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Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 174, 23 February 1867, Page 2

Our town readers are to-day -supplied with blank Registration forms, others of which can be had at the office of this paper on application. It must be borne in mind that each claim must purport to^-be signed by the "person making it, and must be declared before either an elector, a Registration Officer, or Justice of the Peace. Any. person already on the electoral roll can attest a oiaim. The person attesting a claim must sign the form on the bottom, line, and state whether he be an elector, Registration Officer, or Justice of the Peace. ■■ . . . We regret to learn that Captain Hepburn of the s. s. William Miskin, is seriously unwell, aud was compelled to remain at Hokitika. Captain Turnbull brought his steamer up to this port. We regret to li ave to state that the clever dramatic company at the Union Theatre is nob receiving the patronage it deserves at the hands of the public. The proprietor has always evinced a ready desire to provide firstclass entertaimnent for the public, and inthe present, instance he has engaged a ; really exr cellentxioinpany, which includes two artistes of a high reputation in their profession— Miss Rosa Cooper aud Mr Lionel Harding. The audiences lately have been meagre in the; extreme,, indeed such as. to seriously discourage both the performers and MrKilgour. This is riot asit should be, fr. we can assure our readers that by absenting themselves from 'the theatre they are depriving themselves of a great rational treaty Last night Othello was played to a thin house, but was excellently performed, the acting of Mr Harding and Miss Itosa Cooper being especially good. Miss Cooper played the part of- Desdemona with exquisite taste and grace, and Mr Harding's Othello if less vigorousthan it is usually rendered, was a good deal more intellectuai. His elocution is highly finished, whilst his style of acting is natural and easy. Mr South shows signs of improvement and played lago very fairbv The other characters call for little notice. We woiild hint that however dispiriting it may be to play to poor houses, it is very bad policy to keep the curtain down for fully half-an-hour past the proper time of coinjnenceinent as was the case last night. We trust the public wiU show their wish' to support a legitimate entertainment -by , r mustervig largely to-night, on which occasion Miss Rp3a Cooper takes her benefit. .•;■;: The Wedport Tivie&ot February 2oth publishes a recent report concerning the diggings at Waiiriaugaroa, which appear to be gradually developing into a "promising field. One mau -named the Darkie set in at Waiinanga-4 roa some weel^s ago, and his party obtained about S V pound weight of gold, the result of the first washing, The o\yn correspondent; of the iYestport Times thus desQiibes^ this claim : next is the so-called "Darkies claim. This party consists of eight shareholders, one of whom bought, in a fortnight ago for L4O, ■

This is the most advanced in forking on that part pf. the river, having already tried to pacldock'close in the river, but were obliged to abandon .their first attempt in consequence of the great quantity of water, though they are confident of yet getting heavy gold. They then tried another paddock closer into the bank, e:ght feet by four, some of ifc old ground that had been previously worked, They have just washed up, and this paddock ■yielded one pound, short two pennyweights^ They are now working into the terrace, where | they will have less water to contend with, j They speak highly of theiy Californian pump, it having answered well, and that they could not have bottomed without it. In some places they have obtained prospects of five pennyweights to the dish, and every where they have tried they can get gold more or less They believe: that they are on a bend of a lead that is running right and left of them into the terraces and are full of hope and spirits. The same journal reports the discovery of a quartzreef situated about a mile from the Darkie'selaim, the character of the stone being indicative of gold, . ; We are glad to notice that the drapers in Greymouth have resolved to close their places of business at S o'clock in the eyeniugs, Saturdays excepted. We have been favmed with the traffic returns of the Greymouth and Saltwater Creek Tramway, for the week ending 22rid Instant. ) The amount received was— passengers, L 53 16s ; froni parcels, LI: 12s. V The total number of passengers, was 015, of whom 91 took return tickets. On and after Monday the line will be open tis far as the: Nelson Hotel, - ■ We find that we were iv error in stating that the Miners' Hall and Reading Room, about to be. erected at the Nelson coal mine, was being jirovidcd by the company. We -understand the cost of the building is being defrayed by the voluntary subscriptions of the miners and mining managers. The dead body of a man, which had evidently beeii some time exposed, was found, i& few days ago, on the beach, about sixteen miles south of the Haast. It is supposed to be that of Harry Hunter, a miner, who was down there prospecting, and who. about four months ago. .was missed by his mates. .Ifc is presumed (says the, Evening, Star) that he met his death accidentally, .but enquiries are being. made in order* that move definite; in-i formation maj' be obtaiued. '.'..'■■>. We learn from the Hpkitika Evening.' Star that an inquest was held on the 18th instant, at the Rangiriri Station, by S. 'Beswick. Esq., the coroner, on the remains of Joseph Greville,' who. was washed away on the 10th •July last year, while crossing: the Taipo River on horseback. It was pnly on the 15th instant that the remains were discovered ; they consisted of a skeleton, which' was proved to be that of deceased by means of identification of his olothing, which was ako found. A verdict of accidentally drowned wos returned. :'■'." .'.';■ / '; : His -Honor the Superintendent's visit to Westland has been delayed, and he is not likely to leave Christchurch until early next .week. : .' ■ ; ■..-;,■ ■ ■ ■ "'' At_ the Resident,. Magistrate's Court on Thursday, Daniel Mulligan, alias Madigani was committed for trial oil a bhargo of obtaining a letter, containing a draft for Ll3, on the false representation that ho . 'was one Ja-iies l-utler. A~-stroug ease of suspicion was made out against the prisoner, but none of the witnesses could, positively identify him as the man who obtained the letter and cashed the draft. John Gordon" Paterson ; was also committed on a cliaige of larceny as a bailee, he haying sold and appropriated to his own use-a tent, and a quantity of clothing and valuables, the property of one James Francis, a patient Mtbe'Hospijiil, " ' The.-JKasf Coast-Times says :— "lt appears that new ground lias been opened, in the 0 : Haast district, as on Tuesday, a rush set in to a beach terrace, situated a few miles north of the river. The discovery was made known at Haast Town immediately prior, to the de-. parture of the William Miskin, and Captain Hepbums informs., us that, when steaming down tire coast, he noticed hundreds of diggers hurrying along the beach towards the ' newly- found place. More than one hundred miners had take.v passage iri^tbe, Miskin for ' Hokitika, and were absolutely on board, but the reception of v ; such intelligence: caused them to hasten on shore again, and join in the rush } northwards. We hearf the prospects obtained were not rich, but stated as' 1 icing fairly payable,'! . v! . In. reference to. the. late supposed murder on the West Coast road, of which we,' in a' : former issue, published a few ; imperfect details, the Lyilelton Ttvies, of the llSth, has the following ■.:--?' We are. indebted 'to a passenger by Saturday's , coach from Hokitika, : for tlie following iufonnation as to the finding of the body of a mail at the Orie Tree Creek, sixty-six miles froiuChristchurclij anid about six miles on this side v of Cragieburn. It appears that a few days ago a traveller on foot, passing the accomingdation iut. at. the One Tree Creek, went in there to rest for the ; night. Whilst there .'he • percieved a l ' strange smell, and on saarc^iing about oiitside;the hut, : he found in/the creek close by what appeared to be part of a liuinan, being sticking out of the shingle, bed^ ; : This;' (jaused, , a further search, and -a human body was exhumed, bearing /marks of having been" brutally murdered.' The corpse had on a shirt only, the trousers being found buried on the banks of the- creek near the spot where the body was discovered. The head exhibited two or three frightful cuts, the left tennrie over, the eye was completely knocked in, and a gash which appeared to have been inflicted by a sharp instrument was discernible over the right eye.. The bed in the hut in which the unfortunate man seems to have lain, exhibits marks of blood, and close to the *creek. a tomahawk was found, , which, judging from the nature of the injuries 911 the head of the murdered man, is the Vpeapoii which 1 had .beeri usedj .at present is a mystery, We understand' Dr Turnbull, Mr Duncan, Inspector Perider, and : some of the : police started on Saturday to hold aii inquest and make an inquiry. On their return ?w.e shall be :]n '- possession of , further facts. The man appears to have been " dead some weeks, the lower part of the body' being very much decomposed^,. , ■•. : ;. ■-•;; ■ \ ;^ ;"';.!.!