AUCKLAND.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 561, 19 March 1868, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

NOJf-ABlilVAti OF SIB GEOEQE BOWEN. Pull down jour banners from the outward wall. The cry is—He don’t come: he still don’t come! The Weekly Express, 11th March, says that “ the principal event of the week—to speak somewhat paradoxically—has been the non-arrival of the Governor, for which event great preparations were being made. His Excellency had been officially announced to arrive on Thursday, and a public holiday had bean proclaimed. The dav was nnd the necole turned out in great numbers. Tho military and volunteers donned their regimentals ; banners flouted throughout the length and breadth of Queen-street and other parts of the town ; the shipping in harbour were dressed from stem to sleru, and all were ready to do honor to the Queen’s representative, when towards the middle of the day intelligence was received by the Airedale from Wellington that the Governor’s visit was postponed for ten days or more in consequence of intelligence received from Sydney that tho Duke of Edinburgh would not leave for Auckland until the 3rd April. A more thorough “ sell ” it would be difficult to imagine, and it has formed the principal topic of conversation in town since it occurred. SUPREME COURT SITTINGS. The criminal sittings of the Circuit Court have terminated. A wretched man named Campbell was found guilly of wounding his wife with intent to murder, lie stabbed her in no less than twenty-six places, and the wounds were mostly of a dangerous character. He was sentenced to seven years’ penal servitude. A number of larceny cases were disposed of—terms of imprisonment varying from twelve months to two years. SiUTGGLING. Tho Evening News, March 14, has the following ; —Next week several cases will bo tried, in which the proceedings in reference to the alleged smuggling transactions will bo investigated ; and tho whole particulars of the “ great Poverty Day smuggling case ” will bo laid bare. The public will then be enlightened as to the real merits of tho cases, about which there has been considerable talk going on in Auckland for some time past. lUPOBTED SHEEP. Major Jackson (says tho Evening News) has imported from Euchre. 1 three ewes and three rums irom the ll -ck of Mr Bates, of Lincoln, which will prove a valuable addition to our stock. NEWS FKOH THU THA'JES. The Weekly Express, M veil 14, says— The news from tho Thames is quite as sa 1 .tis-actory this week, if not more so, than lit was last we k. Kich claims are con stonily being added totho existing number ; |a quantity of-tone which has been waiting far machinery is now being crushed, ami is, for the most part, turning out well, so jthai mme money is put into circulation, and trade is improving at Snortland in consequence of more cash passi’-g from hand to baud than formerly. A very significant fact indicative of tho rising importance of the Illumes gold-fields is that the Union Bank is following the example of the Bank of New Zealand by establishing a branch at Shortlund. In all probability every bank in Auckland will shortly have a branch establishment at the Thames, and the public generally will be gamers by the competition, ’ DROWNED. A young man named James Hunter 1 Allan, in the service of Mr Scarrot, of Eaipara, has been accidentally drowned in one of the lakes which abound in tho district, whilst endea- curing to pick up some birds which had been shot and had fallen into the water. DISCOVERY OF GOLD ON THE PGRIRI. The correspondent of tho Evening Newsi under date 13th March, says : —At two o’clock this morning a man came into town (Shcrtland) from the above locality, for the purpose of getting the Warden to ride up and settle some mining dispute in which he is concerned. He reports that the prospectors have struck gold heavily about 15 tcct from tho surface, and shows some good-looking specimens. The quartz is dark, and evidently taken from a leader. GOLD EXPORTS. Wo take the following from the Evening News, of tho 14th in t.: —The Union Bank of Australia shipped per Lord Ashley to day 7,750 ounces of Thames gold for Wellington, to be transhipped there for Southamption. Ihe same bank have about 600 ounces of gold still on hand, and would have forwarded it also had it been deposited in time. Wc understand that the Bank of New Zealand intend shipping a large parcel of gold by the Airedale, which leaves the Mannkau on Wednesday next.