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I'elegrapliie.
Gympie.
[PllOM OtJIt OWN 001lHESrONDENT.'l
December 2.
-lyei/emuer 2.
A FRIGHTFUL accident occurred at the Coutha raba saw-mills, yesterday. A boy, fourteen yearn of age, had his leg torn off near the hip, by being caught in tho wheel of a tramway-truck, which bo was riding. Ho ia not expected to survive
the injuries.
Fifty-five tons of quartz from No. 1 north Hamburgh, have crushed 340ozs. of gold.
Mackay.
[niOM OUR OWN COnitESIM.NDEXT.]
December 2.
A Kanaka, employed on tho Alexandra sugar plantation, has had his arm crushed by the nuU. rollers, rendering amputation necessary.
Heavy rains commenced to full on Tuesduv night, and the weather has since continued threatening. Sufficient rain has fallen to remov
any apprehension ns to tho sugar crop of next
season. "
A man named Murphy haB leen committed for trial, charged with horse Btealing.
In consequence of tho neap tides, tho Black Swan, e., will not bo ablo to leuvo for Brisbane
until Tuesday noxt.
Cooktown. }
(Via Towksmllk.) '
[FROM OOH OWH CORIlISl'ONnEKT.]
November 30.
Returns show that the quantity of gold exported through tho Customs since January 1
amounts to 14S,491ozs., or over five and a half tons weight.
For tho two months ending to-day the export* '
have reached 40,738ozs.
The Customs revenue for November amounts
to £-1757 7s. 3d.
Tho Hon. H. E. King, Miuistor of Works aud Mines, is to be entertained ut a banquet to- night, and leaves for Townsville to-morrow (Wednesday).
Sydney.
[AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED ?"REES.]
December 2.
Eleven essays on the progress aud resources of New South Wales bave been sent iu to the Philadelphia Exhibition Commissioners.
The Loan Estimates for the proposed railway extensions amount to nearly three millions sterling, and tho sum of £50,000 U provided for immigration.
Tho Government has issued a number of gold and silver medals for personal bravery during tho bushraugiug period.
Duriug a debate on tho Pacific mail service the Government stated that Mr. H. H. Hall owed over £3000 for over-payments aud £50,000 for penalties.
The discovery of a very rich copper lode is re- ported in the Macquarie Plains district.
Two men have boen struck by lightning at Dubbo, narrowly escaping death.
In tho cricket match between tho Tasmanian eleven and the Bathurst team, the former, iu their second innings, scored 80 runs.
Arrived : Alexandra, s., from Brisbane.
Melbourne.
[AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS.!
December 2.
Two distinct shooks of earthquake were felt at Wilson's Promontory this morning, each lasting from eight to ten seconds, and preceded by long rumbling noises.
Several of the churches and congregations aro protesting against parades and meetings at the Parks in aid of tho Hospital Sunday fund.
The stormy weather still continues.
We learn that, notwithstanding the precau- tions being taken by tho masters of the vessels at present loading for Loudou to prevent the stowage of wool which may be at all heated, or shows signs of having bcou packed damp, two addi- tional instances have transpired Binco Wednes- day morning in which it lias bcou found neces- sary to dischargo some bales iu consequence of tho wool becoming heated.. As notified in these columns on Wednesday last, every care had been used by Captain Clarke aud the agents of the Homeo, and the Bto wage of tho vessel's cargo was proceeding most satisfactorily, when tho master's atteution was drawn ou that day to certain bales iu the hold showing symptoms of behig in a heated condition, and yesterday afternoon it was deemed necessary to dischargo some ten damped bales. These remarks also apply more or less to tho Pekina, ship, lying at Raff's wharf, from which vessel soma bales have had to be relauded for tho sams reason. It is understood that tho masters of the vessels now iu port will take into consideration to-day tho present un- satisfactory position of affairs, serious both to shippers, insurers, aud crews, and, looking at the result of the first discovery of heated wool on board tho Corinth, from which vessel somo three hundred balea have been discharged and broken out to be repacked, stringent measures must be at once adopted to prevent shippers sending their wool alongside iu a damp state.
The courses to be sailed by the various com- petitors in tho boat races on Friday next are now exhibited in Messrs. Gordon and Gotch's window, Queen-street. The chart shows the flagship moored off Sandgate, and the course for the first-class race, starting from there, goes round a buoy moored off Redcliffe Point, and from thence right across the north passage to a buoy moored just at the edgo of the banks off the Ship Patch, round thia and back to the flag- ship. The course for the smaller boats is much shorter. They also Btart from the flagship, round a buoy moored off tho mouth of South Pine River, theneo to the buoy off Redcliffe Point, round thia, and then rouud tho' outer beacon of Francis Channel, and back to tho flagship. Every effort ia being made by the committee to ensure a good day's sport, and it will not be their fault should tho races bo limited to tho two for which entries have as yet been received. Wo havo been informed that the Rip (tho Oyster Company's boat) was entered for the first-class race ou last Saturday evening by Mr. E. H.Webb, and the Charm by Mr. E. B. For- rest ; but as three boats are required, another week's timo was given for further entries. It would naturally have been expected that the winner of lost year's race would have been the first boat outered for this year's, but up to the present timo sho has not put in an appearance. It is hoped that her owner may yet chango his mind ; but in any case the race may possibly be sailed, as ono or two other boats are mentioned as likely to come forward, and every well-wisher of aquatic sports in Brisbane will join in the hopo that this race, the great event of the Bailing regatta, may not fall through for want of com- petitors, lt has been suggested that a3 tho course is so far from town, a good thing m*Sut bo done by somo enterprising owner of a steam launch in towing boats down and back for a con- sideration, and we would leave the hiut to those
whom it may concern.
According to present arrangements, Bishop
Hale with his family are to leave Sydney on the I tl 10th, this day week, so that he may be expected p to arrive here on the following Monday. Due V ootico will no doubt be given of tho installation E service, which will bo held soon after His Lord- F ihip's arrival, and tho proposed conversazione L will most likely bo held on tho Wednesday or p Thursday evening.
The correspondent who writes on the subject of musical aud other tournaments in this issue is wo fear, too hopeful. There are two parties required for the success of a musical tourna- ment?the competitors aud the audience. It is tolerably certain, since the result of tho recent
tournament, that few competitors will ever again 3 come forward when the decision is left to the h votes of the audience j that is to say when it is I almost a certainty that tho premier positions will be awarded to such performers as have most acquaintances or wealthy friends. On the other hand, wo believe that it will be equally impractica- ble to get an audience together withoutsomesueh attraction as is embodied in the power of voting. A real test tournament would bo, even to musi- cal amateurs, a very tedious affair. To arrive at a fair decision all the performers in any ono section would have to play the same movements, and it would probably be even necessary for this pro- cess to be several times repeated with other pieces so as to ascertain the comparative proficiency of eachplayerin differeutstyles. Then,again,no such competition would be complete without a test
for readiug at sight, a process which even in tho f case of tho very best players or vocalists would hardly be grateful to tho auditors, for it must
be evident that a piece read at sight must full ( short of the ordinary level of concert solos which 5 are invariably worked up to the highest possible £ fiuish of manipulation, intonation, and cxpres- f sion. How many persons would bo found willing to pay for the privilege of Bitting out a " tournament" of this description ; and on tho
other baud how many competent musicians 1 would submit to any test less impartial and com- plete ? We think not many who have the experience of the last to guide them.
At the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court, < yesterday, before His Honor Mr. Justico Lut- 1 wyche and a jury of twelve, the charges against I Frank Lawrence, Francis Dopson, . and Eliza 1 Dopsou, for breaking into tho dwelling of E. E. Smith, on the 29th of September, was resumed. The evidence for the prosecution having con-
cluded, witnesses were called for the defence. I Mr. Pring appeared for the Dopsons, and made a ] speech on their behalf, which convinced the jury that his clients were not connected with the re- cent robberies, or with having improperly re- ceived any of tho proceeds. The Attorney
General, who appeared for tho prosecution, did 1 not reply. He stated that there wero other charges of an exactly Bimilar nature against tho prisoners, which, however, ho did not think it necessary to proceed with. Tho jury found Lawrence guilty, and ho was sentenced to seven years' penni servitude. Tho two other prisoner" wore discharged. It has transpired that Lawrence, previous to his arrest, pur- chased a horso, with the intention of leaving the town as quickly as' possible. To anticipate thia movement,'the detectives were instructed on the 7th ultimo, to proceed to Dopson's house at Milton, and make a search there. Being Sunday they could not obtain n warrant, but nevertheless carried out their in- structions at all risks. They found a largo quantity of jewellery, much of which has been identified, and also arrested the three prisoners who have just been tried. Mr. Pring, while defending the Dopsons, took occasion to sharply criticise the action of the police in making an arrest and search without tho usual warrant. He moreover emphasised his remarks, although he did not wish to say anything against the police, by saying that tho prisoners would have been justified in knocking the constables down and it probably would have served them right. To supplement these observations, His Honor made tho followiug rather important remarks He could not help interposing a few words. He thought what Mr. Pring said was well called for, aud what he was about to meution himself was in the interests of the police themselves, li a gun had been fired off at Dopson's
house and death had ensued, aud the person I who fired the gun had been indicted for killing a constable in the execution of his duty he took it that tho indictment would fail. He recollected such a caro nt Gloucester, where the prisoner was acquitted. There was no warrant in the present case, and it would boh'ovo tho police to bo more careful. If they committed a trespass, the person on whose praperty they trespassed had a civil remedy against thom, and they had also another remedy. If in a case of over-zeal the police outstepped their instructions they would be liable to a reprimand, or possibly dismissal by their superiors. On tho other hand, he would warn people to mako certain that a constable had not a search warrant with him before resorting to extreme measures to ex- pel him. It was too serious a matter to pass over lightly, for if a constable did not produce his warrant, aud shot a man who violently re- sisted arrest, it was very likely such a constable
would be tried for murder.
Oirn Toowoomba correspondent writes:?"The weather for the last few days has been fright- fully warm. I know not the range of heat indi- cated by the thermometer, but it has been fully thirty degrees too high to be pleasant and agree- able. In the black soil there are cracks and crevice?, caused by the extreme heat aud dry nes3 oi the atmosphere, that in some places are suffi- ciently largo to eugulph a horse and its rider. A. friend of mino just returned from beyond Roma speaks of the grass a? being wretched in the extreme after you once pass Dalby, until within a few miles of Roma.?At a meeting of the Waterworks Committee, held yesterday at the Mayor's office, it was unanimously resolved, on the recommendation of Mr. Highfield, to offer £900 to Mr. H. Thom for the Red Lion property, on which the well is situated that is deemed of sufficient capacity to supply the town with water, and which is required by the Council for that purpose.?The conduct of the Government, to say the least of it, strikes me as somewhat inconsistent in not taking immediate steps to open up a road from the Westbrook homestead selections to tho Westbrook crossing of the Southern and Western Railway. The Government have there erected a siding and gooda shed for the reception aud storage of gooda, md yet there is no public road to it, and it is only by tho courtesy of the pro- prietors of Westbrook by allowing people to go through their private property, that anyone can reach it.?At a late meeting of our local
'blights of the willow," fifteen players have been appointed, from whom the eleveu will be chosen to meet the Stanley Eleven on their visit to us on Separation Day. I am afraid the vic- torious wreath of laurel will not adorn the brows oi our local team on the occasion referred to, but that victory will rest with the Staulcys. How- ever, may the best, men win.?The idea at one time entertained by tho Government to use a portion of our local hospital as a roceptiou-houBe for lunatics, appears to have been abandoned, tenders haring been invited for the construction "f additions to the lock-up, to be used as a
rcception-house.
A ciiicket match, between the first elevens of the Blackall and Milton 'Cricket Clubs, will be played to-morrow afternoon on the Green Hills. Wickets to be pitched at two p.m. sharp. The Blackalls will be represented by J. Fisher, A. Ferguson, J. Rocka, F. Myers, G. Rogers, F. hems, D. Berry, S. Fisher, J. Putwain, P. Mur- phy, and J. Hall. Emergencies: West, Marquis,
and Bain.
An elixir of life was the dream of the Alchem- ists, and the pretence of many of tho adventurers who preyed on society in the eighteenth century. A modern chemist is said to have discovered it in buttermilk I M. Robing, au eminent French chemist, announces to tho French Academy of Medicine Mb belief that life exists only in com- bustion, but tho combustion which occurs iu our bodies?like that which takes place in chimneys ?leaves a detritus which is fatal to life. To re- move this he would administer lactic acid with ordinary food. This acid is known to possess the power of removing or destroying the incrus- tations which form on the arteries, cartilages, and valves of the heart; and, as buttermilk abounds in such acid, aud is, moreover, an ac- ceptable kind of food, its habitual use, it is urged by M. Robing, will free tho system from these causes which inevitably cause death be- tween tho 75th and 100th year.
GovEmion Rawson, of Bnrbadoos, has been at considerable pains in preparing a report on tho rainfall of the island, and has deduced from it certain conclusions, which, whether well or ill founded, aro certainly of interest to our planters, " The mean of the yearly rainfall in Barbadoes, on the average of the last twenty-five yeara (1847-1871) is established, on ample data, at 57*74 inches. It appears that tho rainfall in- fluences, almost certainly, tho sugar crop of the following year, but that of tho current year only in a alight degree. In fifteen wot years, twelve were followed by crops moro or less above the average, aud in nine dry years eight were fol- lowed by short crops. The crop of any year may, in fact, be measured by the raiiifull of tho preceding year, with such an approach to accu- racy as to give practical valuo to the formula;. Governor Hawson shows that betweeu 1S5G aud 1809 thora was a yield of crop3 iu each year pro- portionate, without any great variation, to SOO hogsheads for each inch of Jrain in the preceding year. His tables prove that during the period named the formula for calculating tho crop of the current year was by multiplying tho total rain- fall of tho preceding year by 800, aud adding 7i per cent if that year was a dry ono, or reducing 7J per cont, if it was a wet ono. Tho Governor justly remarks that the theory of the calculation aud its practical application ' may be of service not only to the planters of Barbadoes iu particu- lar, but to tho agriculturists of othor countries who havo the means of comparing tho relation between tho rainfall and crop3 (especially sugar), for which it is hoped this report will afford somo useful materials aud suggestions.' "
The inauguration of a quartz-crushing machine at Talgai, which took place on Tuesday last, appears to have attracted a good deal of attention on the part of the Warwick townspeople. From ono of tho local papers we learn that, on tho morning of that day, in spito of heavy roads caused by rain on the previous evening, a goodly number of buggies aud pairs, convoying soiuo of tho moro spirited Warwick citizens, left Warwick for tho gold-fields, After some very good driving, tho parly arrived at Clare's Talgai Hotel, Taylor's reef, twenty-two miles from Warwick, in timo for breakfast Having breakfasted and rested their " nags," they resumed their journey for the township, which is distant about three miles and a-half from thero, and arrived at about ten o'clock. The township is Bituated in n valley, about a third of a milo from tho Commissioner's old camp, and about the same distance from tho machine site. The machine is erected on Friday Gully, a small mountain torrent, not perpetually running, but by damming which the proprietor is hopeful of getting a plentiful supply of water. At twelve o'clock tho guests and friends, to the number of about 150, began to assemble on the ground, where everything was in readiness. Shortly after, Mr. Eisenstaedter stepped on tho platform, uud, affixing a ribbon to a bottle of champagne which was suspended from the roof, called on Mrs. John Anderson, of Warwick, to christen the machine. Mrs. Anderson came forward, and swinging the bottle to aud fro, broke it on tho tly wheel, declaring tho machine christened tho " Saint Andrew." Three ringing clieers followed tho announcement. Mr. Eisenstaodter then made a few well-chosen and appropriate remarks, when three hearty cheers wore called and given for Mr. K. Hutchison. As tho echo of the last cheer died away, tho whistle blew, and once more, for tho third time, the clank- ing sound of crushing machinery could bo heard on the much-despised but uever-forgotton Tal- gai gold-fields. The machine is a ten-stamper, driven by a 14-horse power engine, and every- thing has been fitted up in a first-class stylo un- der the supervision of Mr. D. Eisenstaedter. There is also a pulveriser with tho machine. Aftur tho christening ceremony, tho spectators sat down to a capital spread, at which everybody drank success to the Talgai "Saint Andrew" in bumper glosses. The healths of Mr. Kenneth Hutchison and Mr. Eisenstaedter were drunk with enthusiasm, and suitably responded to. The speechifying was kept up for a long time by the miners, who were bent on being jolly.
Intelligence has reached us (D. D. Gazette) at the moment of going to press?the authen- ticity of which is beyond question?that the Felton Homestead Area is being surveyed, and is to be sold by auction. It is to bo hoped that the public will resent this breach of faith on the part
of the Government.
A case of somo interest to the travelling public was tried at the Police Court on Monday last (says tho Ipswich Observer). Jumes Mayday Lee was brought up at the instance of the Com- missioner for Railways on tho charge of illegally using a non-transferable excursion ticket on the Southern and Western Railway, between War- wick and' Toowoomba, on Monday last. The accused pleaded "guilty," but stated that he had purchased the ticket hi Warwick in iguoi-nnce that ho was thereby defrauding the railway. He was ordered to pay a fine of 40s.; in default, fourteen days in Brisbane Gaol.
During the violent storm of Monday evening, a horse, the property of Mr. Ashworth, was struck hy lightning while standing in the stablo at the rear of the shop formerly occupied by Mr. Wonderley. The animal was feeding at the rack, and was struck on the top of the head, from whence the electric fluid passed along the near Bide of the animal, burning a portion of the mane in its descent to the earth. The legs of the animal were bent under him, and death must have been instantaneous. Strange to say, a bale of oaten hay was lying on the oil' tide of the horse, but was not injured by the lightning. In a cottage near the stable were seated Mr. Ward and his wife. The front and back doors were
open, when a vivid flash of lightning glided, as it were, through the passage betweeu the two doora. Mr. Ward felt as if burned on one side of his face, and part of his whiskers were singed. The lightning was instantly followed by a crash, more like the explosion of powder than thunder, and wu3 no doubt the Bame electrical discharge that killed the horse in the stable adjoining.? Toowoomba Chronicle.
The London Albemarle Club has ot last opened ita doors. This is au association organ- ised on the principle of ignoring sex and giving to men aud women together the ordinary facili- ties of a London club. There, are already 300 members, the club having accommodation for 500. Only Borne of the roomB are to be occupied in common. There is a separate drawing-room for ladies, and a smoking-reom for men, from which ladies are expressly excluded?though smoking among ladies is not unknown. The dining-room is open to both.