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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 47, 25 November 1867, Page 294

The Thames —The news from the Thames is satisfactory, Mr Mackay having succeeded in opening up the district as far south of Shortland as the Hikutaia Creek-. This adds twenty-five miles to the extent of country, and will employ a good number of.men for some time to come to prospect it thoroughly. Before long we anticipate the opening of the entire district.—Southern Gross.

Beggary Systematized. —ln Paris the street musicians and their fellows have been made the medium of a profitable financial speculation, by means of an organization known as the “Joint Stock Beggars’ Company,” which, according to a recent Paris paper, possesses a capital of eighty thousand francs in the French Rentes. ‘‘ This company, composed of speculators of the lowest grade,” says the French journal, " makes use of the children who practise: in 1 the streets of Paris .upon the charity.of the ; passers-by, under the pretence of playing the .harp, violin, or guitar, by speculating on the pity which infancy in want always inspires. The number of children is continually augmenting ; a short time since it seemed to comprise only a single family, now it is that of a tribe.”

Shocking Accident.— —On Saturday last (says the Newcastle Chronicle),- about noon, a very distressing and painful accident, happened !on the Government wharf, near the last crane, to a, man named Geo. Prince, in the employ of Mr W. Russell, of Bolton-street. The particulars, as supplied by an eye-witness, are as follows : Prince, it appears, was engaged with other men in shipping bullocks on board the schooner. Stormbird, for New Zealand. Mr Russell had got a roperound the horns of a very wild animal, and was endeavoring to pull it into the pen or enclosure, from which the bullocks were hoisted into the vessel, when the animal in question refusing to. move forward; Prince jumped down into, the pen with a “pricker” to urge it on.. Seeing Prince jump down, the bullock pushed back, and, in doing so, jerked the rope out of Mr Russell’s hand* thereby freeing itself from all restraint. Prince, the moment he saw what had occurred, sought to make his escape from the enclosure, but failed to do so before the infuriated animal rushed at him and gored him in the thigh. The unfortunate man made .a .second ' attempt to escape, but was. again unsuccessful, au'd before any of ; the bystanders could release. him> he was charged/ a second time .- by the bullock, which , then got him down ou the ground, and. inflicted a frightful .. gash., in .his stomach, ripping it up in a dreadful manner. Even then Prince had hot , lost his conciousnesß, and manned to. crawl through, the fence just in time, doubtless, .to..escape being .killed on 'the ' spot, as had. the,, biillock charged him' a third time. nofhihg could have saved his life. On, his - .being picked up/ and . examined it was found that’ his w ; fl s completely .ripped; open.'and the. bowels protruding;, .He was', quickly to. Q ?^?^r-at.hisj'spe<Hd^.w^iwß^'-j<i[‘ ( 'his own house in King-street,. where ai.dp 6 tor was-soon in att^danbe.— jFor" some; time, bis life was pf, .bufc we'_ heard oni were informed thalt^uhfarorabl^symftomA had set in, and that there was 'little/ hope of his recovery,