Lyell Times. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1886.

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 298, 6 November 1886, Page 2

Lyell Times. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1886.

Alfred Greenfield, Esq., Commissioner of Crown Lands, passed through here yesterday after having made his official visit to the West Coast.

At the sittings ot the Licensing Court, at Murchison, on Tuesday last, Mr Mo>liihan, who was retained on behalf of the several applicants for conditional licenses, in representing to the Bench the great hardship umW the Amending Act of the Licensing Act, 1880, in compelling applicants for these licenses to pay the fee for a publican's license, said that having just arrived from the Owen he was able to testify to the creditable manner in which Messrs Trower, Fagan, and Tattershall conducted their houses, and that the meals at the first mentioned house would do credit to any hotel in the Colony. We understand that the several applicants have instructed Mr Moynihan to represent to the Government the present population of the district with a view to obtain if possible a reduction in the license fee. Mr Moynihan having been over the ground will, we feel sure, be able to explain the whole circumstances of the case, nnd we hope to hear that his endeavours in the matter will prove successful.

The sitting of the Resident Magistrate's and Warden's Court at Lyell, on Wednesday last, was an unusually short one, having only occupied about an hour. Henry Clinton Pearce for disobeying an order for maintenance that had been made against him on 4th of August last was ordered to pay the amount due to date, viz., i'lo within a week or in default to be imprisoned for one month in Westport gaol. Applications, were dealt with as follows in the Warden's Court:—John Carroll special site for tailings at New Creek; granted. Same for double area claim was objected to by Ah Lnm and party, who were represented by Mr Moynihan ; refused. United Alpine Company, water race at Irishman's Creek; granted. W. Newman, double area claim New Creek ; granted. P. Carroll, special site for tailings, New Creek ; granted. A correspondent in this issue draws attention to an irregularity in the manner of closing tenders for a water race for the Lvell Creek Extended Quartz Mining Company. The copy now on the file in our office, very plainly shows that the time of closing tenders was 10 p.m. and not 10 a.m, We draw the attention of our readers to the new advertisement of the New Zealand Clothing Factory, appearing in this issue.

A representative of the Bank of New South Wales, Westport, is now in Lyell. The cleaning up at the Alpine battery took place on Thursday and from 809 tons of stone treated 432 ounces of amalgam was obtained from the plutes. Owing t ) a slight error m ule in the distance from the main uprise the stone struck in the prospecting drive has not been opened on, the mine manager having tried to get into the stone by the half-yearly meeting, but found it impossible. The stone is now stripped 10 feet in length and shows to be very solid, and wdl be driven into and tested by the middle of next week. The tramway in the intermediate is laid, and everything is in readiness to block out as soon as the reef is cut through. We have received a telegram from the Rev. Father Holland desiring us to announce that the Jubilee Mission in connection with the Catholic Church will be opened to-morrow at Si. Joseph's Church. The reverend gentlemen conducting the same will arrive by coach to-day. Mr Frank Sontgen, tailor aud clothier, of Westport, will arrive in Lyell to-day with a large assortment of tweeds. He advertises suits made to order at £1 10s. His stay will be limited to Wednesday. The Victorian Derby was won by Trident, with Chesliam and Anglaos second and third. The following was the result of the Melbourne Cup:— Arsenal 1 Treuton 2 Silver Mine 3 Malua, Isonomy, Silver Mine, Trenton, Trident and Meteor were among the first to get away. Passing the stand, for the first time, Silvermine was in front, closely followed by Isonomy, Beubolt, Trident, Britisher, Meteor and Trenton, the remaining being in a bunch, with the exception of Grace Darling and little John, who brought up the rear. No material alteration took place until passing the bridge, when Trident was taken to the front and led the field into ihe straight, followed by Benbolt, Silvermine, Malua, Trenton and Arsenal. The last mentioned horse had held a good position throughout the race- Immediately after entering the straight, amid great excitement, Silvermine and Arsenal passed the favourite. A desperate race ensued all the way down the straight, Aisenal winning by half-a-length from Trenton, who came with a magnificent rush towards the finish, and wrested second position from Silvermine, who finished a good third.