DUNEDIN.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 825, 15 June 1871, Page 3

DUNEDIN.

A traveller gives the following description ofDunedin:— " Like all other British towns Dunedin has many grog-shops, and, as a natural censequence, much drunkenness ; for if there were few drinkers, there would be few places for the fiery fluid. In every colonial town that I have visited, I think I am safe in saying there are double the number of places for sale of strong drink that would be found in American towns of the same size. So, too, with breweries ; it must indeed be an insignificant place that cannot support a brewery. Dunedin, with a population of 13,000, has four; and also imports large quantities of English beer. The imports of wine, spirits, and beer prove that New Zealanders are hard drinkers. Duoedin, however, is a very orderly town, thanks to the police, and comparatively little drunkenness is seen in the Btreets. Sunday is as quiet there as in a country village. Hotels and all places of business must be closed on that day, or rather the law says they must be closed ; but I suppose, as in every other place, every grog-shop has a private door through which thirsty mortals slip in quietly and get their drinks. Churches are well attended and liberally snpported, while the education of the young is looked after by a high school and several grammar and private schools.

An English Court Jenkins announces that the Marquis of Lorn intends to be married in Highland costume. A gentle hint that he means to afford his better half no excuse to wear the . A " Man " died at St. Louis recently *"d in his will, after stating that he "never forgot a favor," left 1000 dollars to an individual who, ten years before, ran away with his wife. Verdict on a Barber's Whiskers.— Dyed by his own hand.