The Marlborough Press. SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1860.

Marlborough Press, Volume I, Issue 25, 23 June 1860, Page 2

The Marlborough Press. SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1860.

Land Sale.—' VVc beg to call the attention of parties interested in the forthcoming sale of Crown Land to an announcement in our advertising columns that the sale is postponed from the 17th of July to the 24th, “owing to the ‘Government Gazette’ not having been pub. lished in time to give the required notice.” Court House.— (Before S. L. Muller, Esq., R.M.) —On Friday, the loth instant, a native girl named Eruka was charged by Mr. Hutcheson, storekeeper, Wairau town, with having stolen several articles from liis store.—Fined £3 and costs, or to be committed to gaol for 14 days. Inquest. —On the 9th instant an inquest was Held before S. L. Muller, Esq., coroner, at the house of Mr. Ward, Brookby, on the body of a child of Mr. Charles Ward’s, drowned in a stream into which it had accidentlly fallen.—Verdict, “ Accidentally drowned." White Swan. —This steamer called at Picton early on Tuesday morning last, and left the same day with the native chiefs of the Sound and Pelorus on board, for the purpose of taking them to Auckland so that they may be present at a meeting of chiefs to be held there shortly. Sir C. Clifford (Speaker of the General Assembly), D. M‘Lean, Esq. (Native Land Commissioner), and Mr. Baines (engineer for the Canterbury railway) were amongst the passengers. General Assembly.— From the “ New Zealand Gazette,” of May 2Stli, we learn that the General Assembly will meet at Auckland, on the 25th July next. Land Slip. —A considerable slip from the Bluff has fallen on the Beach road, which has, for the present, completely shut up the coast road to the Awatere, Flaxbourne, &c. Tinline Bridge. —We are informed that the bridge recently erected over the river Tinline, Pelorus, has been washed away by the late floods. Death by Drowning. —On Tuesday last, Mr. John Bartlett, on returning from the meeting at Mr. Ockley’s, after crossing the Wairau river, was drowned in a creek near his own house. His son and Mr. John Ward were a short distance behind at the time of the accident, and when they arrived at the creek the deceased had floated about 200 yards below the usual place for crossing. With the assistance of Mr. Riclid. Drew and Mr. Ash, they succeeded in getting the body out of the water. It is supposed that • the deceased had not been in the creek more than five minutes; and though every means thought of were resorted to, they were unable to restore animation.