TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXI, Issue 5490, 29 March 1875, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[l-KdM Ol'H OWN' (ORRrsPOVOKN I' ] CO11 OMAN DEL, Satuida> ToKA'ir v. — 'J'he managei repoits tli.it the use on the tribute leader will be high enough to start st oping lioin, about the end of this week. The leader has been looking ■well for some days past, and has been showing a little gold, &o that I think to have something satisfactory to lepnit m a shoit time. The leader in the All Nations, level continues to look well, both in use and leader dines. In the Siege level, the 1011tiaetois aie still m luud gioimd. We ha\e seen some gold m stope going in from No 1 use. 1 Inn e staited a second use in this le\el, 140- feet fiom No. 1 The mam low level has been showing some good crushing dnt dining the week. The leadei is fiom IS mJies to 2 feet wide. V\0\ u. Ovk. — The manager lepoits : Theic is no news of importance fiom the mine loi the past week A few pounds of specimens have been taken fiom No. 1, making altogcthei about 700 lb. on hand, and about '25 tons of geneial stufl, will be put tliiouidi at the Whakaioa batteiy next week, which w ill give a handsome l eturn The leadei at pi e sent m places is looking healthy, and the next stope bi ought on should yield some fair stone Fiom -N'o. 2 I have no jjai LicuLu news to communicate, the lc.ulci, it anything, is looking bettci. The eoutiactois in the low level are still pushing ahead as tast as possible. Another week should Imish the eon ti act. BisMVitt'K — The low level is advancing apace, the leader looking much better dm mg the last few days It is now more compact, and has inei eased to nearly tw r o feet, the stone showing gold in payable quantities. In the btopes theie is no change to record. TiniEn Brothers. — In the low le\el the leader continues to look as well as evei. vSome veiy good stone has been taken out dmnig the past few dajs, and a continuance expected Those interested in the mine aie anxious foi the "Waver ley tiamway to be lmished, so that the laigc quantity of quart/ in the paddock may be sent to the battei y and crushed. Umon Bevcit — The contiact foi sinking the shaft 100 feet has been finished. Another 20 feet will be sunk. This is likely to occupy nearly tin ee week-, When this is done, 'the dnve at 100 feet will be opened out tow ards the black icef; about '2S0 teet will requne diiving befoie it is i cached, but as the eountiy is very good, it will not occupy a veiy long time While this w oik is going on a win/e will be sunk horn the uppei level on the leadei, wheie the show ot gold was left under foot. Specimens and good stone may therefoie soon be in hand again. Yesterday, a large file bioke out at Whangapoua, binning a laigc tiact of ft in eountiy ; it then passed with staithngiapidib, into the foicst of kaun on the Waitakuioand Wamaia Creeks, destroying e\er> thing in its way. Numbeis of Imshincn had tolea\e then huts, taking all they could w lth them, (iicat damage is likely to ensue, and Mr Han is will be a gieat loser, as a laige quantity of timber just cut dow u lies all o\ci the bush [t is supposed a diimkcn bushman oi Maoii accidentally set the fern on hie while lighting a pipe. The lie\. Mr. Cathcart, lately aimed m the colony, w as a passengei b_\ the steamer yesterday, to L'oioinandel I undei stand he has been sent down to take chaige or the Piesl>yteiian Chinch heie. The cutter ' Diamond ' aruved ycsteiday from Auckland after a good run of live hoiiis. This little vessel is becoming quite a favour itc with the public, and is likely to continue on this tiadc and do well. I undu stand that the Iloyal Hotel, long in the occupation of Mi T. ( {-lover, is about to change hands, and that Mr. E Thomas, of the Thames, is to be the new propi ietoi . Mi. James McGregor, an old settlci here, has been lost m the bush at Manaia. It apjieais he was labouring under some hallucination and left the boat in which he was going out with a prospecting paity, and has not since be seen. Seveial \olunteeis ha\e staited to look after him. 8 ] i.in. Golden* Point — A small pai eel of specimens was met with to-day The geneial stuff is showing gold fanl\ The 'A\on,' cutter, which aimed with cattle, left to-day foi Auckland No news has yet come to hind of Mi McGregoi, lost at Manaia. A uunihci of the inhabitants aie now engaged m seaiching for him. The the at Whangapoua has been burning all day. Theie is a Luge bush fire now burn: ing at Kikowliakaini.

[L'i u J'ur.s^ Atn:\n.] A LUX AN I )R A, Saturday. A laigc number ot n.itnes ha\e passed thiough Jlangiawhia and Alexandra dm ing the last tew days, en route foi the lvmti meeting. Theiuueie .ibout 300 m one paity which parsed liaiiguuvhia, justeid.iy, all armed. Seeing a few Kuiopuans piesent they diew up and maielied in m.irti.d order. They come horn Hamaki, Ohincmmi and Aroha. As measles ]»ie\ail among the Ohinemuri natives, tlie llauhaus will have cause to remember then M.sit 'I'he women among them -woie got up leg.ndless of expense, and will no doubt astonish the Kuiti ladies.

TAUUANUA, Saturday. The ' Luiu' loaves for Auckland tins afternoon. The Tunis has lieen pitching into Doctor duller 10 the Impciial dceoiations.

MAKETU, Satin day. This inoming the Ngatipikiao (Major Pokiha's people) concluded their addiesse--, and Si i Donald McLean complimented them on then moderation and ability, Then speeches having been tin oughout s>o eloquent and mteicsting. Major Pokiha called tor tluee ehceis, which wcie lustily given The Ngatiwhakauo "wlio spoke so bouncetully at the commencement of the proceedings, foiw aided .in apology to Sir Don.ild McLean The meeting ivill be icsumed on Mond.iy, with anothei section of the Aiau.i Afiaiib aie l>eginmng now to look moie anneable and satibtaetoij'. Nobody knows how long the (Joint a\ ill List. Wai den Fiascr nitci \ lewed Sn Donald Me Le.ui yesteiday, 1 etui mng immediately afteiwaids to I Oluneinitri.

NEW PLYMOUTH, Saturday. Brogden's schooner, 'Julius Vogel,' m en tcnng W.uttU.i Kn it, yestuiday, tout hud tlie gioMiid on the bar, canning the capta n to lose all command over her. She m cut full force into the tv leek of the ' Patoison,' and now lies on the main deck with hei head between two boilei s Theaccident happened at noon, v hen the tide was ebbing

WANGANUI, Satin day The war medals were publicly presented tins morning to Major Kemp and othei Maoris who distinguished themseh es m the war. Mr. Buller presented the iucd.il ti> Major Kemp, and spoko in high teiins <>t his sen ices, leeapitulatmg the \anous actions in which he was engaged Major Kemp m leply lefeiiedto the swoid already pi esented to him by the Queen, and said he hoped it would remain sheathed, hut he |was leady again to thaw it if required. Others made appi opi late 1 emai ks.

NELSON, fSatunl.iy. A jmisc with £122 has been presented to All O'Conoi to defray his costs in the case : Knyvett v O'Conoi, the donois being of opinion th.it he w.ib acting m Ins ofhu.il capacity .and hliouUl not hiiltci in hi& own lKickct

H0K1TIKA, Satuulay. The tiial crushing of half a ton of quaitz from the Taipo leef on the Christchurch load gave an average of 607 odwt per ton The JIW (Joctst Tuneb says that Anslow who was ai rested at Wanganui, is the same per&on m whose premises a large ine oiiginated at Westpoit, burning down a whole block and raining several peisinis.

LYTTELTOX, S.itui day. Tlio ship ' Langstone' lias cle.uecl foi London with 2,721 bales, \>o'2 pockets wool, and 3,800 backs wheat. The estimated value of the cargo is £5G,5Q0.

UUMED1X, Satmday. Mr. Caleutt positively declines to stand for "Waikouaiti. In Ins parting addicss to the electois, Mr. J. L. (Sillies said: " I \u\\ c endea\ouied to do full iiistiee to those lights ■which belong piopcily to the tounti_\ in that aspect ot the question, "which, m m\ opinion, has been ■so little legaided by the people repiesenicd." A-5 high as 105 bushels of oats to the acie lias been obtained in East i Liu ki sbui y. 1 02 bushels ucie thicshed fiom an atte, the paddock ciop being the ninth in succession •\\ ithout lu.umimg. Fiom other paits of the distutt as much as ninety bushels of o,it-> lia\c been produced, the lowest aveiage being «")0 bushels an aeie. A niagiiiticent tiout \\as c.'iptuicd in the Slug Itnci on the IStli The dimensions . Length, 12S inches ; gnth, 1(J inches, and u tight, 0],lbs. The letirement of Mr. Justice Chapman Mill, unless the new Chief Justice annes piomptly, cause seiious mcoin enience Tlie Luge amount of chamber business befoic the n\ il sittings icndeis the inescnoe of a judge absolutely necessary. Theie is also a hen\y ciinnnaliist. The l'linmeial Government agree to give C100 foi prospecting .about Macctoun, the Corporation of Arrow giving a similai sum Air. (ieoige iMeLean has placed his yacht ' .Jc&sie Niccol ' at the disposal of the (>o\ ernluciit. %\lio 1it.\ o S( lit her in &e.n ell of the -,i hoouci ' Kuplnosj nc,' v lth iiistiuctum-3 to ciuisu well outside of the track of steaincis and w oik as fai .Ninth as the latitude ot Napier. POUT CHALMERS, Satuiday. The ship ' Nelson' has been towed eleai of the port by the steam tng 'Geelong.' She takes over 50 passengers for London, amongst w horn ai o Mi \V. H Cuttcn and family, and the following cargo- — 51,034 bales' woo]. (>0 bales skins, 72,0(i() casks tallow, .HOGS casks pelts, 34,012 casks glue, 02, (J52 cases glue, 70,0u'> cascb meat, 138,52o" bags u heat, 4,000 ounces gold £K;,O0O: total value C 127,404 [We publish the foiegoing telcgiam as it stands It is so hopelessly obscure that m e defy any adept at ligures to translate its meaning — Ei> ]

Special telefilm's to ]J<ho &a> tli.it in consequence of thu Wellington ViOMiicial CJoveinmcnt ha\iii._;discovcied the existence of a pi onn^e horn Di. "Feathei ston that the existing an angements Mith the bank as to the lioveinment account shall not be disttubod without twehe months notice, they ha\e lla^e lthdi ,\\\ n then- cneular foi tendeia foi the account. — Mr. IIcul, the picscnt law oiiicci, "vmII pel foi m the duties of Attoiney-CJoneial until Paihamcnt meets Mr. Clement (unett lias been ? appointed assistant law olhcei.