MARLBOROUGH.

Colonist, Volume III, Issue 283, 6 July 1860, Page 3

MARLBOROUGH.

{From the Marlboroiigh Press.)

: HousE.~(Before S. L. Muller, Esq., R.M.)-On Friday, the 15th instant; a native girlnamed Eruka was charged by Mr. Hutcheson, storekeeper, Wairau town, with having stolen several articles from his store.—Fined £3 and costs, or to be committed to gaol for 14 days. Inquest.-—On the 9th instant an inquest was held before S. L. Muller, Esq., coroner at the house of Mr. Ward, Brookby, on the body of a child of Mr. Charles Ward's, drowned in a stream into which it had accidentally fallen.—Verdict, "Accidentally drowned."

White Swan.—This steamer called at Picton early on Tuesday morning last, and left the same day with the native chiefs of the Sound and Pelorous on. board, for the purpose of taking them to Auckland so that they may, be present at a • meeting of chiefs to be held there shortly.. Sir C. Clifford (Speaker of the General Assembly), D. M'Lean, Esq., (Native Land Commissioner), and Mr. Bains (engineer for the Canterbury railway) were amongst the passengers.

Land Slip.—A considerable slip from the' Bluff has fallen on the Beach road, which has, for the present, completely shut up the coast road to. theJAwatere, Flaxbourne, &c. :

Tinline^ Bridge.—We are informed that the bridge recently erected over the river Tinline, Pelorous, has been washed away by the late floods. r

Death by Drowning.-—On Tuesday last, Mr. John Bartlett, on returning from the meeting at Mr. Oxley's, after crossing the Wairau river, was drowned in a creek near his own house, His son and Mr. John Ward were a short distance behind at the accident, and when they arrived at the creek7 the deceased had floated about 200 yards below the usual place for crossing. "With the assistance of Mr. Richard Drew and Mr; Ash, they succeeded in getting the body out of the water. It is supposed that the deceased had not been in the creek more than five.minutes; and, though every means thought of were resorted 10, they were unable to restore animation.