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Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 431, 29 May 1871, Page 2

A man, whose name is supposed to be William Naughton, formerly a miner in New Zealand, died suddenly last week; as he had taken bis seat in the coach from Wallerawaug to Mudgee. The deceased died of heart disease, aggravated by over exertion i.i having run with a heavy swag a mile after the coach — Sydney Mail.

John Robinson Nicholson, Esq., M.D., has been appointed public vaccinator for Auckland district, vice Robert Tassell, Esq., M.D., resigned. Dr. Nicholson will attend at'lm residence, Ka^nghape Road, on Tuesdays and Fridays, §t |Oa,m., for vaccination purpose*.

The transfer books of the Caledonian Gold Mining Company will be closed until noon of Wednesday, when a dividend of £25 per share will be paid. A dividend of eight shillings per share will be payable to the shareholders of Dixon's No 1 Gold MiuiDg Company on the Ist proximo.

A meeting of the shareholders of the Quebec Geld Mining Company will be held at the Occidental Hotel, this evening.

We are glad to hear that a drama is about to he produced on the boards of the Theatre Royal, which, if report speaks truly, is one of great merit. It has local authorship; the pen that produced it being one the productions of which are familiar to most of the people of Auckland. As the author has not only the pen of a ready writer, but the ability and the dramatic skill which should insure success, we anticipate that the drama, the scene of which is laid, we believe, in the metropolis of the world, but embellished with local allusions, will merit the eulogiums which we have already heard expressed.*

The habit of sleeping in church (observes the Daily Melbourne Telegraph) is one which has come to be looked upon as a right of the individual. In all probability this has arisen in consequence of the frequency of the practice for it has long been a recognised fact that the average sermon is a better soporific than anything clso in nature. The line, however should be drawn at sleeping ; and when a member of a congregation claims a right to snore, he goes beyond that line,and renders himself amenable to the censure of churchwardens. A man named James Rea, was taught this truth at Trinity Church, Sandridge, on Sunday. He snored,'and when shaken up lost his temper and used naughty words, for which he was brought before the Sandridge Bench on Monday. The Bench seemed to think that the interior of a church was a public place within the meaning of the Act, aud the man was discharged.

The Caledonian G old Mining Company. —Persons who have shares in the above gold mining company or any other cluims, should remember that there is another claim quite as rich as the Caledonian although not quite so large ;it turns out as good specimens of pastry- poultry, &o , as anyone would wish to see. 11. H. Smith's patent, portable, smoke-consum-ing ovens give a daily dividend of from Is. to ss. by the little lire they use, and are acknowledged to be the bes-t and cheapest ovens in the colony. From 30s. upwards. Parties wishing to obtain one of these shares can do so by paying a visit to H. H. Smith's Auckland Iron Works, High-street (opposite Rout's store). N.B.—All kinds of ovens made and repaired ; also a small American stove and Colebrook Dale range cheap.—[Advt.]

j A fatal accident of a most shocking character occurred on Thursday List, at a village called Wickham, about two miles from Newcastle, to a young man named Andrew Crossley, engaged as a workman at Mr. Cameron's saw mills. It appeared that the deceased \r_r_ standing in the bench, where a circular saw was revolving at full speed. He addressed a few words to a boy near him, who did not notice him further, and then by some means or other fell across the saw. lie made no cry, nor did anyone see him fall, but a crashing sound was heard by a man who was by, and on his looking round he saw the unfortunate lad lying across the saw apparently lifeless. Ho was immediately taken off, and presented a frightful spectacle, being almost sawn in two.— JS'ewpastle Chronicle, May 19. A man named William Bird, working in the employ of the Nonpareil Company, was arrested this morning by Detective Murphy, on a charge of stealing specimens from that mine. Bird has been for the Inst fortnight employed ;>s boss of a shift, and was in charge of the shift which came off at eight o'clock this morning. Previous to their leaving work, the manager went into the mine ts usual, to take charge of the specimens broken out before the shift changed. Bird left the mine, and on proceeding to his house, which i 3 close by, at the other side of the creek, lie was met by Detective Murphy and a constable and searched, when a few small stones were found in his waistcoat pocket. He was at once taken in charge. He stated to the manager that he had found the stones while up in the stopes, and had put them into his pocket, intending to place them in the bdx when he came down, but a stream of water having broken into the mine from a neighbouring shaft in the meantime, took off his attention, and he forgot all about them in consequenco when he was leaving the minf.Bird has been for a long time in the emplcy of the company, having been at work iv the mine long before the present manager took charge, and previous to that had worked in the Golden Crown and Eureka mines. Be was always looked on as a respectable, hardworking man, attentive to-his business, and it was in consequence of this that he had been appointed to the charge of a shift a shojt time ago. The accused was brought up this morning and remauded.—Thames Mail, 27th instant.