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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1922, 2 March 1875, Page 2

We received no letter from either of our correspondents afc Ghinexrmri to day, consequently "we have to ecknowledgo indebtedness to the " Extra " of our contempora y. We are not naturally tuspieious, but having had one letter purposely kept bark laat week we are icc'ined to thick that the feat has been repeated. We should be sorry to convict anybody of mch meanness, because we should bave to aieke it warm for him. The address of J. If. Dargaville, Esq, a candidate for the Superintendency appears today ia our advertising columns. The address Bets forth tho reasons wh:ch have influenced Mr Dargaville in his decision to go to tho poll as an opponent of Sir George Grey for the Superictaidency. The Daily Southern Cross proprietary published with yesterday's i-suo a sketch map of the Ohiuemuri goldfield. The toxt of a requisition to Mr Williim Rowe, aslin^ him to become a candidate for the Superintendency .is pixblished in yesterday's New Zealand Herald. It appears pretty evident that the country districts of'the Province of Auckland viiw -frith ditfavor the candidature of Sir George Groy. The deputation of four which induced Sir George to accept V c position of a candidate acted preniblureJj.

We are in receipt of a New Zealand Gazette published on the 18th February. Ifc contr.ins the proclamation delegating the Governor's powers under the Gtoldlields Act, 1866, to the Hon. Dr Pollen.

The Thames Gold Mining Company has just made a call of £1 per share, amounting in the total to the large sum of £6000. This is probably tie largest call made afc any one time by any company on the Thames goldfield. We are almost lead to exclaim, '• How hath the mighty fallen ! " when we look back on tho splendid history of such companies as the Caledonian, Thames, a&d Grolde* Crown Gtold Mining Companies, aad now tj think that the first, in order to prolong a miserable oxistence, is compelled (after having yielded nearly a million of money) to enlarge its capi:al. The second has just made tho large demand upon its shareholders which wo have mentioned, aud the thivd, tha Golden Crown, has suspended operations altogether. "Who ia to blamo for this sfc te of things ? The directors ought certaiiily to hr.re been firm, and laid by during the good times a sufficient sum to enable works to be carried on during the dull limes; but the shareholders-Are re.uch more to blame for their greedy demand f r the distribution of funds ia dividends which were absolutely necessai'y for the fu'.urp/ development of the mines.—.Herald. *■*

Sub lifsr^CTOß Bulled and four of the J Thames Armed Constabulary proceeded to Ohirieiruii this morning to be in attendance i at tho opening, and any " snbaoquent proceed-" ings" that may require their attendance. These was no business before the ResidentMagistrate's Court this morning. A Peovikciali Government Gazetto was * was issued oa Monday, March Ist. It; is principally taken up with notices uader the ' Native Lands Act, ]878. We are in receipt from Mr Jefferson of the Außtralssian Sketcher for February. Is is an•xcellcnt number, many of the illustrations being graphic delineations of incidents which happened during the late hot season and bush fires. There are also portraits of Sir W. F. Stawel), Chief Justice and Acting Governor of Victoria, Sir Redmond Barry, and tho lato Rev. Andrew Robertson. The great rush from the Thames to Ohinemuri took placo this morning, and has left the Thames almost depopulated, so fur as the town is concerned. At 9 o'clock thia morning" the Grahamstown wharf and its vicinity were crowded "with persona, most of whom carried swag 3 with them, and thß uteamera all leffcheavily laden with passengers. The an-, nouneernent of the early issue of the proclamation has evidently taken many by surprise.;;. otherwise there might not have been such a tremendous stampede just afc the eleventh hour —the field will bo proclaimed at ten o'clock to-morrow.

We notice that the locally built iron screw steamer Alert will leave Curtis' Wharf this evening at half-past ten o'clock, in order to afford an opportunity to those who were unable to proceed t> Ohinemuri this morning to be there in time for the proclamation to-mor-row morning. Since the Alert has been in this trade she has several times proved herself thp fastest boat on .the line by distancing other and larger steamers. She appears to ba 6 favorite boat with persons going up and down the river ; aa she carries a full compicmont^if passengers every trip.