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West Coast Times, Issue 260, 24 July 1866, Page 2

We call attention to the sale advertised for to-day of the furniture, fittings, and stock-in-trade of the Club Hotel, in consequence of Mr Kennedy's having disposed of his premises. We remind the members of the Memorial Committeo that the adjourned meeting takes place this evening, at the Commissioner's offW, Sewell street, whu-h Mr Sale lias placed at the disposal of the committee for that purpose. It is very desirable that some of the subscription lists should be brought in, that, the present contributions in hand' may bo announced, as a stimulus to further efforts.

The following is the criminal calendar for the week ending Saturday, July 21st. Convicted and sentenced in the Supreme Court, twelve males and one female. Acquitted, ten males and one female. Committed for trial in the Resident Magistrate's Court, two males and one female, and ten males, were sentenced to different terms of hard labor. Discharged from custody, having completed their sentences, ten hard labor men. Received from Cobdtn, under committal to the Supremo Court, four males. Number and classification of prisoner* in the old gaol at tho above date : — twenty-one males and one female under committal ; seven males and two females, hard labor; two males sentenced to imprisonment only ; and three males on remand. Total, thirty-three males and three females. l We are unable to publish the returns from the new gaoj, not having yet received them from Mr Dale, the gaoler. The rush between tho Saltwater and Teremakau is somewhat extensive, all the ground be ween tho river and the lagoon creek (or ]S T ew River) being marked out and closely shepherded. The lead or patch is situated on a terrace about three quarters of a mile from the beach ; the sinking 'at the lower end, which was lately rushed, being from twentyfivo to thirty-fivo feet through a soft running sand, which requires closo timbering. From the last holes bottomed, prospects which promise 20 oz3. to the load wero obtained. There i 3 a great dejl of water to contend w: th in sinking; but when a tough clayey layer is got through- ifc disappears in the loose sand below it. The whole of the ground is taken up, and ir come places the lead is staked off to a width ( t three claims.