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Dunstan Times, Issue 536, 26 July 1872, Page 2

The absence of a band of musicjjn thed-’s-trict’has long been felt, ami an to the present time no action has been'taken to supply it. The matter, however, is’ at length taken in hand and we hope to see the promoters'well supported, not only by members but by the general public, t The gentleman who as initiating the movement is a thorough, proficient, being a most ’perfect musician,’’and has occupied the position of band master both in England and the Colonies, This fact alone should create confidence, and bring all to the fore in’support of the movement. A number of names are already on the list of members. It is intended to lay the matterTiefore the public when the cost of finstruments,'&o., are-obtained. Work has again been started at Bendigo, and the Cromwell, Colclough, and Aurora Companies have all had their batteries in motion with a plentiful supply of water. The CTrmwell Company has an immense quantity of stone grassed, and their mill, it is fairly assumed, will for the season be kept constantly crushing. The Colclough Company is engaged on a parcel of stone they had commenced before the hard frosts set in ; ero now, it is supposed they have finished. This Company lately invited tenders for the construction of a tunnel some 400 feet long, none of the local tenders were accepted, it is under-stood, however, that a Dunedin party have taken it at 12s. Gd. per foot, and that the work will commence forthwith. The tunnel is to he six feet high and four feet six inches wide. The Aurora Company’s tributers have just completed tho crushing of a second parcel of stone raised by them since taking the claim, tho result however, is anything but satisfactory: being somewhat about 2dwts to the ton. Mr. dagger, the brewer of Naseby has commenced the* erection'of a brewery hlfhe Cronrwell district. The site selected is in a small creek at the head of Hartley’s Beach, attd about a mile from Cromwell Bridge, and is a most admirable one, as the entire buildirg, when erected, will bo commanded by a race, which ever has an unlimited supply of tho purest water, whilst the drainage on tho lower ‘side will be perfect. Tbe cellars, which are’to be excavated from the side of a rocky hill, will be 103 feet by 25 feet, with a height of 8 feet ; on the top of which will rise the brewing and coolingliouses, store-rooms, &c. Mr. dagger anticipates having all complete by September next. The success of the undertaking will depend on the quality of the article, and we doubt not Mr. dagger will maintain his reputation a! being a “first class brewer. We would not advise anyone to act on the decision lately given by the Resident Magistrate at Christchurch, to the effect that a receipt for a stamp docs not require a stamp, as the decision is to be appealed against on behalf of the General Government. Mr. Vogel has {promised to introduce an amendment of the Distilling Act, to enable innkeepers to brew on their own premises*

From the Daily Time» telegrams we extract the following :—“ Four undoubted cases of small pox exist in Melbourne. The patients have been isolated, and every precaution taken to prevent access to them. The first case was one of tho passengers by the Hero on her last .trip from [Auckland. The house accupied by James, at Long Gully, Bendigo, where the small pox broke out, was only thirty feet square, and was tenanted by fourteen persons, none of whom were vaccinated. Another death of a child is reported, making two altogether. The patients are isolated in a special building. Ships from New South Wales are to he placed in quarantine. It is probable that a Bill amending the Vaccination Act wi l ! beintroduced, making it an offence to conceal the nature of the disease, and enforcing compulsory vaccination in the outlying districts.—Small pox is spreading. Other cases are reported at Eaglehawk. Moat precautionary measures have been adopted at Sandhurst. There are at present six adults and three children in the Sanatorium at Long Gully. A third child i belonging to Mrs. James’s famdy is dead. Mrs. Robertson, an elderly woman, is dangerously ill. The spread of the disease is causing great consternation, especially in the neighborhood of Sandhurst. Most of the schools have been dismissed.—No fresh oases of small pox are reported, and the excitement has quite subsided. Those who contracted the disease are progressing favorably..—At Brisbane a proclamation has been publiabed to the effect that the small pox having been imported into Sydney, Victoria and New Zealand, all vessels from thence must stop at the bulk Proserpina, at the river !bar, and no passengers will] de allowed to land until the vessel has been boarded by the health officer, and admittedto pratique. —ln Sydney .considerable excitement prevails respecting smalL'pox Dr, Faterson writes to tho Sydney Morning Herald, stating that variola, in 'a mild form, existed there two months ago; he himself having treated several cases.” Murray’s Great World 'Circus paid ns a visit on Monday evening last, ami received a very fair amount of patronage, Wo have great pleasure in saying that this entertainment is really a firat-class[one,’ , and deserves the support of the public wherever it is given. We understand it is the intention of the proprietor to open here on his return from Queenstown, for one [night, when we hope [to see a large’,attendance. The entertainment comprises, besides the customary equestrian feats, some really clever acrobatic feats, which t are specially[deserving a visit. The Hustler’s Tribute Company, Sandhurst, Victoria, have, since November last, paid 21,000 per[ccnt. In other words the claim has irecouped,its paid-up "capitaF2ll times during*the past seven months. The Victorian in London says tralian meat continues to go steadily, if slowly into ' consumption;;; but present prices must be unremunerative to shippers and camhardly fail to bring [.about a disastrous result. Mutton, in Gib. tins, is now selling at from’[4id. to 4ijd.,[a rate”which must represent a heavy loss. At first sight it would appear strange that this state of things should have been arrived at in the face of an increased demand ; but au unhealthy competition between a few of the wholesale grocers, and the introduction of some shipments of unequal character, have worked much mischief to the trade. The customer does aiot reap the benefit of the low rates, for the retail .prices ore much the same as they were when tho wholesale prices were from Jd. to Id. per lb. higher. Stocks are decreasing, so that there is a probability of the trade rallying; To overcome the prejudices of the working classes against Australian meat is to ensure au enormously increased demand, and any effort made in such direction should he applauded." It is our painful duty to chronicle another death by drowning in the Molyneux, The fatal accident oulthis occasion occurred at Alabama, and the victim was a man named John Brown, a miner and part owner of the dredge Alexandra. The circumstance attending tho fatal occurrence, so far as we are able to glean, are as follows;—On Saturday afternoon last Brown and others were engaged floating clown the river a large water-wheel, when by some fatality be became entangled in a rope attached tojthe wheel, and he was dragged into the river. William Forrest, who among others witnessed the whole affair, called out to him to smim to tho ferry-boat. This Brown did, andjeaught hold of it; but, before assistance could be rendered him, he was dragged away by the wheel, which was still going down with the Stream, and sank immediately. Every exertion was made to recover the body, but up to the time of our going to press, we regret, to say, without success. Tho servant girls of Dundee have formed a Union and agreed to three resolutions They will not take service where tho regular hours are longer than from 0 a.m. to 10p.m.; they will have a Sunday once a fortnight and they will organise enquiries into the character, [ ifjemployerp. Everybody smiles but it should be remembered that eight-tenths of those girls in Scotland work in houses where there is only one servant, that they cannot be married without courtship which withoutlisliday. is in such bouses impracticable and that their mistresses’ tempers are of the last importance to them because if they do not stop a year no future employer will trust their characters. In the smaller Scotch towns and even in Edinburgh, household disciplne is still maintained with a strictness of which Londonerahave no idea and amisstress who “follows” an unlucky maid all day. The girl will be beaten of couso but even if they succeed they will be worss off than London lodginghouse servants who at all events sell their health for good round profits. The late rise in the Shotover last week we are informed carried away a large quantity of mining material.

A public meeting was held in Library room, Clyde, on Thursday evening, the 85th inst., to receive the report of the retiring committee, and to consider matters generally respecting the Institution. The Rev. Joshua Jones, the chairman of Committee, after explaining the object of the meeting read the report, which dealt with the conduct of the Committee during their term of office, and shewed a deficit of 12 1. sf. 2d. After a father warm debate, during which several gentlemen expressed their surprise that a town occupying the position of Clyde should not have a flourishing library, and castigating the public rather severely for allowing the institution to fall into such alow state, the report was received and adopted, after which a provisional committee of four was elected, ami delegated with powers to canvass for subscriptions and requested at their convrnience to convene a meeting of subscaibers for the purpose off electing a permanent committee out of| their number. Mr. W. J. Wilson explained to the meeting thatfthe Corporation had power tojlevy a special Library rate of one penny in the pound on the gross assessment, but as not sufficiens revenue would be derived for the purposes of the Library by that means, it was decided not to make the request. A vote of thanks to the retiring committee, concluded the meeting. The first advertisement under the new Impounding Ordinance, appears in another column. The Clyde poundkeeper informs us that in future, advertisements of all impoundings, days of sale, and other particulars will appear in future iss :es. How is the baby,? “Ginx’s baby.” As the welfarejof this poor little fellow of whom as much has lately been written may interest some of the gentlemen who took so lively an interest in him. We take the opportunity of informing them we interviewed the little el ap a few days back and found him to be perfectly reconciled to liia new home, and to be as happy aud jolly as possible. We are officially informed that a man well known in every part of the district as “White-headed Bob,” with several aliases, is in Dunedin under the surveillance of the police for having in his possession a quantity of tobacco, candles, and picks, for which he cannot satisfaetorily account. As he Las but lately left the district, the assumption is they have been taken from here. We would therefore recommend any one who has lost property of the above description to communicate at once with the police authorities. Mr. Fache reports having sold freehold property, furniture, horses, &c., on Friday last at Clyde, realising good prices. The freehold with building fetched 21. per foot frontage.