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Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 334, 26 August 1868, Page 2

We are informed that Luke and party, who recently lost the case they brought against Nicholls, Perry, and party at Griles' Terrace, have resolved on appealing to the District Court, after having unsuccessfully applied for a re-hearing in the Warden's Court. The necessary preliminaries have either been or are about to be taken we understand, and if this is the case it is to be hoped that by waiving some of the forms usual on these occasions, his Honor may be induced to hear the appeal at once. The subject is one of the gravest moment to Westport, as well as to the parties concerned, for the case under ordinary circumstances cannot be heard for some three months, and in the meanwhile the terrace, which it is now known contains gold, will be virtually shut up. If an early hearing cannot be, possibly his Honor might. direct something to be done, such as a receiver to be appointed that would allow work to proceed. Better than all however, would be to have the matter somehow or other disposed of at once, and we feel sure that his Honor would with his accustomed consideration, meet the legal gentlemen

employed in any way that ho conld lawfully do so. Wo are of course presuming that our information is correct, and that an appeal has been decided on.

As will be seen by the alteration in fhe advertisement, the time of tendering for the new hospital is extended till Friday next. The reason for this postponement i 3 to give the tenderers more time to make arrangements prior to finally making up their estimates. If it was usual to present white I gloves to Resident Magistrates, when the police sheet contained no criminal offences, Dr Giles would be in a fair way to get a boxful!, for yesterday was another blank sitting as far as crime is concerned. A lunatic named Henry Kemys M'Donnell was brought up on remand, and ordered to Nelson for treatment. A civil case, Worrall v. Freeman, a claim for £4t 4s, medical attendance, resulted in the plaintiff being non-suited, as lie was unable to prove by documentary evidence that he was registered according to the requirements of the Medical Act. In the district Court yesterday, His Honor gave judgment in the case of Alcorn appellant, Jacob Weiteell and Co. respondents. This case had occupied a portion of Monday, and all yesterday. Mr Rees was heard at length for the appellant, and Mr Home for the respondents. The Court granted the appeal without costs. The following bankruptcy cases come on to-day for final hearing ; J. Godfrey, H. G. C. Nees, T. W. Melville, Brown and Lissner, J. H. Decy, J. Sykes, T P. Finn, Harris and Moss, and J. Lofty. We observe that the Court Minstrels will give an entertainment at the Little Grey hotel this evening. They have already been highly spoken of elsewhere, and will no doubt maintain their reputation in "Westport. During the late dry weather a great deal of illness arose, occasioned in a great measure by the abominable water that people were compelled to drink, and "when the summer sets in we may of course expect a repetition ' of the same in an aggravated degree, from the greater probable amount of dry weather. Even the well water in many places, is quite unfit for drinking purposes, for the shafts are sunk fre- ' quently in places where numbers of ! cesspools are in the immediate prox- • imity. The consequence is, their • deleterious drainage finds it?, way to the well, and though its filtering has deprived it of its immediately offensive ; properties, the water is actually poisoned for drinking purposes. This is especially the case where the location is sandy soil, and it would be advisable for well proprietors to see to this. After the last wet summer, it is more than probable that we shall have a very dry one, and if this is so, provision cannot be too soon made for a full supply of wholesome water during its continuance.