ROXBURGH.

Dunstan Times, Issue 698, 3 September 1875, Page 3

ROXBURGH.

(FROM A COKBESrOSDEST.) August 3'">, 1875. During the past -winter the weather has heen veiy favorable for mining over the ranges at Campbell’s ami neighboring gullies, and' consequently a number have wintered out, acd heen able to work during a great portion of the time. A few of these hardy sons of toil visited the Township during last week, but having disposed of all their superfluous cash have again disappeared. Owing to the bad weather the news of the limning of the Travellers Home Hotel at the White Comb, did not ns till some time after the occurrence. Mr Erridge, who arrive 1 here on Tuesday night reports the probable cause of the disaster to the chimney catching fire —he was absent from home at the time, and the females succeeded in escaping with a few articles of clothing, everything else was destroyed in a very short space of time. Mr Simpson on his last visit on the 24th instant, had to deal with one or two cases, which areas exception and not the ru'o with us. John Davis, who, after a drinkng bout, had found himself in the hands of the police was fined ten shillings—the Magistrate taking a lenient view of the case, it being his first offence. The case of Ayling v. Wehh was of a complicated nature. The defendant denied the drinks supplied him -hiring the time the plaintiff kept the Coal Creek Hiffel, and also pub in a set-off of L 27 15s lid against the plaintiff's account of Lls 5s 2d. ' The defendant admitted some errors as to dates in his set-off, so at the suggestion of the Bench the litigants agreed to settle the matter out of Court, which they did, each receiving and giving a receipt in full—certainly a very equitable and satisfactoiy settlement! Robert Irvine and John Pringle were summoned by the police for keeping dogs unregistered after repeated cautions—the charge was fully proved, and tho Magistrate had no other alternative but to inflict the fine of 40s, with costs in each case. There was tho usual amount of business in the Warden’s Court. Mr Simpson, accompanied by Messrs Harvey and M’Lennan visited and inspected the works on the pier of the bridge across tho Molyneux on Tuesday afternoon; in doing so perhaps Mr Simpson may have been reminded of the time when the Teviot was in its infancy, and tho starting of' the pnnt across - considered a groat institution ; —“ Hoeo fnrsitau moniinisse jiivahit”— we had hotter perhaps leave Virgil alone, and confine ourselves to the bridge, and report that on the same day W. Barnes mot with an accident whilst in the act of lowering a stone on the pier—ha was struck by tho winch handle and stunned for a time, and received a severe How on the face ; fortunately, the handle caught his back as he fell, otherwise it is feared he might have lost both his hands. Mossrt G. F. Mackay, Geo. Ireland, and James Heighten have been appointed Trustees of tho Athoneum property, and tho gentlemen who were deputed by tho Com - mittee to treat with Mr John Brighton with regard to the purchase of a Section belonging to him, have come to terms with that gentleman. It is expected that plans will bo submitted during the ensuing week, when tenders will bo at once called for. Owing to the demand for fat cattle and sheep, the butchers here have risen the price of meat—mutton is now being sold at four-pence and fonrponbc'-lialf-penny ; beef, four-pence half-penny and five-pence. A splendid car, but a very poor voice, as th organ-grinder raid of tho donkey.