LYELL.

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 1027, 6 December 1872, Page 3

LYELL.

(from our owx correspondent ) The Lyell district is steadily iingroving, another fresh discovery has taken place, from which sorno excellent specimens have been obtained. A prospecting area of 100 ft per man has been granted to Charles Moloney and party, and several other claims have been taken up on what is now proved to bo a continuation of the William Tell, Alpine, and Excelsior Company's line of reef. *

The William Tell Company have started to work and expect in a short time to bring to grass stone that will be a credit to the district, and in a short time other companies will be starting work, and things will go ahead briskly.

Mr Warden Broad held Court here to-day, (Friday), and the following cases have been disposed of:— Moran v. Birch. Mr Pitt made application for postponement until the 18th instant. Granted. Mango v. White, no appearance. Dupout v. Woolfe—Claim for £3, balance due on promissory note. Mr Shapter, for defendant, objected to the promissory note not being stamped. Plaintiff stated that he walked 20 miles to procure stamps, but failed to do so. His Worship stated ho could not deviate from the law which stipulated that all such documents should be stamped, non-suit with £1 Is cost. In the Warden's Court the following business was transacted :

Glennie and party v. Allen and party —Mr Shapter for complainants, Mr Pitt for defendants. Mr Pitt objected on the grounds that no miners rights had been produced, and even if they were were produced Mr Pitt would contend that the complainants had failed to prove pegging out the ground to entitle them to recover. The Warden held that the non production of miners rights was fatal, but he was satisfied, apart from that point, that complainants had not proved pegging out according to the rules, and gave judgment for defendants, £lO Is costs. O'Kean and party v. Dalton and party —Mr Shapter for complainants, Mr Pitt for defendants. In this case three men's ground was taken from complainants, and the defendants claim granted, less a small portion off the southern boundai'y, each party paying their own costs. Cairns and party v. Bowen —Mr Pitt for plaintiffs, defendant in person. In this case the complaint was signed by D. Leslie, as agent for complainant. The Warden held this informal, Mr Pitt withdrew the summons. About fifty application for miuing leases, water races, &c, were afterwards disposed of.

The Court was held in Zennettis and Co's new hotel, in the billiard room, which is second to none in Westport. A ball was held there on Saturday evening, and which, to all appearances, was a great success. The fair sex mustered strongly and in elegant costume, and never at any event have so man}' people been in the Lyell at one time before. The music was excellent, but need no recommendation when your readers are informed that the services of Stanton and party were secured, accompanied by a violinist not unknown to local fame. The ball finished up in the usual style, two or three fights shortly after day light, quite a common occurrence in Lyell, but we are none the less friendly afterwards. Nov. 29. When the ferry-man was crossing with the punt to-day he saw the body of a man floating down the river, he called to the people in the township and a boat was immediately manned by Mesars Mango, Williams, and Perrotti, and the body taken on shore. Later in the evening an inquest was held, and the body identified as that of German Jerry, who was supposed to have stolen the money from the Landing, and escaped from Constable Chichester, by jumping from the boat into the Buller .River, on the morning of the 21st. A coffin was ordered by Mr J. K. Sloan, and the body was buried this afternoon'. There was nothing found in the pockets of deceased, and no traces of the missiug property has yet been discovered.