AUSTRALIAN EXTRACTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 419, 24 April 1863, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN EXTRACTS.

"Wins-Making.—Every one is hard at work t wine-making, as the recent rain had put the. crop.iv danger, unless at once pulled. Wine, such as has never been: tasted before, is expected to be tlie result oj this year's vintage.— Ooulburn Herald.-

Cayenne Pepped Plant —It is stated by the Bendigb Indepettdi/nt, that a fine specimen of tlu C-.yenne peppe'- plant, is now in full fruit, in a pimicn at the White Hills. Tlie plant was produ eit fmn seed obtained at the Cape of Good Hope, and is now tiireeyear* old, the crop which it is now bearing is the second the plant has produced this season.

■ A Female Miskb. — An old woman who had been petting a living by hawking a few haberilashei'y and other articles, and by casual assistance from tie charitable, was lately taken to the h/wpital with n broken limb, caused by a collision with a hasa; or vehielein the street. ' Upon the removal, mucVi to the old woman's disgust, .of the poverty-stricken clothes she worn, a hoard of L3O or Li.) was discovered in the, litiing of her under,'garments.— BalUidrat'Star, ist'April. ... . : •, ■~,...■>.

'Machinery. k>r Raising Liqsitb. -s- Our readers mu'-<t. often hare heard of the JUal Ml Brown Coal ov Lignite Company, from whose ground &'6u<iply of fuel for the rapid generation of strata was to be obtained. ,/lhe shaft w nwninetyfeet dueu,; and • perfectly, dry. The company, who are: abont to erect machinery for.worki.ig the jjlaim^ purpose inviting (eniters'foriinproTimrlioiSting'cesr."~accordinaf to thij 'plans.of'-Mr John- Phillips. >~ Wtj- yesterday n had the: pleasure, of; inspecting spnie ofitJjWesigns,., which show coneider&ble Jn^'e'uiuty, cpinsi»ed witjh great regard.,for 'ihe"safety of.par|ie»,,^-Yrking''the.;claini. Kach truck h'dlds f6ur,saci£s.js'it|»;nipu^i3, % l:ept;<»ijeii, and •whentiie sack^ are fijlt'tj iri the. .drivestiti.^.'trn. k is run' toihe'siiaU'apd t foisted,toyyje'^ipxp'er'jji'tag.ijt, \vhere'?«riple, seif4ctiug jnechaniiTO/oiaiiSj a temiio-raxjf-y^stjng,. ni!ic(3 r .|pr.. ) it. npiil r> t&k£ur!aw;ay (: to : ' l.e, 'r.eiieyed r 6f tlie's'acki y;'f:b"u.t"iilip,ufil I tfee engine'-'driyer i>.t .the'p'rojserj iitne,'neglect,.to Mop, the ( .^ruck m,.its 'a^ceilt/ ■ insjea:!,' ','pf,, ap^fearfal * smash '.against.' .the i|j6ppe£headCj#!ing-tjlj.resulj,.'thJ3 ( tfuck is carrivcd. .over arJiSgf; rdl^r'.'sejv.mc;^lsp' ( -a|. i ia- i frietion-wheel;; iaji4.,tj)e-lo>da£^lVsP}^¥y v4*t!? s!fe^'at °^c of 'ibe iq.ljdiri{r; ;'7f iie H plati'ivrso'.pgsjgjf^s^ s o,tber, advan-, •tages; h'6t-tlie;'l^t'.of,,\vhlclji^ fh^ifjii^i \aiAonnt, of ; ! i;breakh'ge fthe Jrtiin|ral,is s u ul^ei,jtq.;J,pj; l on- c "plaoia?inTthe .s^pks'.the pH-hneef. j}ot beisbot outuntil ■/deposited ou^lle^o^sii^JierJJß\.i)-Ve B»!51,%•ta n':l lio* ,evon »tlieji,4ftJll? piiir(Sbafeer*enters ftvlo an arrangement 'With the company for the retention uf the sacks. We are plid to record this notice of Mr l'hillips's designs, showing as they do greater regard than ordinary for the safety of the miners, and due consideration for the shareholders, in bringing their mineral " to grass" in the most marketable condition.— Cretwick Advertiser, March 7.