ST. BATHANS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 189, 11 October 1872, Page 6

ST. BATHANS.

To the Editor of the Mount Ida Ciiron- ... . ici-B and St. Bathans ; Weekly News: Sib, —A-valued correspondent*of mine, to whom X forward a copy, of your paper, very frequently complains that of late St. Bathans has received' but scant attention at the hands of your correspondents. " Time was," writes my grumbling friend, : . " when X could gather a lot of information . about the eld. place from the columns of the 'Chronicle,' but now the place is rarely , mentioned; and when it is, the news ,i£ administered in homeoepatliic doses. Stir the Editor up." Now, there

■ j- is some truth in the remarks of my correspondent, though I hardly know what he means by "stirring the Editor.up," seeing that any amount of "stirring" in that direction could hardly be expected to furnish news from St. Bathans. I purpose, however, Mr. Editor, with your permission, and out of regard to my friend's remonstrances, to provide a remedy by furnishing a weekly budget of news for publication in your columns. I propose to do this, not in the conventional and stereot3 r ped form of a letter from your " OYrn correspondent "■—l am unequal to that elegant style of composition—but in the shape of stray notes : short paragraphs written at intervals during the week, alter

the arduous labors of.the day are over. In my communications I will eschew per£tinalities, and state nothing but what" I conscientiously believe to be true; and, though X may have to say unpleasant things at times, X shall endeavor neither to extenuate nor set down aught in malice. With this brief explanation, I will at once commence my self-imposed task with my first

NOTES FBOM ST. BATHANS. Mr. Warden llobinson paid his promised visit of inspection to tlie Sludge Channel on the 2nd instant, previous, to giving his" decision on certain applications for water from the Dunstan Creek. He was accmpanied by the Manager (Mr. Purton) of the Scandinavian. Company, Mr. Fahcy, Mr. Smith, and a number of other gentlemen from the neighborhood and from. Welshman's Gully. The object of the yisit was to ascertain in what way the diversion of the water applied for would affect the future working of the Channel. The Warden held a Court in the evening, and tlie applications were disposed of as under:— Mr. Smith, two heads, granted; Mr. M. Fah ey, six heads, granted—both rights subject to stringent reservations in favor of the public Channel; Mr. Wheeler, ten heads, refused. Mr. 6m"th also obtained a grant of water from two tributaries of the Creek. ; The want of accommodation at the Court House is an intolerable grievance, i The building is a large one, but only about four feet is allotted to the use of the public. There are no seats, and persons visiting the Court on business have frequently to stand on their legs for sixer eight hours at a stretch. True, they have the pleasant alternative of sitting down on the floor. This is a state of

tilings that would be remedied at,once by to the proper authorities. Has tha Progress 0 jmoaitcas gone to sleep ? B/ fc«i3 way, this saoisai: body has not h-ld'a single since their election, nearly a year ago. Hjre is a fine opportunity fop them to.distinguish themselves. An aseidjn!;, through th» incautious use of a tabid kaite, h-ippjued the other day. to ths wife of iEf. P. Fahey. in cutting a piece of bread, fch-3 kaife came with a aguioS hjr inlicSing an ugly wjunl, and casing oae or two small artsriij- D*. wa,3 promptly sent fo.\ bjlaj tailed/ 11 a visit here at the ixn3.

The last amateur, dramatic performance of tlie season is announced to come, off on Friday evening, the 25tli inst. . A tea mecting will take place at "Welshman's G-ully oil the evening of the 18th instant, on the occasion of the opening of a handsome building intended-for a school house and chapel.

Tcesday, Octobee, Ist. li-ESIDENT MaGTSTRATES"s Cou KT. (Before 11. W. Robinson, Esq., R.AL) Keenan and Morgan v. John O'Day.— Debfcy £6 2a. No appearance of defendant. Judgment for amount claimed and 13s. costs. Same v. John Halpin.—Debt, £8 18s. 3d. Settled out of Court. Hill v. M'Nicol. —Dobt, £2 6s. 2J. No appearance.of defendant. Judgment for amount claimed, and costs 19s. M'Kechney v. Nelson.—Debt, £B. Settled out of Court. Slaughtering licenses were granted to Keenan and Morgan, and B. Washer.

Warden's Court. (Before H. W. Robinson Esq., Warden.) Grants. —Scandinavian Company, water | race -from Eock's Creek and Painkiller I Creek ; Fahcy and O'Dowd, protection ; ,H. Stewart and others, protection ; M. Gannon and others, extended claim ; T. Potter, extended claim; W. . Kelty, extended claim; T. O'Dowd, extended claim ; Mann Wade, extended claim. Wednesday, Octobeb 2nd. The Warden, in company with a number of applicants and objectors, visited the Dunstan Creek at several points above and below the discharge end of the St. Batlians Main Channel. There were applications to lake water from the Dunstan Creek, and from two small. tributary streams, and the most important objections were those having reference to the supposed injurious effoct upon the working of the Main Channel if any'niorc'water'were diverted from the Dunstan Creek. Thet'e -objections had been heard at great length at a former Court, but-the Warden had refused'to give any decision Hmtil he had personally inspected ;the - flushing channels, and the proposed points of diversion. On returning to Court, some further evidence was'taken, and the several applications were ultimately d&ilt * with as follows :

' M.Fahey was panted six heads, to be taken into a race to commence about two . m.les above tlie flushing channel, and ter r m nate at Blue (i'ully. This* grant was made subject to the condition that the holder should always maintain a Government guage to measure the quantity of water taken in, and that at no season should he take aii} r water unless there ! "were at least seventy heads flowing down i the Dunstan Creek, past the head of the race. G. H. Smith was granted two heads, to be taken from the Dunstan Creelc nearly opposite to the flushing channel dam. This was subject to the condition that sixty-two heads should be allowed to pass. . i The application of R. Wheeler, for ten I heads from the Dunstan Creek, was refused. Mr. Wheeler requested the Warden to take notice that he wished to. se-. cure a priority of application for the water, in case it should be ever granted. _The following grants were also made : —G. H. Smith, two heads from Wheeler's Gully j do., two heads from Brown's Gully; do., two heads from Dongee's Gully.; do., tail race -and extended claim at Soldier's Gully ; Patrick Toomey, protection.