TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES

Dunstan Times, Issue 565, 14 February 1873, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES

—o— Dunedin, Thursday, 3, pm. Cablegrams by the Hero to February 2. Sir J. Ferguson is to arrive in Juno. The Times authoritively denies a joint guardianship over the Prince Imperial. It also re-affirma the existence of two Bouapartist factions. Prince .Napoleon awaits the course of events. Musgrave, the Governor of Natal, succeeds Sir J. Ferguson in Adelaide. The rumored marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh is denied. The fortnightly wool sales are satisfactory. Great indignation prevails in St. Petersburgh with respect to Khivan atrocities on Russian prisoners. Vigorous preparations are being made, Princes and others of high rank are volun tiring. The Russian army in the Caucassus, numbering 100 battalions of infantry, and 30 batteries of artillery, twenty squadrons of cavalry are to be transferred to the scene of action. These are considered sufficient to defy the British forces It is further alleged that Russia is waiting prepared to take advantage of any false step by Britain. Welsh coal is sti.l advancing. Webb’s Subsidy Bill pass.d the Si nate. It provides 100,000 dels , annual subsidy for ten years. The Inter-Colonial Conference continues its sittings. The postal quea’ion is undecided. Mr. Vogel’s offer to make Sydney the terminus oi the WebnLine if the Conference used its influence to obtain American ana English subsidies, met will no support. The Syau y Government have offered to carry the mail by modem description oi steamer for 48,000/. a year. T’i.e strike of the touiers at Newcastle continues. T’ue Eyes Conmmission consider charges unproved, Out recommend his lemoval iiom Blenheim. A fracas took place at the Upper Thames between the mincis. The prospecto.s, Gld water a -, d M‘Kay,

went to peg out a pi-ospecciag claim, widen one hundred ami fifty miners refused to allow unless Goldwater showed gold. The Sea gull has as anixed from Fiji. She reports ihe discovery of gold. Consul March uas left the country. Mr. John Hughes M.P.C., is dead. The Waste Lauds hoard have refused Gellibran.i’s application. There was a great row at the meeting. The Independent regards the number of close calculations on temleis for pub.rewords as pi oof that capital and enterprise are abundant in the Colony. Thur day, 7 p m. The news per the Raugitoto are to Febraary 0. iskipworth, a London Barrister, has been sentenced to a fine or imprisonment lor speaking at a meeting in favor “f the | Tichbourne Claimant. The, trial of the ; latter takes place on the 20th of Ap.il, before a full Bench. No appeal allowed. The rumored movement by the Conservatives against Gladstone’s colleagues will bs met by them with an early dissolution, and appeal to the country. The Russian mo> ement is exciting serious attention in Eur i«. They are sending 150,000 men and large artillery force. The Continental Press regards the expedition as a ch A Tenge to England. The Russian Press indicates its contempt for British interference. ' ‘ Thiers and Parliament are still unfriendly. The diploma'ic relations between Italy and Greece are broken off. The Times and other jou nals point oat that England need not be alarmed, as Hus'a could not long maintain war both in Europe and Asia, while England, if ntcess try, can make targe s rcritices to do so, and could sustain a long conflict. Unusual activity prevails at Woolwich. The Ministerial Press denies more than necessary. The London February wool sales are expected to reach July prices. Wellington. The Government have sent a strong telegram to l)r. Featherstone, for appointing MorriS'-n to act in his stead, and ordering Morrison’s immeniate dismissal. It is in'ended to establish a Board of advice with respect to the Agent General. The owners of the Clyde dredge, Measr. Hastie, Hawthnrne an I Co., weunderstaml have at length determine 1 to place a Pneumatic dredge on their claim. A meeting of the Company was held and the conclusion arrived at. A further meeting is to take place this week to arrange for inviting tenders for its construction. During the lata meeting several horses chanced hands independently of the winners of the selling races. Gulden Cloud pass d into the bands of Mr. Piince at 28/., and Dragon was purchased by Mr, Glassford at 30/. We would remind our sporting readers that the Tuapeka races take place on Thursday and Friday, the 20th and 21st instant. The following are the weights for the followin'' events- Xawrence Handicap, 70 sovs., distance, 1 and a half miles—Tambourini, lOst 11b; Burgundy, 9st 111b; Malice, 9st 4lb ; Hatred, '9st 2ib ; Misfor. tune, Bst 10lh ; Atlas Bstßlbßrunette,Sst; Wildhoy, 7st Gib ; A water, 7st ; Empress, Gst 101b ; Catapult, 6st lolb. Publicans’ Handicap of 50 sovereigns, distance one mile and three-quarters. —Tambourmi, lOst 41b ; Burguudy, 9st 121h; Malice, 9st6lh ; Hatred Ostfilh; Misfortune, 9st. ; Atlas, Bst I0lb; Medora, Bst 41b ; Brunstte, Bst 11b ; Wildbnv, 7st 91 hj; No Gentleman, 7st Slh ; Awatea. 7st 31b ; Catapult, Gst 131b ; Rufus; : Gst. 25-H. 7s. 7d. was realised at a bazaar recently he’d at Tokomairiro, in aid of the Church of England. .

On Saturday morning las f , the Bth inst., an inquest was held before W. L. Simpson, Coroner, on the remains of Martha Westwood, who had die! on the day previous, at the Uunatan Eace Course Gar ilens. From the evidence of Robert Westwood, the husband of deceased, it appearel that heresided at Clyde, and al§o owned the Gardena adjoining the DuustanEace Course, that on Monday, the.ord, inst., the deceased had gone from Clyde to prepare the i ouse on the race-course for visrto-s, that on Tuesday morning, about 8 am., he had seen her then, when she was well and hearty, he then left her, to attend to his business in Clyde. On Thursday morning he again went to the race com se, and found deceased in the fowls house, where she remained till the following morning, she then complained of being ill, he at once rctnovi d her into the open air, and applied remedies with the view of easing her. Deceased graduallygot worse and expired about no n. Ur. Stirling, deposed, 1 was called »a yesterday to visit deceased. When I arrived she was then dead. I have mide a post-mortem examination, and find a fatty disease of the heart; also of the liver and kidneys, there was also a fusion of resmu into iheyent'clea of iho brain, her stomach was empty and not inflamed. I ascribe death to these diseases, accelerated- by intemperance. The jury returned a verdict |n accordance with he medical testimony, adding a i icier that the conduct of Robert Westwood in not removing her from the fowls house is reprehensible. Un Wednesday afternoon last, a serious accident oecuned in the Elizabeth Quartz Alining Company’s claim, Carrick Range .rom the slipping in o the side of one ot he diives, whereby a miner named Archibald Blue Ua I his collar bone brokei , and receivedotherinjunes. Assbtai.eele ng aciiand. the poor fe-llow was quickly rescued from under Die mass of rock that had fallen „n him. Mr James l aylor, of Cromwell, who was on the range at the time, at once procured a e-art to convey the sufferer to Cromwell, it appears here the trouble had only commenced, as, on proceeding down the hi 1, the toisc became itstive, and in his struggles capsiz.-d the cart, inflicting turther injuries em Blue. Things at length iieiugrighted, a fiesh start was made, and about midnight Biue arrived at the Uunstan District Hospital i-to which he was admitted and placed m-der the superintendence of Ur. Stilling. A meeting of miners and favmeia was held at Crossau’s Hotel, Spear Grass Flat on Tuesday the 4th instant to elect a Committee for the purpose of drawing up a programme for a race mieting to be held at Spear Graes Flat during the ensuing month. After some .discussion the whole ol the preiimiuari s were satisfactorily arranged, a Gunim'ttee of seven was elected, Mr. W. M. M ‘Guiuuis being appointed Chairman, and Mr. IS. J. Webb, Secretary. In a futuie issue we hopje to draw the attention of our readers to the Programme, which we donut not will he a good one. The usual lortmghtly meeting of the Gly-ie Town Council to have been held on | Wednesday evening the 15th instant lapsed for want of a quorum A nuisance that has at one time or another claimed the attention of nearly every settlement, has made its appearance in our midst, and we must call xor energetic action to have it at once abated, or at all events steps taken to prevent its spreading. We allude to the thistle nuria.-ce, which we regret to say is assuming very formidable proportions. From what we can learn and from personal observation, the nuisance is limited to the Wai Keti fieri Valley, and to the terrace on the east side of the Valley. A few pounds judiciously laid out just m-w may somewhat stay the evil, and we think the Clyde Town Council, in whom the commonage is already or is about to be vested, is the riguc party to move m the matter. We have received a letter fnin “A Miner,” too long, we are sorry to say, for our limiled space, touching on the late visit of his Honor the Superintendent and Mr Bastings (the Gold-fields Secretary). The writer, aftertouehiug oumatteis sufficiently ventilated, and referring to the injustice the district, individually and collectively, would suffer by acceding to the request of .Messrs. Feraud and Jay, and selling them their pre.-enl holdings in the Wia Keri lien Vadey, touch- s the right cord and ur.es continued action, thereby keeping the subject constantly before the authorities until such time it is settled. Ho also puts tbe question rather pertinently : What are the Miners’ Association doing? Are they'tielunot, or merely resting on their oars, after the labor of straining at a camel and swallowing a gnat? AVe endorse “Miner’s” views, an i recommend that both the public and the Association be up and doing, or may be all tin ir lab or, tim°, and money may be looked upon as thrown away. The Canterbury public are warned of the circulation of spurious silver coin, the extent of which is not known. —Press.

The City of Dunedin mine ai the Thames, ' for which 8,000/. was, a few months ag • offered, was sold by auction lately, and i realised 12 1. 19s. Such is the fortune of mining speculations. Mr. Siedelierg is enorgetical’y worldng ' away with his dredge at Sandy Point. We • reerot to learn that no luck has as jct fall n ‘ to his lot, but we sincerely hope he may not ’ be long without a patch, as for his untiring • energy and perseverance he richly merits a • good reward. We would remind shareholders in the Sub-marine Gold Mining Company that, the second Call of Five shillings per Share is now j due, and will be received at the office of G. Fachc, the ('lyde Agent. We are officially informed that, owing to . ill health, Mr. B. R. Bird. Clerk to the •• f Bench and Gold Receiver. Cromwell, has ’ | obtained leave of al sence for a month, and r that duriiie §the interval, the Cnmwcll > office will be closed on Tuesday, Wtdnesday, ! and Saturday of each week.

Madam Cora, the femule magician, wo understand, intends travelling through the gold-fields, and purposes giving her entertainment at C!y«e. The latter end of the month or the beginning of Maroh is about the time she will -arrive. We learn by the han Francisco mail that the Imperial authorities have conferred the litle “ Honourable,”, to Messrs. Fox, Vogel, M’Lean, and Gis home. Be the Provincial Government Gazette we learn that Henry Campbell, Esq-, Wanaka Station, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace. M ‘Leniian’s Pneumatic Dredge weighed anchor on Monday last, and passed down stream, on Tuesday she again cast anchor, and brought up opposite tbe Clyde Camp over a piece of ground from which something good is expected. The water is about fourteen feet deep, but tbere-are no tailings covering the deposit of washdirt. Ex-Sergeant llyan, charged with shooting Detective Farrell, has been committed for trial. We draw the attention of miners to tbe advertisement in another column invitin, tenders f-«r the rental of the Ovens Watci race. Un the 3rd inst, the Gabriels Gully Quartz Mining Com; any retorted 1120z., bom 400 tons of stone. A sixteenth share the property of Mr. Win Best lately changed lamb for sOof. Tbe Tuapeha Times says that an old practical Victorian quartz miner, wh. recently visited Gabriel’s Gully reef, conaideis it one of the finest he ever saw. No reef in his opinion on the famous Bendigo gol i field, gives more promise of permanance and payability The manner in which the protpeclois ait working their claim meets wiih his commendation, hut he cannot understand what the claimholders to the north are thinking about, as in Victoria a reef presenting such favorable indi- ationa would by this time be piospected for miles. Register, register, register, is again the eiy mounding through the country. We would remind these who have hitherto neglected to have their names placed on the electoral roll, that the prescribed time for doing so is again fast drawing to a c’ose. Those who do not lodge a claim to be enrolled prior to the end of March, wi 1 not have another.opportunity of doing so for t\velve months, and cannot obtain a right to vote at any election prior to October. 1874.

The Kelson Examiner, in a recent issue, remaiks “ Our Upper House lias no root in History, its mcmbeis represent no body, an I nothing but themselves, neither the wealth, or the education, or the intelligence of she country. It contains indeed, able men, but they are simply made useless to the colony by their being there. Possibly, of all Now Zealand politicians, the most upright and experienced, certainly the most single minded and ; bravest, is that gallant old officer who pre- I sides in the Upper House,' There his 1 mature wisdom, his statesmanship— learnt' i in India, the senool of English , statesman, ; administrators and soldiers—his honesty •• an.l loyally, the unflinching courage, which j has, eie now—even in New Zealand—en- I aided him to walk amid the threats and i jeers of the angriest and largest' mob that was ever collected in this colony with as even a step, and as serene a smile, as in the lobbies of the House where all these high qualities, so rare in colonial statesmen, are lost to us. Wo do not conceal our opinion, that an Upper House is an unnecessary expense to the country which does not want and does not p ss.ss two sets of able and trustworthy public men, if it even contains one ; that consequently it is a piison-house to the valuable men it does contain, and as a nominee Upper House especially it is a costly and useless farce.”

According to the Ago, a suicidal propensity Las become positively epidtmic throughout the colony of Victoria. It jays —We doubt if ever beloie there were half the number of self-murders in the same time as there have been during the last fortnight. The motive for the crime is seldom api areut, but the cause is evident enough. Excessive drinking in one shape or another is a constant concomitant of the crime. A sober suicide is a rare abnormity A pedestr an feat of some importance has b.en performed by Mr. Ellicott, the son of the Bishop of Gloucester. Ho walked from Gloucester to Swindon and back, a distance of sixty-two milts, in sixteen hours. Another startling discovery has been made by a Paris medico, namely a method of killing animals and human beings by introducing air into their eyes. This system has been tested by experiments at the veterinary school of Alfort, which have proved perfectly successful, the operation only lasting a few seconds, appearing to •cause no pain, and leaving no trace whatever of the manner of death. Lady Burdett Gouts recently gave to a Bishop, who was begging for fundsto build a church, a blank cheque, and the modest ecclesiastic filled it up for 30,000/.

I)r. Briojit’s PirosritODYSE- Multitudes of people are hopelessly snSFeriiii from Debility, Nervous and Liver Com. plaints, Depression of Spirits, Dclu--1 sions, Unfitness for Business or Study, ’ Failure of Hearing, Sight, and Memory, ’ Lassitude, Want of Power, &c., whose ' cases admit of a permanent cure by the new remedy Phosphodyno (Ozonic Oxygen) ! which at once allays all irritation and ex- > citement, imparts new energy and life to r the enfeeble I constitution, and rapidly cures . every stage of these hitherto incurable and distressing maladies. Sold by all Chemists , and Storekeepers throughout the Colonies, 5 from whom Phamphlets containing testi--3 ' moniak may bo obtained. Caution.—Be I particular to ask for Dr. Bright’s Phospho--1 dyne, as imitation’ are abroad; and avoid , purchasing single Imttles, the genuine article i being sold in oases only.