THE Grey River Argus. TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1870.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 672, 10 May 1870, Page 2

THE Grey River Argus. TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1870.

An important rush has set in to a terrace on the first Right-hani Branch of Noble's Creek. The ground has been marked out for a considerable distance, and gold has been struck in several shafts. The miners who are in possession of the ground in the vicinity of the prospectors are principally forei^aers, end they spsak highly of their prospects. The treasurer of the Grey River Hospital acknowledges with thanks the receipt of a donation of LI from Messrs H. Berger and Co., Clifton. The treasurer of the Fire Relief Fund acknowledges the receipt of a subscription of LI Is from H. F. Andrews, Esq. We notice that Mr W. B. Smith, one of our representatives at the Colonial Prize Firing in Dunedin, occupied the creditable position of being sixth on the list in the whole of the matches. The top score of the ■winner of the champion belt was 180, and Mr Smith made 163. An extraordinary general meeting of the Tug Company takes place to-day, at the Union Hotel, at three o'clock, for the purpose of considering the advisabilty of declar-, ing a dividend. In our fourth page we to-day publish the subscription lists to the Grey River Hospital. The delay in their appearance has been caused by some of them not being sent in until very lately, and even now some are not yet to hand, but are expected shortly. On Saturday Mr Inspector Brohain was presented with a handsome testimonial by the members of the Westland Police Force, on the occasion of his bidding them farewell. Mr Inspector James will proceed to Hokitika to take charge of the force at once. Sergt.Major Hickson will come here, promoted to be Sub-Inspector, and Sergt. O'Donnell, who was formerly in charge here, will be promoted to be Sergt. -Major. The silver cup, presented by the County Chairman to the Westland Volunteers, and won by Volunteer Carter, of the Oreymouth Company, arrived by the s.s. Murray on Sunday. It is a very handsome article, and bears a suitable inscription with the name of the winner. Major Heaphy has resigned his seat in the House of Representatives, and Reader Wood has accepted an invitation to stand for the district. An unsuccessful attempt has been made to burn down Mount Eden Gaol, Auckland. A distillery is to be established in Auckland. Mining returns from Coromandel are very encouraging. The missionary schooner Southern Cross has arrived at Auckland, with Bishop Patterson, who has been very ill. In the Nelson Provincial Council, Mr Gibbs has moved for a return, showing the number and causes of accidents at the Brunner Coal Mine, and the cost and condition of the coke ovens there. A late Auckland paper is responsible for the following :— Whether resulting from any particular Btate of the moon, a special conjunction of the stars, a peculiar electrical and magnetical state of the globe, or any unusual meteorological condition of the atmosphere, certain it is that Hymen's rites are singularly fitful. His altars are so groaning to-day beneath the burden of human hearts laid on them in sacrifice, that we feel constrained to devote a special paragraph to his service. We are happy to record that this morning G. P. Pierce, Esq., Manager of the New Zealand Insurance Co.,

has been united >n marriage to Miss Connell; Francis Innes, Esq., Deputy- Assistant Com-missariat-General, to Miss Lyell ; J. B. Bradshaw, Esq., member of the General Assembly, to Miss Boulton ; — Willoughby, Esq., from tbe Waikato, to a second Miss Boulton ; S. E. Hughes, Esq., solicitor, to Miss Ansell ; and two other gentlemen, as we understand, well-known citizens, who this moiaing for ever renounced the liberty and joys of single blessedness, and led captive by the charms of female loveliness, have entered upon another and a better state.: We observe that the shipping are all flying 1 bunting. ! It is reported that Mr Waterhouse, the! former Chief Secretary of South Australia, ' and now a settler in the Wairarapa district, has been offered and' has accepted a seat in • the Legislative Council. It is not likely, ', however, that Mr Waterhouse will take any leading part m politics, as his health is delicate, and all excitement is forbidden him. It was to escape from active political life ; that he came to this colony. The Wellington Evening Post is responsible for the following : — A rumcurisnow in circulation that Bishop Abraham has resigned his charge of the diocese of Wellington, and been nominated coadjutor Bishop of the diocese of Lichfield. Most probably his successor ■will be the Venerable A-rchdeacon Hadfield. The members of the Volunteer Fire Brigade had a practice last night at the ; new staivd-pipe opposite the shop of Thomas and M'BetJj. The practice was principally confined to coupling drill, which was very smartly performed by the majority of the .men present. Frequent drills of this sort iwill very soon add greatly to the efficiency of the Brigade. Another rush has taken place to HalfOunce Gully. The prospects are good. We will publish the results in our next. A meeting of the Herbert street and Bridge Construction Committee was held last night at Quinlan's Hotel, Mr Y/ickes in the chair. Present - Messrs Blackmore, Drew, McLean, Johnston and Ryan. It was moved by Mr Blackmore, seconded by Mr Ryan, and carried, " That the Surveyor give notice to Mr Brimble, the contractor, to put on six men on Wednesday morning to finish his contract, and in case of his refusal to do so the Surveyor finish the work at Us (Mr Brimble's) cost, under Clause 18 of the articles of his contract." The latest news from the North regarding the pursuit cf Te Kooti comes from Napier, under date Bth inst : — Watty's party returned to Mohaka, having scoured all the country between there and Waikaremoana. They pursued for two days the tracks of natives, who at last escaped by crossing the lake in a canoe. Hamlin's force came across tracks of the enemy near Ohira, about twenty miles on the Wairoa side of the Waikaremoana Lake. They followed them up and shot four of the enemy. No casualities on our side. They took a rifle, double barrelled gun, some ammunition, and three hundred caps, also destroyed several canoes and some plantations. The force composing the expedition is not a paid one. Ropata, with 440 Ngatiporous, left Poverty Bay on Wednesday for Waikaremoana. Our local Volunteers intend offering the following set of prizes to be competed for on the 24th inst., viz. : — lst prize, a silver cup; 2nd do, medium rifle ; 3rd do, to consist of the entrance money. To be fired for on the following conditions :— 4OO, 500, and 600 yards, Wimbledon {targets, seven shots ateach range, and a sighting shot allowed; pull of triggers, 61b ; to fire in any position, ties to be decided by Wimbledon regulations. Each company in Westland will be allowed to send saven competitors. The Grej oiouth Corps have sent an invitation to the whole of the Westland Volunteers .to the ball to be given ou the above date. The West Coast Times states that a disgraceful row took place at the Greenstone on the Ist inst. It appears that a party of men were moving a house belonging to a storekeeper named Murphy, and having had some drink during the time of the work, a quarrel commenced as soon as it was finished. Amongst the parties present were two brothers named Cronin, a man named O'Brien, and two others named Flynn and Brick. O'Brien abused Brick, and as sides ■were instantly taken, a regular melee took place. During the scrimmage O'Brian assaulted Pat Cronin and knocked him down, falling on the top of him with his arms round his neck. While on the ground it is pretty certain that O'Brian bit Cronin on thelip, as when the parties were separated Cronin's upper lip was fearfully torn, ao much so that it had to be sewn up. We understand that O'Brian is in custody, and that it is likely t 0 go hard with him. With regard to the contemplated appointment of Mr Kynnersley as Gold Fields Commissioner, the correspondent of the Westport Times w-ites:— " Upon this there is some feeling. Country members — I mean rural and rustic members, in contradistinction to those from the mining districts —contemplate this Commissionership with something like dread, or, at any rate, distaste ; and, to a certain extent, this is even sympathised -with by some who, in their relations, are more mineral than rural. It is sufficient to say that there will be a diversity of feeling among the West Coast members themselves — not because any disapprove of extra attention to the Gold Fields, but because {they conceive that it is simply the institution of a second Superintendent, whereas the existing Superintendent should do the duty. Others think J thus — have the duty done, at any cost." A half-caste Maori "woman, named Lucy Grey, who claims, to $ra an illegitimate daughter of Sir George Grey, has been committed for trial, charged with robbing an Adelaide contrcator, named Moses Firth, of 95 soverigns, while on a visit to Melbourne. Another reef is reported as having been struck this week in No. 1 claim north, on the Irishman's Creek, Buller District. The reef is said to be four feet in thickness and equally rich as the other leaders or reefs in that and the adjoining claims. The local paper states that the Nelson Government purpose abandoning any further attempts to stay the sea encroachments at Westport . Some good might probably have

been effected at a comparatively light cost, by # cutting a channel through the Noith Spit ; but such a course would not have met the approval of owners of property in the south-west portion of the town, and in the event of any damage occurring to that portion, the Government would have been called upon to pay a very considerable amount for damages. If the sea should encroach further, and there appears every probability of its doing so, the Government buildings will be removed to ihs reserve facing Britannia square. Already many have taken up sites in that neighborhood either with the view of moving their property or as a matter of speculation. ;' The recent rumoured discovery of goldbeariug stone at Havelock is reported to be a mistake, mundic having been mistaken for; gold. I Wynn Williams, Sawtell, and Hawkesi elected to ProVincial Council, for the City. 1 Numbers polled — Williams, 404 ; ' Sawtell, \ 297; Hawkes, 273; Duncan, 252; Hart,' 181 ; Ingles, 122. , Sergeant Carkeek, of the constabulary, i has been recommended by Mr Branigan for i the New Zealaud Cross, for his bravery in : going on foot from Rototaru to Tupupu the > day after Te Kooti passed that way, to ; convey information to M'Donnell, when all Maoris had refused to undertake the service.