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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 43, 25 November 1871, Page 2

The Rev S. AATlson will deliver a lcctnj on the Book of Revelations, to-morrot (Sunday) evening, in St. George’s Hat Subject : “ The measuring of the Temple," A largely attended recruit drill of tl Scottish Amliuiteers took place last night 'when about JOfnenibers were present, On of the. men was dressed in the new uuiforn and looked remarkably well. After a goo drill, a haudsomc sword and belt were ptt seuted by the members of the company! Drill Instructor Sergeant Schofield, as i mark of their.esteem. AA T e perceive that an enormous amouuto! dchrig is gradually accumulating in the be: of the Hapc Creek. A\ r c trust that in cascol n llood no damage will be done to propertyii the neighborhood ; but at present it look ns if a rise in the creek would bring downs lot of rubbish, Ac.,. and would probably d: some amount of injury. Members of colonial Masonic Lodges wil be glad to learn that there is a movement amongst a number of colonists to establish! Colonial Lodge of English Freemasons ii Loudon. Several names are mentioned ii connection therewith. The movcmsnt ii certainly a good oue, and will prove a great boon to members of the fraternity amvini from the colonics. The two euterprisin; partners in the firm of Messrs Spoil's and Pond arc at preseut ruralisiug in the soutl of Europe. Mr James Ware, late of Colling wood, Melbourne, has just started at Portsci in the wine and spirit business. Le Comte do la Chappelle is engaged on the permanent staff of the Standard. He is preparing fo publication a pamphlet in connection withi new project he has thought out, relative to the transmission of Press telegrams for Am tralia.

The October number of the well-conducted and well-written periodical, the New Zealand Wesleyan, is fully equal to the besto! its predecessors in interest. A short articll on “ becular Education,” by the Bev AV. J Habcns, is especially worthy of very genera perusal.

Another talc of horror comes from Bal larat. The Keening” Mail says :—“'A verj ugly rumor reaches us from Napoleons. I has been more or less town talk during th( day, and as such wc give it—names being for obvious reasons, withheld. It is sail a young man, well known on the lead named, lias been for some time past residing with two of his sisters, and lias had improper intimacy with at least one of them, and that a child, the fruit of their incestuous into course, lias died and been secretly buried. It is also said the police arc diligently pushing their inquiries into the matter, and are endeavouring to discover the place where tin child is buried, with a view of an exhumation of the body, in order to ascertain whetha foul play has been perpetrated, or to iuiti ate a prosecution for concealing the birth of the infant.” On Saturday, the 4th inst, at a special sittings of tho Supreme Court in Banco, untie a rule of Court for that purpose, before Hil Honor the Chief .Justice, and Mr Justice Faucett; Mr Joseph Augustus Tole was, on tin motion of Mr Butler, admitted a barristero! tlie Supreme Court. Mr Tolc, it was stated, graduated, as I!.A. and LL.B. at the University of Sydney, and His Honor the Chief Justice, in directing admission, stated that Mr Tolc had passed a highly creditable and satisfactory examination, and .that the Court had much pleasure in directing his admission.&'ydney Morning Ilcrald , November 7th. Perhaps one of the quickest rises in mining stock that the Bendigo Advertiser has had to record is that which took place on Moudaj night in the Catherine Reef United, Sandhurst, which rose in about half ati hour in the evening from 23s to 345. At the first figure the value of the company would 1* £74,440, at the latter, £112,520 ; the total increased value in the short space of a little above half au hour being £38,080. Some thousands of pounds were made during the “run.” ' The Daily Southern Cross says :—“A case of serious illness, occasioned by eating poisonous berries, occurred yesterday in Parnell. Four young children named Madckin had, whilst playing in the neighborhood of the beach, eaten some native berries. After reaching home they were seized with convulsions. Dr Kenderdine was called in, and the stomach pump was used, but we icam that fears were entertained for the life of one of the children. Parents cannot be too careful in warning their children against eating wild berries.” We-are requested by F. H. Lewisson to state that no gold chains or albcrts are of his.make without they are .stamped F.H.L 18 carat. Having engaged a gold chain maker from Loudon, he is prepared to roako any English pattern chain to order. —AdVI