FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1875.

Dunstan Times, Issue 667, 29 January 1875, Page 2

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1875.

The Rev. Archdeacon Edwards, of Dunedin, arrived in Clyde on Wednesday last, and passed on to Cromwell the following day. We believe the Rev. Gentleman will preach in St Michael’s Church, Clyde, on Sunday next. From what wo can understand, Mr Edward’s visit to tho district is in connection with the nomination of the Rev. J. Jones’ successor. We would remind our readers in the district that their Drybread friends have this day, (Friday) tho second part of 'their programme of their Annual Races to get through, and we hope from the liberality they have hitherto displayed in all their racing matters that there will be a large attendance.

The WakatipMail says :—“ We''believe the Rev. Jackson Smith resigns charge here as pastor of St Peter’s Episcopalian Church about the 30th instant, greatly to the regret of the members of his congregation. The Rev. Mr Jones, of Clyde, is his successor."

The stripping of orchards is becoming so notorious that we would wish to draw the attention of the police to the same. These prowling vagabonds'not only take the fruit but they maliciously break and destroy the trees, and it does not matter to them, whether the fruit be ripe or not, they take it away. We only hope that detection may ensue, when three months, with hard labor, will help to cure them of the little game. The offering of a reward might marially assist in bringing the offenders to justice. An action brought to recover 1,0001. damages for malicious prosecution and false imprisonment, was entered upon and concluded at the Supreme Court on Friday last. The ease arose out of plaintiff—John Blakely, being charged on the information of defendant, James Henry Rolland, with cattle stealing at Black’s. The jury brought in a verdictjfor 1501. damages. A charge’against aMr Barrow for raffling a race-horse was recently heard in the Thames R.M. Court. The magistrate in giving judgment said : —“ People took different views of these things. If a racehorse were to be raffled, some persons would think it only just and proper that the person raffling it should be punished, but the same persons would think nothing of raffling dolls and.other trifles, and that they should get free. For his part, he could see no difference between raffling race-horse and a doll. He then fined defendant in the mitigated penalty of Is and costs.” The Thames Evening Star in commenting, says ; —“Abstractedly neither can we. The practical results of the two transactions are dissimilar, but in the moral sense there is not an atom of difference ; therefore in many of our inm • cent little pm suits in the way of bazaars, raffles for worthy purposes, to say nothing of public house “ Yankee grab,” we are as wicked as he who openly and fairly raffles his race-horse.”

We learn (says the Southland Nows) that a portion of the photographic staff of the American Transit Expedition have received telegraphic instructions from headquarters to return home via San Francisco, instead of per Swatara, and prior to their departure to make the tour of New Zealand for the purpose of taking views of its characteristic features and such objects of interest as might serve to convey an accurate idea of the colony aud the pursuits of its ininhabitants.

It has been arranged that the Tokomairiro and Clutha race meetings shall be held within a few days of one another. The time chosen will probably bo soon after the Dunedin Jockey Club’s March MeetingMr S. E. Shrimski, Mayor of Oamaru, has given the handsome sum of LI 00 towards erecting a Lying-in Ward in connection with the Oamaru Hospital.

It will be well for all residents in the various electoral districts to examine the rolls, and if their names are not therein inserted, to take such steps to have the omission rectified. Registration forms are to be had at all Government Offices. The last day on which registration forms can be received is 30th March next.

“Professor” Holloway, tho pill and ointment man, is going to build and endow a college for women, at a cost of L 150.000 This is in addition to the half million ho is spending in tho erection of an asylum near Virginia Water. It gives us (Cromwell A rgus) pleasure to state that no further cases of fever have made themselves manifest in tho town, and that there appears every reason to believe the disease will be confined to the two cases at present under treatment. The patients are reported to be progressing favorably. A fire occurred in tho Chinese Camp, Nevis on Sunday last destroying one of the huts, besides tho property in tho hut, a large sum of money is supposed to have been destroyed. Tho Resident Magistrate at Auckland has decided that vexed question “ Who is a traveller ?” under the Licensing Law. According to his ruling it is not neccstary to constitute a “ traveller ” that a person must be in some place other than that in which he usually resides to bo enabled to obtain liquor on a Sunday within prohibited hours—it is quite sufficient if he or she has been travelling and needs refreshment,

On Wednesday night last at about 10 o'clock, William Sheans nearly lost his life by poison. Ho has been under the hands of Dr Stirling for some time, and he furnished him with a mixture for external application, marked and labelled Poison. Ho was also supplied with another mixture to be taken internally, but it scorns that on going to held, ho neglected.to secure a light, and imagining that ho had the right mixture ho took a draught of the poison instead. Luckily assistance was at hand, and Dr Stirling was immediately sent for, and on arrival ho aclminiatered'emetlcs 1 am glad to add that Sheans has almost entirely recovered. The taking of the poison was purely accidental, and his narrow escape should have the effect of making patients a little more than ordinarily cautious when using poison. We notice that J. W. Thomson, Blacksmith and Farrier, Cromwell, is advertising his business for sale. To a good tradesman, this is a good opportunity, there being but one other blacksmith the Town .of Cromwell.

At a late meeting of the Cromwell Town Council, the question of the stability of the Cromwell bridge was taken into consideration. After discussion the following resolution was carried “ That the Town Council of Cromwell beg respectfully to remind the Government of the 'apparent bad condition of the Cromwell Bridge, and would be glad to see the intended repairs commenced as soon as possible. It would also urge the necessity of a temporary bridge while the repairs arc going on, as otherwise the trafE ■ will be completely stopped, and greatjjoes be occasioned thereby.”