The Dunstan Times Beneath the rule of men entirety just The pen is mightier that the sword. CLYDE FRIDAY, OCT 17 1884.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1181, 17 October 1884, Page 2

The Dunstan Times Beneath the rule of men entirety just The pen is mightier that the sword. CLYDE FRIDAY, OCT 17 1884.

We draw attention to the . very timely notice in another column given by the County Clerk regarding the qualification of voters at the coming county elections, which we understand are to take place on Wednesday, the 12th of November next, and as it is imperative on the part of all rcturnmg officers to enforce the clause, it will be seen at once that all those who desire to take part ia the elections should bo ia a position to do so. I'

Amongst those who gave evidence before the Legislative Council in Victoria bu tho Legal Professions Bill, which provides that hamsters an I solicitors shall have the same standing as in New Zealand, was Sir Archibald Michio, who strongly supported the amalgamation, maintaining that it would reduce tho cost of litigation, an I enforced tho opinion by saying that an unnecessary and interminable quantity of writing was done in the solicitor’s offices, citing an instance-**Thttt 5u a brief he at one time held tho whole of the articles of association cf the Hobson’s Bay Railway Company wore embodied, when only four of the sections had to bo read, and when asked why the other sections were put in,replied— Why, for corts, of course. Mr Holden, a barrister, and Mr Busbe, a solicitor, gave evidence that it would be to the public advantage if the Bill became law. On the othcr hand, Mr Townsend Macdermott, banister, was of opinion that it would be a public calamity to adopt it. He had practised in Ireland, Victoria, New South Wal. 3, and New Zealand. ■ln the lastnamed country the two branches of the legal profession were amalgamated, Imt it had not worse I beneficially.' Ho did not see where in Now Zealand they could get men competent to act as judges after the gentlemen who at present were on the Bench bad died. He did not think any solicitor would be capable of acting as a judge until ho had obliterated from his mind some of the experiences he had gained as an attorney, then went into a barristers chambers for a few years, then practised as a banister for seven or eight years. : Ho was told that a BUI similar to this had three times passed tho “Lower House" in New South Wales, and he scornfully replied, “Any Bill will pass a Lower House; this Bill, which is a perfect mass of nonsense. has passed a lower House." Other colonies had adooted amalgamation, but ho considered that instead of our following their example they should copy from us.

Under the head of Parliamentary in another column wo ehow the amounts given to Otago and Canterbury for charitable aid, and as they are taken from a return laid before the House of Representatives, there can be no questioning their correctness. We draw particular attention to the matter on account of the manifest injustice, and with the view, if possible, of eliciting an expression of public opinion on the subject.

Hie donnty phairmah informs ns that Mr Pyke has succeeded in inducing the Government to place on the estimates of Survey Department, the snm of L2OOO for the construction of the Waikaia Bush Road. . Still another disastrous fire occurred in Invercargill on Friday morning last, resulting in the loss of seven buildings, over which there were insurances covering L3OOO. The scene of the fire was in Dee Street, immediately, opposite the site of the fire that took place some ten days previously. In consequence of the prevalence of fires in Invercargill several of ■ the insurances companies have decided to withdraw their agencies from and-.do no further business in Invercargill

Through the courtesy of Mr Inspector Hickson >ve are placed in possession of information of the finding the body of the man John McPhee, who was reported as missing froth the Serpentine. Deceased was in the employ of Mr Turnbull, of Linnhnrn Station, the last.job he was engaged on being the repairing of a hut about midway between the station and the Serpentine township. On the 26th of September he went to the Serpentine for some coffee and other supplies, with which he left, taking with him also a bottle of gin. About seven days afterwards his horse was found. No information of McPhee being got, search parties from the station and the Serpentine went out scouring. the ranges, and it was not till Sunday last, the 13th inst., their labours were rewarded, when the body was found by Constable Rasmussen, on the top of the range, lying under a tussock of snowgrass with the empty gin bottle beside him. The was at once conveyed to Naseby, where an inquest was held on the 14th inst. It appears that deceased had on previous occasions, when lie got a bottle of grog, drank it, and lain out all night ; and it is snrmised he did so on this occasion, and as heavy snow on the Serpentine on the nignt of the 26th ult., he must have died from the exposure. The opening match of the season between the Blacks and Clyde Cricket Clubs will be played on the ground o: the farmer on Saturday, the 23th inst., wickets to be pitched at 10 30 sharp.

Though the weather is still very changeable, no two days being alike, it has so far moderated as to admit of work being resumed on tbe O.d Man Range amongst the reefs. White’s Company have at length got their main tunnel in good working order, and are now driving along the retd,, which to all accounts maintains its healthy and favorable appearance. The local directors have laid down a very go id rale, namely—of excluding anyone from visiting and inspecting the mine except on an order from one or other of the board; ami as orders will only, be granted to but a few, not only will the shareholders benefit by the increased amount of work done, as on the very lowest computation all hands w -re thrown off. tluir work for fully half an hour for every visitor. bat tbe reports that go abroad respecting the mine may bo treated as reliable. Mervyn and Qavan start sinking, I believe, nxt week. Grey and Lyibgoe are busy sluicing, and arc getting equally as good gold as during past fall. At a public meeting held in the B mnockburn Athemeum Hall for the purp ise of hearing Mr Duncan Mackollar on County matters generally, that gentleman is reported in the Cromwell Argus as saying, “ That he und rstood the Government intended to -introduce a local government measure that would probably have the effect of greatly modifying, if nos abolishing, the present expensive, and not altogether effi ciont, Comity system.” At an early stage of the meeting after dealing with the vexatious legal proceedings which had taken place between Councillors, ha referred to the manner in which they had got rid of Mr Fyke, and how, after a protracted struggle, MrFrasorhad been quietly elected in consequence of an unfortunate attaox of lumbago which had disabled one of his colleagues, but which he (Mr Mackellar) was now inclined to think had ready biou a merciful dispensation of Providence, as in their present chairman, Mr Fraser, they had secured a gentleman who straightforwardly did his duly, leaning unduly neither to North or South. Mr Mackellar certainly regretted that the Council hi I not seen its way to restoring tae Nevis Riling to its original position. It had clearly been abolished to keep him out of the Council in the first instance, and secondly to keep and retain the power in the hands of Southern members. It did not matter ranch however, so long as they had a chairman who could rise above those potty influences, whether he happened to bo a Northern or a Southern man.

Tlie London frozen moat market, it ap pears, has started into life with fresh vigor, the cargo by the Tongariro realised G.J to 7d par la.

The Melbourne Ag*. is tho authority for saying that Sir Dillon Dell has resolved to retire from the Agent Generalship on the expiration of his term. Tho Government, however, state that they know nothing of tho matter.

“ iEglea ” in the Australasian says 11 The Mayor of Melbourne is in future, to wear a gold chain of office. Every past mayor (it is proposed) is to contributo a link costing some L 7 or LB. There will be some 30 links, and most of them have been already promised. Each will bear the donor’s name, Ac. It will doubtlesi fall to Councillor Carter to bo tho first wearer of this' costly badge of office,which will remain tha property of tho City Council

A very discreditable affray has occurred at Campbell Town, Tasmania. Two boys, P. Johnson and A. Melville, aged 10 and 8 years respectively, had been' incited by an older boy named Youle, to fight. When Johnson fell to the ground, bleeding and alf unconscious, Youlo raised him, so that be was struck again and received fatal injuries. The immediate cause of death was inflammation of the brain from a blow. The coroners -jury showed - their opinion of this inhuman pastime by returning a verdict of manslaughter against Youle.

Great difficulty has been found in punishing the blacks in the Northern Tes»* toiy for their recent outrages on miners settlers. Fresh trouble is reported from Palmerston. Tinea men with loaded teams, camped at Argument Fiat, were visited by five natives, who received food. Shortly afterwards 20 or 30 armed blacks came and demanded food. Without warning they threw a shower of spears at the teamsters, and rushed to plunder the waggons. The whites, with carbines and revolvers, fired in return, killing two natives and wounding others. The mob dispersed, leaving behind them three tomahawks and 60 spears they had thrown. There is a large body of blacks camped in the neighbourhood, under the command of Jaekey M'Grath, a semicivilised native. They are supposed to bo Daly River blacks, who murdered three miners a week or two ago.

A contributor to the North American Be* view asserts that in a few years the repudiated public debts of the people of the United States will reach the enormous, sum of 1300,000,000 sterling, and he charges the general Government with having been a party—-almost a particeps eriminia —to this repudiation in several of the states, which he stigmatises as having been more shameless than that of Turkey or Egypt. Bishop Moorhen se cannot believe that the Salvation Army’s religious patois, its military ritualism, its noise, and disconcerting familiarity can ever be made tolerable to men of thought, culture, and largely developed religions reverence. If he had to judge this movement by its adaptation to any classes but to those who are lowest in culture an I intelligence, he should pronounce it a huge mistake, and say it was destined to disastrous failure. But he looks upon it as an effort to win classes which the Christian churches have not .won, and as worthy of mo .ified commentation.

One of the leading native papers in Japan has been a locating the adoption of the Christian religion in Japan, with a characteristically candid expression of a business like view of religion which is not altogether unknown outside of Japan, thonem not so plainly avowed. It points oat that “ the so-called ‘ international laws* are represented as being not cosmopo itkn, but confined to Christian nations, excluding all those lanes where other religions and other customs prevail. ‘ Such being the case, if we desire to maintain onr intercourse wit a Western nations on the basis of international law, it is fist of all absolutely necessary that we remove completely the stigma from our land of being an anti-Christian country, and obtain the recognition of fellowship by the adoption of.the social colour. , , . Xhoa loptiou of this religion will not fail to bring the feelings of our people and the instithtion of our land into harmony will those of the lands of the Occident. IVe earnestly, desire, therefore, for the sake of our national administration, that steps 1 c taken for the introduction of Christianity as the religion of Japan.’ ”

Bad dreams, disturbed sleep, indigestion, stomach gas, all vanish before Hop Bitters, Ktrail and ponder.

The Duke of Grammont was the most adroit and witty courtier of his day. He entered one day the closet of Cardinal Mazarin who was amusing himself by jumping against the wall. To suprise a Prime Minister in so boyish an occupation was dangerous ; a less skilful oourlicr might have stammered excuses and retired. The duke entered briskly and cried : “I’il bet yon one hundred crowns that I jump higher (ban your eminence j and the Duke and the cardinal began to jump for their lives. Grammont took care to jump a few inches lower than the cardinal, and was, six months afterwards, Marshal of France.

In the early days of the Reign of Terror, a French gentleman of rank was brought before the revolutionary tribunal. “ What is your name?” demanded the presiding judge. “ Monsieur de Saint Cyr,” replied the aristocrat with a grand air. “Monsieur is a titlo that exists no longer,’ said the judge sternly; “we are all citizens now.” “De Saint Cyr, then; ” “‘Be ’ is an aristocratic prefix and has been prohibited accordingly” “ Well. Saint Cyr.” “ 'lhcre arc no saints now ; the Church has been abolished.” “ Well, then, Cyr.” Sire,’ is the title of the King, and he has been beheaded,” growled the nncompromising official; and in this way pror M. de Saint Cyr was finally left with no name at all.

Tbe criminal record of tha week in Victoiia has some unpleasant features. The trial of William O’Diieu, who has been convicted of having on July 24 murdered Peter M'Anlsh, a farmer at Lauccfitdd, has established the fact that this was an ngrafcian outrage. Such crimes are common in Ireland, but this is the first that has come before the Victorian public, and no one wants the system acclimatised. O’Brien lost his farm in consequcuco of befng unable to perform Lis monetary engagements. Peter M'Anish acquire' l tbo property in nrdinary course,and though lie bad never done O'Brien any injury, the latter conceived n deadly hatred for him. The murderer concealed himself and rbot the nnlucky possessor of the farm as ho was walking about with a pipe in his mouth. Somo law points were reserved on the trial for the opinion of the full Court, There is no public sympathy, however, for the prisoner.

Par, far hotter for you than beer, ale or porter, and flora the intoxicatin' effects, is Hop Bitters, . Head.