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Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1714, 1 July 1874, Page 2

It would appear that there are specimen and gold stealers on other goldfieldabeiidet the Thames, and that the thieves go in rather heavily, ai evidenced bj the following :—For some time past painful rumors hare obtained (says ihe Tarrengewer Times) to the effect that a party of four tributers to one of our best known companies were systematically, x and there is too much reason to fear, in collusion with others, robbing their employers to a considerable extent. "From information received " enquiries have been instituted, and one damning fact is proven, viz., that one of the party, who was ostensibly" and ostentatiously, poor, had sold at the Mint in Mcl- ' < bonrne no less than £800 worth of ingdt gold 1 in one parcel. When first farsuing the delicate enquiry, the man utterly denied ever . having, sold any gold to tjbie Miat, and even Baid he did not know where; t that institution was; but, upon being informed that it was known that it could be proved by the Mint officials that he hW<old a certain parcel, he changed his tactics and said " suppose he bad, it was nothing to do .with (he company, it > was his own private business." It is highly proMble that he will shortly be afforded an opportunity of showing if this be true or not, as the company cannot allow the matter'to 'rest as it is. The party, consisting of two eminently pious Wesleyans- and .two Presbyterians, hare hitherto borne goodcharacters^ If the gold supposed to have been purloined" was smelted in Maldon, there should not be much difficulty in bringing at least the moral proof of guilt home to the thieves, however difficult -the securing a legal Conviction may be. ' ■" - ..•'.!>■

A physician, on presenting his.bill to thi executor of an estate of a .deceased patient, asked, "Do you wish-to nave my bill sworn?"" " No,". repliei;.the oxvcutor, " the death 'of the deceased is suffi ' oient eridence. that you attended him professionally." - ,->•;-*