MISCELLANEOUS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 508, 12 January 1872, Page 1 (Supplement)

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Government printer now supplies copies of tho “ New Zealand Justice of the Peace ” at 2/; 10s; Good hacks wore lately sold in the Wairarapa district, Wellington, at 10s to 25s each. At the Charleston races,- cnthe27Hi ulto; none of the horses entered for the Hurdle Pace would jump the three feet hurdles. Au international horse race between America and England fur 10,000 a side is to come off. At Loostoft, tho mate of a schooner has been sentenced to two motnhs’ imprison-' meat for roasting a cat to death. Batter in Wellington being too low in price to pay for the trouble and cost of manufacture, many of the Hutt fanneie arc feeding their pigs with the milk It is reported that lime-slone of first rate quality has been opened out at Poxhurgh, and that a trial kiln burnt by Mr. Mihay has turned out a splendid sample. New discoveries of gold in North-east Adelaide attract attention. Rom four places over eighty ouuces have been obtained in a very short time. The latest Californian papers state that Hawkins, a leading Mormon, had been convicted of immorality, and sentenced to thiee years’ imprisonment, and to pay a fine of 500 dollars. The Craw Me of the 30 th ult. contains a notification that the Hon. Julius Vogel has been appointed C'tmmissicuer of Customs, to take effect from the 30th October, 1871 - llosenwax, the Melbourne defaulter, who was recently brought back by force of arms from Fiji, has been sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment for fraudulent insolvency. The weather at Adelaide has been intensely hot, the timperaiure registered has shown 108 degrees in the shade, and 153 degrees in I e sun. At Melbourne, tho record has leached 101 in the shade, and IPO in the shade. A new paper is announced to appear m Auckland for the first time on the Gth January. It will be devoted entire 1 )' to the interests of the Volunteer movement, its’ title will be thr New Zealand Volunteer Gazette and Colonial Forces Record. A Bill to legalise mining on private property is to be circulated by the Victorian Goverument before the recess, and after au opportunity has been afforded for au expression of public opinion upon its provisions, the Bill is to he introduced early next session. At Auckland lately the Chief Justice ruled that the final discharge does not altogether release a bankrupt from bis debts. Any creditor can subsequently apply for an order of the Court to set aside a portion of the bankrupt’s income to satisfy previous debts. The Queen Insurance Company will cease to carry on business in New Zealand after the Ist instant, in consequence of the passing of the Stamp Duties Act Amendment Act 1871, which enforces payment by all Joint Stock Companies of a heavy' tax on their annual income. An agitation has been set afoot in favor of separating the district of Eiverina from New South Wales, and asking the Imperial authorities to create a separate colony. One of the principal arguments used is, that Riverina is now in as good a position as to revenue and population as Victoria and Queensland were when they obtained separation. Mr. James Oliver White, well known hi this district as photographic artist of no mean repute; has justimported bytheC’hrisM'Ausland, machinery plant for stocking, shirt, drawers, and other weaving from native wool. The plant will he erected by Mr White in Hanover street off George street, Dunedin, where the manufactory is in the course of construction. The Greg River Argus, writing on the recent rich discoveries of gold hearing quartz in the Inangahuna Districs says:—we can plainly see indications of the setting in of a quartz fever,which, if not carefully guarded against, may upset all business arrangement s and prove disastrous to many of those who are drawn within its influence,” Tho Daily Times says:—We have authority for starting that Mr. C. E. Haughton, M.H.H., has been appointed Under-Secre-tary of tho Public Works and Goldfields Department. As tho acceptance of this office by Mr Haughton w ill render his seat in the House of Representatives vacant, a writ will shortly be issued for the return of a member for the Lakes District. Who (asks the Courier) need be without fruit this season? We understand that gooseberries are sold in Ballarat at the lowprice of three farthings a quart, cherries at three farthings a pound while in Melboum strawberries were parted with at a penny per pound. We have the horn of plenty amongst us with a vengeance, the only wonder is how it pays people to grow fruit at such nominal prices as these. An instance of rare good fortune is reported by the Ballarat Evening Mail as having befallen a clerk in tho Government employ at Sandhurst, he having purchased one thousand shares at six-pence per slum, within a few days he was able to sell out at (if. per share, netting 0,000f.. Being placed beyond the necessity for toil, the fortunate civil servant resigned his position, “ cut speculation ” and is now a happy gcnllcniHu at largo. The Wellington correspondent of the Daily Southern Cross, in speaking of the scramble for railways, says : —“ Mr. Brngdtn’s face, behind the Speaker’s chair, was seen gradually elongating itself with wonder as scheme after scheme was being burled at the Government. It was quite evident he was trying a little mental arithmetic as to whether the fortunes of Rothschild and Baring combined won) I suffice for the construction of the proposed i railways.”