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Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5180, 24 August 1885, Page 2

The following telegram was posted at the Corner this morning from the manager of the Cambria GhM. Co.:—" 301bs specimens from reef striking into hangingwall, No. 3 level, western side of winze.—H. W. Moobb."

Oue Auckland correspondent writes that "The interest is increasing in, W. L. Bees' idea of amalgamating labor and capital, and making producers, capitalists, an I consumers partners under the Joint Stock system, The leading men in Auckland are taking the subject in hand, and now the prospectus of a company upon the principle enunciated is published, and the executive committee includes the names of the Mayor of Auckland, the Hon. W. Swanson, Mr Peacock, M.H.8., Rev. W. Tebbs, and a dozen or so well kno*n citizens. Mr Reas proposes visiting the Thames, and addressing meetings upon the scheme propounded by him. Wherever he has had meetings in Auckland, numbers of his hearers havo taken up shares in the project. Mr Bees leaves for England as soon as certain preliminary matters are arranged."

By the mail we received from our Travelling Correspondent a long and interesting letter, recounting his experiences from the time he leffc Melbourne till his arrival in London. It will appear in our isgue to«morrow evening.

We have bean shown some rich specimens obtained from Tapu by Lowrie and party, who hare been working for sore time past in No. 1 Gully. They followed a nice looking reef for some distance, and bare now met with what they believe to be the reef which shed the gold previously found in Ibis gully. The stone ia very rioh, being almost pure gold, with a small rib of quartz on either Bide.

We are informed that some excitement bus been caused at Owharoa through a find of gold in the bed of the Ohinernuri creek by Mr James Slepbfnson. Our informant states that it seems a small leader sticking on the hard.

At the Church parade held in Auckland yesterday, at. St. Sepulchres, the following Naval corps, in addition to the Thames Company, were present:—Auckland, Devonport, Ponsonby, Onehunga, and the Naval Coast Guards' corps (with the Auckland division of the New Zealand Naval Artillery. The gathering was one of the largest seen in Auckland. ,: • I

Wk are pleased to find that the tender of our townsman Mr F. Dann, has been ■ccepted for the furnishing ... of the new Metropolitan Club in Auckland. All tbo leading cabinetmakers in Auckland sent ia tenders for fcbe job, ~~. '^....-■/. .'

The Auckland and TbamesjjE'aval Brigades engaged in a football contest at Deronport en Saturday last. The game ended in a draw, as neither side succeeded in scoring, hut the Thames men forced their opponents down three times, while they were only forced down once. The McCollums, Allen, Allotn, and McGregor played well for the Thames. The visitors were entertained in the evening at Waters' dining rooms, and returned home yesterday afternoon.

Me Nobthckoit, 8.M., and Warden, will hold a Warden's Court here on Friday and Saturday next, the 28th and 29th insts. On the 31st he will preside at the Resident Magistrate's Court at Faeroa ; and on the lßt September be will officiate at sittings of t!»e Warden's and Resident Magistrate's Courts at Te Aroha.

Thebe is every probability of the Thames Volunteers going to Auckland to attend a monster review to be held there on November 9th. A naval Bbam-figU will very likely be arranged for, the battery at the North Head attacked, and defended, and the torpedoes' efficacy shown. s

At the Police Court this morning, before N. Kenny and A. Aitken, Esqs., J's.P., the charge preferred against Qeo. Henry Fletcher of stealing £8 from the Wharf Hotel, was called on for hearing. There was no appearance of the prisoner, and on the application of the police a warrant was issued for his arrest, and the case adjourned until tomorrow. The recognisance entered into for the appearance of the accused were endorsed, and an order made that the surety should be called upon to show why the amount of the bail should not be estreated.

The Wellington lumpers have refused to work on the Shaw-Saville and Albion Co.'s vessel Crownthorpe, until the difficulty with the lumpers in the South is settled. The vessel ia new being loaded by the crew.

The boxing match to a finish,for £25 a* side, between E. Donovan (of Auckland), and W. Hurcob (of Christchurch), took place in the Theatra Boyal, Cbristchurcb, last night. Ton rounds of very even fighting resulted in favor of Donovan, whole condition was far better than that of his opponent.

A PETITION signed by all hotelkeepers in Dunedin who were granted 11 o'clock licenses, asking that the privilege may be granted to others in that city who may apply for it, except in cases where special reasons for not do* ing so exist, is to be presented to the Dunedin Licensing Bench.

The total national debt of Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania is close upon £123,000,000. Not bad for about thrae millions of people all told —about £41 per head.

The following team have been selected to represent Otago in the Interprovincinl football match against Canterbury :—Russell, Bee, Murray, R.ss, Fraser, Molntyre, BecU, Butter* worth, Drabble, Henderson, Martin, Meurlanc, Morris, Trotter, Treaeder; emergencies, Dowden and Booth. The team comprises three men who did not play against Wellington.

The Te Aroha News says :—" Renewed interest in mining matters is evident in our midst; during the past few weeks several prospectors have been »t work with very encouraging results, ond several fresh claims have been pegged off. In addition to those recently referred to ;tfe may mention the Salisbury, rituated on the north side of the Golden Hill Creek, and upon which two men are employed by the Te Aroha Prospecting Association. The ground lately known as Moa No. 1 has also been marked out. The result of several small sampl s of quartz taken from reefs in the immediate vicinity of this town■hip and recently despatched to Auckland with a view of testing their silver producing quatilies by rssay, is most encouraging, some of the samples referred to having yielded as high as at the rate of 36ozs of silrer per ton. Everything tends to show that we are on the eve of some stirring times again."

The Auckland Star's Wellington correspondent writes thus :—Wellington society has for many years possessed the unenviable notoriety of being I~ - F aiTrvr-|-cr~TTerlnaps this notoriety is undeserved, but more than one high official of the Government is credited with having gained his position through the partiality of the sisters, cousins, &c, of prominent politicians, so your readers will not be surprised when I j take them into my confidence regard* ing a scandahim magnum, the facts j of which are being spoken about freely at the street corners. A legislator, wealthy and talented, resides with his wife in one of the fashionable suburbs of the Empire City. Sjme tiro or three years ago, it is said, a gentleman from Dunedin, succeeded in acquiring an influence over the house of the Hon. Blank, and the result led to bis taking lodgings in the vicinity of the residence of the legislator. No sooner had the husband left borne for a day's duty in the city than the man from Dunedin might have been seen sauntering about the houßc, and generally behaving ia such a manner, that before long scandal wss at work. These | things generallly have a day of reckoning, and Wednesday last wss the Dunedin gentleman's ! day. As he was leaving the legislator's bouse on the night of the day in question, he waß i seized by a stalwart unknown, wbo hurled | him to the ground and handcuffed him. In a twinkling, the assailant removed the Dunedinite's unmentionables and gave his nether limbs a plen'oous coating of coal tar. The remainder of the unfortunate man's clothing was taken off, and the tarring of his body was completed with a dexterity that would have won warm encomiums from a gang of asphalters. His clothing was then tied round his neck and an application of boot-leather hastened i< departure homeward. Ha was refused admission to his lodgings, and had to remain in an outhouse all night, and it is now said that ho ia lying seiiously ill.