Local.

Colonist, Volume II, Issue 148, 22 March 1859, Page 2

Local.

The Waikaho Diggings'.-?-We have heard that some... natives have been successful in prospecting in this district, and that a; Mi*. Lindsay started■• with two' of them/to test the truth of the report. He found gold foi* the distance of 20' miles'/the river being of a serpentine form, and'the upper, part easy of working. In wet weatherfit. rises and; falls quickly ; and he formed the opinion tjiat it could be worked throughout the winter.' Their first attempt was with a titi dish, and the three : persons obtained within the libur one bunce-and ahalf, and a beautiful specimen weighing nine and "a-half pennyweights} indented with quartz. A native, named Edwin Wilson, with two otherev ; within a' fortnight procured 17 .ounces, or about. £2 7s. per man per day. We believe the Govern-; ment contemplate cutting a track through about ilO miles of bush. and scrub,, to render the road : quite practicable, upon the; receipt of expected in-' formation. We are told that the whole of the inhabitants of the Takaka Valley have caught the 'fever, and are off to this "El Dorado/' yThe above is from most respectable and-reliable sources, and we are happy to congratulate the districfeupon this exceedingly strong proof of ay veritable ." diggings," a point that -has hitherto' scarcely been conceded fp thehii. fThat they may go on prosperously and-increasingly is.our earnest ..hope. The Cricket MATcri;-^The matchbertween the,, picked eleven of the two Nelson blubs, and the Wakefield Club, will take place this morning. The prowess of the Wakefield players, which was always of some ..repute^ fis/not likely fto/be diminished in the trial, as ? we hear theyyhavef been in continuous, daily practice frbmr; the dayypf the* challenge,. .', Mr-fEyerett will*/ ? l!|aye fa teht^ on the .ground,< and, Mr... Luck, willf have, a ' dinner prepared for, the; playeis when the game terminates, atthie Trafalgar Hotel. :_ Zy"Z ■ Nelson Coal.—We remind our readers that all shareholders iri.the'Nelson CJOal Mining Company* should attend the meeting that will be. held at the Wakatu .Hotel- this Evening..y/J-wp;; previous' meetings-have been rendered nugatory,, infcbns'e-;' quence of* the. small attendance being.considered ■, inadequate,to resolve,.upon;the best steps to be taken at the present juncture; It is of importance that some decisive, plan-be.arranged witli as little . further delay aspossible/ AyX-A A r.-.IAX. yXA-' / \[ :: fObDFEi/iiOws'^"Dinner.—On^ Thursday ynext, this order will hold .-'-a 'dinner at the 'Motueka Hotel. We are told that sbiheof the brothers !o/. the. 'order will leave Nelson, by the .Tasmanian Maid on that day, a procession will; bef formed at ;Motueka,; and there; will be band a of music; on board that will afterwards join them; A:. [ ;;-„■ Farewell Concert.—Mr. Hamilton gives his last performance at the JtCreemasons' Hall to T ; morrow evening. We' thinlc, from the improved impression the. public had;oh. the last occasion,-; and hisjtietter ikhpWledge of tfie\buildih& |^ WUI; rectify fany •: mistakei of:>dlce;.Jbr-eihphasis -that he;* may haye fallcn::intof previously,;/and the public have;ah opportunity ;of hearing the newestiriu. ic. Wj6ll-^ccompaniedyf;,;>.A../;f:r:.,;.;;-' /■./ . ! - The ;THEATRE.----OriFriday evening Jast^wef!. were glad, to see that, Mr, Jones!; benefit was well * patronised,; as it f was/*andbubtedly.;the best pfc y : foripanee of thef past series. The piece first ? played \ was yeiy; successfuly after which the excel lent song of 'f Simon the Cellarerf" was given byfMr.fMar'.;. rioit,; followedby iiydpuble; Iri^jig b^ Mri and Mrs. fJones ;f this had tb^.he' r repeatdd,iafl.erSvhfch an r exce][len.tjyysuiig ballad fby/Mrf/Walcot/ who . : vfawheartily^nCpred,/andl gave'"NoraMacshane ** ; "jyitlifhis iisuai'ability : %he Actress pf all Wbi k '■"■ ': next;yracceßdcd, in which Mrs; Jones acquitted liereelfvery handsomely^ suataiwng seven different

characters with much ability. The TE;eral between this piece and the next wm filled up by » well executed duet' hy Meaari.* Marriott jand Walcot, followed by _wme.veiy neat specimens of ' the Highland Fling and Sailor's Hornpipe from Mr. * B. Chittenden, which wewf loudly applauded. The best character ofthe evening, however, in our,, opinion^ was Mr. Jones' w Doctor Murphy," which was exceedingly well done. He has a very happy knack of personifying Irish character, and a continuous truthful accent that greatly aids the delusion, and renders the character very effective. Her certainly deserves to be well played up fa,; and in* this respect Mrs. dimes, as his wife'"Bridget," left nothing wanting. Altogether it was a successful' evening, and will prove of no disadvantage to Mr; Walcot, whom we believe takes his benefit' this evening—the public by the last performance receiving an earnest that the company hay* sufficient resources to amuse them if judiciously exercised. , ." *" Mr. Wai_cot's Benefit.—This evening Mr/ Walcot takes his benefit, and from the • attractions of the bill, and the general satisfaction that his efforts have given, we may predict aftoodhouse. The comedy of "The Two Gregories, will open the evening, followed by a comic dftnee by an amateur Afterwards, the favorite musical 1 farce of " Tbe Waterman " will be given, in which Mr. Walcot will sing the celebrated song ofthe " Bay of Biscay," amongst others incidental to the piece, which are worth hearing. An Irish jigbyTVlrl and Mrs. Jones, a song by Mr. Walcot, and the laughable farce of the " Irish Tutor," will complete an excellent list. We wish him a-bumper.