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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 628, 8 May 1878, Page 2

The following is an extract from a private letter received bv a eerson in Oamaru from a friend in Invercargill. As the subject upon which it treats" is exciting considerable interest just now, being reliable, the information may prove valuable :— li t present (4th May)" we do not know anything very detinite." All we do know is that tw men (brothers). Hayes by name, say that they believe they have struck the m-i j which is supposed"to exist in the dense ma.«s of hills near Itiverton, known as the I."ii - w-ood Range, "hich i* thickly covered with timber. It seems that they were occupied } in gravel washing and were working up a iruUy. and whilst sinking a shaft they struck something: but whether it is a leader, or a reef itself, is not sure. However, they immediately Hooded the shaft, and sent for the man who has been supplying them with tucker. &c for the past few years, to come j t» them He (Maiaghan, of Qtteetistoxi/i» } eanie. and was so favorably impressed with I the appearance of the stone that he imme--1 diately pegged off a claim next to the Hayes' J claim, for "himself and his friends. The I application was made at once to the warden, and. as it has only just bean granted (th. warden having gone down last Friday), not much has been done. Of course, Malayan's action was the signal for any amount more of claims being pegged off, and hence the rush. Nnmliers who went to seethe Haves' shaft came away disappointed, as the discoverers were very reticent on the subject. At present I do not know whether there is any water to contend with, but I should : ink not, owing »o the ri' 7 g.- being so j ib n.-ely wooded. " None of the stone ha< y.-t j be« n crushed for want of machinery, and as | the {lace of action is fu ly tight miles from i b'tv.-iton, three of which are traver.-ed by j v. ater, and the remainder through a budi track„you «an easily guess that the roads j

are anything but good. Ido not know the intentions of the shareholders, but doubtless when they are in full swing they will crush a quantity of stone. Should anything more favorable crop up, I will wire you intelligence to come down, but at present do not feel justified in doing so. If it is going to be a success V"U will Have time enough to •_'et a fing.-T in the pie, and if not, your finger will not be burnsd."

.Amongst the items of news by the San Francisco Hail telegraphed from Auckland, is the following, fully [roving ill'.-correctness of the adajie which says that it is an ill wind that blows nobody g-od :—" The hard rinn:S are causing m-Te numerous enquiries i-i Kie.land :.b...7t X-w Zy.k-.u.i, esp cudly ;.nioiig farmers. rt i- scarcely necess-.ry to remind our' readers that tie members" of the House of Kcpresentativi s for the di.-triet. Messrs. Hislop an<l Sluim-ki, wili ad-tress their constituents this evening at the Volunteer Hall. His Worship the Mayor wili take the chair at S o'clock. The only business down for hearing at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning was a charge of drunkenness against Theodore Heeren. who was discharged with a caution. .1. W. Humphrey, Es..|., J.P., was on the Bench.

From time to time a number of articles have been left in St. Luke's Church. These are now lying in the vestry, and may be obtained by their owners on application to the vergtr. Several matters of importance, as suggested in the annual report of the C'omniitfee, will be brought before the adjourned meeting of members < f the Agricultural ami Pastoral Association, to be held at 1 o'clock to-morrow in the Mechanics' Institute. AmoiiL'st the subjects to be discussed arcproposals with reference to the formation of a Middle Island Association, and for the .detainment of a new sh •w ground. Three »f the worst characters in Oamarn Mere forwarded to Dunedin gaol to-day by the Waitaki, viz , Mary Barker and Matrgie Parker, sentenced to one month's imprisonment each for disorderly conduct; and Thomas liriihti, alias (-rill'en Green, sentenced to six months' imprisonment for larceny.

The members of lodge Waitnki, E.<\, will meet this evening at half-past seven o'clock. Business—The installation of o'ii curs. After the installation a banquet will be held, to which sojourning brethren are invited.

Shareholders in the Union Fire and Marine fn.-urance Company of Now Zealand are informed by advertisement that a call of gs fid. per share will he due on the Ist June next, which will he payable at the ITiuoii Bank of Australia, Oainaru. The members <-f the Loyal Alfred T.o'ge, 1.0.0.F.. are notified that a meeting will he held in tiie Lodge-room <n Thursday evening next, ar, S p.m. Bu-iness—To confer degrees, and general. The Lodge • amaru Kilwinning, No. ">N7. <.C. calls its numbers attennon to a meeting of that order to be held at tie; ••rcemasons' IJitll to-ni.h , ar, 7 30 o'ch-ek. We have received Mr J. ILslop's comnre-iien.-ive Callendii- and Lai.way and .Midis ! ime 1 able for May.

We are reqneste 1 to remind f .otba'li-ts, that conies ol the Rugby lininn rub-s may be obtained gratis from the Hon. Sec. We would strongly urge .very niemb r of the Club ro take an early oj;portnnifcy "f acquiring one of these copies, for it is very important that members should be well up iu the rules.

The Tiniaru Herald says:—"We notice that Messrs. .lonas ar.d Hart hav" admitted Mr. G. lb V\'il,]je into oartnership wiih t'nem M>'. Wildie is well-known tinoii'jliout the wliole of the district, and his ranibilities as an auctioneer and a judge of stock are second to none in South Canterbury." According to a correspondent the Vorrhern Advoc.te. Kennedy, one of Ben Hall's gang of New South Wales bushrangers, is at present in the Kaipara district. Auckland, and talk- of going into tin-public-.:onse line of business. He wa.s liberated after being four years in prison. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Waitaki C'ouiify Council will be held tomorrow, at the usujl hour, at the Council Chambers.

The members of tin'- Philharmonic Society will meet for rehear-.il at S o'clock this evening. Soloists arc r.ouested to attend at 7.30 punctually. The Waimate Steeplechase Meeting has liecii unavoidably postponed to Saturday, the Ist of June next. Kutries and nomin-i----nations should he s"nt in to Mr. Pratt, the Secretary, at the Waimate Hotel, by 8 p.m on the 24th May, -where the weights for the Steeplechase Handicap will be declared on Monday, the 27th May. at S p.m. Acceptances will he received on the .'iOth instant.

"Atlas" says : "I hear from Berlin that Prince Bismarck and ins Imperial and lioyal Master do not ip.ii'te hit it otfon the Eastern Question, Kaiser Wilhelm is completely absorbed. by ids attachment to the Emperor of All the KusMas. for whom he lias just testified his affection in a very practical shape, by making him a present of a hundred Krnpp guns, a trifle in th'- way of surplus artillery which he happened to have on his hands." As for the German < 'hancellor, he is England's very good friend ; hut he lias beJn heard to remark that the Turk is dead in Kurope, and that the future of Bulgaria will prove a hard nut to crack." In explanation of the great preparations made for tin; transport of troops from Bombay, we quote the following paragraph : —"lt is confidently stated that 4>\olil) troops arc ready to start from Bombay at short notice." The telegram the T.rohibition of exporting torpedoes from England, is explained by a recent telegram whi'-h points to the great value which the War Office and the Admiralty place on these modern weapons of orience : —"The Klswick Ordnance Works were recently ordered to manufacture 100 torpedoes for the Government with all possible speed. The cider has been increased to SlhV'