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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 109, 11 July 1866, Page 2

A series of views have been lithographed by Messrs. Hodgson and Friend, from sketches by Mr. Theophile Mabille, of some of the most striking scenes of tho Maungatapu tragedy. It is intended they should be bound up in an album, and the size will admit of its beiug sent through the post. The sketches are almost too numerous to mention. They include views of the principal scenes

of the tragical events, portraits of the deceased, and their supposed murderers, sketches of the volunteer party iu the various positions of their painfully interesting search, and a map of the road from Deep Creek to Nelson, showing the different localities connected with the sad events. The artist must have been at great pains to make himself acquainted with the particulars he has chosen to illustrate with his pencil, and the publishers will no doubt find a large sale for the views which their enterprise has enabled them to offer so promptly to the public. We are glad to find that a subscription is on foot iu Nelson, to buy a pack-horse for Mrs. Mathieu, iu lieu of the one that was killed by the murderers of her husband, on the Maungatapu. Ifc has been stated thafc the horse belonged to Holler, but this is a mistake, ho having been engaged to take the horse back for Mr. Mathieu. Messrs. Merringtoi. aud Jervis have kindly undertaken to receive subscriptions which we doubt not will be promptly handed in. Iu the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, the following cases were heard. Disher v. Downs, £18 18s. lOd. ; judgment for plaintiff. Askew v. May, £7 12s. 7d. ; judgment for plaintiff. Hubbard v. Skeate, £5 165. ; same judgment. De Carle v. Curtis Brothers, agents for the Wonga Wonga, claim, £1 55., value of some goods not delivered according to contract. Mr. Curtis said, as agent he had no power to accept service. The magistrate directed a nonsuit, and told the plaintiff to sue the company. A man named Hogan was brought up on suspicion of beiug one of those who assaulted Sergeant Cruickshauks, of Deep Creek, some two years ago. Several persons said they believed him to be the man, but did not like to swear to him. The magistrate discharged him with a caution. Last Sunday the sacrament of confirmation was conferred by the Right Rev. Dr. Viard, the Catholic Bishop of Wellington, to a good number of persons of his flock. His Lordship was accompanied by the Very Rev. Father O'Reily, Vicar General, who delivered a most impressive sermon upon the sacrameut conferred. Next Sunday his Lordship will meet the Catholics of the Waimea, in their own church iu the country, where he will, D.V., confer the same sacrament, and ou the same day will return to Nelsou, where the Very Rev. J. J. P. O'Reily will deliver a sermon upon the sacrament of penauce oi" confession. The eoliectiou at the Waimea aud at the evening service at Nelson, will be applied towards the many expenses of tbe church. The examination of Sullivan, Burgess. Kelly, aud Levy will be resumed to-morrow morning. Mr. Galloway, who, it is supposed, last saw the prisoners previous to the commission of the murders will give his evidence. A great many witnesses have to be examined before the prisoners are committed for trial. We are requested to state that this is the last nignt but one of Madame Solder's waxwork exhibition. The services of Mr. Oakey have been secured as piauist, so that music is now added to the other attractions. Mr. Warden Kynnersley reports favorably of the prospects of the Little Grey diggings. A new township has beeu formed on the Builer side of the Saddle, and has been named by the inhabitants the township of Kynnersley, although it had been intended by the Government to designate ifc Rochfort, after the Surveyor who first visited the district, and whose property most of the township is. There are about 1,000 persons located on the other side of the Saddle, and although few are making extraordinary wages, the bulk are doing well. One person, well acquainted with the country, tells us that it is "good tucker ground, and plenty of it." Efforts are being made to make the Buller the depot for these diggings, and a road party has been set to cut a pack track along the banks of the luangahua, as far as its junction with the Buller. But the opinion is about equally divided as to the respective advantages of the two ports of Buller and Greymouth as sources of supply for the diggings, and according to present appearances there does not seem to be much reason to fear that the trade of this port will suffer.

The navigation of the Buller up to the Inangahua is much more dangerous and difficult than that of the Grey, aud the charge for boat freight is proportionately high. Should, however, the present diggings extend further towards the Buller, there is little doubt of that river becoming the main artery of communication. We learn from the Tuapeka Press that the deep shaft at Weatherstone's has been sunk 16 feet during the last week, making the total depth 330 feet. Of the above 16 feet, the first four feet consisted of layers of soft aud cemented sand ; below this, they found a stratum of about the same thickness consisting of blue wash, containing ironstone quartz and slate boulders much larger than the wash passed through about 30 feet higher up. In this wash about from two to four grains of coarse gold to the dish was obtained by the contractors and visitors on Tuesday and Wednesday last. Since then they have been sinking through liue blue gravel and sand. There is no water of any consequence yet. As there is plenty of water on the ground aud on the way from M'Coll's saw mills, and therefore no likelihood of any more stoppage of the works, the result of next week's sinking is anxiously waited for by the inhabitants of Weathersfcones and Lawrence. The Sydney Morning Herald of the 31st ult., has the following — About o o'clock yesterday morning, three convicts managed to effect their escape from the French transport — the Sybille — now lying in Farm Cove, bound for New Caledonia. The sentry on duty saw the prisoners leaving the ship by means of the swing-boom aud entering one of the boats, but supposing them to be some of the sailors took but little notice of them at the time. It was soon discovered, however, that they were three convicts, and before the boats had proceeded far they were fired upon by tho sentry, but without the shots producing any effect. They landed near to Mrs. Macquarie's Chair aud succeeded in getting clear away before the ship's boats reached the shore, and were not heard of again until yesterday evening when they were apprehended by constable M'Namara on the Parramata Road. At the Sydney public wool sales, June 28th, there was a fair average attendance, but there was little spirit in the bidding. Greasy was easier. There was little washed wool offering. The scoured wool was mostly passed, excepting some from New Zealand. The chief incorrigible in the country now is Clarke, and various schemes have been adopted and suggested for his capture ; but secure within the fastnesses of Jiugera he hitherto has, aud doubtless will, unless some widely different measures are adopted, set the police and everyone else at defiance. The late sub-inspector Markham routed out many of these notorious characters from the fastnesses of this part of the country, and it remains for the police now to follow suit, and to rout out the remainder. It is notorious that Clarke is allied to some of the many little " cockatoo settlers " invested in these ranges, the -worst class in the country — men who do not till the soil or exert themselves in any legitimate manner, but make a regular trade of cattle stealing; They are not conditional purchasers, one of that class will not go among them, but a mob of indolent fellows settled on the land without claim or authority. It is well-known that Clarke receives every assistance from those men, and in return, no doubt, they have such of the spoil as ifc would be safe for them to keep. — lUawarra Express. The Border Watch says that scab has broken out among the flocks on the Victorian side of the boundary. On the Ivaladboo station, the Australian chief inspector of sheep and the Yictoriau sub-inspector are taking vigorous measures to prevent the disease spreading. A payable gold-field, thirty miles east of Dubbo, on the road to Mudgee, is reported. A Mudgee meeting of sheepowners was held last Saturday, and a sheep fair is arranged to come off in August next. The Melbourne Customs' authorities have seized another shipment of indecencies, in the shape of brooch-pins, scarf fasteners, &c, fitted with tubes containing obscene micros-

copic pictures ; and they will doubtless share the fate of previous parcels, which luckily did not escape the vigilance of the Customs' officials. A plan has been lately adopted — but fortunately frustrated this time — of sending out the microscopic portion of the affair in a parcel forwarded by post, while the jewellery is transmitted through the Custom House, in the usual way. A new building society, named the Australian Permanent Building and' Investment Society, has been established in Sydney. The names of some practical men are on the provisional committee. The S. Herald learns on good authority that his Grace Archbishop Poldiug will not leave Rome for Sydney till next September. Letters from his Lordship, received by the last mail, represent him in excellent health. The Melbourne Argus, of the 28th June, states thafc the trial of Mr. Beaney for the murder of Mary Lewis resulted, yesterday, in a verdict of acquittal, after a quarter of an hour's deliberation ou the part of the jury. A very unusual scene occurred in court on the announcement by the foreman of the verdict. Cheering aud loud clapping of hands were heard in every part of the building and the officers were quite powerless to check the applause. When the noise had ceased, the learned judge severly censured those who took part iu the demonstration, which, he said he regarded as' a disgrace to the colony and an insult to himself. The Victorian Government guarantees to give land at £1 per acre to any company which forms a railway from Cape Paterson coal-field to a shipping port in Western Bay to the extent of one-third of the cost. A company is being formed to buy Coppin's patent for roller skates, and another to establish a glass manufactory. Whafc carne of sending a judge's order by telegram is shown in the following paragraph from the Ballaarat Star : — The Grand Junction Co., Smythesdale, having obtained a verdict in the wardeu's court, against the Volunteers' Company, for £7,000, proceeded to realise by the sale of defendants' claim and plant. The defendants, known in the case as Telford and others, appealed, and moved the judge to stay proceedings. By 10 o'clock of the day fixed for the sale at 12 o'clock, the order staying proceedings was obtained, and the telegraph was put ia requisition. But the Ballaarat office could not understand what u ors" meant in the phrase ''Telford aud ors," and while the telegraphic officials were telegraphing to know the meaning of the, to them, mysterious letters, the time slipped by, the bailiff sold the property, and the plaintiffs won, per official obtuseness. The judge, iu mentioning the matte , attributed the hitch to " extraordinary stupidity " in the telegraph office. As a rule it would certainly be best for telegraphers to do as typographers are adjured to do — follow their " copy." Ifc is stated thafc the Davenport Brothers arrived in Melbourne- per Xluahine, under assumed names. The Intercolonial Exhibition will be opened in Melbourne, on the 11th October. Iu Melbourne the certifiate of Captain Harrison for the loss of tlie Ant, steamer, has beeu suspended for nine mouths. The Joshua Bates has arrived in Melbourne with 270 Chinese passengers. Iu Victoria, his Excellency General Carey has given notice of his intention, as commander of her Majesty's forces, of paying a series of visits, during the forthcoming moonlight evenings, to the various volunteer orderly and drill rooms in the city and suburbs, for the purpose of ascertaining how far each corps has provided itself with military instruction, accommodation, &c. The second reading of the Queensland Land Act was passed by the Assembly on the 27th June, and wheu the House go into committee upon ifc Mr. M'Alister proposes to move for the introduction of a clause authorising the Government to lease land in blocks for a term of eight years, at au annual rental of 2s. 6d. per acre, with the option of purchase at the end of that time, the rent received by the Government being taken in part payment. The land to be leased under this clause must have been offered for sale by

auction without finding a purchaser, or mus* be agricultural areas which, having been open for selection for a given time, had not been taken up. The Brisbane Government has negotiated a new loan through the Agra Bank. We learn from South Australian Telegrams in the Age, June 29th, the Legislative Council passed a motion for an address to her Majesty, requesting the removal of Judge Boothby, by a majority of eleven to four. An attempt to refer the subject to a committee failed. The address will be considered next Tuesday. In the Assembly, after an animated debate, during which the Attorney-Ge-neral made an eloquent speech which occupied more than two hours, in favor of the address, it was carried by a majority of 15 to 6. The Adelaide Government ha3 bought a hundred weight of tea seed, and proposes to distribute it amongst the farmers of South Australia. In the course of an action for libel against the Sheffield aud Rotherham Independent, which has been tried at the West Riding Assizes at Leeds, the question was raised whether reports iu newpapers of proceedings in Bankruptcy Courts were privileged. Mr. Justice Keating said it was undoubtedly the law that the fair and correct publication of legal proceedings without malice was protected by law; and he should direct the jury that the occasion when the execution took place was an occasion on which a fair report would be privilege. If they were of opinion, therefore, that the report was a correct one, and thafc it was published without malice, the defendants would be entitled to a verdict. A verdict was given for the defendants. The Launceston Times has a leader bewailing the depressed state of trade in Tasmania, aud says that it springs from a w r ant of energy and perseverance on the part of the people themselves. Merchants and traders are accused, as a body, of conducting business in a careless half-indolent manner, that cannot fail to strike the attention of every one who has noticed how business is carried on in the other colonies.