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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 244, 20 July 1872, Page 2

We have been requested to state that the steamer Duke of Edinburgh will not leave Auckland to-day. The first meeting of the Tararu Highway District will be held on Tuesday, the 3l)tli instant. Bobert Graham, Esq., is appointed chairman. At the Police Court yesterday three persons were lined for being drunk, which comprised the whole of the business before the Court. From our advertising columns it will be seen that the s.k. Alexandra will be despatched to Sydney and Melbourne at 2 o'clock to-day, should the Nebraska not. have arrived in the meantime. A meeting of the Sub-committee of the Fire Belief Fund will he held at Butt's Hotel, this afternoon, at 2 o’clock. Members are particularly requested to attend, and also those who have sustained loss or injury by the recent calamity. A meeting of the Thames Mechanics’ Debating Society took place yesterday evening, when Mr J. Leith read a very interesting paper on “ Bcprcseutation of the Minority in Parliament." This was discussed by the members present, amt which afforded a very pleasant evening's amusement. At a meeting of the Kauaeranga Board last evening, Air W. Lcchucr was elected Secretary and Collector; Mr Hollis, Engineer ; and Alessrs AlcKee aud Hunter, Valuers. The Board decided that arrangements should be made for an oyerdraft of £SOO, to meet outstanding liabilities. The Board will meet again on Monday. Last night there was a man who gave his name as John Beacon arrested by Sergeant Canigau on a charge of having committed an indecent assault, at the North Shore, upon a girl of tender years, named Hannah Livingstone McDougat. He will be brought up at the Police Court this morning.— Cross. Mr-Mcllhonc requests us to state that at the close of the education meeting in reference to the question whether the amendment was carried or not, that lie did not say he was williug to accept the ruling as correct, but that lie was quite willing to leave the matter where it was. J : j By an advertisement elsewhere it will be seen that all persons having water laid on to their premises, that if the rate for the year ending 30th June, 1873, be not paid on or before the Ist August, the supply will be cut off foi the ensuing twelve mouths. The rates for domestic purposes have been reduced.

At the Readout Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, there were few cases of any importance, and the business was concluded much earlier llxau usual. None of the cases of the Katfaerauga Highway Board against natives, for rates, were brought forward, but as the question involved —the liability of I natives to pay highway rates—is a very importaut one, we presume the Board will try the matter at au early date. Whichever way the decision goes, there will probably be au appeal, and the result will be looked forward to with interest by all Ratepayers. A few gentlemen in our community desirous of establishing a club for the encouragement of natioual sports in this city and proviuce, have convened a meeting for today, to he held in the large room of the Exchange buildings, for the purpose of forming a club, to be called “The Auckland Gymk° liana Club.’’ Circulars have been addressed to a considerable number of gentlemen, asking their eo-operation on this oecasiou. The intention is to make use of the •• Ellerslie estate,” which has beeu purchased for &30b0, anil t > erect a grand stand similar to that at Christchurch, to improve the ground, aud mane such other improvements from time to time as will reader the property eligible, not only as a race-course, but for a Volunteer parade ground, cricket and archery ground, and for the holding of agricultural aud horticultural exhibitions, &c., aud uith this view the promoters of the undertaking have prevailed upon Messrs James Williamson, J. S. Alacfarlauc, aud James Watt, to hold the property in their names ullac-ub is formed to manage the same. 'The object of the meeiiug to-day is 10 form ihe club aud arrange the terms of subscription, after which persons desirous of joining as manners will be balloted for in the usual manner.— Herald.

jffeA spccial-IReetiug of the Star of Hauraki lent. I.O.R.£ ( was held in the Karakn Schoolroom, last night, and was well attended by the Brethren, wheDpßrother W. J. Speight, ;g£’.U.,‘ was presented with a beautiful ..Family Bible oil the occasion of his marriage, is a mark of #&£pect and esteem on the part i fHhe members of the Tent towards this gentleman, who Ims done so much for the rechubites on the Thames.

The S,. N.Z., aud A. mail steamer Nebraska is now out from Auckland 36 days. The Nebraska has usually taken 32 days to Honolulu and back, and neither of the boats have occupied 36 -days-without- some delay having taken place previous to departure, aud as the Nebraska brought small-pox to this colony and Australia, there is too much reason to fear that she must have been quarantined iu Honolulu, although wc should not be surprised to hear of her turning up with some lame excuse—the old tale of a snow-blockade, or the branch steamer between Honolulu aud ’Frisco having brokeu down. We only hope that the latter mishap may have been the ca«e, rather than to think that the Nebraska had smallpox on board when leaving Auckland on her home voyage across the Pacific. We do not wish to disturb anyone’s mind ou the subject, but only surmise what may be, very probably, the case in the. Nebraska not turning up, as 3G days out is rather a long time, from Auckland. Au extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Green Harp Goldmining Company was convened to be held yesterday afternoou, iu the Insurance Building. The object of the meeting was to alter the rules of the company. Mr Hall, the only director present, took the chair, and explained that as there were 229 shareholders in the company it required 115, cither personally or by proxy, to form a quorum. Only some thirty were present. After waiting half an hour the meeting was adjourned for a month. Wc understand that immediately after the adjournment there was .a great rush of shareholders to the legal manager’s office to pay calls, iu consequence of certaiu reports iu reference to the claim.— Herald.

A meeting of gentlemen interested iu the formation of a boating club was held last evening at the Thames Hotel. There was a fair attendance, and Mr Von dor Heydc was moved into the chair. The names of those willing to join the club were received,- ill all about twenty-five. After considerable discussion, it was proposed that the election of officers stand over until the next meeting. Alessrs T. Henderson, J. Marshall, aud D. Oxley were appointed as a sub-committee to compile a code of rules for the working and management of the club, which will be brought up on Thursday next. There was one rule passed which restricted the number of members to 150. Besides those iu the room who entered as members the names of about 50 persons were, mentioned as willing to join the club. There is no doubt that owing to the spirit iu which the club has been initiated it will prove a great success. Cross.

“ The ciisis. or ‘ crash,’ as it is generally termed, in respect to Coromandel, is not, after all, a very serious matter, viewed iu comparison with the decline in the value of stocks iu other places. At the most there has not beeu a depreciation of the stocks of Coromandel of more than L 70,00() or L80,00l), whilst at Sandhurst the other day. iu twentyfour hours, there was a collapse in the stock of one mine alone which represented something like LBO,OOO.- Of course there was a partial recovery soon afterwards, as there will be at Coromandel. Indeed, we believe ail our stocks have fallen as much below their real value as they were before above it, and any change in the market must be for the better. It may be interesting to show what the Coromandel field has produced recently. and contrast the return of gold from the stone crushed with that at the Thames field. In a paper recently published, entitled ‘ Further Reports on the Goldfields of New Zealand,’ wc find that from about February, 1871, to the 14tli June of the same year, or a little over four months, the various claims yielded an average of rather over 4Joz. of gold to the ton of quartz—a really magnificent yield. From the Thames field during same period we have no return ; but for the year the returns show a little over 2Joz. to the ton, notwithstanding the many rich crushings from the Caledonian aud other claims."— Coromandel Mall.