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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 10, 18 October 1871, Page 2

A petition has been left at our office, numerously signed, praying His Excellency the Governor to mitigate the sentence of live years penal servitude passed at Auckland in September 1070, upon Frames lunis, late Deputy-Assistant - Commissary - General for embezzling public monies. The grounds set forth in the petition are the previous good character of the prisoner, and the fact of his having experienced extreme mental suffering since his incarcaration. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Thames Wesleyan Baud of Hope was held last evening in the Graliamstown schoolroom, Mr.. Kcrnick, vice-president, in the chair. Addresses were given by Messrs. Stanton, Minnie, and Sawyer, and recitations by several members of the Band of Hope. A sample, says the Daily Southern Cross , “of the mineral recently found at Muddy Creek, and supposed to be a portion of a seam of coal, was left at our office yesterday. The substance is light black and glossy, bearing a considerable resemblance to Waikato coal. Wc should judge, however, that it is not a true coal, but a kind of lignite. A dividend of seven shillings per share lias been declared in the Tokatca Goldmining Company.

A late Geelong advertiser reports :—A singular discovery was made by Mr. M. S. Levy at Crcssy on Wednesday. It appears that when going through Mr. M'Kinnon’s premises, the stock on which he had been instructed to sell by the assignee, he saw something peculiar about the paper on the ceiling—there was a large new patch. Suspecting that all could not be right, he caused the paper to be removed. A trapdoor, or rather opening in the ceiling, was' then discovered, and above this was stacked £3OO or £4OO worth of goods not included in the schedule of the insolvent. Of course, M'Kinuon will be requested to account for the “plant,” and also for another article that was found on the premises. This was a sort of infernal machine—a kerosene case full of loose matches, in the centre of which appeared a short piece of candle. This discovery caused no little astonishment and excitement in the township, and it is stated it will be investigated to the fullest extent.

Loudon street women when intoxicated start straight for the dock and smeide, and a constable lias been for some time statiouea on the bridge day and mght, aud also on thd Old Gravel Lane Bridge over the same docke to prevent women iu a state of intoxication committing suicide. An assistant paymaster of the British navy recently' ate three pounds of ham aud a pound and a half of bread, besides drinking a ga'lon of water and a pint and a half of braudy. He then died, and his doctors cal’cd the disease apop’exy. though a better name would have been non-clasticitv.

Corea lms a population ot twelve millions. Clothing for the Million, at AVarmolbs Cash Palaces. Just received, per ‘ Countess of Kintore,’ £5,000 worth of Clothing, Boots, Shoes, See., comprising 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 sueli prices that cannot fail to effect a speedy clearance. Wa-rmoli/s Cash Palaces, Gralmmstown, Thames, — Adyt.