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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 701, 16 July 1870, Page 2

Instructions have b°en received by the Postmaster here from Wellington to the effect that" payment of premiums on life assurance policies may be made through any money order office in Great Britain, or the Australian Colonies, on the days noted in the policies ; but the Government reserves to itself the right of requiring payments to be made in Great Britain three months, and in the Colonies one month iv advance, should it be deemed necessary. A sitting of the District Court will be held, here on Tuesday. The following is a list of cases for hearing : — Felix Campbell y Margaret Fyffe, L2OO cash due. A jury is summoned in this case. In bankiuptcy proceedings, the followiug insolvents will apply for their final orders of discharge :— Felix Stratford, John Doolan, Thomas Fishery John Ross, James M 'Ciuie, Michael Ryan, John Jordan, Adriau Van Renan, Richard James Scoltock, and John Tucker. The first of these applications'will be- opposed. Last evening, a few gentlemen met at Johnstou's Hotel, for the purpose of forming a public brass band for Greymouth, when it was agreed to canvass the town this day for subscriptions, to enable them to purchase the necessary instruments, which will jvfterwards be vested in a public cqmtnittee. It is to be hoped that the efforts ot the gentlemen, who aro willing ta give then time jfco this object, will be liberally assisted by the public. The last Otago Escort brought down over 9000oz of gold. The Municipal Corporation Amendment Bill, brought f onward by Mr W. H. Harrison, by which it was proposed to confer on Borough Councils the power of imposing fire ' rates, has been thrown out by the Assembly. A prospecting area, 800 ft by 300 ft, was granted on Saturday last to Janies Graham and party, for quartz workings situate at the first creek north of- Christmas Terrace, Buller district. A. distilling apparatus was recently %eized by the Customs authorities, Auckland. The concern was enclosed in a wooden case - and was unaddressed, and suspicion was first created by its apparent weight. A young man named Adolphe Elsfelder,ta butchei-, was found dead in his bed on Wednesday morning, at Hokitika. ■ "Very rough weather has been experienced at Napier. The local paper states that the sea washed over the beaoh between Kinross' store and the flagstaff, casting tons of shingle against the houses. , During the high tides the. water' entered, some of the tenements. The examination ofMr Thomas' National School, Greymouth, .took place yesterday, at eleven o'clock, before several gentlfemen, who were highly satisfied with the proficiency of the pupils. The marked progress which the upper class displayed must be exceedingly gratifying to their parents. Through the kind liberality of Dr Morice, prizes were awarded to Masters Thos. MG'uire, Walter Brown, Frederick Waters, John M"inirie, Flannagau, Alexander Hosie, Henry Hart, and Albert Bnmble, The prizes consisted of a very nice selection of useful books, consisting of historical and scientific works. A Dunedin paper says that on the afternoon of tbe'Sth- iust., Mr Uoach, contractor, whilst standing on the flooring joists of the upper storey of the new Duildings in the Octagon, in order to examine the woodwork, missed his footing and fell. through to the bottom of the cellar, a; distance of 24 feet, striking the ground on his head. He was severely shaken and cut on the temple, and was insensible for a few' moments. v • \ The election of members of the Committee, of Management of the Grey River Hospital for the ensuing year takes place to-day at Gilmer's Hotel, between the hours of two and five in the afternoon. All who subscribed one guinea and upwards last year are entitled to a vote. In our last we reported a case of robbery from a digger's tent at No Town, and now we have the satisfaction of announcing' the speedy capture, conviction^ and sentence 'of the thieves, in a manner which reflects considerable credit upon the members of the Nelson Police Force engaged iv the case. Information was received at Camptown on the 12th, and on the 14th, as Constable Dorris was riding up from Cobden, he received information from Mr Langdon, at the ferry, which led him to retrace his steps as far as the Coal. Pits, and,, in company, with Constable Sweeney and Mr Langdon," proceeded toi the new rush in the vicinity, in search of the "wanted" men. In . searching the bush, where the most of the. diggers' tent 3 at the rush were pitched, the constables separated, met again,. then separated againin search, and this time .Constable Sweeney was .au fjces^f ulin dropping on the men wlip we're suspected, in their, tent, ami Constable D.orris, coming lip about the time, handcuffed them. Some of the stolen property was found in their tent, as well, as two guns . and a loaded revolver. It was now dark, but the constables marched the men to Cobden by the aid of lamps, and safely lodged them in the .lock-up; Yesterday morning .the' prisoners, 3ohn Williams, Edward ! O'Brien; aud Daniel Wrigh't, were brought up before Mr "White- p

foord, R.M., at the Court, Cobden, charged with the robbery of the tent. The case was fully proved, and each of the prisoners sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard labor. After the prisoners were convicted, Mr~Wb.itef.oord said the thanks of the residents of the district were due to Mr Langdon for the prompt way in which he acted in the matter, as it was mainly owing to the steps taken by that gentleman that the district was rid of three thorough scoundrels. The Magistrate regretted Mr Langdon had left the Court before he had the opportunity of making these few remarks. This 13 'very sharp work, when it is •that information was received on the 12th, the prisoners, were tracked a long distance through a difficult country, arrested and brought to Cobden on the 14th. tried and convicted on the 15th, and will be sent to. Nelson Gaolin the John Perm to-day (the I6th.)'» •• ■ ; • _ A correspondent writes us calling attention to the fact that no assessors or auditors Have been elected this year, as required by the Municipal Corporations Act, 1867. He complains bitterly that no opportunity has this year been given to tlie ratepayers to take part in the election of these officers, and protests against the Towu . Clerk or Councillors ignoring the rights of the citizens in this matter. By reference to the Acb, part 5, clauses 121 and 122, we find that the assessors and auditors must be elected on the . Ist day of March in every year, and the elections conducted in the same manner as the elections of Councillors If the statement of £our correspondent, that these fficers have not been publicly elected as equiredby tile' Act, then it is not easy to understand how the burgess roll is to be revised, as provided by clause 55, which states that between the 14th and 20th days of August, the Mayor and two assessors chosen by the burgesses shall hold an open court for the purpose of revising the burgesslist. There may be a way out of the difficulty, and if so, no doubt the Town Clerk and Town Solicitor will find it. Last evening we received' from the CountyChairman a copy of the "Estimates for the enrrent six months, but too late to allow us to publish or comment upon them : in ; our present issue. We may mention, however, that the receipts are estimated at L 37,900, and the expenditure at.L38,G59 Us Sd. The members of the Amateur Dramatic Club intend giving another performance in the Volunteer Hall on Wednesday evening. The programme wijL include Mr Apted's original play of <• Life," and the farce of "The Blighted Being." At Aucklaud, on a recent Sunday evening, a mad pig.got on to Melbourne road.jnst as., the street ;w"as crowded with church-goers, and naturally produced great excitement. The animal was of immense size, and rushed open-mouthed at great speed -after two or three persons, at the same time giving' vent to some, hideous shrieks. He burst open . gates; and seizing a lady threw her down, inflicting some nasty wounds, on her arm. Several boys w.ere * severely bitten, and ai. man was knocked down by the animal, and' had his clothes nearly torn off. The pig cleared the street in a very short space of. time, men, women and children taking refuge in gardens and on fences. Several persons armed themselves with sticks and stones, but never dared to face the insane porker. At last Sergeant Lamer arrived, armed with a loaded rile, and shot the pig. It weighed about 2cwt. , ; ■ ' ) / . The local paper says that on Saturday evening last a meeting was held at the Hibernian Hall, Charleston, at which there was a large attendance. Mr Peter Dempsey was elected chairman, and he explained the objects of the meeting. He said, that at the Grey a. .society had been successfully established for the purpose of collecting subscriptions to alleviate the distresses of the wives and families of the Irish political prisoners, and that society, had appealed to other districts for aid. Many might condemn the acts of the Irish political prisoners, and none could , help acknowledging their integrity, sterling worth, courage and patriotism. Even others than Irishmen could join in the object of the meeting, but on,' Irishmen a duty devolved itself to endeavor as far. as possible to alleviate '*fiesnfferins;s, and drive away the poverty!" of these families, of the Irish prisoners. He felt confident that the Charleston district would not be the slowest iv the effort. The following gentlemen were appointed to carry out the object of the meeting :— -Messrs J. Harold, P. Regan, M. Scanlon, P. S. Dempsej', M. Biordan, T. Caddigan, F. M'Farlaud, T. Keating, M. Bohan, P. O'Sullivan, N. O'Callaghan, K. Murray, E. Drennan,. D. Kelly, P. Hehir, J. Dillon, and J. M'Millen. , Mr Matthew Riordan was appointed treasurer, and Mr M'Grath, secretary. After some formal business the meeting was closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. . . ■'■/; ....•• A miner, named George Buteman; 1 had his leg broken by a fall of cement while working in the JSugine' Claim at the Four-Milej Charleston, on the 9bh inst. A few minutes afterwards another miner, named Thomas Hildreth, " was . brought iv ' with bis leg fractured, also caused by a fall of cement in a claim at Candlelight. Botli sufferers were conveyed to the Charleston Hospital. ;; An accident, likely to result fa'ally, occurred at Charleston . on the Bth inst. A Mrs Cantwell, residing in a tenement adjoiuing the premises of Messrs Harrold and Scanlon, fell down while carrying a lighted candle which set fire to her clothes. The children were in bod and their screams brought Mr Harrold to the spot. He burst open, the door arid found Mrs Cant W&lL.-W hose" clothes were in flames, uuder the bed. He and others succeeded in extinguishing tjie namevaiid, but 'for their timely assistance, the mother and children would have been burnt to death. The former is severely injured, and very faint hopes are entertained of her recovery ; At the Resident Magistrate's . Court, on Thursday, before W/ H. He Veil, Esq.', R.M., the adjourned charge against Ellem Kennedy of keeping and exposing spirituous . liquors for sale- at Nemona, without a lic.ense, v was dismissed, as the ownership of the house could not be proved. Yesterday, James Jones, charged with being drunk, was dismissed with a caution, this being- his first offence. Daniel Henry was charged with removing gravel from the spit without permission, but the information was withdrawn as -the Town Surveyor stated, that the. defendant was' not the man who commited the offence. Dpniel Sheedy was charged, on the information of the Inspector of Nuisances, with keeping two pigs within the town boundaries. He' stated that the pjgs. came 'from Waugauui; to be sent up the river to James Molloy, but he could not get them away in the boat inc onsequence of the late bad weather. He was fined 10s and costs. •' ; Oh the old Addison's Flat Lead plenty qf. work is going on ; Moran's party and Carmody are just commencing their claims on the same scale as O'Toole s ; and M'Lary, whose lease is on a continuation of the same, is abaut to follow their example... With these drives of about 2000 feet each, j they, exjpect to have sufficient fall for' grouid Biuienig, which undoubtedly is the best method of working. It will probably be next Christmas, however, before they will reap the benefit of ;these large undertakings. ( In'tb'e meantime the returns may be considered highly* payable, and well worth • the labor bejng expended.: Moran.. and party infceud. bringing in a rpe from the Tofcara for aupplying these claims. ' &