THE Grey River Argus SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1869.

Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 505, 10 April 1869, Page 2

THE Grey River Argus SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1869.

Owing to the quantity of local matter to baud, we are compelled to withhold our usual leader and copious extracts from our intercolonial and mterproviucial files. On behalf of the Grey Eiver Hospital, we have to acknowledge the receipt of 10s. from Mr Chestennan, being h?'s expenses in a civil ca^e in the JUesident Magistrate's Court. Some of the drapery establishments in this toM n chow by their extraordinary shipments that they have great faith in the stability of the district. One of the largest shipments of goods ever made to the West Coast was made this week by Messrs Thompson, Smith, and Barkley, namely, 193 cases and packages. Messrs Thomas and M'Beath have also recently received some very large shipments. At the llesident Magistrate's Court on Thursday, before W. H. lievcll, Esq., K.M., Martin Olsen and — Youngberg were charged, on remand, ulth resisting the jwlice, and were again remanded. Yesterday, they were again brought up, and it appeared that Detective Dyer, who had arrested them, had gone to Hokitika, and as he had left the force, wjuld not appear unl ss subpa-ncd. The

Magistrate said he would; not allow the defendants to interfere with the police. If the evidence had been produced, he would havo sentenced the prisoners to a term of imprisonment, as it was his duty to protect the police in the execution of their duty. They would bo discharged with a caution, as they had been in the lock-up for three days.— John "Wilson, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined £1, or forty-eight hours' imprisonment. He was further charged with resisting the police. He denied the charge, saying that the constable wheu he arrested him seized him by th(3 neck and shook him. He did not resist, but walked quietly to the station. He was sentenced to, two days' imprisonment, with hard labor.— Henry Pelling was fined' 10s. and costs for permitting two goats to wander at large. — Mary Minton was charged, on the information of Sarah Lynch, with assaulting her and kicking her on the mouth. It appeared that thp complainant was in liquor, and Used some foul language to the defendant, and then slapped her and her baby. The defendant put down her hab.y and defended herself. A witness proved the defendant's statement; and the case was dismissed; Last evening Mr J. R. Dutton, late Resident Magistrate and Warden of the Nelson South-west Gold Fields, was entertained to a banquet in Gilmer's Hotel, by the members of the Grey mouth Literary Association. 4'he proceedings were of a private nature and confined to the members of the soc^ty. A most enjoyable evening was sn^nt by the company, and many good wisJ^s expressed for the guest's happiness and prosperity. A temperance meeting v* s held in Cobden on Wednesday last, Mr C. G. Evans in the chair, There was a moderate attendance. ' After a few remarkf from Mr J. Warnes, adi vocating total abpanance, MrW. Dale related some very interesting anecdotes accompanied ! with a few facts, which had the effect of inducing six persons to Eign the pledge at the close of the meeting. The very handsome address which was yesierday presented to Mr DutW was prepared and written by Mr Hindmarsh of this tow a. We have o\ir files from Tasmania to the 27th ult We observe from the Launceston papers that a 4oz. nugget, and some smaller pieces of rou«h gold, have been picked up at the Fingal Diggings. The followingmining accidents are reported by yesterday's W. C. Times : — A fatal accident occurred at the Wairnea on Wednesday, resulting in the death of a man named Edwin Gardiner. It appears that the deceased, who was a miner, working close to the Big Dam on. the right-hand branch of the Waimea, was cutting away some of the supports of an old flume for the purpose. of re-ereefcing them elsewhere. In the fall of the timber, one of the head pieces, which fell from a height of sixty feet, struck deceased on tbe side of the head. He was immediately picked up and conveyed to his brother's hut, close by, but expired about an hour afterwards. Dr Matthews was sent for, but on arrival found life extinct. Another accident occurred at the Kanieri on Wednesday, by which a man named William Kingswell lost his life, and from which two mates of his had a narrow escape. Deceased, with his three mates, was working in a tunnel on Tucker Flat, ou the day named above, when, at about four o'clock in the afternoon, a quantity of earth and stones fell and struck against one of the legs of a set of timber. The timber, being thus displaced, caused a large quantity of the roof of the tunnel to fall in, which completely buried deceased, and partially so two of his mates. There being plenty of assistance to hand, the two latter were speedily rescued ; but a period of over three hours and a half elapsed before the deceased was extricated, and then he was found to be quite dead. The unfortunate deceased was about thirty-five years of age, and a native of Devonshire, England. He has left a wife and. four children to mourn his untimely end. We believe a subscription has already been set on foot for the purpose of affording relief to the widow, who, we understand, has been left in almost destitute circumstances. An inquest was held on the body yesterday, before Dr Beswick, coroner, and the jury returned a A'crdici; of accidentally killed.