CAMBRIANS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1124, 16 November 1883, Page 3

CAMBRIANS.

(From our own Correspondent)* r -~ fOC - Cambrians, November 12th; 7 " Still moving along, slowly and ste’adify, very little of importance occurring, if I except some little excitement out Vinegar Hill way, owing to the cancellation, or attempted cancellation, of some gold-raining leases. A great deal of ground around Vinegar Hill is locked np under the lease system, and has ever since the discovery of Vinegar Hill, and on a groat number .of these leases nothing in the shape of work has ever bean, attempted,' so a little stirring up may do good. • 1 make no allusion ia

•thesn jremarks/to; the cases at present in di*pqt<v Jwhioh being ~sdljudiee] according "to jejirnalistlc etiquette, are free from com-

i Although we go along slowly, it . factory!to notice that the movement is not [ r-.-trocrade. Settlement goes on apace, more i (epees going »P> Anil more land broke up every year. ( A considerable area will bo under turnip this yeiir ; grain crops about the same list year, -or a tittle under. ■ ■Jti As .most ofj.yoiir readers are no doubt by this, time aware, the Rev, Mr Will has taken charge of the Lauder district (Presbyterian charge), - succeeding the Rev. Mr Currie,'.of .whom little can be said, more .than.- that he did the routine part of his buniness-rrthat.is,. he. delivered sermons in the appointed places at the appointed time. Beyond that he left his flock to mind their ’own business) conscientiously considering no doubt that he had done his; at least for. his sake it is to be:hoped so. He preached a very good sermon, however. We have changes enough of clergymen in the Lauder district certainly, but no one seems inclined to settle in our midst (to use a clerical phrase): - Always on thinking ofthis ■ subject, Tennyson’s refrain, “The brook," cornea -forcibly before me, -something after .the following fashion— , “ Clergymen come, and clergymen go, But T go- -r” Well;-'! can’t go any farther in that line at present. In the meantime, as advised by the Dunstan Presbytery at their last, meeting,’ we must strengthen - our faith, and increase our subscription, and no doubt we will have a settled pastor some day. For the present we are good practising ground for embryo clergymen. ... Tne monthly services of the Church of England are held by the Rev. Mr Davis, of Naseby, with his usual regularity.