The Evening Post. MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1865.

Evening Post, Issue 173, 28 August 1865, Page 2

The Evening Post. MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1865.

The N.Z.S.N. Company's s.s. Queen, Capt. Cellem, from the north, arrived last night. She experienced fine weather throughout the passage. She brings six saloon and seventeen second cabin passengers. The Queen leaves to-morrow for Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, The s.s. Auckland, Captain Ponsonby, arrived this morning from the South, and will sail to-morrow morning for Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and the Manukau. / It is helieved that the steamship Otago, Captain Smith, will make the first trip to Panama, under the postal contract. .,/ The Lady Darling arrived at Hokitika crowded with passengers. The West Coast Times, cf the 19th, says the schooner Sarah Pile, from Sydney, brought to Hokitika over fifty passengers, who were landed by the tug steamer Yarra yesterday. This accession to our population, so soon after the arrivals per the Barwon, from Melbourne, shows that the anticipated spring rusli is not far distant, if not actually commenced. The Otago gold fields are reviving. The escort brought to Dunedin on Friday last 10,110 ounces 6 dwt. Two men disposed of S3 ounces of gold, to the Bank of Otago, which they got at Hindon in two days' work; also a nugget weighing an ounce and a half. Mr. Warden Beetham has left the Wakatip on leave of absence for two months, on a trip to Victoria, on account of ill health. A correspondent of the Dunedin Herald, writing from Canterbury, states :— " The Masters and Servants Act, introduced into the General Assembly by the Attorney General, has excited much merited indignation in this province, and the Canterbury members who voted for its second reading will liavo to account to their constituents for having done so. I heard it reported that a public meeting will be called to petition the Governor to withhold his assent to it should it pass both houses without some very material alteration." Mr. S. Brown's tender, .£298. for lengthening tho Hutt Bridge, lias been arcpk-l. Also

Mr. J. li. George's tender, £300, for building a bridge over the Kai-warra Stream. A iipw p.iprr has just made its appearance at the W(St Coaat. It is to be published daily, and is entitled the We»t Coast Herald and Miners' Journal. The prospectus states that the proprietors intend publishing, at as early a stage as possible, a four-paged paper. Thf 1 present number is only half that size. The s.s. Beautiful Star, Cnptain Morwick, left Auckland on the night of Tuesday last, 17th August. Had light southerly win Is and fine weather throughout the passage ; ami dropped anchor in the roadstead at ten o'clock on Saturday night. She remained outside until next day, when (H.M.'s s.s Brisk arriving in the meantime with troops) she conveyed 180 soldiers on shore. She sailed for Auckland last (Wednesday) night, with cattle — Hawke'a Bay Times, 24th August. A correspondent of the Dunedin Herald, writing from M'Crae's Flat, says the district was visited last week by a severe storm, which did great damage to the buildings of the place, as well as inflicting serious injury on the diggers' tents. At Hamilton's, the Rise and Shine Water Race Company have just made their first washing up, which amounted to 460 ounces. One storekeeper hal £300 paid him as his share. The Huntress, we observe, is being put in a state of repair — the boatswain, two sailmakers, and eight petty officers of H.M.y. Brisk having been employsd for the last few days in rigging and fitting her up. Her destination is understood to be Opotiki, and she will probably sail to-day or to-morrow. — Ilawke's Bay Herald, 26th August. The Ilokitika Mail arrived in Christchurch last night at half-past eight, enabling us to give our readers the letter of our own correspondent, also the latest commercial intelligence. The mail left Hokitika early on Monday morning, and we sire informed that all the Dunedin business letters are forwarded by it, thus affording a conclusive proof that the overland route is preferred by commercial men as being the quickest and most certain medium by which communication can be ! made, not only with Christchurch, but also with the Southern provinces.— Lyttelton Times. The particulars of a daring highway robbery are given in the Canterbury Evening Mail:— "On Wednesday, as Mr. Dean, of j Purau, an old and respected settler, was travelling from Purau to Akaroa, he was hailed and fired at by two men, near Mr. Phadboldt's, Mount Fitzgerald, Head of the Bay. The pistol was fired at Mr. Dean at a range of about foriy yards, but fortunately missed him. The robbers ordered him then to bail up, and took from him about £3,2. Owing to the activity of the police, one of the miscreants was traced, and answers the description given. At any rate a man is now detained in the police office here, on suspicion, on whose person was found £61. The other robber had a red coloured bulldog with him, and, if we may judge by the energy hilherto displayed by our police force, who are on the scent, its probable that this daring offender will soon be run to earth." The Lyttelton Time 3 thinks the expansion of the West Coast goldfields calls for the appointment of a second judge at Christchurch. The judges stationed here could then alternately hold courts at Hokitika and Timaru, without neglecting the business that is accumulating at head quarters ; and by this arrangement the judges, the bar, and the public, would benefit greatly. Foley's Circus was well attended on Saturday evening, and the performances gave much satisfaction. This evening's entertainment is devoted to Mr. Foley's benefit, and the programme is undoubtedly very attractive.