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New Zealand Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 2376, 6 September 1871, Page 5

The criminal sittings of the Circuit were resumed yesterday morning. The onlycase tried was that of David George Srr.a!e, who was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with forging a transfer of shares in the Alburnia Gold Mining Company. A detailed report of the proceedings will be found in another column. The prisoner was found guilty on both counts.

We learn that the deputation which waited on Dr. Pollen from the New Zealand Agricultural Society, with the view to hold the next cattle show iu the Albert Barracks, hare received a letter, in which Dr. Pollen writes that he can see no objection to the Albert Barracks being used for that purpose, so long a3 it will not interfere with the Volunteer Review to be held on the Oth of November. The cattle show will, therefore, take place there on the day stated.

It will be seen from the report of the proceedings in the Supreme Court that the men convicted last session of breaches of the Arms Act, have been sentenced. The severity of the sentences, it is to be hoped, will act as a salutary warning. Harlev was sentenced to five years, Burrell to four years, and llcGrath to three years' penal serritude.

His Honor in observing, yesterday, upon the mode of using " blank transfer forms" in the exchange, purchase, or sale of gold mining interest, said that the process reminded him yery much of what was said once, yiz.: "That railway travelling would never be safe until a bishop or a director was killed by a railway accident." He was afraid that these things (blank transfers) would be used until some successful speculator should be ruined by them.

An adjourned meeting of tho creditors of William Drunkard is fixed for the 12th instant.

The monthly meet'ng of the Naval Volunteers will take place at 3?ort Britomart this evening, at 7 o'clock.

A meeting of the members of the newlyformed Scottish Company was held last evening, at IToi't Britomart ; Captain Taylor occupied the chair. Mr. Morrison was elected ensign, and Mr. TJpham secretary. A long discussion took place on the Bubject of the clothing. It was decided to have the first weekly drill next Friday night, at J?ort Britomart. Mr. Frnscr was present last evening, and considerably enlivened the proceedings by some very appropriate performances on the bagpipes.

A Canterbury exchange says :—" Dr. Haast has recently paid a visit to the nioa-hunter's encampment, at the mouth of the Little Rakaia and has succeeded in procuring Bome very interesting relics. Amongst them are several exceedingly good Maori implements, and bones of theMoa and native dog. The latter are so broken up as to induce the opinion that the dogs were used as food by the Maoris, and all the leg bones have a small hole drilled at one end, as if they had been worn, or were intended to be worn as an ornament. Amongst other additions, we should also note two Sne albatrosses; one of those is an exceedingly fine one, being no less than 12 feet from tip to tip of its wings ; the other is about 9 feet. Both have been stuffed, and will shortly be placed in the Museum."

The tenth annual meeting of the United Cricket Club will be held in the club room, at the Thames Hotel, on Thursday evening licit.

A call (Uio first) of ono shilling per share has this clay been made by tho directors of the New Caledonia Gold Alining Company, payable to tho legal manager, at the company's office, Grahamstown, on or before Saturday, 23rd instant.

In another column will bo found the ba-lance-sheet of the Nonpareil Gold Mining Company (Registered), by which it appears that at the time of the general meeting the financial position of tlio company was not q -;o favorable as was supposed. We think Him direclors have acted wisely in declaring only a moderate dividend this time, as though the funds in hands were sufficient for a 10s dividend, it is much wiser to retain sufficient to place the position of the company beyond a doubt, and to enable them to carry out such works as shall enable the mino to be economically and successfully worked for a long time to come.

A meeting of the'creditors of Joseph John Boukin will be held on the 12th instant.— A meeting of the creditors of Solomon Freeduian is convened for the same day.