AUSTRALIAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 244, 6 December 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

(Per Wakatipu at Wellington) Sydney, November 27. Two men, named Pringle and Tompkins were summoned at' the Water Police Court, for allowing the exhibition of Kate and James Kelly. The evidence showed that Tompkins let the premises to Pringle, who sub-let them to the Kellys, who showed themselves and Ned's grey mare and saddle. A detective tastified that on Monday night, between 1100 aud 1200 persons paid for admission. The case was postponed, the defendants each giving two sureties of £40 each, aud self in £80. The detectives to-day seized the first two .issues of the paper called " Wildoats," under provision of " The Obscene Publication Act," passed last session. All the plant, type, &c. were also seized, and Franklin, the publisher' summoned. . ' At Temora two cases of poisoning from overdoses of painkiller have occurred. One proved fatal. Great excitement has arisen over Sergeant Cornett's raid on shanties. The informers had to fly to the police barracks for protection. Copper ore bas beon discovered on the surface two miles west of Temora, and wbat is supposed to be a lode of black oxide of copper, in an alluvial shaft in possession of Tait, Tomkina and party. More claims on the deep lead have been struck. Water is likely to be heavy. There is a good opening for use of machinery to utilise the water. Kemp and party on tho main lead have struck a splendid wash, showing gold freely. Several claims are paying dividends handsomely. Murray's prospecting clam is still yielding rich gold. Three bags of dirt recently gave 17 ounces. It is reported that Buckley and party below Maloney's on Wednesday picked out 36 ounces, and yesterday they washed a load yielding 70 ounces. The reefs are looking well and freßb discoveries are reported. Several extensive dams are ready, hut there is no sign of water. Mblbodrnb, November 27. Wilhelm Dormann, charged with smuggling jewellery by the Orient, was fined £100. The wnck of the Lady Darling at auction realised £2. The totaS amount received for land tax was £420,624, from 933 estates. While the Australian Blondin was performing twenty feet from the ground with a Bmall boy on his back, he pretended to buck the boy off with a view of adding to the sensation. r The child became scared, and tripped Blondin, who fell, but caught the rope with his feet, the boy clinging to him. They hung thus till a constable managed to rescue them. ( A 300-ounce nugget was unearthed by the Queen's Company, at Black Hill, Ballarat, in the 500-foot level. .. , . '