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Dunstan Times, Issue 597, 26 September 1873, Page 2

The City of Hobart Company, Tasmania, recently obtained from 228 tons of quartz 3190z. of tjold, the largest cake the Colony has produced. From Clyde there were sent to Dunedin applications for nearly sixteen hundred shares in the National Fire and marine Insurance Company. On the 10th of October next is the day fixed for the Lake’s District, likewise the Mount Ida Jockey Club Spting Race Meetings to take place. We are requested to draw attention to the sal” by auction on Monday next the 29th instant by Mr. Chappie, at the Geelong Hotel, Alexandra. See advertisement for full particulars. The Cromwell Spring Race Meeting will take place place on Friday next the 3rd of October. With fine weather and the liberal programme, should induce the public to muster strogly on the occasion. Water-race property in the district, if we may judge from the many inquiries by would-be buyers, is in good repute. During the past week 600/. was offered and refused for a sixth share in the water-race heading from the Chatto Creek and terminating on the terrace at the rear of Clyde. We have to acknowledge the receipt of the first number of the “ Otago Christian Record, ” a weekly Journal of religious and social progress, printed in Dunedin, it contains twelve paces of closely printed matter, octavo demy size, and we think should be warmly welcomed. We inspected during tbe week, at the shop of Mr. Tyrrell, tinsmith, Clyde, a piece of galvanised iron Hunting, about twenty feet in length by seven and a quarter inches in diameter. Tbe entire length to be made is three hundred and fifty feet, it is being made to the order of Landsburgh and party, Roaring Meg, who are engaged cutting a water-race from the Roaring Meg, and in which the Hunting is to be used. Two one-sixth shares in the Hercules Water-race and Claims, at the Teviot, changed hands during the week, the p.ice being 850/. Mr. Borton (late Warden of the district) was tbe purchaser, Messrs. Tubman, Brothers, the sellers. Mr. Borton now owns one-half of this valuable property, he having a short time ago bought a one-sixth share for 350/. The Hercules Race heads from the Teviot Stream and terminates on the Molynenx, opposite the island, a short distance below Roxburgh. The claims attached to the race are spoken of as being very valuable. We have to specially draw the attention of our readers and the public generally to the Dunstan Spring Race Meeting which takes place this day. The first race will be run at One o’clock. In the evening a Dramatic Entertainment will be given by the members of the Cromwell Amateur Dramatic Club, assisted by tbe Clyde Brass Baud, in tbe Town Hall, to be followed by a dance. This entertainment is given in behalf of the funds of the Dunstan District Hospital, the which, should be the reason of a big croud. The first anniversary of tho Clydo Brass Band was celebrated on Wednesday evening List, at the Town-hall, Clyde, by a social dance, winding up with a supper. The preliminary steps were the marching of the Band through the town, playing the while some soul stirring marches. The progress the Band has made since its formation, but a short twelvemonths ago, is somewhat remarkable. and is evidence tliat, not only is there musical talent in our midst, but that the leader is a musician of no mean order, and must be particularly adapted to teaching. The dancing, which commenced between eight and nine o’clock, and comprised twelve dances, w.asbrought to a close shortly after eleven, when the ladies departed, and the gentlemen, numbering (including the members of the Band) about five and thirty, sat down to a cold spread, prepared in Mr. Webb’s very best style, and we imagine there were but few who did not do full good things provided. The comestibles having been discussed, tho true business of the occasion, health-drinking and other toasting was began. The Quern and other loyal toast, the Clyde Corpora! ion, the Band, the Bandmaster, the Pee-s, and the Lad.cs, having Leon duly drank, many with musical honors, ami d t'y res n. • c CO’ ok ;fly . .... „ wiiii tit-! evening’s amusement afforded theta by the Clyde Brass Baud.

A considerable amount of building is going on at Spear Grass and Bald Hill Flats—the more noticeable are the Two storey house and barn of Messrs- White, M'Donough and Leslie ; this lira of enterprising and sterling men are also securely fencing in their laud, and making snch other improvements, as will render their property of considerable value. Mr. Butler is building himself a new cob house. Messrs Finlay and Morris are erecting a new store, and Mr. Kemp is erecting a commodious and really imposing building, in the room of the old Cape Broom Hotel. The “ Guardian has the following:—“lt will be seen from our Auckland telegrams that Mr. Fairclough, the tragedian, who is performing in that city, has wreaked his ire upon a Mr. Drury, a reporter on the “ Daily Southern Cross ” by *• tweaking” that gentleman's nose. From the fact that Mr. Fairclough was assisted by his Agent in the interesting operation of “ tweaking noses,” we should imagine Mr. Drury to he a man of some “science ’’whom the tragedian did not care to tackle single handed We perceive that summonses have been taken put against Mr. Fairclough and his agent, and that the scene in Court is likely to be lively when the case comes on for hearing.” In consequence of the continued illne=s of his Honor Judge Giey, the sitting of the District Court has been further postponed, and we are informed that no District Court will be held until the usual sitting in November. The past winter has been a very trying one to all travellers, and when we consider that Mr. Grey is a great portion of his time travelling over rough roads, exposed to the inclemency of the weather, in anything but comfortable vehicles, the intervals between the various journeys being fully occupied by the duties and cares of his onerous duties, it is not surprising that he should have succumbed. We trust, however, that the thorough rest which Mr. Grey so evide-.tly needs and has so well earned, will thoroughly restore his health, and we feel assured that all who know him will most heartily endorse our sentiments The London special correspondent of the “ Austraslaiau” writes the following with respect to the great Tichborne trial:—“ The Australian colonies have played a great part in the proceedings of the last month. Huge files of the -Argus’ for 1851 have been lifted by ushers, assisted by stalwart supernumeraries, up to the high judicial Bench, and down again to the counsel for the Crown, and up once more to the lofty jury-boxes. Grave pel si mages, with double eye-glasses on nose, have scanned its columns eagerly; an ex-reporter of the ‘Argus’ has been for hours in the box, and the captain of the Bed Jacket, the Right Honorable Hugh Childers, ami others have given evidence in the Court of the activity and enterprise of that journal which could not he otherwise than gratifying to the feelings of your Tichborne correspondent. How the colonies came to be so closely interwoven with this extraordinary case, and why it is that we have all suddenly become familiar with Austiaban geography, and talk glibly c{ Gunda ai, and Gipj.’s Land, and Tumut, and a host of other places of which some of us never heard before, I have already told you; but a brief recapitulation of the leading points m this part of the case is necessary to make clear recent Australian revalat’ons.” Yesterday Thursday the 25th instant, a pigeon match was shot at Clyde between Mr. D. Stronach, of Ida Valley, and Mr. R. Stewart of Hawkesburu, lo birds at 2I yards rise, for 10/ aside: Mr. Stronach was declared the victor, he having killed eleven birds out of thirteen, to Mr. Stewart’s nine. Afterwards there were a number of matches and sweepstakes for various amounts—the following are the results ;

Match, 5 birds each. Mr. U. Burke 0 1 1 I 1 f. G. G. Glassf.ird 0 1 1 1 0 A. Fraser 0 0 1 1 1 W. A. Low 0 1 0 1 0 D. Strouach 0 1 1 0 1 Mr. E. Stewart 0 0 0 1 0 G. Turnbull 0 1 0 0 1 T. P. Groom 1 I 1 1 1 E. Turnbull 0 0 1 0 0 — Boucher 0 1 0 0 0 Match 5 birds each. Mr. C.Turnbull 0 1 1 1 1 A. Fraser 1 0 0 1 Sweepstake, 5 birds each. Mr. J. G. G. Glassford 1 0 1 1 W. A. Burke 0 1 1 0 C. Turnbull 1 0 1 1 A. Fraser 1 0 0 0 E. Stewart I 1 0 I There not being sufficient birds to decide properly, the sweep was the three highest. divided between