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Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 652, 30 April 1870, Page 2

The yield of gold from the stone taken from Zala and party's claim at Irishman's Creek this week shows the most encouraging prospects. Mr Wylde, of Greymouth, brought to townasmall bag full of stone taken promiscuously from the reef. He assures us that the stone was in no way picked, but merely emptied into a bag from one of the trucks in an ordinary way. That gentleman took the contents of the bag to the Bank of New Zealand and the Bank of New South Wales ; dividing the stone nearly equally between the two, but picking a few of the best specimens for the Bank of New South Wales to test. The stone was crushed in a mortar, and the yield, as shown by the undernoted letters to Mr Wylde, proves much beyond the most sanguine expectations :—" Bank of New South Wales, Westport, April 29,1870.- J. Wylde, Esq.: Dear Sir,—Of the quartz left by you with me 21bs. 7ioz. has been assayed by Mr Farmer of this office, and yielded 28 grains of gold, or at the rate of 52ozs. 18dwts. 2grs. to the ton of 2240lbs.—Yours truly, J. William Keeb." " Bank of New Zealand, Westport, April 28, 1870.—Sir, —The sample of quartz submitted to me for testing yielded as under:—Weight of quartz, 21bs. 40z., which yielded 7grs., being at the rate of 14ozs. lOdwts. gold per ton.—R. F. B. Horton, Melter and Assayer, 8.N.Z." A prospecting area was granted on Wednesday last to Gottlich Rock and Thomas Craddock. The area comprises a frontage of 200 ft by a depth of 500 ft., and is situated on a terrace at Waite's Pakihi, four miles west of Addison's road and three miles south of Bradshaw Terrace. When payable gold is struck, information is to be lodged at the Warden's office, Westport. We are requested to notify that the Rev. Mr Flavell will conduct service at St. John's, Westport, to-morrow, and the Eev. Mr W. D. R. Lewis at St Mark's, Charleston. Morning and evening service will be commenced at the usual hours here and at Charleston. We regret to have to announce the death of William Honness, a miner of the Caledonian. The deceased had taken part in a cricket match on Good Friday last, at the Caledonian, and when returning home to his hut at Ballarat Creek, got off the track, and fell over a precipice, receiving severe internal injuries. He was conveyed to the Westport Hospital on Thursday, and expired yesterday about 5 p.m. Deceased is stated to be a native of Norfolk, and about 40 years of age.

The Star Dramatic Company arrived in Westport, per Murray from Hokitika, yesterday morning, and purpose giving three entertainments at the Masonic Hall previous to their departure. The very favorable notices that have been accorded to this company, in the places already visited, justify us in stating that the Westport puhlic have a treat in store which they will doubtless gladly take advantage of. Tonight the programme consists of Charles Mathews's comic drama of " The Mexican Daughter," and the very popular comedietta entitled " A Kiss in the Dark," to conclude with the farce of " Did You Ever Send Your Wife to Camberwell." The West Coast portion of the Home Mail per Omeo from Melbourne would be brought on per Rangitira to Nelson, where she was expected to arrive on Thursday last. An assault case, Peterson v. Annie Coleman, was heard before J. Giles Esq., R. M., yesterday. Complainant and defendant both reside at Mokihinui—Peterson being a miner in that locality, and the defendant acting as housekeeper to a publican named Jos. Annett who keeps the Kynnersley Hotel and store. According to the evidence of complainant he was invited to the house on Wednesday the 20th instant by defendant. They had sundry drinks together resulting in the defendant dropping on the floor and exclaiming "What shall I do if Jos. comes home and finds me drunk ?" Complainant thereupon assisted her to bed and left. The following Sunday, at the request of Annett, he saw the defendant, and she charged him with having entered her bedroom at four o'clock on Thursday morning. Defendant was very abusive and on several occasions she had thrown stones at him—on one occasion causing a gun he bad to explode when the charge narrowly escaped his leg. He considered his life was endangered by the defendant and he desired that she should be bound over to keep the peace. Two witnesses named Sweet and Clutterbuck supported complainant's statement as to the stonethrowing and abusive language by the defendant. For the defence Joshua Annett was called whose evidence went to show that both parties had thrown stones and abused each other repeatedly. His Worship considered that defendant's conduct had not been justified, if she could prove her alleged statement respecting the complainant it would be the subject of a very serious charge. Fined 20s, and to be bound over to keep the peace in her recognizance of d£4o and two sureties of £2O each. The election at Caversham came off on Monday last, with the following result:— M'lndoe 146, Cutten 71, Graham 16, and Robertson 9. The Melbourne papers say pedestrianism is quiet. Hewitt and Harris have at last been definitely matched for a 300 yards spin, for £IOO a side, to come off on Saturday, the 21st of May, on a straight-roped course, on the Friendly Societies' ground. The race to be run at four p.m., and the choice of sides and ends is to be tossed for on the day of the match. Messrs Hammersley, H. C. Harrison, Collins, and A. Nicholls, have been appointed the committee of management, but we understand that the firstnamed gentleman has expressed his determination not to take any direction of professional matches for the future. Mr N. R. D. Bond is to be the starter. The judge has not yet been appointed.