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Dunstan Times, Issue 754, 29 September 1876, Page 2

We have to acknowledge with thanks, the receipt of Nos. 23 and 24 of Hansard, hatch of Parliamentary papers'; also, the first instalment of the Acts passed during the present Session. The New Zealand Illustrated Herald for the month is an excellent number, and contains some most interesting views of New Zealand scenery. The September number of the Australian Journal is to hand—this journal fully maintains its high standard of excellence Some of the sketches of Australian life ai d character are admirable, and well worth leading. To day, Friday, the 29th inst., the Dunstan Spring Races —as per programme in another column—are to ho rtm for. From the number of horses entered for the handicaps and the many spoken of for the other events we predicate a successful meeting. Owners of brood marcs will do well to look down the list of entires advertised to travel this season in the Dnnstan district. Among the thoroughbreds there is ns good blond as is in the Province, while the heavy draughts are first-class, and have been much jadmirod wherever teen.

We notice that Mr C. Holdeu is sinking a shaft on his freehold land at the back of the town of Clyde with the view 6f striking Coal. The general opinion is that a continuous coal seam exists from Mr Holt’s pit 'on the-banks of the Molyneux right through the terraces in a northerly direction to Mr 0. T. Marie’s pit in Dairy Creek. That the assumption is a oorre t one, and that Mr Holden’s energy may be rewarded by him ‘striking a good deoosit at a reasonable depth we heartily wish. The shaft, we understand, is now down some 50 feet.

A correspondent writing ua from Maeetown says The All Nations and Homeward Bound claims are looking better than ever. We had Mr M’Lean up here three days last week. He carried away with him some splendid stone out of the Homeward Bound claim; the reef is 3 feet 6 inches wide now, with gold right through it. We had a terrible lot of rain up here, injuring, amongst other things, the road between Arrowtown and here.

From Bendigo we learn, on undoubted authority, that the Deep Level Company have struck stone of a highly payable character. For some time past the Company have been driving along with the walls of what is supposed to be the Guano Beef, and they are at length in a fair way of being rewarded; the walls have opened out to about two feet wide, and the quartz has gradually thickened from one inch to about eight inches, with every appearance of still widening. The prospect is looked upon as being good, and if it continues the Deep Lead Company has a brighter future thin some croakers would have it. The Eeliance Company, at the western end of the Cromwell Company’s claim, are going to tackle it again, and it is to be hoped this time they will be successful.

By advertisement in another column it will be seen that B iker’s Panorama of Ireland opens at the Town Hall, Clyde, this Friday evening, the 23rd iust. As shewing the various scenes of Ireland, which are beautiful works of art, Mr Baker enters into a pleasing description of same. During the evening Mr and Mrs Baker sing some very pretty English, Irish, and Scotch ballads. Mr Baker possesses a tine melodious voice, the which part of the entertainment is well worthy of patronage. Mrs Baker has also a nice pleasant voice. The entertainment is one well worthy a visit, and we hope to see a good house full. A fire occurred in Clyde on Wednesday evening last in a loose-box on the property of Mr John Cox, of the Port Phillip Hotel, and in which, at the time was Mr Goodman’s race-horse, Glengarry. The alarm being quickly given, and there being plenty of help at hand and an abundance of water close by, the fire was extinguished before much damage was done. It appears the boy, who attends on the horse went in to the box with a lighted candle in his hand, and by some means let it drop among the straw, which was quickly ablaze. To save the horse the boy opened the door, and let him out. Mr Charles Webb, traveller for P. Baxter and Co., merchants, had a narrow escape on Wednesday last when crossing the Manuhenkia at the Blacks lower crossing. It appears the river was very high, and when about mid-way, the water being up to the sedt of the buggy, the horse broke right of the harness, and left Mr Webb in the buggy in mid-stream. Mr Mackay, who was on horseback and in company with Mr Webb, caught the horse, and taking it back into the river by dint of great trouble got it alongside the buggy, when Mr Webb jumped on to its back and regained the shore. Immediately Mr Webb left the buggy the current caught it and toppled it Over and over down the stream for fully two hundred yards when it caught the bank. Mr Webb, by the accident, lost his great coat, a saddle bag, a sample box, and one or two other things he had loose in the buggy at the time. This, fortunately, was the only loss. The annual report of the Post Office Department has been circulated. It announces that the introduction of penny post curds has been decided on, and that the cards' will be issued as early as practicable. The net cost to the Colony of the ’ Frisco service is shown as L 28.060 2s 5d for the year, and of the Suez service L 7093 10s 7d. The balance at credit of depositors at the end of the year in the Savings Banks was L 727.295 7s Bd, being an average nf L 29 17s 9d per account. The number of Post Offices in the Colony is G47, with 783 officers employed. The revenue for the year amounted to L 122,495 3s, or with amounts admitted to be due but not recovered to L 148.430. The expenditure was L 139.321, made up as follows': 'Conveyance of mails by sea, 1.72,743 ; salaries, L 32.135; inland mail service, L 29.770.

The well-known ceremonyof the presentation of the Dunmow flitch of bacon took place on July 17. There were two couples who claimed the flitch on the ground that for a year and a day they had lived together in unbroken fidelity and affection. The first couple—the Rev. Samuel Marriott Smith, Vicar of Harwell, Berks, and his wife—did not put in an appearance, so the proceedings were limited to the other couple—Mr James D. Boosey, Clerk 0/ Trinity Church, Ventnor, and his wife. About 3000 persons were present at the trial, Mr W. Andrews, F.R., Hist. S., of Hull, being the judge. The jury, consisting of bachelors and maidens, giving their verdict in favor of the claimants, they were awarded the flitch, and then “chaired” to a high platform, where, “ kneeling upon sharp stones, th'y took the ancient dogpcrel oath, and the flitch was handed to them amid cheering and the firing of cannon.” Valuable Discovery for the Hair.— If vnur hair is turning grey nr white, or falling oif, use the Mexican Hair Renewer,” for it wi I positively restore in every cose Grey or White hair tn its original color, without leaving the disagreeable smell of most “ Reslnrcis.” It makes the hair charmingly beautiful, as well as promoting the growth of the hair on bald spots, where the glands are not decayed. Ask yonr Chemist for “The Mexican Hair Renewer,” nrepared by Henry C. Gallup, 493, Oxford Street, London, and sold by Chemists and Perfumers everywhere, at 3s Od per Bottle.

A former named Dunne having purchased a farm neor Edolidorry, King’s County, received a letter threatening his life. Hu was so terrified that 'ho betaine insane, and hanged himself. A man was shot near his 'house last November.

Advice to Mothers !•—Aro you broken in your rest by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting tooth ? Go at once to a chemist and get a bottle of Mbs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. It will relieve the poor sufferer immediately. It is perfectly harmless and pleasant to taste, it produces natural quiet sleep, by relieving thfe child from pain, and the little cherub awakes “ as bright as a button.” It soothes the child, it softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea, Whether arising from teething or other

Holloway’s Ointment. Disease in some shape is over rife amongst mankind ; impurity of the blood, or irregularity of function, is constantly giving rise to despondency, dhbility or distempers. In the above-named remedies the community can have, at a little cost, the safe and certain means of preventing or checking, and curing, both outward ailments and inward maladies. Ample, plainly printed, and very intelligible directions accompany every package of both Ointment and Pills, which only require attentive study to enable any invalid to be his or her own medical adviser. The earlier these powerful remedies are employed after the discovery of the disease, the more rapid will be their action in expelling from the system all noxious matter and restoring health,