MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1728, 9 July 1886, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Victoria Quartz Company, Sandhurst, last month had a crushing of 20 tons of stone yielding 1071 08. of amalgam. It was expected to go over 120 oz. to the ton. The stone was got out at a depth of 1800 feet.

Late cabtegtatns in the Melbourne papers state that Mr Parnell and Mr Justin M'Carthy declare that in July of last year Earl arnarvon, then Yicroy of Ireland, promised the institution of a protective tariff for Ireland ; that he sketched a constitution upon the colonial model which he was prepared to present for adoption ; and that lie stated that he personally favored the granting of Home Rule. — In the event of the general elections proving adverse to Mr Gladstone* it it 'under •tood that he • will recommend the immediate summoning of the new'parliament—Sir Charl«« Dilke, in an address whioh he; has issued to the elections, of Chelsea, expresses his opinion that a large measure of autonomy is necessary 'for Ireland. In a manifesto which Mr Chamberlain has issued to the Sectors of Birmingham, he subfoots Mr Gladstone's Hume Rule scheme to a crashing and damaging criticism.— The right of the Queen's proctor to intervene to secure a new trial in Crawford v. Crawford and Dilke has not been sustained* ■