EXPORT OF GOLD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1872, 15 January 1870, Page 4

EXPORT OF GOLD.

The following is the correct amount of gold shipped by the ship Countess of Kintore, for London. ozs. Value. Duty. Union Bank of £ £ s- d. Australia ... 3,868 1 0,404\ ,no g „ ... 1,108 4,400 J Bank of N.S.W. 2,004 5,490 250 10 5 Bank of Australasia ... 077 2,700 122 4 3 Total ... 7,957 22,994 85G 5 2

To CoBBEsroNDENTS. —" Charleston," and other communications, in our next. It was reported in town yesterday afternoon that li. J. Creighton, Esq., is about to resign his seat in the House of Representatives for the Newton district, in favor of T. B. Gillies, Esq. It is believed that his Honor the Superintendent will return to town on Monday, by which time it is thought he will have concluded the official business, which was the object of his visit to the Thames.

The Hon. the Defence Minister returned from the Thames by the p.s. Samson, yesterday evening. He went on board the Challenger immediately on arriving. We hare been informed by a gentleman whose authority is beyond question, that some Tauranga natives now in town, received by the Tauranga steamer on her last inward trip, a letter from other natives at that place, informing them that Te Kooti with his forces was on the edge of the bush at Kaimai, distant about fifteen miles from Tauranga. His Excellency the Governer and Lady Bowen left Grahamstown yesterday afternoon, at 3 p.m, in the Government steamer Sturt, their destination being Ooromandel. We trust that the tide will be in when the steamer arrives, or some difficulty might probably arise as to how the vice-regal party shall be got on shore. Jn the meantime the Coromandelites are making great preparation" to give their distinguished visitors a loyal and hearty welcome, but we are not told whether they intend laying down a carpet on the mud-flat for His Excellency's accommodation.

The Commissioner, Dr. Pollen, notifies that allotments of Crown lands in various places will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Waikato Land Office, on Monday, the 17th instant, at twelve noon.

The Duke of Edinburgh Theatre reopens this evening under new auspices, with the following company :—Mr. Morgan and Miss Carole in the vocalist line, Mr. John Dunn and Miss Vernon in farce ; and two American jig dancers will assist in completing the entertainment. The proceedings will open ■with a reading by Mr. Moore, of the "Uuined Cottage." Singing and dancing will follow, and a Negro Farce entitled " The Two Escaped Convicts " will close the performauce. Thebe will be a grand mid-flay performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre to-day, commencing at 2.30 p.m. The burlesque of " Kenilworth " is to be produced on Monday. A GEXEBA.Ii MEETING of Composittfrs is called for to-day at 7 p.m., in the Clanricarde Hotel, Wyndham-street, when every member of the trade is requested to attend.

A special meeting of shareholders in the Liverpool Boys Gold Mining Company will be held at the office of the company, in Stichbury's buildings, Queen-street, on Monday, the 24th inst.,

at noon. /The annual meeting of the Oneliunga Benevolent Society will be held at the Institute Hall, Onehunga, at seven p.m. on Monday, the 17th inst. We would call special attention to the advertisement of the Bazaar in aid of St. Stephen's Orphan School Building Fund, which will be held, seeundem artem, in St. Matthew's Schoolroom, Hobson-street, on Tuesday the 18th instant, when the goods remaining unsold will be offered again, from six p.m. Mr. Waddell and his magic lantern will be there, and the admission will be one shilling. Wk are requested to give notice that the band of the 18th Boyal Irish will perform the following programme in the Uomain this afternoon, weather permitting, commencing at 5 p.m.:—l. March. " Grand Parade," Kuliner. 2. Overture. "Zampa," Herold. 3. Yalse, "Demaris," Quinn. <L. Selection, •' Elisir d'Amour," Donizetti. 5. Quadillc, " Court of fit. lames," D'Albert. 0. Galop Sellomberg God the Queen. Mangawai.— An inquest was held on the body of Thomas If art, who was found dead at the Mangawai Hotel, on the sth inst. The following verdict was arrived at: —" That the deceased died on the sth inst., from epilepsy, produced by congestion of the brain, brought on by drinking." Suprkhe Court (Civil Sittings).— The Court was occupied the whole of yesterday—the second day—in hearing the cause Beale v. Lascelles. The jury retired at six o'clock, and returned into Court with a verdict for the plaintiff on all the issues. Damages, £50.

Auckland Sunday School Union.— The schools of this Union will hold their annual ga'liering in the Wesleyan Church, Higli-streot, to-morrow afternoon at 3 p.m., when hymns appropriate to the occasion will be sung, and the Rev. ><. F. Macniccol will address the scholars. The ground floor of the building will be reserved for the children ; the gallery being available for parents and visitors. It was reported in town 3'esterday that Mr. J. L. Tolc had retired, or been dismissed from the office of 11 iniug Kegistrar. It is also reported that his successor will be Mr. A. J. Allom. Considerable alteration will be made in the .Registration ofllce.—Thames Advertiser.

A. J. Allom, Ksq., will shortly enter upon the duties of iSegistrur of the "Warden's Court, as successor to -i. l.i. Tole, Esq.

The appointment of Jackson Keddell, Esq. (of the firm of Broad, Haughton, and Keddell), as Field "Warden at the Thames, is confirmed, and we are informed that he will enter upon his new duties the first week of February. He wiH, of course, retire from the firm aboye named.

The Police Court had a long sitting yesterday ; the particulars of the different cases will be found ja the police report.

At a meeting of directors of the Pai Mariri Gold Mining Company, held at Messrs. Eyton and Co.'s offices, Short-land-street, on Thursday afternoon, the 13th inst., Mr. Eyton was elected director vice Mr. Williams, resigned, and Mf. Johnson was appointed auditor, with instructions to prepare a balance sheet for an extraordinary meeting to be held on the 3rd February, as per advertisement. SosiF. good stone is being taken out of the Wliau claim just now. The petition of' the inhabitants to his Excellency Sir G. P. Bowen, praying for the establishment of a District Court at the Thames was on Thursday handed to Captain Pitt, A.D.C., for presentation to his Excellency, by Captain Gwynneth, on behalf of the petitioners .

The following notice was posted in the "Warden's Court on Thursday "In all cases of objections to the granting of leases by plaint in the Warden's Com . a copy of plaint must be lodged with the Warden's Clerk, to be attached to the application for lease, before the cause can be set down for hearing.—G. B. Davt." It is wonderful with what tenacity of purpose people, moth-like, hang, about— the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre. The only reason assignable for this state of affairs must be looked for in the fact that our legislators have drawn the line between virtue and vice just where theatres leave off and concert halls begin. This line must be drawn, for decency's sake, we presume, and in deference to certain chimerical ideas, the which induce their holders to believe that the stalls of our theatres contain only the purest beings, actuated by the best intentions, and that singing and concert halls would, if once permitted in our midst, open wide the gates of Tophet. The consequence is that a certain portion of our community is deprived of a pleasure, which they can appreciate, and certain professionals of a means of getting an honest living. Of this we feel convinced, that concert halls, under proper surveillance, would not have anything like the mischievous effects on the younger members of the. society which should patronize them than, have the semi-respectable dancing shops, yclept academies, with which no fault ever appears to be found, but to whicb most questionable characters find admission without check or control. The fact is, Britishers are allowed to amuse themselves by Aet of Parliament, and not otherwise, and because the few are virtuous overmuch, therefore the many shfll' have neither cakes nor ale.

In the Police Court yesterday, Mr. Weston, who had gratuitously taken up the defence of an unfortunate man who through force of circumstances brought himself vrithin the toils and meshes of the Vagrant Act, paid a high and compliment to the Commissioner of Police for his conduct of the case referred to. The charge against defendant was a serious one, but as the evidence for the prospcution unfolded itself, Mr. Naughton came, and rightly, to the conclusion that there was nothing therein to warrant a conviction. On this view of the matter he took action with Mr.-Weston, and the result was that, actuated by that feeling of equity and justice which he so fully possesses, the Commissioner soon made it clear to the Bench that no offence within the meaning of the Act had been committed.