West Coast Times.

West Coast Times, Issue 110, 24 January 1866, Page 2

West Coast Times.

WEDNKSLUY, JANUARY 21, 180,' i.

Uy the nvriviil of tho William iliskin from Dunodiii, the l']»mo:it From Nelson, and the Ola^n from Sydney, wo arc in receipt of ooiv-irtor-ibly luiov news from Iho wliolo of tha New Zeal-rid proviiiccH diul (he noi".lil)fivin^ o.oloniea. nnd iVom the United S'.ales, Cjimdn, nnd Mexico. A few items oi' Inter Kufjlisli intelligence havenlrioreiiehedus by way of- New York and California. J,n order to extract nslnrsoly a.s possibly from our files, nnd to report tho proceedings of the Supremo Court mid the public meetinjj; hold last evening, wo withhold our usual leader.

On Ihe 14l Ii instant, no telegrim had lioon I'pcoivod in Sydney, announcing the arrival of tho English mail at. Melbourne, or of the buinch mail sleampr at O'piu-lg.

'I'Un Li/ll:!lon Times announce? (ho death of tlio rev. Dr. Lillie, a wc'l-known and 1-pj.peeled eo'onist Ho wan taken i'l on Friday lasf, and was sull'i-riii',' fiom an in lack of English e.liolera Dr Tiii-nhnll was his modiral nHPiulant, but nil. wiihslnnding nil his skill and altenlion Dr Lillio expired on Monday af.oinonn. ( r] )0 decpased gentleman was eduentrd at tho College of Edinburgh. Entering into holy onb'is, ho was for some time in clitir>rp of the I'ivs.byiorian Church in ITobait Town, an 1 was ono of iho ablest and nif'.st iiiflupiifial mini'-tcrf! of that chinch iv the Houthern Hemisphere. lV some years jia^t lio had retired from the active duties 0° tho ministry, nnd resided for some lenjr h of time in Cintcrbuiy. He was 11 man <-f extensive and (i(v.iuai>n lcainiii.!,', mid liiid boon remarkably ui-e-fulu i-e-ful in coimeclioii wilh (he cause of education in (he province.

An ageiit of iho l-Ynieh Company has arrive^ in Melbourne lo initiate, if possible, arrangenien'fi for the iionveyniicc to the colonies of Iho Knsilish mails.

The ()/a<;o JJaili/ Times pay v : — " We havo re 'oi ved 11 copy of ' llani'li's Duucdiii Diieolory,' pubiihlird by I-!. Ksquilnnr, Dip successor lo Tlarnelt until <h. In addition to the umi.-iI information, (hero is a Wcf-t Coast Piieotnry, and avciyneat imp of New Zealand. TliPric add very much lo Iho rscfulncbß of tho work "

The wpjilher ronliiiuoi extremely sullr.v. A lillle rain fell during Iho afternoon ye.stciday, but the pronu'-oof a rofrediing sliowpi- wan 1111fulliUcd. A r.sinbow of a veiy sinjiiil.ir appealnnce spumed tin* sky, forming a belt of lurid icd uudivoi'.'iiiifd by tho usual prismatic, colors. Tlio slir/ua i.inlex (hut il ih prokililo thai, ill a very brief pet iod tho hanking fnci lilies of Iho colony will bo increased by the establishment of tin* Commercial Hank of Victoria ; a colonial schemo which has for. ..somo short (imo past been quietly making progress lowardu maturity.

The last, foittiightly excort bi-oa.;bt into Duuc'l'.i Only S, S:JB om of gold. I'io .smallest quantity since tho (Slabiishinent of Iho sprviuo. Tho sitting j of .he Su;>i (mo Court in liivcrk r a 'ill, ut which tho piisonor M'Connoll, c argoil with wilful iiiiimlm-, is to bo Iriod, wore postponed from the l'Jih to the 22nd January.

A ense of doalh by ulcoholio poisoning i< ropoited by tho S ' ntlh'aml T.mr? as having occurred on Friday last, at tho Inverairgill police station. Tho deceased, J. A. Wild, was lato'y employed as clerk by Mr Binney, auctionoor, of Deo strcect. From what transpired at the inquest, it would appear that the unfortunate man having drank an excessive quantity of raw spirits and was shortly after found n almojt a comatosostato. Ho was at once conveyed lo tho polico station, and Mr Moncklon, the provincial surgeon, sent for. The most stringent and energetic remedies woro atonco applied to arouso tho pal ion g ft-oiA tho state of conin, but without snecess. An inquest was hold on tho body m Saturday, and a verdict returned of — "Died by alcoholio intoxication."

In tho Resident Magistrates Con I, vestcr* day, Edmond Hincs, a boatman, was ciiargod by John Lay ton with having violently assaulted him at Iho Arahura, ou Iho Kith' Jan., which being proved, ho was fined the sum of £1. Anot hoi* charge of Iho same, kind was entered against him by Jamoj Parr, who furthennoro demanded that Iho accused should bo hound over lo keep tho peace, as he stood in bodily fear of him. Tho proswulor swore be hud been violently struck in iho face, al tho above loenjily on tho same date, and that, moreover, lio had received divers threats which put him i;i fear ofhis Jiio. His Worship decided tho chargo to bo proved, as no satisfactory defence was made, 110 bound tho aei'imod over lo kep (he peace for si ; months, himself iiuClCO and two sureties iv X'oO. ffano lfines, wife of tbo üb-ive, Nvas charged with having struck and abusod H. Powel, no A; ahum boatman. Tho accused doclarcd !>ho wlis merely assist ing her husband, who had been set upon by. aix or seven men. Vorihis, however, j-ho way mulcted i.i Iliosmn of 20s his Worship at tbo snnu lime remarking Hint they were evidently a di'jrcputablo CDiip'e, and tliat if ever tliey we.-o brought bofore him ajr.iin for diso.vlo ly conduct ho would givo iliom n month each.

Af.pi- n very successful trip lo tho (I oy, Miss Kdith _ ralaiorsloa yesterday rolurmd to lloki til:a in iho Linnes.-'. We art 1 gad to once more iv-ceive and weloome mil 1 fair gaast, who pnrposei remaining amnngs'i us a few days, and then bid adieu for over to iho shores of Westlunl. JJ-<l'oro leaving, sho intends to give I, .in " full entertainments" on Thursday and Kiiday evenings noxt, when she will introduce fovor.d now snngi, campowd exprewly for tho oc:!i".iiin, nud sketches, inc'iiding the "iMaa.iger in J)i:iic>;iliiis" and the '• liann.cd Honsi?." Wo much regret h.ivi..g lo nnnonnr-i; the?? arj the two la* appi'ar.iiio.s ot" Mi<» ruhiio-sl-nn. Her Rojourn hero w ! ll bo In-i,' rcmembsroil and favorably commented on by all who havj si-en her p'rfonn. Wo coii'jidcr it minoevsjary lo nrilvo i ho iimi il hackneyed njipral to th)uib!ii) ;o Kiippoit her, as iier own mmiss will oinniand their a'tondance.

Mr. It. 11. Porumii, who has for some lime held 'ho olli >c of Sheriff of OLigo, has resigned, and Mr A. 0 Strode is temporarily perfouning tho olliolal duties.

Mr Oiirrio. rf Messrs Ifonghton nnd Co.'s office., KUKtiiincil some severe injuiios, by a cuiioin nec'duiit, whioh liapp'>nod to him at i'ort C!ial::ier ,ou Iho nth insiant. '«Vhile walking along Ucorge .street, a largo Newfoundland dog r.m agu'nbt him with considcr.ible impetus, and tripped him up, so i.hat ho wav thrown vio'enlly to tho ftround, As he wa-i walking haiids-in-pocket, ho was unablo to protect hiin--oli iv any way fiom the fall, and, as his facj <:.u:.«j lo the ground first, ho was very severely butt, and for a time bled profusely. No perm I'lon 1 . injury is apprehended.

In tho Supremo Com I *, yesterday, Clarence 15o!hwiek, found guilty of stealing rAvioy, was ioitcnced to two months' imprisonment. John Smith pleaded guilty lo ht-xhbinx UU capi.iin under ajfgravatiii" cii^tunst-iuuss, and wim .lWiirdcd four months' imprisonment. Thomas N.ijl. found guilty of stealing tui nnd oihur a ("n'lo.s from a dray, wii'i scntciippd t> four iiKnihs'impiisonuicnt. This was a lighter s.v.iti'iieo thii'i ni'ghi, have been pa«.--ed bad not the Jury .stioiisJy recommended tho prioner to tneicy on account of his foimer gaoil cliarnctisr Wiliain Wolih, for stealing a largo pa; eel of gold, w,i3 fo.ilonccd lo twHvo moiilli-t' imprisonment. All ihoabovo Huntence.s woro ti bo with hard l.dnr. Tho trial of Stewart for tlia nnuder < f hi.s wifo is definitively li::ed for lo morrow, nnd it is probable Hi il il will last two dvu 1 ., os thoro iv > no b>'s than fifteen witnesses lo bo exaniinvd ?lr South .'srolainod fprtho defence.

A rumor was ourrontla.sh evoninj,', that a nub li.ul sot in lo a. ]>liicc about three inilos this nido tho 'i'oliir.i, and wo aro at a lo':s to iiinyino wheru t'.io locality can ho, for ii it in not on the li'iicli, if. inns', 1.0 koiiio few mile.* inland, as the intci medial/} country is nothing but a swa.np, iut-Mf-octcJ ly lagoons, Thoro !-(!(!ins every jv.obability that a deep main le.id of f,'old will yet ha traced on iho il-it betweon jho coif-t nn,'O and and tho sea, in Iho Totara di.sirie!. : v s'mfl. having Im.Mi botlouifd atrtlie (b-.p'h of 101 f-rt, out of which )i ilwts lo the d Nil were obtained. It is nltua'cd at Iho flint of Swipci'.« (billy, whie'i rniri irmn llio l.mgo direo.ly into the (lit ; which so fur his been the loeeptaelo ot every lexil of gold yet dis'ovcro.l in Unit looalitv.