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Dunstan Times, Issue 626, 17 April 1874, Page 2

The English mail, via San Fjaneisco. will cloce at the Clyde Post-oifioe -on or about the 28th inst. We beg to., acknowledge the receipt of Vol. 2. Appendix to journals of House of Representatives. Wild fowl we should imagine to be either very scarcer wild, asjjwe have not seen a bird dead orgalive since 'the shooting season commenced on the Ist instant. There are (now jfi veil Imuran d miles of telegraph iu New Zealand, and over five hundred .persons*; employed iin connexion with the department. -dr. Holloway delivered a lecture on immigration, on Friday evening last, at the Mcsouic Hall, Dunedin. There was a large attendance,-and the lecturer was_very well receivedMr John Cole Chappie reports having effected during the past week a 'most satisfactory sale at Gorge Creel;,-Cattle, a mob of which were*,very prime, selling well. A lady in.Noithem Australia has given birth to her nineteenth child. The War wick Argus says M rs. Steel deserves a grant of at'least three, hundred and t twenty acres of land* We are Informed hy’some of the shareholders, that the large race now in course of construction by M‘Rally, Elastic, and party from the Wai Keri Keri Valley on',to the nch alluvial terraces and gullies at the rear Of Clydejwilbhe {completed in about a fortnight. During the week we have been favored withjsomejmost seasonable showers’of rain, causing a good stream to flow down everv gully and creek. The only that we hear to he done is to'/to'thelyapproach to the Clyde Punt on the West Bank, the upper part of which is completely washed away. ■A Mr. P. M-Cuskea, who-seems to he troubled with a number of debtors who will not. pay their little accounts, publishes the names of m, dozen of them, with the amount of their little bills, in the Taranaki Herald ; and adds in a foot not-e. “This is only a small sample : about fifty more will go in this day week.” t-jhe Cromwell Argus says .—“The Car rick Range Water Supply Company have at length completed all the necessary negotiations for procuring the advanceof -1,000?. from'the Government, which has been so long promised. The deeds, we believe, are duly executed, and it remains to he seen the advance of cash, or a portion of it.” On Saturday, the 11th instant, at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Dunedin, a man named Robert Goodison was charged with assaulting Mr. Stephen Hutchison, cider-maker, with intent to commit grievens bodily harm. The case occupied the rime of the Court for upwards of four hours, and resulted 'in accused being committed for trial, hail being allowed.

A Special} General Government Gazette proclaims that Monday the 11th of May next is fixed upon for the meeting of the House of,[Bepresentativeß. % , At the Pintiiet Land Court sitting on Thursday the 16th instant, the application of John Dundas for Section 23, Block V, jdger'Hill 'district was granted. A Norwich paper to hand informs us that at the annual meeting of the Norwich Union Fire Assurance Company, a dividend of. 20f. per share was declared, also, a complimentary address was presented to the Secretary, S, Bignold,! who has occupied the position since 1821. Ou Saturday night last, shortly before 12 o’clock, three large stacks of’jwheat on tuo farm of Mr. Robert Pritchard, ou the A rrow:Plat were discovered to be on fire, and were'totelly destroyed. (The origin of the fire is unknown!‘but there can be no no doubt -but it was the work. of an incendiary. The Arrow district appears to be getting notorious for stack-burning; and this is more to be deplored when we come to consider that all -description of grain promises to he dear. A London correspondent of an English paper states that the Duke of Edinburgh burgh was present as first fiddle at the opening for the“?season of the {Amateur Orchestral Society [the other night. His Hoyal Highness, who looked remarkably well, was enthusiastically received, and in return shook)hands with many members of the orchestra, I may add, as an executant of difficultpnusic.fhis-Royal Highness has longjbeenjcelebrated. He is a very careful player, and a quick reader, even of complicated music. The question of title to the land occupied by Mr Felton on theJCrcirtWell Road, also, the question of diverting the road from the front to the rear of Felton’s Hotel'has again’come-before the’ Warden 'at Cromwell. On previous occasions when this case has beenjfunder consideration, a good deal of unpleasantness has been allowed to engender. We sincerely hope that notlnng r of,'lhe sort twill be imported into the case on this occasion, and that the vexed point will be once and for)all settled. Ore Monday last Mr W. L. Simpson,’ R. M., and Mr. H. 0. Jones, of the Bank of New Zealand, Alexandra, Vailed as a sanitary deputation on Mr W. Beresford, the Mayor of Alexandra, and pointed out'to him the necessity,! of having the Town cleansed from every Impurity; they said in face of the fever which was assuming the proportions of an epidemic'at Otomweß, it was desirable that) precautionary measures should be adopted. Mr Beresford coincided with'the'remarks, and said the Council should leave nostone unturned to ward off the evil. Mr Simpson’ said Alexandra was a clean town, hut under the circumstances, extra precautionary')'measures would he)taken. lu the resident Magistrate’s Court, at Alexandra, on Monday last, the cause ! Grant (trustee) against Rivers” came on I forbearing. The suit was for some fowls j and a keg of buffer. Mr. Rivers gave I evidence to the effect thatjho did not know ' the plaintiff at all in the transaction, having purchased the articles from a waggoner named Bradley, to whom he had paid for the goods. The evidence was ordered to be sent to [the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Outrara, from’’ which ’the summons was issued. Mr. F. J. Wilson, who appeared for defendant, applied for professional costs. There were no cases ;in the Warden’s Court. The condition of the Czar of' Russia is a melancholy comment upon the utmost attainment of human greatness and its in sufficiency. He has always been of a melancholy 'temperament, and subject to fits of brooding, during which he found most relief in long solitary walks ; but this shadowy melancholy has now taken a terrible form—one not unfamiliar to the Romanoffs; and the)[mighty'monarch of aR the’Russias lives in the constant dread of assassination. It haunts him everywhere—as a similar fear haunted Cardinal Richlieu and Oliver Cromwell, who were greater men-ind destroys all peace and enjoyment for him. ■The only particulars to hand of the escape of French Communists’is the following :•* Tho'esoape of Rochefort and the otherslhas caused great surprise in France, and consternation in New Caledonia. Rcohe fort and others were allowed to go on a fishing excursion, and went ou board the barqueP. C. E., and remained stowed: in the lazarette until clear of the land ; they then discovered themselves. There is no do nbt that the whole affair was well planned, ihoughftbe’cßptain'of the barque de : nies all knowledge of the escape. The Communists intend to’procced to England immediately. A correspondence has been carried on; between' Rochefort, Grousset, and the French Consul at Sydney. The latter’views them as escaped convicts) and Grousset challenges him to demand their extradition. The Napier. Telegraph has made the following remarkable discovery :“A kit of potatoes would not appear to an ordinary slrve dealer)a high price"to pay for a voting healthy boy; but this, we are informed, was what was paid by a Maori the other day for a Scandinavian child. Spirits of Norse warriors have not probably sailed their ghostly barques to these shores; otherwise, woe betide the peace and'comfort of the dusky buyer of this young descendant of Viking ! Whether the parents or gUaidians of the hoy really did sell him, or merely pawned him, the matter requires to be looked into. If So-indinaVfans are not very particular as to the parties with whom they entrust their offspring, it ■is an important matter to Englishmen that the ranks of the Maoris should not be strengthened by Europeans. It is said that halfcasts reared in pahs are the most formidable opponents of civilisation.' What might we not expect then from the Scandinavians brought up among the natives?”

| The Daily Tones says— *■ We never r°" I member rock cod being so plentiful in tbe harbor before, and -says „there are people who presage fropi this abundance, a remark abJy t colJbw inter, j On account of the had weather in the neighborhood of the Teviot, the Tuapeka coach was unable yesterday to make further than-Kemp’s hotel, Spear Grass' Flat ;• it is expected to arrive to, day at about 11 a.m. pff ' ;- T < f■ • A Melbourne’conteraporary, asserts that fK»m*lß32 to 1872, the sum of 14,*380,000/ was remitted from Amferica to Ireland for the purpose of defraying the cost ot passages of from the one country to the other. We have the authority of Mr Collins Toussaint Marie testate that he is not the author of the letter [bearing his signature, that appeared in several of cur contemporaries, nor [did he authorise anyone to write such a letter for him. Si In the!" Resident Magistrate’s Court Hy<le,{oti Thursday the tlGih instant, be fore W. L. Simpson, Esq., R. M., the only case for hearing was a disputed wages account, Grant .v,’’Karnes, in which verdict was given for the [plaintiff in the sum of 2'. Sa. and Costs. „ * We are given to understand that Dr. Honeywill of the Teviot, who, it will be remembered was j committed tor trial for alleged mal-practice, and on whose case Dr. Thompson was subpoemed to attend the Supreme Court, was found guilty, aud sentenced to six mouths’ imprisonment. If we may judge from'the weather we havs had during the past week, "exceedingly boisterous, accompanied by heavy and incessant rains on the flats, and heavy snow on the hills, we may say that winter has fairly set in upon us. We are given to understand that a district Committee to look a f ter the wants and requirements ot the District, to keep the M.P.C. posted up, and to act as kind of agonizer to the Provincial Executive is to be elected shortly at Black’s. We think the idea a good one, that is,,if they do ( not pile on the agony too thick, and we would recommend it to other portions of the Dunstan district. We have received through various sources copies of the prospectus of the Switzers Freehold Gold Mining [Company, Limited, Capital, 5,0002. in 100 shares of 502, | each. A correspondent writing us on the subject asks, if the ground tbe Company ns formed to work, 'is'not a certain fifty acres purchased, not ten years ago, at 12. per acre, by [a member of the .prestnt Executive. The Beudipo Advertiser mentions a very disgusting affair} which was witnessed at the Grassy Flat reservoir, a few days since. It j was a prize fight between' l twof‘women named Clark a.#l Williams. Two rounds were fought. An[fagreement fwas entered into before the light took place that pulling of hair.was’inotj to ;be?[allowed, and through this beingTnfriuged a dispute took place. The Resident -Surgeon ot the Thin Gan DistricGHospPal informs ns that for the past week there have been twenty• three inmates in the Institution, and that twelve of them were suffering from fever. Ho says that several of the eases are of a verybad type, but he hoped to pull them through. ;One inaiojpatient, (named M ‘Kay, from tbe Garrick Range, he states has had three relapses, and that it was really’; wonderful how he has so far battled successfully against the disease.rfpdra Hutton of Cromwell, and her son W« are pleased to say are both progressing favorably. The Australian Medical Journal gives an account/), a very successful and unusual operation performed by Mr. T. Girdlestone, namely, excision of the entire tongue for epithelial cancer, without cutting through either the jaw or the cheek. The patient rapidly regained the powers of deglutition. He is now cured, and can speak so as to be understood perfectly. This case is considered a remarkably successful one, and we understand this is the first time this particular'operation has been performed in the-Colony. Somejmovement is afoot just now to have a block of 2,500 acres of land on the West bank of the Molyneux on Earnscleugh station, thrown Openj,for‘ k selectinn under the deferred| payment system ; the opponents to a block being thrown open in this locality, and of whom there are not a few, aver there is not one hundred acres fit for agricultural purposes. Ihe applicants hold they do not seek opinion as to the quality ; they say, we are prepared to take up the laud, and that should end all further questions. Our opinion is most decidedly on the side of the applicants—if they are willing to take up the land, the responsibility rests with them, and no one, from any motive, should be allowed to infere with their choice. ‘ For agriculture or not, the land has been applied (or, and we think their request should he complied with. The following is an outlhe of thespecial settlements scheme now being discussed by Mr Vogel and the Superintendent of Westland A special settlement of one hundred thousand acres, fifty thousand to be set apart for 250 families, equal to 500 adults. The balance is to he made a forest reserve, and retained by the Government. Each adult to purchase 21 acres in seven years Government to find employment for not more than 200 adults at one time. No adult to be employed for more than one year. The Government is to cut down timber and in the proper season. They offer sites to per Sunn to erect saw mills on the condition that they purchase timber at certain prices. The. cost of placing im- | migrants on land is to be defrayed by the I Government, the Provincial Government ! to guarantee a refund in seven years, un- ! leas the land be taken under the Immigration aud Public AVtnks Act. 1

Mr. Samuel Golds ton, Mayor, of Arrovv- , town, Las been gutted a Justice iof the; Peace. j. . j Dr. Perry, Episcopal Biabopof Melbourne, Laving been asked why marriages wore fewer in the Colonies than they used to be, answered:— “ I Lave no hesitation in asserting that the ignorance of household Unties, the unbounded, love of ,dre -s, the increasing desire for music and dancing, all unfold the mystery of decreasing marriages ; the desire to dress gaily, and take the shine out of their neighbors or acquaintances, are the true obstacles to marriage. There are thousands who have no friends and who hardly know what to do to spend their evenings, who .would he glau to, find a wife who could make themc!ear,{tKeir expenses, and have a clean comfortable home to, go to after the duties of the day ; bur the fact that, as a rule, they are spendthrifts, and ignorant of managing a Louse, prevents this running into bankruptcy. I do not deny that there are faults on the other side ; hut I do say, that if ladies studied plain dressing, and would turn their thoughts to maua enieut, they would increase their chance of'-finding husbands, and good husbands too.” J isastrous floods have occurred on the West Coast. The following Daily Times telegrams will better describe their extent “At llreftdn, tho Bullet* Paver rose thirty feet in twelve hours, but that no damage was done of any importance. At Westport there were heavy floods yesterday. To day the Cobden-stieet wharf was carried away, and two ferry punts have heenjcarrieit over Four or five acresjof the Coal Quay Deserve Were washed away ; several small houses have been pulled down and removed. The 11. od is now subsiding. The pile bridge near Charleston was destroyed on Sunday. At Greyinouth there was a fearful Hood on Sunday night and, Monday last. It rained incessantly for forty hours. The whole town was inundated. The stone protection work stood some severe tests, ami saved the town from utter .destruction, It was the highest flood yet known in Greymouth. The residents of the lower town were removed to places of safety. Several cottages were swept out to"sea. £:No other losses iu town are reported, except gardens, fences, and several landslips on the Grey .Valley Itoad. Severe damage has been done to load and railway woika. Disastrous news is anticipated from Grey Valley, The flood has 1 subsided. The date of those telegrams is .the ~llth instant. The Brisbane Courier proposes that a travelling American caravan should bo sent round the country districts of England, for the purpose of gathering recruits for Queensland, it says:—“ Two or three waggons on the orthodox travelling model would contain a powerful lot of exhibits. Were ayteam of genuine Australian bullocks hitched to each, under the care of a diiver of the real bullock-punching persuasion, jthe show would be attractive. Ao one will doubt that There would be no need of additional advertising. While the bullocks were being unyoked and pastured in some convenient paddock, and the drivers wore making their tea and Hamper, there would bs an audience collected for the -lecture or explanation that mi 6 ht follow under canvas covering. What crowns would come up next day for further information, and to satisfy their curb sity. Then would be the opportunity to secure emigrants ; ami the bullocks would unset the least doubt concerning the [Australian bud supply : not an unnecessary upset cither, for to tills Hay doubts exist in England whether Australian bullocks do not bun about on tneir tails and hind lees, after the fashion of the kangaroo. Those who may think the idea absurd, and beneath the dignity of this great conn:ry. are welcome to their notion. Onv’s has long been that something special should be done to attract the attention of the class of people moot in demand in this Colony.”