THE THAMES.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3339, 30 March 1868, Page 3

THE THAMES.

The s.b. 'Tauranga,' which arrived on Saturday, brought up 4570z. of gold from the Lonj? Drive Claim j and 420z. 16dwt. from the Deep Lead Claim, No. 3, Euranui, worked by Messrs. MoLeod, Watt, and Co., and the product of 50lb. weight of stone. 80oz. of gold deposited at the Bank of New Zealand on Saturday were the product of Barrons claim on the Karaka, and taken from a crashing of 5$ tons of quartz crushed at GibboDs'a machinery.

We are enabled to state that, whether the Duke of Edinburgh cornea to New Zealand or not, his Excellency the Governor will remain in the province for at least six weeks — till close on the assembling of the next session of the Assembly. His Excellency will: leave Auckland on a visit to the Bay of Islands next week. By the 'Storm Bird,' which arrived on Saturday last in the Manukau, we hare received later files^ of papers from Southern provinces, extracts from which will be found elsewhere. An address and petition from the Poverty Bay natives was presented to his Excellency the Governor on Saturday afternoon last, by Mr. J. W. Preece. The address bore the signatures of Wi flaronga and 172 others. A New Zealand Gazette was published on Saturday, the 21st instant, containing regulation* for the' sale, letting, &c, of the waste lands of the Crown in the county of Westland. 800 ounces of gold, received from the 1 hames, were lodged at the Bank of New Zealand on Saturday last. On Thursday morning last a magnificent bouquet of the choicest cut flowers from the Acclimatisation Society's gardens was forwarded to Lady Bowen, by Mr. Brighton, curator, and very gracefully accepted by her Ladyship. During the course of the afternoon, despite the very rainy and unfavourable weather, the grounds were visited by his Excellenoy the Governor and Captain .Percival, of H.M. s. ' Falcon,' who expressed themselves much gratified with the choice specimeus of, flowers in the gardens aud the aviary. His Excellency was also pleased to intimate that during bis stay in Auckland he should frequently visit the gardens. We understand that 4570z. lOdwh of retorted gold was lodged in the Bank of New Zealand on Saturday from the Long Drive claim, Karaka, to be assayed. The gold was lodged by Mr. Charles Snowdon. It is from aciushing of 28 tons of quartz. We have been requested to call attention to the sale of glassware, china, and earthenware, at Crombie's Staffordshire Pottery Depflt, Queen-street, 'by Air. S. Jones, to-day, at 11 o'clock. The annual examination of the pupils attending the Hebrew school in connection with the Hebrew Educational Institute wavheld yesterday afternoon, at the Synagogue Chambers, Emily Place. The interior of the building was tastefully decorated for the occasion, and there was a numerous attendance of the parents and friends of the scholars. Mr. P. A. Philip?, President', occupied the chair, and addressed those assembled on the present position of the Institute, urging upon parents the necessity and importance of home education. He referred to the valuable assistance rendered by the Rev. M. El kin, and the assistant honorary teachers, to instruct and improve the young. After the distribution of prizes, the pupils were liberally entertained with Buitable refreshments in the adjoining room, and appeared to thoroughly enjoy themselves?. The interesting proceedings were brought to a close by a cordial vote of thanks to the President. A report is published elsewhere. A man named John Bowler was taken in charge in Queen-street on Saturday evening for drunkenness - and furious riding. We dare say many of our readers would notice the conduct of this man, who rode madly up and down Queen-street several times, risking his own life and nearly killing several pedestrians. James Simpson, a seaman, was apprehended 1 yesterday evening for indecently exposing his person on the wharf. The first meeting of the Wade electors under the Highways Act will be held this morning, at eleven o'clock, at the Wade Bridge Hotel. An accident of rather an extraordinary character occurred at Mahoetahi, by which a native named Ihaka Muaua lost his life. The faots, as elicited at the inquest, went to show that he hajU recently found a shell, which was one which had been fired during the war, and had not exploded. Two natives, Heriwiri and laku Wori, deposed to seeing Ihaka with the shell, and his having a fire-stick in his hand, with which he must have exploded it. He was killed instantly, receiving injuries in the head — sufficient according to the medical evidence to cause instant death. A verdict of "Accidental death" wag returned.— Taranaki News, March 25.