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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 9, 17 October 1871, Page 2

We understand that Dr. Pollen .and Mr. James Mrckay are to proceed to Ob’aemuri on important bus>oes3 in a few days, and wo trust that through the influence of Mr Mackay this part of the count-y will soon be opened. To-day a case in re the Hnjflebauk Company is to be heard before the Warded, the decision i 1 which will be of the greatest importance, as far as regards the future working of the leas'ng system ou th'fl fic’d. The vc -diet of the Court will be looked forward to with anxiety by many who have the welfare of the fie’d at heart. In our impression of yesterday we incorrectly stated that the applicat'od for a lease of the Fedx Company’s ground, T&raru, had been w tbeh-awo. It should kavo been “ The application for the lease of ground adjoining the Fc i; x property had been w 'thd awn," «. A mcetmg of the Committee of the Mechanic's Institute was held yesterday afternoon, at wired plans and spec-' ucalions of the building proposed to be erected for the Institute wee] shown. It was -resolved to commence a canvass for subscriptions at once. The proposed coit is about £IOO. Tenders will bo called for immediately, imd if the money can be raised the erection of the building will be proceeded with without delay The Hazdebank case will be brought brfo- e ibe Court, again this morning. ; ,Mcllhone v, Moa G.M.C. is also set down for hearing. We hear that a civil action is likely to to brought i l the Rcs : dent Magistrate’s Court, in a few days, to recover the amount of a cheque for £5, giveu by Mr. A. Bruce to a Mr. Donovan in paymeut for a quantity of amalgam, which cheque was stopped'at the bank by Mr. Brock, as the ama’gam turned out nearly worthless. Donovan, it will be remembered, was changed c’inr aa'ly w th attempting to dcf'.aud, but was d'scliarged, and now expresses ids ictenuon of sucing Mr. BroceJor the money.

The sum of £l.O ICs Gd has been co’lectcd by Mr. F. Wardell for Mrs. Williams, of Wangarei. Of tlrs amount £lO has been transmitted to .Mr. Williams by posc-office order, and the balance handed over to the tew fund now in course of collection. The Late Accident at Takaru.—Mr. Lode, of Grahams town; has codec ted £3 Gs. Gd. for the benefit of the family of Joseph Atkinson, who is now a pa ieat at the hospital -n consequence of a broken leg and other injuries wh'ch lie susta-ned in the late accident at Tararu. The Hapuku Case.—The HamJtc's Bay ITcrald of the llth inst. supplies its readers with the following information respecting this case. It is furu ! shed to them by a correspondeot in Wellington. The Hon. H. R. Russe 1 ! has handed in to the committee appointed to enquire into the work'ng of the Native Frauds Act in Hawke’s Bay a memorandum to the effect “ that his action in the Hapuku case was for the purpose of protecting the ohl ch ; ef ; that the refusal of Hapuku to comp’cte the trust deed to the Mess :s RusseH was ou the advice of Messrs M‘Lea.J and Ormond.” We also learn from our contemporary that the subject of Mr McLean’s acquirement of native lands will be incurred into. Notwithstanding the assertion of the Herald that we were incorrect in stating that complaints would be made agarestMr Turton, and would, be heard by tbe Committee, we repeat that the whole of the inquiry is in consequence nf complaints made against the Trust Commissioner.

. Miss Marietta Cli !l ds last; year, says the Saline (Ka.) Post, with the aid of a girl th'rtc cn years ohl. set out ten acres of cotton wood trees upon her farm at Oak Creek. A boy marked the rows with a plough. The frees were pulled from laud broken the year previous. The whole cost, betide her labor, was 20dols. The profit f.om these ten acres iu ten years., will be greater than ten crops of wheat or com wouhl be. Miss Childs, this year, on her homestead, near Crete, has put 1.000 shade trees, besides applctrecs, gooseberry and raspberry bushes md strawberry vines. It is stated that, by a recent decision in tbe law courts, the Marquis of Bute comes iuto an additional income of £40,000. The Marquis’s trustees”fire about to run. a line of steamers from Ca"d‘if to New York. In liis “Century of Scottish Life,” the Rev. Dr. Rogers has made mention of several gifted Scotchmen who were wrecked and ruined on the whisky bar. Not tho least of these was James Macfarlan, of Glasgow, said by Dr Rogers to have been “ the greatest poetical genius of the west couutry for at least half a century.” A specimen of his poetic faculty is given in a composition entitled “ The Lords of Labor.” Two of the verses may be here cited : Ho ! these are the Titans of toil and trade, The lic r oes who wield no sabre; But mightier conquests reapeth the blade That is borne by the lords of labor. Brave hearts bke jewels light the sod, Thmugh the midst of commerce shine, And souls flash out l : ke stars of God From the midnight of the mine. There seems a seven-fold difficulty iu reclaiming the followers of the Muses when they go truant p'ter Bacchus. Poor John Churchlcy P/nce, the poet, vowed and revowed to abstain, but sunk at last, and his dark fate repeats an oft-to'd tale. For much the same reason as that which rende , 'B the reformation of women so difficult when they become intemperate, is the recovery of the drink-tempted bard so bard to compass. Tbe lesson which this poet enforces is but little heeded by those whom it chiefly concerns ; and each one in succession hopes to become possessed of the seductive bait without coming in contact with the fata 1 hook. A resident of Michigan, who was accused of chaining an apprentice boy, justified lrmse’f on the ground that the boy would cat eve ' tVug edible be could lay h’s hands on, whether cooked or raw, and that he thought noth'eg of devouring at one time iwo or three pounds of raw beef o’ pork. A giant eight feet high is said to be on his way from Africa to America, Clothing for the Million, at ‘WarmolL’s Cash Palaces. Just received, per 4 Countess of Kintorc,’ £5,000 worth of Clothing, Boots, Shoes, the., composing the best and cheapest assortment of goods yet imported into the Auckland province. In order to make room for further shipments, the Goods will be offered at such prices that cannot fail to effect a speedy clearance. Warmoll’s Cash Palaces, Giahamstown, Thames, —Advt,