The Westport Times AND CHARLESTON ARGUS. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1868.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 159, 3 February 1868, Page 2

The Westport Times AND CHARLESTON ARGUS. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1868.

Ik consequence of press of correspondence and other local matter, we are compelled to hold over our usual leader.

Bankruptcy.-—The Provincial Gazette of the 31st ult. publishes the following list of bankrupts who have filed since the last Gazette ■, —Charles Henry Gottlieb Nees, of Charleston, engineer ; Frank Fisher, of Westport, auctioneer; William Wallace, of the City of Nelson, watchmaker.

Deed op Assignments.—The following parties have executed deeds of assignment as published in the Gazette of the 31st ult.:—John O'Sullivan, the younger, and James O'Sullivan, both of Picton in the Province of Marlborough, hotel keepers and road contractors; William Eobinson, of the Big Bush, near Blenheim, farmer; Thomas Corbett, of the City of Nelson, draper. Gaol Returns. —The following is a return of the state of H.M. gaol, Westport, for the month ending 31st January, 1868: Received—Debtors, 6; hard-labor, m des,' 4, females, 6 ; committed for trial, males 2, females 1 ; total, 14. Discharged debtors, 5; hard-labor—males, 3, females 1; total, 9. At present confined—Debtors, 6 ; hard-labor males, 7, females, 1. Committed for trial—males, 3, females, 1 ; total, 18. Donation to the Hospital.—We are requested by Dr. Rockstrow to announce the receipt of £1 in aid of the funds of the hospital, and a parcel of linen from Mrs. Edward Tyler, for the use of the sick at Westport. We shall only be too happy to chronicle any other donations towards such a charitable object. ■

The Medical Pbactitionebs' Act; —Forms of application for registration under " The Medical Practitioners' Act, 1861" catt be obtained by applying; to Samuel Alhanasius Cusack, F.R.C.5.1., Nelson. "WestpoßT Imports awd Expobts. —From the General Government Gazette of the 23rd ult., we find that notice of the imports on Westport, up to the quarter ending the 30th September, was as follows ;—From the United Kingdom, £l6O ; New South "Wales, £7B2;' Victoria, £16,-595 j making a total Hf £17,537. The exports for the same period are as follows :- The value of imports, for New South Wales, £45,172 ; for Victoria, £77,326 ; making a total of £122,498 The only places that exceed this port in Valueare:—Hokitika, £233,408; Dunedin, £141,263; and Greymouth, £124,915. Ic is almost needless to say the only export from this place has been golddust, which amounted to 30,617 ounces.

The Simonsens.—We learn that! by the steamship Nelson, which arrived hereyesterdayfrom Nelson, MrStrelitz, formerly of Dunedin, who has brought M. and Madam Simonsen and troupe from Melbourne to New Zealand, and is acting as their agent, has paid us a visit. No doubt Mr Strelitz has come to Westport to make arrangements for that excellent troupe to give one or more of their performances here. From what we glean from New Zealand papers they have already given entertainments in Dunedin, Christchurch, and are at present in Wellington, in all of which towns they have created great furore. Madame Simonsen was formerly Prima Donna of the Opera Comique of Paris, and also Prima Donna of Lyster's Royal Italian and English Opera Company, of Melbourne and Sydney, which station she held for fourteen months. Mr Simonsen was solo violinist to his late Majesty the King of Denmark, and conductor of -Lyster's Opera Company. The enconiums passed by the critics of Australia and New Zealand give us the assurance to believe that we may look forward to an extraordinary treat.

Canbibate for Charleston. It will be seen on reference to our advertising columns that Mr James Henry G-raham, who polled as many votes as Mr Smith, for Westport, has been requested to stand for Charleston, and has consented to do so.

A Chapter of Accidents in Auckland City.—On Saturday, January 11th, the following accidents occured in Auckland City : —" First of all an accident which it is surprising was not attended with fatal results, occured to a young man named Watts, one of the employees of Mr. S. H. Smith. He was engaged in an upper room of the store, receiving goods which were being drawn up from below by aid of a patent lift, when he accidentally lost his; balance, and fell from a height of 26 ft. j into the cellar below He remained for some time in a state of insensibility but most providentally the injuries are confined to severe contusions and' i bruises on the right arm and leg. Medical assistance was at once pro- ; cured, and having been restored to consciousness, he was removed to his house, where he is doing well. The next accident was of a different character, though the results might have been equally serious, if not more so. A driver named Dibble, was in the act of attaching the nose-bag to his horse's head, partially removing the winkers in so doing, when the animal, startled by a passing vehicle, made a sudden bolt from the Strand, Lower Queenstreet, dashing along past the Bank of New Zealand. Several of the bystanders made persevering efforts to arrest the animal's flight, among whom one or two honourable Provincial legislators, suddenly startled out of a peripathetic debate on the want of confidence question made themselves particularly conspicuous. Legislative ability and physical exertion, however efficient in ' coaching ' lazy members' or ' holding the reins of government, were utterly thrown away on this perverse animal, which continued its career as far as the Greyhound. Here, however, seeing obstacles in its path, it diverged up Victoria-Street East, along High-street, when rounding the corner in front of the shop of MrHarris, tobacconist, apparently with the idea of returning to its old position as a last resource, one . of the wheels of the Albert car came into contact with the kerb-stone, landing horse and vehicle in an inverted position just in front of the new postoffice. A crowd soon collected on the spot, and affairs were speedily righted, fortunately with no injury of consequence to life or property. —Strange enough just at the same moment another accident happened near Somerville's corner. Mr Charles Major, grocer, Wellesley-street, was riding

down Shortland-sfcreet at a brisk pace when the horse probably affrighted at the crowd stumbled and fell, throwing its rider and rolling over him* A rush was made by the by-standeiM, always pretty numerous just about this celebrated rendevoUs of the loafing fraternity, and horse and man were presently restored to their normal positions. Mr Major fortunately sustained only comparatively slight injuries, his right leg being somewhat bruized and grazed. He was removed to his home in a carriage, being unable to walk. — An officer of H. M. 18th Eegiment, whilst riding out t© Point Chevalier, was accidentally thrown from his horse and severely bruised. A YotfNO Spartan.—The following remarkable instance of brave endurance on the part of a little boy is from the " Bendirjo Advertiser " : —" On Thursday morning a sad accident occured to a little boy named Roderick Morrison, only ten years of age, The lad had been in the habit of playing about the hay and corn stores of Mr. James Aitken, adjoining the Australian hotel, and on Thursday morning being in the lower part of the store, he was warned in consequence of the corn-crushing machine worked by steam being in motion, to leave the premises, which he did, going out at the door. The store, man having occasion shortly afterward g to go into the loft for the purpose Of feeding the machine, the boy returned and had evidently been amusing himself by leaning over some of the wheels in motion to catch in bis hand the corn as it fell from the feeder above. Whilst so doing the sleeve of his coat was caught by the cog-wheel, and in an instant the right hand, being drawn between the wheels, was severed completely from the wrist in a terribly mutilated state. The storeman, noticing a jerk in the machinery at once descended when he found the lad standing;, holding up the dreadful looking stump, but without uttering a single cry and simply desiring to be accompanied home whither he walked, after a rag had been bound roand his arm, without his giving expression to any feelings of pain. When the mother bebeld the sad spectacle she immediately burst into tears, where upon the plucky little fellow exclaimed, 'lf you're going to cry, mother, I'm off;' and away he went, walking direct to the hospital, followed by the man who had first become cognizant of the accident. Arriving at the hospital, Dr M'Grillivraty, the resident surgeon, upon examination found the bones above the wrist were so fearfully crushed and broken that further amputation was rendered necessary and under the influence of chlroform the arm was amputated below the elbow. When going to the hospital the poor boy iu the most nonehalent manner hailed the gate-keeper, as if nothing had occured, with' Good day, Charlie.'" The Auckland G-oldfields.—By the latest accounts from Auckland G-oldfields are still progressing, the last shipment being 3113 ounces by the s.s Auckland and Taranaki. The Murder at the Waimea.—At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Hokitika, on Monday, James Douglas was brought up charged with the wilful murder of Hugh Carmichael, at Grerman Grully, on 6th December last. After the evidence had been gone into he was fully committed to take his trial for the wilful murder of Carmichael. WINDING UP OE THE BANK of Auckland. —The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of Auckland was held at the office, Southland-street Auckland, on the Bth January, for the purpose of confirming the resolution passed on the 2nd July last, and for receiving the report of the directors. The directors' report showed that out-standing liabilities of the Bank were £2073 16s. 6d. ; and the assets were estimate at about £6114 17s 2d. The resolution confirmed was the following : —" That the directors be empowered to wind up the affairs of the Bank with a view to speedy dissolution." The Company therefore ceases to exist. The assets will be realised from time to time as the Directors may think fit, and the amount divided amongst the shareholders. A special vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. David Nathan, for the pecuniary advances which he had made to the Bank in order to prevent calls being made on the shareholders.