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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2046, 25 November 1869, Page 2

Testimonial to Mk Branigan.—We were shown yeste day the eugi ossed copy of the address presented by the members of the police force to the late commissioner. It was really a fine piece of work and reflected credit on the artist, Mr Weston, Manse street It was forwarded to Wellington by the Tararua, Presentation M E P AL - There is now on view at the shop of Mr llislop, watchmaker, Prince-* street, a gold medal, presented to the West Taieii Volunteers by MrW. Snow. On the face is engraved a Volunteer standing at ea=e, and the medal, which was manufactured and designed by Mr Hialop, is altogether very prettv. I is shortly to be shot for by the company. Supreme Court. —Mr Justice Ward held a siting in banco this morning when the M owing business w s transacted. The case of Stamper v. Wilson was a<ljo rned. Smythies v. Brodie.— On the motion of Mr Cook this action dismissed for want of prosecution. Anderson and another v. Burke and another, a motion for an injunction, The matter was postponed until next banco day, to enable the defendants to put in answering affidavits. Hospital at the Thames.—lt will be seen by the advertisement in another column that a scheme making provision for disabled or sick diggers in Auckland, proposes to unite probable advantage to subscribers with positive benefit to thy mining community. We trust that the object will be accomplished ; and though the locality is so far distant, we do not doubt that many will subscribe to so humane a proj ct, irrespective of receiving any return whatever for their trilling investment. High School Sports, —lt has been determined to hold the High School atjiletie sports on Saturday, December 4th, msteau of St. Andrew’s Day, as originally fixed. The Caledonian Society have kindly placed their Grand Stand at the disposal of the Rector - and parents and friends of the hoys will be admitted to it, by tickets which may be had on application at the High School during next week. A programme of the sports will appear in our columns to-morrow evening. The Inter-Provincial Cricket Match.— The gentlemen appointed by the D.C 0. for th" purpose of cho sing the team to represent Otago in the forthcoming match have selected the following :—Allen J. ; Cairns, H. W, ; Collinson; Greagh, A. ; Fulton, J. C. ; Ful on, F. ; Hendley ; Kettle, Maddock, MacdonmTl, Wills, and Bell (12th man), Downes, who it was confidently expect- d would be one of the team, is not able to come to Dun din. The match will be played on the 3rd and 4th prox., and if not concluded on those days, will be continued on the 6th Jt will be seen (hat the team is not a very strong one ; and if pur men mean to make anything like a show, they should go in for extra practice. The play during the last f w weeks has been very far from what it should be ; and there se ms to be a disposition to shirk practice altogether. On two or three occasions, when matches have he n ananged, the players chosen have not put in an appearance ; and I h.o consequence has been that scratch matches had to be played, and there was hj -rdly any inter et manifested in the game Every possible opportunity ,or play ought to be taken advantage of by the Eleven ; and if the members of the Dunedin ( lub will not play against them, the committee ought t - go outside their own circle and find players who will. The Canterbury team will consist of Allington, Cotterill, Dickenson, Fowler, Maiuwar ng, Maples, ('dell, Pearce, Reade, Stevens, and Walker; Fowler is captain. The Canterbury men with leave for Dunedin by the Wellington on Tuesday. Acclimitisation Society. The weekly meeting of the council of this society, was held in the lower Mom of the Athemoum this afternoon. There were present —Messrs Murison (in the chair), Garrick. Hepburn, Turton, and Captain Boyd. The manager (Mr Cliffnrd) reported that he had turned out 75 young trout in the head waters of the Water o' Leith; and 80 in the Boat Harbor creek. Last week he wont down to assist Mr Young in the laying out of a pond and race at the society’s branch breeding establishment at Palmerston. Whilst there he s iw in the ponds six or seven of the trout t irned out last year. By laying a rule along ide one of he fish, he foun I it measure;! seven ‘nehes, and it was evkb-n ly nor, the 'a gest one. The manager w.is instructed to turn out 100 ymi’-g trout in tho Ctepnpo river ; 100 in L es Sir- am ; 100 in the Deep Stream; and 70 in the artificial pond at. Mr Young’s at Palmer-ton, instead of 1 n0 as before agreed upon. Mr Mot ridge, secretary to the Canterbury Society, wrote

enclosing a cheque for L 9 8s 6d, for expenses incurred in bringing over their trout. Mr Butts, secretary of the Southland Society, wrote that since their first loss in getting the fish to the ponds, there had been no deaths, and they were now doing well. The bon. secretary reported the receipt of a blackbird from Mr Bcgg, The meeting then adjourned.

Copper Ore.—We understand from MrM. Thomas, one of tbe prospectors working at Mount Royal, that they have entered a fredi tunnel in the side of the hill at a considerably lower level than the last one, and that he anticipates striking the lode in its solid form, and is sanguine of success. At the end of the last drive specimens of black copper were obtained, but the stone was not of sufficient extent and solidity, but merely appeared to be the commencement of the lode. The prospects obtained, he states were sufficiently encouraging to induce him to commence at a lower level, so as to intercept the solid stone. Waikouaiti Herald. Export of Gkain.—The Oamaru Tunes strongly advocates the formation of a grain export company in the province. It states that the experiment of exporting wheat, without its having been kiln-dried, has been tried by the Hon. Mathew Holmes, who has kindly furnished our contemporary with the particulars of the results obtained, as advised in a circular, received by the last mail, from Messrs Redfern, Alexander, and Co. By the last trip of the Lady Egidia, Mr Holmes sent, for the L- ndon market, 500 basis of wheat grown at Aw a Moa. It was shipped in bag-*, and rea bed its destinat'on in splendid condition. Previous to shipment it was subj ctcd to no drying process, nor were any artificial means whatever taken to prepare it for shipment. It was harvested under no exceptional condi ions, and the result may, therefore, be taken as in all respects a guide to growes in a position to export gran of eqally good quality. 54a, 555, and 565. per quarter (of 496 lbs,) were successively offered for the wheat, and r- fused ; it being held for 58s. and though tbe market had fallen somewhat at the da r e of Messrs Redfern’a advice, they stated that they had no doubt of obtaining 565. Tnis gives over 7s. per bushel as the price ob ainaole, the wheat weighing when shipped 651bs per bushel, or 5201 ha pr quarter ; whereas the quarter in England is 496 lbs. Tnis diff rence will at any rite fully allow for loss of weight during transit. The co-t of freight was Is 3d per bushel; and netting charges down at 9d., the net result would he 5s per bushel. The price offered in London—s6s per quarter—was ful.y as good as that of En.lish-grown wheat, and altogether tho experiment must be deemed most important showing that there is now open to our agriculturalists the^ widest market for grain in the world. Fanners mav now r lievo themselves of the apprehension of producing more grain than can be disposed of in the colonies, as they are now certified that their surplus produce can he safely transhipped to and readily disposed of in Great Britain. There is also every probability of freight being cheaper this season, that for wool having been re ;need to threefour hs and live-eighths of a penny per lb., as against Id last year. A corresponding reduction in the freight of grain would bring bring it to 10d op Is per bushel, so that wheat could be delivered and sold in London at a cost, including commissions, of Is 8d or Is IGd per bushel. When the enormous breadth of land under crop in this district, and the large area yet available for agricultural purposes are taken into consideration, tin re is no argument needed in proof of the importance to growers of this prac ical opening of the British market to their produce. Mr John Carroll will address the electors of Bed Ward at the Oddfellows Hall, George street, this evening at 8 o’clock.