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Otago Daily Times, Issue 1171, 3 October 1865, Page 4

The "Southland Times" slates that an old Australian digger reports that he had been prospf jC ting at the Riverton diggings for upwards - o f a week, and had found very good coarse gf ,ld, in some places as much as tbreequirtera o f it pennyvvt-if-ht to the tin dish 1 and thy.t he thought sluicing would pay well. Time ■ hag' not yet been given to properly test the f|uar!2 reef found ; but the opinion prr-« vailed thatitjwould pay. There were about thirty diggers on the ground;

On Friday evening, the Tnemb/;rs of the Green Island Volunteer Bind prr sented Mr James Scott,, the bandmaster, v.ith a very handsome and highly finisned cornet, as a> mark of their respect and "2ste<-r a, and for the time and troublu bestowei by 'dm upon their improvement. The band, w' aiuh consists of sixteen men and five boys, w as organised by Mr Scott. The instrument/ » wera purchased by. subscriptions,' for the- amount of which Major Caigill became respr ;nsir>!e, the members of bcth tho bund atr id Volunteer Corps contributing one shilling per month towards liquidating the debt. '1.7 .ie district, however, has been amply repaid fr ,r the expanse by the enlivening strains of at fine brass band, besides going occasiona'ly to town to gratify the musical taste of tbb citizens. When it is considered that the band hus only beei a twelvemonth in txi' itence.and thit thesnajorityoftho merabe"-s never play d upon an instrument before joining it, Mr Scott well merits this mark c .f th ir esteem, and deserves the highest credit for tho efficient manner in which he has brought them, in so,sUprt a time, to play tb a m!JS fc complicated pieces ol music.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, Edward Shiels, of tho lighter Queen, was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, with hard labor, for stealing a ship's anchor, the property of William Simpson, master of the schooner *■' tortn Bird. Thomas Lees was remancled to Tuapeka, having been arrested, on, a warrant charging him witli stealing and driving away from Treweek'a station, Tuapeka, four head of cat He. The civil cases disposed of were of a very tinimpor- . tant character. .

A meeting of the Drapers' Eirly Closing Association was held last eveuitig ia the Otngo Hotel. It was stated that the period for which the employers agreed to close their establishments at six o'clock, expired on Friday last, but that a large mij mty of the employers had acceded to the request of the Association to continue the six o'clock hour ot closing during the summer months also, but only ou condition that all the drapery establishments close at the same hour. A. Aw houses had not ytt given in their assent to this arrangement, but thoie who hal, have agreed to continue the early-closing hour for the present until anot'ier effji't is made to induce the dissentients to go with the majority. A deputation was last ni^ht appointed for the purpose of waitiiig. on those employers who hive not y«t Agreed to continue the six o'clock hoti" of closing,1 in or.iery if possible, to induce them to do so. We c:ui only give expression to a. hope that >heefl!<rts of the deputation will lie succ:ssful, and that one uniform hour of closing during the summer months will bo rnaint lined. M-iny .of,th» employers have expre3 je-I themselves sitisfial with the working of the early- c'.os:ng's£sfent during the winter months; nu i it would be a pity if the few. employe-is who are opposad t» its continuation sh.iuld hi the means of breaking down an established system which has worked so well, -and which is the" moans of conferring so many advantages both upon the employers and the employe!.

The Mount Btnger correspondent of the "Tuapeka Recorder" of the 29"h September, states :—" That a most meUnehoiy case of death from cold and exposure, took place on Saturdaj*. A miner named John Harrison,a Swede, while on his way to the Poaiahaka, misse.i the track, and having wandered about vainly endeavouriug to find it., at last lay down, and remained thus for two days and a night, wheir ho was fortunately discovered by his mate and another man, who went ia search of him. Assistance having been procured, he was carried back to this place, where he arrived on lYiday evening. Every care was taken of him ; but there being no medical man to be had.it w.is thought advisable to remove him to the Dunstn. With, this viaw, a spring cirt was procured, and a start made on Saturday morning; but I regret to say that the poor fuilow died at thia side of the Knobby Ranges. An inquest Tras held on the body on Tuesday, Captain Baldwin presiding, when a verdict in accordance with the above facts was returned.'*'

The- result was that Mr Knight was elected Foreman of the Hose Company, and MrJohnston Foreman of the Fire Company. The remaining business was unimportant.

for payment out of the Brigade Fund. A report was read from the Committee appointed to revise law eighteen, which provided for the payment weekly by each member, of a sum towards the Members' Fund, from which fund members who might be injured at firej or practices, should receive a sum which should be decided upon by a majority of tho Brigade. The object of the revision was to fix this amount. The report recommended that any member who might be injured at fires or practices, should receive, in addition to doctors' attendance and medicine, out of the Members' Fund, the sura of 30s per week until recovery. The report was adopted ; but a notice of motion was afterwards given to make the sum payable out .of the Brigade instead of the Members' Fund, The election of officers for the vacant offices of Foremen of tho Hose and Fire Companies was then, taken by ballot.

op accoonfc of the. New Municipality having been formed, stating that they considered it to be the duty of the City Council to supyort thrßrigader after "the statement "wiiich had been made by tht> Mayor", that a rat& < would ;_l^e:i inajiose^fcr t&it -was ~,/pro-1 ' posed by Mr Jefierton, and""seconded by ;Mr

Lacy—" That as the public and the Insurance Companies have not come forward and teHeved the Brigade irom their present diffl. cxxlticSf the members of the Brigade resign in a body." An amendment was inovel by Mr Knight, and seconded by Mr Johnson-—"That the lion. Secretary be instructed to -write to the Insurance Companies and the Municipal Body on the subject, and if a sufficient amount of support is not given within one month the Brigade will resign." The amendment was carried. Several accounts were passed

The monthly meetiDgof the Voluntecz Eire Brigade took place last night, in tha room over the engine bouse,. Princes s'.-eat, Capt. Hughe3 in the chairs The minutes, of the last meeting were read: and confirmed. The resignation of Mr W. Baker was received and accepted. Leare.of absence for one month was granted to Messrs Itoiertsori and Henderson, and for "two mouths to Messrs Bull and "Knight', "the treasurer read his monthly balance sheet, which showed that to the credit of the Brigade !Fu»d, there was a balance of LlO 11V9J vaml to the credit of the Members' Furid, La* Wa 3d. A diacus3"oft arose as to the low Condition of the Brigade ifuttd, and the best meabi to be adapted for improving it. In reply to a qutstioa, whether any reason could be'glVen for the great falling 08 in the Bub^cripwOT^oif the citizens to this fund, the Captafa stated that most of the old contributors had refused to continue to subscribe

The annual general meeting of the Duncdin Building and Land Society was held last evening, in the Oddfellows' Hall, George street- Mr W. M'Lslland, President of the Society, occupied' the . liair. A statement of accounts for the year ended Ilth July last was read., It ahowed a balance ia favor of the Society of L 512 Is 3J, after deducting losses on mortgages to the extent of E. 275 Os 9d. The statement was adopted. The election of office-bearers for the ensuing year was then proceeded with, whan tho President, the members of Committee, and Auditors were re-elected. A motion was made to increase tie Secretary's salary from . L 75 to LIOO per annum, but it was put and negatived, and a similar motion to increase it to LOO was also negatived. The sale of cash in L 25 shares was proceeded with, and seven .shares were sold at premiums ranging from 5s to 10s par share. The cause of so small a premium toeing obtained is that the- Sociaty is expected to be wound up in another year.

The " Dunstan Times"'imforms us that— '" A meeting of the subscriber* Jo the Dnnstan Hospital was held on Momiay-evening, in t!ia Victoria Theatre, for the purpose of electing fix members of Committee.. Mr H. W. Robinson took the chair, {mil stated the oJj-ti of : the meeting. Ten candidates were proposed, and the result of the vyling was that Messrs .Hazlett, Thompson, Jack; Edwards,' M'Connochie, and Abel were elected. Immediately after the Hospital mseting, a general meeting was held, for the purpose of choasing three gentlemen to fill up vacancies in tho Improvement Committee. Mr Haz'ett was called to the chair. The following were elected from among six candidates ; —Messrs De Veaux, Marshall, and Zit-le."

A Parliamentary piper has just been presented to the two Houses of the General Assembly by the command of His Excel lency, comprising letters to the AttorneyGeneral from Mr Justice Richmond p.nd Mr Justice Chapman," on the Debtors and Creditors Act.

yielded 600 ounces of gold. It is anticipated, from the splendid washings up of several of the companies, that the next escort will show a Jarge increase upon the quantity last sent down from the district.1'

From Hamilton our advices are to the 28th ultimo. Rain had fallen, and the miners were busily at work. Soma of the claims are paying remarkably well, one of them having

me of read, they lost the-track, and came to the edge of a swamp without perceiving

" The Young Mother," a one-act piece by. CharlesSelby, which waspli'yed at the PrincessTheatre last evening, for the first tinier in DuneHin, is a very pleasant little production. There is scarcely anything worth calling a plot. The piece is rather a skctcli, into which a greic deal of genuine feel-' ing is thrown ;' and' the subject is the fortunes of a Devonshire family, or rather the orphan childreu of ir, during.their sojourn in London. "The Young JMother" is the eldest daughter, Angelina Slelrose, who keep's the family together, and h as much' a mother as snch a one can be. Frank, who yields*tp the chartn3 of rather low ."fast life,"-get» into trouble, without bein^ a thief ; Emily, the younger sister,, seeuis likt-ly to be disappointed in love; and Angelina, who is adored by Harry- Oakheart, a cirpenter, fronl' the same cherished old Devonshire village, looks on him .only as a brother, in order that she may yieli to the fascination of being loved by Mr Chesterford, a barrister who lias be^u the , successful defender of .Frank, and is also the fickle lover of Emily. Frank, bewildered with the small debts incurred through his folly, nearly becomes a thief of the worst kind; but Harry save 9 him and saves Chesterford, and talks in the most blundering wayof running from Angelina, until she, 'with.the most, chinning .southern naiverjess, tells him that she knows she has made a mistake; And then, there is a simple fulness of happiness for them all—thf happiness of returned affection, of escape from wrongdoing, and of the determination to strive for -the right and the true in the future. The piece was well played. Miss Julia Mathews was Angelina ; Miss Wiseman, Emily ; and Messrs "Hall,. Biehardeon,^,and ' Herberto, were Erank, Hairy, and 'Chesterford. Little Miss Birrack waa : a very pert "and interesting- Jack. The farce, "Whitebait at Greenwich," went off very B«cceßsfully. H. J. Byron's new burlesque, "L> Sonnambula," was produced, but waa not, as a whole, BUCccßsfuJ. The company deserve praise for the «ompletene«B with which new' piecet,' ■ iirlilcb.: '"lißve (^ol|owed tea^h^oilpr, so" xapidly^

the greater part of the harness, the/ were captured by Mr Green. The damage done was then repaired as far "as possible; under the circumstances, by fastening together the harness, and tying the shaft with fl.ix, and after spending about two hours in such r .-pairs, th c party prepared to start to Mr Young's Ac-commodation-bouse at the Waihi, a distance, of five or six miles. Miss lt>sa Cooper very courageously entered the trap in its mutilated condition, and after arriving. sa'ely at the Waihi, entertained an audience "there in the evening, by. sustaining the many characters allotted to her in the entertainment of " Matrimony." .

the treacherous ground. Horo the horses became restive and unmanageable, eventually upsetting the trap, and throwing the occupants heavily upon the- ground. The horses then started off, and after galloping Cor about two miles," kicking away the whoLs of the forepart ot the trap, breaking one of the shafts and one spring, and pulling to pieces

We learn froui the " Tim.iru Herald," that on "Wednesday, the 20;h u!t., Miss Rosa Cooper, Mr Lionel Harding, and Mr K. Green, had a very narrow escape of reciiving serious injuries, bnt we are glad to say that they escaped with a few bruises. On the morning .in question they left Timarujearly, in a .trap drawn by two horse?, for tho purpose of attending Pleasant Valley Races, but after reaching the Wuihi, and leaving the main

burlesque'Vasi' lidw.eyer^.an. exception—the FrompteFsrToicewap heard fur too frequently and loudly. \ There,^waa enough, however, made evident to be Very convincing that " La Sonnambola," -when given with average completeness and smoothness, is a very droll affair;-audit cahriot be doubted that it will be so given to-night. Miss Julia Mathews has a capital part in Alessio; who is converted ■into a rustic Figaro. Miss Mathews eang "Largo al factotum" with great spirit; and the air " Come, where my love lies dreaming," was given by her with fully as much beauty of tone and expression, as when she was nightly encored in it, with enthusiasm, some 18 months ago, during the run of Mr Farjeon's burlesque, " The Golden cFleece." Mr John Dunn and. Mr B B. Dale were Amina and Lisa: each gave an.outline of what will undoubtedly bo a ludicrously successful piece of acting, Mr Dale's Lisa being especially full of promise. Miss Marian Dunn was Elvino; and Mr J. L. Hall dressed and played Count Rodolpho as a desperately melodramatic and mysterious personage. . Mr Howe had the heaviest part in the burlesqua—that of a virtuous peasant, who talks ' a great deal about the " model peasant" of the stage. The burlesque is to be repeated this evening, and will certainly prove moat enjoyable.

The monthly meeting of the Lodge of Dunedin, No. 931, will be held at iho Masonts Hall, Princes street, this evening, at half-pact. -seven o'clock;"

the stuff •is shovelled or thrown,. and conveyed by the force of the water through the tall race into the sluiceboxes, which "are erected at" various levels, so as to give fall sufficient to break up such piecci '-f the conglomerate as may be aarned down in (he lump. The sluice-boxes, eight in number, arc all new and constructed on the, most approved plan:—l2-feet Jong, 2 feet wide, witli.Venetian "ripples. One thousand tona of conglomerate are estimated to pass'the boxes per week, which gives a total of- -8000 ■ tons already washed away. About 2000 tons .of loose-stuff still remain unwashed, wliich stands upas a prop against the facing,---which.-ia «o: -much rent nnd cut up by the action of the powder, that a large portion of it is sure to fall so boom as it is j cleared away. In this way," from five to ten tons more of the facing is expected down. The periodical " washingup" of the Company takes place in the course of a month ; and judging from the prospect already obtained, there seems to be every reason for believing that the 'great blast' .will be a.successful operation in every respect of t*he word. To- have brought down the same amount of stuff by the ordinary pick and shovel process, Mr Mjorrison estimated would have occupied from eighteen months to two. years. So soon as the present facing has been cleared of its detached portions, a few small drives are to be driven into it, with a view of blowing out a portion of-the botto m. By this means it is expected that the superincumbent mess, which, as already stated, has been much rent by the action of the powder, will fall down." ■

place in connection with mining operations in these colonies, was most successfully performed by Messrs Morrison and party at the Blue- Spur. Since then, they have heen busily engaged passing the debris through their sluice boxes. For the last eight weeks they have had a constant run of 250 inches of water; equally divided between two headraces, carried over the facing, which extends to a depth of 106 feet, and brought down the claim by a, race cut along each side of the crumbled -,'• heap. Into .these side races,

that some few weeks ago a heavy blasting operation—the largest that has yet taken

We extract the following from the " Tuapeka Recorder" of the 29th ult. :—" It will be within the recollection of our readers

The members of Court Pride, Ancient Order of. Foresters, of Dunedin, are summoned to attend the quarterly meeting, this evening, at eight o'clock, for the election of dekgates. The fijcs for non-attendance will be strictly enforced.

The " Ihinsfcin Times," of iJlhe 26tlr ulfr., gives the following mining "• niteJligi-'nce :— "Tiio various ruining localities under the general Jieading of 'Thompsons' promise to become a most valuable field of lafour. A gully,. known as Dry Bread,- is at present a.. sccuc of not only much activity.hut of pro*ptnjy as y/ell. Tbo. water races brought in, daring the currentyear are constantly proving that there exists payable.ground in this district of. an almost unlimited extent. At tlio present timo a considerable number of ground eluicors. are at work, passing through the sluicing process stufl" of the • most unpromising appearar.cs, and yet it proves exceedingly remunerative. Tii3 sluicing is not confined to the terraces overhanging- the •gully -and- to ttiegufly itself, but tho water mny_ be 6een, directed to many spots apparently only fit for grazing purposes. The ■ top soil-is-sufficiently aririferous to fay well for*workthg~as W«H as"the"3irtr'doiFrF'to "the reef. Clarke and >party are at present oh-TaiSfng:-.goo3*gold in. a most unlikely.-looking spot. The shareholders in? races have a good prospect before them, as this evidently bids fair, at no distant da*e, to be one of the most thriving gullies in theDunstan district.' Two and well-stocked stores have been opened withikHhe list few weeks, and a considerable addition to the population may be looked for during the approaching summer. The miners,at Blacks No,'l are also doing well. The Golden Gate Water-race (Jompany lately, had thx-ir first I trashing-up, and the result was a dividend at the rate of Ll2 per week^periuan'TrQm th«»j first co"mmen;ce>ment of bringing,the W»terjlnto' action^ and the ground already wrought is not deemed nearly equal to some.no win reserve. Several parties . l\ave rented some of the i surplus water of this company, and are doing ■well] This race has coat a large amount of moneyj and may be ; reckoned amonfe. the longest hi the province, .but. the result of the wash-up just recorded shows Uiat the enterprise of the shareholders will be Rewarded. The bringing-in of this race has been of great benefit, as without it much ground in the district5 that now pays wvll vrould have remained unworked. , Strenuous exertions are being made to work the brge flat in front of trie high; jppotind ;comfriais|dfe&;by ihe waterrace; and every probability exists that sueT ce«s£ul results will follow; aasoma eighteen J«ootii«.»g6-th* flat war pitored to be *uri-

ferous, bat, owing to-the wet nature pf the_ ground, it could not be. worked without some other appifancei 'than*-' bucket" bailing. A Californian pump was then used to try the grouted, bpi that proved 4o be unsuccessful. At'"present a strong party are engaged in cutting a tail race large enough to drain into it a stream equal jn volume to that of the Eraser, and no labor or money will be spared to complete the, undertaking. ; A large waterwheel is to be erected to work an effective pump for draining the first paddock, and the Golden Gate Race Company have agreed to present the party with sufficient water to work the wheel, free of charge; until the ground becomes profitable. The unworkmanlike modes adopted here of reaching the wash dirt lip to the present hare' caused much loss of time and labor. The ground has been proyed to be auriferous, and the method now adopted will, there is no doubt, improve the future of Bhicks." ,_,.,., ; A meeting of the provisional directors of the Southern Steam Navigation Company wiil be held in the Athei ajum, this afternoon, at. half-past three o'clock. A special meeting of the shareholderer9f the Hiridon Qiiartz Crushing Ceropany (Limited) was held last night in the Shamrock Hotel. Mr Payraan was called to the chaii;.; The business of the meeting was to allot the balance of the shares unsold, and it was agreed to allot them among the present shareholders, at the rate of one share for every five now held. .

Mr Walter Douglas, of London, will preac'i this evening at the Baptist Chapel, Hanover street. The ncrvice willTcomajenoa at half past seven o'clock." ■

By mere accident we have loat two opportunities of receiving the ISnglish news brought by the July runiL The arrival .of the mail at Adelaide, was telegraphed on thi: lGth, as the steamship Hero -was clearing Port Philip Heads. Our telegram from Christchurch, received last erening, informs U3 .that the Heather Bell reports that the English mail was telegraphed through to Sydney on the 16th. Tiie latter vtsiel appears, however, to have brought no Sydney papers containing the telegraphic intelligence. . : ..-. ';--« The.Canterbury '? Press" of the 27cb'ult., I says :—','The: first attempt to form an Escort" ', seemsio have come to amosc inglorious end. : It will be remembered that the Escort waggon ' was lately sent with two or.three men to.form a Police depot at the Bealeyj for escort purposes. The remains of this expedition reI'turned to' town hist night,' 'never _ hiving I reached its destination. They report that Uielioracslmd bolted, breaking the pole of the vehieley'arid Causing sundry other ■ mishaps.'" ■ Bytlie Wonjja Wongn, which-arrived last evening', we have 'Wellington 'papers to "the 29tb, and Canterbury papers'to the 30tlv~ulr. The manager of the 0., Pi-QuarSz Co. (Limited), Waipori, : reports the) laat. fortnight's crajbiDg-, to,the 23rd ult., to hayo produced 51qz 4 Jwts.flgts, fifom. 130 tons of mixed stone and mullock, leaving a surplus of L 43 18s 5d after payment of expenses. ;

A sitting under the Debtors and Creditors Ordinance was held ycstarday, by tlis Ilonor, Mr Justice Itichmond.'There was a good deal of -business-, but none of any particular interest. ' ■••.■•:.' ~•..■-• .. •■

n . , = Tj p to the hour at which telegraphic communication with Lytteltoh do.«ed last evening, the Lady Bird, which tailed from Port Chalmers on Friday, had not arrived atr the former port. The circumstance formed the subject of somo talk during the evening, With the exception of the fact, as ascertained by telegraph, that the steamer had notcalled Oau^ OQ her nort hw»rd.. nothing f8 known beyond her non^rriTO l at Tjp y« e Uon. It is conjectured that in caso of any n, cc ider»t having happened to her machinery, south of Bank-*' Peninsula, she may have gone out to sea, iv order to keep well clear of that point; or that, being abreast of the Peninsula, the wind being directly in her favor, she may have taken advantage of ".*?. push oh to Wdlington , knowingthat within twenty miles of that port she would be aMa *, a h ot &c nssl9tance of a Bteam . tng t0 take her . in . # « Thero haß been nolhin& in t h esl ate of tbu weather to justify Qny fier j oUß fcap ag t0 the vest's saftty, and we liav . e re f efrec } a t this length to the eircutnstance, only because the matter has been a • tonic of conversation. jj r # jr.. Maddock having received a respectably signed requisition to allow himself ' to be put in nomination as a candidate for the representation of the .Wakatip "district in the Provincial Council, ia. place of Mr 11. Clapcott, resigned, has consented to come forward, llia ™VIY to the wqutaiUontats appears in our advertising columns. Mr George Cornwell has obtained the contract for: tho erection o« the Provincial GoverDment »«""»•» a»d t ie y.fetd^ p io^ possession of part of the site. Ihe old I House ,, wWd stood nea , t , )(1 nolth . weater]y angle ot the gronu( ], was removed a wee k or two since.