COUNTRY NEWS.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2686, 26 September 1871, Page 3

COUNTRY NEWS.

DUNSTAN. Mr Robert Thomson has been temporarily reinstated in the office of sheep inspector for this part of the country.—A visitor from Ctomwell informs us that a regular stampede is anticipated from that township towards the Carrick ranges. The claims arc looking up, and a quartz reef town is developing in the immediate locality, about seven miles distance from Cromwell. The Bendigo gully township is already a thing of the past, most of the buildings having been already shifted towards the Carrick.—There is little mining news. At Alexandra the accumulation of tailings in the bed of the Molyneux is causing much anxiety, and as a consequence, dredging is almost impracticable. Two machines have only been at work lately, and although they arc on first-class ground, they arc barely making wages and expenses. Matters at Blacks arc much about the same as they have been for some time past. The Deep Lead Company las again struck the lead, equally as good as before, and are getting out some first-rate dirt. It is strange that the lode was ever lost—it appears to have taken a dip, perfectly perpendicular, and was passed over ; it was discovered by sinking, and the gold follows the main rock bottom. From German Hill there is nothing to report, save that the limited population are all busily engaged, and, to all appearances doing well— Damian Timex, Supreme Court.— The trial of Regina v, Reichelt was proceeded with to-day. The witnesses examined were Mrs Howard, Miss Perkins, Mrs Wright, and Messrs Elliot, Brodrick, Raymond, Hayman, and Noonan. In answer to Mr Barton, Mr Elliot said that, even in the event ef this trial terminating in a verdict of “not guilty,” the New Z aland Insurance Company would n it pay the prisoner his insurance until he (Mr Elliott) was convinced that the stock on the burnt premises was equal to the amount it was insured for. No advantage would be taken of legal technicalities, nor of the fact that explosive matter nad been stored q:i the p: emises. It did not rest with him to resolve in policies ; but his directors would be guided by his recommendation. Mr Brodrick said his company (Ihe Liverpool ar.d Globe) would not pay the insurance on an acquittal. The matter would be left entirely to his directors ; he m quid make no rcpoi f foy or against. Juror’s Troubles. —At the opening qf the Court to day the foreman of the jury in Keicbelt’s case, complained to the judge of their letters being opened by the authorities, which elicited from his Honor au expression of opinion that their private letters should not be opened. Complaint was also made that the jurors had too little exercise, and his Honor prorn sed give instructions which would remove this difficulty, so long as the bounds of prudence were not overstepped. We notice that the windows of the jury room have been frosted over, which will prevent the idle public from gazing on the deliberations of the jury.