TEVIOT.

Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 6, 21 March 1868, Page 3

T E V I OT.

(From our Own Correspondent.) On Tuesday evening, 17th instant, a grand ball was held in the Assembly Room, to the honor of St. Patrick, of blessed memory. As everyone knows, St. Patrick was a Scotchman, born on the banks of the Clyde, in the quiet little

village of Kilpatrick. His love of Christ — then a fresher name than now in men's ears— led him to cross to Ireland, just as St. Columbus came from Ireland to tell of salvation to the Picts and Scots. So we were right to try and keep green the memory of such an one. Whether St. Patrick looked down from the still eternities on said celebration, we pause not to consider ; enough for present purpose to know that the evening passed off very well. We are informed that at Waikua several new claims have been taken up. A large number offniners are spending their winter season in that quarter. Several of the claims are turning out very well indeed. New ground, said to be of good payable description, has also been opened up on the main creek above its junction with Campbell's Creek ; and two or three large parties have taken up claims there. Nothing more of any consequence remains to be told. The weather is stormy and wet.