WELLINGTON.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 4, Issue 180, 1 March 1860, Page 3

WELLINGTON.

[From the Independent, 34th inst.]

Treasure Trove.—On Saturday, while one of the privates of the 65th regiment, named Smith, was working in a field near the magazine, Mount Cook, lie dug up a bag of red cloth, which on examination proved.to contain a diamond ring, some pearls, plate, and other valuables, to the worth of about £l5O. These on investigation turned out to bo some of tho property stolen from the late Captain Smith and C. General Wood some nine years since. Our readei’3 will remember that these gentlemen had a considerable quantity of jewellery stolen from them, of the greater portion of which no trace could be found, although a reward of fifty pounds was offered, and for which two soldiers were convicted and sentenced to transportation. The recoverod property has been placed in the hands of Captain Turner, who communicated with the magistrates, and they will immediately communicate with the executors of the above estate?, who. will doubtlessly liberally reward the fortunate finder, as, independent of their intrinsic value, the jewels themselves would be valuable as family relics.