LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Marlborough Press, Volume VI, Issue 57, 19 July 1865, Page 2

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Wii.yt Alii’, the "Pi eton l.n'cmnis about? drawing attention to tlio enterprise ot‘ 3lr Catou ami others for exporting from tins province to Hokitika, wethers and other livestock so urgently needed there. 1 odav we have a strange anomaly to report. In a country teeming with animal food, and in a small township which has two professional batchers, and innumerable amateurs., there is no supply of Iresh moat eithei cl oxen or sheep, or the “ unclean animal. It is not onr intention to make unnecccss.uy remarks and wc well know the v a!ne of ihe motto no sulor v <>t > •jniUun\ lmt still wc think that so necessary a. public want might be supplied without waiting fora Wellington steamer toimport beef and mutton ready killed and dressed, into a country that lor years has been supplying other provinces with stock. AmiEitrNstON —We glean from the Otago Police Gazette, of Ist. July, that William White alius Uichard White, was c,liargod with four ditferont olienees, and sentenced to hard labour for C» weeks on the liist charge ; and on the second to 1 months hard labour; and on the two last, committed to stand his trial. On all these charges, he is said to have been arrested by (Jonsla-

blc Overend of the Picton Police, whereas he was apprehended by Mounted Sergeant Emerson of the Picton Police, who, wc are informed, has applied for the £SO offered by the Tasmanian Government, and £lO by the Otago Government for his apM-elien-sion. *

The Wakamarina. —"Wo have lately received information from a reliable source relative to these diggings. Our informant tells us that there is at least 000 diggers—many of whom are doing well. At present the terraces only are being worked —the miners having very judiciously determined to leave the river workings until settled favourable weather.

Attempt to Burn Down a House.—In another column will be seen an advertisement in which Mr Freeland offers a reward of £SO “to any party who will give information that will lead to the conviction ” of the person who attempted to sat fire to his house on Friday evening last. From what we can learn, it appears that Mr Freeland, who had retired to bed early on the night mentioned, being unwell, arose about midnight. when it seems possible that the would he incendiary was disturbed in his nefarious

design. Foot marks are distinctly to he seen by which the party approached and retreated from the dwelling, and the burnt portion of the top of the doorway remains as evidence of the intention of the offender. W e understand that the police have got a clue which may lead to bringing him under the law he has broke n.