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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 906, 4 January 1868, Page 3

Lieutenant Talbot. — It is stated that the Leinster. Express "will ia future be conducted by the brother of the late proprietor, Lieut Talbot, of the 65 th Eeginient, who, after twelve years service, abandons the sword for the pen. Lieut. Talbot served with his regiment at llangiriri, where he was wounded in three places. NuGGExr Gold. — A party offered for sale yesterday, in town, a quantity of gold, from 150 to 170 ounces, evidently obtained by sluicing, as there was about 20 per cent, of quartz attached to it. The gold appeared to be about 17 carat value, and though not strictly speaking alluvial gold was evidently not crushed from the stone. Indeed, one piece was free of quartz and weighed not less than 7 ounces — a veritable nugget ; in fact there were many pure nuggets in the sample. The party refused to slate where the gold came from — possibly the direction of Mercury Bay, but the fact shows that if no alluvial .diggings have yet been discovered, something very much akin to one is known to the party of men mentioned above. — N. Z. Herald, Dec. 28. Hushing to UtriN". — A correspondent of the Melbourne Argus looks despairingly on the consequences of Prince Alfred's visit, and observes : — " It is a crying shame that, at a time when the colony has need of all the capital it can command, countless thousands should be expended in mere idle displaj 7 " and empty gaiety ; but how settling clay is to be faced is more than I can guess. Perhaps arrangements might be made at once for the erection of a new and more capacious Insolvent Court, for undoubtedly _ there will be a stampede in the direction of that institution when the drapery bills now being incurred fall due. Would there be any impropriety in naming the now building the 'Alfred Hall,' and procuring the assistance of his Eoyal Highness in laying the foundation stone ? JN'o one is more pleased thau I am at seeing the Duke of Edinburgh among us, and no one can have greater respect than myself for his lloyal mother, or more sincere attachment to British governing institutions. But it does not follow that therefore I should launch out into expenditure which my means do not warrant. Many others, unfortunately for themselves, have not been restrained by such considerations. Endless tales are ano.it, which., if only half of them are true, show that during the past week or two the reins have been thrown upon the neck of Foil} 1 ", and Extravagance has pursued her mad career without guidance and without check. Hundreds of families have involved themselves to such an extent that they will never be able to extricate themselves without the aid of Mr. Commissioner Noel — for whom, by-the-bye, the future presents but a dreary prospect. Others have quite exhausted their boi'rowing powers, the various ' credit ' establishments of the city '< having had a sharp run to sxistain. > One 1 lady, who appeared at the Governor's ball ' resplendent in silk and lace, was underl stood to have her piano on her back ; and ■ another had her drawing-room furniture. ; in the shape of a string of pearls, twisted l into her hair. Ido not know whether ii f is strictly true, but I have been informed • that the publishers of a certain periodica J in which the particulars of all registered i bills of sale are set forth will give a doubl< > supplement with their next issue."