The Dunstan Times. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1876.

Dunstan Times, Issue 760, 10 November 1876, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1876.

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

The Abolition of the Provinces being an estab ished fact; the country divided into counties, and the counties sub divided into ridings—Vincent County having six ridings, to return eight members, viz.: Matakanui, 2 ; Manuherikia, 1; Earnscleugh, 1:; Hawea. 2 ; Kawarau 1 Nevis, 1, and the time limited between now and December for the election of the members Of the County Council, it 'devolves upon the County voters to set about their part by selecting good men and true to -carry out in detail the unalloyed blessing of self-government that has been conferred upon them. The voters we here —inter alia state are “ every person who for the time being is entitled to vote at an eUction of a member of the House of Representatives,” and “every legal holder of a miners right who is for the time being emitled to vote in virtue thereof for a member of the House of Representatives.” Boroughs, or more generally understood, municipalities being outside the Counties have no voice. In the selection of candidates it will be well for it to be borne in mind that of 'the eight councillors the chairman is to be elected', therefore the very best possible men who are eligible for the position should be selected. The County voters will comprise station holders, farmers, miners, and residents in unincorporated townships, and as the interest of one is the interest of the other we shall hope that the selection will be from each interest, and thus form a Council representing the whole. We have received from “An Alexandra Boy " a second contribution, the which we must decline to publish either in part or in whole, for the reason that, though not libellous it is abusive, and that not alone of persons (3), but of the system of education. We have, times out of number stated—and again we repeat it—that we will neither take part in or make the columns of the Dunstan Times, under a nom de plume, a vehicle to vilify, or hold up to ri-'iculo and scorn any one, as to do so is neither manly, or adhering to the true principles of journalism, and in ' every one of our acts and dealings it is our highest aim to do both. These remarks are not addressed to “ An Alexandra Boy” alone, there are others whom the cap will fit, and who would be a great deal more thought of if, when they do battle, they were to “ hit out straight from the shoulder ” under their proper names, and not under the she Her of a nom deplume, or “ A Correspondent from Blacks,” &c., stab in the hack, The notice by Mr Rees, of Galloway Station, to impound all cattle grazing on his run, under the circumstances we cannot but look on as a piece of retributive justice, and if it is carried out in the strictness with which the notice is written, cattle owners who have had the advantage and benefit of the grass of Galloway run will have cause to regret that they have treated a previous notice asking for particulars of cattle grazing on the run with silent contempt. Wo do not advocate that the runhohiers should entirely prohibit the running of cattle on their stations, and drive to the pound every stray beast to the great loss and inconvenience of their owners. But we hold that they should he considered, and bo paid for the grass that is eaten, and for which they have to pay. The innholder besides paying his assesamene (for his own convenience assuredly) is at great expense in maintaining boundary and partition fences, and it is decidedly monstrous to think that any one can have the benefits of these outlays without participating in tho cost. We feel assured Mr Rees’ action is not against the owners of a few cows which are used solely for domestic purposes ; hut it is against the class who own cattle by the hundred, an 1 the action against these we look upon as justifiable. The customary monthly mooting of the Committee.pf th,o Duustan District Tins i. t«l to have been hold on Monday evening i last lapsed for want of a quorum, six gentlemen only putting in an appearance.

Mr Fache desires us to draw special attention to the Sale by Auction of Freehold Property, including store, dwelling-house, butchery and bakery, also, a large assortment of stores and drapery at the Wheel Bendigo to morrow the 11th instant. The Sale is by order of the Mortgagees, therefore everything must be sold. The popularity of the entertainment to bo given to-night at Tinker’s Gully, m aid of the Roman Catholic Church there, Baker’s Panorama of Ireland, interspersed by songs of Tom Moore, should -ensure a good attendance. In many parte of the district we heard the affair talked of, and of a many who purpose putting in an appearance. The Provincial Government Gazette in future is to be published on Tuesday-instead of Wednesday, as formerly. Owners of mares requiring the services of the thoroughbred Architect, who live in the Spear Grass Flat, District, are informed that Mr Laing has no longer any paddock accommodation there, and that he will not further visit that locality unless under special agreement. The Bruce Herald says r—We are info) med on good authority that three or four leading provincial servants have been granted a year’s leave of absence. The fact is significant when we consider it will be abolished in a day or two. The proprietor of the Tuapeka Times (Mr A. Ferguson) announces that shortly a sixsheet newspaper for Tapanui will appear. It is feared that Sir Donald M’Lean, Native Minister, is seriously ill. He is, and has been unable to attend to business for the past month. The Wellington Evening Argus says: “ The Minister of Public Works has considerately decided to extend the privilege of free passes beyond the Emit of Members of the House ; and issues a free pass to the local railways to each newspaper.” The Bank of New South Wales declared a dividend of 174 percent, which included a bonus of 24 per cent.—Llo,ooo was also carried to reserve. A destructive fire occurred at Greymouth on the 6th inat., destroying seven buildings and contents, and completely gutting several others. The heat was that intense that all the goods save 1 from the buildings and put on the wharf were burned, and the wharf itself set fire to The Wellington Argus says—“ The Mayors of Cromwell, Clyde, and Alexandra have all telegraphed to Mr Pyke expressing their full satisfaction with the name of Vincent, as that of the County within which these towns are situated. They say they*should regret any alteration ” , The opinion of the Provincial Solicitor, asked for on September 22 last, as to whether an application could be received from two or more persons for the same section to occupy conjointly or as licensees in common under deferred payments, was received. Mr Stout wrote , “ I see no objection to a grant being made to two persons so long as both reside on the same section, and do not hold other deferred payment lands. I am of opinion, however, that it would be violating the provisions of the Act to allow five or six or more persons to join their property together and all live on the same section. A music publisher testified in a recent London copyright case, that 90,000 copies has been soldof the song “ Slapbang! Here We Are Again,” and that the copyright of a successful comic song is frequently worth from 5,000 dols. to 6,000 dols. The author of “ Slap Bang !” who died some eiuht years ago, and whose name was Couplaad, informed the Court-in giving evidence in an ac ion which he brought against a publisher that he regretted to state, to the discredit of his countrymen, that out of 400 or 600 songs which he had written, “ Slap Bang ” was the only song which had mht with a fag vorable public reception. The bridge over the Holyneux at Roxburgh, is finished, and it us assumed that, when the approaches are completed, the total cost will be close approaching LIO,OOO. The Tuapeka Times says : “Though built on a part of the river where there is not much traffic, it will be very convenient for residents in the district, and the stationholders for the crossing of sheep.” A very laudable purpose to spend the trifle of LIO.OOO for, we must admit! A number of gentlemen interested in getting up a race meeting in Naseby this season met in the Victoria Hotel on Wednesday evening, the Ist iust. After some preliminaries had been discussed, it was resolved—That Messrs Hall, George. Inder, Finder, Poole, and Smith form a Committee to canvass the district, with the object of ascertaining what sum can be raise I for the purpose of getting up a race'meeting, on a date to be hereafter fixed. Resolved—That lists be opened, and that members of Committee meet ami report on Wednesday next.

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Mr W. L. Simpson, Warden and 11. M., has been away from the district for a few days visiting the Lakes, which distiict we understand he is to take charge of ponding the appointment of a successor to Mr Beetham, who has been promoted to the Iteaident Magistrateship of Napier, The extra amount of work that this will give Mr Simpson will make his position anything but a sinecure. We doubt not, however, his ability to overtake it. The experiment, if it is one on the part of tho Government, will demonstrate that if one gentleman can work the whole of the Northern Goldfields, if with the exercise of a little extra exertion, that surely two could do it with every degree of comfort, thus that one of the two Lake Wardenahips can be dispensed with, and the country saved some LSUO to L6OO a year. The following novelty in the way of advertising appears in the Greymouth paper ; —“ To tho public.—When I made my debut as anew-fledged publican, I addressed myself, through the medium of the press, to the ‘ gentle public ’, Believe me when 1 tell you that that mode of address was not penned in any spirit of banter, or chaff, or self-conceit. I sincerely adopteditas ameans of exciting attention, in other words, to make myself known to you. To be successful in my present (for me) big undertaking I must be popular ; to be popular I must first be notorious, and what mightier engine can 1 employ to attain my object than the lever which moves the world with greater facility than Archimides could have done even with the footiof earth which the great philosopher sighed for ; the power 1 refer to is theipress ; Professor Holloway knows it, Spiers and Pond know it, the New Yorkers know it, and I want to knoio it. Partly by a Ivertising, and partly by my own exertions, do I hope to attain my cm', viz., your support. 1 thank you for the good tart you have already given me ; it shall not be my fault if I do not come in a winner—bands down. Believe me to be, yours respectfully, F. B. Waters, Union Hotel, Mawhera Quay.” “ Will Honeycomb," of the Dubbo Dispatch, is a funny fellow generally, but we should like the following authenticated by “ names ” if possible. “ Will ” says : “ I can’t go altogether for the free selector. He is not the simple, poor, confiding youth Mr M‘Elhone would lead us to believe. The other day a squatter in these parts wanted a tank sunk ami enclosed on a certain part of his run. He was waited on by two sim-ple-looking heroes who required the job. He made up the work, and was ready to go as far as LfiO or L7O. Judge of his surprise to find that the pair would do it for 1.37. This at a time when wool was going down was too good a thing not to be embraced at oae. They built the dam, got their L 37, and both were satisfie I or apparently so. The sequel, has, however, to come. The dam-makers came to the nearest land office on the following Thursday and selected the land on which was the tank they had just completed. The improvement was not worth L4U—it had only cost L 37, you nee to erect—and consequently theie was no bar to selection.” After this who will say that the Heathen Chinee has a monopoly of the ways that are dark, &c. j A D mdenong premonition is thus narra- I t"d by a correspondent of the Bsndigo Independent : - “ A Melbourne man having ! urgent business in Sydney took a berth in I the ship, not, however, without a mysterious pemonition that all would not be well. He hastily placed the necessary apparel in his portmanteau, and when all was ready, he bade his wife and infant an affectionate farewell. Scarcely, however, had the door been closed than it was re opened, and the husband walked in, and said ‘ that something was going to happen, and she (the wife) might .possibly never see him again,’ at the same time he handed her his watch and chain, and other valuables and spare cash, remarking that though only a presentiment it had taken full hold of his mind. The second and his last words were ‘ hope for the best.’ This his wife did, thinking like others that the ship might be afloat, but all hopes turned into despair when it became known that pieces of the wreck had been picked up on the coast. The singular part of it is that this gentleman on every previous occasion carried his valuables with him.” A heavy thunderstorm burst over tho district on Friday afternoon last, and in some quarters was particularly destructive. In the neighborhood of Butcher’s and Conroy’s Gullies tho water fell in a perfect deluge, converting every little hollow into a roarino torrent, which gaining strength swept everything before it, in some places dislodging huge rocks and carrying them along as mere straws, in others tearing up the very ground and leaving chasms from four to ten feet deep, and of any length. In the bed of Butcher’s Gully itself the body of water was immense, and as it sped alonglevelling everything before it and filling up the open workings and tail races. So great is the damage done to some of the claims that it is feared they will never again be opened as the expense of repairing damages would amount to hundreds of pounds. The storm appeared to bo centred on the hills, as on Spc rgrass and Bald Hill Flats on the one side, and Earnscleugh Flat on the other. D'ttle or no rain at all fell—especially in the form T—while on the hills beyond, those abutting into tho Chamounie Creek the storm was equally as severe as in the neighborhood of Butcher’s Gully. In this quarter the damage is mostly to the mads which are cut on the sidelines and have a steep gradient. Floriline ! For the Te'th and Breath -A few drops of the liquid “Floriline” sprinkled on a wet tooth-brush produces a pleasant la-her, which thoroughly cleanse* the teeth from all parasites nr imparities, hardens the gums, prevents tartar, stops decay, gives to the teeth a peculiar peariy-wbiteness. and a delightful fragrance , to the breath. It removes all nrtnleasant odour arising from decayed tricth or tobacco smoko.' “The Fragrant Floriline," being composed in part of Honey and sweet herbs, is delicious to the taste, and the greatest toilet discovery of tho ago. Price 2s fid, of l all Chemists and Perfumers. Prepared by ! Henry C. Gallup, 403 Oxford Street, Lou--1 don.

Mr Win. Smitham, of Melbourne, lat« of Clyde and Cromwell, has entered tho wellknown mare “ Cleolito ” for tho Dunsdin Cup. A most disastrous fire occurred at Blenheim during the past week, destroying tho Government Buildings, Post and Telegraph offices, and Court House, also the following properties:. Masonic Hotel and Club, Ewert’s Hotel, Litchfiolds drapery and grocery, Carter and Tail’s stores, Hustwick, druggist j Hunter, jeweller ; Lewis, fancy goods ; Presswood, watchmaker; Lawrence, general store; Campbell, printer ; Rogers, solicitor i Eyles, cabinet maker, and four cottages. The fire is a mystery ; the flames, however, were first observed issuing from the centre of the Government Buildings. The amount of insurance is L 17,650, but some of the losers estimate their loss at double the amount insured for.