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Dunstan Times, Issue 757, 20 October 1876, Page 2

Mr Blair inspected tbo Lawrence line last ■week. The long-talked of Hound Hill tunnel will bo'finished within a few days. Messrs Smith'and Morrison’have the con. tract for laying tho rails to the Round Hill tunnel, and tho work has been commenced by them. In the Committee of Supply in tho House of Representatives tho itomLCOO, Inspector General of Prisons, was struck out j as was also the item L7OO, Inspector of Lunatic Asylums. The item for Police was passed, L 59,462 12s 9d. Wo hope our representative will bo able to enlighten us as to the odd twelve shillings and nmepenca In sentencing a prisoner at the Gloucester Assizes, Mr Justice Grove said that intemperance at its present rate of increase would in time destroy the country itself. The cry ah nit “robbing the poor man of his beer” bo pronounced to he “ rubbish, as intoxicating drink was totally unnecessary.” Tho Dunedin Jockey Club have issued programmes for their Spring and Annual meetings. For the former there arc eleven even's, with a total amount of stakes of L 493 ; fur tho latter there are fifteen events for LI 840.

The charge of perjury against Mr W. W. Wilson, solicitor, fell through, the defendant being discharged without a stain on his character. Mr Wilson brings an action against the plaintiff Mr Stamper, for L2OCO damages. A prudent man advised his servant to put by bis money for a rainy day. In a few weeks the master inquired how much of his wages ho had saved. “Faith, none at all,” said he; “it rained yesterday, and it all went.”

“What do yon mean hy a cat-and-dng life ” said a husband to his angry wife. “ Look at Carlo and Kitty asleep on the rug together, [ wish men lived half as peaceably with their wives.” “Stop,” said the lady, “ tie them together and see how they will agree.” A Dunedin barrister, when givin? evidence in a case in the Police Court yesterday, spoke of Mr Bathgate, 11. M., as “that old woman.”

It is notified in the “New Zealand Gazette ” that his Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Thomas Luther Shepherd to be Chief Government Insurance Agent for the Provinces of Nelson, Westland, and Marlborough, under “The Government Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874.”

According to advertisement, Mr J. C. Chappie will deliver his lecture at Tinker’s Gully, to-morrow evening, Saturday, the 21st inst., on “ Flour and its Uses,” concluding with half-au-hour with the best authors.

At a late meeting of the Vestry of St. Michael’s, Clyde, Mr W. Fraser was appointed the representative to attend the next Synod meeting. On Monday last the nomination of candidates for the office of Councillor for the South Ward, in the place of Mr A. Moore, resigned, took place on the steps of the Town Hall Clyde. There being but one nomination, that of Mr W. Auckland, that gentleman was declared duly elected. From all appearances the lambing this season, in the Valley of the Olutha. will be e.pual to, if not above the average of former seasons. The season is particularly suitable being fine and warm, while there is an abundance of feed. In many instances we noticed two lambs with one ewe.

A Melbourne telegram says—Captain Machel, on Wednesday morning, assaulted Captain Staudish, Chief Commissioner of Police, in the breakfast-room of the Melbourne Club, with a riding whip, leaving some ugly marks, The affair, which arose over some simple cause, has created no little sensation in certain quarters. The assailant at one time was on the Staff of the Governor of New Zealand. The matter is to be dealt with by the Committee of the Club. A scandal has been circulated in Melbourne lately about a certain well-known and extremely rich mining man. This gent'emin is well known for his amatory proclivities, although he is a married man with a family. His spouse, however, lives at a mining centre where he has amassed his wealth, while ho spends the greater part of Ids time in the city, where, it is said, he is very free with his money, spending it on the fairer section of creation. He recently got up a liaison with a very pretty, but, of c uirso, exceedingly unprincipled young girl. Matters went on for some time very s noothly, and the rich man became very fond of the beauty. But the lady was friendly with a young gentleman who was as unprincipled as herself. This youth, who was favored with a plenitude of wit and poverty of coin, made enquiries about the reefer, and finding that bo united a very libertine disposition with aborror of publicity. he at once resolved upon a very pretty scheme. After some trouble ho got the lady to consent, and the game was played. One evening, when the reefer and his inamorata were engaged in secret converse, in walked the youth. He at once cot into a terrible rage, claimed the girl-as his wife, and swore revenge, actions in the court, pistols and coffee, etc,, as is the wont of injured husbands. The poor reefer was fairly entrapped, and before ho left the house he had to sign a cheque for L3OO, wherewith to solace the injured husband. The worst of it was, that he was shortly afterwards undeceived, and told of the whole plot. Now, as money is his god. this nearly drove him to distraction. To bo very rich is not, after all, an unmixod h’essing.

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