CHRISTCHURCH

West Coast Times, Issue 245, 5 July 1866, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH

Wednesday, 3.15 p.m. The steamer Wellington has am red from the North, and sailed South. The Assembly has opened at Wellington, and re-elected Sir D. Monro as Speaker. Nothing else has been done. It is announced that the telegraph to the Grey will be opened on Monday next. His Honor the Superintendent has set apart this day to receive deputations, the first of which will wait upon him at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at Mr Sale's office. The Chrißtchurch coach reached town about one o'clock this morning. Amongst the passengers is the father of tho murdered Mr Dobson. The profoundest sympathy will be felt with the bereaved gentleman, who has, come to superintend the disposal of the remains of his lamented son. We learn that 1 tho deputation appointed to meet his Honor the Superintendent purpose assembling to-day at tho Commercial Hotel at half-past 12 o'clock, preparatory to proceeding to have an interview with Mr Moorhouso regarding the various wants and requirements of the district. ". To-night Mrs Crosby takes her benefit at tho Princo of Wales, and appears in three characters. Mr G. Ellis sings 0110 of his most popular comic songs, aud Mr Lionel Harding will recite "The Charge of the Light

rigado." Mrs Crosbie is a great favorite and we have no doubt the house will be well attonded. The vumora whicli were current in town" last night, to tho effect that Mr Georgo Dobson's body had been recovered, were entirely baseless, as up to two o'clock yesterday the search for it had resulted unsuccessfully. On Monday morning last, Inspector Broham left town for Greymouth, and on Tuesday morning, accompanied by five constables and five boatmen, he proceeded to the supposed scene of the murder, and for thirty-six hours closely searched the bush. But nothing was discovered, and at four o'clock yesterday Inspector Broham left for Hokitika, where he found a letter awaiting him from Special Constable O'Brien, which contained most important in" formation. It appears that Constable O'Brien was a, passenger by the Claud Hamilton from Nelson to Greymouth, and wishing to communicate with the Inspector as early as possible, sent him a letter by the }hand of one of the cabin passengers who was proceeding to Hokitika. The substance of the letter was, that O'Brien had &beon made acquainted with the precise spot where Mr Dobson was buried and possessed a plan of the place drawn out by one of the parties implicated in his murder. O'Brien was waiting for orders from the Inspector, who will doubtless proceed direct to the Grey, and be present when the body is unearthed. From this, it appears that this sad mystery will at last be fully revealed, and the guilty parties condignly judged.