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Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 689, 26 July 1870, Page 2

An old man named John Hannagan was found drowned in a tidal creek near Auckland, on the 21st ult., having attempted to cross at lov» tide, and proving unable to extricate himself from the mud before the returning tide. Gold has been discovered during the month on private lands at Maraeti, distant about 20 miles from Auckland, and 30 miles from the Thames. Reductions have been made in the number of clerks employed in the Superintendent's office, Auckland.

They are selling candles in New Orleans made from the wax yielded by a tree in Mexico. The color is a pea green, and the candles give a good steady light. An old woman named Maria Rawson has been convicted at Sheffield for the fiftieth time! Her convictions occupy three entire pages in the police book, and she has spent nearly all her life in prison. Eecent returns show that 30 per cent, of the population of France can neither read nor write, while more than 70 per cent, can read but cannot write.