West Coast Times. TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1866.

West Coast Times, Issue 243, 3 July 1866, Page 2

West Coast Times. TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1866.

The reception accorded to Mr Moorhouse yesterday must have been most flattering to him ; and the addresses he delivered, both to the public and the Reception Committee, are suggestive of an entirely altered future forgthis long ill-governed district. We believe that the Committee have fixed Friday evening next as the most convenient for the banquet to be given to the Superintendent. The ovation being over, it will be time for the people to take in hand the practical work of bringing the requirements of the district earnestly under his Honor's attention.

— •■ The Stevens' troupe visit the Kanierl to-day, and will perform there this evening. We understand that Mr Barff starts on a tour through the mining districts this morning, to address the electors. The weather yesterday waa a very agreeable change from the rains ai,d fierce winds- of the past week. The sun shoi.e pleasantly bright, and it may be hoped that ye shall enjoy another interval of Indian summer. A rather amusing incident took place yo3terday at the nomination of candidates for the Westland district. Mr Horneck, after vainly trying to find a qualified proposer and boconder, offered himself to Mr Sale as his own proposer. As Mr Horneck had only a town Business License, however, it was announced to him, much to his apparent chagrin, that he had no power to put himself in nomination. At the close of the nomination yesterday Mr Barff stated to the Returning Officer that an impression prevailed from certain statements which had obtained currency, that no perßon was qualified to vote at the Provincial Council elections who ha«J not held a Right or License for twelve months, Mr Sale said such an impressidn was an entire error. Every holder for six months previous to the day of election was entitled. The " Otago Daily Times" says that a warrant has been issued for the apprehension of Mr Charles Worthington, on a charge of em bezzling moneys received by him as a Goldfields' Warden ; and an officer has been despatched to Melbourne in search of him, Mr Worthington, who was stationed at Waipori, obtained leave of absence recently, for the alleged purpose of going to the North Island on private business : his prolonged absence led to inquiries ; aud hence the pursuit of him which has now been commenced. The Melbourne " Age," of the 14th ultimOj

in its commercial article, says : — " Wo hear from good authority that one of the banks has received a telegram from the Indian branch, of a later date than than the 12th May, to the effect that tho value of-money had fallen to 9 per cent."

The " Ofcago Daily Times," of June 22nd says that the skeleton of a woman has been found in a gully noar Hyde. An agreement from Mrs Alpenny was found with the rer mains, dated December 15th, 1865, from which it appears that her name was Margaret FraSer. She has been missing some time. An iuquest was to be held on Saturday last,

The following extract from tba " Otago Daily Times," of the 22nd ult., will interest many of our readers : — " Mr Shadracb. Jbncs was arrested at Home at the suit of the Commercial Bank of New Zealand (Limited), for a debt he forgot to settle in the hurry of his doparturo from Otago. The arrest produced to the bank the favorable result of a settlement of its claim. "

We extract the following from the "Tuapeka Recorder": — "Last week a diabolical attempt was made to derange the winding gear at the Deep Shaft on Weatherstones Flat, which was just discovered in time to prevent serious consequences. Tke facts of the case are these : — At one o'clock on the morning of Friday last, the first shift had arrived at the mouth of the shaft ,and were preparing to lower one of the contractors (Mr Ghvynn) to the bottom, when it was by the meareßt chance discovered that fortytwo plie3 of one of the ropeß had been cut through, leaving a connecting link of only three plies. The cut was made at a point about 80 feet from the coupling of the bucket, which would have given it a fall of 250 feet to the bottom. Information of the occurrence was forwarded to the police, and it is to be hoped that the cowardly miscreant will shortly be brought to justice." '