REPORTED MURDER.

West Coast Times, Issue 131, 17 February 1866, Page 2

REPORTED MURDER.

At a lalo hour lust nightinformation roaohod town that a" brutal murder had beon committed in tho vicinity of tho Toremakau. Formal intimation was not given at tho Police Camp, but ono of tho constables whilst on duty in tho street wao accostod by a party who represented himsolf to b 6 tho brothor of tho murderod man and stated that tho unfortunate dopoascd met his death at tho liamls of bis mate, who had killed him with a driving piok. No reason was givon Jbr tho committal of suoh a deed savo that tho mon had quarrollod. On heaving this roport Inspeotor Broham accompanied by two troopers '■at once started for Toromakau for tho purpos* of arresting tho guilty party, and should tho roport provo true, it is hoped ho will bo spood.ily brought to justice. Tho abovo is all tho information wo ran luy boforo our readers, not ovon tho names of tho parties having transpired. It is howover stated that tho wife of tbo supposed murdered man is residing somewhere in Eovoll street . The Athenmon of Novomber 26 states that " in tho pnper read at tho first meeting of the Royal Insoitution of Civil Engineers for the present session, Sir Charles Bright discussed the practicability of carrying on telegraphic communication from Rangoon to China and Australia. He considers that it would bo bettor to lay an under-sea cable the whole distance than to erect it along the Malayan peninBula ; and that a short time would suffice for the submergence of a lino from Rangoon to Singapore, thonoo to Batavia", where connexion wiuld be made with the Dutch 'Javti lines, and pass on from thoir south-eastern extremity ,to Timor and Northern Australia. Onoe there/ tho oolbnjgts would soon eonnoofc it with the tamlliuW ftlroady to.Wl to AwuwWi),"