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I COUNTRY N-1VVS. I
CENSUS RETURNS poa THE BuanowA. DISTRICT. We are indebted to Mr. J. Hough, for the annexed
abstract of the census returns :
Burrangong Gold-fields
Europeans .... 10' "A
Chine80.__-_-9 10,586
Lachlan.. .... 2.418 County of King (in Burrowa Dia
trict). M3«
Total. 14,537
The population of the towtiship of Burrowa was 302. The numbers returned for the Lachlan and County King would have been largely increased, were it not that at the time the census was collected, probably one-sixth of the UBual population waa located on the Burrangong poid- fielels.- Toss Courier.
THE AH ENGLAND Rr.nr.-Last week about fifty tons of stone from a couple of claims on this reef were crushed at Chambers' Chiltern Mill. The .yield averaged IA oz. to the ton.-Border Post.
MATCH rou £-30 A SIDE.-We understand that articles of agreement have been entered into between Mr. Richard Gormon, of Taemas, and Mr. David Webster, of Bloomfield, to run their respective horses, Sydney and Badger, for £¿0 a side. Both horses are known in the district-Mr. Gorman's Sydney having run at the Into Yass races, and Mr. Webster's Badger having' contested for some of the prizes at tho late Waroo Turf Club races. The match is arranged to take place over the Y'ase racecourse, and is to be two milo heats, weight for age.- Iff ss Cow ici:
THE TiiAi-nc STOIT-AOE.-Every day, during the last week, there have been some half-dozen bullock drays camped on the Wodonga side of the river Mur- ray-the owners being unable to croas in consequence of the pleuro-pueumonia proclamation. Some of these teamsters get their bullocks over the river by swim- ming them, and some discharge their loading at the punt. Bullockdrivers are usually accustomed to public cursing, but the imprecations vented at the Albury punt are something extraordinary.-Border Post.
THE REV. E. WILLIAMS.-A number of the friends of this gentleman, having learned definitely that he wiÙ shortly take his departure from Tamworth for England, have determined on presenting him with a testimonial in acknowledgment of zeal, and the endea UOUTB he has made to advance the township, of which he has been pastor 'for the past twelve years,,and his labours in connection with the various charitable in- stitutions.- Tamworth Examiner.
SUNDAY TRADING. - The Albury Banner under- stands that a memorial is in course of signature amongst the butchers of Albury, to the Mayor and Aldermen, asking them to carry the by-law proposed by Aldeiman Miller, prohibiting the sale of meat on a
Sunday.
CHOWN LANDS SALES.-Sales of Crown lands were held on the 10th, 17th, and 18th instant, at the police office, Nundle. Every lot of country land offsied mst with ready purchasers, at prices ranging from the up- set price of £1 to £2 per acre. The land was princi- pal^ situated at Nundle and at the Peel River, near Mr."Edward's station, called Wooloomon, The land in this; locality is of a very superior description for wheot," as good as any in this district, and tor which much competition was excited. AU the lots were sold, as would a much larger quantity had it been offered. At this place a reserve has been made, com- prising some very excellent land for cereal crops, and many are anxious that it should be offered for sale. The three days'sale realised £1121. There was not much interest taken in the town lots offered at Nun- dle ; in fact, it is country land that is required.
. Tarntet» t/t Examiner.
SNAKES.-The late floods have driven these veno
? mous reptiles from their hiding places"; tind^ many of
them during the past week have been visiting quar terB where their room would be preferable to their company ; Mr. Becke ha ring killed two in the Court- house, another at Mr. Fisher's stores, besides several that have been destroyed in our leading thoroughfares,
- Clarence and lUchmond Examiner.
IRONHARK QUARTZ REEI-.- The reports from time ' to time which have appeared in this journal, from this reef, have very naturally created considerable interest amongst miners and the public generally. The enoimous yield of quartz as procured by the most primitive processes, has taken every one-the miners themselves-by surprisa ; and wc should not he astonished to hear it said thut we have bean exaggerating in the matter. We caa confidently assert, however, that the statements which we have published are facts-received from the most reliable sources, corroborated daily by p?rsons w'ho have visited the reef. During tii8 past week a considerable number of diggers have passed through Tamworth for Iioubark ; some have come from the Ovens (Victoria), and ¡several parties from Lambing Flat,-who report that nothing is now doing on the latter field for want of water. The rain which fell there
lately had done a great deal of harm in carrying away the washing stuff and doing other darnige. Mr, M'Murrich met three parlies on tïïeir way from Lambing Flat to Ironbark when returning to Tam- worth. A report is current that there are five hun- dred Chinese en route for the same place from the western side of the country, and considerable excite, ment exists amongst the people of Tamworth in refer- ence to the matter. By all it is confidently believed that a very rich reef has been discovered, anel by others that it will prove the richest that has yes been opened in the colony. There cannot be the slightest doubt of the first assertion, and even of the latter there are strong grounds for holding such an opinion. In the best days of the Adelong, we cannot recollect having read of a succession of yields like that of Ironbark, where as much as 12, 16, and 20 ounces of gold have been obtained from <30 or 60 lbs. weight of quartz. It must not be inferred for a moment that we w'ish to affirm that the majority of the quartz ob- tained is generally so rich, but it places bevond"a doubt tho auriferous character ot. the reef, even admitting that the stone was "picked."-Turnworth Examiner. ' *"','. ;
WAHPUNYAH BRIDGE.-Operations are to bo com; menccd st Wahgunyah immediately, by the .con- tractors, Messrs. Solomon and Co., "and the bridge will be open for traffic iu Beven months. The struc ture will consist of three wooden arches each of seventy-two feet span, and the total length of the bridge will be 300 feet. The width will be tw¿nty four feet, and the heighth of floor aoove high w ater maik twenty-five feet. The cost vrll be about £8000.
THE ROCKY UIVER.-The Tamworth Examiner's
correspondent writes :-A rich lead of gold here has beenworked up to a certain bar, where it has abruptly terminated, and the efforts used to trace it have proved abortive, on account of the appliances brought to bear upon the undertaking being unequal to the occasion. On the Eouth side of Doherty's Hill there oppears to he a basin of water extending for some distance, and found at a depth of from forty to 180 feet. It is this water which has baffled all the ordinary methods of working the ground, and ever will do so until steam power with pumping gear be used to free the bed rock irom water. If mining capitalists were to em- bark in such an undertaking, they would ob- tain a high rate of interest for their outlay. Mr. R. Fuller and partv have commenced a tunnel into the west side of Mount Welsh. The eastern portion of the mount only has been worked, and going upon the belief that gold was not to be found on the western slope, it has thus been neglected, and comparatively speaking untried. This party, therefore, have the greatest chance of success, having both new and old ground to woik ; and should they be fortunate enough to strike another lead of gold, there is no reason they should not get fifty ounces to the load of dirt on the western slope, as it ia well known that over that amount was formerly obtained on the eastern side of the same mount. Mr. L. Mo while is nowabout seventy feet through the work, horizontally, in the direction of Sydney Flat, in the new tunnel he has recently begun, as the ground he is driving for has been only partially worked, he will without doubt be handsomely remunerated for his outlay. Horizontal tunnelling appears to be the order of the day, and as , thcie are several favourite spots not yet taken up,
it is expected that some new tunnels will be started in the course of a week or two. The tunnels now being woiked aro, Robert's, the Hamburg, and Leece's, on the eastern slope of Mount -Tones, Mo- biles' at Mount Fungi, Low's and M'Leod's at Doherty's Hill, and Fuller's at Mount Welsh. M'Leod is worked with a horse whim, on account of the position of their starting point boin-unfavourable for tunnelling at its commencement. Captain Moore recently sold his tunnel to Mr. Roberts for £64, which was considered a bargain at that price. There haB been another addition to our population during the present week of about a hundred celestials, from the Meroo or Lambing Flat diggings ; and although unfavourably looked upon by the Europeans gene- rally I have no doubt but thev will materially assist in keeping up the amount "of gold-dust sent per escort. The Chinese population here is estimated at about 400 persons, and from report it is anticipated their number will yet reach 1000.
. THE LATE FLOODS AT ULMARRA.-A correspondent states that the public wharf adjoining the Ulmarra Hotel, waa tendered, perfectly .useless by the. late floods, but, thanks to the energy and enterprise of a 1 considerable portion of the shippers, it Los been re
placed by a larger and more substantial erection, and is now nearing completion.-Examiner.
CLARENCE RIVPR GOLD-FIELDS.-The accounts from these diegings still continne very favourable. A party just returned from there visited our office during the past week, and laid before us a large quantity ot the gold which he had in his possession. It is of a coarse, shotty character, not water-worn. H# asserts that all are doing well ; a party of eight took out of one claim twelve ounces of gold per day. Another - man Eold to our informant six ounces five penny- weights, the result of one weok's work. He states that many were unable to work, owing t» the rain ; but that he was onlv down upon business, and was returning immeáiateiy to the diggings.- Clarence and
Jlich?nond Examine''.
The Tenterfield Chronicle states that the Timbarra gold-fields nie now approaching development. The Tableland diggings are now likely to become of more importance than any of the diggings in the Northern districts. It will be in the recollection of our readers (adds that journal) that some eighteen months ago several verv large finds of gold were discovered at the head o'f M'Leod's Creek. Out of one of those claims the fortunate owners realised £17,000, after which they abandoned it, taking for granted that it was worked out, it being considered at that time a surface claim. The claim we have particularly mentioned above is now, we are credibly informed, pnying £25 a week per man, and several others ad- joining arc yielding from £5 to £7 a week. Tinbarra diggings will stand turning over again, and weare satisfied that as soon as the temporary rushes have all been worked out, the Tableland diggings will furnish remunerative employment for the disappointed.
LAND SALE AT ÜRAITON.-The following is the result of the sale of Crown lands, held at the Police Office, Grafton, on the loth instant:-Lot-1, 93a., £144 3s.. Richard Bliuh; 2, 92a., £02, John Taylor; 3, 98a., £98,-John Hunter ; 4, 124a., £303 lGs., John Hunter ; 5, 105a., £G5* 7s. Od., John Hunter ; 6, 100a.', £100, John Hunter; 7, 105a., £147, John Hunter ; 8, 3Sa., £70 0s" 'Joseph Lee ; 14, 2r. 29p" £3 Is. 4d., W. L. Lawrence ; 15, 2r. 32p., £2 16s., John M'Kee ; 16, 2r. 35p., £4 9s. 9d , C. J. Walker ; l8, 3a. 28p" £37 3s" R. M'Donald ; 19, 2a. 2r., £40 17s. Od., John Woodward ; 20, la. lr. 17p., £13 11s. 3d., John Macdonald ; 21, 2a. 2r., £25 5s , W. Macdonald ; 22, la. 2r., £15, C. J. Walker ; 23, 2a. 3r. Op., £27 17s. Gd., C. J. Walker ; 24, 2r. 4p., £4 4s., A. Rothschild ; 25, 2r. 2p, £4 10s., John M'Kee; 2G, lr. 34p., £3 IGs., -James Winter ; 27, lr. 27p., £3 7s., James Winter ; 28, lr. 24p., £3 4s., C. J. Walker ; 29, lr. 23p., £3 3s., C. J. Walker ; 30, lr. 21p., £3 Is., F. Doberer ; 31, lr. löp., £2 15s., F. Doberer ; 34. lr. 37p , £3 17a., A. Rothschild ; 35, lr. 37p., Í4 5a., A.Rothschild; 36, lr.37p ,£4 Is , John M'Kee j 37, lr. 37p., £4 Is., John M'Kee ; 38, lr. 36p , £4 Is., W. L. Lawrence ; 39, lr. 39p., £4 Is. 6d., K. Matheson ; 40, 2r. 2p., £10 3s., C. J. Walker ; 41, 2r., £5 8s., C. J. Walker ; 42, lr. 39p., £4 18s., Mara J. Blieb. ; 43, lr. 37p., £5 Is., Maria J. Bligh ; 44, lr. 34p., £6 Is., W. B. Greaves ; 45, lr. 32p" £8 12s., A. M'Aulay ; 4G, 2r. 4p" £4 4â" W. L. Lawrence ; 47. 2r. 5p., £1 5s , Maria J. Bligh ; 48, 2r. 7p., £4' 7s., W. B.-Greaves ; 49, 2r. 9p., £4 lös., W. B. Greaves ; 50, 2r. 12p., £7 9s., Maria J. Bligh ; 61, 2r. 16p., £21 11s., Maria J. Bligh. Total quantity of land sold, 772 acies 3 roods 36 perches ; amount" realised, £1435 3s. lOd. ; deeds, £41 15s.
?Clarence and Richmond Examiner.
CRICKET MATCH. - On Friday, the 24th instant, at the rear of Mr. Mossman's residence, Seaham, a cricket match was played between the Farmers' United and the Lower Paterson Clubs. The game was won by the Lower Paterson eleven beating their opponents by forty-five runs. At the close of the game the two elevens sat down to a first-class dinner, to-which ample justice was done. The cricketers and their friends then retired to the ball-room, to com- mence dancing, which was kept up till daylight. Everything passed off with the greatest eclat. - Cor- respondent of the Mercury.
PllEStNTATION TO THE REV. R. W. VANDKRKISTE. -The Mcrmrjr'i correspondent states that on the evening of the 21st a public meeting of a deeply interesting character took place at the Bandon Grove Chapel; Sir. Vincent Dowling, J,P., in the chair. The object if the meeting was to present to the Rev. R. W. Vanderkiste, Wesleyan minister, a splendid purse, containing between £50 and £60. Members of the Chichester band favoured the company duting the evening with a variety of beautiful instrumental sacred melodies, aided by the choir.
THREAÏENED STRIKE AMONO THE BRICKMAKERS, We have bi en given to understand that the master brickmakers ot this city have received an intimation frojn their omploj és that it is their (the labourers') intention, at tie end of-the present week, to .ask fox an advance of wages, end, should their request not be grouted, thnt it ia their intention to follow the (now very common, yet veiy foolish) fashion of striking.
JS'ctccast/e Chronicle.
MR, BUCHANAN.-The Mercury state3 that Mr. Buchanan, M.L.A., is about to render an account of his stewardship, to his constituents, at Morpeth, Hinton, and Dunmore. He was to open the campaign last night, at Morpeth.
DEATH BY DROWNING.-On Monday an inquest was held by Mr. Thomson, at Mr. Henry Brown's Inn, Bishop's Bridge, on the body of his daughter, Ann Brown, six years old. It appeared that on Sun- day afternoon the little girl was playing about with other children, when she fell into the creek not far from the inn. An alarm was raised, and Mr. Brown plunged in where he saw some air bubbles (the poor girl having disappeared before he could reach the spot), but finding the water beyond his depth he tried to find the body by the aid of a long pole. The neighbours joined in the endeavour, and after about half an hour Mr. Jeremiah Mahony succeeded in raising the body by the help of the pole . Life was then quite extinct, but for an hour every exertion was made to restore animation by rubbing, &c , and a doctor was sent for, but in vain. The jury returned a verdict of accidental drowning.-Maitland Mercury.
THE MAITLAND SCHOOL OF ARTS EXHIBITION. The original proposition of some members of the Maitland School of Arts, to hold an exhibition of articles of colonial manufacture, in that building, early iii the present ye*r, proved so far a failure that it has since been necessarily modified into the holding of a. general exhibition, to include all suitable articles of art or workmanship, either imported or of colonial manufacture. It is a matter for regret that the ni st intention could not be carried out, princi- pally, we understand, because there was a want of sufficient exhilitors to make the occasion one worthy of inviting the public to attend and inspect the articles. But perhaps it would be lound impossible yet for the population of the Hunter, even with the aid fairly to be looked for from Sjdney and the other districts of the colony, to muster a sufficient number of persons willing to bestow the necessary time and labour on the pioduction of superior articles, to make a worthy show of colonial products alone. The recent Sydney exhibition, we^believe, was a failure also in this reBpect -the many highly finished and beautiful articles con- stantly "turned out" by the Sydney manufactories of cabinet and other works being but inadequately represented in it ; while the bulk of the exhibits were imported articles. In the course of a few years we hope that this want of exhibiting spirit will disappear, and that the attists, the numerous skilled mechanics, and the other ingenious workmen of New South Wales will furnish us at intervals with worthy materials for exhibitions equal to auy that provincial cities, at least, could produce in the mother country. We must not, of courte, hope to rival for many long years the exquúite products, in art and artistic work- manship, which grace the exhibitions in London, PariB, and Vienna. The men who "can execute them will of course crowd to a metropolitan city, where alone they can securely rely on finding buyers for their works-necessarily costly, from the lengthened amount of skill of hand, and the still more lengthened tasking of brain, bestowed on them. Meanwhile let us be well pleufced that the committee of the School of Arts find it possible tú provide for the public a worthy exhibition, of imported and native produc-
tions.-iíercury.