BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

West Coast Times, Issue 180, 17 April 1866, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

LFHOM OUll OM'lf CORRESPONDENT.} Ciißisxoiiunov, Monday, 4. .30. p.m. The Albion, and Airedale, from tho North, sailed South this afternoon with the out-going English mail. Arrived tho Phoebe, from the South. (From the Otatjo Daily Times.) Bi.upf, Monday, 9th April. The Daniel Webster, brig, from Canterbury to Hobart Town, put into tho port for provisions— parted cables when the boat's crew were on shore, and put to sea.

Tlio condition of Hor Majesty's Gaol in Ilokitika remains a standing sonndnl to tlio Government, mid nn opprobrium to tho district. Tho now Gaol is proceeding, very slowly— -vory slowly indeed} pnd in tho meantime, thoro aro no loss than fifty-oight prisoners confined in tlio "log huts" that liavo now becomo a part of tho history of Weslland. Thore "aro t\ro of those cells, wo may repeat for tho information o( our readors, measuring 10 feet by 12, and in each of those thoro aro thirloon inmatos. Thoro aro othor four, measuring 8 feet, by 10, in each of which thoro aro eight occupants. Thcso ombraco all classes of confines} tlio guilty and tho unfortunate 5 tho criminal and tho debtor} tho sentenced man and tho man who may bo innocent, but who still awaits his trial. There is something humiliating in tlio roeollection how many romonstrancos havo boon mado against this monstrous scandal without tho slightest oflcct : how long ,a timo has passed sinco tho Judge expressed himself on tho subject in torms of intonso indignation, and tho Grand Jury put their views on record in thoir presentment to his Honor. Tho crying grievance which tlio frco people of this community aro utterly powerless to abate, would noi bo allowed to enduro for a week, under a despotism liko that of Napoleon or tho C/ar. What is tho worth of our boast of frooclom, if our hands aro thus paralysed in ovory matter of practical reform ? This is only tho nmlcUo of April. Thoro will bo no gaol delivery until July. To what oxtont will tho present Btato of things becomo oxaggoratod, boforo his Honor has another opportunity of oxpatinting on tho barbarism of tho arrangements mado for the confinomont of prisoners in tho Queen's Gaol! A number of gontlomon mot last ovoning at Robinson's Duke of York Hotol, Eovell-stroot, for tho purpo3o of fortaing a North Rovollstreot Improvement Committee, for tho construction, of footpaths and other improvcuionts in that part of tho town. Mr Jonos, of tho firm of Jouos, M'Glashun & Co., took tho chair. A good many maltors of publio intorest woro discussed, and tho following genllomon woro constitutod a first Committco : Messrs Jones, Turhor, tho Roy. Mr. M'Girr, Robinson, Spicer, Powell, Ings, Horriok, and M'Guiro. Tho woathcr during tho past day or two has been very flno. Yostorday gavo us a most dolicions taslo of tho roal Indian stuumor — a oleav sky, a genial atmosphere, and at ovoning a gorgeous sunset. At nightfall, however, indications wero givon of a roturn of rain, and thoso continued throughout the night. Tho English mail is now due, and may bo oxpoctod by tho next stoamor from Melbourne, should tho P. and 0. sleamor do what it very soldom does — keep somowhat near tho contract time* By tho Star of the South wo havo Dunodin papers to tho 10th inst., from which wo oxtract whatovor they contain of iutorest. At the Colonial Rifio Prizo Firing at Wolliugton, Corporals Chistio and Taylor won high honors for tho Otago Voluntoors, and thoy wore entertained at a banquet in Dunodin on tho owning of tho 9th inst. It was suggested, and tho suggestion was approvod of, that an Intercolonial match should bo arrangod ior, to come oft 1 in Otago, with a prizo of £1000. It appears from various roforoncos in tho colonial papors to bo nn undorstood thing that Sir Charles Darling will bo recalled from tho Government of Victoria as soon as ho has sorved suflloionlly long to soenro his ponsion, which will bo in about another month, and that his successor will bo Sir Richard Macdonnoll, formerly Governor of South Australia. A meeting of ownors of sections from Pitz« horbort strcot to Jollio street, is convened for this afternoon, at half-past fivo o'clock, to in. stituto moasuros for tho construction of a footpath along Gibson's Quay. Tho mooting is to bo hold at tho Europoan Hotol. The doalh is announced, from Paris, of tho colebratod tenor Pouohard, who was born in 1?89. Ho was tho son of a distinguished musician. Ho loft tho stage in 183' i, and has sinco dovotod himself entirely to teaching. He wus, a professor at Ilio Conservatoire.