The Dunstan Times. FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1876.

Dunstan Times, Issue 749, 25 August 1876, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1876.

Beneath the rule of men entirely just the pen is mightier than the sword.

Mr Fade requests us to draw special attention to the abstract of sales by auction. His sale on Thursday next, by order of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, of freehold lands and buildings, it is unnecessary to say, is without the slightest reserve. The evidence in the arbitration case between the Provincial Government ond Messrs Howell and Loughnan, of the Mount Pisa run, is concluded, hut the arbitrators have not yet made their award.—Daily Times. We have to acknowledge receipt of Ko.’s of Colonial Hansard, and batch of Colonial Parliamentary papers from the General Government Printing Office. Public meetings at Alexandra on Tuesday evening, August 29th instant, and at Spear Grass Flat, on Wednesday the 30th instant are convened by advertisement, to consider the action of Vincent Pyke, Esq., M.f1.11. from his seat in Parliament, on the Separation question. On Saturday evening last a very amusing entertainment was given in the Town Hall, Clyde, by Mons. Oriel with his well known troupe of learned dogs. These dogs ave certainly the best performers we have ever witnessed, and are well worthy of a visit, wherever Mons. Oriel may give an entertainment. We regret to record the death of the wife of Mr Charles Helper, of Butcher’s Gully, which sad event occurred on Wednesday last tin the Cromwell Hospital, to where Mrs Helper had been conveyed for medical treatment. The body will be interred in the Alexandra Cemetery on Saturday afternoon, (to morrow) the 26th instant-

Steps are being taken for the holding of the Annual Race Meeting at the Toviot. The promises of subscriptions from the Town of Roxburgh are on a liberal scale, and if but the sesidents generally of tho Teviot district are proportionally liberal, funds sufficient for a first-class meeting will be got together. The Meeting is is intended shall bo hold during the Christmas holidays, and on tho old Raoo Course on tho East bank of the Molyneux.

The march of progress in Roxburgh is most marked, especially to tho periodical visitor. Since our last visit, there has been erected and in occupation, several extensive buildings—one, ns a general store, a second, as a millinery establishment, and a third, as a temperance hotel, whilst during the same period the Athenceum has been completed. A largo store is in construction for Messrs Mackay, brothers, and preparations are being made for tho erection of very la-ge premises for Mr J. Beighton. Asa whole, Roxburgh is impressive of substantial soundness. The Illustrated New Zealand Herald for the month of August, copy of which we have to acknowledge receipt of, is fully up to its former standard of excellence, both in illustrations and letter press. Were the proprietary, however, to devote rather more attention to tho scenery of New Zealand than to that of Australia, the title would be more appropriate, and we think the journal would be more acceptable to New Zealanders.

A special meeting of the Clyde Town Council was hold on the 23rd instant- present, B. Naylor, Esq,, Mayor, and Councillors Beck, Joss and Cox. In consequence of there not being a full Council, the business was confined to passing accounts, amounting to LIOO Os 4d, and the reading of a letter from the Bank of New South Wales, to the effect that in terms of arrangement they would at the expiration of six months place the Clyde Bridge debentures in the market, if the amount ad vanced was not fully paid up. The Bridge which spans the Molyneux at Roxburgh is, so far as the structure is concerned, all but finished ; the earthwork approaches, however, are not yet commenced, and there is no telling when they will be. The Government having spent so much money (nearly L 8000) over this highly ornamental—but for general purposes—most useless work, may as well complete it by making the approaches, even if they do cost another thousand or so ; though, as every one admits, the money if spent on that “slough of despond,” M‘Gann’s and Postoffice creeks, it would be more beneficial

A very painful accident happened one day this week, to Mrs M'Naughton, the wife of James M'Naughton, driver for Messrs. Theyersand Beck. It appears that Mrs M'Naughton was riding in a dray with her family of young children, when by seme mischance the dray capsized completely over. The children were thrown clear and were unhurt; not, so, however, Mrs M'Nauvhton, who was caught by the draj, one of the wheels alighting on her head, and the guard iron on her neck. Assistance being at hand Mrs M'Naughton was extricated from her somewhat perilous position and removed home. Dr Allan, who was at once sent for, pronounces the injuries to be very serious, as besides the injuries to the head and neck a number of her ribs are broken and fractured.

Goldsborough’s Monthly (August Wool Circular contains anything but cheering news for our pastoral friends. It notes a decline of fully 110 per cent, on the quotations ruling at the corresponding sales of last year, and ascribes the decline to accumulation of manufactured articles, in consequence of the groat depression now pervading many important branches of industry ; and further, to the unsatisfactory aspect of the Eastern question. The reduction, it is assumed will be sustained for a time, and it seems evident that wool producers must, for probably some years to come, reconcile themselves to a lower price for their staples. The quantity shipped from Victoria from October Ist, 1875 to August, 1876, is 804,078 bales, being an increase rn the corresponding period of last year of 6550 bales.

Mr Gisborne, one of the “three able civil servants,” was entertained at a dinner by a number of civil servants previous to his retirement on a pension of £SOO a-ycar, which he contemplates enjoying in England. A contemporary remarks thereupon “ Poor Civil Servants ! In 1868 they were called upon, one and all, to subscribe so much towards the purchase of a testimonial for Mr Gisborne, who was then leaving the Service to become, a Minister of the Crown. Of course few dared refuse, heads of large families in the enjoyment of perhaps £l5O a-year mournfully forwarding their guinea towards the fund. Now, mark the mutability of things human, especially when observed through the dim atmosphere of colonial habits. The Minister pocketed the testimonial, voted himself into a departmental sinecure of £I,OOO a-yeai (Commissionership of Annuities) without loss of time, subsequently gave up his seat in the Cabinet to resume his position of Civil Servant, and now, he retires on a pension of some £SOO ayear, to which he could not have any claim had he failed to retain his name on the Civil Service List when holding the political office of Colonial Secretary.” A correspondent of the Dunfermline J oumal reports some experiments which he made with paraffin oil as a grub-destroyer and manure. His crop of onions has every year been attacked with maggots and his turnips with fly. For the last eight years, as soon as the vermin made their appearance, he watered between the rows 2oz paraffin oil to 6 gallons of water. Both maggot and fly instantly disappeared, and the crops and quality have always been extremely fine. His garden also suffered from rats and mice, and he had sometimes to sow his peas and beans twice over. But since he took to soaking the peas and beans in paraffin, not one has been touched, and he has had an enormous crop.

Parties on tho look out for rich agricultural land will do well to pay attention to tho notification in another column, under tho hand of Messrs Gillies, Street and Hislop. Tho land is in tho Southland district, is within easy access to a Railway, (now open) is contiguous to a largo bush, and the terms offered aro such as to bo within tho reach of every working man or farm laborer.

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