THE The Grey River Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1872.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1084, 18 January 1872, Page 2

THE The Grey River Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1872.

In consequence cf preLSure on our space from our up-countiy correspondents, we have been compelled to hold over our leadhg article, besides letters nd other interest' »g matter. The 0? "y cne at the Pssident Magistrate's Couii, yesterday, w<"? that of A exander WJ'Vamson. who was brought up on rem?*id charged v. Ith lunpey. Dl 3 Moilceaod Sir'th stated that the inn was better nd fit to be at large, They rSo recommended that he shored absta' 1 from d" '->k . A fter being duly cautioned by the Mag'strate, W?!lian?9on was discharg'd. j Two large i ashes are now going on in the Inangahua District ; one is to Redman's Creek aid the other to Soldier's Creek. The Rev Father Pe;-ius intends to celebrate Mess at Greenstone on Sunday, the 21st st., at the usual hour. A Melbourne solicitor, named Gresson, is threatened w Ith expulsion from his profession for ha \ ing car.led ai action ; n a " champertuour" marner. " Champs, jy," it may;itcrest some of our readers to know, is committed when a lav. jtc and Irs client agree to divide the proceeds of a suit. A con temporal/ says that of the eighty Acts passed during lost session of Assembly, only eighteen can be said to be of interest to the country at large. Thirty-eight were of a local or personal nature, nineteen were almost purely technical, and five merely temporary. Sergeant Felton, who is stationed at the Bealey, reports that he has ascertained the name of the man whose body was discovered in the Otira river a short time since. It appears from the report that the unfortunate man was named Andrew Christie. Ho was a native of Scotland, a widower, has two daughters married in England, and a sister married to. Neil Acton, Esq., of Acton Station, Eakaia, Canterbury. A meeting of the Westland Waste Lands Board was held at Hokitika on Tuesday. Tho following were the transactions connected with this district :— Mart:":i Kennedy applied to purchase 100 acres of lural land in Block 1, Grey district, situated southof the Arnold road. Granted, LIOO paid. Frederick Parker purchased section No. 278, Coy. ,)er street, Greymouth. Ll2paid. James Hamilton applied, by his agent, Mr Learmonth, that four acres in Block 52, Grey dist.'cfc, be put up to auction. Granted, subject to roads, reserves, and gold workings. L 2 paid. According to a local account, Mr Hallenstein, mayor of Qaeenstowj, is v kely to have a walk over for the seat in the Assembly, vacated by Mr Haughton. The Tuapeka Times publishes some 1 amors on the sabject, which must bo taken cum grano. Mr Shepherd, it is stated, wi M . resign ]'s seat for the Dunstau district, and contest the election for Lake Wakatip, r s that has been long his favorite constituency. It is also on the cards that Mr Bradshaw will accede to the request of his Teviot constituents by residing his seat for Waikaia district, and enter the lists for the representation of tho latter district. An unfortunate case of suicide occurred in the East Clutha district on the 3rd insfc., a young mau of the name of Andrew Anderson, naA 'ng shot himse 1 c . At the * icjuest held on his body a verdict of "Temporary insanity" was retuued by the jury. From the evidence it appeared that he had been heard to express himself as weary of his l"c, sometime previously to the fatal deed. A correspondent at No Town wiltas :— "Since the holidays No Toy. 1 has been rather quiet, yet on Sunday Bi inner Parade and the Crescent was pretty fu" of we'"« dressed dc 'ners, and the weather being fine, the fair sex did not miss the chance of taking their usual Sunday promanad s. The township of an eve« •"t», with the 14 street lamps, looks b. ght and 'vely, r «d credit is due to the representative of the Government btationed here for enforcing the rej, ilationgs of j the Licens' '2 -Act. Dr Hudson, I observe, has become a resident of No To?. 1, r id doubtless his met : oal sk" 1 v.. be a boon to the ur'c.jtjrite ' 1 the hour of need, and being a good accoucheur, a fine practice lays open before r * m. A meetiug of the No Tow a Benefit Society was held at the Union Hotel, on Tuesday evening last, for the purpose of electing new mem jers, and to receive the qua. iierly sutscriptions. Through some misundemanding an adjournment took place, J. Livingstone, Esq., was the chairman." The Otago Daily Tim ;* of the 9th instant says : — " We learn that Mr Walker has sent, tfirough Mr Clayton, Cumberland street, by the mail which arrived yesterday, an offer to Mr Christie, to the effact that if Mr Christie makes a return challenge to fire against him, he m 111 be happy to accept it. Mr Walker states that be notices by the newspaper telegrarrs that Mr Christie's friends want him to fire another match for LIOOO a

side ; that he has expected as much, and is quite agreeable, provided Mr Chustio has no personal objections. This sum he Considers is too much moneyior lriise^lio *Isk, but he is prepared to "go" L 250 upon it, and his Auckland friends are prepared with the balance. Mr Walker, who had by the dato^of his letter come-down from Auckland to Wellinj, Jon, was' again returning homeward, and ho states that he expects to got Mr Christie's challenge when he arrives in Auckland, and hopes that Mr Christie will give him the option of firing in Auckland, as ho has been now travelling away from hia business for many months. He is willing to have a new rifle range built, .each to practise on it for a fortnight or so after Mr Christie's arrival, and everything to bo definitely settled previous to making a start. If Mr Christie so desires, Mr Walker will not have the range built until he arrives. Mr Walker also says that he has written to Sydney regarding the rules disputed on the last occasion, and, though he does not say so, the arm that is sure to be used is Mr Walker's favorite small bore, Mr Walker concludes by expressing his willingness to meet Mr Christie "on level terms, the best man to win." Mining at the Marewhenur. Otago, says the Mmint Ida Chronicle, appears to be at a standstill from want of water, yet in spite of this drawback, this field is rcpoiiedto be looking we, great faith existing as to its future. A paiiy of n"'ners fiomtFs place are busily engaged in cutting ; i a head-race from the Marewhenua River, a distance of twelve miles, having become purchasers of three water rights in the A' l . Nations Company. Shares in the Mosquito Company are reported as ha\ "ng advanced LSO each. Another disgraceful scene has taken place in the Hokitika Borough Council, in re the election of the Mayor. The claimant to the office, Mr J. B. Clarke, stated his determination to stick to the chair, while other members appear to be as determined to oust him. The fo^owlng was tho termination of the meeting, as reported by the West Coast Times : — Cr. Jack said that he would have supported the Chairman i"i his election for Mayor, but for the way :'i which he had acted, which was anything but right, and the manner "i which he haa taken possession of the chair was a low, mean dodge. The Chairman said that he nr'ght have been Liilty of mean dodges, but he had never buined his pailner's books. (Groans and hisces from the crowd, aid cries of "Put him under the pump." "Chuck h : m into the Lagoon." "Kick V 11.") The majority of the Councillors then lef b their seats, and there not being a quorurr the meetiug was adjourned unf. Friday ever '-lg next