THE AUCKLAND GOLD FIELD.

New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 698, 22 December 1852, Page 2

THE AUCKLAND GOLD FIELD.

We transfer to our columns from the Maori Messenger an account of the proceedings a I Coromandel, when the Lieulenant-Govcrnor, with the Bishop of New Zealand and Chief Justice Martin, and other gentlemen, met the Native Chiefs for the purpose of negotiating the arrangements for the cession by the Natives of the right of working the Gold Field discovered on their lands. It will be read with interest as an authentic report of a very characteristic exhibition of the Maori modes of thinking and speaking, including some fine specimens of Maori oratory. It also affords evidence of the intelligent as well as friendly spirit in which the Chiefs conducted, the business of the occasion, giving every reasonable ground for anticipating that they will honorably adhere to the agreement into which they have thus cordially and deliberately entered. Since Saturday several parcels of gold and auriferous quartz and sand have been brought to town. Mr. Hugh Coolahan (who has been, for several weeks past, personally engaged at Coromandel in persevering efforts to determine the worth of the new Gold Field) arrived with some ounces of gold dust, between fifty and sixfy ounces of gold-bearing quartz, and about 47 lbs. of black sand intermingled with gold,—the whole stated to be the product of the labours of seven men in one week. *Mr. Crawford, from Waiou, has brought, in addition to some dust and nuggets, a line specimen closely resembling that brought up a few weeks since by Dr. Thomson,—but larger. The LieutenantGovernor has purchased this for 11. Mr.; Landers has also brought up a remarkably large and fine specimen of gold quartz, obtained near Mr. Coolahan's diggings. Some of the specimens were sold, in conveniently small lots, by Mr. Hansard, yesterday; and j the most extensive sale yet announced is advertised by Messrs. Conncll and Ridings for this day. We understand that licenses may now be procured for the month of January; so that a digger taking out his license at once will be authorized, on payment of a month's fee, to dig from the present date to the Jst of February next.

School Examination. — It will be seen by an announcement in our advertising columns that the Public Examination of the Pupils of the Wesleyan Day School will be held in the Schpol Room, on Thursday (to-morrow), at two o'clock, p.m. A special interest connected with the examination is, that it will be the first since the School has been conducted in full accordance with the principles of the Glasgow Training System.

Auckland Land Association. — A Special General Meeting' of the Shareholders will he held this evening, in the Mechanics' Institute, at eight o'clock.

The Band of the 58th Kegiment will perform the following pieces of Music, in the Government Lawn, to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon, from four to six.

PROGRAMME Overture, Op..." The Heart of Midlothian".. Bishop. Grand Selection Op..."L' Etoile de Seville".. Balfe. "La Tarantelle de Bellphegor" Op. de Roch... Albert. Cavatina.."Lii Mia Letizia" Op. I Lotnbardi... Verdi. Quadrille " Mtb. Wynynrd" Davis. Waltz " Sorgenbrecher" Strauss. Polka " The Crystal Fountain" Jullien. Ballad " Tha Irish Emigrant" Barker.