CHRISTCHURCH.

West Coast Times, Issue 25, 26 July 1865, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

(FKOM OUR OWN OOKBBSrONDENT.) • Tho most interesting' ieaturo of tJiej week is the arrival o£ the -long ofcpectitjd'' Juno mail from England, , ,Tho delay ia n.ocountod for by iLo Lxeukiag doSrn of tho steamer I3ombay witli tho homeward Australian, and New Zealand maila of April, between Australia and Point de Guile. Tho news most interesting to the province, is that Mr Selfe has effected the sale of the fifty thousand pounds worth of Canterbury debentures at 90^ for which the province ought to be thankful. There is not much local news this week, Professor Bellew has been entertaining tho public with a series of lesions on hors^ training, for \yhich he charges one guinea!) His class has been well attended, and no, doubt his pupils will not regret the money they havo given for his really good instructions. There is very little difference in his system from that of Rarey'a, an]l whatever he says ho. will. do. he pefformes with the greatest ease, and Reasons his instruction with an easy &o\tim%saksb witticisms, which of course jli»g3 Kw, audience in a continued state fo?'iae^f«i ment. , ..' ' '" V ' V ! <*i, Tho Agricultural Association inpristl holding a grand; ploughing match /n August, for which' the best ploughman Js promised a first-class medal. > A man named M'Fnrlane was killed during tho storm here,' on the Gthinstii/it; by lightning ; he, leaves a- >yidow and two small children, totally unprovided for. After an inquest held, on tho body a tiubscription was opened for his wictyw^iuid .thirty pounds 1 was raised Jri't^e roomY ,/lt is j a remarkable jfapi that', ,ith,ore was -only one ilash of lightning during the • whole ' storm, and by it he lost his life. 7 } Cliristohuroh' is grfifag a-hcad oa for as : . buildings arc concerncdf, Stono buildings are rising up'in every quarter of this town. v First we have the new Government buildings, which, though in an unfinished sjate^ are really worthy of^noticc ; next we como to the new office^ pf tho Supreme Court, it is not phpwy/.but a good substrtntisl building. In tho market place, thatjplustcr of barn's (no * other name can be gHyen it,) hastbeftii : remo'Ved,'ati4 b<s9 greatly fa. tho appearar^c.9 u >.pf jjtlio plage. MessrSi Cobb and 00. nave *built ! a .capital carriage factory,' wbicli-was badly' warded, as it will' bring down • the prices the other faqjtories have been in the habit of charging. Nothing has giycft.so. muoh.disaatisfaQtion than th,Q tardy, way by which thb Government have proceeded in the matte* of the West Coaatroadi -•- -If-*it-were"-iir Australia a road ,, would, ha;Vp:b,cett mado.longago, no ' master % wliat' tho > cost might" be* and it is only now, at^thfi' eleven,^ 'hbttt>j that the Government -have taken it-up; • Taking everything into consideration, it is thought that the best routo for coach and dray road is by the Otira, I nitcad of | adopting Mr Dobson's suggestion of building a bridge and having a tunnel through the morraiue boulders, it would lessen the

fi/xpenscs vciy much by having cuttings iho, same-na ou tho Suinner roud, from Lyitcltou io Christclnwch. , Sir Browning, stoi'ted from here last woek Io pupeintend tho works, and Captain Anderson has just returned from Cahill an'l Jones' store, in the Bealoy township, where ho took tho first mail from Christchurch, ! ! He informs us tho roads aro very heavy, but wo cannot expect it otherwise as the weather has been rather severe lately, and now made roads during wet weather must be In a state of ,bog. If ,tho road to the West Coast bo pushed ahead; yr t ox shall havo Cobb and Co. running daily before two months have passed. Tho Hon. John Hall and Mr Dobson have started from Christchurch to inspect the West Coast road.

Mr Urqnhnrt Macpherson has failed. tiiabilitics £20,000 ; assets unfavorable. Latest telegrams from Dunedin : — Tho firm of Lazarus' and Co. have failed; liabilities £26,000, assets £20,000. Two private houses burned in George street. Ni^ht attack and sham fight by naval brigade, artillciyVand volunteers. A numbor of persons turned out to see it. < Nomination for. Superintendent took l^W"drr^^JJJihj - fiaadidateß---MeBBrB. Dick, and Clapcott. Fhow of htnds in' 1 "favor of M'Glashan ; poll don|nnded. Mr .M^vson 4s. solo ' candidate for tho miyoi'altj/. Gross total of. escort, 8,378 oz. 11 dwts. July 17th. illokitika mail arrived h,cre on Sattiijday afternoon, after experiencing great difficulties on the road. Snow is very dejkp'bdtvreen Arthur's Pass and Porter's, Tfi© maihoan' crossed tho river twentyep^ei> times '; the lasttimehe had to swim, jy>,t without risk tojbimsolf and mails, Tho nj&ViTJf e \rig vGryeTic'ouraging a number ,qf iliggerd aro about to' set off for the diggings. ' . A telegrnm from Dunedin states that tho Caribou,, from Glasgow, with. 150 immigrants has arrived,