The Dunstan Times. CLYDE, FRIDAY. JULY 14, 1882.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1056, 14 July 1882, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLYDE, FRIDAY. JULY 14, 1882.

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

Fourth Page.—For balance of reading raattei see fourth page. Blue Books. —We have to acknowledge receipt from the Government printer of several parcels of Parliamentary papers, Bills, and numbers of “ Hansard.” The Timaru Ruliee Fund.—Nearly £l.lO has been collected in the Daily Tini'S, Herald, and Star offices, Dunedin, in aid of the Timaru Relief Fund. TiieTaieri Rate. —Taieri County Council at the last meeting struck a rate of 6d. in the £ which with the rateable value of property of £80,556 will raise a sum of over £2,000. A Good Return. —Tho return for tho past year from Bullers Phrenix Quartz Mining Claim at Skippers is about 1100 ounces of gold. Sale at Clyde.—To farmers and others in want of second-hand timb"r and iron the sale at Clyde, on Saturday next, on behalf of the Dunstan District Hospital Committee, should he a good opportunity foe them to supply their wants. Improvement in Pasturage —What with the mild winter and the great slaughter amongst tho rabbits the hills around are much greener than we have seen them for the past few years. With careful stocking, and tho work of annihilating the rabbits persisted in, the County should renew itself and feed again become abundant for stock. Arrival op Sir Julius Vogel,—Tim Morning Herald suggests that the arrival ot Sir Julius Vogel in Dunedin should he

made the occasion of some benefiting recognition of his past association with tho colony. It may not be generally known that S'r Julius first entorod’tho New [Zealand Parliament as representative of tho Dunstan District.

Tub Oamaeu Mystery.—At the inquest on the body of Sarah Adams, at Peebles, near Oamaru, on Tuesday last, the jury returned the following verdict:—“ That Sarah Adams came by her death by the hand of some person or persons to the jury unknown. The “ Illustrated N. Z. Herald.”- - The Illustrated New Zealand Herald for July, a copy of which we acknowledge the receipt of from the publisher, Mr. R. T. Wheeler, is more than usually attractive, and v-ould be acceptable + o Homo readers, the plates, as well as the reading being highly interesting. Tub N.Z.L. and M.A. Company's Report,—The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's London produce report for the month of May is to hand. It contains a deal of information under the various headings, and should prove of great service to producers and exporters as the state of the markets is shown very clearly.

The Late Fatal Fire in Dunedin —At half-past 4 o’clock on Tuesday morning the infant child of Captain and Mrs Kitchen r expired. This makes the fourth victim by the terrible catastrophe in Cumberland street. The child, in addition to the injuries it received at the lire, had been suffering from a severe attack of branch tis, and its medical attendants were surprised at the child holding out so long. The two boys are completely recovered from their injuries, and Captain and Mrs Kitch. ner are doing well.

Murder of a Land Leaguer.—Tn onr last week’s special telegrams the informa, tiou was given of a man named Kenny living assassinated in Dublin, and the opinion of the authorities was that it was the act the Fenians- Since then the following particulars have been received under date London, July 7.—The police have arrested a labourer named Carey on a charge of mur. dering the late Dr. Kenny at Dublin on the 4th inst. The deceased, it has been ascertained, was formerly physician to the Irish Land League. The pris ncr made a desperate resistance, and his capture was only effected with difficulty.

The I'CmiAN I hfic ltt —T*'p Weilington correspondent of the Morning Herald says The nows from Europe re the Egyptian complication has caused considerable excitement in the Hons > and lobbies. Rumours are abroad that; the Government had received direct telegrams from Sir Dillion Bell warning the colony to be on the look out, but on instituting inquiry 1 learn from two Ministers that this is not the case 1 believe, however, that telegrams have been received by private firms and monetary institutions interested in shipping and insurance advising caution Relieving that Mr. Archibald Forbes, now in V ictoria, is likely to have advices on the subject, I have telegraphed to him and expect a reply to-morrow. As far as 1 can gather, the matter is more serious than is disclosed by Reu er's telegrams.

Re arrangement of the Warden’s District. —We believe we are correct in saying that the following is the re arrangement of the very large district Major Keddellhas presided over for the cast months. The whole district of Mount Ida is tacked on to aitaki; that the Courts held in (he districts of St. Bathans, Hamilton, Hyde, Macraes and Serpentine are to be abolished • and all the businrss'of the district centralised in Naseby ; that the Courts are to be held monthly; and that Mr H. W. Robinson (late Warden and R. M. for the Mount Ida District) is the officer selected by the Government to peiform the duties. Roxburgh is to be under the charge of Mr Wood R. M. of Lawrence, (and Major Keddell will have the supervision of the Lakes, Cromwell, Clyde, Alexandra, and Blacks.

The Egyptian Crises —Thelaatest news wo afford oil our readers on tho Egyptians question was tint Sir Beauchamp Seymour, the Admiral nflheallied English and French fleets at Alexandria, had informed Arabi Pasha, the Egyptian Minister of war, that unless the work of fortifying Alexandm was stopped means would he taken to compel him. To this Arahi Pasha replies that, he refuses to admit that the British Admiral has any "round for complaint. The consequence is that the position of affairs is very critical and that news of war having broken out may he expected at any timeSince the above was in type intelligence of the outbreak of wat Jjhas been received to 'fullest [news [isj to jboj found in another column.

Clyde [R. M. Court. -In the Resident Magistrate’s jCourt, Clydo.JoiiJTnpsday, the Uth lust., quite a number of cases and ap-plications'were-heard:land [dealt with. In the R. M. Court, two cases in which the Inspector of the Vincent rabbit district was plaintiff were iadjourned till the 20th inst. A debt ; easo agaiustßa[Chinaman went in favor of defendant; in this case one item was for the moderate sum of two p unds ten shillings, for drawing out an agreement for the rental of a house and garden, and on it being pointed out to the plaintiff that bo was liable to bo prosecuted under the Law Practitioners Act,for making) a charge for such work, he was greatly surprised and reluctantly dropped ic. In tho Warden’s Court ten applications of various sorts nere dealt with and nine granted, the other being lost on tho objection that ouo of tho arms of one of the trenches was only four and ajhalf inches deep instead offsix inches, and one of the pegs twenty-two instead of twenty-four inches-high, all the rest being more than peifect.

The following telegrams shorr theprennrations that werejmado hyjtho allied English and French fleets, together with tho cause'’ that more immediately led up to the commencement ot this latest