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New Zealander, Volume XVIII, Issue 1722, 10 September 1862, Page 3

The Non-Conformist Address of Welcome, wo have been requested to state, will be presented this (Wednesday) morning at eleven, o'clock precisely. The Rifle Baud will be on the ground in front of the Assembly House at 10 o’clock.

Bank or New Zealand.— Wc beg to direct the attention of Shareholders in this Banking Company to the meeting which takes place today, at noon, in the Bank premises, Queen-street.

Drury Coal. —The well timed enterprise of the purchasers of the “ Tasmanian Maid,” will prove the best test of the steam raising power of this coal, inasmuch as the new local steamer is pretty certain to patronize the coals of the province if at all suitable for the boiler arrangements. The “ Vistula,” we heard, took away south some 150 tons from the Drury mines last week.

The International Exiiiiution. — Although wc have from time to time extracted articles from the home papers on the Great International Exhibition of 18G2, we have no hesitation in republishing lor the benefit of ov.r readers the lecture which was lately delivered by Dr. Smith, in Sydney. The Doctor has bat just returned from a visit to the worlds Metropolis, and it is but natural to suppose that, a colonist himself, the views and feelings of the lecturer would be in accord with those of his audience. The interesting article, in despite of its formidable appearance, is well worthy of perusal, and fully bears out such assumption. The products which his own colony, and indeed those which the colonics of Australasia in mineral have contributed to the Exhibition, form the principal theme of his discourse. The resources of Australia, it is true, as might naturally have been supposed, come in for the largest share of attention. And vet it cannot be denied that in two of the most important articles of commerce, “ coal” and “ wool,” excellent and astonishing as may have been the samples forwarded by Australia, that country can compare in quality with us in neither; for though, as stated by the Sydney Herald, the coal of Australia stands in fair comparison with the best of English production in its power to generate steam with rapidity, and in the completeness of its combustion, it is just on this very point that it cannot be compared to the Auckland coal, which not only contains the largest amount of gas of any yet known, but possesses a quality which must render it superior to any other, that of leaving no ash or residue save a light dust. The value of this peculiarity in its use for steam purposes is so obvious, and economical in the decreased wear of machinery, that it cannot fail to render this country the great coaling station of the Pacific, and thus indirectly secure our future pre-eminence among the colonies of Australasia. Land Claimants. —Wo would remind those who arc anxious to avail themselves of the provisions of the “Pensioners Claims Act, 1861,” and the “ Auckland Immigration Certificate Act, 1858, Amendment Act, 1861,” that this day is the last upon which such claims can be sent in to the Commissioner, Mr. Dillon Bell, after which date none will he received. Printed forms of application may be had at this office. Small Change. —The great inconvenience which has often been occasioned to the people of this community by the scarcity of small money will, we arc glad to observe, be obviated to a certain extent by the system some of our enterprising citizens have adopted of privately ordering copper coins from England, bearing their name and business address. A new coin ot this description made its appearance the other day, (in addition to those already brought into circulation by Messrs. Somerville, Morrin, Holloway, &e,), bearing on one side the name and address of Mr. Ashton, Queen-street, while on the other a figure is represented grasping with one hand the horn of plenty, while the other suspends the scales exhibiting a just balance. Mr. Ashton, wo hear has received by tiie Airicau XSO worth of those coins, which will go far towards lessening the inconveniences wc have been subjected to. I his system is a decided improvement on the I. 0. U.’s, which in times gone bv some of our shopkeepers’used to circulate so freely, but which questionable little documents often proved a source of great annoyance to those who held them.

Waitakekki West.— Wc would call the attention of the landowners of this district to the advertisement which appears in another part of our columns. Now that the winter weather at last appears to have come to an end, it were wise to lose no time in setting about a work which will ultimately render these districts of the Waitalcorci inferior to none within two hours rido of Auckland, not excepting the Tamaki itself. Theatricals at the Camp, Otaiujiiu. —Our military friends, we perceive, are pursuing the very

sensible course of relieving the tedium of winter quarters by tbc introduction of intellectual amusement. A theatre under the sounding title of the “Royal Surrey,” with an amateur company, has been organised, and on Monday evening last, and again to-morrow night, a domestic drama in two acts, a sentimental song by John Anderson, and a clarionet solo by William a Oakley, the Band Sergeant of the 70th, concluded with a screaming farce, arc announced in the printed programme. We recollect the time when an amateur performance was periodically held by the Military in the Albert Barracks, * and we wish our friends at the Camp may reap as much gratification and amusement as they anticipate.— Communicated.

The Tasmanian Maid,— This steamer returned from Blenheim on Monclay morning, her long absence having been caused by getting aground on a mud bank while trying to make the passage to Blenheim town. Had there been four inches more water she would have been able to have passed all the way up, as it was her detention was lengthened by the last spring tides having given less depth of water than the neap tides that followed, she was consequently obliged to wait for this in company with some sailing craft in the same position. We hear that money is being subscribed to deepen the channel, and that the difficulty can be removed at comparatively trifling cost. Since her arrival in Nelson we are told that Messrs. Symons and Co. have parted with her for £3OOO to Messrs. Thornton, Smith and Firth, and that she is intended for the trade between Auckland and the Coromandel diggings.— Colonist, September 2. Cricket. —The lovers of this good old English game have, we observe, began to handle the bat, although very early in the season, and our Military friends have already measured their strength—not with the civilians, but with the cricketers of another branch of her Majesty’s service. An interesting match was played in Albert Barracks Square on Saturday last, between the 40th Rcgt. and the Royal Engineers. We subjoin the score, by which it will be seen that the 40th beat thier antagonists in a single innings,—a defeat which is not so discreditable to the Engineers when it'is remembered that they have only 30 men now in Auckland from which to pick their eleven. A large concourse of spectators assembled in the square to witness the match. The bowling of Dwyer and McDowell, of the 40th, was admirable, and the batting of most of them was good, but both sides were evidently out of practice. The following is the score:— Royal Engineers.

1st Innings. 2nd Innings. Suckling, b. Dwyer .... 2 b. McDowell. 0 Macey, b. Dwyer 0 b. McDowell. 3 Heron, c. McDowell .... 2 c. Dwyer . . 0 Lieut. Warburton, b. Dwyer . 0 b. Dwyer . . 1 Odling, 1. b. w 0 not ouU . . 1 Shawe, c. Dyer 1 b. Dwyer , . 5 Cox, s. McDowell 3 b. McDowell. 0 Stonehouse, b. Dwyer ... 3 b. McDowell . I Barnes, b. McDowell ... 0 leg before wicket 0 Eastmead, not out .... 0 e. Sergt. Morril 0 Toms, c. Dwyer 1 b. Dwyer . . 0 lives 3 Byes . . 0 Wides 2 Wides . 1 Total 17 Total. . 12 40tii Regiment, lit Innings. Riclid. Tincr, b. Macey . . . 4 Sergt. Baker, b. Suckling . . . 16 Madden, leg before wicket, . . 3 Ensign Ducrow. b. Suckling . . 0 Dwvcr, b. Suckling 2 McDowell, b. Suckling. . . . 0 Adjt. Whelan, c. Lt. Warburton 29 Ensign Philips, b. Macey . . . 4 Sergt. Morrill, b. Macey . . . 0 McNamara, s. Macey .... 0 Willis, not out 0 Byes 12 Wides 12 No balls 2 Total 84