjt-house in Cromwell. Plans and specifications may be seen at the office of tlje pistrict Engineer, Cromwell, or at the Provincial Secretory, DiinWin.

The nomination of candidates to represent the Kawaran constituency in the Provincial Council took place on Wednesday last, at the Court house, Cromwell. The Returning Officer, (Vincent Pyke, Esq,,) having read the writ and advertisement, called upon the electors to nominate candidates. Mr. John Marsh was proposed by Mr. James Dawkins and seconded by Mr. M'Cormick; Mr. Chriifopher Hiokie was proposed by Mr. Patrick Kelly, and seconded by Mr, Marshall, Mr. John Hughes was proposed by Mr. W. 11. Whe’ter, and seconded by Mr. Robert' Brown. 1 !! Mr. George Ca naby was nominated by Mr. R. D.igg. and seconded by Mr. W. H. W better* but bis name not appearing on (he roll.tbe Returning Officer demanded his qualification, The candidate produced busine -i licenses for three years, which, on examination proved incomplete, as there was an interval'of eleven days between the dates of the lapsing of his previous license and the taking out of his existing one. As the latter bore date the the twenty fust day of December it had not run the requisite period, consequently the nomination of Mr. Carnaby was not accep’ed. The show ofjhands was in favor of Mr. Hick'e. A poll was demanded by Mr. Hughes, which the Returning Officer announced would be taken on the 2Cth instant. A vote of thaoks to the Returning Officer brought the proceedings to a close.

The road between Clyde and Cromwel’ i? in a better stats at present than it lias been for some time past. If a system of pitching, however, instead of the present mode’of merely throwing small broken metal into the ruts, were adopted, the work would be far more durable, and we think a great improvement could he made in many places by the removal of rocks from the centre of the road, which project from the surface more than a foot.

The many friends of Mr. James’Samson, of Alexandra, will be sorry to learn that an accident, which at one time threatened to be serious, befel him on Saturday last. About,uiim o’clock on Die morning of that day, MX SamsjftyVhp As going to Black’s, got off his Creek, and on proceeding to re-mo* nt, his horse, which was young and spirited, swerved round. His foot, coming upon a stone, was twisted, and the small bone of the leg snapped and the large bone fractured. Mr. Samson was taken into Milhvard’s, and shortly afterwards conveyed to the Bendigo Hotel, Clyde, by Mr. Worth, where he was attended by Drs. Thomson and Burrows, and we are happy to say is now' progressing most favorably. The gentleman returned to represent the Middle Island Maories in the House of Hepresent atitprh rejoices int, the soubriquet of “ Bloody Jack.” We understand that the reduction of the wages paid to miners employed at Bendigo from £4jto £3 10s. has been mooted by the directors of the Alta Company. The Gromwell Company have agreed to the proposal; and there is every probability of Colclough and others following suit. This we cannot but consider a move in the right direction, as, by the exorbitant rate of wages hitherto paid, the quartz required to be very rich before those who spout capital in developing the reefs could hope to secure a fair return for their outlay.

It is rumored in Dunedin that arrangements are pending for the holding of criminal sittings in Clyde at an early date. By an advertisement which appears in another column, our readers will perceive the celebrated panorama of the works of Charles Dickens wdl ‘be exhibited in the Town Hall, Clyde, tonight. This panorama has been highly spoken of by all who have had an opportunity of seeing it, and we believe it is well WiSrth vJaitug. We draw public attention to_thfffact that it w ill bo exhibited in Clyde only one night.

The remains cf the late Mr. William Crirns. Dcybread. "-ho diedoi the 12th instant were conviyed from that place to the Clyde cemeto y, wh ere they were i nterred’on Tuerday last. The funeral pio ession wbe it left-Dtybreid numborrd fully one hundred and fif-y persons, a number of whom however being on foot, turned back on reaching Tinker's guby, a distance "of 1 four miles fom the ;ta ting plare. A number of equestrians proceeded no fu-ther (ban Chatto Croek. On the arrival of the cortege at a distance of about three miles from the cemetery, it was joined by a number of the readouts of Clyde, who came out on horseback »nd buggies. The funeral service was performed in ah impressive manner by She Rev. Mr. Ross. ■

The Black’s annual races w 111 take place to-day. As we have previously stated, there is every likelihood of good fields of horses and that the various events will be closely contested, while the catering of the refreshments being under the charge of Mr. MTntosh is sufficient guarantee that it will bo efficient. Those who intend to honor St. Patrick’s Day by keeping holiday cannot do better than to pay a visit to Black’s racecourse. \ During of the District Court at Clyde, on ’Juesdajc last, Mr. Brough drew the attention of his Honor to the inconvenience inflicted upon witnesses ordered out of Court, —who, in consequence of there being no retiring room, are compelled to re. main outside exposed to allkindsof weather. It is a wonder this matter has not been attended to before, as the inconvenience is so glaring ; but now the attention of the authorites has been publicly drawn to it, we hope they will lose no time in providing the requisite accommodation. By advertisement, which appears else, where, the Roman Catholics of Cromwell district are requested to meet his Lordship, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, at Clyde, on the 22nd instant, and escort him to St. John’s Church, Cromwell. We are informed that the Right Rev. Dr. hloran, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, will arrive ia Clyde by Tuesday evening’s coach

We are reluctantly compelled to hold over our Alexandra correspondent’s letter and much matter already in type. St Patrick’s Day seems likely to pass off without any of 'the usual demonstrations—at least inJCly'de, Alexandra, or Cromwell. The plethora of amusements the residents of these places have had lately has probably something to do with their seeming remissness in honoring the day dedicated to the patron saint of Ireland. Mr. W. W. Wilson, barrister and solicitor, arrived at Clyde on Saturday evening last. We understand (That Mr. Wilson intends taking up his residence at Clyde and practising his profession in the various Courts in the Dunstan district. A meeting of the residents of St- BatliflK is convened for Tuesday next, the 21st for the purpose of f:rrni‘ug a local Hospital Committee. Mr. J. C. Chappie will sell at noon on Friday' next at Robertson’s Balmoral hotel, near Alexandra, dairy cows, fat stock, harness horses, and spiing cart and harness. Mr. M. Marshall, of Clyde, has been appointed sole agent for the Victoria Fire and General Insurance Company' for the Dunstan District. The Victoria Insurance Com. pany is highly popular wherever its branches are cetaSliaWJ, and it takes risks on peculiarlWaVbsableSterms. Mr. L. Jouel has been sentenced to and fined one hundred pounds, for saying that the Old Testament was an immoral bock, by Judge Simpson ; the juiy finding him guilty of blasphemy without leaving the box. He was defended by one of the ablest bar-

risters in New South Wales, Mr, Buchanan, who contended that there could be no blasphemy, as there was no established religion in the Colony. The judge over-rulert him, but reserved the point. Indignation meetings have been held in Sydney, and the Melbourne “Argus” denounces the sentence. This is, we believe, the first case of a prosecution for blasphemy in the colonies, and likely to lie the last. The blasphemy was uttered in the open air, during a discussion with a Christian Disciple, who is also an open-air preacher. Mr. Jones is a believer in God and the immortality of the soul, and describes himself as a Theist. What sympathy active for him is that he is an /rid man* Judge .Simpson said, in passing juJuVeii'oVhim, that he would “ make it V jA* not to defame the sacroMreco®. The case in exciting great '"ntere*; in Aistralia, and making Mr. Jones a “ mal^yr,”'is not a wise proceeding-