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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2060, 11 December 1869, Page 2

High School Sports.—The final heat for the Ladies’ Cup was run off this afternoon at four o’clock. After a very close race, Park came in winner about a yard in advance of Eeid. The time was 1 min. 12 secs. NiOBTP Dunedih. —A meeting of the members of the North Dunedin Cricket Club was held at the North-East Yplley Drill Shed, on Friday evening. The report of the committee appointed to consider the desirability of amalgamating with the Albion Cricket

Club was brought up. After considerable discussion, it was decided that amalgamation was not desirable. Gaol Return. The following is the state of Her Majesty’s gaol, Dunedin, for the week ending Dec. 11 Awaiting trial, 1 man, 0 women; under remand, 0 men, 0 women ; penal servitude, 99 men, 0 women ; hard labor, 41 men, 11 women ; imprisonment, 2 men, 0 women ; in default of bail, 0 men, 0 women ; debtors, 3 men, 0 women ; total, 146 men, 11 women. Received during the week, 8 men, 4 woman ; discharged, 15 men, 6 women. The Maori. —The s.s. Maori, which sailed for Timaru at ten o’clock on Thursday night, returned to Port Chalmers to-day, at 1130. It says not a little for the boating services at Timaru that, during yesterday, they discharged 70 tons of cargo and shipped 390 bales of wool, which are now being transhipped into the William Davie, for London. We see hy advertisement that the Maori sails again on Tuesday afternoon. Police Court.—The business of the Resident Magistrate’s Court was delayed on Friday last from the absence of professional men engaged in some cases. His Worship, in reply to an application for a postponement of two hours, on the ground that the Counsel retained had important business with His Honor the Superintendent, took the opportunity of stating that he could not consider that any excuse for keeping a Court of Justice waiting. He could not therefore agree to permit the delay. The Otago Rifle Association. — The annual competition for prizes commenced yesterday at the Kaikorai Butts. The first prize consisted of a Cup, presented by the May,or of Dunedin (T. Birch, Esq.), of tfie value of LlO 10s. The pj:ize was won by Capt, Macfarland. of the Artillery, who' scored 53 points, at 400, 500, and 600 yards : 5 shots at each range. The National Association medal was taken by Ensign Richards, West Taieri Rifles, whp scored 63 points at 200 and 500 yards range, with 10 shots at each range, Mr Mason’s cup was fired for to-day, when the result of first firing was as follows : —Sergt. Wilson, No. 1 Company, 46 ; Volunteer Buchanan, 46. At the time of going to press, our report had not reached us containiug the final result of the match.

A Velocipede. —Now the velocipede gjania appears to have all but established ijt.geh ia Dunedin, and most of the dill’erent employes Ip pur ,carriage manufactories are vieing with each other, we cannot omit drawing attention tp a bicycle we Recently inspected, made by Mr Hood,' in the employ of Messrs Chaplin and Cp., Stafford street. The driving wheel—ope of the largest yet finished here—is 3ft. sin. in height and 10ft. Gin. in diameter, is made of noljLow iron, with the exception of the spokes, and is steered by a handle, running from which and extending back under the seat is a chain, a brake being attached powerful enough to bring the iron horse to a dead stop. The weight excels anything yet made here, being only 39.Ubs, and we were informed by a gentleman who recently visited Melbourne that in bis estimation it stood second to none manufactured therp. TVe would recommend those lovers of this sport Ip inspect it and judge for themselves,

A Bailiff in Trouble. — A bailiff named Maroney, in the Warden and Eesident Magistrate’s Court at the Thames, has been arrested on the charge of stealing notes from the office cash box.

Quartz Mining. A Queensland paper stages that at the Wallaroo Keef, in that colony, may be witnessed the most primitive method of quartz-crashing to be seen perhaps on any goldfield in the Australian colonies, A rude fireplace for burning the quartz, three wooden stampers for crushing it, woaked by a lever in a wooden trough —such is the machinery constructed by the industrious proprietor of thereof, Mr James Allen, of Warwick. Preservation Inlet. —The James Paxton, which recently arrived from Preservation Inlet, brought up for the Preservation Coal Coinj)any about 50 tons of coal. The sample we have tested was an excellent brown coal. It burns brilliant!}', and without any offensive smell. It is, we understand, the intention of the directors to have this coal thoroughly tested prior to entering upon extensive operations, The coal has been pronounced by competent judges to be well adapted for steam purposes, The Trout. —“ A lover of the rod,” writing to the Standard , gives a warning note. He says —“I was a good deal surprised to learn from your paper that the Acclimatisation Society had turned out into Boat Harbor creek eighty young trout for the purpose of propagation. In doing so, the Society must have been ignorant of the fact that the mouth of this creek is regularly netted for fish. It seems problematical that any who might catch the young trout would turn them hack again, and when grown to some size (should they ever live to do so), 1 fear they will grace more than one table. ”

Southland. — From the Southland papers we learn that Mr T. M. Olerke, M.P.C., and Mr C. H. Reynolds, late proprietor of the Southland Times, have le't that province for other lands. They were both old settlers, who have taken considerable interest in the progress of Southland from the time it became a province. They were entertained by their respective friends and admirers previous to leaving, when complimentary addresses were presented.—The Nnv Zealand Gazette of the 29th ult. contains the appointment of Harvey Thomson, Esq., to the various offices lately held by Mr John Have in Southland,—The third annual show of the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Association, was held in Invercargill on Thursday, the 9th inst. It is said to have been a decided success.—From a private letter received from Riverton, we extract the following:—“I think there is now no doubt about the quartz reefs at Longwoodl 3 - Although it cannot be said that a distinct reef has been tapped, gold-bearing quartz a iS l found in many directions, A little raorb capital and people is all that is requried. I suppose we shall get both when our reunite with Otago is perfected.” JHH