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Dunstan Times, Issue 947, 11 June 1880, Page 2

The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer delivered his Financial Statement on Tuesday evening last. We would again direct attention to the important sale of stock which will be sold by auction to-day by Mr George Facho (acting for Mr Colclough), at Goodget’s liards, Cromwell The sale will commence at one o’clock. No reserve.

Mr Colclough, one of the members of the deputation appointed at the late Conference between the Maniototo and Vincent Counties, passed through Clyde on bis way to Wellington on Monday. Speaking in the House the other day of the Royal Commissions, Mr Vincent Pyke said that “ the only monuments of their existence were to be found scattered over the Colony in the shape of piles of broken bottles.”

The Auctioneers Bill now before Parliament fixes the license fee at L4O per annum and authorises the holder to sell all over the Colony, restricts the hours for selling to 5 p.m. from April to September, and to 7 p.m. during the rest of the year, and imposes a penalty of LSO for selling contrary to the Act. Publicans are not to be competent to hold auction licenses.

At the R.M. Court, Clyde, j'esterday, before Major Keddoil, Mrs O’Halloran was committed to Lawrence Gaol for one month for vagrancy. The Rev. G. Fynes Clinton, the new curate for Clyde and Cromwell, is expected to arrive daily to assume charge of the district.

We understand from Parliamentary Papers that the Agent-General has received mstinotions not to resume nominated immigration, and that all immigration officers in the Colony have received instructions not to accept any more nominations until further orders.

Tenders will be received up till 6tb July, for the erection of a Court-house at Arrow. Particulars will b© found in our advertising column^

From the Dunedinjpapers'we notice that the Benevolent Institution Committee aie daily receiving donations of every class of goods and produce from the various upcountry towns, which will be disposed of at the Carnival to be held on the 14th iust. Wo have not heard of any contributions being sent from this district. Messrs Hales and Hhide's valuable claim at the Blue Spur is said to have been turning out 180 ounces of gold per week for many weeks past.

It was announced yesterday by His Honour Mr Justice Williams that in future the practice of advertising the notice of application for the) debtors order of discharge at the same time" as the trustee’s notice to consider the bankrupt’s intended application for his discharge would not be countenanced. This rule was not to have a retrospective effect.—Morning Herald. The Tuapeka County-Treasurer received a telegram on Monday, stating that a deputation, consisting of Messrs Brown, Pyke and Ireland, waited upon the Minister of Public Works with reference to the L2OOO balance of the LSOOO vote’for the erection of the Beaumont bridge. After discussing the matter in all its bearings, *|tho?Minister informed the deputation that the L2OOO would not be paid for the piers and abutments alone, but Government would bo prepared to pay it as a first progress payment on the Council entering into a contract for the re-erection of the bridge. This is good news, and should at once determine the Council upon proceeding with the work. From its magnitude, it will be a contract extending over a couple of years ; and as the L2OOO would be a first progress payment, the revenue of the County would not be trenched upon for the next twelve months.

The Morning Herald has the following—- “ What was announced as a grand SpanishAmerican entertainment was partly given in the the Princess Theatre on Saturday evening. The performance consisted of a lecture by the Rev. T. E. Ash on South America, and musical selections by Mr Browning and Proiessor Hughes. The lecture promised to be an interesting one, but as the audience, which was only a small one, was mostly made up of the larrikin element, it was not appreciated, and the interruptions became so great that the lecturer had to bring his [remarks to a premature close. The curtain fell amidst a storm of disapprobation. The musical part of the performance was applauded in the earlier part of the entertainment, but the audience grew dissatisfied with it also.

The Auckland Star, speaking of largo defalcations by the teller of the Bank of New South Wales, amounting to between L3OO and L4OO, says that fresh attention has been drawn to the refusal of one or two banks in the city to allow the teller to initial deposit slips. But in that practice is the great difficulty in sheeting home the offence. Assuming that a merchant sends his clerk to pay LIOO into the bank till ; no receipt is issued, and the merchant, finding the money has not gone to his credit, seeks an explanation. The teller thereupon denies all knowledge of the deposit, and declares that, if it were sent at all, the cleik must have stuck to it. Who then is to determine between them ? Wc have the word of the clerk against that of the teller. The objection raised to the system of duplicate deposit slips by tlmse banks which refuse to recognise this mode of acknowledgment has never been very clearly stated. The Betting Bill, introduced to the New South Wales Legislature by Mr Terry, contains the following clause :—“ if any superintendent or inspector of police shall report in writing to tho inspector-general of police that there are good grounds for believing, and that he does believe, that any house, office, room or place is kept or used as a betting house or office, conti ary to this or the principal act, it shall bo lawful for the said inspector-general, by order in writing, to authorise such superintendent or inspector to enter any such house, office, room, or place with such constables as shall be directed by the inspector-general of police to accompany him, and, if necessary to use force for tho purpose of effecting such entry, whether by breaking open doors or otherwise, and to take into custody all persons who shall bo found therein, and to seize all lists, cards, or other documents relating to racing or betting found in such house or premises.” I believe, however (writes “ Augur,” in tho Australasian,) that there is not any intention to interfere with properly-conducted clubs, such as Tattorsall’s.

rEgles in tho Australasian has tho following :—“ An eminent money lender of my acquaintance says that ho has had some very curious things offered him as securities for loans. Tho one that took him moat by surprise was tendered by a gentleman in whose affairs the official assignee and creditors had displayed unusual interest. He pressed Mr Mordecai very hard, and at last tho wealthy capitalist said, “ Well, show mo any security at all, Mr Spouge ; I will see what 1 can do for you." “ That’s very easily done,” said S. “ Here’s my last certificate of discharge. 1 only got it yesterday. Let me have L 5 on it I If I don’t pay, you shall have tho next as collateral.” Tho Boston Traveller says “The social habit of drinking at bars, where each member of a party, haring been * treated ’ by another, considers it necessary to treat every other member, has at last attracted the attention of law-makers. The lowa Legislature has a Bill before it to abolish the custom, and make it a punishable offence ; and although such a proposition can never become law, it is significant as showing public dislike to a custom which no drinking man wants to be the first to disregard. This habit of standing treat is the cause of more physical and mental discomfort than every other convivial custom combined. A respectable man who feels the need of a glass of wine or spirits—and

there are hundreds of thousands of such men, in spite of all that the temperance people say to the contrary—approaches a bar, and linds perhaps several acquaintances who are drinking, and who invite him to join them. When he has done so, and drank all ho came for, his spirit of independence prompts him to return the invitation, which is accepted by the others because it would seem discourteous to refuse ; then those who have been treated make baste to return the compliment for fear of seeming mean, and the end is that four or five men, each of whom came for a single glass of liquor, retire with several times as much as they needed.”

Prince Henry, the second son of the Crown Prince of Germany, is now a cadet on board the Prince Adalbert, at present cruising in the South Pacific Ocean. The Globe states that, “ in compliance with the instructions of the Emperor of Germany, the young prince will be 'present as his grandfather’s representative at Melbourne on the opening of the International Exhibition. Germany has been actively engaged in preparing a worthy show of her art and industry at the distant competition, and confidently hopes to be as successful in Melbourne as she unquestionably was at the Sydney Exhibition.”

An interesting incident recently occurred at Windsor Castle, when Mr James PiUssell Lowell, alias Deacon Biglow, presented his credentials, was received in the usual form by the Queen, and dined with Her Majesty, when for the first time in the history of the Victorian era, a royal reception included the recognition of guests whoso best claim to honour is their connection with literature. Her Majesty had, at dinner, to meet the representative of American literature, besides the most distinguished intellects of England—Tennyson, Buekin, Carlyle, George Elliot, Qaida, Tom Taylor, and George Simms.

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