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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 181, 8 May 1872, Page 3

Au emergency meeting of the Lodge of Light will be held this evening nt half-past seven o’clock. At the Warden’s Court yesterday the case of the Long Drive Gold Mining Company against the Moanataiari Company was called on and adjourned, on the application of Mr Miller, until the 16th iust. The Court will sit again this morning. The following cases are set down for hearing Vale of Avoca v. Brasscll, Goldsmith v. Steadman, Aicken v. Stratford. Mr J. Austin, of Parawai, has forwarded us a sample of tomato sauce made by him at Parawai. It is an excellent article, very palatable, and, we should have no doubt, most wholesome and nutritious. All the medical men at the Thames have certified to the excellence of the “ Parawai. tomato sauce,” and we have no doubt it will come into very general use, not only at the Thames, but throughout the province. The official agent, Mr Warner, as will be see . in our advc tising columns, has declared dividends in three of the companies which he is winding up, viz., in the Montezuma, thivc shillings in the £ : Armstrong’s, ten shillings in the £ ; and Airs'- alian Penrith, five shillings in the £. These dividends arc payable pa the 6th of June,

Up to the hour of closing the Telegraph Office last night there was no sign of the mail steamer Nebraska.

The Thames Engineer Company, Captain Goldsmith, assembled at the Thames School last evening, The company was put through company drill, which was performed moderately well. As will he seen by advertisement it is announced that the collection made at the Church of England, Presbyterian, Wesleyan, Baptist, and Homan Catholic places of worship tc-morrow will be devoted to the funds of the Thames Hospital.

Wc were rather amused at the manner in which our contemporary, yesterday morning, translated the telegram received respecting the arrest of Green, the owner of the schooner Meteor, on a charge of being the ringleader of a gang of smugglers. We have often seen errors made in reading telegrams, but certainly never saw anyone go more out of their way than our contemporary. Wc beg leave to inform him that the “ Ringleader” has not been bought by Captain Heed, but i.s still in the employ of the Government as a revenue cutter, and is at present cruising about somewhere in the North.

We notice that good crossings have been made across Davy street at both sides of Albert street, and also across the latter street between Marshall’s and the Cash Palace. These have, we understand, been laid down by our enterpiis nj townsman, Mr E, Binney, who certainly deserves credit for what he has done to increase the comfort of the public. The s.s. Wonga Wonga left Auckland for Sydney and Melbourne on Monday afternoon, with the following passengers:—Dr Wolff, Mrs Wolff, Mr Murdoch, Mrs Murdoch, Master Murdoch, Mrs Lion and infant, Mr J. Dihvorth, Mrs Dilworth, Mr W. Hall, Miss Howe, Miss North, Mr Husier, Colonel Pitt, James Campbell, G. Magnus, James Nicholas, Edward Nicholas, E. If. Pearce, Win. Matthews, T. Cfunby, E. Heaton, W. Harris, Thomas Edwards.

Three Maoris named respectively Pita Mateharc, Narnuka, and Apiha, were taken into custody yesterday afternoon for being drunk, disorderly, and assaulting the police ou the Grahamstown beach. They will be brought before the 11. M. this morning at Shorthand.

A woman named Ellen Fitzgerald was apprehended yesterday on the charge of stealing a piece of bacon, a bottle of pickles, and a tumbler, from the European Hotel, Brown-street. She will be brought up at the Police Court to-day. At the Police Court yesterday two cases of drunkenness, and one of obstructing the footpath in Albert-street, was disposed of. A complaint by William E. Samuels against Michael Conroy for using provoking and insulting language was dismissed.

We understand that some Maoris from a native settlement at the back of the Wangarei district, called Mangakahia, has brought into town a quantity of quartz specimens. It is believed that they are gold-bearing, and it is for the purpose of liaviug them tested that the natives have come to town. Some time ago the same natives sent some quartz from the reef to town by Europeans, liut have never since heard of either Europeans or quartz. They are now acting upon the safer principle of doing themselves that which they wish to be done well. In the course of a few days we hope to be able to publish the result of the test to which the quartz may have been subjected.— Cross. The Ballarat Courier mentions that the contract entered into by the Ballarat Meatpreserving Company with the Admiralty is for the supply of G 4,000 lbs. of mutton at 7d per lb., and there appears a prospect of the company obtaining a still larger contract for the supply of beef.