After the jury had viewed the body, Leo nard Chitting was called and stated that on Monday, the 7th inst., he was at Stirling, with his waggon and six horses, when de ceased asked him for a lift, which he gave him so far as the Kaitangata coal mines, , when deceased got out of the waggon to have a look around, and witness proceeded to load with coal, which took about three hours. After he had started with the wag gon on his return journey, he observed the deceased lying in a ditch. He immediately stopped the team, tied up his reins, and proceeded to deceased, who, with some per suasion, got up and asked witness if he was stuck, for if he was, he said he would soon pull him out. Witness tried to induce deceased to return, but he said he would go no farther that day. Witness stated that deceased was under the influ ence of liquor 5 he said that on the road from Stirling the deceased went into Sul livan's jetty Hotel and got a pint of beer, bufc only drank the half of it. He appeared as if he had been on the spree and was re covering. He was quite sensible on the journey down to the coal pits, and talked of looking round the country so as to obtain work. Witness knew deceased by the name of Bill only, but had inquired and found that his name (as represented by himself) was "William Wilson. He was sure the body just viewed is that of the man who rode with him from Stirling to the Kaitan gata coal pits on the 7th inst. Francis Sprightly, shoemaker, gave evi dence as to the finding of the body on Monday, the 14th inst. He stated that about 15 minutes after the Balclutha, steamer, had arrived at the Coal Jetty, a cry was raised that there was a corpse in the river, it was then brought to the shore, and information sent to the police; the body now viewed is the same. Ihere were no marks of violence upon the ' body, only a slight skin abrasion upon the knuckles of the left hand, and a little blood about the mouth; the clothing of the deceased was not disarranged in any way. 