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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 103, 4 July 1866, Page 2

We understand that Sullivan ■ has- showir the police the spot where -.the strychnine was concealed, which the gang had provided to effect their diabolical purpose. It was in the chrystal state, and sufficient in quantity to poison several hundred persons. A pistol was also found in the same* spot which was planted therejm the night of the murder. It is stated that several revolvers were placed in another place known only to Burgess, iv all probability those stolen from the police camp at Hokitika. This contemplation of poisoning on a large scale, discloses quite a new era in crime as known to society generally, although, iv all probability it has loug been a favorite resort of these incarnate demons. We learn that Burgess on hearing of bullivan's confession accused him of several murders, and said the skeletons of his victims would be found buried in his garden at Mount Korong, in Victoria. • Kogues are falling out with a vengeance, and a stirring catalogue of crime is on the eye of being made known in consequence. We learn by telegram from Hokitika, that the Bar won got ashore on Point Lonsdale, Port Phillip Heads, on the 26th ult. We learn by electric telegraph, that the Kennedy left the Grey and Buller, for Nelson, yesterday, July 3rd. : The Wellington correspondent of the Otago Daily Times, through whom a great' many odds and ends of interesting matter see the . light, contributes the following :- — The Rangitikei tribes concerned in , the sale (of .Man- rawatu) have shown their, confidence by giving a mere pounamu, or green-stone club to Mr. ■ Buller that five hundred '.'golden sovereigns" ■ would not have purchased. , , ..... The Lyttelton Times is an enthusiast in

acclimatization 1 . -It says:- A lively pair of kangaroos, lately arrived from Hobart Town, have been presented to the Acclimatization Society by J. Bradley, Esq., of Governors Bay, aud placed in the large enclosure in the domain, the gate of which, with a consideration it is hoped, -will not be abused,' will be unlocked during the day, thus affording the public the facility of a close inspection of these interesting animals, whose favours may be courted by slices of carrot. As the death of so many' of those animals previously imported into the colony has been occasioned by dogs, we trust the society will rigorously euforce their notice of allowing no dogs within their grounds, although we are informed by the curator that it is to the nocturnal wanderers that all the losses may be justly attributed. An ironfounder complains to the South Australian Register that he cannot obtain a supply of pig-iron at present under £8 per ton in Adelaide. He says : — " The exports of pig-iron from Great Britain to the Australian colonies during the monthly period ended February 12, 1866, were 1,233 tons amountiug to £4,625 155., or £55,385 for a year. At £8 per ton, the presumed aunual quantity would amount to £134,368, expended for a material which, it is confidently asserted, might be produced, of a superior quantity, from the rich and superabundant iron lodes of South Australia, without the aid of imported fuel. Experiments made in the colony many years ago support this assertion, and samples of the iron produced, which were sent to Europe, met with unqualified approval in England and in Germany." Efforts are now being made in Sydney towards the erection of a statue in memory of the great navigator, Captain Cook. Already considerable sums of money have been promised ; and when the matter is prominently before the public and a working committee formed, no doubt the amount required for the purpose will be soon contributed. The inter-colonial arrangements are very unsatisfactory to Auckland. The Southern Cross says : — The fact, however; appears to be, that by way of Manukau and Melbourne, we can save one month in course of post, aud accelerate our delivery by way of Trieste as well as have eight days later news from home by the same route. This is worth having, even at a large outlay; and as we have before said, the Government, which exacts from us payment for the Panama route, which, does no good, will no doubt grant to us the Melbourne route as an equivalent. At all events, we must have the Melbourne route, let Wellington enjoy the Panama or not. The Macrae's Flat correspondent of the Otago News Letter, June 19, has the followiug : — " The district is in a complete state of excitement arising from the discovery of a skeleton of a woman, found in the ranges, about a mile distant from the township of Hyde. The facts — but I possess a very meagre outline of the circumstances — as nearly as I can make them out, stand thus : — Some five or six mouths back a female named Margaret Fraser was in the service of Mr. Payne, hotelkeeeper, at the abovementioned place, and remained in that employment a short time — a fortnight. One evening, about 9 o'clock, she left of her own accord, having, as I have been informed, had some trifling disagreement with her mistress. As she did not return the next day, and as after inquiries made amongst the inhabitants of the vicinity no traces of her were ascertainable, a search was instituted, but it led to no further results than the discovery of a carpet bag and other articles known to be the property of the missing woman. These things were found in an old ' shaft within convenient distance of the township. Here further attempts to find the lost unfortunate ceased in the locality. But it was within the cognizance of many persons at Hyde that she had been previously in service at Wetherstone's, and to that neighborhood inquiries were directed, by the police of this district to the constabulary of that quarter. How they eventuated I cannot say with certainty, but I have heard no reply was vouchsafed to the authorities here. So the matter. 'ended for close on half a year till last

Saturday arriyed, and their a man having some business in theiiills, came across what there is every reason to suppose is the decayed mortal remnant of the poor wanderer. He found the remains close to a small rivulet, arid in a' place too which commands a fair view of the little digging's village at Hyde. The police at Hamilton and this place were immediately communicated with. Mr. Sub-lu-spector Siucock and Sergt. M'Nally, of Macrae's, proceeded at once to the spot. They will continue in charge of the deceased until the coroner's inquest be holden. Bridge making is progressing in Canterbury and Otago, as we learn from a letter to the Oamaru Times. With reference to a former letter the writer says ; — "ln speaking of the Canterbury Government selling land at a ' higher figure,' to recoup part of the outlay for the proposed bridge, my idea was to put up a certain number of acres to auction ; but as I believe this is opposed to the Canterbury Land Regulations, all that could be expected would be that a few thousand acres would be sold at £2 per acre that would not otherwise be sold at all. I know of at least one purchaser who would buy directly the bridge was commenced ; and I think that it is a very moderate estimate to set down the probable sales of the first year on the Canterbury side at five thousand acres — equal to the half of the supposed cost of the bridge. Then a small township could be laid out at or near to the bridge on the Canterbury side, which would bring in a few hundreds. I have said little about the benefit which the district would derive from the bridge, as I do not think that is an agument likely to weigh much with either our own or the Canterbury Government ; but I would rather point out that, when our jetty is completed, and a tramway for horse traffic laid down to the Waitaki, the settlers in the southern part of the Canterbury province will have greater advantages iii point of commuuication with a port on the seaboard than those withiu an equal distance inland from Christchurch or Duuedin ; and cheap communication, in a country where there are such advantages of soil and climate, means settlement, and settlement means production, and production means an increase of wealth aud prosperity." The Plawke's Bay Times is in a quizzing humor, as we iufer from the following on the " Panza Company" : — "WVagree with the following sensible suggestions made by a correspondent of the New Zealand Herald, relative to the ' Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company': — 'Sir, might I suggest to the mercantile community the great convenience of abbreviating the name of the above company by ealliug it the PANZA Co. It would soou become as familiar and be found as useful as the abbreviation P. and 0. Co,, now universally adopted. — I am, &c, Ruahine.' "