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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 143, 25 March 1872, Page 2

His Honor the Superintendent and Mr James Mackay, jun., started on Saturday evening for Ohinemuri and the Upper Thames in the p.s. Effort, on business of importance. Mr William Rowe was a passenger by the City of Melbourne, and is expected to be back at the Thames on Tuesday. A meeting of the committee of the Miiisrs’ Accident Relief Fund will be held this evening, at the Governor Bowen Hotel, at half-past seven o’clock. There will be a meeting of the Kauwaerauga Highway District Board this evening, at the office, Sealey-street. At St. George’s Church yesterday the Rev. V. Lush announced that on Wednesday next there would be prayers in the morning at 11, and a full service iu the evening at 7 p.m. On Friday, being Good Friday, there will be two full services, one at 11 a.m. aDd the other at 7 p.m. On Easter Sunday a service will be held at 3 p.m., in connection with the Sunday-school children. This will be in addition to the two ordinary services. The

rev. gentlemau also announced that from next

Sunday the supplement to the New Zealand Hymnal would be brought into use iu the church. Copies of this supplement cau be obtained at fid each.

At the Theatre Royal, on Saturday night, there was not nearly as large an audience as we should have expected to have seen, as the performances ou the tight-rops are really worth witnessing. We perceive by advertisement that Mr Barry is to give a performance to-night, at the American Theatre. Shortland, and we think that he will be well patronised, as they do not often have any amusement at that end of the town now.

A magnificent meteor fell on Saturday night, about it3o p.m. It was observed by several, who were in town at the time. It took a westerly course, and seemed to fall into the Hauraki Gulf.

Au extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Auckland and Thames Steam Packet Company (Limited) is advertised to be held on the 30th inst., at the registered office of the company, at eleven o’clock in the forenoon, wheu the following resolution will be propored : —“ That the Auckland and Thames Packet Company (Limited) be wound up voluntarily.” Notice is given by Mr S. E. Hughes that au application will be made on Thursday, the 28tli inst., for a declaration of the complete assignment filed in the estate of Thomas Henry Hall. The fourth call of 10s per share iu the Tookcy Qnartzuiiuing Company is due ou Saturday, March 30. Application has been made to register the Von Tcmpsky Gold Mining Company and the Aurora Goldmining and _ Quartz Crushing Company. A meeting of those interested in the erection of a church at Mouut Albert in connection with the Church of Englaud is advertised to be held in the schoolroom, Morningside, to-morrow. A call of fid per share has been made in the Peep o’Day and Day Dawn Goldmining Company, payable on April 6. A call of 2s per share has been made in the Nonpareil Goldmining Company, payable at the Auckland agency up till to-morrow. There is every probability of the escaped convict Robinson being re-captured. He has been traced to the Waitakerei bush, and it surrounded on all sides. His supplies are cut off, and he must very soon yield himself a prisoner. He was on Friday seen several times, but the bush was so dense that he

could not be taken. On one occasion of his being in view he presented his revolver at Detective Jeffery, but did not fire. The detective, however, let off a shot at him, but without effect. Theie is little chance of Robinson remaining at large for more than a day or two longer, as hunger alone will probably compel him to surrender. A Provincial Government Gazette published on Thursday last contains: —Appointments of Henry Goldsmith, Esq., of Grahamstown, to be Inspector for the Hauraki goldmining district, lying south of the Waikawau block ; of Alexander Aitken, Esq., of Coromandel, to be Inspector for the Hauraki goldmining district lying north of the Waikawau block ; of Albert J. Allom, Esq., to be

Registrar at Grahamsiown for the said district ; of Grattan R. S. McCabe, Esq., to be Registrar at Coromandel for the said district; of John McKenzie, Esq., to be Clerk to the Warden’s Court at Grahamstown ; ef Joseph Cochrane, Esq., to be Clerk to the Warden’s Court at Coromandel. The Gazciie also contains the new Goldfields Rules and Regulations previously published in a General Government Gazciie.

The Daily Southern C row has the following : To the editor—Sir, —l have through my brother, a banker in England, a perfect cure for deafness. I want to leave a white mark behind me, and I shall be happy to be the vehicle in bnnging about the result.—l am, Ac., T. B. H ANNA FORD. —To the Editor : Sir, —I beg to add my testimonial to Mr Hrnnaford’s cure for deafness. —I am, &c., George Sanders.

A meeting of the members of the Auckland Yacht Club was held at the Thames Hotel last evening, James Slodart, Esq., in the chair. The rules for the proper working of the Club were passed, and several new members proposed, after which the meeting was adjourned till Tuesday ne::t for the election of officers.— Cross.

The following letter, which appears in the D. S. Cross of the 23rd instaut, is worthy of consideration :—“ To the Editor : Sir, —I am somewhat utilitarian about my ideas of things in general ; and I think something ought to be done to make our cemeteries — present and future —more profitable. I have read of a splendid crop of apples being gathered from a tree planted over the grave of a very celebrated and very estimable lady; and we well know that, within the past year or so, a Frenchman used to gather magnificent melons growu on the grave of his dear Marie, in one of the suburban churchyards of London, until the stony-hcavfcd churchwardens drove him away, and tore up his plants. Now, why should this be thus. 51 Why should not our present cemeteries be turned into orchards, thus permitting the leaves to turn to good accouut the noxious smells which at night time may often be sniffed thereabouts, and utilising as well the buried body for nutriment to the roots ? I trust our worthy Superintendent will see to it that, in the new cemeteries along the line of railroad, the person in charge, or the persons owning the graves, should have the right to turn tlicir small plot to good account. If this were done in the “lawyers’ corner,” for instance, imagine how their good deeds would bear fruit after them. —I am, Ac,, First Gravedigger.”

This season, it is reported, has been the most profitable the pearl-fishers on the northwest coast of Australia have yet cxpe’ ienced. The number engaged in this new industry is bat small, yet they have succeeded in taking seventy tons of shell, which may be roughly reckoned ns worth £14,000. Among these pearl-fishers is the party of Captain Cadell, so well known in Boui.li Australia and Victoria from liis connection with the navigation of the Murray. A correspondent, writing from Tairua, says that parties of Maoris are engaged gurndigging throughout the district, and are bagging a considerable quantity. Barry’s party of piospectors are still at work, with every probability of success. More Laavyers— Four candidates piesented tbcmse’w'3 yesterday and the two preceding days for the final examinations requisite to qual’fy themselves for practising at the New Zcr’aud tv. Four candidates for legal houours alro placed themselves for first examinations. — Cross.

The following passcngcis left by the Nebraska yesterday:—From Melbourne —Firstclass : Mr Chapman, Mr and Mrs Bowers, Miss White. Steerage : Mrs McQueen, Mrs Neill, Messrs Pea: e, Hencckc, Gallagher, Bi mingham, Keuneston, Pecrottc, O'Connor. From Otago—First-class : Messrs B. H. Bcincckc, Strachey, Mr and Mrs Ehrmann, Mr Patou, Mr W. L. Simpson. Second-class Mr Alexander Lyon, Mr and Mrs McLean and child. Steerage :F. Swatland, T. Russel, T. Tudehope, Chas. Garn and three sisters, D. Lynch, Christian Schonsward. From Lyttelton—First-class : Mr James r.lnCkgJ, Hr and Mrs Ellwortliy and three children, Miss Mercey Scckcrson, Mr J. D. Tracey, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Minchin, and T. Norrie. Steerage : Messrs Robert Jamieson, George and Frank Dunn. From Wellington —First-class: Mr Bradbury. Steerage: Mrs Socfling and child. From Auckland—Firstclass : Messrs James Watt, E. M. Martin Tinsley, G. McLeod, P. Jack, J. G. Harrison, and Mrs Lobbc. Steerage : H. Curman, and T. Sheridan.

Mr Macdonald, of the Maoonic Hotel, Te Papa, has recently purchased the clipper yacht S_.ppho, which, by all accounts, won every prize she competed for at the Auckland Regatta. She is now to be placed at the service of visitors to Tauranga, who will thus have an oppo-lunity of inspecting the numerous beautiful bays and inlets of the harbour, which last has a water frontage of not less than eighty-five miles.— Herald. We certainly sow the Sanpho competing both at the Thames and Auckland regattas, but we were not aware until now that she had won all the races she ran for. However, the writer of the above has, we suppose, a very lively imagination. Dr Pollen reached the Bay of Islands on the 18th instant, on a visit of inspection of the public road works in the North. He was proceeding to Waimatc the next day, and thence overland to Riverlicad. Thus he will traverse the whole of the Northern districts in which a network of roads is to be constructed under the Public Works Act. We hear rumours that it is probable that a number of works are to be pushed on previous to the meeting of the Assembly. Several bridges in the Waikato district are to be constructed, as well as a most important road from Waipa to Raglan, which will be of great benefit, both in a political and commercial point of view. Dr Pollen is expected in town about Monday next.