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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 250, 27 July 1872, Page 2

The p.s. Golden Crown will leave Tararu Wharf at 3 o'clock sharp this afternoon, for Auckland.

Our reports of the Co-operative meeting, the Golden Calf meeting, and several other matters, are helu over through pressure on our space.

We perceive that a meeting is called to try and organise a Volunteer Fire Brigade in Grahamstowu. It is to be held at the Governor Bowen Hotel, on Tuesday next. A football match is to be played to-day, weather permitting, at Sliortlaud,' between Grahamstowu and Shortland., The play commences at 2.30 p.m., and some good play is looked for.

The transfer books of the Moauataiari Gold Mining, Company will be closed from noon on Monday, 29th instant, to noon on August Ist, wlieu a dividend of five shillings per share will be payable.

At the Police Court yesterday two eases of drunkenness, and au application for a transfer of the licence of the Court House Hotel, comprised the business. At the R.M. Court yesterday about a dozen cases of the ordinary ' character were disposed of. A report will be found iu another place.

■; It will befeecu' by advertisement in another column, that the Rev. Father Dickie will preach in \V/ll6ug]|by.-street Roman Catholic Church,’ to-morrow morning, at 11 o’clock, 1 and the Right .Reverend Dr Ctokc, Bishop of Aucklaud, in the evening, at half-past six. The collections on both occasions will be in aid of the church‘funds. ■ •

There was a very fair house at the Royal last night to witness the performance of <• New Men.aud Old Acres” and the Can Can. <• Formosa” is auuouuced for to-night, and a good house is sure to assemble to witness it, as most of the public have seen Mr Hoskins aud Miss Colville in it before. ; We have to record flic death of a Maori chief who is well known in this district, viz.’, Eruere te Ngahue, a chief of the Ngatimaru tribe, of llauraki. lie has died near to Whaugamata whilst , engaged with Mr O’KceffdAu pojhudg out tlie' boundaries of some blocks of land.

. . A Reception wa?j yesterday, given to Dr Croke by the members of his Church, up m his return. trip to -Australia, where he has been for some months past. A full report of th6 1 proceedings will • be found in another column. "

The following additional regulation, under which telegrams may he transmitted by the Goveimmejit is/ gazetted : telegrams shall be safely kept in the custody of the General Manager at Wellington, for the space of five years .from the dates thereof; respectively, after which period they shall be burned in the presence of such General .Manager.” This regulation came iifjto force on tliortst iu4t£nt. fx O I <■! -1 /->

At three o’clock this morning ia'short, but tremendous, Thunder storm/ accompanied by hail and rain passed over our" town. The lightning was glaringly .fierce, and thq thunder rumbled as 'if the world was at an end. Hail Atones fell as large as geese eggs. One of our staff rushed into the'street : to see what was going on, and was nearly knocked senseless by the force of the hail, Tho storm did not exceed five minutes'in' length.

The following quarantine regulations were gazetted, ou Thursday as having beeu brought into force in this province :—“ Ist;. The Health Officer for any port shall have power to place or declare to be in quarantine any vesseLarriving in such port from Honolulu, whether or not such vessel may have previously to such arrival called or touched at any other port or ports in New Zealand, and thereupon such vessel shall be deemed to be in quarantine within the meauiug of the said-regulations; and- to be subject thereto and to the fol owing regulations, although such,Health Officer may,not find that sickness exists or has recently beeu ou board. 2nd. Such Health Officer 6ball forthwith icport to the Board of Health of the port whenever he pluses aDy such vessel in quarantine under the last regulation. 3rd. The Board of Health for such port/ or a majority of them, shall have authority to detain any such vessel as aforesaid in quarantine, or the crew or tne passengers thereof in the : lazaret until such measures as they have prescribed for cleansing, purifying, aud disinfecting such vessel, and the passengers aud crew thereof, and the goods therein, have been carried out.” The rest of the Gazette is occupied with ordinary notices.

. weighing 154 carats, w§iich has bqen'fou&d at the Cape, and is nW oti its |Say idifijipgland, is already furnished witfi fts legem. It is said to have .men found fh thQjjmU of one of the native hptstiv'A poq£T<i|Sli adventurei*hnd received 'nospitaMtj<tfi»lr«he night, aud being ourprised at the light shining- amid the darkness, lie had upon examination found it to proceed from a clump of the earth of which the wall was built. Of course the clump was soon detached by the visitor, and the new Koh-i----noor, with many other smaller diamonds, found within.

«*- We leara that-the Auckland -Freight Importation Company have received a telegram from Duuedin stating that, a freight company has been formed there, aud inquiring whether the Auckland Compauy would bo inclined to co-operate with them. A reply has been sent furnishing copies of all the correspondence relating to the Auckland Company, also intimating the names of the London Agents, and expressing an earnest desire to co-operate with Duuedin in securing an efficient service of the New Zealand trade with Great Britain. From.: the nature and constitution of the Compauy it is not probable that the tvo, associations will become completely united, but they may, without doubt, work together with advantage ‘o each other, and we feel sure, from the spirit already manifested, that both will see it to be to their interest to pursue this course. — Cross, ■ ;■•. t. •: :

The legal manager of the Green'/Harp Goldmining Company reports that Mr Black’s report and survey, of the mine are at his office for the iuspefctjou of shareholders. The substance of his report is as follows : The main workings are (as shown on plan) Amfined to the back vf No. 2 level, which has been stoped out a distance of about 70 feet. The lode has been driven upoii for a distauec of 9.80 feet, and as it gods into the bill is changing for the better. There is no gold visible in any of the upper workings, There are two lodes at the bottom level, one of which is very promising, aud both will cmie tope her in the vicinity of the shaft, where a larger aud richer lode of stone may be expected. The lode has only been driven upon about 23 feet on the bottom level. Below the water level the lode has entirely changed for the better. It lias been'decided to call for tenders immediately to drive on the lode towards the John Bull boundary. On -Wednesday, about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Constable Walker received information that the dead body of a man unknown had been discovered in the creek at Drury. On proceeding to the spot he discovered tile body lying on the bank of the creek, where it had been discovered by Mr Cosscy. who first discovered' it floating on the water. The constable had the body conveyed to au out-honse adjoining Mr Godkiu’s hotel, and on searching it found nothing that would lead to its identification. Deceased is supposed to be a man who was recently, employed, on the road breakiug stones. There is a wound on the face which deceased may. have received by falling into the creek, the banks of which are rather steep where his body was found. Au inquest was to be held on Wednesday.— Cross.

The annual meeting of the Aucklaud Whaling Company was held yesterday, at noon, at the office of the secretary (Captain Clayton), Insurance Buildings. The balancesheet was adopted, showing the debts' of the compauy to amount to about £l.lOO, whilst tlvir stock was all paid for, and the directors elected for the ensuing year. The following letter from the captain. >vfts read :—“ At sea, May 1, 1872—in latitude 33° 40’ 8., -longitude 179° 20’ B. —Sir.—As I have received no letter or word from Captain Clayton, I thought I would drop you a few lines, thinking that you would like to know how we are getting on. lam sorry to say that hard luck hangs to us yet. I have taken 100 barrels of sperm, and have lost seven [whales?] I lost two large whales up south, aud one hand. The weather was the worst I ever saw. I was the only one that could stay there. I saw whales four times, struck four and got two turned up ; one that would make 100 or more [barrels ?] but could not get to him—it was blowing fo hard—thick and rainy. I lost two of my boats, but found them all right. I think that wc are good for a paying cruise yet. I shall go to the Navigator or Tonga Islands, and “ humpbacking.” There is but one thing that bothers me. I have not got provisions enough to last me the season out. I should have touched at the Bay, but as time is precious I coulikuot spare it. I feel confident we shall come in with a fair catch, yet. There are three ships here on this ground that have been out over three years with,less than 800 barrels each. I think it hard it we do not do better than that. I have lost two of my men with consumption. I shipped'one at Pitt’s Island. I have not received the scratch of a pen from the secretary. If you have any wish or orders, write as soon as you receive this,' to the Bay, in care of Captain Williams, of the barque Osmarrii, and I shall get it, as I expect to see him when he comes out.—Yours, with respect, Wm. IT. Hall, Captain barque Albion. To Mr Nathan 1 .” Herald.

MEETING OF -SHAREHOLDERS. Tuw half-yearly meeting of the Lion Goldniining Company was held last night at the Pacific Hotel. There wasJ.a,vgood attendance of shareholders, and Mr Stanning occupied the chair. The directors report stated that the operations for' tho past half-year had been very limited, in fact had been confined to fluming the creek. The balance sheet showed tho cash in hand to amount to £fcG, and the liabilities to be £25 18s. A call of sixpence is to be nmde.to pay off all liabilities at once.’, • The report and balance slim-t were adopted. After tho half-yearly meeting an extraordinary. meeting was held, for-the purpose of confirming or otherwise the action the directors had taken with regard to the .amalgamation with the Rdd-.White and Blue, the particulars of which arrangement we have plililislied before. The meeting agreed to the terms and further ag'need. thtttU thb. company should be allowed to lapse after all the liabilities had been paid, instead of being wound up; also, that, forfeited shares remain in statu quo, ' so. thatrtWpfesent shareholders ,will. benefit by liiom.s' The directors staled'that they .had wound up negotiations with !(; tho, Kuranui Tunnel Company fqr,. putttag-the .• ( tunnet.into their ground, but-had Jpftf. the -.matter in abeyance, pending the proposed 'amalgamation. A vote of- thanks: wnS accorded to the directors retiripg, , and . Messrs Hevvin, Hopkips,' and Nosworthy were elected.as the'Ejirce directors to sit pn tho new board of the amalgamated company. The following resolution was proposed by Mi Hopkins, and' seconded ’ tty Mr Ehreufried, and earned unanimously:— terest and the very ' able manner in which he has carried out the business of his- office, <jfche Lion Company ibake to Mr Wilnman, the legal manager, a suitable acknowledgment in the shape of £25.” , . . {This speaks wHI Ar Uhettmamtyr in which the business of managing Ins companies is carried on by Mr Wildman.— Ed. T.G.]

Flowers of Fashion.— Lady—“And why —‘ dou leave your last situation ?” Coachman dyiwell ma,am, me and her ladyship’ adadifference about a bokjty. tp adrawf ingroom, aud "her ladyship'wanted to put me off with a bokay made iu the housekeeper,B IweJl, I couldn,t staid' tliat-'',sdTiveut and ordered a bokay at Covent-garden; and would you believe it, ma,am, me and her ladyship ’ad a difference about the payment? so I eiv« warning I’’—Punch,