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Dunstan Times, Issue 647, 11 September 1874, Page 2

The next sitting of the Distinct Court at Clyde is fixed for Monday, October 19. By reference to our advertising columns it will be seen that Mr M'Eaohen, photographer, will open his Studio, at Clyde, on the 21st instant. We also desire to draw attention to the advertisement stating that it is intended to open a Lodge of Good Templars, at the Town Hall, Clyde, on the 15th instant. Mr Holt has again got his coal-pit in full working order, and as he notifies, is prepared to supply coals in any quantity. We are privately informed that on an analysis by Professor Black of Dunedin of a variety of brands of brandies that, sulphuric acid in a greater or lesser degree was detected in each. A Special Service will be held in the Church of England, Clyde this evening, when a Collection for special Church purposes will be made. The pneumatic dredge has been released from her perilous position, and is now again afloat, and from what w T e can hear but little damaged for her partial immersion. It is contemplated to again fit her up and give her another trial : we hope that she will meet with no further mishap, and that in her future workings she may have bettei luck than up to the present.

Mr Chappie desires attention to be drawn to Mr Charnock's sale, consistin'; of coalpit, horses, carts, drays, &c., which takes place on the I4tk inst. The nsual fortnightly meeting of the Town Council to have been held on Wednesday evening last, lapsed for want of a quorum. By reference to our advertising calamus it will be seen that the Cromwell Lodge Good Templars!’purpose holding a Soiree and Concert to celebrate the opening of the Lodge, at Kidd’s Flail on the IBth instant. We hear the tickets are being rapidly disposed of. We see by an announcement elsewhere, that the celebrated Dr Carr will shortly appear in C lyde. The fame of this great phrenologist and mesmerist is well-known to most of our readers, and therefore we need not to farther comment upon his abilities in the above branches of science.

Mr Hazlett informs us that L2OO was the price ho obtained for the racehorse “Atlas” and that he was safely delivered to the pnrshaser, Mr White at Kingston. He ia informed that bad the old horse been offered for sale in Dunedin he would have realised fully 1.300, lie also says there is no foundation for the rumor that the more “Brunette"is to be offered for sale by auction.

Twelve vessels are loading timber at Auckland for Dunedin ; the total quantity of timber to be brought by this fleet of vessels is 1,850,003 feet.

Late English telegrams convey the cheerful intelligence, at the wool sales, the competition continues extremely vigorous, and prices show a general advance, compared with previous sales, of a halfpenny to a penny halfpenny. The receipts and expenditure of the Canterbury railways for nine months ending June 30, 1874 are as follows :—lleceipts, LOO, 125 7s 3d ; expenditure L 07.450 10s 2d shewing a profit of L22.CH5 17a Id. The following admirable sentence appears in one of the Christchurch morning papers : —“ On the arrival of the coach from Hokitika at Kelly’s Creek on Thursday, it wan found to he very much swollen through the late rains.” What an unfortunate coach ! We are informed that a sixth share in the XL Water, race at Tinker’s was sold on Wednesday last under a Warrant of Distress, realizing L 723 odd, Mr Sirnes being the purchaser. On the same day Mr J. C. Chappie sold a fourth share in a water-race and claim at Devonshire Gully for L 325, Mr Bon Charles the purchaser.