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West Coast Times, Issue 252, 13 July 1866, Page 2

Geeymouth. Thursday, 5 p.m. Arrived — The Gothenburg, from Nelson. The Persevere, in taking out passengers at low tide got, ashore in the river. Sailed — Thane, for Buller and Nelson. Hariy Jones, charged with receiving the gold stolen at Okarita, was brought up this morning, and remanded to 20th. Weather fine.

A meeting of the ChurJi of England committee took placo on Wednesday evening, at tho Supremo Court House. Tho Eight Reverend Bishop of £hristchurch presided, but only eight members were present. The question of at once clcariug the Church Reservo was discussed, but was allowed to stand over until tho amount of available funds, in hand and promised, was first ascertained.

An Invercargill telegram, in tho "Otago Times," dated the sth instant, says: — "Tno Amherst, brig, sprung a leak off the Solander on Friday, and was run ashore in Port; William. No lives lost."

The William Miskin brings us one day's later news from Dunedin. The only matter of interest contained in the " Daily Times" of of the 6th is the report of the hearing of the third information for perjury, against Mr G. E. Barton. In dismissing tho case tho presiding magistrate said it was tho opinion of tho Bench that the proceedings took tho character more of persecution than

prosecution.

An adjourned meeting Was held last ovening at Gibson's Victoria Hotel, for the purpose of forming a Cricket Club. Mr Commissioner Sale was amongst the gentlemen present, and promised his hearty co-operation in promoting the projects of the meeting. A committee was formed, consisting of Messrs Osborne, Rees, Mace, Anderson, Roscow, Kennedy, end Gibson, to report upon a suitable piece of ground for the use of the club, with instructions to report at an early date.

Tho formal declaration of the poll for the electoral districts of Hokitika and Westland was made yesterday, by Mr Sale, the Returning Officer. There were only one or two persons present. The polling returns were the same that w/3 have already announced.

We need scarcely remind the public of the complimentary benefit to be given to-night, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, to Mr James Bartlett.' This gentleman has deserved well of the public for the enterprise he displayed in erecting the noble place of public entertainment of which he is the proprietor — for his 'engagement of an efficient and powerful dramatic company, and for the high class of pieces he has put upon the stage, and the ■effectiveness of scenery and other accessories ■with which they have b&en produced. Of his own merits as an actor we cannot speak in too high terms. It is his claims alike aB an artist, as a manager, and a» a man of bold enterprise, the public are asked to recognise to-night, and it would be but a sorry compliment to him to do more than to give his fellow-townsmen this simple reminder. The programme comprises Mrs Centlivre's great comedy of " The Wonder," the sensational drama of "The Corsican Brothers," and other incidental entertainments. In order to rendor the benefit a substantial one, the committee under ■whose auspices it is given have raised the prices to the Dress Circle and StalU, the former being fixed at 7s 6d, and the- latter at ss. The admission to the pit will be the same as usual. We. are requested to call attention to this circumstance by Mr Lionel Harding, who inadvertently omitted to alter the prices in the usual day bill.