THE SUEZ MAIL.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1952, 7 August 1869, Page 2

THE SUEZ MAIL.

ARRIVES AT MELBOURNE. August 5 October 28 September 2 November 25 September 30 December 23 LEAVES MELBOURNE. August 15 November 9 September 12 December 7 October 12

Southern Investments.— The Wellington correspondent of an Auckland journal, writing on Jiffy 21, says :—The Southern gentlemen while proposing the abandonment of the out-settlements at the North, do no" hj sitate to invest their extra capital at the Thames. There is a seco d Wellington Mining Investment Company, for the Thames, no ' started at this place, and not less than L2d0,000 (1 have it on very good authority) is now being transmitted to Auckland for the purchase of shares at the Thames.

We understand that the color of gold has been found, at a depth of 32 feet, in a well sunk in Camara. The stuff taken out contains also emerald and ruby-colored crystals, interspersed with black sand. A young woman in Chicago has successfully prosecuted a rejected admirer as a nuisance His offence consisted in his teaching half a dozen parrots to screech out in chorus; “Homely Polly—homely Polly— Polly lives across the street.”

“Mamma,” said Harry, “how hit Amelia has grown!”—“Yes,” replied his mamma; “but don’t say ‘fat.’ dear; say ‘ stout.’ At the dinner table on the following day, Harry was asked if he would take any fat. —“No, thank you,” said Harry ; “ I. will take some stout.”

Sympathy constitutes friendship; but in love there is a sort of antipathy or opposing mssiou. Each strives to he the other, and’both together make up one whole. Old Mrs Washington says she is waiting for the next hard shower to get some soft water.— Jmhj,