The Dunstan Times. CLYDE, FRIDAY, OCT. 5, 1883.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1118, 5 October 1883, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLYDE, FRIDAY, OCT. 5, 1883.

I 5 Beneath the rule of men entirely jusi, The pen is mightier that, the sword.

We are requested to acknowieuge me . Relief Fund, from Jas, Samson and Co., - Dunedin. t At the R.M. Court, Blacks, on WednesJ day last, before Jackson Keddell, Esq., x R.M., a charge of rescuing cattle from the ranger of Matakanui Station was heard, and a conviction obtained, the judgment of the court being a fine of L 5 and costs, and imprisonment till the rising of the court. In giving judgment, the Magistrate spoke at ~ | some length on the seriousness of the offence of interfering Jin 'any way with rangers when in the performance of their duty, and thought the fine and the nominal imprisond ment would meet the justice of the case e under consideration, which was not a parj | ticularly serious one. t Mr Thomas Taylor, well known in conncc tion with Clydesdale entires, intimates by advertisement in another column that, after ® an absence of a few years, he is again in the ( district, and this time with the celebrated s “ Champion.” Many of Champion’s stock, 3 rising three years old, are in the district, and are highly creditable to their sire. Mr W. Leask, ot Blacks Flat, having a few very handsome youngsters of the Champion blood, and they only want to be seen to convince the most sceptical that the sire must be a first class animal. The names of - W. Puddy as owner, and Thomas Taylor as groom, is guarantee that Champion is as good as ever he was. A sad accident occurred to Master 11. Finlay on Monday morning last, resulting in concussion of the brain. It appears he , waa exercising a horse on the Alexandra racecourse, and the animal, whilst going at a smart pace stumbled, and threw the lad with great force. Shortly after the accident Dr Lewis was in attendance, and under his treatment it is to be hoped the lad will soon be about again. Ibe annual meeting of the Alexandra Cricket Club was hold on Tuesday last in i the public library. There was a good atf tendance of members. The President, Mr G. Eatcliffe, occupied the chair. The fol ■ lowing gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing year : Mr Eatcliffe, President; e Mr Wingfield, Vice President ;Mr Willeox, 1 Secretary and Treasurer ; Mr Willeox,' Piactice Captain ; Committee—Messrs I Williams, Moorhead, Aldred, Forrest, ' Austin, G. Simmonds, and C. Robertson! Messrs Eatcliffe, Moorhead, and Willeox • were elected a match committee. The SecR retary waa in-tructed to write to the Dramatic Club requesting them to give a perII raance to clear off the outstanding liabilitics. It was also resolved to form a Lawn 3 Tennis Club in connection with the Cricket 8 Club. An annual subscription of 10s being r fixed as member’s fee for both clubs. Mr 1 Wingfield stated that he would present a 8 bat to the member making the highest batting average during the ensuing season. only liability being an account for a windmill and pump, erected for the purpose of irrigating the match ground. Some further routine business was transacted and the meeting terminatad.

On Tuesday morning last, shortly before II o’clock, a detached cottage, situate at i the lower end of Sunderland-st., Clyde, the property of Mr B. Naylor, and occupied by Mr Riley and his family was, together with its contents, totally consumed by Am. Mr Riley, we believe, is employed on Mr Naylor’s farm, at the Spottis, and consequently was from home ; and Mrs Riley, who employ's her spare time in washing, was also employed from home at the time, three little girls, the eldest about years of age, only being about, and from whom no sense can be gleaned as to the origin of the fire. The issuing of smoke from the root was the first intimation of the fire, and so rapidly did it do its work that before the bucket brigade arrived on the ground, and could get to work, tha whole building was one mass of flames, and beyond saving. Both cottage and contents were uninsured, the loss, to the Rileys, who are poor people, of all their earthly gatherings is a very great one. Messrs Attfield and Murray kindly took tho'caso in band, and on Thursday morning last in a few hours collected about L 25. Th« list, we understand, is still open ; as are also some at Alexandra. We have to acknowledge the receipt of No. 2 of the New Zealand Illustrated News— a Dunedin monthly—which contains a number of first class pictures, and is well worthy of patronage. A special meeting of the Dunstan Jockey Club is convened for Saturday evening next, the 6th inst., at 8 p.m. As the business to be before the meeting is important, we hope there will be a good attendance of members.

The advertisement calling for tenders for the erection of the Blacks Court House is worthy the attention of the tradesmen in the district. The building is to be of stone, and on the same lines as the Alexandra Court House. In the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Clyde, before Jackson Keddell, Esq., R.M., on Tuesday last, J. C. Chappie was sued by the Vincent County for L 4 7s, County I rates. Mr Turton appeared for defence, 1 and Mr Wilson for the County. Mr Turton asked for a nonsuit, contending the (. rate was bad, inasmuch as that the re- , qnisite notice of making the rate, namely 12 days before the date, was not given, the ® notice of rate being made only appearing on the day following the making, and still 0 further that the rate book was not signed till the 27th of July, whilst the rate was made on loth of June. Mr Wilson contended that if the rate-book was go„d on _ the face of it, no one ratepayer, to the in-

jury and detriment of the whole county, i could shelter himself behind any clerical 1 error, and quoted several New Zealand and English cases in support of his contention. His Worship said it would be necessary to look up the points raised, and would reserve judgment till November Court day at Blacks. Judgement went by default for amoint and costs in the case I/moden v. Ptawdon Ll2 12- 3d. In Hie Resident Magistrate’s Uouro .... Alexandra on Monday last, befo-j Major Keddel, R.M., Mr Beck was charged by the resident police officer with having a vicious dog at large ; said dog having bit his horse. After hearing the evidence, which was slightly contradictory, the Magistrate spoke at some length on the dog nuisance, and expressed his regret that more cases were not brought before him ; as during his journeyings through the district hs had an opportunity of knowing the extent of the nuisance. As the present case was the first of the kind that had come before him in the district, he would not inflict a heavy penalty. Fined 5s and costs. A charge against some boys for stone throwing within the boundary of the town of Alexandra, in contravention of the hye-laws, was heard. Mr F. J. Wilson, who appeared for the defence asked for a dismissal, as the hye-law under which the charge was laid, is invalid :—-Ist, because it did not show by any heading or introduction under what power or authority it was made ; 2nd, that the particular section under which the offence was charged does not confine itself to offences within the borough, and being general in form, is bad. The Magistrate said he would take time to ci nshler the points raised, and reserve judgment till the next court day. Last Sunday afternoon, at the close of the Sunday School, a pleasing little ceremony took place. A handsome cruet standi which had been purchased by the subscrip, tions of the Sunday School children and the choir, was presented to Miss Wilson as a wedding present. The presentation was made by the Rev. Mr Pynes Clinton ; and Mr Evans, the Superintendent of the School,aKo made some well-chosen remarks Miss Wilson returned thanks in few, but expressive words, and the School was dismissed. The police at Adelaide boarded the M.M.S. Sufthalien on her arrival there, and informed Hanlon and Kavanngh, the Irish informers, that they would not be allowed to land. They asked the police to provide them with firearms, preferring a plausible excuse. The request, of couise, was denied. Captain Murdoch, who was in charge of the Austral when she sank, entered his protest against the Board of Trade inquiry into the cause of the sinking being held in London ; but his objection was overruled. “ Buuhu-Paiba.” —Quick, complete cure, all annoying Kinney, Bladder and Urinary Diseases. Druggists. Moses, Moss md Co., Sydney, General Agents. Circulars have been issued by the Prefect of Nenchatel, warning people at their peril neither to hold Salvationist prayer meetings in their own houses nor to attend any that may be held elsewhere. This is a gross violation of the Constitution, but so strong is the popular feeling against the Salvationists that there is little probability of any attempt being made to test the legality of the proceeding. Kidney and Urinary complain!s of all kinds permanently cured with Hop Bitters, Read.

China persists in her claim to the left bank of the Red River, and that a neutral zone shall bo assured on the right bank. The London night police are now armed with revolvers. Wong Cye, the Chinese constable in the service of the Government, has lately been sojourning at the Round Hill, with a view, it possible, of “spotting” the delinquents in the recent tail-race robberies, inquiring into alleged gambling, and the habits of the loafing fraternity that haunt such dens. Sergeant Rutledge ha- also been on the *• war path,” but the Rherlon Star reports that the combined search of these two experienced officers failed to discover the peipetrators of the robberies or any evidence of gambling. Beyond those engaged in business, there were no Chinamen about the township of Canton, all being busy working in their claims in the vicinity, so that if, as reported, there are amongst the Chinese population at Round Hill such people as professional gamblers and blacklegs, these gentlemen must for the nonce have forsook their devious ways, i The Melbourne police kept watch for the arrival of the Saghelien from Sydney, as it p was reported in the former place that Kavap nagh and Hanlon were aboard. The Gos vernment had received no official notifiesI tion that the prisoners had left Sydney, nevertheless Inspector Mackay boarded the Saghalien shortly before her arrival at f Williamstown. He soon discovered Hanlon > and Cavanagh aboard, travelling third-class, 1 Hanlon assuming the name of James Boyle

and Kavanagh that of John Reilly. The men seemed very desirous of settling in Australia. The informers promised to stay aboard during the vessel’s stay in Hobson Bay. The case against Henry Winter, who has travelled all over Australia as the “ American Indian Corn Doctor,” and who latterly was carrying on business as a grocer in one of the suburbs of Melbourne, has been concluded. Winter, who was arrested out of the Colony, was charged in Melbourne on eight different counts of fraudulent insolvency, and was found guilty. Judge Williams, who presided on the Bench, remarked that he consideied this the most wholesale ease of swindling creditors he had ever heard of. The Judge, in sentencing the prisoner, said : —“ I dare say that yon expected to receive a seißence of six months, and that you have a large amount of money still secreted somewhere, or put out of the way, is very plain. 1 must, therefore, pass upon you a substantial sentence to show the trading community that these offences are not to be permitted, and that the interests of commerce and tiademust be protected.” The prisoner was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months’ imprisonment. On a subsequent day Winter received an additional sentence of 10 months for poijity committed in the Insolvency Court A rather ingenious attempt tod f. ami

the Victorian Customs Department was prevented a few days ago by Mr J F. Brady, a landing waiter at ihe Finder- street ...nway station. from certain hinu received Mr Brady determined to keep a sharp look out upon a number of packages consigned by the si earner Vinicetoa Chinese merchant named Qu m Hang Shi tg. Whet the impo.ter interviewed Mr Brady, and pre-ented the manifest and entry lull, the latter examined them carefully, and noticed that while the entry bid only showed fi.e packages, the steamer’s manifest disclosed the fact that nine packages had been forwarded to the Flinders street station, and marked “vermicelli.” Brady pointed out this discrepancy to Quan Hang Shing, but as he had no explanation to offer Brady proceeded down the shed, and found the other four packages in a stack by themselves. They were of exactly the same size as the packages already examined, and were branded “vermicelli.” Mr Brady called in the services of the shed cooper, foi the purpose of opening the packages. Directly the cooper commenced to open the first package Quan Hang Shing appeared to be seized with a fit, during which he lost his equilibrium, and fell from the shed floor on to the railway line. In a few moments, however, he recovered, and seeing that the work of opening the case was proceeding, he went up to Mr Brady and confessed that the vermicelli was no other than manufactured tobacco, hoping thereby to palliate the offence of smuggling. The total weight of the tobacco was 3411b. It was immediately seized by Mr Brady, who has reported the matter to the Customs Department, In a very forcible and amusing speech delivered in the Diocesan Synod on u.. Church Fund question, the Rev. P. Cameron, of Wanganui, related an anecdote of a lady member of the Free Church of Scotland, who drove twelve miles to collect a subscription of 1», and had to pay Is 61 in tolls for doing so—(laughter)—hut who did it for the sake of keeping up the subscriber's interest in Church matters. He urged the Church members not to “ go in blinkers,” and be unable to see outside of their own parishes, but to look to the good of the whole Church, Pursuing his equine illustration, he said the clergy were continually being lashed for their want of energy. Now ho rode as good a horse as any clergyman in the country, but he had to give that horse plenty of good oats to make him go. It was no use whipping him unless you gave him lots of oats too. Now that was how the clergy should be treated. You should give them oats and less of the whip, (Laughter.) Give them plenty of oats, and see what fine sermons you would get then.—(Roars of laughter.) It might be quite true that there was “ nothing like leather," but let the leather he in the shape—not of a whip, but of a purse—(Laughter ahid applause.) It must be confe«sed, remarks the Pest, there is a good deal of force in the rev. gentleman’s facetious argument. O’Donnell has been committed for trial. Messrs Fullerton and Pryor, American lawyers, have been engaged to defend him* and SOOOdol- have been subscribed t wards bis defence fund.

An extraordinary occurrence id regard to international law took place at Sydney recently (says the Age.) Some time ago three men deserted from the steamer Cars thage, which was lying at Sydney, and took refuge on board the Measageries Maritimea Company’s steamer Dnpleix. The police obtained from Mr March, the stipendiary magistrate, a warrant for the arrest of the deserters, and went on hoard the Dupleix to execute it. To their astonishment,(however, the commander of the French steamer refused to allow any arrest to be made unless the warrants were countersigned by the French Consul. On being appealed to the French Consul stated that by an international treaty with great Britain Messageries Maritimes Company’s steamers were to be regarded as men-ot-war, and no arrest could he made on board without the authority of the French Consul. The matter has since heen under the consideration of the Attor-ney-General of New South Wales, but no action has yet been taken. The execution of Robert Francis Burns for the murder of Michael Quiulivan took place at Ararat goal on the 25th nit. The warrant having been read to Burns, Upjohn, the executioner, entered the cell, and Burns, having passively submitted himself to be pinioned, walked with a firm step on to the drop. The executioner, who appeared very nervous, drew the cap over the condemned man’s face and adjusted the fatal noose, but in doing so placed the knot loosely under bis chin. Head-warder Rankin, observing the bungle that was being made, motioned Upjohn to properly fix the rope, and at last stepped forward himself and placed the knot in position at the back of the neck. The wretched man died without the slightest perceptilbe movement, death being absolutely instantaneous. The Argus states that “ Burns never spoke after leaving his cell, but he handed a statement : to the sheriff. This contained no admission of his guilt, but merely an expression of thanks for the considerate treatment he had received at the hands of the Governor and other officials of the gaol, for the exertions of his solicitor and counsel, and for the spiritual offices of the Rev, Father Meade.” An extensive conspiracy has been detected in St. Petersburg. One hundred and ■fifty officers have been arrested as being implicated, and a laige quantity of arms, gunpowder, and bombs have been seized.