The Westport Times AND CHARLESTON ARGUS. FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1868.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 288, 3 July 1868, Page 2

The Westport Times AND CHARLESTON ARGUS. FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1868.

We are requested to state that the Rev. W. Harvey will hold divine service, in Mr Hodges' large room on the South Spit, on Sunday afternoon next. The hour fixed is half-past three, and we have no doubt a large number of resi eents in that part, will gladly avail themselves of the opportunity, thus afforded, for attention to their religious duties.

At the Eesident Magistrate's Court yesterday morninsr, there was no business. ¥e shall be left magistrateless to-day positively, if the John Penn sails, for Mr Kynnersley leaves by her to attend a case in which he is materially interested as defendant. Our unexpected J.P., Mr E. Eeid, went to Nelson per Kennedy, being a material witness in a prosecution for embezzlement.

We regret to state that poor O'Brien is in an exceedingly critical state, and it is feared that inflammatory symptoms that have appeared, may prove serious. He is receiving all the care and attention that it is possible to render him, and we hope that our next report may be a more favourable one. Should it be otherwise, his friends will at least have the satisfaction of knowing that all has been done for him that could be, and the medical gentlemen in attendance have been unremitting in their exertions.

The money collected at Addison's in aid of the Westport hospital, was paid into the bank here yesterday to the credit of the Permanenent Committee. The funds are now in a flourishing' condition, and the new committee will have every thing in their favor to get fairly to work.

The Bevd. Father Hiekey arrived in Westport by the Kennedy, and intends sloping a few days in the district. His object is to gather funds for the endowment of a new Catholic University in Dublin, and in the places he has hitherto visited he has been most succesful in obtaining liberal contributions from persons of every denomination. However widely people may differ in faith, they can conscientiously give their mite in support of such an institution as Father Hiekey is now pleading for and we cordially trust his exertions here may meet with a res pose equal to his most sanguine expectations. He will preach a special sermon before he leaves, addressed not only to his own flock, but to every other denomination, and as he has earned a high reputation for ability and oratorieal power we have no doubt his eloquence will loosen the purse strings of all his hearers. Is is satisfactory to find that the notice of the government has been at length drawn to the dangerous practice, of removing wood from the beach, and the attention of those in the habit of doing so, is especially drawn to a regulation published in the Gazette in the 27th ot' June, and which the authorities now advertise for general information. As will be seen, no one can remove drift wood within one mile of the Bullep river, without the permission of the Harbor master. Any one infringing this rule is liable to a penalty of" Five pounds. All the arrangements for tho election of a hospital committee, are now made and as will be seen in another column there are close on thirty can. didates from which the thirteen will be elected. The voting will be by ballot, and voting cards will he provided for subscribers. Senior-Consta-ble Q-oodall, assisted by some of the Provisional Committ3e, will conducct the election at Addisons flat. Mr. Braithwaite also helped by delegates from the committee, at the Caledonian, and Mr "Whitcford acting for Dr Giles, in Westport. Our evening contemporary last night informed its readers that Captain Leech is engaged in certain experiments, "inorderto determine the variations of temperature in the air and in tee water of the different rivers," and he adds, " one part of the plan for determining these, has been to entrust to each of the Harbor-masters on the

West Coast a barometer or barometers, to be used twice a day &c. &c. " We must confess that it is the first time we have heard of barometers being employed to ascertain the temperature of water. Did our contemporary mean thermometers ?

Some time ago a cricket club was inaugurated in Westport, but for some reason or other unexplained, it fell to the ground. tfinter any circumstances it would have been hyberuating during the present season, but we fear it will not readily be resuscitated, even when the summer comeson. In the interval however, it has been suggested that a football club, should beformed, and as such exercise is most suitable to the winter months, we hope the suggestion wall he acted on. The difficulty that cricketers meet with in attaining suitable ground, will not apply to football, for it can be played anywhere, and either hard beach at low water, or soft sand above high water mark, will equally suit its admirers. It is a healthy, manly and exciting pastime, and we should like to see some of our youthful athletes engaged in it.

An .accident happened yesterday at the new rush, Caledonian, to a man named Hughey, of M'Lean and party, which fortunately did not turn out so serious as at first supposed. By some means he slipped and fell from the top of the terrace to the surface working at the tunnel mouth, a height of about; twenty feet. Though the injured man received a severe shock, Dr Bruen who was promptly in attendance, informs us that no bones are broken, though it is possible that the socket of the thigh is injured. We hope soon, under the well-known skill of his medical attendant, that the sufferer will be Well and about again.