ROXBURGH.

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 253, 5 December 1872, Page 8

ROXBURGH.

-p \(From onrowii' Gorrespoiiilent. ) j -rMinjng lier^.is stilt dull, tlie 'only thing 'j-emarif abTe^i i ,ihat 'which I -referred to, last woek/'j about, th 6 , .fourteen mile beach iqwartzir^ef. „ jThe. meeting took place on , Saturday last, but I do not really know hwitresulbedyJjeing away at the ,lime, b.ut I believe ai prospectus willibe issned inext week. JlMiavei 'been^ informed by •soone at i:he ( niinei's -from the Exteiided 1 iGlaijn, or Pigtail Race company at' -the .Pofjnah'awk^'tfm tliat?^rttuou9 task Which ih^ be^n' iidw, ia- 1 ' 6'peratipn for 5 years,, wjlll ( be/fihished t by 'the ex\&<jf thik summer^ wfhen they exp'ect'to" liaye very lar^e ro.ttornk for their indefatigable tabor. I aliso.hear ,it saifd^JieyJiavejdi^CQye^ed/som'e spjendtti, Bpecitne.M K qfj'.,qi;ar^,,o,uj{.' about th&rp, ajid -frornjihei a.pp9aran(?9.,of the ■^pgcimena and asp'efctr.of the cauntry, I .do noi seeiwhy there should not 'be payable ..veflff in abundance. But tlie 'men them l spare time to 'prospect-.fche-ii 1 ptorierly,' but 1 - if - thei<e Was ''a fort^-rt pnrp'rtsc, 1 yiloiiia say it/would poy.well/.and Send /the' 'dfaittih§ a-liead. -' -^ ■' -„,The; f e^denfe t he^e^re ho,w a' 101s ( a p-. peaked sijuce s/fc', visije.d us la,st^w,eak jand! -gftve.fugojiiisropin^in-thfxt.a bridafe fc7)tild be easily i put 'across ifchftMplyneux,, .and'atnotinuoh expense. ,Thi^ would, be, ,the kreatesfeboon: even confen-ed on the j jtffwnship of Roxburgh, 'all the 1 river is.' an;o b?ljacle ; to every thing got up here. If a meeting, conQeHl or u any 'entsrtatrimeni •ii gdirhfi', t^iB I tjfy 1I b'efyrs'it : i3-half dyer is !the Uh{ t>^it, f 6ll'^'. J;j: ' '' l ' ' M , ; if.* There jwjfi -ft 'p^b/ifeld, 1 . ti6rb"jf»Vi , Fritflayl^ym m Jij/pd^f x |lie b.'iiitdfng.fnnd jof^the, WUflpXpfEJf^ggpi; Mnfov^nnat^y, 2»i^ F^a n/^.yery o ppD9r},un9 ;j af it was M&W&nKi, 9n p&V%t, Jwwifia^e^ fl;, Wgs «t _ foifio^Qry-.^^if Jil)i\¥!ibhe4an;4«Jgß; jTHe chief amusernent'Mai I *.ithei!(|oi ) 9tigftniftj -jdfc; ki& fiii*t4>cr/a«pgij?iUrhfeu .■stores uatiro. clo«bA <i*rh«ftlor d^'i&J'e»^Ht.vii! to a« :i •■ j^^rV^'^ad^^v^4ely v^eJ ji4i»lt»vm'*iice .'6w Sat lrdav evening, by the CPQ'&.ib.&h'civfr*' { g(pf. Jtl*yrl&iMJ tl*yrl&iM I^w^atte'ndeMs 1 «■ ilßiapit hayje b^en,,had the c'ijMSW^ip? , I WtfPfiftflfe^ i mßt# on 4» evening. The acting was really go'bo", 1 The company had travelled from Tuapeka. that day, and were much fatigued*

,a rid'V j ,9moß,i^§fiMK, 9moB , i^§fiMKV H -eev.udi ni . 0 oair> ,j I -'" W& 9ifi -ni\r «il nnin louini J io^j \ Jf if.^.jj -Juoji 9flJ floqw tojlif},! oh['/in[ ml'|i.;' , [jJßonie; fOTathei.inoßWn^iiOrioue ifmitikft . 'cr,in>ina^ T 6Sfifinl*4H^"Hei*ifMftjesty!» 'g^Mn-^^d^% B miy;t4'Btt I^ i M ;ajj4,,give those in char^np^ihwil^ jmucil tftyHbl^^B'iiOflslbla^ aiid asia>.oon*f ' iaeqneric ! e7M?lln / :oiae'r t 4;o ) Tn f aint^in v l{ tiiG> .s^jr^tpi.adißßUiifltieaJiia djJAlo, i !whfiljiPPn^v pnpish,nient in the shape J>^wflo^ging,j i !evesyfcln^ & eI9e c '4?afinV ) faae!ai isttf»te/ 'du'eitig the desired Weqi, BW TO wat6r di-et jd.<ies < »fit /[ s.e^tti.jto ri p? ) regarded, , Jpy hPi|ese scoundrels.Oasi arfery. siardotQ>> endure / ) Baia iJ a : WfeKW:-tWO> bf so4ifar^ p^la6en'tly, and regarded fSo,,h^gy;, > jiiM/ „ reps wed 1 breaches ofliprisoii idißedpl^?) are conihiitte'd J a^ : sbW'fes'Jthe^ditiaryt ■ cell has^be ( en.Mt.. nr Hence the Yisitfeg 1111 11" 1 Jij^des.and .th^^b'vgrnpr of^^hq./gaol ( .h^ve resbrtedj to.'.w-ha£ :was .theirLciO^j^j .alterjiative^-^ii' jtidicioufl-'applicaiti6n*o£' '■th'edijeadedicat.^ Tjia|; has iadoUbe 1 de^ir^d effept. igL'fh'e case Giaila^er, ir w^ J 1 an sentence; of. 50. lashes j ajbic«],% ,aiiwe&k r since, is proved • by the /cdn-i ;tvition hV'has Wd :i pi^'ia.^-' 'parent wijijj?|n,esl wjth7f h#., Jf^f, *. is£ . pprforrns the f jyoi*; , .reqnirea.j q>£ijMl9-u , ije ha^, ntf'doub't, a ,too painfully; vtivid • reeolljection. of r the tin^\ihg 'sen'sation created , bxtlje. c[ozen lash as j ' 'sVliic'h he - received i a, short time baels, to j, en, able ,him)todook with any degree. of oomplacency 1 bn/the prospect of rpeeiving 1 iifty, Jhen'ce his' changed deirieahor^and 'bbhdtiQUriin.consfquenceof .-which the sonitehca.' isi held An, abeyaheja^to be. .carried into imhiedkfcely^ upon any!' (Jtspb^tibn to return' to' his Old pranka being .manifested^ Plumme^ also, <?f escaped notoriety, has been giving „ some' 1 little trouble to his janitors •; arid,--1 as* all .other b'thbr,""ine.ins f of reducing him Ito a proper' 'sense of how, he j "pughi; io :'copduct himself .hay-e.. •'failed^, he ia likewise under sentence 1 ■ of) 25r. » olashes/pe^dingjnsfiifth'er thisbehaviou' I .' •The sentence would lha'vol ha'vo been .'carried! ;6^it ! ]M-essedj but • that the Valiant' , ,PlUpim.er expressed great contrition for lvs r '"jnWo'nduct, and promised 1 to behai'e liiinsel'f in future. ,It fi wiU' iVo ' Jio'ul)t be generally conceded that the gag] authorities . have netedi wisely ,iii jj'ne course $?' ■procedure ' they -have adopted, for howcy.er muc,h the aboJisiiing jof, flp^ing is .desirable' in''^the and !jijlvyj.,np ptie'.can "express 1 r, Cljesauie.- fcelinff ,-wifcli regafd^ta/nie t n7. <\vlio pre alreacly~'J<bsfc fco ail-- s^O^§ 'oj>; shame; who haVe forfeited the'resnoct 1 'of soQjipi'y by, re-asori of thd Criminal lives! they have "lived, arid whoiti it would} be ifl3possdble.to.fiur ( ther degrade in t!^e eyes of their fellow-cien.sf j ,h\ •> >r v Sihce ;aboY6; ;I « f hHve .ljea'riied' that ' Plummets seritetac&wa's : thia morning carried, ia to., ftfftfet in'^fm :gaol| in -the presence.of Mr^Gald/WW, Dr.- Hulme, J and one^or fcwo "other wit.nosafes^ltlxe thinking • i t ' , absolutely •nece's^ai^/jn/cdnse Iquo,i1 quo,il | be of Jais behaviour^ £hat?,Pjl u m' i:ner ' should 'be i^uofab A k- lesson. -The individual whO'W'ielded'the' 1 ;'" cat," 'was'-forinerly^ . in Her/Maiesty's'. riavf, and .'from the; scientific jtifhj j|u,Avhitb/_l:,,un^erßta,nd,. he proceeded about : his rather jodiftvis' task; evidently no novice 'atiit. <- -t < a i ' T^e, downpour of ram which linfor^ tun^tely prevailed; this ajfterppqn, cpm- ' . pletely spoiled .ther f fco.ii4ay,, Jpr j\}\£\ 'proper 1 of . whieki consider■able| preparation had been made. The' •graces at Forbury.Parkf^CTe WgtezVh, /success ns .qonld' haY^^^e^.'exp'ecjPe^' » fUtid^r the circuni stances,- nYa^wVg&M ■ .there was^ certainly very little. r ple"aßure ; ' in staying to witness them r amidst the» ,' raini The harbp'f /^steamers' ' ,h^'4l^ , presented their usual crowded,, appear,-. , ance 1 , the threatening aspect of the sky jn the morning haVinga verydahipin^ cfFept on' previous anticipations of pleasant sea excursions ;,andtihose r wh6' hadipromised themselves a delightful, day ( in the ptc-nic line 1 , showed by the: disappointed look on their faces that , ' had given up all hopes'- of the' weather clearine: up sufficiently to' al1 low of their projects for a day's ouc1 ing beirtw carried into effect. Those .' who; ha,d the temerity to venture any•whe're but of, reaeli of shelter, were.rewarded .with an :unpleasant (Jrenchj'ng, and! returned' to town, lookinor.ias'df [ would .have beerl much better ; at Vi hp^e. Altogether the^t; AhdpeWs i day i holiday of* 18^2, bW.b'eenV failure. ■ iQne of the^up-countpy papers,: l poserve, has mentioned as 1 an on 4lt that Mr. Bevies' -yvill prpbahfly be the riaw it'ivjviueia.l^ 121^1,11 eer. 'On ; yery C[do^ frathovityi^lu aiivy' state ,ihafc this information is not corrects Mr.-Simp-- ' !sdn, long anfl'.fi'r'prably 'kno r wflt"ifi-' r <jhis' ! ' pro|rince.ii}!9pnn J ect\6ri. T wifh ing 'matters, ia, I understand,' to be, Provincial Bngiaeef. ' .' • . . v. ..

'.'.■" ,The' '^estp'ort' '^ioies" /of "a- Jatp 1 date ( remaijk^:T— f,^.',". letter, pW he^jij,r'6; \ cetv.ed.by ajiiesident.in AVestport f VQjn . a e(j»rfespondei3 i tiin.:A'UstnalTa,J>ioc'atedt' :flboiutspomileßfloath I pf the QtiPW' rCarpenfark^r, T&, \n-i feTcom l plfain !^oF .iii)e|gi < eatib^at,Alie,pr9jcale)Qc'e (I Qf^eJ' the lack of«di»fojftfc, and, the.abaßocei qf!\ ' ariyi gol,l. He hafHj^ i 4i : wo I pkingf6p,wj^es^ ; Sts £S?ifer.^elf W rt""4^WbW ;i !iMde^ /4\nd. .'ffiAtes.,, as t (ip^l^\ng .^ke . sfcejphpjj^ iniaon fi'Ojaa'thfiia u g«a\Dea', t dOi'ft^eirauch 1 3tallk^*J""<if dij^gingßif te Is'ays never a< -'Wbfd'".' I*'?1 *'?™ 1 ""' 1 '" f '' ;i iv - : " 'jf. .i «'li [ i*' Argus has been posteu about Melbourne;-^ , nical and godless Education Bill about to be" enforced on you by a mjaority, and by a Satanic delusion falsely palled progress,"