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Dunstan Times, Issue 697, 27 August 1875, Page 2

One of the causes set down for hearing at the next sitting of the District Court, Clyde, is an appeal from Warden Simpson’s decision in the case Hastie, M ‘Xally and Co. v. Holt. The Concert to he given on Wednesday evening next in the Town Hall, Clyde,, in aid of the Clyde School, promises to be a success. So great a galaxy of talent has never before appeared before a Clyde audience, and we hope to see a bumper house. The price of admission is within the reach of all. We refer our readers to the programme in another column. The first practice of the Clyde Cricket Club for the ensuing season will take place on the Recreation Grouul, on Saturday afternoon, September 4th. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Clyde Town Council, to have been held on Wednesday evening last, lapsed for want of a quorum. Mr Ettridge’s Traveller’s Home Hote', Waikaia, was entirely destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon last, the 21st lust. 9o lovers of sport we must draw attention to the Race Programmes in another column. The Alexandra meeting takes place on Friday, September 17 ; the Clyde meeting on the Friday following, the 24th of Sep temher. The Cromwell meeting, we under stand, will take place on the Ist and 2nd of October, being the week succee ling that of Clyde. We notice an error has crept into the notice of the Alexandra meeting in the Tuapeka Times, the Ist being stated instead of the 17th September, as the day of meeting. We understand that Mr H. Crossan’s draught entire horse “ Young Wallace ” has been most satisfactorily wintered, and that he will he bill“ted for the ensuing season at Speargrass Flat Wallace is a very handsome and powerful horse, and is noted for his stock, which, in the districts of Teviof, Tapanui and Tuapeka, are turning out well. Hastie, M’Nally, and Party, are now engaged connecting the Creek—known as MTntcsh’s—with the lower portion of their race. When completed, which is expected in about three weeks, they will he able to commence sluicing operations. The winter having been so exceptionally mild little or no snow having fallen on the ranges their supply of water will not be great, and they with all other sluicers in the district are praying for a fall of rain. Among the farmers the want of rain is also felt. A very serious accident during the past week bcfel Mr Kirk, the man employed by the Pneumatic Company, to look after their property. It appears Kirk was in Clyde during the day in question, attending the Resident Magistrate’s Court, in connection with a suit he had against the Company for wages, and was returning to his tent, when by some mischance he fell down a somewhat precipitous gully, and injured his spine. On the following day he was conveyed to the Dunstan District Hospital, where he now lies perfectly paralyzed,' the only portion unaffected being his head. From what we can learn from the Resident Surgeon, Kirk being a man well ad vanced in years there is but faint hopes of his recovery. It is reported that an ardent couple, whose united ages amounted to 127 years, lately visi'ed Gundagai bent upon wo llock, and that such was their eagerness to become of one (lesh that they entered into a civil contract to love and and to civil to each other.

The meeting of subscribers of the Clyde Library, called for Monday evening last, lapsed for want of attendance. The apathy and indifference of the people of Clyde in the matter of this valuable institution is most surprising. Clyde possesses a library building, lately erected at considerable cost, and which for the purpose intended is second to none os the goldfields ; it is well supplied with newspapers and bonks, and yet by those who should take aii interest and exert themselves in maintaining its efficiency it is neglected, and wo say, great is the pity. Wo hope at the next meeting to bo called there will be a good attendance. Tho course pursued by the managing directory of tho Pneumatic Gold Mining Company, in tho conducting of tho Company’s affairs, to say tho least, is inexplicable. Had they attempted from tho start how not to carry out the intent of the promoters, they could not have done other than they have ; and, as if they were never to learn wisdom, their last act is tho most insane of all. It will bo remembered that some three mouths ago the Company’s dredge sank at her moorings, and though from then until last week a man has been engaged in watching the wreck, not the slightest attempt has been made to rescue a part do of the property, though it is firmly believed that hail an effort been made immediately after the accident, the whole of tho valuable plant could have been recovered at but a trifling cost. The latest act referred to is that tho man has been discharged, and the property is consequently left entirely at' the mercy of tho winds and waters. The London Graphic says : —“ According to an opinion given by eminent barristers on questions submitted to them, it is illegal not by Statute Law, but by the “Kings Ecclesiastical Law ” for a Clergyman of the Church of England to preach or officiate in a licensed place of Dissenting Worship, or at any Dissenting Meeting held mainly for religious purposes. This, however, only applies to England and Wales. In Scotland, the Colonies, or abroad, an Anglican Minister may preach in any Place of Worship, no matter to what denomination it belongs. At a meeting subsequently held in the City Temple, at which Dean Stanley, the Rev. Newman Hall and others spoke, a Resolution was passed, declaring that the restrictions placed upon the Clergy of the Church of England according to the opinion of Counsel now given on the subject of Conformist Ministers taking part in Service®, other than those prescribed by the Act of Uniformity, are injurious to the paternal intercourse between the various Protestant Churches cf this land, which is imperatively required for tho interest of Catholic Christianity. We have to acknowledge receipt of the August number of the New Zoa'and Illustrated Herald. The Cromwell Argus in a late issue corrected the Tablet as to the birthday of Daniel O'Connell, saying that ho was bom on the 9th of August, and not on the Oth of August 1875, and cited Chamber’s Encyclopaedia as its authority. The Tablet, however, it appears, was correct, and publishes extracts from a letter from Daniel O’Connell himself to the Dublin Evening Post, hearing date July 17 IS2S. O’Connell writes “It is right to be accurate even in trifles.” He then goes on to say that a paragraph lad appeared in a journal, which ho was desirous of contradicting, and he continues : “It contained two mistakes ; it asserted that I was bora in 1774, and, secondly, that I was intended for tho Church. Be it known to all whom it may concern that I was horn on the Sixth of August, 1775.” In the same paragraph he also states ho was not intended for the Church. Au interesting hut melancholy discovery was made the other day at the foot of Mont Blanc. A block of ice separated from the mass of the mountain by the thaw, rolled down into the valley. Upon closer inspection it was found to contain enclosed the remains of the American, John Blackford, who about three years since attempted an ascent, and has never since been heard of. He evidently met with his death on that occasion, and has since lain in his cold crystalline coffin, which has preserved his body and clothing admirably. When found his features were unchanged, and he might have breathed his last only half an hour before. We (Wellington Post) regret that the Government does not seem disposed to introduce any amendment of the Licensing Act this session. In many respects the present Act is unsatisfactory, hut in none more so than in prohibiting the Commissioners from granting new licenses at their quarterly meetings. This causes not only inconvenience but actual injustice, and we trust that if the Government does not do it, some private member will introduce a short Bill giving Licensing Commissioners power to consider new applications at any of their quarterly meetings. The dates of the Christchurch Jockey Club Meeting are altered to tho lith, 12th, and I3th of November. The Tuapeka Times hears that a daily coach will he started from Tokomairiro to Queenstown, as soon as tho railway is opened to Tokomairiro. At a dinner recently held in Vienna, in reply to tho toast of “ The Press,” a representative of the Fourth Estate humourously remarked The Press holds in public life the same position as a mother-in-law holds in private circles. Everybody fears her, nobody loves her. As long as she agrees well with everything she is much honored, but as soon as sho finds fault, everybody has but one desire, that is, that tho devil may fetch his mothor-in-law as soon as possible.” Wo take the following from the Auckland Echo of the 6th, in which paper it is published under the head of “ Parliamentary Gossip ; from our own correspondent —J. Tehorwood, a supplementary clerk to Parliament, punched the head of Mr E. T. Gillou, editor of the Evening Post, within tho precincts of tho House last night.

At the last meeting of the Waste Land Board, Dunedin, the following District matters were dealt with r—Mr John Snow, secretary of tho Nevis Public Library Committee applied for a grant of a qnartor-acro Section as a site for a Library. The Board had no power to grant tho application.— Tho application of Hugh Crossau to purchase sections 25 and 26, block I, Cairn Hill district, under agricultural lease, was approved of according to the recommendation of Warden and passed by die Government.— Mr Robert Johnstone of Blackstone Hill, requested tho Board to deal with his application at Hill’s Creek, tho runholder’s consent having been obtained. Survey to bo submitted to tho Board for consideration. We notice that the well-known brewer, Mr James Copeland has filed a declaration of bankruptcy. The following interesting particulars we take from the annual report of the Post Office department for the year 1874-5. Number of Post Offices in the Colony including first and second class and sub-post offices, C 25 ; number of officers employed, 735. Letters received during the year, 4,339,165; despatched during the same period, 4,719,291. Newspapers received, 3,872,668 ; despatched, 2,431,024. Actual revenue collected, 1.72,037. There were 43,766 letters registered, and of dead or nnclaimed letters there were 26,153 opened and returned to the writers, 6828 returned and 4227 destroyed. There are 103 Mont ’ unopened to other countries, 105 reissued, / Order Offices which issued 62,712 orders for L203.1G4 7s 9d, and paid 44,364 ordeis for L18G.394 9s Cd. In tho Post Office Savings’ Bank 10,346 accounts were opened during the year, 1.099,549 14s 3d was deposited, and 1.620,152 8s 9d withdrawn. The following will show the various local mail services, the correspondence received and despatched, and the cost of conveyance : Nasehy to Clyde, 66,855 letters ; 70,870 newspapers. Lawrence to Clyde, 29,918 letters ; 19,831 newspapers. Clyde to Cromwell, 26,376 letters'; 30,030 newspapers ;. cost of conveyance, 1.45. Cromwell to Queenstown, 65,758 letters ; 88,927 newspapers ; cost of conveyance, LI 78. Cromwell to Nevis, 4793 letters ; 8639 newspapers ; cost of conveyance, T. 132 10s. Cromwell to Cardrona, 10,305 letters ; 13.936 newspapers ; coat of conveyance, L 157 10s. Blacks to Dryhread and Tinkers, 3214 letters ; 6235 newspapers ; cost of conveyance, L 29. Blackstone Hill fo St. Balkans, 8945 letters ; 8415 newspapers • c >st of conveyance, 1.40. A writer in the Oamaru Times, remarking on the feat of young Scott who walked 12 miles within two hours, says :—“1 won’t say all I think about fathers who n ake a living out of boys so young that they should he at school. I might say some hard things, j However, on Saturday night, when young j Scott was doing his distance in the Mas- n e Hall, one of our sporting gentlemen went i to Austin, the trainer, and sounded him as to Scott’s chance. Austin spoke out straighti forwardly that the hoy could and would I win. ‘ Ali,’ said the sportsman, ‘ I don't say lie couldn’t; but now, if I give you a tenner, would yon make him lose ? I’ve got some heavy bets on, and I'll go a tenm r if he'll lose ?” The gentleman missed his mark that time, and may think himself lucky that 1 dm’t make him better known than he is at present.” The total amount of gold exported fiom N w Zealan 1 since 1851—7,776,612 ounces, of a value of T.30,‘,'81,409 ; the amount for _ the year 18,4 5 was 352,902 ounces, value 1.1,408,058. Wool exported during the latter period, 40,848,735 lbs, of a value of 1.2,834,695. A meeting of the Directors of the Dun-tan Flour Mill Company was held on Saturday afternoon last. J. Hazlett, Esq., in tho chair. The sub-committee appointed to confer with Mr Slaven respecting the prr - posed deviation of his water race for the Mill, icported that considerable difficulties stood in the way of elevating the water h'gh enough for an overshot wheel, but thought it could be for a breast or undershot wheel. After considerable discussion the meeting adjourned sine die. We have to acknowledge the receipt of a pamphlet entitled “Politics, a eontrihu- f tion to the Question of the Day,” by a Provincials t. Anchovies and Toast.—Under this heading a correspondent from T.ondon educates the rea lers of the Auckland Star, after a style which can scarcely he productive of unalloyed mental benefit. Tho following is a sample :—“ Another of scandals is promised to the world from the pen of a fide de. joie. The difficulty is to find a Lond m publisher, the trade in London being mire squeamish than in either Paris or New York. It is said to be much worse thru tho ‘Greville Memoirs.’ Tho ‘fair’ authoress is the wife of a prince now in prison. Sho has seen a groat deal of the world from a certain unmentionable point of view, and when tho MS was put info tho hands of a well-known London publisher it is said that gentleman’s hair and whiskers literally stood on end with horror at the notion of putting his imprint to such a concern. But some one will undoubtedly he found who will ho reconciled to father the hook for tho sake of tho immense profits that must ensue.” The Viceroy of Egypt is about to astonish tho world again. He has resolved to build a railroad along the valley of tho Nile in the interior of Africa, and as ho has plenty of money and thousands of serfs at his command, he will no doubt accomplish his purpose. In a few years, African explorers will be able to travel in sleeping cars, and to write magnificent descriptions of places which they have passed through in tho dark. Mr Macandrew, Superintendent of Otago, is the oldest member in the House of Representatives, except one. He was a member of the House in 1854—twenty-one years ago, and according to In’s own calculation ho ■ has spent between two and a-half and three years in attending to his legislative duties at Wellington.—Auckland Evening- Star.

Wo have to acknowledge receipt of the Financial Statement, a batch of parliamentary papers, and numbers of Hansard from the General Government printer. The Grey River Argus says-Mr Maoan<lreW) M.H.R., has obtained leave to introduce a Highway Boards Empowering Act Amendment Bill, which provides that road boards may give notice to municipalities of the district road being carried up to the boundary of a municipality, and if the latter fails to form and maintain the rest of such road through the town or municipality the District or Supreme Court may summon the Council or municipality, and order it to execute the works. The.city of New York has a civil service of about 13,000 persons, or one man draw, irig pay to every three paying taxes It takes 13,000,000 dollars to run the city annually. 'The Carcoar'Chronlclc describes a scone of a very unseemly character at the burial of an unfortunate man named Egan. It appears that the mates of the •decease! believing that he was a Roman Catholic, and anxious that he should have the benetits of the 'rites of his church,' sent word to the Rev Father Nugent, giving him notice of the time when the interment would "take place at the new cemetery. The rev. gentleman met the funeral on the road and.requested the undertaker to go to the old cemetery at the Billabong Creek, about throe miles further on. The undertaker said he was entirely in the hands of the mates of tho deceased, who had employed him . On their being appealed to, a point blank refusal was given, as they saw no reason why the body should not be interred in accordance with the arrangements already made. Along altercation then took place, which continued until the funeral arrived at the gnve, when the clergyman, refusing to ofiici ite, left the place, expressing his indignatio i.-at whafhad taken place. The corpse wis then interred, without any further cere nony.—Sydney paper. We understand that Mr Stout has been eleoted'meraber of the House of Representatives for Caversham, in the place of Mr W. A. Tolmie, ■deceased. Mr Larnach was the only other candidate for the seat. The Post of the 14th inst, says :—Of all tho Government supporters who have yet spoken, including members of the Government, the credit belongs to Mr Tribe and M r T. L. Shepherd of having shown themselves the test acquainted with the details of the Bills befqre the House. They had ■evidently done their best to understand them, and knowing more than their fellows, theyspoke better. The debate, so far, has proved the absolute necessity which exists for further time to deal with the Abolition question in an intelligent and really effective manner. A leap in the dark is proverbially a dangerous feat, yet it is the one which the Government urge the House to tike. ’The Wakatip Mail says Lately we published a telegram, stating that Mr T. L. Shepherd, during an altercation in the lobby of the House of Representatives, nearly got n thrashing. A correspondent telegraphs ns that this sfatement is untrue. He continues Shepherd spoke to J. C. Brown in the passage, terming his conduct, in attending a Government caucus on Saturday and anDpposition one on the following day, as only worthy of a spy. Brown took it like a lamb. Shepherd is not the man to be thrashed \wiith impunity, and Brown is too •careful of himself to try.” At an extraordinary meeting of the Arrow River Company it was resolved—“ That the Dunedin Directors be instructed to sell tho effects, pay the debts, and win! up the ■Company.” 51 shareholders, representing 3969 Shares voted for the motion ; and one shareholder, representing 50 shares, voted against. A shareholder said that when at Arrow he heard that as soon as the Dunedin Company was smashed, tho up-country Directors would work and make the mine pay. Several gentlemen spoke in favor of starting a new Company and working the •claim.