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Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1639, 5 November 1873, Page 2

Another fatal accident has happened in the Grey river, near Mackley's ; the unfortunate man who was drowned, Michael Enwrifjht, leaving a wife and family, who reside at the Ahaura. His body was not found yesterday, but active search is being made.

The monthly meeting of the Greymouth Cricket Club was held last night at Giimer's. Hotel. A bout thirty ' of the members were present. The President, Mr Masters, occupied the chair. Mr Guinness was re elected the captain for the ensuing month. The treasurer laid his report before the meeting, showing. a balance of LI 14s to the credit of the Club. Messrs Woods, Grut, and Paul were elected as a Committee to make arrangements for defraying the expenses of the match with the Ahaura Cricket Club. Several new members were elected. The resignation of Mr Eyton as a member of the Committee was received with, regret, and Mr Matthews was elected in his place. The captain, Mr Guinness, in a few remarks, complimented the Club on the improvement shown by some of the members in handling the willow, and urged upon all the members, more particularly ■ the eleven chosen for thD match, to pay strict attention to practice and make themselves perfect. The Match Committee banded in the following list as the names of those from whom the eleven will be chosen to play for the credit of Greymouch in the coming match, viz : — Messrs Cresswell, T. Gleeson, Joe. Heaphy, A. Masters, F. Martin, Matthews, F. W. Paul, Dan. Twohill, David Twohill, Geo. H. Turner, J. Howie, F. J. Gleeson, W. F. Strike, and A. R. Guinness. Mr T. Kenrick was appointed umpire After the usual vote of thanks to the Chairman the meeting adjourned.

Margaret Quigley, who was recently released from the okitika Gaol, where she had been undergoing a sentence for the man-, slaughter of a man at -Napoleon's, Grey Valley, was a passenger for Melbourne by the Albion, on Friday last.

It has been suggested that the various mining districts should be appealed to for contributions, to be given to some special prize at the Hokitika Exhibition, in connection with mining matters, such, for instance, as the manufacture of mining appliances

Watson, the diver, has succeeded in digging underneath a large snag in the Hokitika river, and making fast round it a chain cable. The difficulty now is to obtain lifting power, preparatory to the snag being towed away. It appears that the new Licensing Act will shortly be put into operation in Westland. The "West Coast Times" has learnt that that part of the County which lies to the north of the Teremakau has already been divided into districts under the Act, and that the following are the names of the districts : — Greymouth, Paroa, Greenstone, and the Coal district. The "Register" says that the Hokitika Coal Company received their usual report on Saturday, and that it contained no fresh news of importance. Instructions have been given to sink the shaft lower, when it is hoped the seams will prove to have thickened. It is said by the Hokitika "Star "that nearly the whole of the chances in the monster Cup sweep at the Empirehave been disposed of, and before the drawing the whole are pretty sure to go off. Tickets have been sold freely in Greymouth and other places, som-j having been sent for from Fiery Creek and other parts of Victoria. At the meeting of the Fire Brigade, held on Monday night, the receipt of L 4 13s 3d> as a donation from the late Licensed Victuallers' Association, by the hands of James Middleton, was acknowledged with thanks, i It may be mentioned, as a circumstance illustrative of the risks of life and the risks of neglecting the payment of life assurance premiums, that Henry En wright, who was drowned two days ago in the Grey, insured bis life for LSOO with the Mutual Assurance Company, but unfortunately omitted to pay more than his first premium. |

The new roll of the names of persons entitled to vote in the election of the Superintendent of the Province of Nelson has now been published. It embraces 4169, or about 1100 more than the number on the last roll. The new names are chiefly of electors in the mining district. Mr Neville Thornton has been engaged by the Freemasons of Nelson to paint a set of scenery, and to decorate the stage of their hall (hitherto known as the Assembly Rooms, in Trafalgar street). In a letter received at Nelson the other day from Auckland we] are told that the ruins of the late fire were still burning, at thirteen days from the date of conflagration. This will give some idea of the mass of bulk goods, closely warehoused, which has been destroyed. The insurance losses will be found to be over 1.40,000, and the proportion to the various offices will be something like the followi g :— New Zealand, over L 20.000 ; South British, L 800 0; Victoria, L 900 0; Northern, L 3000; Norwich Union, LI 100. At length the inhabitants of the "City of Fires" seem to be awakened to a conviction of the necessity of obtaining an adequate water supply.

An amusing scene occurred in front of the shop of Mr Sampson, hatter, in Princes street, Dunedin. A large number of persons were congregated in the vicinity of this shop at seven o'clock, in consequence of Mr Sampson having announced by advertisement that he would distribute a number of hats to the public. At the hour appointed one of the employees appeared at the door and com-

menced throwing hats of all shapes and sizes into the street, when an immediate scramble commenced. Some of the scramblers succeeded in securing half-a-dozen, and it was most arousing to see them walking away with perfect armfuls. The hats given away formed portion of the old stock.

From the " Otago Daily Times," we learn that a meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New Zealand, S.C., Bro. G. H. Campbell I in the chair, was held at the Masonic Hall last week, to receive a communication frum the Grand Lodge of Scotland, announcing the resignation of Bro. Vincent Pyke, P.P.G.M., and appointing Brothers G. H. Campbell, R.W.M., 450; J. Lanseigne, R.W.M., 417; and T. Stewart, ' R.W.M., 432, Commissioners to receive nominations for the office. It was resolved that circulars be sent to all the subordinate Lodges in New Zealand, intimating the fact that nominations for the office will be received on that day month. The Kennedy troupe of Scotch vocalists, who created such a furore in Melbourne, will visit Dunedin shortly. Detective Farrell, who has for many years acted in this capacity in Dunedin, is about to be transferred to Tuapeka. The capacity in which he will act there is said to be that of first-class sergeant. The Auckland leachers .association held a meeting on the 18th ult. There was an. attendance of about 50, fully one-half of them being ladies. The business of the meeting consisted of an object lesson given by a teacher to about a dozen boys. J The subject was "Sugar," and the "objects" used in the lesson were " appropriately disposed of " by the pupils at its close. ' The "New Zealand Jurist " is the.nam 6 of a new publication, in continuation of M r Macassey's law reports. The object of the work is to furnish reports of " all cases heard and determined in banco " in the Otago district, with judicial decisions in other districts. It is edited by Mr Gerald Dyson Branson, barrister-in-law. A presentation was made to Mr Braduhaw, M.H.R., in recognition of his Factory Bill, and the boon it conferred on ladies employed ployed in factories j &c. The presentation took the form of a candelabrum, &c, and an address, and was made by the Mayor of Dunedin at the Council Chamber in. the presence of a large number of ladies. Mr A. Greenwood, appointed some time since to survey the proposed line of race projected by the Provincial Directors of the Four-Mile Race Company, Charleston, has prepared an elaborate and comprehensive report, which shows that the total length to Brandon Hill would be nine miles fiftyfour chains, with a fall of 92.20 ft. Of this 583 chains will represent cutting, 44 chains tunnelling, and 145 chains fluming^ and the nominal capital of the company as stated at the first launching of the enterprise will meet all possible costs of construction, and leave a margin for contingencies, 3105 shares have been applied for by 185 shareholders, and the allotment of shares will take place at an early date. Mr C. Cuff, who for seven, years has filled the office of Cifcy Surveyor of Chris tchurch,, has tendered his resignation to the City Council, it being hi? intention for the future to devote himself exclusively to private practice as an architect and surveyor. ■„ -

} Tenders have bean accepted for about 38 miles of the Mount Ida Water-race, to the amount of LBSOO. We regret to learn, from the " Southland News," that Mr M'Math, of Grove Bush, lost the whole of his last year's grain crop, his barn, stable, and other outhouses, tools, &c, by fire on the 13th ult. About noon it was discovered that some stacks were on fire, and before anything could be done to check the flames— Mrs M'Math being at home alone with the children — they ha^i spread and destroyed everything combustible within reach. A strong dry wind was blowing at the time, fortunately from a direction, wbica kept the flames away from the dwellinghouse. The fire is supposed to have been caused by the children lighting some loose straw about the yard. Operations were commenced for the first time on Friday in Mr Neighbours' drain pipe and pottery works, Christchurch. When Mr Neighbours visited England, he purchased a pipe-making machine of the most approved character, aud this now is erected in the centre of the building. It is the first machine for making socketed pipes introduced to Christchurch, and is by Henry Clayton, Harrow road, London. Any size of piping, from Sin to 2ft, can be made by it, the larger size being made in single lengths, but the smaller in three lengths at once. The machine will turn out upwards of 40(lft of piping per day, and Mr Neighbours, say the local papers, can sell his goods at fully 30 per cent, less than the same description could be imported for.

The Tuapeka paper states that the tunnel of the Clarke Hill CoJ is now in 880 ft. The line of the Gabriel's Gully reef is expected to be crossed by the end of next week. The " Tuapeka Times" states that rumors are current thsit splendid gold has been struck by a party prospecting the terraces of the Waikaia. . The Auckland " Herald " says it has information of a reliable nature to the effect that Sir Duncan Cameron has written out by last mail recommending Colonel M'Donnflll for the Colonial Cross, and that he has also expressed himself very feelingly with regard to the death of the late Major Von Tempsky. A special train has. made the journpy by rail from Auckland to Onehunga. The journey out was performed in twenty-four minutes, and the return trip in a snorter period. Indeed during a portion of the distance, the speed attained was nearly thirty miles an hour. It is the most level line, we believe, in any part of the Colony, except perhaps some portions of the Canterbury railways ; and yet it will be long before the contract time is ended. The, Wellington and Hutt railway is expected to be open in February.