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Grey River Argus, Issue 282, 2 November 1867, Page 2

We have the best authority for stating that a new rush is now taking place to ground about four miles over the head of Caledonian (sully, up the river, aud that a large number of men were on their way to the groundFull details have not yet reached us. With the improved weather, the bo.it traffic up the river has increased, and large quantities of cargo are being daily carried by the fleet of cargo-boats now at work. JThey find full occupation, as the population is rapidly increasing and spreading all over the country, at a ratio which holds out the brightest prospects for the- coining summer. Business has consequently much improved" and there is now a general feeling of confidence throughout the district . Owing to a pressure upon our columns by the arrival of the English mails, several communications and other matters are deferred to our next. The Hou. John Hall, accompanied by Mr Sale, arrived in town by the coach from Hckitika on Thursday evening: Ye3terday they visited the coal mines and coal reserves up the river, accompanied by Mr Wball, M.P.G. We are informed that a murder has been committed in a house of bud repute -at Brighton, the name of tho victim, who was a digger, being M'Grath. The inquest was sitting at Brighton on Wednesday when our informant passed. It is officially announced that the next sitting of the District Court will not take place at Greymonth till the first Tuesday in December. The future arrangement for the sittings of this Court will be found in another column. JL patient named Hugh Ross has committed suicide in the Dnnedin Hospital by ripping h ; msclf open with a razor. The unfortunrta man had only beeujidniitted to the hospital four days [iri<ir to|j|e commission oi the fatal deed. He was suffering from heart disease, and had been three times in the hospital during the preceding six months. He had not previously betrayed any insanity, but had occasionally beon delirious through the disease from which he suffered, and is supposed to have baen drinking before entering the institution on the last occasion. After he inflicted the wound, he complained only of the bluntucss of the razor, and ho stated that he had it in his possessaon from the time he entered, and had meditated suicide. After lingering for about twelve hour 3, the unfortunate man died from loss of blood. ' An iuquest-was held on. the body* aud the jury found that the deceased had committed suicide ; but that there was no evidence to show whether he was, at the time, sane or insane. A meeting of the Committee of the Religious Institute was held on Thursdry evening, when it was resolved that the time had arrived when the originaUdesign of the sub scribevs should be carriad. out, by establishing ia the huildiug a, Mechanic^ Institute and Ileacling-rooni, and that a- meeting should be called of the subscribers and the public to consider the proposal. We trust the meeting will be well attended, and the proposa'. entered into with spirit. In the Northern papers to. hand by the Bruce there are no specific details of any particular finds of gold. Everything that is said is in very general terms, Buch as the following from the Westport Evening Star of Saturday last : — We notice the various bank melting houses have been pretty well filled with miners to-day, and considerable .quantities of gold have been purchased. I^in 1 Waite's Pakihi ther.e have beeu several parties in for the first time with their parcels of the precious metal. To-day we have heard the opinion of various miners that each week henceforth will show a decided increase to the number of parcels and quantity of gold i coming to the market. From Mohikinui .storekeepers there have been a few parcels purchased during the week, and from the avufrounding district iv .various directioua. The Nelson Provincial Council opened on , ! Tuesday last for the despatch of business ■ connected w.ith the Sou.fch-.west Gold Fields. ; It is expected that the sesßion will be of shori \ duration. In hia onening address the Super- , intendent said : — shave found it necessary to call you togetheSat- this unusual time of the year, in qon6eo|Lge of the, rapi<i exten,-

flionof the Sout#west Gold Fields, and the large demands Jpon the Treasury which have arisen from tip execution of .wprks :jiecessary tofpromote ihV oifc^atioh and Settlement o^that mppriant part of the province. I ha^a|t|e gratification to inform you that, mainly owing- 1 believe to the timety expenditure of large funds under the able direction of Mr Commissioner Kynnersley in the formation and improvement of roads, townships, and harbors, Nelson is fast atr taining, if it has not already attained, the position o£ the largest gold producing proviuce of ihe colony, the export during the quarter ending ou the 30bh September last, having amounted to 68,4270z, while those of Ofcaoro and Canterbury were 32,7950z., and 71,2000z respectively, . . . t After rer ferring to the overrexpenditure of the past session, he s id — But by means of that expenditure the sources qf permanent revenue t» the province, hitherto dormant, are de; velo].ed ; a large anil valuable tract of country, but a few years since uninhabited and a!l but unknown, is made available to profit; able occupation by the miner, who is but the pioneer 1 of the permanent settler ;' and the objects of colonisation are adyai.csd w^;h lasting benefit to the province and to the whole colony. . . . I have much pleasure in communicating tq you, that I found on. the occasion of my la,st visit to the West Coast, that the spirit of liberality andprompr titude with which you have always provided for the wants of that district is fully recognised in every part of jt, and the value of the services of Mr Commissioner Kynnersley and the officers who are associated with him is \miversally appreciated. Yesterday morning a runaway hor^s and dray dashed up Mackay street, and, turning sharp round into Mawhera Quay, carried away the corner telegraph post. The animal passed up the Quay, and in turning into Albert street the dray came in violent contact with the store of Mr Taylor, knocking one of the iron sheets off the wall, and doing other damage ; but shortly afterwards the dray fortunately capsized, which put a stop to the horse's mad cai'eer. The following sensation incident is rci corded by the Neio Zealand Times — The Rakaia brought from Opara a native of that island who had a strong desire to visrl Sydney. This man, a powerful cithletk fellow, made himself very useful on board, and became a great favorite with the crew. During the afternoon of the 24th October he had been . reading his Bible (in native language), aud was remarked to be in a somewhat melancholy mood. At 1 1 o'clock p. m. he was observed to take a lighted lainj away. One of the crew, hearing it fall, wen! to pick it up and see what was the matter. Not finding the native, he gave the alarm, and, after a few minutes' search, the ship was put round, and steered on it previous course as far as the spot where the man was first missed.. The engines having beep stopped, the poor fellow's voice was heard, and a boat immediately lowered and pulled away in its direction. When within rt ach of the native, the latter, for some unaccount able reason, endeavored to evade his rescuers \>y repeatedly diving under the boat, but ai last was seized and brought on board th« Eakaia, where he now is. Those residents in the. Government Town ship who have not yet become freeholders will do weil to give their attention to tin fallowing statement, which appeavg in thj West Coast 2'imes : ~" The Town landi^ Hokitika, Greyniouth, and Okarita^T „ offered for sale by proclamation in • „;£ Gazette of the 4tli September. Tfcat procla 1 ! mation has not been withdrawn, and is therefore in force. The two months allowec for section-holders to make their electioi between the purchase of their land at th< price fixed by the Provincial Council, am their bidding for it in the aucbion room wil expire at the latest on the fourth November. Those who do not before that date intimati in writing their desire to take up their sec tions at the pound and thirty shilling fron tage price, will have to go into the auctior room. If they do th<} latter, all holders wlu were in occupation at the date of the passing of the 'Hokitika, &c. Town Lands Act 1867,' and have improvements to the valu< of L 25 put up by them, or purchased bj them from others, will be eutitled to have th( assessed value of their improvements paic over to them, in the event of the laud bein< purchased by any other bhaa themselves. H We take the following description of th< Argyle Terrace from West-port Times :—om of the most flourishing diggings about. th< Pakihis just now is the Argyle Terrace, situ ated, as everyone knows, about three milei from Charleston. The cement is turning out very well in those claims where machinery has been erected, and I was glad to hear tha; Thomson and Mylchrest, who had been a work ever since February for tucker were likely to make a rise, owing to the in troduction of machinery, L3OO having •bod offered for a share. There are a few surfw workings doing pretty well, while the m.' weather continues. When ( the water ikshort the men will begin to tackle/ the ceWKt which lies underneath. There are abouiffie hundred to one hundred and fifty/ mMori the ground, and five stamping ■ina'emwat ■ work, all yielding &rsb-rate..rejiariJi>he cement running from half ah ojinceMfow, ounces the load. One of the KerruM'brOr j thers sold his . sixth share in the Cw?t of Fame claim for L3OO, but the.othenJUl not part with theirs at that price. Mile the machine was going up a share in^/same claim changed hands for ; Ll2o. W