ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

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

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

[Wo do nnt hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents.] ' DRURY v. AITCUISON. {TO TIIK EDITOR OF THE DUNPTAN TIMES.) Sir,—l sec, in the Cromwell Argus of Wednesday last, a letter signed “ Justice,” and headed “ Liberty of the Press,” commenting severely upon the conduct of Mr Fache, the Proprietor of the Ddnstan II.MES,1 I.MES, in handing over to Mr Drury, your Cromwell correspondent, the libellous letter refused insertion by the Editor, and which letter formed the subject of the criminal action for libel hoard in the E.M. Court hero on Friday last. Of course, Mr Editor, I suppose tha.t Mr Fache acted under your directions, and I think that lie has done quite right in adopting the course which ho did, So far as libel is concerned, that designation is too refined for such a production. Such outrageously blackguard language, 1 should imagine, is but seldom committed to paper in the form of a letter ; and your insertion of a paragraph in your paper to the effect that “if the writer did not send an apology, you would hand the letter overto Mr Drury,” showed that you know where to draw the lino between licentious abuse, and journalism, It is very clear to me that the writer in the Cromwell Argus knows but very little about the Press, or its liberties either, and were people to be led away by his illogical verbosity wo should soon hear more about the indignity of the Press, than its dignity. You have, sir, struck the line of demarkation between what is fitted for the columns of a newspaper, what should bo co • signed to the waste paper basket, and what is criminally offensive. Let the writer in the Cromwell Argus rave as ho pleases about protection to contributors. Such contributors as Mr Aitohison deserve no protection, and yon dealt with him after a very proper manner. If the Editor of the Cromwell Argus delights to make his paper a literary sower it is no reason that you should. I can assure you that lam by no means an admirer of Mr Drury, nevertheless I am extremely sorry that in a man of his intelligence them exists so much misdirected ability. -1 am, &c., PUELICOLA. Cromwell, 23rd Juno, 1873.■ CRICKET. (TO THE EDITOR OF THE DUNSTAN TIMES.) Sir,— Can you inform me how it was that the Cromwell Cricket Club did not present the Clyde Club with anew ball on the ocC’.sion of their defeat on the 24th May, it being customary so to do ?—I am, &c., Cricketer.

A lady, mentioned by an exdiangr, is mother of a large family of children, and they are all rather diminutive. A few days after the birth of the youngest, not long since, a little niece of the lady called to sec tho baby. After looking at tho tiny specimen for a few minutes, tho little girl said : ‘ Aunt Maria, don't you think it wool 1 be better to have loss of ’ cm and ha o’ cm bigger ?’