THE Grey River Argus. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1869.

Grey River Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 567, 4 September 1869, Page 2

THE Grey River Argus. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1869.

Fqr want of space "vye are compelled to omit a number of local matters toiday, not the least of which is our own correspondent's letter from No-town, which contains an interesting account of a visit tq the locality, botweon Langdon's Ferry and the Blackball, where it was recently aim qu need that a payable quartz reef had l>een discovered. He says, from personal inspection, that he belieYQS a payable reef, if not a series of reefs, exist thereabouts, and in proof of this he encloses a small sample of the gold found in the creeks or gullies, below, which, as we cannot print, we will be happy to exhibit to those interested in the matter, at this office. Mr Weber announces Irs retirement from the contest for the representation of the West Ward in the Borough Council, The election now Kes between Mr Strike aiul Mr M 'Gregor. In another column will be found an interesting letter from an up-river correspondent, descriptive of the new rushes which have recently taken place at Brandy Jack's Creek, Mosquito, and other places. Thanks to the exertions of Mr Lahman, and tho friendly assistance of Mr It. Beeves, a sum of LISOO has been voted by the County Council as a subsidy to the Borough Council of Greymouth, for the purpose of assisting in the completion of the protective works. The Greyiiioufch Volunteer Fire Brigade have been voted LIOO, as a subsidy for the current six months. The Church of England ceremony of "consecrating" a building as a place of Divine worship was performed in Westport on Saturday by the Bishop of Nelson ; the Rev. Mr Harvey, who is the local incumbent, and the Rev. Mr Flavell, of Charleston, taking part in the proceeding?. The building consecrated is the church recently erected there, and which is to be known as the church of St. John the Evangelist. We learn by telegraph from Hokitika that the County Council hns appointed Mr Thos. florton, book-keejjer to Messrs Cassiu* and Comiskey, to be County Treasurer ; Mr Frank Guinness, Clerk to Mr Warden Revell, to be Chief Clerk ; and Dr. Deraot to be Surgeon to the Hokitika Hospital. An interesting game at billiards has been played in Sydney between Mr Stritch and Mr Weston, the New Zealand champion, when the latter was defeated by only seven in 1000 up. A public meeting in connection "with the approaching Municipal Elections, is to be held this evening in the Town Hall, Gresson street, at eight o'clock. It is expected that all the candidates who intend to contest the election will be present. The ]Yestport Times states that the ground opened by Mees and party, on Rochfort Terrace, in that neighborhood, has been proved forty feet wide, with four feet of wash-dirt capable of paying good wages. A new lead of gold has been struck on German Teirace. The lead was found some time ago by a party of Germans, but it is only this week that bhe circumstance has become generally known, and already applications for ten tunnels have been received at the Warden's Office. It will be seen by our report of the meet- . ing of the Borough Council, which took place on Thursday evening, that the Council promised a subsidy of L 75 to the ratepayers in Herbert and Murray streets, who have resolved to foim and metal these streets at their own cost, rather than wait for several years until the Council is in a position to do the work. The Council's subsidy is to be appropriat&d towards throwing a substantial bridge, fourteen feet wide, over the tidal creek. In order to secure the town, at its most vulnerable points, against the ravages of floods, the Council ac.tpted tenders for constructing & breakwater at the gorge, and completing *he Boundary street dam. A man named Fruser committed suicide at Charleston on Tuesday. He had been ill in the Hospital there, suffering from some temporal y mental affection. In consequence of his violence he was about to be removed, or was removed, to the Police Camp, when, with a knife which he had procured and concealed, he out his tliroat. An inquest was held at which the vurdict of the jury was— "That the deceased took his own life whilst laboring under temporary insanity ;" and they added the following rider : — " The jury desire to add that no blame attaches to either the hospital or the police authorities, who appear to have taken every precaution. " At a meetting of the Auckland Institute held on the 16th inst., a paper by Captain Corbetfc was read, giving an account of a reuiarkable phenomenon which he had witnessed near Lake Taupo on the 3rd of January last. He was sleeping in a whare, when about half past eleven at night he heard a rushing noise. Going out from the whare he observed a geyser or hot spring throw up a column of steam nearly to the height of two hundred feet, a dark cloud being on the opposite horizon. The tnpon was shining, and a beautiful lunar rainbow ; of a pale straw color was visible between the, geyser and the cloud. ' We have frequently called attention to thej fact that a large balance still remains unpaid of the amount which was guaranteed by four, gentlemen in town for the liquidation of the labor account at the late lire. The citizens who came forward at that time and signed)the cheque for the requisite amount, have just been informed by tho Bank Manager that "'ic balance of the money, about LSO, must

be paid in a feiy days. The committee, in addition to their own labor, have contributed liberally, as well as others. If the remainder of the inhabitants in the %\vo blflcks. below Tciinui street were each to send in a sin: 11 cheque, the amount wquld then h,e paid easily. And if another calamity should occur- men would not be wanting to, perform similar services should such be required, bu* unless this cai(l is, responded to by those whose property was s,aved, it will be very questionable whether any one will be found willing to come fqrward should a. similar emergency arise. It is to bo hoped that this matter will be seriously considered by the residents, as it is lnanifestly unjust tl^at a few liberal-minded men should be left tp, bear a burden, which ought tq rest upon |ilie shoulders, of th.c entire CQinmunity. The man Ljorringtqn, when sqld guns and powder to the natives lately captured in conveying them to Waikato, has, been committed to take his, trial at the Supreme Court, Auckland, on three charges of mis T demeanour j and three natives, Burah, Mohi, and llihari, on whose persons the warlike stores were found, have likewise been committed, Cobb and Co's cp,ach, running between Hokitika and the Teremak.au, has again come to grief in that most treacherous Kapatia Creek, and the driver and passenger made a narrow escape. Full details of the accident are not yet to hand, as no Hokitika papers reached town yesterday. From what is reported, it appears that while attempting to cross the Creek on the return trip on Thursday, a roller struck the coach and capsized it, carrying the body out into the surf and leaving the pole attached to the horses. Mr Smith, the driver, who has made many a narrow escape in this creek under similar circumstances, stuck to liis horses, and after a struggle got ashore with three of them, M'hile the other was washed out to sea and drowned. The coach contained one passenger, Mr Coleman, who got ashore, after being nearly drowned. He lost his baggage, but it was afterwards thrown up on the beach, along with the wheels, and portions of the coach. Yesterday no coach left Hokitika, as the creeks were still flooded. As considerable interest is being felt as to the intention of Mr Redwood respecting his horse Manuka, engaged in the Melbourne Cup, we (Nelson Examiner) may say that it is Mr Redwood's full intention to run his horse in Melbourne, and that he will be shipped by the next steamer via Hokitika after the Gothenburg, to sail on Monday next. Should the Omeo call here on her next voyage, she will leave for Melbourne about a fortnight hence, but failing this opportunity the horse will have to wait for the next trip of the Gothenburg. Supposing this to be necessary, Manuka will arrive in Melbourne about the sth of October, which, to the 6th of November, will give a full month for the horse to recover the effects of the voyage. Manuka is now doing strong work, and as we saw him only a few days ago, we can vouch for his excellent appearance. His companions to Melbourne will probably be Misfortune and Peeress, the latter having only returned from Auckland on Saturday last.