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Grey River Argus, Volume X, Issue 756, 22 November 1870, Page 2

We are informed that) the prospects of the Cement Claim, Murray Creak, are improving. The cement ab the face is becoming thicker and as rich as ever. The machinery is now being put together, and the framework is nearly completed. The company expect to start crushing in about a fortnight. A practice of the Volunteer Fire Brigade took place last eveniug. Thirty members and all the officers were present. The standpipes in the back streets were all tested with the engine, and everything was found to work in a highly satisfactory manner. The gift auction projected for the purpose of assisting in defraying the cost of. recent additions to Trinity Church, takes' place at the Volunteer Hall on Friday evening. We aie requested iv sfcafce that the collectors of goods will wait upon the residents tomorrow and Thursday for their contributions. We believe that Mr Percy Wakefield, late telegraphist at Westport, has been appointed clerk to the Warden's and Resident Magistrate's Courts, Ahaura. A sitting of the District Court will be held here on Thursday. A serious accident occurred to Mr James Byrne, late of the Ahaura and Duffer Gully, on Friday last. Mr Byrne was mounting his horse, when the animal kicked out sideways, and struck him on the lower part of the leg, inflicting a compound fracture of the bones. The sufferer was carried in to the Ahaura, from Mulvey's farm on the plains, where the accident "happened on Saturday. Dr Lee was in attendance immediately, and by his direction the patient was forwarded fro the Hospital at Gveyinouth. It will be seen by an announcement elsewhere that Mr Carreras will address the electois at Paroa this evening. A requisition has been got up, asking the Hon . Mr Gisborue to stand for Paraell. The statement that Mr Yogel has been appointed Agent-General for the Colony, to go Home in January, rests on good authority, and it is generally believed Gold has been struck in tho Otago Company's shaft, Thames, at a depth of 303 ft. The lode looks very well . The Wanganui Herald regrets to hear that both Major Turner and Major Finnimore have closed their flax mills. A Wellington paper states that Sir Charles Clifford intends paying another visit to New Zealand. A serious mining accident happened at the City of Glasgow claim, Moauataiari. A miner named Orborae had his face burnt aud .bands shattered by blasting powdei. The notification of the appointment of Himtly Jolm Hurry Eliott, Esq., to be chief clerk in the Department of Public Works appears in the last General Government Gazette. Byrne's Hotel at the Ahaura was disposed of by public auction, by JXancnvrow Henderson and Co, on Saturday. The house and section were sold separately, and realised L 67 10s. The furniture and atock were then sold in lots. Mr James M'Laughlin, from Napoleon, was the purchaser of the house and the greater part of the stock and fittings. The whole proceeds of the sale came to about L.B-3. .i The Rev. C. H. S. Nicholas has tendered | his resignation as incumbent of Christchutvh, Wanganui. It. is understood that he has been appointed to the Upper Hut. At the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, before W. H. He veil, Esq., K.M., Mary Ann Waters was charged with permitting liquor to be sold on her. promises on Saturday week. Mr Perkins appeared for the defence. Constable Flauagan stated that early on the Jl ßth instant he went to the house of the defendant at 20 minutes jast 12 o'clock, and saw four men and two women there. A search was made, but no liquor was found. A witness stated that he went to bhe house to see a man named Jones, and while there was asked to take a glass of brandy. No money passed ; the liquor was purchased by Joups at the Victoria Hotel, and supplied .to tho witness* in a friendly manner. Another man who was present s lid that he was asked to take a drink, bub he refused, as he did not think it would do him any good. Tho defence was that the men wero old mates with Jones, and they were quietly having a talk in tho house when the police entered ; no money passed, and no liquor was found, it was a mere friendly visit of one old mute to tho house of another. The bottle was'thrown away some time before the police entered the house. Mr Goff proved the purchase from him by Jones of the bottle of brandy, at 3 p.m. ou Saturday. Case dismissed. - James Godfrey, was charged with permitting spirituous and fermented liquors to be sold on his premises, on Richmond Quay, ou the 10th instant, without a license. Mr Perkins appeared for the defence. The first witness called stated that he was in tho

defendant's house at half-past twelve o'clock on Saturdaynijjlit, and he remembered having a drink, but he conld not tell what sort of liquor it was — whether porter or brandy. He was not drunk, an I remembered only having one drink in the house, but he could not tell what it consisted of. He was very h:u\l pressed by Mr Hickson and the Magistrate, but would give no delinite answer, because he had been drinking about town all day, and whenever lie felt himself getting drunk he took to soda-water or cordials. He paid 2s 6\l to a female he supposed was Mrs Godfrey. He never jiaw/the defendant until that morning. Another* witness was in the same oblivious state as to the particular kind of liquor he had in the defendant's house on the occasion, although he denied being either drunk or sober. The next two witnesses stated that they had nothing but lemonade to drink in the house. Constable Flaimagan stated that the house was searched, but only cordiala were found— no spirituous ,or fermented liquors. The Magistrate said it was vpry strange that three men, who said they were not drunk, had no recollection of the character of the liquors supplied to them, as they rememberer every other cirI cumstance connected with their visit to the house. The evidence whs not sufficient to support the charge, and it would thereforo be dismissed. James Alexander, Postmaster at Kaiapoi, has been arrested, charged with embezzling Government mnneya. Hi 3 defalcations are stated to be ovev LIOO. The prospects of the Coromandel Gold Field never looked brighter than at the present moment. Scarcely a day passes without some new claim striking gold, or an old one getting it richer than^eVJer. The 1-ist sensation is the Poverty. One large boulder taken from this claim weighs over sixty pounds, and is full of gold. The third and fiual competition for the selection ol rive men to proceed to Hokitika and there compete for the representation of the Westland District, at the Colonial Prizo Meeting at Auckland, took place on Saturday last. The scores made were again very poor, and without any assignable reason. Scores as under : —

The five first men consequently represent the Greymouth Company, and will lire at Hokitika during some time in December, to be fixed by the officer commanding the district. A half-share in the prospecting claim at Anderson's reef has been purchased by iMr Hughes, of the Empire Hotel, Westport, for the sum of L 250. The accounts from this locality continue highly favorable. One block of stone, not exceeding forty pounds' weight, was so rich that .a party offered six ounces of gol I in exchange for the sneciiuoi, which was refused. The n°ws from all the reefs at the Lyell and Inangahua is very encouraging. Mr and Mrs Howe, who are s.iid to possess oon.idcrable theatrical ability, were passengers by the Wonga War.ga, and intend giving representations in Auckland. hi the Wanganui Chronicle there is a long article on the charges made against the Rev. Mr NicholU, which we are gl-ul has been blown to the winds as utterly unworthy of consideration. We cannot afford space for the whole of the article ; indeed we think there is no necessity, as the following brief extract contains the whole gist of it, and is sufficiently explanatory to satisfy the majority of our readers :—" The newly consecrated Bishop of Wellington and the Primate have, after careful deliberation, pronounced the formal complaint preferred against Mr Nicholls too flimsy and trifling to merit ssrious investigation by a tribunal."

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