THE Thames Guardian AND MINING RECORD. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1872.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 119, 26 February 1872, Page 2

THE Thames Guardian AND MINING RECORD. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1872.

In otir contemporary of the 2Ulli inst. appears a letters from Air X. I’. CarI ver, being a reply to an article of ours on the -water supply to the goldfields. All - Carver accuses us of a misrepresentation in our dese iption of the reservoir embankment proposed by him. In bis letter, lie thus describes (lie embankment: ".SO feet high, JiOO feet long on top. tapering to 1.7(1 fee. at bottom.’’ In our description, we said : " The reservoir embankment was to be 800 feet long-, (but this was merely a printer’s error; it should have been .'>oo feet long), and ; to taper’ towards the bo tom to a breadth of 1.70 feet and we still adhere to our statement—that an embankment so feet in height would rei|nire<i base of, at least, JOO feel h’oad instead of 1 .70 feet as proposed bv Air Carver—and. we believe, such an embankment, .700 feet long, would cost a sum not far off+'2o.ooo to erect. It would he'll very small embankment indeed that Air Carver conh] erect, for 20.000 shillings. Air Carver accuses us of making nasty insinuations against M-- Aliilett. A Ye simply never did. and should be sorry to do so ;—the nastv ; insinuation idea istbefruit of AlrCarver’s i own brain. We are nn::ions to see a j water scheme carried out —beneficial to j the miners generally ; —and, we have I already slated that a high level supply I is looked upon as the most imporiu it ! scheme for tlm goldfield, and if alum- j dance of water could be brought in on 1 the high level, for even nine months in j tbe year, during an unexampled j drought, we think an immense boon J would be given to the people. ,

Owing to pressure on our space, the report of the cricket match, T.C.C. versus A'olunteers. is h«d ov,6F till 'o-moi row. The result, of the match was hi favour of the. %S!.C., who' scored tm-Twns sign hi.-1 their, opponents’ Te Jlira and Aleic Kuril vro e.vpucted at; Parawai to-day or Jo-niorrow. to lake part in the funeral cv i mnn'.'s of the late chief Pat a.a. Should tin so erlehraled pc: son ages present themselves mi l he ocivdiui. wo have no doubt a great naitilrr ef <mr townspcujilc will avail themselves of the opportunity of seeing them. AA'e may remark that some little thne-ngo we-published an account of l’atara's death, the information having been given .to 11s oij-what ,xt<i considered reliable authority, namely, that of a native who was residing... at„ .the saute.;, settlement as the deceased : but it appears since wc had anticipated the event, and at the time I’atara wrs still al'vc. lie has since died, and we hope our Maori friends will not think we had any “hand in liisdenth,” inconsequence of our having chronicled it before itactually took ple.ee, although it must be admitted it looks very much as if " thespi'itof prophecy was upon us " when we published the article in question. There was another full house at the Theatre Poynl, on Satu day ni dit. notwithstanding the u Davor "ab'c stal jof the weather. The same programme wilt be repealed this evening; and there w in n/ss seeing the grand burleeqi’.c of -i Kenilwo Hi”and the attractive “Fre tell Spy,” v,'ll lose a great treat. AVe CApee.. to see another lull house to-ulght.. If wi'l be seen from our advertising columns that a tea meeting will be h dd tod >y at the Paptist Chapel, Short land,when a rejiort of t.hurch atrai s is to b.; pre cutcd. AVe understand that this church is mak'.ig prepa al'on for the recejition of the Kc.v. AVilliam Jones, late of Hackney lioad I'liaiv’, London, who has accepted an itivit ition o become their jaisior, and who sailed in the llelens.ee. alUh Deje’nber last. A very handy book, constantly needed by volnnleers, has been issued by Mr F. AA’ayle. beokscllcr. in the shape of a scoring register, for die purpose of ktcp'.ug a register of tiring results. This book is so prepared as to be ava'lable either for a private reg'ster for any volunteer company. A dividend will be paid to shareholders in the Price of Tokatea Gold Minim; Company on Hie 2nd Alateh.

From ptivafe letters received by the Cilv of Melbonme. we lean that business in Sydney is very dull, mid that ” hundreds of men are do'ng no.liing.” At the Sailors' Home, about 1(1(1 men we”e wait ng, uliable to get afloat. AVages for h'bori’ig men are 2.is, or 12s a week and found.

At the Police- Court, on Saturday, John Peters was fined 20s for cruelty (o a horse. Thomas Andrew AValker was bound over to keep the pcrco for using p.ovoking language towai'es li s wife : and Charles Frankliu was lined 2s (Id for allowing Ids horse to stray ill the pub'ie tho.oughfa e. The e was an application by M s Ha ilson, of the Alolbott me Hotel, for permission to have music and dancuig atthat es : .iih! : shment on the 4ih, wlr’eh was granted. This concluded the business.

An accident occu.red to on ; of the employees ni die new Government wharf. Air E. Ali'le... on Satu day afro.noon. AA’/.ilst proceeding along the wha:f his foot slipped, and he fell over the side—a distance of about M feet—into shallow wate ’. AVe hear that he has sustained f aeture of one or two of Ids ribs, and has been a good deal shaken, but 'vc are glad to know is nut dangerously lm -t.

A\ e In.vc tt rek lowlcdgc (he rece’pt of the seventh numbe-of the i'n/iniirrr (In;- Sc, which has cha lged its ji inter, an 1 appears altogether mueli improved, both hi size, matter, and gene ml anpearaime. It is now ]i: lut'd by .1. A. Fhdd. of AVclles!cy-si eel, for the prop etors, Messrs Fea.ou r, id Alorcssv.

Jhc ea'o of SioU. v. AA'oollams and ollitrs, di eeto sof the Coromandel Publishing Company, was hea d at tiie It. M. Court, on Friday. The cam was beyond the ju-'s-det on of the Court, and the plaintlif aereded a ::o.i:;/.'t.

A subecription ball was g'.ctt on Friday evcn'ng last io the o'liee.rs of H.AI.s. Pdanche, at the Parnell 11a' . Auckland. There was a very ui r atlei::.. ::ee. and evcylhlng jia'sed oil' wel'. The Elaiiche left Auckland on Sait: day mornl’ig.

l.io body of Pic unori iinate seaman, George Ski eg, who lost IPs life on board the cutler I.upw'ng, was picked up on Saturday by a wate.incus by;-:', in the harbour, and conveyed to Ihe ocad house. A.i inquest was held on Saturday cTernooii, when a ver(l cl. of accidental death was returned. Ai ie •luc - iquest on ihe body of the seaman who was killed on hoc.d the Caducous yesle.day. wh'eh resulted ; :i a verd'ot of accidental death, the funeral took place. 44ie body was followed to the crave by Caplain Robr.'.s. the oil', ers and me i of the Cadrccus, and a number of other seamen.— J’rni i.i// S. r. 4’lic judgment: give i on Monday by Mr 'Warden Ivcddell .".ycinst Charles Carter has give i universal d‘rsai sfaei’O'.i. 4’nat the sympathies of ti e ■ r iiuiity are strongly in favor of Ca. ter is abundantly proved by the subs" *j) 'nii list got up ves' /day to provide for the expanses of appeal' ig ~o:n the j*r,lenient g.veii by the AVio'dcn. We undeisfcwm. that the su r. of .V 2.4 has a only been raised, with a promise of more if wantzd.—Cnrv.nnndcl Mail.

We arc informed that Air Thomas intends to appeal from the decision of Mr Worden Keddoll. given against him on Monday in his suit against the Nil Desperandum (4old Ml.-'ng Company. Reg'stercd.—lbid.