West Coast Times. THURSDAY, APRIL, 5, 1866.

West Coast Times, Issue 170, 5 April 1866, Page 2

West Coast Times. THURSDAY, APRIL, 5, 1866.

By the Gothenburg wo havo Inter files of papers from the whole of the neighboring colonies, and three days later American news than wns previously to hand by way of Auckland. In Melbourne, Mr Hugh George, the printer of " The Argus," is still in confinement under the Speaker's \Yavrnnt, for a breach of privilege committed by that journal, in characterising a statement made by tho Chief Secretary as " bristling nil over with falsehoods." " The Argus" defies the House, repeats its charge against the Minister in many variations of expression, and in a severe article upon the Governor himself, says that a statement mado by his Excellency is " not a falsehood,"— that it is " perfectly true—as true as that two and two make five." Mr Follower, after several days negotiation, had resigned the task of forming a Ministry, tbo retiring Government having declined to make jwovision before leaving office , for tho payment of tho outstanding Civil Service debts. We quote from tho papers as fully as our space permits, nnd must hold over further oxtraots until our next issue.

Wo havo to record a most melancholy caso of sudden death of a gentleman well known and greatly respected, which took plaeo yostorday uftornoon opposite llio Court-houso, in Sowoll-streot. Mr Gcorgo Greenfield, architect, was standing at tho tlistanco of afowfcot only from a group of porsons who woro ongaged iv conversation, wbon ho was observed suddonly to fall, as if in a fit. Ho was hnmodiatoly raised from tho ground, wator was applied to his forohoad, his hands woro ohafod, and othor romodics applied that readily suggested themselves and in tho mcanthno Dr. Beswick arrived on tho spot, and by his instructions, tho unfortunato mas was lakon into Mr Throckmorf oil's storo, whoro overy attention was paid him. An attempt was mado to blocd him by oponing a vein in tho arm and afterwards tho jugular, but without olfoct, and in a fow momonts after a fow gasps ho expired. Tho body was thon romovotl to tho deceased's residonco in Tailored >troot. An inquest will bo hold on tho romains to-day. Mr Gi'eonflold arrived in Hokitika a fow months bihco, and

lins pursued his profession hero. TJo canio to', Dimoclin from Mclboumo tit Iho nYsl outbreak of the Otiigo gokltlolds, "ancl enjoyed a conbideryblo'pra'clice (hero. He was tho architect, tiriUnigst othor important works, of the now Oiislom House and of Iho Wosloyan Church in Dowling-strcet. Wo rcgrot to loam that ho has loft a- wifo and young family wholly unprovidod for, and trust Ihufc tlioil* circum-. stances of painful bereavement will not bo forgolton by tho many Triondo of tbo husband and father, wtideo life has boon so awfully cut short. 110 was a Prcomason and a mombor of tho Faoifio Lodgo just oponod in Hokitika. II is tho intention of Iho brethren to givo him a Ifasonio funeral, and wo liavo no doubt that tho mombers of tho oraft initiate a movomont for prcsonling to his widow and childron a substantial mark of respect for his momory. Tho funeral in to lako placo tomorrow.