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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2575, 9 April 1877, Page 2

Mb J. Craig sold by auction to-day at 7 the Exchange Buildings 750 shares in the Perseverance G.M.Co., and 155 shares in the-'-United Kingdom G.M.Co. The former fetched from 2s 3d to 2s 8d per share,, and the latter lid "per share. There was a fair attendance.

A meeting of the shareholders in the Candlelight claim will be; Keld at the Governor Bewen hotel this evening rt half-past seven o'clock, to consider the advisability of forming a company- The ground of this claim,: find more" adjoining it, lias been taken up by Mr * Thomas Scanlan, on the strength of the improvements being effected in the Wniotahi road.' It is" staled that the last party working the Candlelight left behind a reef Worth. 2 ounces; to the ton, not.beinT able to make that yield pay the expenses of getting out, conveyance and cruc'-img; This is one indication of the good: likely to bo done by. extending the roads back into the .country. ; . j ;

The discovery, of golden stone in the Kuranui Hill United company's fc^und was productive of some exc'temerit and a little speculation. '-' It did not, leak out so as to become common property on Saturday night, as it is reported that the discoverer and his friends used the time to buy for themselves. Yesterday, however, the news spread, and many persons got the feverfstrongl on them, itlfe riilbre' so through having to postpone business until to-day. The market rapidly.rose this morning until and;; f& lls were reached; then there was a decline to 37s 6d,which awouldbe buyerf emarked was " plenty for a stringer." ;

:•:;'W?b-:' .notice -an advertisement; calling a meeting, .of- persons holding. Volunteer land scrip, we beliere,.for the purpose of asking4he' JGrbvernment to place a block of land at the disposal of Volunteers of this district for selection. As the matter now stands the scrip on issue are almost useless, as no land can be purchased by the Tolunteers of; this place that can be turned into' value. It is a grievance the Volunteers- Bave long-suffered ironVand no doubt; they will be glad: tb; see the matter taken.jn hand. ,-..:.,: „,.,.--■

The high :wind of Saturday, which increased to ft: small, gale duringvthe/Fire Brigades Competition, became': furious during the evening, there being some very heavy squalls between the liours of six and ten o'clock ■. We, have not heard of much damage being done, but in several quarters frurt trees have been broken down where they were at all exposed, and some fences on which tfhe' wind spent its force have been put out of perpendiculari

A ipiiVATE letter received on Saturday from Waitekauri confirms the news published by us as to the improvement in the Waitekauri Company, and also slates that a good leeder has been found; 'cit'ry. ing gold, in that part of the mine near the Julius VogelJJoundary, which should much enhance the value of the company's property. :

At a conversazioni' recently given at Brisbane, in honour of Mr Angus Mackiy, the Queensland Commissioner at fee Centennial Exhibition, it•■'• was stated ;by Mr Mackay that there was a probability of ex-President Gvant visiting Hlie Aus: tralian colonies before: many months were over.

The Brisbane Telegraph , staves that a numberi of; men; working at the general shoeing and black'smithing trade are on strike foifl eight (hours' ;wbrk for eight hours'pay, they having hitherto worked nine hours per day.' It appear"! that a meeting was held" ou the'3rd February last, at which it was resolved to ask the employers to concede their request, and to allow it to come into operation on the Ist -: March. •. ?A- ■ ; number of the ; masters having now refused to agree to the eighthours' system, the men have determined to stand'outfor what they^consider to be;a reasonable and jiist demand. It is computed that about 23 men are on strike.

TfiE Sydney JSchois" glad to be able to state that arrangements are now being made for a trial shipment to Englalnd of Mr Morfc's frozen meat. That gentleman, after overcoming difficulties that could not have been ioreseen, .but which it required the utmost forbearance »nd perseverance to, ; surmount, has at last seen his way clear-to commence operations on a practical scale. He has purchased 500 head of the celebrated fat bullocks from Mr White's Martindale Estate, neur Muswellbrdok; anH the carcares, a,fter being duly frozen will be shipped on board the Northam, a certain portion of that vessel—7,ooo cubic feet—now. being specially fitted up for the^ purpose. Thei Northam will probably sail in the criurse of next month/ ' "- ;

The Sydney Morning Herald of March 9th thus describes Mace's performance at the School of. Arts :—" Since his retire-: ment from pugilism, Mr; Mace has, it seems, devbtedliimself to the representation of the great works of classical statuary. In these studies he has been most favourably received elsewhere, and it is certain that in them his splendid; physique gives him every advantage.: Last night he appeared in ,seven characters—Hercules struggling with the Lion, the Quoit-thrower, the African, alarmed: at thunder, Ajax defying the lightning, Samson carrying away the Gates of Gaza, the Ancient and Modern Fighting Gladiator, and the Dying Gladiator. These are all, as it were, feted. The -preliminary action is first represented,: and then the pose is given/iso_ that the actor gives himself extra labor in studying these preliminaries and working them up to the climax. For, instance, in the Dying Gladiator—which is perhaps the best of all the representations—Mr Mace; not only gives the four positions which ; tbe glaaiater in the combat assumes, but also adds the by-play (if the expression; may be used) leading;iip to each position. At first this will be considered by many to detract from the pose itself; and no doubt it has that effect, especially; as the attitude is not sufficiently long preserved to make it truly effective; but at the same time, it must be admitted that it shows considerable study. And to this .mustbe added that there is, nothing forced or strained; in the way in which the preliminaries are represented. The gladiator fights, struggles, ■ f»nd pants before he siuks on his side,

which is the pose ; he recovers himself and faces his enemy once more before the strength utterly deserts him, and ho falls to rise no more, which is the final scene. This is quoted simply as an example of what Mr Mace apparently thinks is the most effective method of depicting the parts in which he appears, and from that point, of view they are unquestionably rendered in a powerful manner. It may be added that each presentation was received with great applause, and that Mr L£ace was twice called before the curtain at the conclusion.

Some of the scenery at Echuca seems to be quite as interesting as that of the South Sea -Islands. The following para* grah from the Eiverine Herald is as good as a page of Herman Melville or the Earl of Pembroke :—Godegast's floating baths on the Murray have done much to encourage the exercise of the natatory art among the young ladies of Echuca. They practice swimming in large numbers, and are quite at home in the water. Fearless and expert, the gentle bathers seek the more adventu' ous water of the open river, and diving from the baths clad in bathing costume, cross from bank to bank, swimming with every variation and disporting themselves in the deep water with perfect confidence; ?Itl is; ia isight -to jsee a shoal of the fair swimmers darting hither and thither with graceful ease, while in musical chorus they enjoy themselves with every utterance of delight. These young ladies are usually from 14 to 17 years, iof age." Echuca must be a.nice place/ \

" A BOMANTic elopement from Boches-; ter," says the correspondent of the Kiverine Herald;: •' took place on the 22nd, ult. Cooper and Bailey's circus was a very good excuse for a young.lady, a: resident here, lo*' go to Echuca with her friends. Having everything arranged with her lover, clergynian and all—everything being in readiries.% tlie couple were quietly married, and are now on their way to a neighbouring c6l6riy.: The parents and friends, when they discovered thtj catastrophe, .at,once set the telegraph in motion and communicated with the detectives, but without avail, as the young lady is of age, and strange to say has a fortune of her own, which her father can in no way interferej with; , Some eril-ininded people, here say it was on one side a mercenary marriage. is a copy of the letter written by. the bridegroom on the eve;,of his departure from- ;Echuca: — • Dear father by love,—l rite you a letter; to saye I married your darter to-days. Dount, be vexed about it, as you.whare younge yourself once (and hopes you will forgive us) if youe.and youre wiffe bed. gived us youre koncent all this would have been saved,.as it is peopel will be bound to speck and say the monny was the drawh. By the time this ere letter reaches youe; we:• He be ; fareiaw:aye with kinds regardes in which me wiffe" joens I remain youre Son bye Love.' " .