Colonial.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XIII, Issue 753, 25 January 1860, Page 4

Colonial.

NELSON. (From a Correspondent.) Jan. IS, 1860. Since my last there has been little elso than holiday-making; yet the long talked of expedition to the West Coast' (under the charge of Mr. Ju'l!VS Haast) has at length started. No little interest attaches to this expedition, from the fact of g°'" having been found in payable quantity on tin? Bullet- river by Mr. Roohfort's party ; and shouW a fresh hatch-of-favourable news be received," 0 doubt a rush to the West Coast would speedily take place. The now road to the Wairau via, Pelorus, is "^ commonly used, and the journey between Beavevto" and Nelson can bemadeinaday and a half. Labour^ have also been sent to improve the road V ll' o"'.' the Wairau gorge, with a view of rendering t_ overland route to your province less difficult tin formerly.

00~7*eWn»kM been returned without oppoa !n wafer of the General Assembly for the is now in session but there l>ave ". with sheep stealing, were acquitted : not diars;cd wiwi b^ b(J(JIl „ se hee!i»- et',:'of the animal could not be satisthe °f e „„& The man Barrett, who stole the factor'1)' p,w.;_,taff a „d sold it in Christchurch, hfffe f lr!_«'uiity,a»d sentenced to a year's miva* fom f ° A 'Maori, charged with manning' a prist""" 6 j yin „ to a flaw in the indictment. A co»'> e>c% ; ftm edlan-ford was charged by Men»fon'k iher storekeeper, with forgery; but tho ilotf. n."°. j,Tiioretl the bill; and now Langford, in *ran JUI m-oceeds against Mendnze for perjury, hi* t"l'"' 'j n w J,ich the greatest interest centres Hut the «* ■ d henw> lfc is t |, e hearing 0 f vvill lodged by Mr. Travew, the acvi'»f " lM , ailwt Alfred Saunders, M.P.C., $*i\ The alleged libel is contained in a letter i' orll 1 'Fxami'ier,' calling in question the decito -»i District Judge, and almost accusing him sion° ;„,/with the evidence. Mr. Saunders of tami"* 11 r cas6) an( ] considerable fun is anvill wf ' ticip»u7 „ are now busy with harvest operaTl,e it other business is rather dull; yet the tions; ll! foUof shipping; and no less than six ll!U' bj!" -ere brought into port yesterday.