SUMMARY FOR ENGLAND.

Colonist, Volume XVI, Issue 1663, 26 August 1873, Page 5 (Supplement)

SUMMARY FOR ENGLAND.

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We hear that Mr. H. Davis, merchant, of Bridgestreet, retires from business in favor of his son, Mr. Moss Davis, and that the business will be continued under the firm of H. Davis and Co.

Death op a Pioneee Settles.—Our obituary list to-day, contains the name of an old and much respected settler, Mr. W. Andrews, of Motueka, who has passed away at the ripe old age of 75 years. Appointment.—Miss Hough, a daughter of Mr. Wm. Hough, has been appointed assistant teacher of the Second division of the Girls' School in HardyBtreet.

Sotebintendent's ElectionI. —We have seen the Grey B.ectoral Roll for 1873-74. It contains 767 names of whom 403 are resident in the Province of Nelson. This number is only a small increase on last year's roll j so that so far as the Grey is concerned it has not very much increased its voting power, and will not much affect the next election. W. K. Fabrelle is appointed honorary surgeon of the Nelson Artillery Company. New Justices of the Peace.—The New Zealand Gazette of August 21st, contains the appointments of Messrs. J. S. Oaverhill, Amuri; G. Gillow, Wangapeka; and G. W. Humphrey, Wesfcport; to be Justices of the Peace for the Province of Nelson. Abtificial Limbs. —We have Been an article of local manufacture which we consider a credit to the maker and an advantage to the place which is able to produce such things. We refer to an artificial leg,— a wooden leg—not of that make which quarrelsome mendicants nave before dow converted into formidable •• shillalahs," but built and modelled after the best specimens of such artificial constructions, with joints, heel, instep, and toes all physiologically correct and shapely. The artificial leg is furnished with a socket, nicely jointed together, to receive the stump of the natural limb, and the ordinary movements of the leg and foot are obtained through the springs, joints, &c, introduced by the maker of the article, which is constructed of wood, neatly and strongly, being altogether less than four pounds in weight. The maker is Mr. Packer, of Hardy-street, and we believe the artificial limb bears comparison with similar artioles hitherto procured from larger places. If the surgeons of Nelson can approve of the work we refer to, it will be a great advantage to those who art unfortunate enough t? require such things to know that they need not lose time by sending out of the Province for what the City can supply, and that the cost will not be enhanced. ■"' Neison Boabd ov Wobks.—The polling for four members of this Board took place on July 29, with the following result:— C.V.Fell 87 R. Burn 80 J. E. Dodson ;.. 70 G.Thompson 53 P. Cook 39 J. Webb 35 A. Bash 27 G. Collins , - ... 26 The last named candidate was supposed to have retired from the contest. The first four were declared duly elected. New Schooneb. —The schooner Arthur Wakefield, lately built in Auckland for Mr. J. S. Cross^ arrived in harbor on August 12th, after a passage of nine days from Mercury Bay, not having met with more than a few hours fine weather throughout. She is a very handsome craft, and will make a capital addition to the number of small craft owned by this gentlemen. Horticultural and Industbial Exhibition.— At a meeting of this Society on August 20th, the following Sub-Committees were formed : — General Management. Industrial. Dr. Williams (President) Mr. Piokering Mr. L. Broad (Vice-President) Mr. Rout Mr. Pickering (Seoretary) Mr. Tatton Mr. Holloway Mr. Thornton Mr. Rout Dr. Boor Arts, Minerals, $c Horticultural. Poultry. Mr. Blundell Mr. Bartlett Mr. Bioad Mr. Broad Dr. Boor Mr. Blundell Mr. Watkins Mr. Watkins Mr. Burn Mr. Tatton Mr. Holloway Mr. J. Smith Mr. Barton Mr. Thornton Mr. Drew was thanked for his offer of a special prize in the Horticultural departmant, and Mr. 0. Bartlett's gift of £3 3s for some special prize, to be decided on by the Committee, was also suitably reoognised. It was also decided to offer further advantages to subscribers, so that each person paying sa. annually should be entitled to an extra ticket of admission to the Exhibition for one person, or family tickets as long as the Exhibition is open for 10s. annually. —An Horticultural, Art, and Industrial Exhibition will be held in November ; and in the early part of next year the show will be entirely confined to Horticultural exhibits. Ibon. —We learn that Mr. Lorenzen, who is engaged in forming a company, on behalf of a Melbourne firm who have secured a lease from the Government of the Para Parti iron-field, proceeded to Oollingwood by the Lady Barkly on Wednesday, August 20th, to inspect the field for himself. These appears to be something like a fever epidemic within the precincts of the City just now. Several cases have lately been reported to us within a short time, though happily most of them have proved but temporary seizures. In one or two instances, however, the termination has proved that " Death loves a shining mark—a single blow." It was espeoially so in the case of one lady, the wife of a respeoted citizen, whose sudden and unexpected death has aroused a widely-spread feeling of sorrow and sympathy. On August 21, a large assemblage mustered at the grave of the deceased, and showed their deep sympathy with the bereaved husband in his deep affliction. The Supbbintendenoy.—Mr. O'Conor, M.H.R., is to be invited to come forward as a candidate at the next election of a Superintendent of the Province. His candidature is favorably received in the settled districts, where a requisition is in course of signature, asking him to allow himself to be placed in nomination. In Westport, Charleston, Brighton, Grey Valley, ReeftOD, Lyell, and Central Buller his name is favorably spoken of, and in due course numerously signed requisitions will, we believe, be presented to him from all portions of the Provinoe. — Inangahua Herald. : Richmond Glee Club.—The members of this Club gave their third entertainment at the Agricultural Hull, Richmond, on Tuesday, July 29th, the building being tolerably well filled. The instrumental music was very good, but the choruses exhibited a lack of practice, which, we believe, was to be accounted for, through the distance the performers reside from each other, and, consequently, the difficulty there was of getting them together for practice. The pieces that drew forth special commendation, -and in some instances an encore, were—" Annie of the Vale," " Julietta Bell," " The Village Blacksmith," •' If Doughty deeds my Lady please," and " The Bell Binger." The recitation "The Foundering of the London," was well rendered, and " Thady O'Rara and the Bear," given by the same elocutionist, was splendidly read, and fairly oonviilsed the audience with laughter. Taken altogether the entertainment was a success, and appeared to give satisfaction to those present. An entertiinment at Stoke, on Aug. sth proved a great success, the room being crowded, and everyone seemed gratified. The readings, recitations, and musical pieces were exceedingly well rendered, and surprised most of the audience, who expected the readings to prove dry and uninteresting, but the reverse was the case, for the readings and recitations kept their risible faculties in play the greater portion of the evening. It is very encouraging to the Committee to find their efforts so well appreciated and supported as these entertainments have been, and it proves that the reiidents in the neighborhood take pleasure in the concerts and readings provided for them during the past few months. Tht> proceeds of 'this last entertainment, we understand, are to go towards providing seats for the Hall, which have hitherto been borrowed from the Committee of the Wwleynu Chapel. j

" QUABTZ-MINING SPECULATIONS."—The Inanffdhua Herald of July 26th, has an article on the above, On July 18th, we drew an unfavarable picture of these speculations, therefore, the following extract is given to show why calls so greatly exceeded dividends during the last half-year:—" The' half-yearly statements for June of eighteen mining oompaniesj carrying on operation's in the Inangahua district, show that four only of the eighteen have declared dividends during that term. The total oajla made since the registration of the various companies is £37,474, and the total dividends £5879, showing an excess of calls over dividends of £31,595. At first sight the above results would appear far from enoouraging, but on taking into consideration the number of registered oompanies which have been in a position to raise and crush stone, and the value of work done represented by the above calls, it will be found that the result is not less satisfactory than those presented by other fields of mining enterprise. Taking, for instance, the Anderson's Creek Company, in which a dividend of £475 only has been declared —what are the actual facts ? On the 13th of October last, after a large expenditure in opening mine, constructing water race, and powerful battery, crushing operations were commenced, and continued with various vexatious interruptions until the present. Jt was found necessary to improve and alter the wafcer-race, while in opening the mine unexpected expense had to be gone to recently owing to faults in the reef, whioh have, however, been since overcome. In addition to this a special contract for the erection of a crushing plant was entered into which provided for the coat of construction, &c, being paid out of the proceeds of the mine, so as to do away with the necessity of making calls. This liability, amount: ing to between £5000 and £6000, will have been entirely paid off in the course of a fortnight, so that it wil be thus seen that, had the machinery been erected by the company, already £6000 would bave been available for distribution aa dividends * The above remarks will servs to show that large dividends are impossible while so few mining companies are in a position to crush, and so large a proportion of those crushing, or likely shortly to do so, have a heavy liability to liquidate for machinery.' New Zealand Ibon.—Obe fbom Collingwood. —We have received a sample of pig and malleable iron, manufactured from ore procured on the surface of the ground at Para Para, near the Collingwood ooal mine, in the Province of Nelson. The ore, of which the samples at our office (Dunedin Guardian) was manufactured, was smelted in an ordinary furnace by Messrs. Drysdale and Eraser, King-street, Melbourne, under the inspection of Mr. Palleraon, assayer for the Bank of Australasia, who pronounces the iron to be a firat-clasa hematite ore, and to yield over fifty per cent, of metal. The malleable iron manufactured closely resembles the best Swedish | brands in tenacity and softness, bara of it being capable of being bent cold without exhibiting any sign of fracture. We are given to understand that the supply of ore and ooal in the Para Para district is inexhaustible, and that' great facilities exist for shipment, a sheltered bay, with sufficient depth of water for vessels of tho largest tonnage, being in the immediate neighborhood. Messra. Kincaid and M'Queen, of Dunedin, intend having a trial smelt in a few days, due notice of which will be given in our columns, when those interested in the development of our native products will have an opportunity of being present. In the mean time the samples lie at our office, where they may be inspected by any who feel nterested in the matter.