THE Mount Ida Chronicle FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1872.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 172, 21 June 1872, Page 4

THE Mount Ida Chronicle FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1872.

' • i— ■■■■■!—» I» "II I ■■ IL" """■■'l, 1 x a late issue we gladly gave. insertion ■to a letter signed "Jus ti f ia,", de fen u ing the action taken< by. iSdLi*.- -Meryyalinthe Provincial Council during the; session /jus.t closed. ".J usjtitia'i? ];oM er ,\v.as,' it will be remembered, in reply to some scurrilous remarks by a '.Daily Times' correspondent; signing' himself Q.'" Although we at the. lime fully endorsed, the' opinion of Mr. Mervyn's .. conduct as explained by, " ,Jasn itia,:' r we fear that our; e indorsation of .these [ opinions was .premature., Intact, since the publication of the leiter iir ques- ; iiv,n 3 the report of the Select Commit-' loe on the- iloivndburn Hill deviation . ha>s eon.e to hand. This re-port we published hut week. - .Of the Commit-' i<?e JVJr. Mervyn w«s ■ Chairman. By reference .to-the report in .question it will be seen that Mr. Merv.y'n has pet his- face against and voted against the expressed, and widely expressed opinion of his constituents,.avith regard to the passing..of. the main line of road through JN T aseby. Ik Avas hardly to i

have been expected.that in a matter ofthis sort any representative would be found bold enough an d> sufficiently unwise to have taken the course which Mr. Merryn has thought fit to take with regard to this deviation. Being . a non resident in the district he should i have been satisfied that.his constituents > knew much better what was for their interest-than he could possibly do, and 5 should, therefore, at" all cost and at all. hazard, have supported the prayer-of ■the petition. ' There is also an absurdity which has' - been introduced'into s this Select (God. r save tue mark !) ..Committee?s report, -which must;be patent to all who have eyes wherewith to read and- understanding with which to : understand.-,.--I hereport;says, " Your, Committee " unanimously of opinion that .the line.~ " ot road.recommended,by the-District '* Engineer, : Mr". Oliver, is ; thebest- and-. ' " least .expensive,--and, calculated to " g've /the greatest amount of accom-., " modation to the public." Whatever Mrjl ervyn may think on this subject. . it, is evident, from the universal feeling of disappointment with which the report has been received, that the con- • stituency think otherwise. It may be, t perhaps, that Mr. Meryyn has some - interest in getting the line through the. Teviot (thedistrict wherein that gentleman resides) —the line which the-. , Clyde people swear'by—made, ■ and* that, as is usual in most cases of .the .non-residence, of members, constituents' interests have been sacrificed to private gain. - - Tne inconsistency-which-this report.; discloses is evident from the conclud-. ing clause, .which we quote : —" Tour " Committee are further of' opinion " that, in the present state of the ' finances of the.Province, it would be "impossible for the Government'to " expend the< amount desired by the " in constructing" the road ; the whole way'to iSasebv, but would, - '' recommend the same to the favorable consideration of the Govern>l ment.". - Could there, by any possibility. be a case of stultification more • -pdpable than this report- discloses. In. ihe first place, the wiseacres declare " that the line of road recommended "by Mr.-Oliver is the best, least ex T " • " pensive, and calculated to give the - 'r gr -atest -amount of • accommodation to the public,-':-,-and, in the.very next clause,, recom'trfend to the favorable consideration of the .Government an , > entirely, different and,- alleged to .be,. = much more expensive line. -The. two clauses., are- so entirely: opposed the ' one-to the other that we cannot refrain; . from thinking that, the report >t must r have been concocted ..under, the in- ? fluer.ee of post-prandial excitement.. If ■ the:.line recommended by Mr. Oliver .. be the cheapest .and the! best, ; as al- ;. leged, why attempt to recommend another line-for the " favorable considera- " tion of the Government.'" The thing" is in itself an.absurdity, and; Mr. Mervyn would, in.our opinion, have' exercised a wise discretion had he,. when ; signing the report as Chairman' of s Ccanmi ttee—whi -h we presume he.was compelled to .do —have inserted, after his own name the word; " dissenting " or "protesting." News to hand leave little if auy doubt of the fact that Mr. Stratford .will re- • ceive the appointment- of "Warden at the Arrow. While congratulating. Mr. ytrsiford js prospective ])romotion we cantJm but feel, that * socially the district will lose, an able •' Mild useful member. „ There: vhaye, "indeed,- been no movements affecting the moral and social progression of Naseby in .which' Mr. Stratford has not taken ;an able and prominent part. We •trust-that a tardy act of justice is about to.be dpne,-and we have no doubt that, whether at the Arrow or .elsewhere, : Mr. Stratford cannot fad to make -for , himself a host of friends.,' "We sincerely wish him success. -

A correspondent forwards to us a.prospeel us of a nozzle used for hydraulic purposes much in use in California. This prospectus in the in teres', of the miners, Mte publish below, nfid any further information upon the subject, can- be.had by;applying to Mr. L; W Busch, in whose h-iisds t,h» •;trifch iUustriitions, lies, and will lie for a week fCitr this (late. The imjnes appended to the tesfi-" ir.onials which accompany the prospectus should be sufficient and conTiueing. proof of its value. and. applicability to. all purposes of

hydranlicmining. We invite t-he attention of the miners to this subject, as being one likely to conduce largely and extensively to their interest. The follow is the prospectus ; "Dictator and Little"Giant Hydraulic joints

(patented, July 19, 1870) are superior to all others. * They will discharge more water through the same size nozzle than any other universal joint. They are warranted to move, easily unci to stand wherever put without support. The pipemari can swefcp more easily than "with the old fashioned hose and pipe! These machines are superseding all others are introduced: They are more simple, less likely to get out of repair, and more easily repaired. When the joints, from use, become impaired and leak, they can be repacked as easily a? a'pump piston, and at

a nominal expanse, thus renewing .the joint. They can be moved longitudinal :y, a complete circle, and vertically 50 per cent, more range than any.other joint. They are ,the .cheapest apparatus for the purpose in the market." Our correspondent further states that the

prospectus had bei*n sent, to him by a friend who recently emig!a'e:l to California, together with a list of the prices of iron piping from 7 to 30 inches .diameter, wliich lie will be happy to send to any who may feel interested. • '

With reference, to a petition from the residents, mind's, and others. at Clark's, praying that a sum of money might be expeiided by the Government upon the formation of a road between that place .and Kasebv, a reply has,

we understand,, been received to the effect, that the District Engineer has'been directed to report upon t-lie subject, and tliat. upon the receipt of that officer's report the matter will be referred by the Secretary of Worts for the consideration of the Executive. t: The severe weather to which we alluded in our last issue has continued without iriternussion up to the present time. The falls of snowhave been frequent, and the frost «ullieiently strong to the whole in one consolidated mass. ' - We believe, indeed, tliac under existing circumstances, the b;st method of travelling would be by sledge, and not by coach* or personal locomotion. We need hardly say, under the circumstances which we have to record, not. only that- travelling is dangerous, but that mining operations are almost, if not totally suspended. -. The meeting called for Friday last to take into consideration the advisability of disposing of the manse-property and iurmture, and applying the proceeds to the establishment of a Mechanics' Institute or Athenannn, lap-ed for want of a room wherein to: meet. We are glad, however, to hear that the movement vyill, not be allowed to drop, and that the trustees

are wi'ling to do all in their power to assist

and push it forward. As will be seen on re--femiee to our. advertising columns, another meeting lias been called for the s me purpose, to be held i»,.the. Union' Church on ITriday,.oth Juiy, at 8 p.m. . \ O-reat credit, is undoubtedly due to Cobb and Co., not- forgetting the driver, Mr. ITarry Jfettlefold, who, in spite of the depth of snow and the severity of the weather, have succeeded in jkeeping exceedingly go-ut time. In a billy country such as that between the head of Shag Yalley and the Dunstan, the difficulty and danger of driving in- weather sueli as we

have lately experienced mast be thoroughly appreciated. To driven coach over such a country, and in such weather as we 1 have lately had,; reqtiir.'s- pracf ica-1 knowledge combined with.a good nerve and a cool head, and

•without -tin?"slightest' desire to, flatter Mr. Ncttlefold, we must- express, our opinion that lie lias proved himself equal to the occasion In connection with this subject, we may-s ate

that in the town of Xaseby-the snow.li .s beai from eix to eight incites deep, and on higher and even lower portions of the country much deeper. That there will and must be a. flood should mild weather set-in no one would be induced to dispute—the question is, seejng how scarce -water-has been, to be able to nti-

ltse it when the proper lime urrm-s. The position of.the miners here is at present sometiling like the e-ase'of the "poor frozen out gardeners " at Koine. Bellowing, ast.hepre-, pent severe '.frost, lias Hone, so closely upon the. summer drought, the'niinirig population have been placed, and are plneed, in a position l no ■way enviable. "JWeliora sperannus''' must" be the motto by whitili their t-ondudfc must be actuated: ■ - r

We understand that the points reservefl in J£ wing's case for' the ''consideration of the Court of Appeal have beeii overruled, and tliafc

that- gentleman will have to appear to receive sentence at"the next sitting of the Supreme Court, Piinediri (July Ist-). Cor one- moment attempting, to extenuate Mr. E wing's conduct" in'the matter, we may, we think, say fchaf. the ease is one in wlucli the Qnesn's prerogative of n\m-jr might- b« f:i:rlv exercised.' The pain of mind to which Mr.

Ewing must hare been subjected sjnce the trial must hare been ample;-punishment'- for • his indiscretion, and we ean only trust- fcluit a petition ;is we feel' it would ( be, might hav? the effect of inducing IhVKxeellency to exercise the prerogative of mercy which,..as,--.Governor of the Colony• and iher Majesty's representative, lie, as : matter of course, possesses. The petition should be mild, but firm, and we feel Utile fear, if such be the case, that its prayer will be refused as against the expressed wish of. a large'aud important district. At a summoned meeting of the Loyal Naseby Lodge, M.U-1.0.0.F., the. following Brethren were elected office-bearers for the ensuing six months : —Bro. W. J. Cooper, N.G.; Bro. A.

Mawhinney, :V.*>. ; and Bro. J. Lory, K.S. Tub house and garden at-taehed (freehold), now in the occupation of Mr. H. A. Stratford, is to sell «>r let. See advertisement. Tele&baphic information from Wellington informs us that Mr. Hemy Smythies' appli-

cation for re-admission to pi\u-:.iee as a .barrister and .solicitor of the Supreme Court, has been refused by the Court.'of Appeal. As of the severity of- the weather which has for some tiaie past prevailed here, we may state - that a Mr. Webb from Dunedin, a passenger by Cobb's .coach on Tuesday last, received a severe frost-bite in fclirt feet, from the oifjc.s of which he is still suffering. . Passengers by it-he coach at this. tivne of the year cannot be too careful in supplying themselves with all the travelling paraphernalia ot* an almost arctic'region. : In* consequence of the dt at-li of our,.respected and much lamented Brother, Dr. M'Oaihbridge, the annual Masonic soiree, advertised to bo held on Sk John's D.ay, has been post?poned until fur:her notice. Tun Secretary to the Mount Ida Disfc - ick' Hospital begs to acknowledge the receipt of £5 4s. from Mrs. liarber, being proceeds of an ■ entertainment, which took place on the. 24> Iv May, at. the Union Hotel, Hamilton: - We understand'that the Hospital, subsidy, to the amount of £342 13s. 3d., has been received. ' ■ ■. reference to advertisements in another column it will be seen that both Lodges of Oddfellows" in'this town hold special meetiiiiis, in their respective .Lodge rooms, this evening, in connection with the funeFal of the late Dr. M'Cambridge.