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Dunstan Times, Issue 963, 1 October 1880, Page 2

We refer our readers to the continuation of the County Council melting which appears elseorhere.

The redueti ms in the annual expenditureof the Vincent County Council effected at the last meeting were as follows On salaries and allowances, L 201); Clerk dispensed with, L 25 ) ; Inspectors of roads and works discharged, L 463 ; Member’s travelling expenses abolished, LlB3 ; Maintenance men dispensed with, L 230 IGs.—Total LI-381 IGs.

In consequence of the recent alterations ma 'e with respect to the duties to be performed by the Goldfields Wardens, the times for holding the various Courts have been necessarily altered, and we now refer our readers ta Cher dates for the month of October, which appear by advertisement in another column.

Owners of horses are hereby notified that nominations for the two Handicaps and the Trial Stakes for the ensuing Duustan race meeting, must be sent in to the Secretary, before 8 p. m. on Wednesday next. The next sitting of the R.M. and Warden’s Court at Blacks, is fixed for Thursday ♦he 14th of October, Mr Warden Robinson, into whose district Blacks is thrown, presiding. On Saturday last a perfect hurricane of wind visited the district. We heard of no accident, or of but trifling damage to buildings. The fruit and flower gardens though suffered terribly, some fruit trees being nearly denuded of blossom.

It is with deep regret wo have to announce the death of Mr W. H. HaStedt, of Alexandra, at the comparatively early age of 50 years. His death was not expected to take place so soon, though he had been ailing for some time past. He leaves a widow, but happily no family. The machinery for n saw mill passed up wards during the week. Its destination is Lake Wanaka, and as this will make the second mill on this Lake, it should have the effect of reducing the somewhat ruinous prices at present charged for sawn timbers.

The usual monthly meeting of the Committee of management of the Dunstan District Hospital will be hold on Monday evening next.

Last Monday’s mail which to make it the more annoying contained the Sau Francisco mail, by some manner of accident missed stays and did not reach us till Wednesday. With the constant changes in the mail services a m'stake now and again is only to be expected, but we hope when extra important mails are in transit in future those whose duty it is to look after them will exercise a more cartful supervision. The mishap we understand occurred at Kingston. We can afford now that we have daily communication with Dunedin to lose a mail now and again, but our home letters are too precious to be left kicking about at wayside stations, we therefore say please don’t do it again. The Clydesdale entire horse “Young Pieformer” will stand at Black done Hill the forthcoming season. For pedigree and full particulars see advertisement. Our knights of the willow have not made any sign as yet. Our C'rnm well friends arc already iu the field, and it will be a pity if a negative response is given them when they issue their customary challenge. Between Clyde, Alexandra, and the surroundings, a very fair team could be got together that with a little practice might render a passable account of themselves. Lee Guy has been committed for trial iu connection with the Kyeburn murder. The criminal sessions commence iu Dunedin next week.

We have to acknowledge receipt of the August number of the American Exporter, and pleasurably place it on our table for perusal. Farmers especially, in fact, anyone requiring anything will lie _renaid by devoting half-an-hollr over it. It is beautifully printed, while the cuts, which are equal to to steel engravings, are perfection.

Mr George North, through our advertising columns, draws attention to his Consultation on the Wellington Cup. Mr George Faohe will sell by public auction on Thursday next the privileges of the Grand Stand, ftc., in connection with the Dunstan Spring Race Meeting—(see advertisement).

Ned Kelly is to ho placed on his trial at the October sittings of tho Central Criminal Court, which commences in Melbourne on the 15th of this mouth. A correspondent of the Western Star writes:—‘ I hear of a number of sheep and some pigs having met their death by eating poison placed for rabbits.”

The well-known Clydesdale entire horse “ Ben Lomond ” will travel Blacks and the surrounding districts. Pedigree and fu.l particulars will appear in future issu ra. A gentleman who has recently returned to this Colony from the Cape gives to the New Zealand Times the following repoit : —“ Trade at Cape Town is generally dull. The import market is glutted, notwithstanding which retail prices rule high. Live stock is poor in quality and very dear. Affairs commercial and political are in .an excited and unsettled stats on account of the Basuto rising. Reports from the gold diggings are not satisfactory, aud Australian diggeis are returning to their old fields. As an illustration of the price of provisions in Cape Town, it may be stated that L2 is charged for weekly board of a quality not superior to that supplied at 25s in most Australian ports. A largo number of Germans are employed in the stores, etc., an 1 consequently wages are high.”

The Victorian Government have determined that tli-: reduction of the salaries of civil servants should be as follows : Salaries up to L2OO a year to remain untouched ; salaries up to L7OO a year, deducting the unit of L2OO, to he reduced 10 per cent. ; salaries above L7OO a year to be reduced 15 per cent, without any deduction.

A company has been forme ! at Waipori called the Deep Lead Gold Mailing Company, and at a meeting held recently it was resolved to commence operations early in October in the vicinity of the goigc about a mile below the Waipori township. The Tnapeka Times says that the company (composed chiefly of practical minors, many of whom have been engaged irs mining pursuits on the Waipori and other wellknown fields for a number of years) have the utmost confidence in the venture ultimately turning out a most remunerative one. Before the ground can receive anything like a fair test, however, a good deal of expense will be incurred. A large quantity of timber will necessarily be required for slabbing the shaft, which will prove a rather expensive item, and it is expected that there will he a lot of water to contend against. The romptiny purpose making an appeal to the County Council for assistance, as they consider that that body in all fairness ought to lend a helping hand to develop the resources of the district. An American lady dramatic critic has lately discovered that a pretty and popular actress has not such good legs as she would have the public believe.- “ I have,” says the critic, “ seen her legs within three weeks in ‘ Cymbeline,’ ‘As You Like It,’ and ‘Twelfth Night,’ and have satisfied myself that they are larger in ‘ As Y T ou Like It ’ than in ‘Cymbeline,’ and larger yot iu ‘Twelfth Night.’ Legs, like other

cylindrical forms, look smaller when they are covered iu black. Supposing, for argument’s sake, the white tights of the first play are genuinely filled out, I judge the brown ones of the second to contain about two quarts of sawdust, and the black ones of the third not less than a peck. Such is my conscientious estimate.”

The Prussian Government are said to ha contemplating the abolition ot civil marriages. The motive is said to be to endeavour to recall the people to a sense of their religious duties, Ministers being shocked at the wide and rapid spread of irreligiou and rationalism.

The Duke of Manchester, in responding to the toast “ *lhe Health of the Visitors ” at the Ballarat Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s Show on the OJi hist., said he had heard of the greatness of their city, but it required a personal inspection to realise it. He had heard that Victorians and Australians were annoyed that Mr Trollope should speak of their “ blowing ” But they need not he annoyed ; be thought they had a light to “ blow,” and if he was an Australian he would blow too.

An exciting scene occurred in the Eng. lish House of Commons on the 3rd inst. The Home Eulers were pursuing their tactics of obstruction, in which Mr Philip Callen, the member for County Louth, made himself specially prominent. He was several times called to order, but he defied the authority of the Speaker. After warning him in vain, the Speaker proceeded to name the hon. member, and called upon the leaders of the House to maintain the authority of the chair. Acting under the new rules recently agreed upon for the purpose of preventing obstruction, the Houso resolved that Mr Philip Cullen he suspended from the exercise of his functions as a member. During the continuance of the sentence of suspension Mr Callen will be unable to take any part iu the proceedings of Parliament.

In one of his recent lectures in London, Dr Erasmus Wilsort exhibited the photograph of a woman 38 years old arid sft Sin high, whose tresses, when she stood erect, enveloped her entire form in a golden veil, and trailed several inches on the ground. The longest fibres measured Oft SJin 30in is the mean length for females, and 3ft is considered a very remarkable length This instance is exceeded, however, by two American women—one whose hair measures 7ft Cin, and another, the wife of a druggist in Philadelphia, whose luxuriant chevehire is almost as long, and so thick that when seats 1 upon a chair she can completely rover herself with it.