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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 117, 23 February 1872, Page 2

At the Warden's Court yesterday (he case of Mahony v. Brennan, ail action for 11011working the Early Bird claim, resulted in judgment being reserved. The case of Began v. Quiu and others for breach of contract was postponed until next Court day. The Court then adjourned until Wednesday next. At the Police Court yesterday, Mr l’eter Griffin, manager of WarniolPs Cash Palace, Albert-street, was lined Is and costs, for exposing goods for sale on the pathway. Tradesmen will do well to remember that they are liable to a penalty of £2O for this olfenec, which is somewhat common on the Thames. Two cases of permitting goats to stray, and one of assault, were also dealt with. There is a long list of civil cases set down for hearing at the II.M. Court to-day, of which a large number arc cases of summonses for non-payment of highway rates. The first half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Standard Goldmiriing Company is convened for the Ist proximo, A call of two shillings per share has been made in the Sons of Freedom Goldmiuing Company. A meeting of the shareholders of the North Paeilic Goldmiiiiug Company will be held ou the -Ihli instant, at Grahamstowu,

The Engineer Company, Nor-1- Royalspan'cl No. Company H.R.V., assembled at their respective drill grounds for parade, last evening. The Engineers mustered 19 rank and file, and held a meeting after parade. The Royals also held a meeting, at which badges were issued, to be worn on the cap—a silver wreath, with No. 1 R.V. in the centre.

The return cricket match between Volunteers and the Club will be played to-morrow. We have to acknowledge the receipt, of the second number of the Nor Zealand Presbyterian Magazine, of which further notice will be taken in our next, issue.

We liaTC to acknowledge the receipt from the Gvncr.nl Government Printer a large number of Parliamentary papers. The liberal sum of £2..'00 is offered by the General Government for the first hundred tons of printing paper produced ill the colony bv machinery. The required quantity must be produced before the 90th June, 1873. The weight, of each printing ream is to be not less than thirty pounds.

Tt will lie seen, by reference to our advertising columns, that. Mr Samuel Young, so well known on the Thames, and to whom we are indebted for the convenient ’busses now plying in our public thoroughfares, has not left us cnt ; rcly. His many friends can find him at the Wave! ley Hotel, opposite the. Insurance Puddings, Auckland.

The following are the entries for the Interprovincial Pace at Christchurch, ns received by the lion, secretary, Mr It. D. Thomas 'J he Otago (Hub's boat, OH.go ; the Wellington Club’s boat, Wellington ; the Auckland Club's boat. Auckland : the Lyttelton Club’s boat, Waterlily; the Canterbury Rowing Club's boat, Illvssns ; tlie Kainpoi Club's boat, Pc re ; the Avon Rowing Club’s boat. Endeavour : the Ileathcote and Ur ion Club's boat, ,Sabrina.

A man named W. Rae lately died at Ross fn a fit of violent vomiting. A post-mortem examination revealed that rupture of the heart wrs the cause of death. Rae was a livery and bait stable-keeper, at Hokitika and 1 toss, and was extensively known as in unassuming, obliging, and generous-bear'al man.

We lem .i f.-om a West Coast paper that a quartz reef, which promires to lie payable, has been recently discovered at Ross, in tlie Tot nr,a district, Westland. Many of our rcarders arc aware Hint tin's district, in which there arc good alluvial diggings, had 1 een long prospected for reefs in vain ; but it appears that success has at last rewarded the efforts of the persevering goldseeker.

The city improvements now being made by resolutions passed at the City Council, niid for which tinders have been accepted, amount to £4,74f>. Tender, will also be called, in the course of a day or two. for the formation of Nelson-street ; whilst plans and specifications arc being prepared for tlie drainage of Chapel-street. Oilier improvements arc eintcrnplntcd. which will draw largely u; «n the financial resources of the City Hoard—probably to an amount, equal to that which lias been already authorised. — Crass.

His Honor the Chief Justice left last night for the Tauranga district, there to spend a short holiday during the present vacation. He is expected .o be absent for a week or fortnight, and will have ample time for ‘-doing” the cclebratdu Lake district. The vacation dees not expire until the 10th March, and, while we enjoy beautiful summer weather, those who have an opportunity of benefitting by it. by releasing themselves for a t'mc from the demands of business, or the still more imperative demands of a professional life, are wise to do so. — Crass.

The no n'nations for two auditors to the City Pdard were made yesterday. Three names were proposed, namely, John Patger, if. S. Leers, and A. W. Fleming. As only two auditors arc required under the Municipal Ordinance. there will necessarily have to bo a poll. In fact, all the formulas of a contested election will be required to lie gone through, unless one of the candidates can be induced to withdraw. The fee paid to each of the two auditors when they have performed their work is £.">, whilst the expense of an election wi!' be, at the lowest estimate, £9O. It would be better, if it he legal, that the Mayor be cmpowcied t > make a bargain with oiie of the candidates, and buy oft' bis opposition : or. better still, as being quite legal, that the three candidates have a shake in°tlic hat, or go • Yankee grab,’ to see who shall retire. There were no nominations for assessors, the cause being very snnph—there is no fee or award hanging to the appointment. His Worship the Mayor is empowered under the Act to appoint assessors in the ease where none have been nominated : but, whether Hie influence of even a Mayor in Auckland will avail in obtaining the services of two persons who are willing to do something for nothing does not amount to a dead certainty.— Cross.

Wc ( I). .S'. Cross) have always said, and particularly of late, that A ictoria is the mistress of Hie colonies, and a pattern for the colonies, in enterprise, progress, social and legislative, including commercial reform. Lately, as we arc : 'formed on good authority, a company has been organised in Melbourne who have determined on seeking a field for their operations and enterprise in New Zealand. They purpose to purchase or to lease from tlie’ Maoris of this island an extensive tract or tracts of land for tlie cultivation of flax, and on which to erect mills and machinery for the manufacture of that, material.* In Auckland they intend fixing their head-quarters, and also offices at which to buv whatever Ilax others may bring to them. If this enterprise prove successful, and wc hope that it will, then Victoria will have given no small impetus to the development °of New Zealand resources; and we doubt not that such success will stimulate tlie dormant energies of Hie people of this colony to rise, and work, and cease to sit and complain. One thing at any rate is ccitnin, that it will tend to develop one of our vast resources and introduce more capital into our midst.

Wc regret to notice in our obituary columns of this morning tlie death, in Symoiids-s.reet, of Mr James Kemp, sen., of Kcrikcri, Ray of Islands, Mr lvcmp was one of tlie oldest settlers in tlie province. The funeral takes place to-day. —lie raid.

The following extinct f.om a letter received in 'Well'ngton from the captain of the Wellington crew is published hi the Pmt “ I think as much of our boat as of any I have seen hero yet. 11 e arc staying two miles from Chilstchnrch, on the Heathcote. and have two practices daily, the tide not allowing us to have more. We are about two and a half miles from the course, ai.d pull down to it and back each practice. We have been unable to pull on the course, as the weather has been too rough, but. as soon as we get a ‘slant.’ depend upo'i it we are ‘ there.’ We arc improving very much in our pulling, and. from what I have seen of the crews here (two of which I have seen), i think wc can lick them. Lyttelton and Kainpoi arc the favourite, but. not having seen them pull. I have no idea how they shape. 51 r Ollivier has been very kind to ns. He and others came down to sec us, and offered to place a splendid ‘coach’ at our disposal, but of course I declined, as. f we are not able to do anything without ‘coaching’ from Canterbury, we should have remained at home. Jhe lioafs are to be started all abreast. 'Jlicre is plenty of room."

An ovcrwisc parent, who didn’t spare the rod, nearly spoiled the child bv throwing him out of a window afterwards.