AUCKLAND NEWS

Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1676, 15 October 1861, Page 5

AUCKLAND NEWS

TO THE" ''".,'' 30th SEPTEMBER, iB6l, ' The s.s. Storm Bird, Capt. Mundle, from | Nelson via Pioton, arrived in this harbor on Saturday night last, with the Auckland Mail. ... Tlie mail 'was conveyed to Nelson by the Airedale, whiob.arriyed: there on the 3rd inst. On th^- following! day, the Airedale was despatched ( back again to Tarauaki and Manakau 'with the European and Australian Mails, brought on. by the Lord Ashley.. ; ; ( The most important intelligence reoeived by this opportunity* is theioonfirmation of the report of the arrival of Sir George Grey. 'His Excelleiioy arrived at Auokland, ori ! the 26th ult., in H.MS.S, Cossack, after a passage of 41 dajrs from tbe Cape, and waa received witb the

most lively demonstrations of joy. The Cossack sailed from Table Bay on the 16th August, and oame the greater part of the|voyage under canvas, averaging ISO knots daily. Sbe is a fine vessel, built in 1854 by Messrs. Petoher, of Northfleet, aud intended for the Russian Government, but was seized by the British Government at the outbreak of the Crimean war. The Register of the 30th ult., says :-- Long and eagerly looked-for, Sir George Grey has arrived among us at last. He comes most opportunely ; and his weli come has been pronounced by all classes I in a manner alike honorable to Auckland, j as to the gifted statesman who has made I such a lofty sacrifice of place ahd prospects in the hour of New Zealand's necessity. Although eight years have flown past since we last saw his Excellency, we were glad to observe that he looked nearly as young and quite as active as ever. The demonstrations with which he was greeted must have been satisfactory in every | respect—tending to assure him that he bas not left a Colony that mourns his loss, to conduot the government of a people insensible of their great and scaroely-to be-expeoted gain. The Coromandel Gold Fields. — In another part of our journal will b 4 found a letter from Mr. J. Adlam ol Queen street, in whioh he gives the pub, lie tho benefit of his expeiienoe in a shor visit, reoently made by the steame] Phcenix to the Coromandel Gold Field We have seen the gold which Mr. Ad lam himself obtained, with a tin dish only, in the spaoe of about three hours; and which would weigh altogether about one pennyweight. The spot which Mr. Adlam explored was on the creek, some three and' a halt miles above Messrs., Ro© and Shalders' mills — at a place! were thfcre is a more than usually large! waterfall. Jhe soil from which the gold was washed was taken from within one foot of the surface, and obtained with] little trouble; tubs or cradles might be carried, he states, to the spot with little difficulty ; — other reports are contradictory, some alleging that the Natives are! indisposed to allow any searoh at all over ; those localities whioh are known to present the greatest indications of being of an auriferous nature. Be it how it may,, it seems an admitted fact that men arei steadily engaged in working in several) places there and with evident satisfaction to themselves. — New Zealander, Sept. 28.