NASEBY.

Dunstan Times, Issue 688, 25 June 1875, Page 3

NASEBY.

{from cur owx correspondent. ) June 21st. On the evenings of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday last a bazaar in aid of St George’s Episcopal Church was held. Ladies wore in attendance in great numbers, and by the full exercise of their immense coaxing powers, extracted shillings to some considerable extent from the pockets of those present. Tho preliminary step taken was a pull at the sloivo, and then “Mr So and So, do go in for this, it’s only a shilling. ” And Mr So and So would com-

ply with tho irresistible entreaty, and would continue to go in till all his money was spent. At intervals during the evening songs and choruses were rendered by various ladies and gentlemen, tending greatly to enhance tho pleasure of tho evening. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings tho articles wore disposed of by tho usual method of raffling ; and on Friday evening tho things remaining were disposed of by auction. As tho bidding was getting slack, tho auctioneer determined to change tho subject, and accordingly offered several LI notes. A good few wore disposed of, realizing from 33s to 22s each. All the articles wore cleared on Friday night, and tho total proceeds of tho bazaar will, it is supposed, amount to LIGO or Ll7o. Wo have had six bazaars within the last tlneo years for tho benefit of churches—three for tile Episcopalian, two for tho Presbyterian, and one for the Homan Catholic. The average receipts for each lias been over L2OO. Besides this, wo have three ministers’ salaries to provide, tho maintenance of the churches, and subscriptions for Sunday Schools ; so that we pay a good deal yearly towards religious objects. To-day, in tho 11. M. Court, William Barnes was brought up, charged with uttering a cheque. The signature was proved not to bo that ot Mr Betting, and ns the accused had uttered it, knowing it to be forged, lie was committed for trial at the Supreme Court. On Monday last an inquest was held by 11. W. Robinson, Esq., coroner, on the body of William Beaver, a man lately in the employ ot Mr Thomas Vickery, butcher. The deceased had been a hard drinker, and on one or two occasions had taken fits. During the early part of last week ho was observed to ramble a gieat deal in his speech, and one night ho was discovered to bo quite insane, lie was confined in his house, and medical assistance was procured. Attempts were made to get him into the Hospital. Failing the successful issue of these endeavors, information was given to tho Police, and he was taken to tho lock-up. Ho was then brought before the Court, charged with being of unsound mind, and was remanded for seven days, tho medical man in attendance giving it as Ids opinion that in about that time ho.would.be recovered. On Sunday he seemed to be improving, but during the night be died in the gaol. Tho jury returned a verdict in accordance with medical evidence, to tho efiect that death v.-as caused by congestion of the brain and general irregularities of the system occasioned by excessive drinking, and added a rider to the effect that the place, where deceased died is wholly unsuited to the circumstances of the present case, and is altogether inadequate for the purpose for which it is generally used. The weather is still keeping open, mid mining operations are pretty generally engaged in.