HAMILTON.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 1171, 3 October 1865, Page 5

HAMILTON.

"! *':-%Bth September. We are now in the 1 lull enjoyment of summer weather, after' some very heavy ehowers of rain ; and the miners are busily at work, uight and day,; taking advantage of the plentiful supply of water. In fact I might also cay that we are proving the truth of the adage of having too much of a good tiling, inasmuch as the Perseverance Company 'b' Race having oveifl iwed, blocking up the Rise and Shine Company's Race with tailings, and causing it to br.ak away,.she matter forme! the subject of a case before the Warden j'e^terday, to djtermine who was to repair tlie damages, as the plaintiffs; the' Ri*e~and Shine' Company, had partially; "contributed to the b. ealt do wn. The Warden gjvve-a decision fixing the> principal onus ,of"'the repairs upon the defendants, bjlt,. requiring the plaintiffs to give the assistance of their hired men.

At tho- Court this morning, before the Resident Majiistratej M r HBroad,. a ma a mmcd John Niles was chared with stealing, from lbs peraom jot/JtVilUum Holmes, the sum of six pounds, at Mount Ida, on the 27th mat., butf tb'e evidence was excessively meagre. It appeared the prosecutor met the prisoner, whom he had previously known at the Mataura, and a driukini? boat ensued. prosecutor, .who.said he had X,B when he retired to rest, recollected nothing more until he missed his money the next morning. He stated in evidence that he was very tipsy, and that lie might have given the money to the prisoner to take care of. The pri-, soner, who give a Very clear and connected statement,.said -that-the prosecutor -gave—him- a-pountl-on-gofnjj to bed, and masked .him to take cace of the remainder^ and that prosecutor wished him to go out and procure Eom.3 drink; he di:l so, and laid down tb.3 note to pay for it, when a man who was present accused hint of rubbing the prosecutor, and took him up to the camp, where he at once told the con-i stable that he had got the nviu's money to' take, care at, and handed it over. Thjs was corroborated by the constable, and the prisoner was discharged. T Two claims at Fulkrtons,, in 120 feet eiokinj, aYe rturriing out remarkably well^ 600 ounces having been "taken out of one claim..' This is the ground into which the Shag River race comes, and will no doubt pay .handsomely. . The United Company andTerseverance Company, at Hamiltonsj are washing up,: and with every prospect of goodyielda.. The last Escort from f liere was computed as follows :—Mount;: ilda, 600 ouuees ; Macrae's Flat, 140 otto&JHf Hamilton, 250 ouaoes. The next .Esoojrt will, however, shew a large increase^*!ij ■ ■'■ ■ • The visit of His Hoait'the Superintendent will, w«- iru^-^be of great future advantage to the Sl)iß|rict ;, His Honor having visited ; .JS&jsr«V:- Bat, Hyde, Hamilton, and Mofjuit'lda, at-each ,of which places addrjes^B:were presented; and an opportaaitjirifliffijrded: of maliin i !» hiraatlf pirsonalty .»f^alnted with the j resources and requirements of the varibus portions of the field.!'; . j Donald M'Dpnnell,,charged with rob-: b'ery of four ten»|(band. notes from. Mr Angus,. a QffeenstOjWft ,'storelieeper, has been committed for trial. : The * Marebora Race Company are proceeding %ith' ib^Kr2 fourteen-mile race into Pullertona; . and I have no doubt will be well remunerated for their labor.