Oru European news compels us to hold over ■ several articles of local interest. . I A report was circulated in town yesterday \ to the effect that the Uunedin Escort had , been '• stiu-k up," when going through Ftpatnna Gorge. A man of the name of Grant, i who has just arrived in town from M'Uib- ' buns', states that at iliat place he learnt that J three bushrangers attacked the Escort, and j shot, the sergeant in charge in the groin and \ che.-t. One hushraii'j'T was .-hoi, and another , wounded The pack-horse on which the i gold was mapped broke away, but was ' caught again. No arrests were made. "\\ c | believe that another man has come into town who confirms the repoit, but up to the present time no olrkial or reliable information i lias been received. j We are glad to perceive that then' is sonic j probability of the Caledonian Games being a ( success. We understand that Mr. Harrison, j of Tay-stieet. who erected the stand at the j last races, has taken tiie contract for building j tlie Grand Stand on the present occasion, and : is so lies, til ring himself for the convenience ot > the public, that, we think, all parties will be sati-fied with his arrangements. i We b.-.w vi. ry little to report, about the gold matket. Various samples have been : purchased in Town during the last few days, [ among-t others ozs. on Saturday by the IJank <.f New Zealand. The liank of New j South WaKs reports the purchase of iMOozs.. ! and the Union Bank 40 ozs.. from the new fields. { The Melbourne papers have long account- j of the trial for p.ijury of the Hcv. Mr. Watt, j an Independent minister, who has been sen- ! tenced for that offence to live years' impii- : sonnient. The 6\-< !<>»!/ Advirtisrr -ays:--; Mr. Watt is an ordained missionary ot" the j Independent Church, but took charge of a j Pre.-hyteii:m enngregat ion at the Manning i Kivrr. On a visit to Sydney. Watt grossly | miseniiducted him-elf at the Post Oflicc j Hotel, was expclk-d from (hence, and took . up his ipaaners at a low oyster saloon, where ; j he lodged for a week, keeping company with j abandoned female-. Tlie.-e things eair.e to ( [ the knowledge, of a Mr. Flett, wbo made the j i ehl.Ts of Mr. Watt's congregation aware of the goings mi of their pastor, and Watt was dismissed. Watt therefore entered an action j ' for slander against Flett : swore that he never ; had entered the Tost Ofliee Hotel, never j lodged at the oyster saloon, and never kept | the sort of company ailuded to. The landlady, and servants uf the hotel, together with the keepers of the oyster saloon, all gave evidence directly contrary to that of the. revgentleman. The jury gave a verdict for defendant, ami the judge promptly committed the plaintiit" for trial for perjury. The telej grains tell the sequel of the story. One of ! tlu! many disgraceful features of the ease was j that Wait succeeded in persuading the oyster j saloon keeper to deny that he hail ever seen i him in his life. This was in the presence of ! thelu'V. Mr. Fullerton, a brother clergyman, I who had been deputed to make enquiries. When taxed in the witness-box with this ! piev.-uieatioii, the oysterinan di dared that he saw a great dillereuee between slat.nients made out of doors and in the witne-s-box. ''A man might say anything lie liked — e\en j tell lie- -cut of doors, but nor when on oath, I a^ the law would punish him."
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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 15, 30 December 1862, Page 2
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