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LOCAL AND PROVINCiAL.
rOLICn REr'OT.-While everry class of the com
munity is comlplaining of having little to do, the
police-moagistrate may legitimately join the croaking
chorus, and seriously deliberate on the propriety of
shutting-up shop altogether. Since our last issue
there has been no case of importance brought before
his Worship. On Saturday, a man, who had been
given into charge for attempting to stab his wife,
was discharged; the wife avowing that she did not
think he intended to stab her, and that she did not
think herself at all in danger from him.
IHORSE-STEALING.-On Sunday evening last, a
horse was stolen from the stables of the oli Crimean
Hotel. Information was given to the police, who
found that the fellow who had thus unceremoniously
borrowed the animal, had had the audacity to put
him up at Mr. Jones's. Tihe animal was of course
secured, and returned to its owner; but the thief had
tihe luck to escape the police.
Palncc or SEEPr.-aOn Monday last, Messrs. Fin
lay and Co. sold at Tiranna, one thousand fat
wothers from the flocks of tile IHonorable We . P.
Faithfull, MI.L.. They averaged fifty pounds in
weight, and were knocked down to Mr. John O'l)on
nell, at ninetoen shillings per head-a price con
sidered more than equal to Sydney rates
RirLE Conrs.-T-hero is again some talk of
establishing a rifle corps in Goulburn. It may be
remembered that an attempt to do so was made some
eighteen months, or two years ago; but it ended
in nothing.
1'ltin GOLD ESCORT leaves for Sydney this morn
ing, taking the following parcels of gold:
-oz. dwt& grs.
Kiandra ........................2... 365 18
Cooma ........................... 88 19 15
Golburn ............... 85 8 0
Adelong ........7... 6 ...;.;. ... 5
Tnmborumbro "a..,... ;... "56 10 . 0
Gnidugai .......;...... .31 o 0
Brairrooda '....; ....... ;.' 3665 3 13
Total ................ 7270 4 5
The amounts from 1raldwood and Kiandra comprise
this week's and lostwooeek's escorts, tile latter not
being forwarded owing to the absence of the usual
P1nISeo an's'R EonT. -Three.prisoners were des
patched yesterday morning frd?. t he'gaol, two to
Cockatoo Island, under sentence of thlree years' hard
labour for horse-stealitig; and one to Parramatta
,aol under sentence of twelve months' imprisonment.
Iwo were also'seot oll'to Cooma to take their trial at
the Quarter-Sessions to be held there on the 29th
instant.
GOLUo rnot DUNIOONIA.-While all eyes are turned
to the Snowy River, and all hearts tilled with thio
wildest anticipations of its riches and favourable
efL'ect upon the material prosperity of tihe district,
the fever of excitement is not likely to be abated by
the intelligence which we now afford of a pro.
bable gold-field in our ilimediate neighbour.
hood. On Monday 'lst a parcel of gold,
weighing three ounces, was brought into towns
by Mt. Armstrong, .jun.. Tho gold was ex
libited and weighed at the stores of Messrs. WV.
Loenihai and Co., and was said to be the produce of
a weolk's work of two persons. Yesterday, Mr.
George Gains, of Bungonia. brought into town
a parcel containing 2a ozs. of line gold, and
a maggot weighing 5 ozs; 15 dwts., containing
about two ounces of gold, the rest quartz. These
were sold to Messrs. Emanuel and Son, anol were
exhibited yesterday afternoon in the window of their
shop. Mr. Gains says he had been at work for afort
night and three days, with one hired Ilnnd. lie re
ports that there are about forty people at the
creek, and that all are getting gold, more or less,
and that Ito is determined to go back and stick to
work thcre.s With the proof before us, of the pre
sence of gold in the locality indicatedt, we think it
would be well were those who are merely waiting for
a thw weeks to start to Kiandra, to give this placo a
trial in the meantime. The distance from Goolburn
is trifling, and in all probability steady workers
will nmiho fair wages, and the enterprise may be
the means of conducting to some splendid discoveries,
The pricu obluiued by Mr. Gains for the nugget was
seven pounds t and for the gold, which was slightly
interspersed with quartz, three pounds eleven shil
lings per ounce. About twelve or eighteen months
ago, Mr. J. It. Styles brought into town, at various
imes, about two hundred pounds worth of gold,
ohtained by various parties at the Washed-away
creeli.
MArL. CArsize.-The Saturday's down mail when
obout two miles on this side Paddy's Iliver, and ac
cording to our informant-on a piece of level ground
was unaccountahly and suddenly capsized. The
vehicle came easily down on its side-no one was
hurt-Jarvey himself being so little incommoded by
the overtlrn that he lost hold of neither whip nor
reins. The driver can only explain thd mischance
by supposing that the whole of the passengers were
asleep on one side of the vehicle, and with a live
cargo thus improperly stowed, the slightest jolt
would, of course, overturn the vehicle.
Soultt:nN ROAD.- Tenders Ilave been calld for,
for the following works on this road.-Draining,
ballasting, forming, clearing, metalling, and building
culverts at Hanging Rock, south extension.-Form
ing, draining, hallasting, excavating clearing,
metalling, and building culverts at Paddy's River
bill.-Draining, forming, and metalling at Marulan
extension.-Tenders for the work will be received up
to the 4th of September next.
INQUEST AT THE GAOL.-On Sunday last, an in-
quest was held on the body of John Cutts, a prisoner
who had died in the gaol infirmary on the preceding
night. It appears from the evidence, that the de-
ceased had been in a wretched state when received
into the gaol on the 17th ultimo, and had to be car-
ried from the cart which brought him, to his bed.
He had never left his bed since, and on Saturday
evening last was seized with convulsions, and died
shortly afterwards. The medical evidence proved
that the deceased had died a natural death, and the
verdict was returned accordingly. The turnkey
mentioned, that there was a memorandum attached
to the warrant, upon which deceased had been re-
ceived, containing a suggestion from the magistrates
that tihe prisoner should be admitted to the gaol in-
firmary for medical treatment; and a note was also
appended to it, in which Dr. Morgan stated that
Cutts had been discharged as incurable, from the
Gundagai hospital, on the 8th of July last.
Ktxxnts.-We quote from the 'Pioneer' of the
17th instant the following scraps of news:-Judging
by the immense activity displayed by the miners on
the river, and the contented lools depicted on most
of their faces, we may safely assert that they are
satisfied withi their prospects. l?asor w-seea es ar
daily being erected, and ar to be found at wvorh from
Bullock Head Creek to the Itocky Plain. Tile river
is being turned in numerous places. One party are
going to change its course immediately above tlie
rich tlume claim from which they expect a satisfactory
return. Below tile flume, the parties who have
already the rirer turned are reaping tle benefit of
their labours, and have no reason to complain. Im
mediately above tihe Lower Falls is one of the most
laborious works on the diggings; tlhe flood-race is of
immense length, but having struck tile lead of gold
right down tht river, the eight parties of men con
cerned are puslhing on their preliminary worl with
immense vigour, anxious to touch the golden de
posit. One party has commenced a flume at thle
upper end of these falls, and report that their pro
snects lead them to expect to excel even thioe lum?
claim at the Filstanlls, where InlDonogh & tCo. are
still daily namassing treasure to their own satisfaction.
IIod 1'ollock not have frightened the earliest miners
hers by his account of the severity of our Alpine
winter, they would have worked out their claims in
a satisfactory manner, instead of which they acted
carelessly anud hurriedly, and have left large un
worked portions in various places, which are
generally covered with a heap of top-dirt. Men in
sacnrch of a good claim could scarcely do better than
tackle some one of these immense mounds, where, in
almost every case hitherto attempted, the returns
have exceeded the most sanguine expectations,
instances of which our readers will observe in this
issue. As hir. Shadforth and l'reslhaw were re
t(rning from a visit to one of thi river claims on
Wedcnesday last, they acceidntally had their attention
directed to a glittering substance in one of the old
claims. A spoon was soon obtained, and the
material collected into a tin dish, from which they
washed out no less thaln 4 dwts. of gold. " It is better
to be born lucky than rich." A party of diggers
have set in to work on the spot. That the River
Eucumbeno will pay for re-worling, is'most bcauti.
fslly illustrated by the fact that, from Dan Scully's
old claim in the river, there were taken out last week
,.. taof t lia wli-ht Of tlirteen and six ounces
--o0 nnicersttncn that n party of WYest-ot-lEngland
men have been for some time past tunnelling into the
New Chum Ilill. They have driven in already
upwards of two hundred feet, following the gutter,
and hIave obtainecd very satisolctory prospects;
nuggets of from 7 to 10 dwts. are by no means rare.
The other parties that have commenced near the
river have not met with the same success. A party
of Germans came into town this week, an'd
exhibited to a chosen few some splendid specimens
taken from a quartz reef. It is reported that the
reef is not very far from Kiandra; we hope to be
ableto announce the locality ere long. Such a thing
as a payable reef in our immediate neighbourhood
would crown our prospects, and place Kiandra high
in the rank of mining towns. There are upwards of
150 miners at work at the Four Mtile, and, from tihe
steady, earnest manner of the men, wo gather thlat
they are successful. The. sinking varies from 2
feet to 12; in the latter case a tremendons quantity
of gravel has to be'removed, after which they break
up tho rock, and waslh all before them. The rock is
much harder than the general run 'of Kiandra
bottoms. Several now arrivals have set in there this
week. Plenty of water, and wood in abundance.
Tho success of the Nine-mile depends in a great
measure on tlne lucl of thie numerous parties out on
the Tumut. Wo are informed by a gentleman who
has just returned from the latter river that there is
no doubt of the existence of large quantities of gold
in that river, but from the precipitous naturo of the
banuks and the narrowness of the bed, thlle water
proceeds with great velocity, and to work the river
well would require a flume of gigantic dimensions,
involving the expenditure of a largo capital. As the
weather gets warmer, .arties will be better able to
work under Mount Boogong, where it is hoped some
payable flats will be found. Quartz reefs abound in
the ranges between the Nine-mnile and Tumut Rliver,
and there are already rumours of two or three pay
able ones having been striuch. We understand a
sub commissioner, with a suitable police force, will,
ero long, he established in this locality. We hlave
had beautiful days andl warmer nights than usual for
thie last few days; yesterday, liowever, the siy was
overcast, and a very small quasntity of sleet was ob
nervable, though snot enoughl to cause a working man
to put on even his coat. A gentleman who canme in
last evening from tine Nine-mile reports that it was
nnowinr veryv hnard when he left.
AccDlNsr.- At .ummel, a day or two ago, two
boys, brothers, were running a race with each other,
when one of them stumbled,fell, and broke his collar
bone. D)r. IIanford was seat for, and set the bone.
Curious Phenomenon.—The Hay correspondent
of the ' Wagga Wagga Express,' gives the following
account of a strange phenomenon that had been
lately observed there:—"An extraordinary noise
was heard and flames of fire were seen in the sky,
about dusk on the evening of last Friday week. The
noise is described as being like that made by a
flighty horse running away with a cart,
or like the sound made by constantly striking a tin
dish. In other localities besides this similar noises
were heard at the same period of time." Can any of
our astronomers give a satisfactory explanation of
this celestial phenomenon? Loud crackling noises
occasionally accompany the brilliant display of the
Aurora Borealis in very high latitudes, and the
sound referred to, as it was accompanied by " flames
of fire!" according to this intelligent correspondent,
may possibly be accounted for on the same principles.
Tul: MtooN AND THll WIcATTIett.-Itn reply to a
query put by a correspondent of tihe S. M. Herald.'
" whether the popular dogma (which asserts that
tilhe moonatffets the weather, and that its quarterly
phases govern the coruse of meteorological events) is
founded on scientific dates or is merely one of the
wise sayings which emanate from the spinning.
whecel of antiquated females," it has been answered
by anotther correspondent:-" Arago was considered
to have decided this opinion to be a fallacy ; but, itl
1851, Mr. J. W. Alexander, in the 'American JournalI
of Science and Arts,' stated, as the result of a long
continued series of observations,' that tile third day
before the new moon regulates the weather on each
quarter-day of that lunation, and also characterises
the general aspect of the whole period. Thus, if the
new moon happened on the 29th of May, the term.
day was tho 24th ; the weather of the 24th of May
was to be that of the 26th1 of May, nod the 3rd, Il th,
and ilDth, of June, the quarter-days respectively of
that lunation.' " Arago, however, is the far higher
nuthority, of the two; and a little reflection will show
that the moon does not undergo any radical and
violent change at the times stylcid quartoro, und that,
thlrefore, even admitting the moon to exercise a
certain infletnce on the weather, we have no right
to suppose it will take place on any particular days.
The change in the position of the moon is gradual,
and isas great on any one day as on any other. The
thecory of Mr. Alexander, however, hardly touches
tie question as to whether the weather changes with
what are termed the quarters of the moon.
TIn Esi.rnstot Matt..-The uneasiness felt not
among the commercial classes only but the colonists
genuerlly, with regard to a threatened change in the
nmil arrangements with England has been happily
removed. Mr. Edward Ilamilton, the accredited
agent of the New South Wales governnment, respect
ing the Panama service, informs us in a dispatch to
the colonial-secretary, that under a treasury minute
of 15th of May last, a new contract had been en
tered into with the P. and 0. Company for a branch
mail service between Melbourno and Poiot de Gallo
ounce a month. Accordinig to the terms of this
grecmeont, our mails would have been landed at
Port Plhillip, and we shold.lhave had to arrange for
bringing them on to Sydney, and at the same time
of forwarding the homeward mails to Melbourne.
The inconveniences to which we should thus have
been exposed, are too evident to require more than a
passing reference, and it is satisfactory to find that
lhey have been anticipated. The exclusion of Now
South YWales from all consideration in this contract,
uppcars, from Mr. IHamilton's dispatch of June G6th
to the colonial secretary, to have arisen from an
erroneous assumption on the part of the imperial
authorities, that this colony positively declined to
contribute to the subsidy for any new contract, lun
less the Panama route were adopted for one line of
packets. So soon as he had become acquainted with
the terms of the contract, and the grounds upon
which this colony had been so unceremoniously
treated, our agent without delay set about removing
the misapprehensiou, and succeeded by his represon
tations and remonstrances on our behalf in securing
its revision and mnodilication. Pour days before the
sail loft. the arrangement was comllleted by tile
treasury with tile chairman of tie company, that the
mail-boat instead of stopping at Melbourne should
proceed as usual to Sydney; which would thus con
tinue, as hitherto, to be tihe terminus and starting
point of the line. The change, we understand, has
given great dissatisfaction to the Mebourne people,
and South Australia is highly indignant that the
mails for that colony are no longer to be landed at
Nepean Bay. While confessing our inability to see
what grounds the Melbourne people have for com
plaint, and trusting that some arrangement may yet hbe
made whlich will content the people of Adelaide, we
have every reason to congratulate ourselves on tile
promptitude and energy of Mr. lHamilton; the official
representations forwarded to Eugland, would doubt
less have eventually brought about the same issue,
but it is equally certain that we should have been put
to a present serious inconvenience, had tllhere not been
on the spot, a watchful and energetic agent to look
after our interests, (and to use his own words,) " to
interpret tile intentions of our Government." The
contract, howevcer, is merely provisional, and before
it is completed for ally fixed period, must be rendered
a little more satisfactory. The company, says Mr.
Hlamilton. "shrink from being subiected to penalties
for unpunctual delivery in London," but witlhouto uc
a liability the colonies can derive no certain advan
tages from this branch service to Ceylon. If the
company be only bound to carry the mails to Galle
within a certain time, the detention of the vessel by
any of the numerous causes inseparable from a voy
age of nearly 5000 miles, will involve a delay of a
week or two at Galle, until the departure thence of
the next steamer with the China and India mails.
Some arrangement therefore must be arrived at on
this point, which will ensure as far as possible, regu
larity in the despatch of the homeward mails from
Ceylon, before the contract is finally ratified for any
fixed term. With this difliculty met and mastered,
owe may reckon upon being as well served under the
new branch, as we have hitherto been by the through
line to Suez. But while availing ourselves of this
route, we must at the same time insist upon the ini
tiation of the service via Panama, at as early a period
as convenient; to this, the Imperial Government are
pledged, and though, perhaps, there is no cause for
suspecting that they will fail to redeem their promise,
it would neither be impertinent nor impolitic to urge
them to action, as frequently and forcibly as oppor
tunity may arise.
ACCIDENT TO THE CLYDE COACH -On Wednesday
evening last an accident occurred to one of the
Clyde coaches, which might have been attended with
very disastrous results. It appears that the coach
left Nelligen on the morning of that day with a full
? along the end of the new road which
turns into Monlittee-street, the wheel came in con
tact with a stump, throwing the coachman from
his seat upon the ground, the wheels passing over
his chest, and the horses broke away with the pole
and bars, but were promptly secured by some parties
who came to the rescue. The driver, Edwin James
to whom no blame can be attached, as the night
was very dark was conveyed home, and Dr. Beer
was sent for, who was quickly in attendance. He
was much bruised, but providentially no bones were
broken. None of the passengers received any injury.
The road from the end of Monkittee Flat to Braid
wood is very dangerous at night, as it abounds in
stumps. We trust that before the new line of coaches
commences to run through from the Clyde to Quean
beyan, the road will be properly cleared. The money
that has been expended in repairing coaches is amply
sufficient to have paid for such clearing long ago.
'Braidwood Dispatch.'
ROAD MlEETIu, TUt1UT.-At a meeting called by
advertisement, and held at MCr. Mi. Quilty's Tumut
Inn, Tumut, on Saturday, the 28th July, it was pro
posed by Mr. S. Emanuel, and seconded by Mr. N.
alandelson:-1. That a committee consisting of the
following gentlemen be appointed at this meeting to
suplerintend the construction of a road from Tumnut
to Kiundra, and who will be empowered to expend on
account of said road, wlhatever sum may be obtained
by public subscription for that purpose, in addition
to that given by the Government-F'. I'. Vyner, S.
lEmanuel, N. Miandelson, E. G. Brown, W. Bridle,
lRobert Jahuln.--Carried unanimously. 2. Proposed
by MIr. lector, and seconded by IV. ]Bridle:--That
the road (with the concurrence of the Government)
do cross the Talbingo Hill, and follow as near as
possible the line marked by Mr. Surveyor Adams.
Carried unanins?usly.-'Adelong Mining Journal.'
IRonurssn AT Tun1 ORsENTAL BA.S?K.-Yesterday
evening during the absence of the manager and his
assistants, who were at tea in the adjoining Hotel,
some thief or thieves effected an entrance by the
back door into the Oriental Bank office, but all that
was valuable nhad been securely provided for before
the establishmeut had been vacated-The depre
dutors securing as their booty only a revolver; the
contents of which no doubt they would have been
made freely welcome to, had any one been there to
offer them the civility.-' Adelong Mining Journal.'
lIrteOsRTANT TO S'TOILEKI ecrEit.-The law aS ad
ministered in the District Courts, according to the
ruling of his Hlonor Judge Cary, at Camden, has
caused no small excitement among our business
nelghbours. It has been usual, it appears to put in
the dealers hooks .s. evidence, of course on oath.
Judge Cary however entered into the accounts in
detail, and demanded positive proof of sale and
delivery of each item. In consequence of this,
runny items were struck out of some of the accounts,
on account of tihe absence of the parties who had
served the goods. IMr. Thompson foundhimselfshaut
out of court for want of the evidence of his late
book-keeper, who is dead, and a shsopman who has
left his service. MCr. .'oulks was plaintiff in one
ease, and obtained a verdict for all the items in the
account served by himself; but goods served by 1Mr.
Foulks, or by his shopman, were struck out in con
sequence of thoso parties being unable to prove
delivery. If this be really tile law it cannot be too
widely known, for undoubtedly it must stop, to a
great extent, the preseutsystemofcredits at stores, for
it cannot be expected that a storekeeper can close
his business for one or two dlays to attend tihe court
with all his servants, to prove delivery of every potty
item in a shop score. Besides, should one or
more of his assislauts die or leave his establishment,
he is entirely prevented from recovering the value of
any goods served by such assistants. It is the first
sime such a doctrine has been propounded in this
district, and has caused our storekeepers and others
no little alarm.- ' Elnire.'
MUNICIPALITY.;-We believe til hesubject of forming
ia municipality in 1Braidwood is agail on t tbs lapis
amongst some of the townspeople and iot before it
is wanted. Theo neglected and almost impassable
condition of the streets cry aloud for such an estlb
lishment; indeed, it is a question whether from the
state of the roads, and the want of bridges over
numberless creeks. the entire district ought not to
be included; but whether this is so or not, the town
ought to be left no longer without a municipality.
If much more delay occurs, we shall debar ourselves
from the otffer made by the Government of grantingo
a?certuia umosut of money on tihe establishment of
municipalities in the district towns of the colony.
-?iridwoodL Dispatchs'
ALICE 1iA?0wTIURNE.--'Tl death ofthis celeorated
racing muar isjannounced in the Melbourne papers;
her winnings are said to have amounted to £5000.
Pln.lC ArPoiNTvENvTS.-Hlenry Me Crummia
Iteightley, Esq., has been appointed to act as police
ongistrate and clerk of petty-sessions, at Tuina; and
Mr. Edward Brown is appointed registrar of tbe
district court at Tumut.
Tne WItAT?IEa since our last has been fine up to
last night. when rain again commenced.
PiSw ?E?toniGs.--OIIr colony, we observe, has not
been passed ovcr in the late dispensation of nosours
by her majesty, as we hinted in our Saturday's issue.
Acting Chief-justice Dickinson is now a knight of
the United Kingdom, and the same honour, we are
told, is about to be conferred on Mr. S. A.
Donaldson.
TRUE PATRIOTIStr. - The ministers of South
Australia, have lately given a proof of patriotic
disinterestedness, which is - to use a hackneyed
phrase--" positively refreshing." The bill for the
reduction of ministerial salaries has been reported
upon by the law officers as coming within the
category of measures altering the constitution, and
requiring, therefore, not only an absolute majority
of both houses, but a reservation also, for Ier
Majesty's assent. In consequence of this opinion,
the bill has been withdrawn, as its second reading
was only carried in the council by the bare majority
of one; but ministers have at the same time intimated
their intention of acting upon it, as if it were really
law, and of refunding the portion of their salaries
above £800. Conduct so disinterested and con
siderate, not only reflects the highest honour upon
the South Australian ministers, but affords us an
assurance, that the love of pay and place, is not after
all, the sole motive by which our public men are ac
tuated, and that the conideratiqn of the emolu'nents
of oalice is subordinate to a regard for the public
cood.
ACS:RATltAN ASSOcIATtox.--Altltougtl we are
entirely ignorant upon what grounds this association
tlaims to be regarded as the representative of the
arious Australian colonies, we are forced to admit
that its organisation and action may be of consider
able service. From its last annual report, we learn
the objects to which it has been directing its atton
tion during the past year. The recognition and
adoption of the Sydney sovereign as an imperial
coin, and a legal tender throughout the British
empire, is a matter of great importance, and the
association has steadily and perseveringly urged its
consideration on the home government; but hitherto
witihout success. A letter from the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, however, intimates that the subject
vill meet with attention. To their exertions, in
some measure also, we are indebted for tile rescission
of the obnoxious treasury warrant, which imposed
the additional charge of one penny each on news
papers for Australia. The large number of news
papers transmitted to these colonies from Britain,
shows how universal is the interest felt in the ntfiirs
of the mother country by these distant dependencies.
In 1859, 1,963,000 were posted for Australia, while
1,095,000 were dispatched hence to Britain. The
interesting subject of introducing new and valuable
animals has also received a great deal of attention
from the association. Thrushes, skylariks, black
birds, golden fish, and red deer are mentioned as
having been already introduced, and reference is
made to the salmon-spawn lately shipped to
Tasmania, " under such auspices," the report says,
"as lead to the confident hope that, by this time,
many thousands of the fry of this invaluable fish are
safely placed in the southern waters" of that island.
The growth of cotton has not been lost sight of, and
the committee have been furnished with some very
valuable hints on this subject by Mr. 13azely, I.P.
Confining its attention to matterso such as these, the
association, we imagine, may do good service to the
colonies, by adding largely to our material resources,
and introducing those improved mechanical appli
ances which will enable us more effectively and
economically to develop those which we already
possess.
A NEW OUTrri:T FOR STOCK. -Th Singapore
papers ore calling the attention of the colonists of
Australia to the great demand for cattle and fodder,
to npply the troops engaged in tile Chinese ex
pedition. The three settlements in the straits have
been so comletely drained by the commissariat that
provisions of all inds'have reached extreme prices,
and there seems to be little doubt that steamers will
have to be despatched to the Australian colonies for
cattle and fodder on avery extensive scale. Sailing
vessels reach Singapore from Swan River in twenty
days, and if the trade were once opened up, there
seems a certainty that it would not only be presently
trdo isI Chuia s potitoi to, as at aouroune circo
stance for taking the initiatory steps to secure an
extensive and profitable traffic in this line,
TII LIAItILTY OF MAGISTIrATES TO SIT As
Joostn.-It will be remembered that at the last
sitting of the quarter-sessions a fine was inflicted
on W. W. Jenkins, Esq., J.P., for non-attendance as
a juryman, Mr Judge Cary maintaining that mngis
trates were not exempt from the performance of such
duties. We understand, however, tlhat the fine has
been remitted by his Excellency the Governor.
General, on the ground that magistrates are exempt
from sitting as jurymen in Courts of Quarter
Sessions.-' Illawarra Mercury.'
FATAL ACCIDENT.—Yesterday morning a fatal
accident happened to a man named William Archy,
at Wargiela, about twelve miles from Yass. It
appears that the deceased and John Horton alias
Bothered Jack were engaged in falling a tree, one
of the branches of which in the descent struck Archy,
and killed him on the spot. Horton was much
injured about the head, chest and legs. An inquest
on the body will be held to-morrow afternoon at Mr.
Grogan's Inn at Yass.—' Yass Courier.'
SRItA?Iti?G.-Tho settlers down the AMurrum
bidgec are busily engaged in shearing their sheep,
apprehensive that in a short time the necessary labor
will b b oth scarce and expensive. The example
will no boubt be followed wherever it is prauticable.
-' Tass Courier.'
MAJOR-GENE?AL MACA?nTnlln.--The friends of
this gentleman will remember that he left Sydney
by the steamer Northam, on 14th March, and will
be pleased to learn that he was presented at Her
Majesty's levee, on the 20th June, by Ills .Royal
HIighness tile Duke of Cambridge.
SUDDEN DEATH.—A melancholy illustration of
tlhe uncertainty of human life occurred in the family
of a well-known resident anmongst us on Saturday
morning last—we refer to the death of Mrs. Kil
minster, wife of Mr. Kilminster, of the Plough Inn.
The deceased, though complaining slightly of cold,
was pretty much in her usual health on Friday night,
at nine o'clock, when they retired to rest. Mr.
Kilminster awoke about half-past two a.m. and found
Mrs. K. in articulo mortis; he immediately arose and
summoned his neighbours, but before assistance
could be obtained the vital spark had fled. The
cause of death was stated to be pneumonia.—'Albury
Banner.'
COACHe TO TIHE SNOWY I'"IOM i It URY. - fergu
son's coach started for Kilandra yesterday with six
passengers.-' Albury Banner.'
W\VEAErlt AT B.U1SItunsT.-The Bathurst people
are complaining of a dry winter, while we are
grumbling at the amount of rain. The ' Free Press'
on this suttbject says:--Tho small amount of rain
which has fallen during the winter in the Bathurst
district, has hitherto been just sufficient, because of
the weather, to preserve some appearance of life in
the growing crops of wheat and other cereals. It
will he found, however, that unless we are favored
witl a wet spring the advancing suoner will pro
dune little "straw" ani less grain. It granite
countries of which the Bathurst district is to a con
siderable extenit, one, it is always necessary to a
good crop, that the subsoil should be well saturated
by winter rains. It has not been so with us, though
tihe coast has had a tolerable slhare of the watery
element of late. We have therefore strong wishes
for a drippitng spring.
CiosSI.NG T'jll CONTINENT.- ¥We understand such
is the confidenco in finding an overland route felt by
those who have been foremost in fittin, out Mr.
Sturt for his several explorations that, a short time
sillce, u communication was sent to the Indiun Go
vernmeint, olfering todeliversuppliesof horses t Daln
pier'say,ontlthe nortl-westcost t, for shipmenttlhence
to Calcutta or Bombay. Tlhe particularsof this offer
and the position of the gentlemenit emanated from,
leave but little doubt, we thinh, that a track ucross
the continent may be regarded as ahnlmost certain.
Such a route as tlhat mentioned would, as our readers
may see on referring to a map, cut off an immense
portion of the Ipresentdistansce bltwsn. thesoe colonies
and India. It would set at rest the lucestion of a
suitable line for the proposed Anglo-Australitm
telegraph, and would probably lead to a fir more
important overland trade than that of the horse
dealeronly.-' S. . liegister.'
MI.tL ItssOiuEr.-In our last Wednesday's issuo,
wo noticed a mail robbery that had lately
taken place near B3athurst. We now give some
fuller particulars, together with the satisfactory in
telligence that the robber has been arrested:-On
Thuriday last the 'Jth inuaut, us the mailman
(Thomas Lally) was proceeding from the Isabella to
Rockley, he was stopped by an armed man who
ordered him to dismount and deliver up his horse
and mail bags. After having secured the horse the
robber at the earnest entreaty of Lally, gave him up
the mail bags and rode off. Lally lost no time in re
porting the matter at the police station at Campbell's
River, and Trooper Evenden (in charge) took[
another man with himn and immediately started in
pursuit of the robber, but up to Saturday last had
not been able to trace him. On that night the
troopers stopped at Jeremy and turned their
horses into the paddock. On the following morning
to the surprise of Evenden he found that one of the
troop horses was missing, and that another had been
left in its place, which upon examination turned out
to be the very horse thathad been stolen from the mnail
man. T'he pursuit was re-commenced, but tie thief
had given the troopers a clue to his apprehension
.that he never dreamt of. The first thing that
Evenden did was to look for the track of the troop
horse, which he very soon found and easily identified
by the impression left on the ground in consequence
of the peculiar manner that Captain Battye has
adopted in having the horses under his orders shod.
ThIe horse was tracked to near the Isabella diggings.
and they found him grazing near the river, saddled
and with a " swag" on, the thief standing close by,
and exactly answering the description given of him
by the mailman. Evenden immediately apprehen'ded
him on two charges robbery under arms, and
horse-stealing. The prisoner gave his name as
Charles Simmons, and turns out to be one of three
men who broke out of the Gundngai lock-up on the
9th December last. He has only lately been dis
charged from Goulburn gaol. Ile has been identified
as the same man who was apprehended some few years
ago in the most plucky manner by tMajor Bowler,
nd who fired nt. a Mr. Young on the Caleula road.
There are several other charges against this ruffian,
and there is some chance now of his propelsities
being restrained by the strong arm of the law for
some years to come. Much credit is duo to trooper
Evenden in this fellow's apprehension.-' Bathurst
Free Press.'
We are happy to quote the feolowlng interesting informstion
from Du Barry's Ileport on cures of indigestion, (dyspepsia)
fl:ollency, const?ption, nervolls, billions and livercomtplaints,
eogSb, Asthma cosotulptioil and debility without medicine by
IDo lb?rry's ltcselenta Arablec f'ood:--Cure No.4208. Serveot
of ele. Isbon W. lavecll, ItidltIlgton Ileeltory, Norfolk, of leight
yesre' dyopepolo, lervousnesoe, debility, setlh eraps, lasmse,
cnd naosea. Cure 18, 21. Dr. Andrew irc of constipation,
dyslepsia, nervous irritablility. Cure 10,212. Captain Allen of
epileptic its. Cure No. I0l.-Thllree yenrs' excesive nervous
nes?, nith pains i n my necls nd lelt nrm, and genierl debility,
which rendered nry tle very nicrablc, tIas been radically rm
nloved by Il Barry's Itecalenta Aroblca Food. Ales. Sturt,
Arebde.on o tllos, Skibbeeeen.-Co,,'sn, lted.
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