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Dunstan Times, Issue 709, 19 November 1875, Page 2

We are requested by the Treasurer to the Dunstan District Hospital to acknowledge receipt of the sum of LU ISs Gd, the amount realised by the late entertainment at Alexandra on behalf of the Institution. We have heard frequently of pheasants having been seen in the valley of the Molyneux as high up as the fourteen-mile beach. Yesterday we were told of acock bird having taken up his quarters at Hawksburn Station. We hope that the welcome stranger will be allowed to remain unmolested. The Illustrated New Zealand Herald for the month is a very excellent number. The engravings, though mostly representing Australian scenes, are very interesting. Wo are reqnestel to draw attention of the public to the sale by auction on Monday next, at Roxburgh, of freehold property, household furniture, etc., Mr Fachc, auctioneer., - Also, to the sale of building material on Tuesday next, at Blacks, Mr J. C. Chappie, auctioneer. At a meeting of the Church of England Building Committee, held on Wednesday evening last, a telegram from the architect, Mr Lawson, was read, stating that Mr Siedeberg refused to take up his contract for building the Church. The other tenders received being beyond the available means of the Committee, and it being thought that by modifying tho plans and specifications in certain particulars, a great reduction might be made and a saving effectel. It was reso'ved to request the architect to re-model the specifications, and that fresh tenders beinvited. A Press Agency telegram to the Grey Diver Argus says, Mr Lowther Broad, 11.M., has beeu appointed District Judge for Ne’snn. The V.Vkatip Mail is threatened with an action for libel for wrongly naming a defendant in its Conrt report, tho defendant in the case being styled Duncan, runholder. Shotover, instead of Duncan, farmer, Frankton. The Mail explained and apologized, but this was not accepted. The quarterly meeting of the “ Hope of Roxburgh” 1.0. G.T., was he'd on Friday evening, the 12th November. A satisfactory report was submitted by the AV.S., W.F.S., and W.T., and after a vote of thanks had baen passed to the retiring officers, and a congratulatory address, delivered by the W.U.T., the following officers were installed in th.-ir respective offices for tho current term:—P.W.CT., Bro. Henrv Bloxam ; W.C.T., Bro. R. Lind: W.V.T., Sister S. Uren ; W. C , Bro. T. Grover ; W.S., Bro. W. C. Hodges ; W.F.S., Bro. Alex. Carlan ; W.T., Bro. E. Kurtzmanu ;W. M., Bro. G. Hill ; W.1.G., Bro. Weaver; W.0.G., Bm. J. Borland ; W.R.H.S., Sister Bees ; W.L.H.S., Sister •I. Anderson ; W.D.M., Sister Hill; W.A.S., Sister A. Rees. An accident occurred at Potter’s Gully, on Thursday, the 11th inst,, by which a man of the name of Hugh M'Millan Inst his li e. He was working in a claim belonging to i. M’Lcod and Bee, adjoining the “Hit or Miss,” and was caught, by a fall which he had been undermining. Ten minutes elapsed before he was extricated, and ‘.i f o was qnPe extinct. His body was brought into the Toviot on the following da ; and an inquest was held at. the Commercial Hotel, on Saturday forenoon, before .1. Brighton I'.sq.. J.P., in the absence of the Coroner. It appeared, from tho evidence of the principal witness Roe. who was winking on the lop at the lime, that, the unfortunate mm lo=t his life accidentally, and in all probability lie won! 1 have escaped had not his font slippa 1 whilst endeavoring to run up the chamber, and a verdict to that effect was given by the Jury. Ho was buried in the Roxburgh Cernetry the same aft,“moon. Hugh M*M Pan was about 35 V cl's ftp, an aim... VI, i..i al:t-.i igi. known to M‘Lmd—one of his emplovcrr—for some ysa-s, very httla is known of his relatives or friends.

Westland appears to bo hopelessly insolvent. The Provincial Government is not yet able to pay tho salaries of the civil servants for September. Tho cost of the last session of Parliament is estimated by Mr Luckie, M.H 11., at L 30,000. Of this sum LLG 500 is for actual payment to members for their expenses, in addition to a sum of L 1,050 for their passages to and from their places of residence and tho “ Empire City ” Recently at tho Thames, Auckland, a man had to pay at the Po'ice Court the following sums for laying poison in his garden: Fine, LI; value of a retriever dog poisoned, L 5 ; costs connected with tho case, L 5 ISs 6d ; total, Lll 11s Cd. Pretty expensive work. Snyder, in the Coromandel Mail, says “ To give a customer a receipt on a writti n bill heul instead of a printe 1 one snlij-c*s the tradesman to a penalty of LIOO with six months’ hard labor, the first six weiks to be spent in solitary confinement upon bread and water. We do not think the punishment is sufficiently severe. Tho law should be made more stringent. Tim man who writes out his own bill heads instead of having them printed would be capable of o- mmitting any crime that is to be bund chronicled in the Newgate Calendar.” ft is reported from Grahamstown that a telegram wis sent to London, asking Sir Julius Vogel to stand for the I hames at the next election. A requisition to Sir Julius Vogel, inviting him to allow himself to he elected as a representative of the Grey Valley in the next New Zealand Parliament, is now being numerously sinned in Greymouth. and it will, no doubt, receive equally numerous signatures throughout the disfaict. Some time must necessarily elapse before the requisition can he present -d to Sir Julius, and in the interval it is certain to in- siemed by a majority of the e’ectors, but it would considerably encourage signature if it were as certain that the intended recipient of the reqivsition would become a candidate. Among the eccentric things which appear in the Lyell Argus is the fo’lowing, in the shape of an advertisement : Wanted, by a middle-aged man, a Sober and Industrious Woman for a Wife (no nonsense). One that can nurse a baby (if required) preferred. Money or color no object. The Daily Times, in an obituary notice of the late Mr James Copeland, formerly ol the firm of Marshall and Copelant, brewers, of Dunedin, and retently of the New Zealand Brewery, says: “About twe years ago Mr Copeland established tin latter business, but unfortunate and adverse circumstances compelle I him a few months ago to assign bis estate ; and, beini a man -of a highly sensitive nature, bis troubles so weighed on his mind that h‘ | never recovered his wonted health and spirits, but succumbed under his misfor | tunes, and may be truly said to have (tier of a broken heart He was a good friend : kind and generous in his nature, a genia I companion, and Ids death will bo lamented : by. all who had the pleasure of his acquaint ance. The deceased gentleman held a posi tion in the. Volunteers as Captain of thi North Dunedin Rifles, anl there'ore tin funeral—the date of which has been fixator Tuesday ■ will be a military one. M: Copeland was 36 years old, and rcsidcc some years ago at Ararat, Victoria. Sir Francis Dillon Bell has sigr.ifiel his

intention to contest the seat for Waikouaiti at the coining elections. The Bruce Herald st it n s that a few weeks ago the larger portion of MrThomas Lagan’s »hare in the famous Cromwell Company’s reef at Benligo change 1 hands. The whole c'aim was then vahied at 1,48,003, subdivided into 16 shares of I..‘101)0 each, of which Messrs Logan, Goolger and Baird of Cromwell, held five shares each, and Messrs Black an I Thomson (Dune Tin) one share. Mr Logan subdivided his interestamounting to £ls,ooo—into 21 shares of L 750 each, of which number he still retains six shares, and has disposed of th \ following, viz., five shares to Mr James M‘Kay, contractor ; four to Mr G. Dodson, of Dunedin and Port Chalmers ; two to Mr N. J. B. M‘Gregor, i.f Silver Stream ; two to Messrs Black and Thomson, an 1 one to Mr Low, bootmaker, both of Dunedin. The result of the present washing up is expected to reach Dunedin by telegram to-morrow. It will probably exceed 7000z5.: and since the property changed hands six weeks ago, 750 ounces have been received from the mine ; and as a total of 1,8500 was last year netted by each ef the original shareholders of 5-lOriis of the mine, the nmi purchasers have every prospect of speedily recouping themselves for their outlay. The Evening speaks thus decidedly on the finality of the resolution abolishing the provinces : —We could be no party to a repeal of the doom which has been pronounced against provincialism, and we deeply regret that the leaders of the Opposition have declined to acknowledge the justice of the sen’■once, an 1 have thrown away the opportunity which was open to (hem of building up new ins'itutions calculated to secure to each p irtiou of this colouy the full control and administration of its own local afFdrs, under the direction of one strong Goveinment and one Lcgis'ature, aiming at tlie high goal of making New Zealand a great an limited colony—contented and prosperous at homo, powerful and respected abroad. As a fact for Good Templars, it may bo mentioned that in the Auckland Police Court, Judge Fenton remarked upon tho sad scenes witnessed every day in the dock . there. He said he c mid not-but believe the responsibility rested with society that allowed so many temptations to bo placed in the way of tipplers. Juspee‘or Broham ' sta'cd that there were no hj aver than 05 public houses in Auckland. If these wore closed, he was afraid the revenue of the province would suffer seii.,',is'y. “Then,” •oi.i Mr be . on, •• these miserable objects,” pnin‘ing to the man in the dock, “ .re the pcop'o who pay tho interest on our public works."

It will be remembered that a few days ago the Mayor of 'Oamarn assaulted the editor of the North Otago Times. Court proceedings were at one lime threatened, but the matter has now been settle 1 by Mr Shrimsld offering, and Mr Mosley accepting an apology.