BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

West Coast Times, Issue 188, 26 April 1866, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(i'BOM OUR OWN CORBESroiTDENT.)

Chkistchurch, Wednesday, 3.55 p.m. The Auckland has sailed for Nelson, Hokitika, and Sydney.

A very mysterious robbery was committed at Bronnau and Byrno'e store, Mvo Milo Beaoli, Okarita, on tho night of the 21st instnnt. It appears that during tho afternoon a miner namod M'Carthy placod a bag containing £180 worth of gold in tho hands of Mr Slattory, the storoman, for safe keoping, and the latter, on going to bod, placed it in his troußor'a pocket, which he left lying oloso to tho sido of tho tent. On awakoning in tho morning ho missed tho garment, and on looking round discovered that the tent had been cut into and tho trousers abstracted. Ho immediately rushed outside, and there found them on the ground, but minus the £180 worth of gold. Tho polico wero at once apprised of tho fact, but no tvaco of the rogues who committod the robbery hai beon discovered. A mild description of Lynch law was administered in tho Okarita district last week, a well known storekeeper named Sol Solomon boing tho viotim. It appears that on Saturday ovoningsomo diggers wore drinking in his store, and the party wero evidently onjoying themselvos, for tho fun "waxed fast and furious," when suddenly ono sf them missed his purse which contained £18 in notoa. On tho loss boing discovered a great outcry wt»s mado, and with ono accord tho wholo party tared tho unfortunato Sol with tho thoft, which he as resolutely donied, and in spite of threats and abuse, persistently maintained his innocence. Tho diggers, however, seemed fully convinced that ho was tho guilty party, and as tho money was not forthcoming, proceeded to inflict summary justico by binding him hand and feet to a stump and then left him. Thoro ho remained several hours, until some parties hearing his outory reloased him. Tho polico, hoariug of tho occurrence, mado onquirioa with a view of arrosting tho guilty parties, but without success, as Solomon rofused to give any information respecting them. Anothor largo water r.aca •Juis been completed in tho Waimea district by Hofcand and party, who havo, during tho past ton uonths, been employed in its construction. It seems to havo been a most gigantio undertaking, as a largo dam had to bo thrown aoross tho right hand branch of tbb Waimea river* toAonvoy tho water aoross tho difforent gullies mtorsocting tho lino of raco; ovor two miles of Juimiug has been orooted. This raco is constructed at a vory high lovol, much higher, in fact, than any other in tho district, and coninunds a vory largo extent of auriferous country, and as soon as a terrace near tho largo clam is sluiced away, tho party intond to extend tho race in tho direction ofthoWaimoatpwnship,as thoro is a great deal of ground intervening that will pay woll for systematic sluicing. Tho minors on tho Waimea are, gonorally speaking, doing woll, ospeoially thoso who can command a supply of water. In the outlying gullies, howovor, thoro is a great scarcity of that article, and consequently tho ground is nearly dosortod. But tho large raco now in courso of construction from the Arahura will supply this section' of the district, which will thon cp,vry a largo population and yield most roniunoratively. In tho contro of tho Waimea township payable ground has beon struck, and arrangements having been mado with section holders, it is tho intention of the miners to work it. With reforenco to tho gold robbery on board tho Barwon, tho Sydney Empire of the 16th says : — This oaso is adjourned until Friday next, as will be seen in another colnmn. Tho magistrates who aro adjudicating upon the mattor aro Messrs Pinhey and Day. They went on Saturday to examino tho vessel, and tho cabin in which tho gold was placod. The stoward, acting stoward, and stewardess wore given into custody, be it romombered, by tho captain of tho Barwon. No evidence has yet beon givon that makes it conclusive as to who was tho robber. Tho captain appears to treat the mattor very lightly. Tho real parr ties who will have to make good tho gold are in Scotland. Tho bank is insured. Indoed, wo bolievo tho agent of tho owner of the vesl sol in Molbourno telegraphed on Saturday tho^ ho would pay for tho loss sustained. Thi B appears to havo beon in consequonco of an attachment by tho bank interested against tho voßsol. Tho case is altogether vory singular. It is not improbable that some ono else on board tho vessel may bo required before tho caso is conoludod. Wo take tho following paragraph from tho Riverine Herald .—"ln tho year 1845 CapUin Sturt, on his return to the Darling from the desert interior launched his sea boat on (he waters of tho Depot Glen, in tho Ctitoy Ranges, for tho purpose of lightening his equipment. Aftor tho lapso of moro thira twenty years sho was latoly discovered by tl»o Commissioner of Crown Lauds for tho Albert district, in an ontiro state, not a plank having •tartod, nor a nail or bolt boon drawn. It wfis generally thought tho blades would haro Itnooked hor to piocos for tho sako of the ironwork. Hor sound condition proves that she must havo beon afloat during tho wholo of tho long interval botween her abaudonmont and dweovory.'