TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XII, Issue 4259, 8 July 1875, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[KltOM our own correspondents.]

Thames, Tuesday. A I'AiK'nr. containing 5 cwt. 3 qrs. of quartz was brought down by natives from the Maoris' claim, Tairua, to the Tramway battery, and yielded G dwts. retorted gold. The directors of the Crown G.M. Co., Tairua, have instructed Mr. T. Logan to commence operations on their claim. He proceeds with a party of men, tools, &c., to that part of the 13 men's ground held by them, for the purpose of intersecting the reef running from the Risk portion of the Ajax, and which is estimated to traverse the greater part of the Crown ground.'' The directors of the Star of the South havo given orders to Mr. \V. Logan to proceed with work, and prospect their ground. The claim is situate between the Britannia, Brothers, and Golden Gate, and carries the same reef from which one ton is now crushing as a test from the Golden Gate. . . A parcel of 2 tons from the Pacilie, Collarbone, was forwarded by Mr. V hittaker to the Prince Alfred battery, Jrulil which *2 ozs. 7 dwt. retorted gold were obtained. A parcel of 30 tons from the Sliotover, Dab's tribute, was forwarded to the Kuranui battery, and '21 ozs. retorted gold obtained.

Wednesday. The tributersin the Moa, lvaraka, crushed 7 tons for S ozs. 15 dwts. cold. The Inverness (Scholicld's tribute) crushed 30 tons, which have yielded the substantial return of 307 ozs. 14 dwts. melted gold. A meeting of the provisional directors of the Hand of Hope (Tairua) was held last night, and a uiiue manager was appointed, and ordered to start operations on the ground at once.

Mr. F. I lay kill has been appointed mine manager of the Gem Gold Mining Company, to start forthwith.

The Golden Anchor (Tapu) lodged in the National Bank 7 ozs. l'J dwts. l'2grs. melted gold, aud Mr. McDowell lodged G ozs. 19 ilwts. IS grs. from a Tapu claim. The result of the crushing of - tons 5 cwt. from Tairua, retorted and melted Sl> ozs. 15 dwts.

Sales : Tairua, 02s Gil; City of Loudon, 50s ; Queeu of the May, 10s ; Cure, loa ; National Hank, 775. .Sellers: Tairua, GOs ; City of York, 10s ; Queen of the May, 10s Gd ; Cure, 10s ; Red Queeu, Is GiL Buyers : City of London, 4'Js; lied Queen, Is. The return of gohl from the miues worked at the Thames goliltield, for the mouth ending Juue 7, 1575, was 5143 ozs., au iuerease on last mouth of 107S ozs. Coiiom.vn del, Tuesday. At a meeting to night of the City of Auckland, a call was made of '2s per share on the capital of the old company. This will give £500 capital for the new company. They got a few specimens yesterday. The 'l'okatea is crushing at Bennett's battery. The manager got 40 trucks down with ease. There is no ditlieulty in working the line. They got a few good specimens to-day. [This telegram should have reached us on Tuesday evening]. Wednesday. The Union Beach got a few pounds of very rich specimens to day. More expected tomorrow. Mr. J. Cochrane is a passenger to-night, to Auckland, on sick leave. There is no law ollieer in Coromandel. Bismarck, Mr. Dobson, manager, banked 307 ozs. gold yesterday ; a few more ozs. to come ; w ill make over -UK) ozs. in all. T.mkua, Wednesday. Amongst the arrivals are Messrs. Kneebone, Bates, and Sc.-.ulau, with tools, &e., for working the Triangle, Golden Arrow, and Sandhurst claim Work has been carried oi. in Uie Tairua Company's ground, and sinking the shaft will be re-commenced to-morroi \

Much interest is shewn in the result of the crushing for the Brothers claim. A large amount ot work has been done under Mr. Garland. 'I hey have live different lodes in hand.

The T.iirua people liavu pierced through the footwall of the lode, which shews ,"U feet wide, and have just touched the brown stone that contains the rich gold. One or two pieces are now being put th.ough the crucible. 1 will give the result to-morrow. This l;ist stuff is identical with the shaft lode, and should settle the question of the permanency of the reef. [ri'.KSS ACKNI'T.] Wednesday. One thousand acres of heavily-timbered bush laud, at Hampden, was offered for sale t'»-day, by Mr. 11. Miller—a good site for a saw mill, —but no oiler. Wki.i.inuivn, Wednesday. The following particulars respecting the Schiller a mails are to hand:—There have been 7 of letters recovered, 20 bags of newspapers, and 1-15 registered letters. There were lost 4 bags of letters, IS*-' bags of newspapers, and :i.YJ registered letters. The bag for the Agent-General, containing all the Oovcrnment correspondence, has fortunately been recovered. There were 1-1,000 letters lost in all. CiiKisTOHUiJOii, Wednesday, i- rederick I'anitt, late Church steward, was brought up at the Supremo Court this morning, charged with embezzling sundry amounts from Church funds, and fouud guilty. Sentence deferred. Charles Paddock was yesterday injured by the explosion of a llask of gunpowder placed in an oven. His neighbour heard the report, and on going inside found l'addoek lying on tlnj lloor insensible, his face burned, whiskers and eyebrows singed oil", the store shattered to pieces, the windows blown nut. Paddock has been desponding some time, and will not say whether he put the flask in the oven himself or not, but it is thought that he did so, in order to commit suicide.

The weights of the Handicap Steeplechase are : —P. Campbell's Tummy Duilil, aged, 12 st. 7 lbs. ; llay's Medora, aged, 12 at. 4 lbs. ; Hedge's Ivauhoe, 12 st. 2 lbs. ; Craddock's .Muscatel, ageil, 11 st. ; Markey's Mousetrap, aged, 10 st. 7 lbs. ; O'Brien's Kapai, aged, 10 st. ; Britain, Iloyalty, aged, 10 st. ; James Campbell's Speculation, aged, 10 st. _ Distance—three miles and a-half, over fair hunting-country. Dun ej>i n*, Wednesday. Walter \ ause, late postmaster at Alexandra, charged with embezzlement, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, without hard labour. Prisoner had previously borne a good character.