The Dunstan Times. CLYDE FRIDAY, JUNE 20 1884.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1164, 20 June 1884, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

CLYDE FRIDAY, JUNE 20 1884.

Beneath the tale of men entirely just The pen ia mightier that the aworrt.

Off Tuesday last Maj >t Atkins m aonounoeii in the Home of Representatives amidst lout cheers.. that the Governor had granted a dissolution, and after staling that on Thursday evening the Ministry would he prepared to bringdown the necessary statement and make a short financial statement, he said he would also be prepared to ask for supplies till the end of August, when it was projiosed the new House would be called tog ther. By this it will be seen that the country has but little time to make upiheir mind as to what lino to pursue in the coming elections. In some quarters it has been industriously circulated that one of the tickets raised will be “Sir George Grey 1J or “No Sir George Giey” We hope in this co istituency at least that no notice will be taken of so empty a cry, aud though whilst hoping that we shall have the pleasure of recording the return again of \lr Vincent Pyke to his old seat, we can but advise the cry of “ Measures,” and “ not men.”

The Treasurer made bis Financial Statement lust evening, but the lateness of the hour at which it was delivered precluded the possibility of our receiving it iu time for this mornings issue. Brown, Forrest, and party we notice are busily engaged with a hand dredge nnm« diately at the junction of the Manuberikia and Molyueux. We have not heard wha* success is the result of their labours.

Wo understand that negotiations have bi-en pending lately between Messrs Wookey an 1 (Javan and a party of speculators fo tae purchase of the quarto claim held by the former on the Old Man Eange, but fur some slight difference in the price nothing was done.

Up to the middle of the week work was still being prosecuted in the White’s Kee Company's claim, also in the Advance and other claims, but we imagine the lata fails of snow will stay all work for the winter. Mr Robert Stout purposes contesting Dunedin West with air Dick. With Mr Vogel as Premier, and Mr Stout as Attor-ney-General, the fable of tue lion and tho mouse will be exemplified. A special meeting of the Dunstan District Hospital Committee was held on Monday evening last to further consider the matter of what course has to be pursued relative to sending patient James Murdoch home, W. Fraser, lisg,, the President, said that the Government, in reply to hia appeal for assistance, Lad promised to give a subsidy of L for L to tbe extent of Lslt towards defraying the expenses. It was resolved —That the Government be thauked for their liberality, aud that when the intis mation is given the Treasurer that the passage is paid for and other necessary details (arranged, he provide the Visiting Committee with such funds as will be deemed sufficient to carry Mtudooh aud an attendant to Dunedin, 'the meeting then separated. We have since ascertained from Dr Lewis that the New Zealand Shipping Co. has undertaken to give a passage in the British Queen steamship, which will leave Port ( banners on or about the 3rd prox., for L 42, and an extra charge of L'2 2a fur attendance, j

»ud Larnaohs Company hj .a been finally 'ground up, the. ehareholiiers re* ceiving a dividend of five shillings in every £5 share The commission paid thaliqui* dators is £2363 16s.

George Fache requests ns to draw attention to the sale by auction on Wednesday next, the 25th inst., of wood and iron house, and fencing, near the lower crossing of the Manuherikia, the property of Mr George Hood.

The Dunedin Gold Dredging Company obtained during the past three weeks isuz., 230z., and 290z. respectively. We now acknowledge the receipt of the first batch of Parliamentary papers for the session just dissolved, including reports of School inspectors, and a ' voluminous document of 136 foolscap pages, and being the report of the proceedings of Intercolonial Convention held in Sydney in November and December, 1863. We have also ieceived a batch of Bills, By our exchanges we learn that Mr Fergus, M.H.E., arrived in Dunedin by a late steamer from Tasmania, and that ho proceeded to Wellington on Wednesday last.

On Tuesday afternoon we issued an Extraordinary notifying that the Governor had granted a dissulut'nn of Parliament.

We have received from the punlisher a pamphlet on the Buller Harbour and Coal Field, with suggestions for their improvement by Mr Eugene O’Connor. The objeot of the author is to point out to the Government and the country the urgent neces sity of the Harbour works being carried out on Sir John Goode’s plau, and if hot his figures are correct, that the existing works on the field are capable of an annual output of 75(1,U00 tone of coal, and which can be wonderfully increased, and that his other figures regarding the number of people that would find employment on the field if it were in full wo k, and the other figures showing the revenue the Oovernment would derive are also correct, then unhesitatingly we say no stone should be left unturned, and every newer should be brought to play upon the Government to carry out a work that would be of such national As there is some miaapprehensioh respecting the effects of a dissolution at the pre sent time, we giye the following extract f r om the Wellington correspondent of the liveniruj Star, and which we think is sufficient to set the matter at rest Some fancy there will be another general election in December next, when the present Par. liament would expire by effluxion of time, as well as the general election now Spending; but as Par lament is elected for three years, next Parliament will date from, the uext election for that period, unless there should bo another dissolution in the meantime.” r Mr John Stronach, manager of .Moryern Hills sta im, is gaze-ted a ranger for Otago under the “ P election of Animals Act,” and an officer under .the "Salmon and Tr- nt Abb.”

The frosts during the past week has been excHotionaliy severe, rendering everything as it we e iron bound. On Wednesday ev ; uing a slight shower of snow fell that materially reduced the atmosphere ; but still it remains cold enough for anythin*. Sir Indus Vogel, it is now thought, will stand for one of the Wellington constituencies. •

As the Registrar of Electors is now compiling the roll of elector* for the Dunstan District, and as a general election will take place in the course of a few weeks, we deem it well to remind ail who possess the necessary qualification entitling them to the privdege of electors, to loss no time iu seei ig that their names are not omitted from the roll.

Tne London correspondent to the Argus writes under date May 2:—The dynamitardg, Daly and Egan, lately arrested at Birkenhead at Birmingham, are important captures. The former finds himself in a serious case. The bombs found upon him by the police have hecu subject to experiment by Colonel Majeudie, the Government inspector of explosive , an I yesterday th-.y were declared by him to bo eatirojy un known to commerce, to be most foimilalne explosive agents, and such as could only be intended for the destruction of human life. Daly now stands committed for trial at the assizes. Meanwhile the correspondence carried on between him and Egan has shown u < very c early that the machinery of the banian society 10 years ago or more still retains much of its vitality. The doou mcnts found in a box in Elan’s garden prove that he was one of the head-centres o' '' l( ‘ midland district, that be oonducte! ihe work of (he society up to the time of his arrest, un i tint in the latter stage- of his lai'oniH he was associated with Daly. The exnumation of this correspondence hj r le 1 to the arrest of a third man named O’Dooueil, at Walsall, not far from Birmingham In a letter to Egan this person had signed him.self - District Centr-.” With in the last few days, to-,, another bottle containing an explosive liquid has been discovered in Egar.’s garden, ah-wing how close is the connection win hj now prevails betwten Fenianism anil dynamite. Altogether, the roveta’i'ins which have been made in connection with these cases give the impress! -u that the Fenian conspiracy is much more serious than most people have been wining to believe.

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The death of the J>uka of Bucu leaves a greater blank in the ranks of the Scotch nobility than is usually left iu these day* by dukes. He is the last of those who kept the ducal state. He had no pride. One of the best stories told o? him was his rebuke to the servant of a gentleman who was staying at Dalkeith on a visit. The proud stomach of the gentleman’s gentleman would not sit at table with the lower servants. He complained to the duke that he was accustomed only to mix with the upper servants. “Very well," said the Duke, “ ask yon master to let you dine with him and me. You may, for all I care.” The Gentleman’s gentltman ceased to grumble at having to dine in common with the lesser domestics after that.

Some time ago rumors were current that the will of the late Mr E, Oostley was to be contested. It appears there was some foundation for the rumors. Messrs Whatman and Pulton, solicitors, Salisbury, placed the matter in the hands of Messrs Uignan and Armstrong, of this city, for inquiry. This firm of English solicitors applied on behalf oj Mr William Allen Neave, whose wife was a grand-niece of thejata Mr Oostley. It appears that Mr Neave (well known in connection with Neaye’s fo- lj sent a son three years ago to Auckland to search np the old man and make his acquaintance in tha prospect of his early decease. The young man was like all other young men, more toad of pleasure than the duty upon which he was engaged. Old Mr Oostley was pointed out to him. but M r Costley’s appearance was not sufficient at. traction for the young man to make acquaintance. In due time he returned to England, and soon thereafter was advised of Mr Coetley’s neath. Another visit was made to Auckland, but it resulted in noth iug. Messrs Diguao anil Armstrong reported that in their opinion the law of mortmain did not apply to this Colony, In this opinion they have been confirmed by that of Mr MoNanghton. Queen’s Counsel, just received. Mr M’Naughton state that this law does not apply to New Zealand, and advises the Neave family to give np any further inquiry about the estate. The name of Mr Oostley was originally Costello, and if the law of mortmain had been applicable to New Zealand his estate would have been applicable to New Zealand his estate would have been divisible lamongst eight grandnieces and grand-nephews. Wo learn that all tnoughts respecting the upsetting of the will have been given up.—Aem Zealand Herald.

The Melbourne contingent of the Salvation Army has, according to the Melbourne Aye, struck oiu a new line of business, The paper referred to says ; —“lt is probable that, the premises situated' at the enrro r of Rua»il and LiUje Flinders streets, and until recently occupied as tiie defective office, wid shortly b« handed over by the (ioveratneuc for the unexpired term of the lease to the Salvation Army for the use of Hie prison gate brigade—a branch of the Salvation. Army whom mission is to endeavour to reform criminals newly disonarged from gaol, Wells’ “Rough os Corns.” -Ask for Wells *• Hough on Corns.” ijuick relief, complet-, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions, Tue H.Z. Drug Uoi, General Apen a.

In reference to the estates of the late Earl of bealield, the Home flews says:— ll The will of the late earl is n w being attested in the Inverness-shire cheritf Court. Tiie document dates from 1881, and by its term the late earl ignores his 'uncle, Colonel the Hon, James Giant Ogilvio (who succeeds to the earldom) anrl leaves all the estates, without any condition, to his mother. Since the death of the lace earl the Dowager-Countess of Seafield has executed a deed whereby L4OO per annum is given to Ihe new earl. This annuity lasts during the lifetime of the present dowager-countess ; thereafter the estates will be vested in trustees, who will continue to pay the above annuity to the holder of the title; and after the lapse of two generations the holder of the title may succeed to the estates. In the meantime, the Grant estates are separated from the Grants.' I —lt appears from the late ocotcn papers that the present earl of Seatield has •ad L4 l H);i a year, not L4dt) as slated by the Home flews, settled on him to support the liguity of the title, aod that the Dowager Countess has executed a ‘onnal conveyance of,-the estates, settling them, su jnt to hot own life interest, on the present Earl and his heirs male It is therefore untrue t hat tUe tamily of the present Earl are excluded from enjoying the estates. At a certain printing office where a work of the celebrated humourist, Theodore Hook, w.s being piintcd, there was an old compo-itor who Went by the nickname of “Twaddle.” In completing a sheet of one of Mr Hook’s novels, the copy war given out in small ** takes” orportions, to eacli one of which the compositor's name way as usual, appended. When the proof was sent out to the author, there appeared a line drawn down the margin of a cer.ain page with the word “ Twaddle” at the side. Mr H- ok ■ eceived Ids nroof, read it, and brought it bark to the office with the remark that, “though he was not above criticism, he did not think the reader was quite the man to make ii.

£SOO will bn paid for any case that rlop Bi'tc s will not cure or help. Unubt not. See.

The Timaru H-rald states that one of the common jurors drew upon himself a severe reprimand from Judge Johnston on Tuesday for using stung in the nupreme Court. He was asking to ho excused from Serving on the jury, and in doing so said ho “told the bonby” he was not the man named in the summons, “ Told the bobby ! What do you mean, sir?" asked his Honor. “I told the bonby who gave me the summons,” repeated the juror, “Iknow what you mean,” said his Honor, •* You have no rig lit to use such a word. It is nothing leas than contempt of Conrt to use slang here. .You told the police man,”

An amusing story comes from the Leviathan Reef, and is told by the Maryborough paper. A young miner had proposed to the girl of his heart, and she had scornfully refused him 8* he went home mooi'ily and brooded on the matter. After a time hi® mother saw him sharpening the;family carving knife on the grindstone. When, she asked him what he was going to do, he told her with wild deteimination that his sweetheart would not have him and he would kill himself. The old lady in aa excess of apprehension, sent privately for the police. Presently the love-sick tragedian stopped the sharpening process, looked critically along the edge of the blade, and, midst screams from his mother, bared his throat? in a most desperate manner. Then with a savage motion, he made a slight out round his throat. The blood flowed feebly, and he paused, looked again critically at tha carver, and remarked as be threw it away, “ Hang it, mother, I’m blowed if I’ll kill myself for the girl.”

At Timaru on Juno 10 a witness asked Judgs Johnston for advice under the follow, ing circumstances: He said he was summoned to Geraldine by it solicitor as a witness for the defence in a criminal case, but he was not called and the solicitor refused t < pay him. His Honour told him ho was not obliged to come iinless sufficient money to pay his expenses was offered to him ; but if he hai come! without, there might be some doubt whether he could compel the lawyer or his client to pay him, unless there was a definite promise to pay. The person said ha was promised payment. His Honour then observed that if the solicitor in question did promise to pay he did not believe for a single moment that a member of the profession wouldiefuse. and the applicant might telljthe solioitor u that he (Judge Johnston) said so.

Iha Lyttelton Times writes:—lt is & common Buying that theie are very few oeople who rightly know their own language. hut the proportion of those who c»n propei ly wrile it is undoubtedly infinitely smaller. The conductors of a newspaper have the very hose opportunities of ascertaming this, as we know to our coat. In a 1 tier forwarded for insertion the other day, and not a vary long letter ; either, out of cu iosity we counted fortv errors liefore we grew tired, amt then them were a lot more not taken count of. It took as much trouble to lick that production in.o decenc shape as if wo had ha I to translate it from a foreign language. And ye!, from « long e>perieuce of the gentlemen who inflict these pazzlea on unhappy editors, we are perfectly certain that when it appeared in print the w iter was quite unconscious of any alteration in the oHs| ring of his brain. Another letter was addressed to ns lately, which might perhaps occupy ten lines of iyj.e, wherein there were 14 blunders of Spoiling alone, lu both cases the authors were re- 1 - dents of fair position, hut. alas, they must have been sad truants in their school days. An event which reminds one of midge al times and the horrors of the inquisition on. ourred recently in Madrid. A carriage with two gentlemen drove u,i to the home mason, and desired th m m to accompany them imm-lis ely on pressing business, lie comp ied, and ma le no objection to have hi eyes bandage i on consideration of an ample douceur. Ultimately ho found himself in a room where a lady was lying, gagge 1 , bound and weeping piteously. The mason was then threatened with a terrible deafh unless he built up with bricks the alcove in which the woman was lying. His story is that he had no choice but to consent, and that he was afterwards conducted back lo his house with the same precautions as b • fore. He lost no time in informing the police, who are now searching for the place of the crime.

In the Sydney Equity Court a few days ago the primary Judge was occupied nearly the whole of the day hearing the application of Edward and Charles Orton to have the lunatio William Creswell released to mlliu erouo-l hat he is clieir brother Arthur Orton. O.ie of the principal witnesses (according to the telegraphed report in the Argus) was Captain W.J.Barry, of Otago, Government lecturer on immigration, a"d author of a hook entitled “ Fifty years’ bxiierieuce in the Colonies,” who wascootiden as to CreswolTs identity with Arthur 0 ion. Captain Barry was in-business as hutch* r on the Ballarat dig-dugs in Victoria m 1857, and he engaeed Orton, but had to ■schargo him in two lays fordruukenn -s«, H - saw him again in 1858 t Creswick creek, Victoria, when Orton i itroduced a friend of his io Harry as “ Thomas Castro.” He next saw him wi hj Thomas Castro at Castlemame wheie they had bo-.li just been acquitt d on a charge of horse-stealing, When Barry was sent to Rnglan I as a lecturer by the N’ew Zealand Government he heard a great deal of talk about the “ e'aimant ” in prison being Arthur Orton Hu got an order to visit tne prisoner, whom he recognised as Thomas Castro, who in his return recognised Barry, and requested him to let Ortou know where he was. Captain Barry has visitel the Paramatta Asylum, and is conti lent that he has recognised in the Inuatic Creswed Ids old aquaintanca, Arth *r Orton. The case has been furthur adjourned-

Referring to the extraordinary telegram \ sent by Mr George Thorne, jun., to one of I the agents of the Government Insurance J Department, and which, from the scandal it brought on the Department, led to Mr Thorne’s dismissal,the Australian Insurance and Ranking Record comments as follows : —“ We are not at all surprised to learn that this remarkable production has occasioned a feelingof strong indignation in Hew Zealand. It is not by such tactics that a Government Insurance Department will commend itself to tne people of the Colony, If a Government interfere at all in such a business as life assurance, its efforts should be distinguished by honourable procedure, and it should aim to set an example of dignified fairness to all its contributors.”

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A curious case was heard before Mr Bes« ■wick, E.M.. last week. Joseph Dyer was •charged with obtaining money by means of » valueless cheque for L 9, from Mr Wat* bins, of the Studbolme Junction Hotel. The evidence showed the cheque to have been drawn by Peter Hanley, a farmer at Waitaki, in favour of Timothy Mahoney, who very mysteriously lost it. Hanley had no money in the bank when he drew the heque, and no account. He gave the cheque some time ago, but paid nothing in to meet it The Magistrate commented strongly on Hanley’s conduct, and said he «ught to take the place of the accused who waflbommittod for trial. "The following birth notice lately appeared lathe Glasgow Herald'. —“Scott. -.At 7 Burnside street, on March 29, the wife of Daniel Scott was safely delivered of triplets —two boys and one girl, all doing well; this making seven of a family in four years and and seven months, having given birth twice to twins, August 29, 1879, twins ; October 21,1881 twins ; March 29. 1884, tri plots- Other papers please copy.” And the papers are obliging this proud father.