OPENING OF THE RAILWAY TO DRURY.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXX, Issue 5343, 7 October 1874, Page 2

OPENING OF THE RAILWAY TO DRURY.

Wf. ara glad to observe that to-day's holiday will be marked by the ruuninpf of passenger tiling on the Waikato railway as far atielil as Drnry. Thi> is the tirst stop to the airangement for opening the lino so aa to allow of daily trains being run at such times as will accommodate the public in terms of the application which has becu made to the Govornmont. Jf the line ii in a condition to permit ouch a test as that of runuiug excursion triunu on a holiday, wo presume no difficulty need be looked for to the carrying out of the proposal to run regular trains at times when there shall bo no interference with tho worlc of the 'contractor, and wo hope the " proper authorities " will he able to view the subject in this light.

Since the above wjta in type, the following telegram from the Hon. the .Minister of Public Works to Mr. W. T. Buckland, M II R , rocoived yesterday afternoon, his been placnd at our disposal :— " Your telegrain, ro further opening of Morcer railway, received. Although the rails are laid, the toad is in such a stato as to picclude any uliauou of opcinni; to Driny for Home time. Die contractor have to uso this lino lor ballasting futthrr sn. They are under contraut to keep the road in order during its construction and for three mouths after completion. It the line was openod now the Government will bo put to great expense ; and contractor will nob only benefit (hereby, but will have a claim for interference with incomplctiou of further extension. When thi' line is really compl 'ted to Drury, probably a satisfactory arraugement m.vy he mido with tho contractor, but it cauuot bo mblicd. — Ejj\V4ki> Richakosox. 1 '

Li y an error in passing tlnoujjh tho proas, the uame of Mr. J. C. Richmond instead of th.\tofMt.(J W. (now Judgu) Richmond, way mentioned m our leadt>i as being a mom bui of tbu Ministry in 18G0 l>tnrn of sick treated at tho Piovincial Hospital for the week ending hatnrd.iy, October 4, 1S74. K -inainud laat rotinn, <J8 ; adiuiifccd, 12; discliargod, 11 ; diod, 0, rumaincd, 09 (males 5S, females 11.) Arranyeincnt ot casja: — Zymotio,19 ; constitutional, (j ; local, 27 ; developmental, 5 ; violeat, 12, No death occuired during t 1 c :v"ek,

I lie cinninal sitliugs of t'ic Siijiretua . Court weio resumed yesterday. Jaiiks I Fan ell, who was charged wit'i wo.uulin^ OtiOii^e Jocelyn, with, intent, to do him grievous bodily harm, on the 20 th Jul}' lnst, on bturd the sehoouei '!->yi«n' at Auckland, was found guilty ot tlie nuuoi offence of unlawfully wounding, and sentenced to si* months' impri«onm°ut with haid labour Robert Conway was acquitted on a charge of stealing £5 from the Europenn Hotel, Grahainstown» 'lhis morning thu case of Charles Dyer for the wilful murder of Eh/a Battersea, will bo called on. The business at the Police Court yesterday was unusually light, bung confined to the disposal of three diuukards. 'iV day, being a general holiday, tho Court will onl} deal with any case of drunkenness whicli may be brought before it. Chaiges of a rnoie serious character will be remauded to a futuie day. The drawing for Mr. Hannafor i's Artunion of oil paintings took plac-; ymterdav, at Mr. Upton's. Tho following wcris tho winning moinbuis :— 1st pn?j, >io, 31 : 2nd, 174; Sid, 10; 4lh, 12S ; 5th, 84 : <>ih, 139; 7th, 10G; Sth, IS3 ; 9th, 104; 10th, « 71; 11th, 132; 12th, 121, 13th, 45; 14th, 157 ; 15th, 05 ; lGth, 129 ; 17th, G7 ; ISth. 181 ; 19th. 72 ; 20th, 135 . The fortunate winners of the first six and most valuable prices were Messrs. 15. Bennett, If. [). Driver, F. H. Lewisson, H. M. Jorvis, Cobley, and J. D. Grant. Thursday is to be quite a gala d.iy afc Mahurangi. In the morning the new cutter built by Mr. J. Palmer is to bo launched, and afterwards the opening cricket match of the season is to be played. In the evening there ii to be a ball. The p s. * Lidy Bowen* will make special trips tor tho convenience of visitors. She is to leave Queanstreot wharf at 9 o'clock to-night, and will leave Maliurangi for Auckland at 10 o'clock on Friday morning. This will alibi d anyone desirous of seeing this thriying district an excellent opportunity of doing so. Yesterday there was placed on exhibition in the window of Mr. E. Wayta's shop one of the h'nest pieces of lace-work which has yet been shown in tho city. Tho work was done by the Misso* Teutenberg, of Greystreet. The aiticle manufactured was a lady'B handkerchief. There was a small plain round centre, but for a depth of about ten inches all round was tko richest class of needlework imaginable The amount of work upon if; may be estimated when it is stated that the cost of tho article is £15, and that it was made to order. It is well worthy of a careful examination, as showing what class of needlework can be accomplished in Auokland. A man named Thomas Morris was last night apprehended in Queen-street upon a charge of forging and uttering tho name of a Mr. Burke, and getting the order cashed by Mri. Palmer, of Mahurangi. Ele will be brought up before the Bench this morninjj. A considerable amount of business was transacted yesterday at the monthly meeding of tho Acclimatisation society, but principally of a routine character. Several new members joined the society. A report of the proceediugs will bo found elsewhyro. The secular concert, in connection with tho Ponsonby Musical Society, is announced to be held on Friday evening in the Ponsonby Hall. Mr. Benjamin Harris, of Pukekohe, intimates by advertisement that he is a candidate for tho vauant scat in tho Provincial Council, for the Katnarama district. Mr. James Stewart, District Enginesr, requests tenders for the construction of fifty sets of points aud crossings. Tenders will be received until uoon on the 19th instant. Tho New Zealand Agricultural annual show of cattle, etc.. is announced to be held at Ellershe on the 10th November. A correspondent, signing himself a "True lover of Justice, aud a Newmarket ratepayer," writes to us enumerating some of the depredation" that have been committed in Newmarket lately,and says that he thinks there is no place in the suburbs of Auckland so much in need of a good policeman to restrain the fenco breakors and. other pilfering and drunken characters from the country who pass through the locality. The California Minstrels arrived from the Thames yesterday eveuing, aud will give four farowell peitormanoes of an entirely new character at tho City Hall, commencing to-night. As this will be the Jast oppoitunity the public of Auckland will have of hearing this talented company, they are Buro to draw full houses. The police in the Waikato district do not appear to be very smart follows, as another prisoner hns made his escape from custody. The Waikato Timrs states : — " The man Doyle, who was in custody at Hatmton, on the charge of incendiarism, was brought before tho Resident Magistrate at that township ou Saturday and lemanded, in order to allow the police an opportunity to make further inquiries. During that night he managed to escape from the lock-up. A board of the building was found to be displaced, aud tho earth scooped away sufficiently to allow tho prisoner's body to pass thiouyh. At 12 o'clock ho presented himself at the punt and demanded to bo put across tho river. The purittnan not knowing him by sight, compliod with his request, and Biace that time Doyle has not beon seen. Constables Haddock and Noil have srai ted in pursuit, aud have ascertained that the esoaped prisoner has takeu the direction of tho Piako. It it supposed that he effected his escape by the connivance of some person or persons interested in his fate. It appears to have been almost impossible for any one unaided to have got out of tho lock-up it is confidently expected that the min will be speedily captured." A good story is told of two youug men who quai relied over the alTrctions of a young woman who occupies the position of waitress in a Bourke-street cafe, Melbourne, and arranged to settle their differences with pistols at Studley Park. One of the young imu wrote a touching farowell to his inamorata, and told her that he was about to die for hor sake. The other, bearing in mind the lines in Hudibrai, came to the conclusion that the better part of yalour was discretion, and mads an unostentatious exit to Sydney. The poor girl, heartbroken at the prospective lost of her lover, showed hia latter to the shopkeeper for whom he worked, who took a very practical view of the matter, aud put an advertisement in the newspapers for a man to supply the place of the combatant. 'I he would-be duellist had the modification, first, of getting up at a most unreasonably hour ; secondly, of finding that his antagonist had made himself scarce — although at that he was peihaps not exceedingly sorry ; and thirdly, of finding that his situation knew him no more. He will eschew pistols for tho future. The programme of tho preceding evening was last night repeated in tho theatre, and wont oil with eclat. A special pro^ramma has been pi< pared for the ainusometit of tho holiday makers to-night, when amongst other attractions, a jockey hoinpipo will l>o danced in tho winning colours, and a handsome whip be gm>ri to the winner of tho steoplo chase. The great Amoriuan star, Mr. Bates, will make his debut co-morrow night in Robertson's celebrated comedy of " Cisto." The piece has, wo understand, been for some days in rehearsal, and will be placed upon the stage in as complete a manner as possible. Tho Row B. Y. Ashwell has returned to Auckland after a visit to Norfolk Island, whither he had proceeded to see his daughter, the wife the Ilev. — Palmer, who h,id bt-on ailing for some time, and latterly her life deapairo 1 of. Wn (Waikato 7' i nut) regret to wiitoth.it the rev. gentleman ai rived ton late to sue his daughter ; she departed this life ou tho 11th September, some tune, before his an ival. We condole most sincerely with Mr Ashwell in hm bereavement; his untiring tail in tho cin«e of Christianity cannot fail to have seemed to him tho utmost respect fiom evoiy light thinking man. A meeting of the trustees of tho Auckland Havings' Bank is announced to be held on • Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock,

t h i he int. n i>m or th ■ lecret.uy of the 1! u n,' Club u> 1(0 on the j/n UnJ lo-d-y at 1 1 u d.iik to sl.ow t!\" int. riding competitors in the \.iiiinu Kivj'.-s ov.r the ground. Tli. forbm.'iitly m. ding <f the Harbour Ho ml wai b Id y< sin day, when a considerable a noui t of mi.tine business w»s ti.ui->actod It wai hli.iviii that thu wharf (iuiin^ tint l.itu gak li.nl Buffered to a cniisi lerablo e.\trnt. '1 li-ouijli tne ouuite«y of Mr W. Muuroe, of Mah.uaugi, we have received a bainplo of oranges grown by Mr. Wiluani Grant of that distant. Tho fruit is of laige tue, and ot most ex<i lliut flavour, very thin hkinned, and extremely juiey. Thee orau^os allord one other piooi to the m.uiv ilready given in t lie Titos-, of the adaptabihu of the Auck.aud cliui.;te to the production of all kuids of semitropical fruita. The oonduinns of gtowth k qua eel by thu orauge tree seem to bo provuled in this province in an cinino.it degree, ti,r orangey grown note coma into a fruitful condition sooner than tLey do in tbe southern poitions of Australia. The tree upon winch the oranges we received weie grown was h«v» n yeai's old, and had an abundant crop, ..Ithough it was tho winter season More attention should be devoted to the culture of iiuits of tiny nature than has hitherto been the case. The members of the Hibernian Dancing Cliss assembled yesterday evening at the Cook street Hall, in response to an invitation from Mr. H. P. Hayden. Mr. Haydeu wa3 during last iv«ik presented with a massive signet ring, he having been sek'cted as the champion walt/.or of the class. At half-past mue o'clock the following addiess wis read : — "Presented to Heniy P. Hayden, E«q., prize wnlt/cr. Dear Sit,— Your committee ippoiuted to carry out the entertainment kindly given by you, have groat pleasure m conveying to you the unanimous expression of approval by the whole of the members of tho Hibenna Dancing class at y< ur improved style of waltzing, unique as it is modern, porfect in tinio, graceful — the ne plus ultra of poetry of motion — gaining you the honorable title of pri7« waltztr—au honor winch wo trust you will keep against all comers. They havo also to expiess to you their heartfelt gratitude for the very able and faithful manner in which you havo fulfilled tho duties appertaining to tin office of treasurer to the class. Furthermore, they have sincerely and publicly to thank you for having by your united and painstaking endeavours brought the class (of which you are an ornament) to the high state of proficiency it la now acknowledged by all to have attained. Again complimenting you upon your having so justly reached the pinnacle of fame as champion waltzer, and trusting you will further assist in developing your boautiful art of waltzing amongst the members of our class who arc so anxiou* to emulate your example, we beg to subscribe ourselves. — (Signed by the whole of the committee.) — N. B. — The ladies also desire to express their aensa of the pleasure and eaie afforded by the stylo of waltzing innovated by you."— Mr. Haydeu having replied iu a few appropnate remarks, dancing to the sttains of Air. Wright's band was carried on with great spint until an early hour this morning. Mr. Haekett, of the Market Hotel, vras the citer.r, and the mauy good thingy provided ■were done ample justice to. Tho travelling correspondent of the WaiLalit 7'u*ei thus refeis to the district around To Awamutu : — "There will, when M>. Slit r corimimo '3 business, be three laigo 'itoiea in tho village of Te Awamutu. I howevei, am not surprised that this township should ex'.'iciHC an attractive influence- o\ i tlio<e possessed of a httlo capital. The capabilities of the soil are now seen to advantage. The whole of this portion of the district n f.nt becoming denuded of its sombre covering of fern and ti-tree, and is assinning an aspect of high cultivation, sufficient jto engender feelings of envy on the part of any but Waikato settlers. The pictuielhavo juat diawn has, however, a dark side. The winter ■which is now fast disappearing has been one of more than ordinary severity, and many cattle have fallen a prey to its mhospitality. The immediate cause of th« death of bo many cattle during the past winter is, it appears, enshrouded in inyatory. Perhaps some of 3'our coirespondants could throw some light upou the subject which initjht tend in future to avert such considerable loss to settlors. I have heard it hmted by more than one farmer that the nob unlikely cause is the scaiciLy of food during winter. The prolific telegraph agents of yourcont^mponuied inform the inhabitants of tilt.' colon y that the leturn of Mr. Cowan's cattle was duo to the interference of Major Te Wheoio. This was not the case, astheOtawa natives returned them without any retnonsti auce ft oni the new I j vppomtad dusky II. Al. I visited Mr. Kay's farm at Orakau, and was well pleased with what I saw there. This eutei prising auttler has had many difficulties to encounter, as 13 the caso with most fion tier settlers ; but I trust they will disappear effectua'ly and for ov< r w ith t!io completion of the railway. In spite of all native obstacle*, the appeal auca of the farms along the fi on tier is quite < tioouragiug, and shews what can b-s done by steady perseverance. I hear that it ia the intention of the settlera of Cambridge and Hamilton to call a meeting for the purpose of a^itatinw the constiuctiou of a bridge over the nver at the latter township. It is giatifying to observe that theto is unanimity on this question between two of our 1 irgest settlements. Of course it is desirable that all the ptebsure possible should be biou^ht to bear upon the matter ; but I cannot seo how* tho Government can retuse to conform to the wisri of tho settlers on this score. Tho woik is admitted by all to be a most necessary one." The Ar mldalt Riprea reports that on Wednesday week a, desperate attack was made upon the person of Mrs. C Doi rington, rending at Ohilcott Swamp, a few miles south of Ur.illa. Thinks to Pio\idence ami her own heroism, the would-be perpetrator's aims met with complete frustration. Unfortnna'cly the husband was absent from home, and the nearest houso was fully half a mile distant. Little assistance was available. The assailant — a Chinese, of wnom an accurate description has bceu given to th« proper authorities — having secreted himaelf upon th-> prcniues, suddenly male an attack upon tho defenceless woman, who was seated at tho fireside nursing her child. To throw a piece of whip, coid round her neck, and to pull the same so violently as temporarily to stop her breath were the work of an instant. A. struggle took place — a violeut and desperate one — and they both fell upon th« floor, the Chinese beneath. It was but a monieintary triumph for her, as the next instant he succeeded in paitially tying with cord her wrists. Hero, however, the tide of affairs took a turn iu favour of the poor wife and mother; a happy thought flashed acro3S her mind. Her «ci3ion, aho leeollected, were in the pocket of the dress she then wore. With tho rapidity of lightning, rendered despciate by hot unavailing atruggloi she plunged her weapou full fom moins into tho Mongolian's stomach. This plao d I uu " hors de combat." au ho beat a speedy and sanguinaiy rotieat. She aubiiquentiy ru&hod to tho house of her father-in-law, who cut the cords Iro.n her tin oat with great difficulty. A warrant has been granted tor the apprehension of tho offender. A gentleman of a scieutihc anil ethnological tin n of mmd (says the Tmiurii J[,'iald) fffti recently making some oxcavat\owi iu lus garden atTiuiaiu, when h" o.ima ui)ou somo bonoa, apparently of gigantic birds, if not of human being". Tney bore th<* mark 1 ) of fire, and near them lay embedded iu tho clay some fragments of the rudest eaithenware, and what; seemed to tesemble a weapon of wood. The philosopher s hoait was heavy, and ho bowed himself m deep humiliation when he thought of tho savage i ace of heathen fellow-creatuies, with no aspiration beyond food «r the chase, who-jo habitit he fancied 111' s ) remain* might signify. But when, a little further oil, he dropped aerojs a squi.o bottlo atul a mutilated knav<> r,f clubs, bib soul was strengthened, and he raised hnnqelt to big fullest height haughtily ; for he knew ho was among tho relics ot » civilised aud Christian people !

The Otaj<<> Daib/ T<iiirA reports : — *' The Jtovcnuo Uiiioi.i, \wio wou il appear to have been on the i[m vive of ldtc for food adultprat >>i>, biuumunud four persons before Mr. Batbgate yent.-rday— one lor vending impure milk, two for iulult«iatinir bread, and another tor neglecting to comply with the proViMons of th<> Jiakois and Millers Act to tho wheat,™ bre-id s >ld by him with a Roman li. lleports of the articles submitted to Professor .Black for analysation wire ic.nl, which showed that while the bread was greatly adulde rated, or contained deleterious substances, defendants were not necessarily theagfnts of such mixtures, aud miwht reasonably be ignorant of tho impure qualify of their gooiR The Puncdin v. iter and cl.iv both contained the sub. st. mo s found in tliobn-.il, while a sample of the s.ilt which had been used wa3 btrongiy impregnated with the noxious partiol s" \Vuh regard to the n.ilk, it was found to contain nejily a fouith of water, ■which lua Worship, \vhile> overlooking the piesent oflence, p.ive it as his opinion to be u.iich in excess of the proper quantity. One oilendtr was lined lOi. aud coats, and the other cases dismissed." Diphtheria has again b'jen committing its horrible ravages (ua.yhthc('i t su-'uL Adm CtM'r) in the family oE a poor man at Sulky Gull}, named Michael Murphy, who has lost three children within a few days. The first who succumbed to the disease waa a boy, aged three }ears and five months, who died on Friday last, after being bad twelve days. On the same d.iy that the first died two more were taken ill, one a little boy, a»ed seventeen months, aud the other a gal, aged six years and four months. The boy died ou buuday night, aud the girl yesterday morning The mother of the unfortunate family v. .is confined • n the day the diaease hist nppeaicd among her cluldien. On several occasions complaint has been ma"o of the mischievous propensities displayed by some of the youtns who infest our streets, ami nho are iiuown in Australia as larrikins. These youn£ desperadoes, mere waifs and strays of society, haling a vagabond state ot existence, have Utely developed a new trait in their character. The latest recreation indulged in by them 19 cock-fighting. Sunday morning being apparently «iu especially favourite time for them to indulge in that brutalising " sport." Scaicely a. week passes but these young rascal* profane the habbath by meeting together and holding these cock fighting tournaments. Unfortunately young lads respectably connected aie led astray by these young scamps, and after a time completely defy paiental control. It is to be hoped th.it the police will be enabled to capture soire of of jthese gamins, and that an example may be made of them by the magistrates before whom they are charged. A pedestrian named Edward Payson VVestou, has been attempting to walk 500 miles within six days at the hall of tho American Institute, New York, but only succeeded in gettiag through 430 miles, with 5m. 46s. to spare. As it was obvious that tbe remaining 70 miles of the distance could not bo accomplished in thiB small margin, Weston prudently gave up the task, and bis attempt was, theiefore, a failure. He sueceeded, however, in walking 115 miles in 24 hours, a feat supposed to be unequalled by any other pedestrian. He also suceeded in exhibiting wonderful powers of endurance, walking at the rate of tire miles an hour during the last portion of the aixth day of his effort. He unfortunately, on the first day of his long wsdk, wrinkled the stocking on his left foot, thus making a very painful sore, which did not add to the comfort of tho journey. So great was the crowd on the last day of the attempt, that little could be seen of Weston, except as he almost flew by the judge's stand ; but his progress could be told at all times by the cheers and waving of haudkerchicfs which followed him round tho hall " in one continuous wave of applause." When his physicians decided that he should stop at the 430th mile, Weston sank into a chair exhausted and entirely overcome. He was then carried by the police with difficulty through the crowd, and put to bed, whoie he immediately tell asleep. The time he occupied in actually walking the 430 miles was 98h 28min, the average timo per mile 14mm 44?ee, s.uA cue quickest mile wa8 one accomplishod in 9tmn 30jec. It would appear that Western Australia is soon to be iaoluded in the long list of goldbtariug British colonies. Auriferous quartz appears to have been found at a place called Preston near Bunbury. f he quartz in question was found by Commodore Stirling and tho Colonial Secretary, and the 171b. of quartz analysed, yielded gold at the rate of 331oz per ton. This information (says the Fremuntle. lltrald) was communicated by the Colonial Sectetary to the Legislative Council, aud the nugget of gold, obtained by assay from the sample, submitted for the inspection of members. .A smill quantity of quartz obtained from the baine locality, was sent by Mr. Barlee to Melbourne to be assayed, and the result will be known on the arrival of mcomiag mail. Within the List few days wo have received the most tehablo luformation from Bunbury, that very rich specimens of quart/, have been obtained, in winch gold is abundantly visible to the naked eye. To remove all doubts, and t j test fairly the yield of the ieef, the G nvrmnent are erecting a " stamper" near the Noith Fiemantle Bridge, aud in a week or so some tous of the quartz will be crushed, and the question put beyond doubt one way or the other. We await tho result of this test, before indulgiug in any enthusiastic utterancs upon the stroke ot good fortune that has at last, we hope, fallen upon the colony. A shoit time ago we {Olago Time-,) were showu a sample called adipojery, w Inch ia now made useful m a variety of ways As it is piobable that live persona out of ten do not know what adopecere is, it may be as well to st.ito that it is a substance of a peculiar nature, being bomothmg intermediate between fat and wax, and is formed by the placing of animal bo lies in water or moist ground. It was liis.t discoveied in 17SG by M. Fourcroy, at a lime when a large cemetery in Pans waa being removed. It was then found thaf the hundreds of thousands of human bodies that had been buried there had turned into adipocere, which, when aualysed, proved to consist of a large quantity of magaric acid, aud a small quantity of oleic acid, combined with a little ammonia, potash and lime. The adipocere to which our atteutiou was called was obtained by burying the bodies of sheep in moist ground, and it "is said to be of great value in wool scorning. It is also siid to make splendid candles. With reference to the making of caudles from adipocere, we lately h^ard a good story. A smart Yaukee, who did not see any opening for himself at homo, started for Kus-iia, aud visited some of tho fields where the great battles between tho Russians and the allied troops had taken place. Ho found that his surmises were correct, and that the bodies of the slain had turned into adipocere. He mado arrangements to puichaso the riqht to remove the stuff, aud uot many months afterwards put in the English market in the shape of candles. Ib has been the custom lately to point to Tasmania as an instance of a very backward colony. A change seems to have taken placn, for, according to the tabulated^ statements recently published by Mr. Nowell, the U.>vprnment Statistician, it appears fiere has been a considerable increase in the values of moat of the ai ticks exported from that colony dunnef the pa*t year. On flour there was an morease of £-1,5.'?:) ; on fiuit and jam it was £10 55(5; on wheat, £16,S3S; on oats, £26,794; on barley, £751; on hops, £l,S71 ; 011 hotses, £S,SS9 ; on sheep, £47 ; on oitmeal, £2 14G ; on whale oil, £Glo ; outimber,£lG,632 ; and on vegetable?, £1,357. The statiaticiin also shows tiieie was a considerable inciease in 1873 on the exports of moat of our staple articles of produce. The quantity of jam was 2 2f>3,2G61b., being 014,4251b. moro than in 1S72.' Tho export of wheat u as the largest in ten years, buing 2T3,2oG hntheU, aud thaf of oats the largest with the exception of 1SG5, being 41S.45G bushels. The human jaw is supposed to be able to use a force equal to 530lbg,

In a rcc nt d }b%to on the Vij'oiian l\ulimitnt, i.)r. Mmmea showed Uuw the l.;n I bold by the Government wan diitnb itwl a.uil liiipruved. 'l'he liyuits fi>i lbTlweiu: —

These statistics form their own comment. It is related of George Clark, tho celebrated negro minstrel, that, being examined ua a wUtie*8, he was severely interrogated by the mtoriuy, who wi&hal to bieak down hia •jvideuce. — "You are in the neyro minstrel busmens, I believe?'' iiiqumd tho lawjer. — "Yea, sir," was tho piompt reply. — "Isn't that rather a low calling V" demanded tho lawyer. — "I dou'tkuow but what it is, air," leplii'dthe muiatiol, "but it is so much bettor than tuy father's that 1 am lather pmtul of it." — "What w.is your father's uallmgV' — "Ho w.vs a lawyer," replied tl.ulv, in a tone of reRiet that put the audience in u, roar. The lawyer 1«6 him alone. Tenders arc inrited by Mr. E. L. Green, on behalf of the Geneial Government, for the lease of tho yards, pens, and Bhed9 at > uwuiarket. Tiiey will be received until noon on tho 12th inBtant. A burning coal-pit near Balclutha has, according to tho local paper, been on fire for tho last IS months.

,fzu of ''oliltngs Laud cecupieil. Ltnd mlt vateil Acres '(pi A< rot 50 to 100 4S0,(k>S 125,101 ](X>to200 S4S.227 1S7.U.2 200 to 330 %3,42l 1()8,G(>7 500 iiud above 3,3,844,010 13-2,020