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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 22, 25 January 1877, Page 2

A miner, who recently left the Arrow district for Reefton, writes on the Ist January as follows:— "The Reefton lodes arc ve^y good. A few of them are six and eight feet iv width. Some of the claims are crushing as much as from two to four ounces to the ton all through, and hundreds of tons at a crushing. Shares tbq,t were actually being given away by the thousand q, few months ago are now worth £5 a scrip, and honestly worth it ; tbo. I saw some specimens this' njornirgj ;from the principal, reefs; taken out by Mr I Reid of the West Coast Times himself, and [they are covered with heavy patches of gold. ? The quartz is exactly similar to that in the . jjegfs at Macetown."

It is stated that the Lyttleton Regatta Cluh will riext year offer *aa the first prize for the ' Champion Sailing Race a jS7S Cup, and at least JCI 00 in added money. i Thirty one fallow deer have heen shipped for Auckland by Mr T. Russell iv the Thurland Castle, which left Gravesend oh the 3rd , Ndvember. ' - ''- ' v .- **.,'■.. ■ The Dunedin Star, referring to the estate ofthe late Sir Donald M'Lean, says:— "We believe we are correct in stating that not a single acre of these had been acquired from the natives, either directly or indirectly by the late Native Minister." The following case of wanton cruelty is recorded in the 'York Peninsula Advertiser:—There is an inhuman scoundrel at large who deserves the heaviest penalty that can be inflicted for cruelty to animals. A horse belonging to a man at East Moonta came m from the scrub the other day with its mouth tightly tied up with whipcord, so that it could neither eat nor drink. Cutting the cord, the owner found that some monster in human form had packed the poor beast's mouth with dhngand bits of scrub, and then firmly tied its .mouth in the manner described. ' "Diogeiiea in Dunedin," writing in the Oamaru Times, remarks;—" Mr Donald Reid has at last joined the Ministry, and I believe with the ; full approval, of his constituents. Very many of all classes will he glad to find such a man in: the Ministry, as a second representative of Otago interests. It is hard to believe that Mr Macandrew and Sir George Grey will really go home together as the ' people's,delega_es;* if they do, they will hot make much by their move, or produce a great impression Yon the Hdme Government, precede-.. as they will be, by a reputation;' as , extreme and visionary men. It is heartily to be hoped.that if they do goi they will not come back in a hurry. Any one who knows i the history e of the relative position of these. : tv/o.men a few years back cannot but smile t to see them nowcompanions-in-arms." ! The New York corf espondeut of the Melbourne Argus writes on the 27th November las follows s— The Philadelphia Exhibition | closed on the 10th/November punctually, acj cording to announcement. The day was very stormy, and rain fell heavily; to that the ceremonies; that had been arranged on; quite a grand scale* were hastily adjourned to} orie Of the buildings— the judges' hall i ahd there proved rather unimpressive. It is found that the total attendance at the Exhi- : bition falls a few thousand short of 10,000,000 admissions. The exact figures are 9,907,125. This was an average of 62,309 daily for the 15? days.on which the Exhibition was open. The attendance rose gradually to the last. | In May it was about 20,000 daily; by August it had reached 33,000 daily, and in October it was over 100,000 daily. The entire receipts' have been 4,308,735d0l 24c, of which 3,813,724d0l 49c was from admissions, and ,the remainder from " concessions," &c. | ■' Regarding the Native land difficulty in j Auckland the Star writes:~The land which has caused ths dispute at Alexandra was sold hy Mrs Morgan to a Mr Smith, of Dunedin, for £600 cash. He sent his superintendent, Mr Falconer, to break up the land and lay it down in grass. Tenders were invited for the work, and a surveyor was got, to mark off the boundaries. While so engaged Tawhiao's Ministers came down arid ordered the survey to be stopped, as that monarch had determined that no pakeha should occupy the land. TeNgakaualso intimated his intention of going to Cambridge to stop the natives from submitting their claims to the Land Court. With regard to the telegram in our isue of yesterday, stating that the Kingites had preferred a claim to all the lands on the west side of the Waikato River, alleging that the late Sir Donald M'Leaii had promised to give them those lauds, we are in a position to say that no such promise was ever made. Some of the Ngatihaua adherents of Tawhiao manifested a disposition to return to the Waikato, and asked that portions of the confiscated territory might be given to them as places of residence. Sir Donald M'Lean then offered to set aside for that purpose blocks of land on the west side of the Waikato River, on condition that the native occupants would become amenable to the law. This arrangement was known to the. settlers at the time, and exctied considerable dissatisfaction amongst them, especially at Harapipi, where a numerously signed memorial waa got up, protesting against the location bf returned rebels in close proximity to European settlements. So far, we believe, only very few natives have availed themselves of the con- i cession offered. The following letter, signed G.DJJ., lately appeared in the £,yttelt<m Times ;— « Trout Pishing in Otago.— Sir— l have just returned from a fortnight's holiday in Otago, and with your permission will lay before your readers the result of nine days' trout fishing by another gentleman and myself on three of the rivers of that fine province I know of no fishing streams in Canterbury like those we fished in South, and it may therefore interest anglers here to know what really excellent sport is within two days' reach of them. ■ In giving the following as the number and weight of the trout caught hy our two rods, I may state that we mu^t have returned to the river more than six dozen trout, too small, in our estimation, to keep, though we were told that in this respect no reservation is made. We think that this is a great oversight on the part of the Acclimatisation Society of Otago. We found, in some instances, that these small fry, which take the fly greedily, were all basketed by some I would-be anglers, to make up their numbers. My friend, however, loat no opportunity in Urging on those gentlemen whom we met on the rivers, and on members of the Society in town, the necessity of enforcing stringent measures or this point. The limit in Canteri bury is 8 inches, and it is to be hoped the . Southern Society will, in the interest of all concerned, adopt a aimilar rule. Were it not that this letter is longer already than I intended, I might have given anglers a hint or two concerning our tackle, flies, &c.; as it is, I jyill only state that the trout in the Lee and Deep styegms take the fly freely, varied according to season and state flf tjs water, and in the Shag and Lee Stream, trout of a larger kind are caught "mainly by minnow. Our,, takes, were j— ln the Shag, 3 days, 8 trout, 18lbs; in Lee, H days, 43 trout, 28f lbs; in Deep Stream, 3| days, 48 trout, 24ilbs; tOfcjl, $| days, 99 trout, 7Ubs. An Auckland telegjram to a 'contemporary gives the following account oi a recgut scene in Court, in which Mr Rees was one of the principal actors:— Albyn Roberts was placed in the dock charged with deserting his wife at Timaru. The accused was arrested on board the Rpfgrwa as it was abont to sail for Sydney, the arrest being made on the strength of a telegram to the police. Mr Rees defended him, aud demanded the release of accused on pain of au action for false imprisonment against the police, who had no business to arrest on a telegram, unless for felony. ' There was a great scene in Court, Mr Barstow, Resident: Magistrate," said he had no power to remand him to Timaru. In- \ gpector Broham said, and maintained, that the accused >yjis properly arrested. Mr Rees told accused to walk out of the Court. He did so, and was pounced upon by three constables, and brought back. Rees and Broham then had a regular set-to. The former acicused the latter of gross ignorance of the law, and threatened to hring jji a conduct before the Government. Brofyani pooh T poohed tbe. threats, ai)d described theuj as idle apd windy, Hg had heard them often dujrfng the ,last ,ten years, and they > ppe worse since Rees had got into the House, Mp BsrstQW ordered the release of accused; ' ' -•

The following fyoraYfe&e^Yaas Southern Arqte giyea/an idea of thd disastrous results of the recent drought k Australia:— " It is'^ adnutted; by all persons, that the drought of 18^6, between Yjlss fend Wagga Wagga, ia tar raoreiseyere oo| the "squatters than the one^.the district suffered :_ itf ' 1866. The geneifaL,;^ is v that : Q^ : 'Yas3 is passed* there is neither grass 'Hor water, and if the ' weather is the cause of these two great wants being supplied to the squatter, the settlers and farmers must also feel the effect. The scarcity of natural food for animals (even extends far beyond Wagga Wagga. Station- r holders at Warri and different: parts of th.4 Merool are at their wits'endar tb know whafc 1--to do with their atock. The greateat sufferer in the Yass district is Mr James Ramsay. Some time since' Tie" bought a station'rut* Cooper's Creek, -qrith a view of sending his cattle there hut Ythe i'drovers could not gefi near the place for want of water. He then bought a station at the Crackenback, in the Monaro district, and out of 1,600 head of cattle with which he started back for his new , station he has lost Som want of water 600h head. The remaining 1000 head have passed through Yass, ai__t*-_i_rfore they arrive at.Mur+T. rumbateman the superintendent fully expects to lose another hundred. This ia only-j one Vs instance of a .heavy' loss, but many'more^ could be referred '■ _o fc and if the drought continues for?a much longer period weY-jnay expect to hear of other serious losses on the--back statiops of the colony." -. r"Y ; : "^lgles," writing of the All England : Cricket Match in- Melbburhe, says;^- When the refreshment tent exhibited symptoms of giving way during one [qf. the squalls onBoxing Day, the .ow^er aprang-to one of the : guy-ropes and" held 'on manfully agaihat th^': Wind,' leaving fii&bafc untenants^. Jiigt thet.P a bibulous-looking person, addressingl-Wfeomi^ panfon, said, "Now's our' time, Bill/? and" helped himself to half a tumbler of brandy; : P e, l??. we d P l^^!^ to r the dbf raided pro£pri^tbr^lio glared at him,, but couldn't leave his rope, and' retired gracefully before the gusf-was over. ......... ._.._. Ths '.. provinces being aholished, ' (writes " The Loafer in the Str_at,'?) : .things ajre, sf" suppose, different.--* The old birder changethigiving place to the new. I haven't seen much" charfgahtf self yet, but, as most of -the hoC .members in t^elr post sessional utterances^ have made moriturije sautant talksll; suppose we are dead or changing in sbrae.ifor^b;;". or other. The whole thing was explained (frY me once or twice,, but I haven't mastered, abolition properly yet. Grosbreuf has though?; : partially. Abolition was thrust on him. Hewas riding in a railroad keer and the guard" requested his ticket. He produced his pass, which was a "'Provincial Council perquisite. - The guard observed that the pass was like the property of a gentleman. returning to India, there was no further occasion for it. ' "Well," said Grosbceuf, "I -thought I'd stick to the provinces as long as they stack to me, but you'd best pass rhe, because Tmean id §e r a member for a ridiug. «« And &■ very ' go bo. ■ member you'd be, sir," said the guard/ "<a3* long as the riding is free." And the other passengers saw the joke, and laughed; ibuUl -a don't expect you to. • * .... , V *j' "Cameo" writes in the N.Z.Heraldf—' For a long pull, a strong.puil, arid .withal a pleasant pull, commend meitd the' following, which I find I have made a note of: Take . one quart of good.ale, two. glasses olsherry, ' and one liqueur glass of bitters; heat them well, with a few slices of- lemon;-, a -little powdered ginger, grated nutmeg,; and 2ozji*Q£ i brown sugar; mix well, pour into, a Jug, and then hackwardsand forwards from ohe'' jdg ' into another, frothing well, and drink at once. I shall try this recipe when- 1 feel that I can hold my breath long enough, and when I find plenty of room for " backwards and forwards" after I have swallowed the draught. . .- • :. :*. ■..■ English, visitois (writes "Ogles'') enchanted with the delights upon a J hot-wind day of that seductive beverage known as "John Collins," repeatedly ask'"— •« Why John Collins?" - The Daily .Telegraph, .(London), in a pleasant gossiping article 'fan* Limmer's Hotel, answers tbeinquiry : — There' are few how living to remember the first and -" most famous of Limmer's waiters, whose name is perpetuated on both, sides, of _, the Atlantic by a still favorite "drink, in gin, sodawater, ice, lemon, aud sugar are the constituent elements:— ; • V '1 A.A a D .. " My name is John Collins, ,; ,-,. : Head waiter at Limmer's, Corner of Conduit-street, Hanover-3quare; : My chief occupation is filling of brimmers, ; F< >. aJ I the young gentlemeS4-f requfinters there." v ' .3 Ay _._:... Peace.be to the ashes-of John Collins! His name is better remembered thau that' of the ' inventor of the sewing machine. After many' years of communication hy sailing craft only between New Zealand and Tasmania, there are now -attempts :heirigmade to establish a regular-; steam line, and we observe that the Parliament of Tasmania •have passed a resolution for providing a mail subsidy. The resolution wis to thft effect: — '« That tenders be called for by the Government for the purpose of carrying, a monthly mail by steam vessels to and fro. for -twelvemonths between Hobarton ahd'New Zealand;* and that a sum not exceeding £1000 be appropriated for such a" service .undbr such terms and conditions as the' Executive 'Government of the colony may. deem desirable.".. The Dunedin Guardian of the 6th instant relates the following case of brutaL treatment on the part of a Jfather :—' At' the "Port Chalmers Resident Magistrate's Cbure,;\rohu Holden, a fisherman,' wa_ charged" witli unlawfully assaulting Henry Holden, his' son, a child under the age of 14 years. — Thomas Crisp, a railway employee, .stated that on the forenoon of the Ist inst.'he the ories of a child, which were repeated i at intervlls^or about 2o minutes. Witness went to ascertain the cause, and on approaching the. accused's house, and looking through %c trees, "he saw the child tied by the legs to a tree, head downwards, about two feet from the ground. Te Waka Kawhatini, a chief' of some note at one time in Hawke's Bay, and the owner of considerable blocks, of land, is now: (**ays the Telegraph) begging his bread from the settlers of Clive, This old Maori, having Sairted , with all his ' po__es_ion_,*ahd sqiian- ! ered may be the proceeds of- their satfe,* is too infirm to work at the potato patches of his hapu.. He is consequently neglected j by his people,. who jprobably ha_ye | helped to drink the rum,, eat the sugar and flour, smoke i theT tobacco, and wear out; the clothei hShght j by the old man's money. Such.is life, j The ! orange has been sucked, and poor Waka U j the peel that has been thrown away. j The Border. Post, KS.W-, relates the foi- j lowing snake story:— A resident of ! Alb.nry, j while riding out on December 11, came j across an immense, black snake -lying right ' across the path, apparently enjoying' Its sies td. ' The gentleman dismounted and tying his I horse to a. fence,;, selected the; best jtickhe ! could for the purpose, aqd approached with I the intention of making a deadly onslaught j on his snakeship, wbo, apparently divining his j purpose, rose up on its tail 'and'- paraded.- its * . opponent, who had ingloriously iretreated..at i the first sign of the snake's; intention tq ', defend itself. Well for him that he had a i pair of good legs, for he was chased fully so ; yards at a terrific rate. Eventually, how- J , ever, the snake discontinued- the chase.*' be- ! . caijse it was a stern, and consequently a long one. The gentleman regained his horse, set off at a gallop, and never drew rein for four miles, and as he arrived minus his .hat,-, we > presume his haff must have stcipdon end jvith i fright. . He dfiscribes the.sha^e as "ah enormous one of.the f hlv,c|f " species, fiifly ffyb I pf sfefget in length, ".' „" ,'... v ', r , ' : - ' I

The blackbirds are said to have rotihedthe lessee,.©? the AucklandNDomain gardenl this.. fpea^of fbemr^to '^ias.lrorth o^stra^--" '-berrußs^ £y. fox \ fY.I f*-; r ' ;j a_|;Scrivener, ,h9 new,Dilbctor of.Cns-Y "fP^i 11 Egypt, fiwas bffere«4 x 4 handsome mduceinenfeto fo^ak4:.fihe servicelbf the ;iQueeS>f or thafc:^: the i&clive}. "NHS : salaiy^ is je^Oooayea^: \V^ "• : %