The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, JULY 6, 1868. REVENUE AT THE PORT OF NELSON,

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 157, 6 July 1868, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, JULY 6, 1868. RE VENUE AT THE PORT OF NELSON,

Quarter ended June. 30. 1868.'

Corresponding Quarter, 1867.

It will be seen from the Postoffice notices that the Panama and Suez Mail for Europe &c, by the Wellington, will close this evening at 8 o'clock, but another opportunity offers itself oi forwarding letters by the Suez Mail, by the Gothenburg, the mail for which closes to-morrow at 9 a.m. Tho golden days of Auckland seem likely to be revived on a far more permanent footing-through ...the immense wealth which is daily being developed* on ""the Thames goldfields. The Auckland people are in excellent spirits, and we hear that Queen-street has assumed much of its former aspect, being thronged, as of old, with busy passengers. From private information we learn that the extent of countxy, which is of the wildest character, consisting of high cliffs and ravines, is almost inexhaustible, and in every direction gold is perceptible. Still it must be borne in mind that the Thames goldfields tre certainly not what is known as a ' poor man's diggings,' and no one should go thither who' has not command of a certain amount of capital. Provisions are attainable- at a very moderate rate, and we understand that the miners live in far greater comfort than is usually the case, wooden houses taking the place of the ordinary tents, and many of them leaving the scene of their labors on Saturday to spend the following day with their wives in Auckland, returning on the Monday to work. The rate of wages is from 30s. to £2 per week, which appears very low, if judged by the usual tariff on other goldfields, but this is attributable to the cheap price of provisions, &c. We understand that an enormous quantity of quartz is lying in every direction uncrushed, but until an adequate number of machines can be brought, into action, it is impossible to form any notion of its richness. We have inspected several specimen of quartz thickly impregnated with gold which were brought down by a passenger by the Wellington, and which fully corroborate the reports which had already reached us. As an illustration both of the nature of this goldfield and of its richness, we may mention that the Manukau ciaim is being worked very successfully by a party of four shareholders, who have held the ground for seven months past. The 'color' was fir6fc obtained in November last, and heavy gold was struck in February, The first working was a tunnel on the ground, which gave way, and then the party took to a facing, which gave promise of turning out satisfactorily. The principal is ;a shaftwhich has been sunk to a depth of 75 feet, from which " four drives .have been carried east arid west. This claim is turning out some very 'rich stone, and a -crushing of ; two tons, ie which nearly half a, ton of inferior \ sione * had mixed, has within the last few days, yielded 12560z., a result which is certified

by the authority of bank receipts. This claim since it was first opened has been abaadoned four if uot five times, and on one . occasion a full share in it was offers, d for 20s. but do purchaser could be obtained ! Other instances are given on unquestionable authority, which testify to the immense richness ■ of this goldfield, the further development and realization of which must, however; depend upon its being properly worked and managed and suitable machinery used. The Wellington, which arrived last night, brought almost all the Auckland members, en route for Wellington, for the opening of the General Assembly on Wednesday next, and will leave early to-morrow morning, taking with her several of the Nelson members, the rest leaving to-night in the Airedale. The weather was so tempestuous on the' Wellington peaching Taranaki; ; that the representatives, of that province, who were waiting to take their passage to the capital by the Wellington, were unable to embark, and will therefore probably not be present at the opening of Parliament. . We are gratified to learn that the appointment of Registrar of the Supreme Court has been conferred upon the Rev. C. L. Maclean, the late Head Master of Nelson College. Although such a combination of the clerical and legal professions is rare in these latter days, abundaut precedent may be found in mediaeval times for such an arrangement. It will be remembered — parvis componere magna — that Cardinal Wolsey was Lord Chancellor of England, and previous to his time, many bishops, William of Wykeham, Fox, and several others, also occupied the woolsack. ■:-.- Our readers will observe, from an advertisement in to-day's issue, that a public meeting will be held at. the Provincial Hall this'evening, when addresses will be delivered on the work of the Diocesan Church Fund, and the Right Rev. Bishop Suter will give some account of his recent visitation. At the Resident Magistrate's. Court this morning, William M'Kay, fireman on the steamer Charles Edward, was charged with committing an assault upon George Jon es,-ano.ther.£remaQjpn board the same steamer, onth'sSrd instant*- The further hearing of the case was adjourned until to-morrow morning, for the' production of a material witness. Jones is still in a very precarious state, and the case will probably be, in consequence, adjourned to- morrow for a week or two. Mr Foley arrived with his menagerie to-day by the Wellington from Auckland, where he has made a very- successful sojourn for six or eight weeks. The exhibition will open to-morrow, and the advertisement states that performances will be given for six days and nights. The number of patients remaining under treatment in the Nelson Hospital on the 31st of May, was 15; there were admitted during the month of June, 9, making a total of 24. Of these were discharged, cured, 6; discharged, relieved, 1; died 1; remaining, June 30, 16. Our new Resident Magistrate, J. Sharp, Esq., who took his seat on the Bench on Wednesday last, presided for the first time in his new capacity this morning. There was only one case for adjudication^ which is noticed elsewhere. The. New Zealand Gazette of the 20 th ult., gives the result of tfre .firing for the Colonial Prizes, Otago being at the top of the tree, and the general average for the Colony 24.23, whilst Otago averaged 37.44. The Melbourne Argus has the, following :—^lt was mentioned some time since that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company had decided to make an important alteration in the working of their line between this country and the Isthmus of Panama, by running their large steamers through to Colon without any transhipment in the West Indies of the mails, passengers, &c, for the Pacific, and for New Zealand and Australia. We now learn that it is intended the change shall come into operation tin the 2nd June. It will be attended with many advantages, and will, it is considered, enable letters by, this route ,tp reach New Zealand in forty-seven ;or forty-eight days, and Australia in fifty-five days. It is desirable that this circumstance should not he overlooked 'in considering the proposal to establish .a, bi-monthly service via Suez, especially as the postage by the Panama route is less than via Marseilles. The Southern Cross says that amongst he changes la the Ministry which will

follow the appointment of Major Richardson to the office of Speaker of the Legislative Council, will be the gazetting to the office of Colonial Treasurer of the Hon. John Hall, by whom the duties attached to that office are at present being temporarily discharged. It is believed that the lion, gentleman will continue to hold the office of Postmaster-General and Telegraph Commissioner. The Premier has directed that a reinvestigation shall take place into the circumstances connected with the assault alleged to have been committed by Mr Hull, J.P. and M.H.R. on the Governor's steward at the ball given at Government House, Auckland, on the Queen's Birthday. The investigation was commenced on Friday last at the Police Court, but the proceedings were conducted in, private. From the Southern Cross of Saturday last we learn that Every Maclean, Esq., J.P., M.P.C., has been appointed Deputy Superintendent of the Province of Auckland,, during the absence of the Superintendent at Wellington, for the session of the General Assembly. ; We have received the New Zealand Gazette of the 25th ult. containing harbor and quarantine regulations for the ports of New Zealand, made by the Governor in Council, under the Marine Act, 1867, to come in force on the Ist of Sept. next. The Buller River diggings are improving, and a correspondent, writing to the Westport Times, states that some men are making £50 a week. He advocates the track from Westport being repaired. The North Buller district is likely, in some little time, to have a much larger population, as the new ground, in one case, has been tried and found very rich. Evans and party, the prospectors of Giles's Terrace (which has been named after the Warden), disposed of a share in their claim for £100, and have not yet commenced washing, but are prepared to do so. They went in only 70 feet, when a fine lead of gold was found, and have evidently come on the front run. The Westport correspondent of the Westland Observer of the Ist inst., says : — The Waimangaroa quartz reef is likely to turn out a most valuable property. A ninth share in it sold some time since for £400, and the few days they were crushing the return was 2ozs. Bdwts. per ton, which is ample proof of the richness of the stone. A landslip a little time since rendered it necessary to make a new tunnel into the reef, and as this will be completed in a few weeks, we may expect to hear of crushing being again commenced at the expiration of that time. The Adelphi Theatre at Westport was sold on the 23rd ult. to Mr Morey, of the National. Hotel, for £280. The Southern Cross of the 29th ult. says that the p.s. Sturt arrived in the Manukau on Friday evening the 26th ult., for the purpose of embarking Major Von Tempsky's troop of mounted constabulary, who are to take part in the campaign which it has been resolved to commence at once in the Patea country. LieutenantColonel M'Donnell has visited Wellington, and it is stated that 400 men are to bo put under his command, and that he has received leave to act as his own opinion dictates. Major Von Tempsky's troop left Auckland for Onehunga on the 30th, to embark on board the Sturt. Complaints are very rife that newspapers posted in England and directed to persons in this colony fail to reach their destination. The Press News, in an article entitled * Inside the Postoffice/ gives some clue to this failure, and moreover gives some good advice on the subject, which we reprint for the information of our readers:—The newspapers were packed away into strong leather bags of about 4 > feet long and 2 feet 6 inches wide, and when filled were shaken down to make each bag hold about 550 papers. While these mountains of newspapers were being thus sorted and packed, the attention of the visitor was drawn to an immense quantity of newspapers all burst open, and without wrappers, which were cast away in a sort of cellar below. These, upon enquiry, appeared to be newspapers which had been carelessly enveloped, and upon mingling with the vast heaps inside t&eTostoffice the flimsy bands by which they, were encircled were very soon rent asunder. Here , let the occasional sender of newspapers learn a lesson from what he reads. The very. best w/ay v tq send a single copy of a newspaper is to write ; the name ;and address of the receiver on the margin, and

then double up your paper and bind it firmly with a piece of string. This beats all the envelopes in the world, for two very potent reasons ; first, it is more secure ; and secondly, while the name is written on it, no one will attempt to pilfer it. Without preferring a charge against anyone, it is a growing complaint in the newspaper trade that papers, especially for distant parts, frequently miscarry. From the first posting to the last delivery, a newspaper must of necessity pass through many hands, and if the possession of it is desired by some unprincipled custodian, he has only to whip off a loose, flimsy band, destroy it, and the paper is at once his own, beyond the possibility of a proof to the contrary. Not so with the newspaper which has the address written oo it; the discovery of this upon a Postoffice official would be a punishable crime, aud very few would care about incurring the penalty for the prize. The Sydney Morning Herald of June 12th, gives the following narrative of an accident which occurred on board the Rangitoto, on her last trip : — The vessel, having undergone a complete overhaul, made a very successful trip yesterday, which, however, was considerably damped by a severe accident to the third engineer, Mr. Wadsworth. He was feeling the crank bearings, when his hand got jammed, and the first and second fingers were cut off. The accident was caused by a new crank pin, lately fitted, being secured by n nut, instead of being rivetted as formerly, which has decreased the bearings to about half an inch. Mr. Wadsworth was, on landing, taken at once to the Infirmary. The American Correspondent of the Times, of April 27th, says that at Ottawa, the evidence against Whelan as the murderer of Thomas D'Arcy M'Gee is constantly accumulating, and there is said to be no louger any doubt of his guilt. It appears that after shooting M'Gee he ran into an unoccupied house on the opposite side of the street, which accounts for his sudden disappearance. Footmarks were found in the snow at the rear of this house corresponding exactly to the prints made by Whelan's boots. Public meetings are being held in all parts of Canada to express indignation at the murder, and to condole with the family of the deceased. The funeral of M'Gee took place on April 13 th, with imposing ceremonies, at Montreal. ' Won't that boa constrictor bite me? ' said a little boy to a showman. — ' Oh, no, boy j" he never bites — he swallows his witties whole.' Dr Abernethy rarely met his match, but on one occasion he fairly owned that he had. He was sent for by an innkeeper, who had had a quarrel with his wife, who had scarred his face with her nails so that the poor man was bleeding and disfigured. Abernethy considered this an opportunity not to be lost for admonishing the offender, and .said, * Madam, are you not ashamed of yourself to treat your husband thus — the husband who is the head of al^ — your head, madam, in fact ?' — ' Well, doctor,' fiercely returned the virago, 'and may I not scratch my own head?' A merchant in New York being asked to define the meaning of experimental and natural philosophy, said he considered the first to be asking a man to discount a bill at a long date, and the second his refusing to do it. Here is an Oriental maxim, just translated: — 'If a man knows, and knows what he knows, he will lead a happy life. If a man does not know, and knows that he does not know, he may lead a tolerable life. But if a man does not know, and does not know that he does not know, he will lead a miserable life!'

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