FROM CORRESPONDENTS

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 1892, 26 January 1875, Page 2

FROM CORRESPONDENTS

Coromandel, Monday. Heenan's claim took out 3Olbs of specimens from the lower level. The Native Chief meeting of shareholders held on Saturday; 42 feet of the contract finished. They expect to cut a lode during the week. The Plufcus has a satisfactory improvement in stuff now crushing. A large bush fire occurred on the City of Auckland claim yesterday. A quantity of props and slabs destroyed, two or three houses endangered. The men worked nearly all the afternoon putting the fire out. The annual meeting of parishioners ©f the Church of England was held; last night. Messrs Scott, Pearce and Marshall were appointed a committee for the year. Mr McCall was elected churchwarden, and Mr Woollams nominated by the incumbent. The Superintendent, and Mr Allright, Engineer, arrived by steam?r on Saturday to examine into the wants of the district. Mrs Brydone was charged to-day with stealing sundry articles from the dwelling of tho late Mrs Homan and sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labor. This day. Plutus—Some good picked stone last night; general stuff improving. The, Waikoromjko tramway will shortly be finished, when the Three Brothers will commence crushing ; over 150 tons stuff in paddock ready. Union Beach started sinking; everything^working smoothly. Patrick Gibbons was sentenced to three months' imprisonment under the Vagrancy Act/ . • ... ; ■ "'.;. . •,...-. '>:,-■; ' The Superintendent, Mr Allvight, and Mr Moss, Secretary of the Education Board leave here to-day. Mr Moss is now reviewing the Kapanga school... 'Auckland, This Day. Overflowing audience to hear Key. Charles Clark's second lecture on Charles Dickens, Hundreds unable to obtain admission. Clark cheered enthusiastically as he left the platform to proceed on board Thames steamer. 0 1.30 p.m. The rush for tickets for Rev. Clark's last concert on .Thursday quite unprecedented.