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Evening Star, Issue 3013, 15 October 1872, Page 2

A Splendid Yield. —-A late Australian telegram says that at Tambaroora 1200 ozs. of gold have been taken from fourteen tons of stone. Psychology and Mesmerism.—Mr C.mk had a good attendance at the Drill Shed, Cavcrsham, last evening. His experiments were successful, and the entertainment gave satisfaction, ’Very Consistent.— The master of the schooner Sunbeam must indeed be an enthusiastic “abstainer.” Ho notifies by advertisement in the Southern Cron that no alcoholic li(|iioi’3 will be received us freight on board his soli oner. Metropolitan Races. —Mr H. Redwood arrived in Christcourch by the Taranaki with his string of horses for the Metropolitan meeting. I hese arc six in number, and c. mp;iso 1 cercss, Mystery, Awatea, Mai vena, Kelimcc, and Rapu, all of which arrived in good condition. Salmon Ova from America.—A Nelson contemporary, of October 5, says By the mail on Monday last Mr Huddleston, Secretary to our Acclimatisation Society, wrote to the secretary of the society of San Fiancisco requesting to be supplied with salmon and sea trout ova at the cud of the present year, which will be the suitable season for sending ova to New Zealand. Supreme Court.—The common jury cases were got through to-day ; and the trial of the special jury cases commences to-mor-row with Ait ken v, Pritchard, which is likely to la>t two or three days, in the course of one of the arguments, Mr Justice Chapman stated that so great was the press of business, that he had been obliged to communicate with the Chief Justice that he would be unable to attend the Appeal Court next month.

A Sad Em— Many will remember John De Haga, formerly of Lyster’s Op,era Troune, whose death by bis own hand was announced by telegraph the other day. It occurred at Williaimtown, and the reason of his destroying himself was that Ids reduced circumstances compelled him to sing at a second; rate concert hall. Poor He Haga was naturally sensitive, but none of his friends thougbtit would lead to such results. New Patents.—The following applications for new pa'.ents have been lodged in the Magistral* General’s office, Wellington : —William Isaac Wilshirc, of Taranaki, a patent for converting the finely-granulated iron s;md of New Zealand, abounding on the Taranaki coast, into a hard, compact mass, thereby rendering it fit for smelting in the same way as ordinary ore. Mr Tourick, of Marlborough, applies for a patent for a flaxwashing machine. Ignorance of the Colonies.—ln the European Mad, “Anglo-Australian” v/rftes as follows on the fertile subject of English ignorance of Australian geography : As 3 a proof of iho sad havoc which the changeable nature of our oiiuiA.c plays with men’s brains, 1 may mention that the letter of the Adelaide correspondent to the Loudon Standard was placed under the head New South Wales. To many of the readers of the Standard the mistake is of no couseiiucnce, as Adelaide might be in Timbuetoo or Guam, and they would V,c none the wiser. Still, the sub-editor of a lirst-claso journal ought to know something of the geographical position of a country which lias played so conspicuous a part in the introduction of our telegraphic system.” The Emperor of Germany and the King of Fuis. —Some of the Continental papers report that the captain of the German ship Nymphe had on the 25th of March last an audience of the King of the Fiji Islands. To the communication that the German Emperor intends eventually to establish a consulate at Fiji, the King replied, “ I know that Germany has through her union become a great State, and 1 have dining the late war followed the feats of the great nation with the greatest interest. It is my intention also to form a strong empire through the union of tbe different races and through carefulne s of the interests of the foreign colonists. I i will be the greatest honor for me if His Majesty the Emperor will grant me his help and recognition by the nomination of a Consul.” The next German ship of war which is to visit Fiji is to carry to King Thakombau a present of some cannons and breech-loading guns. —A rgus. Money Orders.—The number of money orders issued in New Zealand in 1870 was 31.864, and the amount transmitted was L 149.454 7s I Id, against 36,201 orders issued and L 157,397 13s 7d transmitted in 1871. Of the latter there were transmitted to places within the Colony by post 18,029 orders for L 77.214 8s 7d, and by telegraph 2485 orders for L 11,322 Is. To the United Kingdom there Avere 10,407 orders issued for L 44.197 18a 3d : and to the Australian Colonics, 5370 orders for L24,G53 5s 9d. Unscrupulous Journalism. r i he Welling on 1 ad<-pendent of Wednesday, Get. 9, has the following with regard to the latest specimen of . unscrupulousness of the Wellington evening paper A paragraph appeared in the Pod last evening, tho purport of Avhich Avas that the opponents of the .Stafford Government had circulated a rumor to the effect that the Bank of New Zealand had consented to advance to Mr Stafford’s Ministry a sum of L 200,000, in case they should not be able to obtain supply in tbe ordinary manner from the House. We have only to say that this statement is a pure fabrication. No one heard a word of any such alleged arrangement until the Pod was published, and avc have no hesitation in stating that the paragraph avc have referred to is one, the authority for which is only to be found in the office of that paper, It is due

to the Bank of New Zealand to state that there is not the s’ightest foundation for the statement made by our unscrupulous contemporary.” Mlornington Band of Hope.— -Last evening, a very successful concert in aid of the Drum ami Fife Band of the Dunedin Hand of Hope, was hold at Mornington Mr A. 11. Boss presided. 'Die hall was literally so crammed that many persons found it difficult to obtain standing room. The opening piece, “ Flic Caliph of Bagdad,'’ was fairly played. A recitation by a young member,’ “Three Cheers for the Band of Hope,” was wed received, as was also a duct by the Messrs Davidson. Mr Freeman’s recitation, “The Gin Fiend,” was ably t-riven ; and a selection by the band was fondly applauded. The gem of the evening was a recitation by Miss M‘Donald, “The Gambler’s Wife,” the elocution of which was extraordinary in so young a child. Two ladh ssang, in the course of the evening, very pleasingly, and a piano solo hy Miss Lack was favorably received. Amongst the gentlemen who assisted were Messrs George, Mathieson, and Ward. Votes of thanks to the ladies and gentlemen who had assisted at the entertainment, and to the chairman, closed the proceedings. Who’s to Blame ?•—We have of late noticed some grossly inaccurate telegrams in the Northern papers, in reference to the yields from the Cromwell reefs ; and at first thought they arose from mistake, hut their constant repetition leads to the belief that something more than mistake has to do with these misquotations. Last month all the Northern papers published telegrams from Dunedin to the elfect that the Heart of Oak’s crushing was 67 0/=*. from 217 tons, whereas the yield was 267 ounces, and now the crushing the other day is represented as 2ob ozs. from 3/1 tons, while the (|nantity crushed was 271 tons. Similarly the Elizabeth Company’s crushing was misrepresented. Thirty ounces from 160 tons of stone is what the telegram says ; but 121 ozs. was the actual yield. The injury that is likely to he done to interested parties at a distance, and to the character of ■ our reefs by these incorrect telegrams is manifot. If the sender of them is at fault, his employers should call him to account ; if the telegraph department is to blame it deserves _to be severely censured. One thing is certain that if figures cannot he accurately telegraphed, none should be Princess Theatre. The “ Octoroon,” as played last evening, calls for considerable praise, and very little condemnation. It is as W; 11 put on the stage as it has ever been ; the characters are well distributed ; and as a result, the acting is even and good throughout. But there is a disposition to exaggerate shown on the part of one or two of the performers which cannot be too strongly censured, neither can that love of the ridiculous which induces Mr South, at the conclusion of the third act, to attempt to swim when he is to all appearances some three or four feet above the water level ! 'Die duel, too, between Wah no-teo and M'Ciogky is carried to an extreme length, and would be much more effective were it sharp and decisive, as it is intended to be. However, the play gave evident satisfaction to an audience which was literally packed, and such being the wo must ho content. Miss Colville was /oe, and a remarkably pretty Octoroon she makes; Miss Austeacj, as Dora Drayton, was, as she invariably is, p-rr>ct in hep part ; and the little Musses Willis and Nye had to do was done well. Hie male characters were all so well played that it would he almo.-t invidious to particularise. Still, we cannot help remarking that Mr Douglass’s M'Olosky was a surprise to us, as it must have been to the audience. As wo said before, the piece was well received, and is likely to have a run for a few nights.

A meeting of gentlemen favorable to the establishment of a gun club, Avill be held in tbe Empire Hotel to-morroAV evening, at eight o’clock.