LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 545, 27 September 1872, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Dunedin, Sept 25, 3.40 p.m. The Wellington Independent says that it is Mr. Macaudrew’s intention to dismiss Mr. Reid from the office of Provincial Secretary. Mr. Tolmie will probably bo appointed Secretary. Dr. Featheratone proposed that the products of the Colony should be represented at the Vienna Exhibition. The Government agree to the suggestion. A preliminary meeting was held at Messrs Brogden’s office, to take into consideration the formation of a company, with capital of 500,000/,, to be rais- d mainly in England by Messrs. Brogden and the Trust and Loan Agency Company jointly, for the purpose of undertaking the construction of water-races on the Gold-fields. Ballance retires from the Egmont election in favor of Mr. Mo -rhouse. Mr. Turnbull has been appointed Deputy Superintendent. A man named Arrol was found drowned in Dunedin Bay yesterday. In the House, yesterday, the Treasurer announced that the financial statement had not yet been printed, and would therefor delay its reading until Friday. He said he had accepted the statement of the late Go vernment, with slight alterations. Mr. Nogel asked if the Public Works’ sta*ement would be made. Mr. Replied that if would not he made until after the financial statement had been dealt with. Considerable dissent was expressed. Several questions have been placed on the order paper respecting the railway works. The Government declined to make any reply at present. The Independent of to-day says that the Executive have detennined not to grant a dissolution unless the Government are defeated on a Constitutional question. The Superintendents not resigning has the effect of weakening the Government. Sept. 20, 2.50 p.m. In the Supreme Court to-day, the demurrer was upheld in the action “Coney v. Weldon,” in which the plaintiff (lute a sergeant in the Police force) sought to recover 250/. as damages for wron o ful dismissal. Mr. Tolmie has been appointed loader, in the t< om of Mr. Reid, dismissed. Mr. Thomson, of theClutha, takes office as Provincial Secretary. The demand for laborers in very brisk. All the immigrants ex Hydaspes would have found employment, but were too extravagant in their expectations. Domestic seivants, 30/ to 36/. a year; shepherds, 52/. ; blacksmiths, 62/.; married couples, 60. to 75/. On Thursday morning last, information was given to the Police; at Clyde that the dead body of a man was caught in the moorings of the dredge, Clyde, moored off Sandy Point On being brought to la»d. i: was found to be. that ot a man over six feet in height, and supposed to be that of George Goss, who was drowned Some months ago iron off Richard’s Punt on the Kawarau, or of Mr. Hutton, who met his death under similar circumstances. The body had on a pair of moleskin trousers, black and white Crimean shirt, dark corded tweed waistcoat, white flannel, dark worsted socks, an I pair of water- iglii boots The body was removed to the Clyde Hotel, where it awaits an inquest, which we understand will taka place to day. The Ml Ida Chronicle learns from reliable authority that unless an ample apology is ma le legal proceedings are to tie c. mnienced against Vincent Pjke R. VI. by Mr. R. E. Field Clerk to the Court at N’aseby for some serve aspersions ma le upon his character lately at Tuapeka. <hi Tuesday last, a miner named Martin No rn, from the Serpen.ine, was brought into Clyde in custody ot the Police, on the charge of having miJe a de:enmucl attempt at suicide, by cutting his throat. Being in a v ry weak and desponding stale, application was made for his admissio into die Dimsiau Hospital, On the request being granted, he was at once removed there. We are p eased to say all danger is p ist, and than he is rapid.y improving. We understand that a firmer mate of Noon’s, named Sulliman attempted the same act at Hyde on the 17ch instant. Arising out of the charge brought by Mr Low of Galloway Station, against Mr. M‘Comb’s of Black’s, an action lias b en entered iu the Supreme Court against MrLow, the damages being laid at 2,500/.. From the evidence adduced at the hearing ! of the charge against M‘C'omb, to our mind, there was no grounds for the charge, and wo little doubt but that Mr. Low will L et mulcted in very heavy damages. A Reuter’s telegram from Boston says:— ' “The famous horse Jo Elliott, the proproprietor of the Neui York Ledger trotted one mile in 2 min. 15 | see. at the. Mystic Pat k Course, B iston on Saturday. This is the fastest, trotting time on record, beating Flora Temple, the queen of the American trotting turf by two seconds,”

The attention of police const bles is called hy the Pall Mall Gazette to some bin s given on medical authority respecting the treatment of persons who have fainted or become insensible “ Referring to a case which lately occurred in New York, in which death speedily followed the extraction of teeth after an ineffectual endeavour to administer nitrous oxide gas, the Lancet maintains that had the patien who had fainted from terror 1 een laid fla on the floor instead . f being kept in an upright position, she wou d probably have re covered in a few minutes ; and it the; points out the danger of treating syncope by the erect posture, instancing the deatl of a poor woman who lately fainted on an English racecourse, and having been placet by a policeman in a sitting posture wai only saved from death by the accident of .• doctor happening to pass by at tlje moment and laying her down on her back until she recovered. The public is often moved to a slight display of indignatioi when some one who has committed the offence of being taken ill|in the street is pul to death in a police cell; but when it is remembered that many of our police constables were perhaps agricultural labourers a few weeks before they are called upon to do duty in the streets, and are as ignoran' of the proper method of dealing with cascr of syncope as they are of Hebrew, the wonder is that any sensible person who falls into their hands ever survives polictreatment. Even the more intelli.-rent members of the force, who are not in the habit of jumping at the conclusion that every insensible person “ smells of spirits ’ and must be drunk, and therefore use their best exertions to restore conscinnsn-'ss in no vindictive spirit, almost invariably prop tin ir patients up against a pillar letter box or a door step, having dragged him or her, as the case may be, to that support with the assistance of the bystanders. A discovery, (say's the Sydney Mail,) which is likely to prove of imp stance, has keen lately made in the neighborhood of the Fish River. The bed of the river, and the creeks leading to it in the neighborhood of Oberon, have been fonnd not only to be auriferous, but to contain diamonds. The drift has deen traced to rs origin in a stratum overlyin'the granite, and underneath basalt. The water-courses have in the course of ages wadied out a good deal of this drift, which is now to he found in the creek and river beds. None of the mystery which surrounde I the production of the pretended big diamond found in the north a few years ago, has been repeated i with respect to th s discovery. The stone : has been freely exhibited to scientific experts, and by all pronounced to be a real . diamond. Several of sra Her size have since been discovcre 1 ; and as the watercourse beds are being rapidly leased, the drift will soon be systematically washed out.

A meeting of the members of the Dunstan Brass Band was held on Tuesday evening last, at the new school bouse, for practice. when eight members were present. A Company has been formed for the purpose of testing the Submarine boat on Mr. Villahie’s principle. We beg to draw at tention to the pr ispectus whieh appears in another column. Mr Nutfcal, the agent of the company will visit Clyde in a few days. Wo take the following from the Daily Times A meeting of gentlemen who were present at the discussion of the principle of Mr. Villain i’s submarine boat at the O;ago Institute on Tuesday evening last, was held on the following day. The result was that a sufficient sum was subscribed for the purpose of applying the principle of the patent on the gold-producing rivers of New Zealand ; and a company was formed to build one or more boats bnme lately. The prospectus an I the names of the directora'e will be found in our advertising columns - Mr Nuttell. the duly accredited agent of the company, will proceed by this morning’s eoaoh to the va ions gold-fields in crested, where many are awaiting his return with considerable interest. Ithaviig lie n supgested that the submarine boat, however practicable in still w iters, will not stand ihe rapid civ ren sof New Zealand, rivers, we are authorised to state that the first experiment in New Zetland, under the direction of Mr. Villaiue and his son, will take place betwem the islands in Otago Harbour, at ebb tide, where the current is

very strong. Owners of race horses will do well t h- ar in mind that the Entries for the Urom well Derby close on Tuesday yext, October I. Vide Adv.