The Westport Times. TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1870.

Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 656, 10 May 1870, Page 2

The Westport Times. TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1870.

Tenders for draining and forming Palmerston-street have been accepted. Mr Courtney, for cutting drain, at £2 6s per chain, and Mess Thompson, Steele, and Co., for formiug road at £1 7s 6d per chain, were the successful tenderers. A man, named James Craddoek, fractured his leg at the South Spit on Friday last. Craddoek, it appears, was cross-cutting a log, and having failed to chock it up with wedges, the log rolled over and fractured the limb.

Shortly before going to press a man, altogether unknown, was observed to fall into the river a little above ths Bright-street wharf. For some distance he swam with the current and appeared to be endeavoring to reach the bank. Two or three parties, who happened to be near followed him down with a lantern while others called out for a boat, but long before any assistance could have reached him he had disappeared. He is described as being attired in a dark coat and white or light-colored trousers. A miner, named John James, who has been an inmate of the Westport District Hospital during the past three weeks, died very suddenly on Sunday morning. His illness originated in a severe cold, brought on by exposure at the opening up of Bradshaw's Terrace, and when admitted to the 'hospital he was suffering from inflammation of the lungs, dropsy in the chest, and general debility. Deceased was about 35 years of age, married and a native of Bristol. He gave his name to the hospital warden as John James Lavvson, but his friends state it to be John James. He is stated to have come out to the Colonies in the steamship Egmont. The Star Dramatic Company gave their farewell entertainment in Westport yesterday evening, and although the attendance was not such as their merit entitled them to, it was sufficiently large to testify the appreciation in which their abilities are lield t>y tVie pnblio of Woetporfc. Tlio programme consisted of '• The Lady of Lyons," the various characters being ably sustained by the members of the company, concluding with the really laughable farce of " The Two Bonnyeastles. The Company proceeded in the steamer Murray to Nelson early this morning. The latest from Poverty Bay is that Te Kooti is in a valley at the head of the Waioeka gorge, and the statement is confirmed by letters received at Napier from Captains Main and Preece. Kopata has started from Poverty Bay with 350 men after Te Kooti.

Sickness in the shape of bronchitis is more than usually prevalent at Westport.

The Mail says considerable uneasiness was felt in Nelson on Saturday with regard to the steamer Charles Edward.

On the 6th inst, Mr Charles Y. Pell, B. A., of the Inner Temple, barrister-at-law, was admitted, by his Honor Mr Justice Richmond, a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Colony.

Mr Eolleston has been returned as Superintendent of Canterbury by a large majoritv over Mr Moorhouse. The numbers polled on the 2nd inst were Rolleston 1578, Moorehouse 765.

We have again to apologise to our readers for the nonappearance of the special report of the Lyell Reef in our present issue. Owing to the unexpected severity of the weather the Kennedy failed to put in an appearance in time to ensure insertion together with the report of the proceedings in the Council. A seaman named Daniel M'Cormick has been committed to gaol for six months for smuggling tobacco at Port Chalmers.

The following sentiments expressed byMr J. Inglis in his address to the electors of Christchurch, will, we trust be participated in by the members of the Nelson Provincial Council:—"l do not desire to derogate from the dignity of. the office of Superintendent, but I am one of those who think that the person who holds that office must rule in accordance with the views of the Council. The time is past when money could be spent in large' sums without the consent of the people's representatives, and if returned I will unite with others in preventing a recurrence of the practice, and insisting that the government of the province shall be carried on constitutionally."

In answer to advertisements in the home papers inviting applications for the professorships in the Otago University, no less then 150 communications have been received. Some of the writers ask for further information, but nearly 100 offer themselves as candidates for the variouß offices.

A Mormon agent has arrived in Wellington and is said to be gaining numerous proselytes, especially among the fair sex. The Wanganui Chronicle has fallen into the hands of Mr Henry Anderson, who lately projected a new journal in that locality to be called tho Wanganui Sentinel.

The land sale at Patea realised close upon £7000; in many cases a large advance "was obtained upon the upset price, the suburban lots fetched an average price of £'& per acre, the purchasers being mostly bonajide settlers.

In the Warden's Court, yesterday, Matthew Byrne made application for an extended claim on Christmas Terrace. The Warden had visited the ground and granted the application. Gallagher and party applied for a gold mining lease of ground situated at Waite's Pakihi, the area having a width of four chains across the lead and a length of twenty-five chains. Applicants showed that they had cut a tail-race 400 feet in length which would have to be extended to 2,500 feet with an average depth of Bto 9 feet. The ground is to be worked by means of a tail-race and ground-sluicing. The Warden decided to recommend the grant of the lease.