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New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1443, 3 July 1868, Page 4

The Hoiibwabd Bound Company.—The machine recently erected by this company has been fully employed during the last week or ten days. The poorest portions of the stone are being operated on, which to all appearances will yield about five ounces to the ton. We hear that three-quarters of nn original share (nine shares) changed hands yesterday afternoon for £550, Mr.; William Morrin being tbe buyer, Mr. Stewart of tho New Zealand Bank, the seller.

The Tariff.—ln another column will be found a list of interpretations and decisions as to the rates of duties under tho Tariff Act, 1868, which will be very useful to the mercantile community. * CnALMEnsTON Land Association.—A meeting of the above Association will be held at St. James' School Eoom on the Ist Mondav of each month at 7 p.m., commencing Monday, July 6th. Mb. Westmoreland's Concert.—We would call attention to the Concflrt to be held this evening at the Odd Fellows' Hall, in compliment to Mr. Westmoreland. The Band of the 18th. ltoyal Irish will perform, and Mr. Varty will give one his choice readings. The unfortunate woman, Margaret Clarke, who was brought up as a lunatic in tbe Lord Ashley still remains on board. We understand that she has not been very long out of Auckland and that she lias been in service in sevei'al places in this city. It would really seem as if tho arrangement with regard to the safe custody of the inmates of the Provincial Asylum were on a most absurd footing, for we learn that last evening the man, Cribb, who escaped a few days since, asd was so cleverly captured at Henderson's Bush, and taken back to the Asylum, had escaped 1 again about dark and could not be found. It < would seem as if there must bo a < screw, loose somewhere about the Asylum affairs, when we' hear of a pationt just recaptured having again escaped within so short n period.' Persons 1 in an' unsound state of mind are usually supposed to be placed in a Lunatic Asylum for the benefit of the public at large, but really it would seem as if such individuals might just as well be allowed to roam about.

Sad Accident.—A fine young man Las just lost his life from a most simple cause. Thomas Hayward, a young hale youth, aged seventeen, and who arrived in Auckland about two years ago in one of the English immigrant ships, accidentally fell from a hay stack the other day. He was considerably injured, and lock-jaw unfortunately ensuing, he breathed his last on Wednesday. He was a steady young man, and much respected by a large circle of friends. Jewelieby.—We have seen a very beautiful work of art by Mr. P. H. Lewisson for .Lady Jiowen. It is a brooch consisting of a centre piece (diamond-shaped), of green stone, with three pendants also of green stone, mereshaped. The whole is surrounded with a beautiful border, and the pendants are set in gold mountings, beautifully traced with fern leaves At the Police Court, yesterday, !R. G. Wood, fcsq occupied the beach. Henry Foreman and Bridget Parker were each fined Is and costs, lor a breach of the Impounding Act. It beintr a lirst offence the full penalty waa not imposed"! A lad pleaded guilty to breaking a pane of glass in a house in Hobson-street, and was fined Is 6d and costs. A couple of drunkards were disposed of in the usual manner.

Yesterday a piece of stone taken from the Prospector's Eeef, Puriri, was shown to us. It is of good size, and richly impregnated with gold. The reef is said to be a very large one, and if the specimen we saw be any criterion, it is also surpassingly rich. It has been ascertaiued that the reef takes a straight course through seven or eight claims, and as many as '48 men are at present working on it. Puriri, like Hastings, has been kept very much in the back ground, through an entire absence of machinery -uet this want once be supplied, and claims in this district will aot be had for at least double their present marketable value. ■ Volunteer Meetino.— A meeting of Volunteers was held last evening at the Drill Shed princess-street, when there was a largo muster of the various corps. Captain Derrom was called to the chair. A large amount of general business was gone through. It was proposed to memorialised the relative to grants j 7i fo J: r v , olun teers entitled to the same under the Volunteer Land Act, 1865 ; and the des.rabihty of erecting a monument to the memory of the late Major Tighe is to be brought before the respective companies at the next inspection parade. We are compelled to hold over our extended report, owing to the pressure upon our space. At the Itesident Magistrate's Court yesterday there was a remarkably light list including no case of public interest. Jackson and Uussell v. Carey, judgment for plaintiffs, £7 13s Gd; Masefield v. Scherff, judgment for defendant; Hogan v. iiichards and Burkenonsuit recorded. '

Supreme Coubt.—His Honor Chief Justice Arney sat (in bankruptcy) yesterday. There was, however, no business of importance broutrht before the Court; P. S. McKenzie received li s discharge. The cases of D. Simpson, J. Graham W. Miller, and B. C. Hayles were adjourned for a month. Bis Honor the Chief Justice proceeds to Taranaki on the 18th. in.it.

i Thb TaisiEs;—-We have "received a ~cdpj of ! the Thames Advertiser of yesterday, and will ! publish th<TTrpTnT|-g rifWfrfa oujf neijti ,',Q j Deamatic.—We understand that Mr. O'Brien, the lessee" of/fh/e'Prince Of Wales Theatre, has ibeen'lately , eiiployedTn securing the'jervices of lathoroftgnly companyi Among itHe''relebrities:engaged,"Ve notice the names of :Mr:'and Mrs'.'j, , .Hall,; (who have.already made: sucH a fayourabteiinpressipn, in Auckland); Mr.. andMTsV R",,H. Cox, (old Auckland favorites),' MK'and Mrs. O'Brien; Miss Joey; Mjv and Mrs. Roberta,, (now fulfilling an engagement ■ in Duaedin),iMr. Morris, (a pupil of Mr. JVHall), Mr. Clifford, (our old . friend), Mr. • Johnny Hides, and Miss Harriet Gordon (the queen of song in the" southern hemisphere). With I such a galaxy of-talent, Mr. O'Brien need fear no rivalry, but will be able to present to the Auckland public the best plays of the best writers, both of the present and the past. Mr. O'Brien deserves credit for being the first to cater to the tastes of the public,' and we feel sure that hia efforts in this direction will meet- with success.

Native Lands Court.—The Native Lands Court,;before A. H. Monro, Judge, continues its sittings at the new Court-iouse. On Saturday an application for Certificate for apiece of land on the Waiotahi, which had been adjourned on the previous evening for the evidence of purveyors as to the exact locality, was resumed, and a certificate; ordered .to be issued in favour of claimants; provided that the purveyor connected his wort' with the other portions of the township to the satisfaction of the Chief Judge. Several similar cases were decided in the same manner. Portions of the Waiotahi title were also.inv.esti-, gated, and'all the.'blocks' passed: through the Court without opposition, with one exception, the claim of Martha Eaynes to a piece of land by deed of gift from Aperahama to herself. Mr. James Preece appeared for the claimant,; ;Mr. CO. Davis'for Aperahama. The case occupied the Court the greater part of yesterday, and at its close was adjourned. The claimant urged that she was jointly interested with Aperahama in all his .land on the flat, and. the block in dispute had been set "apart for her in considera- . tion of her waiving her claim to the rest. In consequence of this she had not appeared in ■ support of her claim to those lands which had been brought before the Court, in all of which she had been excluded from participation. Aperahama, on the other hand, did not deny Martha's right, but urged that his name should appear on the Crown grant, as well as hers, on the ground that she had no issue and was in delicate health. On the application of Mr. Preece, the case was adjourned until to-morrow, for the production of evidence of interpretation of the deed to Aperahama.