THE Thames Guardian AND MINING RECORD. FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1872.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 165, 19 April 1872, Page 2

THE Thames Guardian AND MINING RECORD. FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1872.

] Pressure upon our space yesterday | prevented us from making any comment ; upon the English news published in the ! telegrams, which, however, is neither 1 uninteresting nor unimportant. An ! attack lias been made upon the Queen ! by a supposed Fenian, who presented a pistol at Her Majesty as she was about |to alight from her carriage, it is j stated that the lock of the weapon was broken, and therefore it is probable j tha '.ue perpetrator of the assault could ! have had no murderous intent, but is i probably out of his mind, lie is said to be a relation of Fergus O’Connor, I who made some stir in the world a few ! years ago, in whose family insanity is known to exist. The bulk of the nation will rejoice that the Queen sus- ■ tained no injury. Her Majesty appears jto have a charmed life. She has been fired at on several occasions, was once ! struck with a stick or riding whip j whilst in an open carriage in Piccadilly, has been several times in jeopardy on | the railway, yet Las so far escaped unhurt. That she may long he spared is the wish of all her loyal subjects in evciy part of the world. The great 1 Tiehborne case has collapsed. The | claimant has been nonsuited and committed to Newgate to await his trial for perjury. This case is certainly one ! of the most singular ever brought before I a jury. If the claimant be the impos- { tor which it would now appear that ho ! is, it does seem a most extraordinary j tiling that so many respectable people j should have positively identified him as J the genuine Sir Roger, and the story he concocted was admirably got up and sustained. The expenses of the trial I must have been immense, and will eiii cumber the estate for some years The property, however, is very large, the I present Baronet is a minor, and with I care the property will recover itself before he is oi very mature age. A hat the Holders oi the *• i icnb b n Is will think of tlm result of the trial v;e cannot say; it will be a terrible blow to them in a financial sense. The forensic reputation of the AttorneyGeneral will be exalted, nor ought that of the learned Sergeant Bnlianiyue to be depressed. It has been a battle on their part, in which they have both displayed great acuteness, talent, ex- ! perience, and patience. That the j victory has been on the side of justice j would appear from the weight of I evidence; but from the fact of plaintiff being non-suited, it would look as if the case never went so far as to go to I the jury. If plaintiffs counsel elected to take a nonsuit, we shall know the reason by the next news to hand, and also, in all probability, the points upon which a charge oi perjury has been preferred. A Fill has been passed to give the Australian Courts jurisdiction in matters arising out of the Smith Sea islands slave trade, which it is to be hoped will strike with terror the kidnapping fraternity, and tend to put an end to the disgraceful traffic, which is a shame to humanity, and greatly tends to retard the progress of Christianity and civilization in the Polynesian Islands. which are destined before mnnv

years are over to be the seats of happy ami prosperous communities, and to i rival the fertile ami important Sandwich j Isla ds, which, with their capital Hono- ! lr a, monuments of what, successful I policy can do by enterprising Britishers j and Yankees amidst a coloured race, j That many other islands in the Sunt’ era j Seas will attain a like prosperity evonjtualiy, any one who has watched the j course of events and the spread of ! colonization for the past few years, can- | not entertain a doubt; and we look upon the passing of the South Sea Islands Bill as an important step in this direction. The peaceable settlement of

the Alabama claims is looked forward j to by the leading journals on both sides ! of the Atlantic as being not far distant, and the well-wishers of both countries, which includes a large portion of the whole civilised world, wili rejoice when all matters in dispute bet ween these two great nations arc set at rest. The fall in the price of wool will not he very pleasing to the squatting interest, but the price is still sufficiently high to enable the sheepi fanner to make very large profits, and they need not he cast down by their prospects. Onr Auckland contemporary goes as far as to state that oven now. when prices pan! at the last London wool sale are compared with the pi ices paid in Australia and New Zealand, it will he found that the average rate of advance lias been maintained, and that hercafier~the market t\.r Australian and Yew Zealand woo] will be in the colonies and not in London. The squatters, therefore, need : be under no serious apprehensions as to their prospects. Tim news received by this mail may be looked upon as being - , for t’ne most part., of a decidedly cheer- j ing character. |

We would draw the attention of our readers to the alteration that lias taken place in the time’of the closing of the. mail for America and Europe, it having been extended until 3 p.m. this day. owing to the deientlou of the Nevada in Auckland until io-moirow. A" member? of the Thames Engineer Volunteer? who we:e unable to attend drill at the l-lall last night are requested to call at iUe L'rntiir/ Aar office, or Gulden Age Ho,el. before .'5 p.m., to get measured for ilieu' new uniforms. The Cemetery Committee call attention by an advertisement in another column to the bad state of the read over which funeral processions have to pass, and appeal to the public to subscribe sufficient funds to put the road in repair. This is a work much required, and a very small sum per head would be sufficient for the purpose. We mist the appeal of the committee will be liberally and promptly responded to. Mr Cameron, the Engineer to the Kanwaerauga Highway Boatd has kindly volunteered his set v ices gra t n i tously. Two cases of assault, in neither of which the parties appeared, and one of drunkenness. comprised the business at the Police Court yesterday. There are about an average number of cases set down for hearing at the Resideut Magistrate's Court to-day. Several of them are adjourned cases, which were not reached on Friday last. We observe that the Sergeant of Police lately stationed at Grahamstown. Sergeant Green, has been removed to Auckland, we believe, at liis own request, and has been replaced by Sergeant Eagan. Sergeant Green was a very civil and obliging officer, and bore the reputation of an efficient and reliable officer. We wish him success in his new sphere of action. At the Warden's Court, yesterday the Pukehiuau case was proceeded with but was not concluded at the rising of the Court, which stands adjourned until Monday next, when the case will be again resumed. A report of Yesterday's proceedings wiil be found in another place, by which it will be seen that some rather startling evidence was given, upon which, however, as the matter is still pending, we desire to offer no comment. We are glad to hear that our young townsman Mr Lewis O'Neill lias passed liis preliminary examination under tiie consolidated regulations of the Inns of Court, and has been admitted as a student'in the Middle Temple. London, — Cross. A small but not unimportant industry has lately been stalled in this city which deserves notice, and that is the manufacture of liqueurs and cordials. We yesterday were invited to test a number of samples, chief among winch were quinine, bitters, anisette, lose-water, c.cine de noyau, curaeoa. &c. Of the bitters and quinine we must pronounce their qualdy unexceptionable, while the liqueurs possess a body quote equal, if not superior, to the Continental at tide. We are assured by Mr E. Solomon, who is the tnanufactuier. that no deleterious drugs whatever are used in their preparation, and that he is enabled to produce the articles tweuiyfivc per cent, below the p-iec of those imported. To hotel- keepers and p-ivatc families we recommend a trial.—Auckland Star. Me hear that some of the “ Rollicking Ilams' were at wo’k last night in Piti-street, where a large stone was thrown at the door oi t ije house of a respectable inhabitant-. It is not very long since a large iron bar was flun-r with great force at an adjoining dwelling. M e give these vagabonds due notice that the police are not all aslec-p. and if some of them are caught they will have to give a good ace ..net of tin inselves to the magistrate?.— A or In aml Star. The v,,-l]-].-!jow:i Tom Sine ha? made an offer to take the place of M'Canhy. the liontamer. to cvm'y torn to pieces by the lions in have her t-1 of the accident which happened to i\ tn MVnr.hy. which I am very s rrv for. but if you think proper 1 wid engage to perform the lions. Hoping to receive a favourable answer. I remain your old servant. Tom King." Mrs Maude:? has sent the following f ply : —•• The Menagerie, Rochdale. Jan. E I*7U. — Mr King.—Dear sir.—Since the lamentable and melancholy accident in my establishment on Wednesday last. 1 am fully determined to discontinue lion hunting, and consequently beg to decline your offer. Y<<urs faithfully,yj/vt itos.ina Manders. John Lockwood.