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Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 304, 22 July 1868, Page 2

On Saturday next the Eev. W. Harvey will hold Divine service at the Eureka hotel, Addison's Plat when an opportinuty will be afforded to the member of the Church of England|to attendhisministration The Eev.E. Thrope from Nelson, is expected to officiate in Westoort in the absence of the Eev. W. Harvey, and we understand that that gentleman will proceed on a missionary tour through the West Coast. We may add that the Eev. W. Harvey will be prepared to baptise any children that maybe then brought. We have to acknowledgethecourtesy of Captain Wilson of the Challange in furnishinsr us with a West Coast Times of the 20th inst.

" On Pridav, the 19th instant," says the •/'Tuapeka Times," "Mounted Constable Dunne, of Waipori, captured five men. at the' back of the Waitahuna Eanges, who had been sheep-stealing for some time. They were carrying on mining, and living together; and as they required mutton, they supplied themselves with that requisite from Messrs Cable and Drummond's run, and also from Mr of Horse Shoe Bush. The olace where they were at work and lived was situated in a very lonelylocality, seventeen miles from Waipori, where they have carried on their nefarious practices for some time. At last, however, they fell into the hands of Mr Dunne, who arrested them, and marched them to Waipori at the dead of night, through a rough country covered with snow. The prisoners were brought into Lawrence under a strong escort, on Monday, the 22nd instant, and brought before the Magistrate. On examination, a very strong case was found against them. With great difficulty some of the stolen sheep were found 12 feet under water, and weighed down with stones. This extraordinary capture of Mr Dunne's may be placed side by side with his 400 miles ride and successful capture of Devine, the horse-stealer.

The J¥eio Zealand Herald of July 6th, states: —" We regret to have to record the total destruction by fire, on Tuesday last, of Mr. W. M. Home's Junction Hotel, at Coromandel, together with the general stores and other buildings. The particulars of the fire have not yet reached us, but we are informed that it is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. Two dastardly attempts had also been made to set fire to the Eoyal Hotel, at Coromandel, but on both occasions the fire had been detected in time to prevent its doing any damage."—A dwelling-house and its contents were destroyed by fire at Newton, on the night of July 9th.