More of the Cospatrick.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1948, 2 April 1875, Page 2

More of the Cospatrick.

Papers of date February 9fch by the mail explain the mistake that two more survivors from the Cospatriek had arrived per ship Coldstream. The Captain of the Coldstreanrsays he shouted--to the pilot that he had a man aboard who had been with the survivors in the Hospital at St. Helena. Pilot Salisbury maintains his original assertion, that the Captain said he had two survivors aboard, and has made a written statement to that effect.

; i)\l Christchurch, Thursday. Mr H. R. Webb, a m«inber of the General Assembly for Lyttelton, addressed his constituents last night. Referring to the abolition of the provinces, he said he would rote for a bill based on the resolutions of last sessions, and hold himself open to rote for its application to the whole colony, if he .thought such was desirable, but he would oppose its application to Canterbury unless the land fund and local control of local affairs was preserved intact, A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Webb for his speech. Christchurch, This day. The Superintendent will open the Provincial Council at 2 p.m. to-day. It isi expected there will be a warm debate regarding the financial management of i ailways during the past nine months. The Secretary for Public Works has announced that he will be able to give a thoroughly satisfactory explanation. The Hon. Watts Russell died this morning of inflammation of the bowels after a short illness.

Nelson, Thursday. Two dead bodies have been found on the Sandspit, and an enquiry has been held by Mr Davidson, J.P. Several portions of wreck have also been found, and articles of clothing, and the body of a large black and white retriever dog. It is quite possible that these are portions of some wreck reported from west of Wanganui on March 20th, but the lighthouse keeper at the Spit thinks the vessel to which they belonged must have been from 200 to 400 tons, whereas'the other wreck was estimated as hot exceeding 100 tons. On the morning of March 19, the lighthouse-keeper saw one barque and two brigantines standing towards the north, and one barque hull clown standing

up Blind Bay. The barque standing to the north was painted black,, with a wide red streak.

Dunedin, Thursday. .At. the.meeting of. the City Council last night it appeared that the' cost of the proposed gasworks would be probably from £28,000 to £30,000. The crops-in the Mount Benger district turned out heavier than anyprevious year. A field of oats yielded as high as seventy bushels to the acre, and in some instances a little over eighty. .Nearly every week cases come before the Waste Land Board of departmental mistakes in connection with land sales, and it appears a great deal of matter goes into the Gazette, including important proclamations, without a revise being furnished to the printers because the copy is sent in late.

George McLean will not have a walk over for the vacant seat at Waikonaiti, as F. D. Rich, of Bushy Park, a local candidate,'will contest the seat.

Groves y/4 Someryille, a social London case, was tried in the District Court before district Judge Bathgate, yesterday. It lasted until a late hour. Judgment was reserred. „ .....

No sign of the Jessie Nichol, the vessel sent out in search of the missing schooner Euphrosyce.

Bluff, This day.