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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 123, 27 July 1866, Page 2

Two petitions are about to be presented to the General Assembly, from the inhabitants of Poverty Bay, praying that they may be annexed to Hawke's Bay, instead of to Auckland. One petition is from the white settlers, and the other from the natives. ' The Partnership Law. Amendment Bill, which is now passing through the House of Representatives, is a copy of a law recently passed in England. Its object is to limit the liability of each partner to the amount placed in the firm. Formerly a person entering into partnership with another became at on,ce. liable to the full amount of his property for all losses in the firm. ' The Otago Times informs the public that there are three candidates for the vacant seat of the Lindis district in theProviucial Council, that there are three or four electors on the roll of the district, and that one of them wilt pretty certainly not be able to give his vote, in consequence of absence. It is stated that the Lord Ashley recently brought 75 "valuable stock sheep from Auckland to Wellington to improve the breed in. the agricultural districts of the latter proviuce. By the Otago which arrived this morning, we have Sydney papers to the 20th. The Morning Herald has further details of the wrecks at Newcastle. Two large vessels were reported ■ ashore between Long Island and Port Stephens. .An inquest had been held on several bodies. The Queensland Governor had sent for Mr. Herbert and Mr. Raff. Arrangements had been made with the banks for advauces to the Government." A telegram states that Mr. Michie of Melbourne intends proceeding to New Zealand, to practice there. At Adelaide £16 was accepted for country flour. The Gothenburg had arrived in Melbourne. The Melbourne Age of the 1 8th says Mr. Balfoin\ will be Commissioner of Customs; Mr. M'Gregor, Commissioner of Roads aud Bridges ; Mr. Vale, Public Works ; and Mr. Biudon will succeed Mr. Michie. Greys tock has been sentenced to six mouths imprisonment. Mr. Eisenstadter has failed; his liabilities are £35,000... A man named' John Lyo.ri: has cut his.- wife's . throat. The Silas Fish, with a cargo of breadstuff's, has arrived from California. . \A lunatic named Cameron has committed a murderous, assault upon Dr. Greenup, "the

■visit s nig surgeon at the Parramatta lunatic asylum. The weapon chosen, was a pair of scissors, the rings of which were bound with . flannel so as to form a good holdfast. Mr. Warden Price estimates the popula- ; tion of the Okarita gold-field to be 3,000, as follows :-— Town of Okarita, 500 ; Canvass Town and Lake, 30 ; Saltwater Creek to Wanganui, 150 j Five-Mile Beach, 1,500 ; Three-Mile Beach, 100.; at the forks of the \ Waiho River, ten miles from the sea beach, 30 ; G-illespie's Beach, 650 ; from Cook's River to Bruce Bay, 130. The Grey River Argus has received information that another case of sticking-up took.place on the Arnold track, a short distance above the coal-pits, on Saturday last. A man was proceeding up the track to the Twelve-Mile, when, at th.c place mentioned, he was overtaken by another man, who walked up the track with him for a short distance, and when at a lonely spot he dreAv a large kuife and demanded money, from his fellow-traveller. The man thus stuck-up handed out all the money he had, only a few shillings, which the robber took, and departed without searching his victim. The police are making inquiry into the matter. Mr. Warden Aylmer, in his report upon the Totara district, dated July 7, states that A small rush was reported in the ranges nine miles from Ross. I have been informed since, by a miner who returned form it, that there is nothing to induce men to go there. I saw, to-day, a small piece of quartz with fine gold iii it, which was found in this neighborhood. This convinces me that the country about here only requires prospecting to ensure a discovery of a rich quartz reef. Estimated population of district, 3000 miners and 500 persons otherwise employed. & The Grey River Argus states : A very striking instance has come under our notice of the auriferous character of the ground in Maori Gully. We have been shown a splendid sample, of coarse flat gold, weighing about 16 oz., which has been washed from the tailings of one of the claims in the gully. The parcel was the result of only four days' , sluicing by three men. We are assured by the parties that were there a. plentiful supply of water, every yard of the ground already turned over would pay handsomely for reworking. This circumstance is a strong reason why the mining community and the public generally should support the B runner Lake Race Company, a meeting in connection with which we notice is announced to take place. The G. R. Argus complains that the miserable supply of coal which is coming to hand from the Nelson Coal Mine is causing most serious inconvenience to the shipping and general public. People are naturally beginning to ask how it is that the company of " large capitalists" for whicli Batty &, Co. were ousted from the mine are actually doing less towards developing the miue than the ' old proprietors did ; aud to doubt the legitimacy of the reasons for which the Nelson . Governmunt deprived Batty & Co. of their, lease. It is highly necessary that the Government should strictly enforce the terms of the lease, so far as the quantity of coal to be raised is concerned, as it is highly prejudicial to the general interests of the port that such uncertainty and delay should be permitted to continue. The Grey River Argus reports, that Wilson, alias Murray, maintained the greatest coolness at the inquest on the body of Mr. Dobson and until he heard that Sullivan had confessed, and that the body of Mr. Pobson had been discovered. He then sent for Mr.,, Inspector James, and in a very excited state . begged him to put another prisoner in the cell with him, as he feared he was going mad, for "he was continually seeing such dreadful sights." Mr. James very properly refused the request,- and we believe that "since then the prisoner has expressed a great, fear . of Sullivan, and has been in'a constant state of excitementj£cryiug and praying at intervals. He was sent to Hokitika by the coach, ' having been remanded there by the Magistrate. The Waikouaiti Herald has the following respecting Burgess and Kelly : — lt is to the .watchfulness of Senior Serjeant Burns "we

are indebted that.no opportunity was-afforded ' to jthese. scoundrels of -committing any acts ' of yiolence in passing -through this~ district, : as so soon as intimation was given 'that. -they had been released from gaol,and had iaken the direction. of Waikquaiti, patrols off police were placed oh the Main North Road to intercept and keep a strict surveillance over their movements. On reaching this place, the serjeant having met them near Kilmog, they were taken up to the camp and seai'ched, but no fire-arms or other implements ofa suspicious nature being found upon them, they were allowed to proceed on their way, the eye of the police being still upon them, and were safely.seen across the Waitaki by Senior Serjeant Burns, and Serjeant O'Brien,' and Serjeant Bullen respectively. . A short. time ago, -says the G. R. Argus, it was mentioned in our columns that the prisoners Burgess, Kelly, -and-Sullivan-embarked on board the Wallabi. by means of a boat from the North Spit ; and we took occasion to censure the conduct of the captain in permitting such an irregularity. - We are now informed by Captain Palmer that neither! on that nor any previous voyage did he take passengers on board in the mode mentioned ; but that the men embarked from the public quay. We are bouud to accept Captain Palmer's word, and we can only say in justification of our previous statement that the information was given to us authoritatively, and from a source that satisfied us at the timeof its correctness. The General Government has made a singular announcement, considering the known views of some of its members. It will uot propose any measure having for its object the setting a part of provincial revenue for the use of municipalities or country districts. Mr. Stafford gave a very fair and reasonable explanation, of his motives in declining to propose such a measure,, but the declaration was received with great surprise by the "outlying districts " members. Several circumstances have recently, come to light in relation to the prisoner Wilson, charged with the mui'def of Mr. Dbbson, which strengthen the presumption . of his complicity in the dark deeds of Burgess and Kelly's gang. Among them we may: mention the discovery of a bag- of bullets left by the prisouer at a hotel in Cobden. A new rush has taken place to a branch of the Grey River, known as the Alexandra Creek, about 43 miles from town. We are informed that about 300 men are on the ground, and. several stores, and as- there are no complaints it is presumed they are doing well. We notice that another "suspect," named John Aldridge, has been brought up atHokitika, charged with being implicated in the revolver robbery at the police camp, Hokitiki some time ago, and in which Burgess was concerned. C., We (Grey River Argus) have just been informed of one ,of those extraordinary instances of good fortune which attend the miner on this coast. Fleming • and party, seven in all,- have just cleared out of a claim on the Sunday Flat, about a mile up theTeremakau river, after seven months' work, with £10,000. -The greater portion of the claim belonged to five of the mates who held seven shares in it, and they therefore clear out with very handsome piles. Instances of this sort ai;e continually occurring, and show beyond doubt the richness of our gold-fields and the reward which awaits the steady and persevering pursuit of gold on this coast. The Grey river has again given up another ? relicof mortality under circumstances strongly "^suggestive of past crime.- Ou Wednesday last Mr. Henry Mitchell, a storekeeper at the Arnold Junction, found the body of a man floating on the water at. the junction of the Grey and Arnold rivers. The G.R.Argus says: — Recent advices from the Little Grey and "Inangahua have come to hand. At the various diggings scattered about the Little G-rey the miners are doing sufficiently -well to induce them to remain, although nothing very- exciting has occurred. The diggings. on the other side of the Saddle are spreading, and the miners are quite contented. Great scarcity of provisions has been felt lately, both at the Iriangahiia,

arid the diggings: on this side the Saddle, and the stores sent by pack-hoi'ses to the., former place have !very frequently never reached their intended destination, having been disposed.of. on the road. The weather has been very severe, a good deal. of snow ;h<ay ing fallen in places. Two men were drowned, in the Inangahua a few days ago, and their bodies have nqt been recovered,. nor. are. the names of the men known! , A road party has gone up from GrGymoath to. improve .the track along the Little Grey and across the Saddle. : The Wellington correspondent of. the Canterbury Press says :— -I was introduced the other day to the oldest man in !N*ew Zealand. His name is Tuririga Kure. . He was a rather celebrated fighting man of Te Kauperaha's, and was called "the Dog's Paw.".. Te Rauperaha would have been 96 years old had he been alive now, and used to say that.Turinga Kure was a grown up man when he was a little boy. This old gentleman, who still walks about, and is in full, possession of his faculties, is therefore supposed to be upwards of 105 years old.. [We may correct the correspondent of the Press by saying that Turinga Kure means dog's ear, and not dog's paw. — Ed. N.Z.A.] The Mail for Wellington and South, closes to-morrow, at 5 p.m.