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Dunstan Times, Issue 559, 3 January 1873, Page 2

Neither amongst the miners nor any other branch of oar community has a great amount of activity been displayed. With but few exceptions, all hands during the past work have been pleasure seeking. Horse racing and balls have been the chief attractions, and from what we can glean they have each been highly successful. The pleasures of outnloor amusements were somewhat marred hy the excessive her.t, hut ecspito the fact of the thermometer ranging from 00 to 93 in the shade, and from 130 to 135 in the sun, each outdoor sport wc attended was supported by an immense throng of happy jubilant visitors. No accident happened to our knowledge, throughout the holidays, and a more peaceable time it could not have been.

The following melancholy case recently came under the notice of the Melbourne City Bench. Annie Grant, a good looking girl, or rather young woman, was charged at the instance of her father, witli vagrancy. On two previous occasions she was similarly brought up, having boon found on one occasion in a house of ill fame, but was sent homo with her father, as she promised to remain at homo. The father now stated that she hail remained at home and behaved well since last before the Court until Wednesday last, when she obtained permission to go to Swanston-Btrcot to got some money. She did not return, however and ho obtained a warrant. Mr. Sturt, P.M. lectured her seriously, pointing out the character of the life she persisted in choosing for herself, and sentenced her to six months’ imprisonment. The girl, who had all this time maintained a somewhat sulky, pettish manner, ami had evidently expected to get off on this occasion, as before with a reprimand ;as soon as she realised the sentence, began to scream, and continued screaming in the watchhouse till she was sent up to the gad. On the eve of the departure from Queenstown of the Rev. 11. Coffey, he was presented with a written address and a purse of sovereigns. Yesterday morning the Reverend gentleman passed through Clyde en route to his new cure at Tokomairiro. A copper lode of extremerichnsss has been discovered in Moke Creek, Shotover. The deposit is reported to be so rich that in some places solid .pieces of copper may he found. A .sample is to he forwarded ho T>r. Black for aua’vsis.

Thu next sitting of the District Cunrt will ho hold at Clyde ou Monday, the loth of January instant.

the J'linai'H Iftt'aUl declares that the San Franc sco service is “ the worst managed mail service in creation.”

The installation of officers of the Kilwinning Lodge of Freemasons. Cromwell, took place on An invitation ball succeeded, which was not only numerously attended, but afforded very considerable enjoyment to thosa who had the privilege of being present. Mr. Bastings, Kawarau Hotc-1, undertook the refreshment department, and it'is almost needless to say gave every satisfaction.

Wo learn that the Hon. AT. OS’hannassy has received a communication hy the mail from a gentleman who should lie able to speak with some authority, stating that Sir •lames M'Cutloeh'wllT-not -accept the office of Agent ■general. The Chief Secretary has received a letter from Sir James, but it adds nothing to the information previously to hand by telegram.

Mr. Stevens, the Master of the Clyde School, intimates his intention of opening an Lveniug-Class.amlMrs. Stevens expresses her willingness to give_, lessons on the Pianoforte.

By advertisement in another column, it will be seen that teams are wan ted for the conveyance of wool to Dunedin from Matakanui iStation.

At a late mooting of the 1 .anils Hoard, Dunedin, Mr. llaggilt applied on behalf of the Superintendent, for a rehearing of the application made by Mr. Peraud, to purchase the laud in the V/ai Keri Kori Valley. Mr. Ilaggitt stated the Board had the power to’grant the application, and urged in supporo of his application, that the Board had acted under misapprehension. Mr. M’Keay, who appeared for Mr Peraud,(-contended the application should not bo made, the land had been sohl-aml paid for, and be denied there havingheoumisropresentatio'n. TheChairmaa of the Board and Mr. Duncan were afraid that they ..had no power to deal with the matter further, the land having been sold, and the Receiver of Land Revenue having given his receipt foi the money. Mr. Hughes said the application to purchase, it appeared, had been smuggled in an irregular way before the board, Mr. Tolmio said there was a something the application that justified an enquiry. Mr. Duncan said ii-the Board had power to rectify the matter, they certainly would do it- It was eventually decided to submit the question for the opinion of the judge of the Supreme Court. Mr. M‘Keay applied oubehalf of Mr. Peraud, topurchascseotions 33 to 40, Block IT. Application refused. 11 will bo well for our readers to bear in mmd that the half-penny postage stamp is now only required on newspapers sent from one part of the Colony to another ; also that the stamps can be only used for that purpose, .they not being recognised if placed on newspapers sent beyond the' Colony, or if placed on letters. In fact the half-penny postage stamp hj strictly -an Inter-Colonial stamp, and for newspapers only. Mr. Vogel has abolished Sunday work at the post-offices throughout the Colony, to take effect from the Ist instant. Late Saturday night and early Monday morning delivery will be substituted when necessary Ihc country post-otlleo, usually open for late mails, will close in future at 4 o’clock p.m., instead of at 5.

Poor Mr Aspinal is now an inmate of Bethlehem Hospital. His removal thence from the private asylum in which ho was first placed, was attribute! to the Duke of Edinburgh, who believed that the unfortunate gentleman would be more carefully treated in a public institution. Since his removal the patient’s health has much improved, but he still suffers from mental hallucination, insisting that he was put in ‘there by persons who want to keep him out of his property, and that the Queen keeps him there to punish him for defending o‘Farrell. ", , _

M e have to acknowledge with thanks receipt of the proceedings of the late Conferenoe of miners, held at Lawrence, and report in pamphlet form.

AVc understandlhatthe Clyde Collector of Licenses under the “ Local Revenues Ordinance” has, within the past few days, received nearly 300/.. and that a further hundred or more has yet to bs collected.

On account of the flooded state '.of the Molyneux, Mr. Siedeberg is unable to work his steam Dredge. The Genreal Government have remitted to the Provincial Executive the power of carrying out the construction ofthe Nasehy Sludge Channel. The work will be commenced immediate! v.

At the Teviot; 6 man named Hook at tacked hia neighbors with a tomahawk. The cause assigned for the outrage is jealousy. He is in custody. The attention of mining speculators and miners is drawn to the advertisement of the sale by auction of the Ovens Water Race and Riant. We understand -that a twelfth share in the Manuherikia Water race changed hands during the past week, Mr. William Gordon being the purchaser. The amount of purchase money has not transpired. A rather severe shook of earthquake was felt in Nelson on the 2Gth ultimo, at 5.20 in the afternoon.

A man has been excused from serving on a jury in Sydney, on account of weighing a trifle over twenty-seven stone. He said he could not endure being shut up in a jurybox all day.

From all parts of the' Colony come complaints of the seventy of the heat. Unless where there is a plentiful supply of water, everything is parched, and even under the most fay os able circumstances the fruit trees have suffered severely. It is stated in the Fiji Times that Mr. Rutters is about to leave the “Kingdom.” Wo are not .told whether he proposes to return to Victoria or not.

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At a general meeting of members of the above Club belt! at the Port Phillip Hotel on Monday evening, December 29, 1572. the 1 ollowiugjbusiness Vas transacted.

The sale of the booths, &e., for tire general meeting was fixed to take place on January the 25th. Messrs. W. L. Simpson and Air. Beresford were elected members of the Club.

A set of.platfonu scales was ordered to be purchased for the use of the Club. Messrs, Hazlett and Welsford wore elected to see that the course was put in proper order.

The meeting was then adjourned to the evening of the 7th of January to receive nominations, [and for the transaction of other necessary business connected with the general meeting.