A real life Moby Dick story to start this weeks transcriptions! West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. Friday 28th November, 1851. THE WHALE AND THE WHALERS - (From the New Bedford (U.S.) Mercury.) - We have just received the following thrilling account of the destruction of the whale ship "Ann Alexander." Captain JOHN S. DEBLOIS, of New Bedford, by a large sperm whale, from the lips of the captain himself, who arrived in this city from Paita on Sunday last, in the schooner "Providence." It is one of the most remarkable events on record, and will be read with interest, throughout the whole commercial and civilized world where it may be made known. A similar circumstance has never yet been known to occur but once in the whole history of whale fishing, and that was the destruction of the ship "Essex," some twenty or twenty-five years ago, and which many of our readers full remember. The narrative is furnished us by Captain DEBLOIS, and is fully authenticated by nine of the crew in a protest, under the seal of the United States' Consul, ALEXANDER RUNEN, junior, at Paita. The ship "Ann Alexander," Captain JOHN S. DEBLOIS, sailed from New Bedford, Massachussetts, June 1, 1850, for a cruise in the South Pacific for sperm whale. Having taken about five hundred barrels of oil in the Atlantic, the ship proceeded on her voyage to the Pacific. On the 20th of August last, she reached what is well known as the "Off-Shore Ground," in lat. 5 deg. 50 south long. 102 deg. West. In the morning of that day, at about nine o'clock, whales were discovered in the neighbourhood, and about noon the same day they succeeded in making fast to one. Two boats had gone after the whales - the larboard and the starboard, the former commanded by the first mate, and the latter by Captain Deblois. The whale which they had struck was harpooned by the larboard boat. After running some time, the whale turned upon the boat, and rushing at it with tremendous violence, lifted open its enormous jaws, and taking the boat in, actually crushed it into fragments as small as a common sized chair! Captain Deblois immediately struck for the scene of the disaster with the starboard boat, and succeeded against all expectation in rescuing the whole of the crew of the demolished boat, nine in number! How they escaped from instant death when the whale rushed upon them with such violence and seized their boat in its ponderous jaws is a mystery known only to "Him who holds the waves as in the hollow of His hands." There were now eighteen men in the starboard boat, consisting of the captain, the first mate, and the crews of both boats. The frightful disaster had been witnessed from the ship, and the waist-boat was called into readiness and sent to their relief. The distance from the ship was about six miles. As soon as the waist-boat arrived the crews were divided, and it was determined to pursue the same whale and make another attack upon him. Accordingly they separated, and proceeded at some distance from each other, as is usual on such o(c)casions, after the whale. In a short time, they came up to him and prepared to give him battle. The waist-boat, commanded by the first mate, was in advance. As soon as the whale perceived the demonstration being made upon him, he turned his course suddenly, and, making a tremendous dash at this boat, seized it with his wide-spread jaws, and crushed it into atoms, allowing the men barely time to escape his vengeance by throwing themselves into the ocean. Captain Deblois, again seeing the perilous condition of his men, at the risk of meeting the same fate, directed his boat to hasten to their rescue, and in a short time succeeded in saving them all from a death little less horrible that that from which they had twice so miraculously escaped. He then order the boat to put for the ship as speedily as possible; and, no sooner had the order been given, than they discovered the monster of the deep making towards them with his jaws widely extended. Escape from death now seemed totally out of the question. They were six or seven miles from the ship; no aid even there to afford them necessary relief, and the whale, maddened by the wounds of the harpoon and lances which had been thrown into him, and seemingly gloating with the prospect of speedy revenge, within a few cables' length. Fortunately, the monster came up and passed them at a short distance. The boat then made her way to the ship and they all got on board in safety. After reaching the ship, a boat was dispatched for the oars of the demolished boats, and it was determined to pursue the whale with the ship. As soon as the boat returned with the oars, sail was set, and the ship proceeded after the whale. In a short time she over took him, and a lance was thrown into his head. The ship passed on by him, and immediately after they discovered that the whale was making for the ship. As he came up near her they hauled on the wind and suffered the monster to pass her. After he had fairly passed they kept off to overtake and attack him again. When the ship had reached within about fifty rods of him they discovered that the whale had settled down deep below the surface of the water, and as it was near sundown they concluded to give up the pursuit. Captain Deblois was at this time standing in the nigh-heads on the larboard bow, with craft in hand ready to strike the monster a deadly blow should he appear, the ship moving about five knots, when working on the side of the ship he discovered the whale rushing towards her at the rate of fifteen knots. In an instant the monster struck the ship with tremendous violence, shaking her from stem to stern. She quivered under the violence of the shock as if she had struck upon a rock. Captain Deblois immediately descended into the forecastle, and there, to his horror, discovered that the monster had struck, to his horror, discovered that the monster had struck the ship about two feet from the keel, abreast the foremast, knocking a great hole entirely through her bottom, through which the water roared and rushed in impetuously. Springing to the deck, he order the mate to cut away the anchors and get the cables overboard to keep the ship from sinking, as she had a large quantity of pig-iron on board. In doing this, the mate succeeded in relieving only one anchor and cable clear, the other having been fastened around the foremast. The ship was then sinking very rapidly. The captain went into the cabin, where he found three feet of water; he, however, succeeded in procuring a chronometer, sextant, and chart. Reaching the decks he ordered the boats to be cleared away, and to get water and provisions, as the ship was heeling over. He again descended to the cabin, but the water was rushing in so rapidly that he could procure nothing. He then came upon deck, ordered all hands into the boats, and was the last himself to leave the ship, which he did by throwing himself into the sea and swimming into the nearest boat. The ship was on her beam ends, her topgallant-yards were under water. They then pushed off some distance from the ship, expecting her to sink in a very short time. Upon an examination of the stores they had been able to save, he discovered that they had only twelve quarts of water, and not a mouthful of provisions of any kind. The boats contained eleven men each, were leaky, and, night coming on, they were obliged to bale them all night to keep them from sinking. Next day, at daylight, they returned to the ship, no one daring to venture on board but the captain, their intention being to cut away the masts, and fearful that the moment the masts were cut away the ship would go down. With a single hatchet the captain went on board, and cut away the mast, when the ship righted. The boats then came up and the men, by the sole aid of spades, cut away the chain cable from around the foremast, which got the ship nearly on her keel. The men then tied ropes round their bodies, got into the sea, and cut holes through the decks to get out provisions. They could procure nothing but about five gallons of vinegar and 20lbs. of wet bread. The ship threatened to sink, and they deemed it imprudent to remain by her longer, so they set sail on their boats, and left her. They were then in a dreadful state of anxiety, knowing that in a very few days, unless a kind Providence should direct them to fall in with some ship, they must all die by starvation and thirst, or that, to sustain life, they would be obliged to eat each other's bodies as soon as life had departed! However, as long as they had strength, they knew it was their duty to wait and watch patiently, and trust to that good Being who had twice so signally saved them from the jaws of the monster of the deep the day previous. Their only hope was in trying to reach a rainy latitude, that, from the rains that might fall, they might sustain life. With this hope they directed their course northerly and on the 22nd of August, at about five o'clock p.m., they had the indescribable joy of discerning a ship in the distance. They made a signal, and were soon answered, and in a short time they were reached by the good ship "Nantucket," of Nantucket, Massachussetts, Captain GIBBS, who took them all on board, clothed and fed them, and extended to them in every way the greatest possible hospitality. On the succeeding day Captain Gibbs sent to the wreck of the ill-fated "Ann Alexander," for the purpose of trying to procure something from her, but as the sea was rough, and the attempt considered dangerous, he abandoned the project. The "Nantucket" then set sail for Paita, where she arrived on the 15th of September, and where she landed Captain Deblois and his men. Captain Deblois was kindly and hospitably received and entertained at Paita by Captain BATHURST, an English gentleman residing there, and subsequently took passage on board the schooner "Providence," Captain STARBUCK, for this port, arriving her on Sunday last, the 12th instant. THE AUSTRALIAN CALIFORNIA - The Indian mail has extended to a somewhat later date the accounts from the Bathurst gold region; the papers reach to the middle of August. The most remarkable facts are the peaceable and orderly behaviour of the miners, the discovery of gold in divers new regions, and the upturning in the Turon diggings of a larger mass of ore than had previously been discovered in the world. A lump of auriferous quartz which weighed nearly three hundredweight, and when crushed by the tomahawk yielded gold weighing 102 pounds 9 ounces 5 pennyweights, had been discovered by a Mr. SUTTOR, and was valued to him at about four thousand pounds sterling. THE AUSTRALIAN OPHIR - We copied some time since from the Examiner, a reference to the fact that the existence of gold in Australia was "most clearly and distinctly enunciated in 1846, in a paper contained in the Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall," by Sir RODERICK MURCHISON. A writer in last week's Examiner states as follows:- "the following letter in the Athenaeum, for January 23, 1847, will show that Sir Roderick was not alone in his opinions, and that the priority of announcement belongs to one who, while pursuing the duties of an arduous profession, steals a few moments now and then for the study of the wondrous works of God:- 'St. Agnes, Cornwall, January 18, 1847. - Metals in Australia. In your number for November 21st, I see that at a meeting of the Geographical Society, held November 9th, an extract of a letter from Colonel HELMERSEN was read. He observes that the remarkable similarity between the Australian mountains and the Urals, leaves no doubt on his mind that auriferous and platiniferous sands will be found in the former as they exist in the latter, and strongly recommends researches, with a view to their discovery. I beg to state that in a letter to the late Secretary of the Colonies, dated, June 18, 1846, I called his attention to the existence of the metals, more particularly of gold and silver, as indicated by the geological formation of the country. My views have since been in some measure borne out by the discovery of gold in South Australia, though I look to the more northern part of that continent as their most productive locale. Mr. Gladstone's reply was that he had no reason to supposed that her Majesty's Government contemplated making any such researches at present. HENRY WHITWORTH, M.D.' - Colonel Helmersen's suggestions were made to the Geographical Society, November 9th, 1846. Sir Roderick Murchison refers to these suggestions in his letter to Sir CHARLES LEMON, embodied in the transactions of the Royal Geographical Society of Cornwall for that year; but on June 18th of the same year, nearly five months prior to Colonel Helmersen's suggestions, Dr. Whitworth had made similar communications to Government. I have no wish to detract from the merits of any one, but my motto is, "Truth against the world." - Believe me, Sir, yours respectfully, [.....?]. -If my name was necessary, it should be given; but a reference to the Athenaeum, November 9, 1846, January 23, 1847, and the Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall for the year 1846' will at once determine the correctness of my statements. TRURO MADRIGAL SOCIETY - The annual meeting of this society was held at Pearce's Royal Hotel on Monday last, when Mr. CHILCOTT was unanimously re-elected President; Mr. HOBLYN was elected Vice President, and Mr. H. P. FERRIS hon. secretary. The dinner on this occasion was a most elegant repast, served in the first style, and the evening was spent in the utmost enjoyment. The society determined on giving another public concert in the spring of the year. TESTIMONIAL TO Mr. JOSEPH RITSON - We briefly noticed last week the presentation of a gold watch and appendages to Mr. Joseph Ritson, of the firm of Ritson and Co., contractors for the construction of the West Cornwall Railway. The presentation was made by the sub-contractors and others, as a mark of their respect and esteem for Mr. Ritson. We have this week received a longer notice of the proceedings at the presentation from a correspondent who was present on the occasion, and who wishes to do justice to the cordial and manly feelings by which all concerned were actuated, and which he says were creditable to their hearts as well as to their heads. The company consisted of forty-one, for whom a most bountiful supper was provided by Mr. FLOYD, of the Royal Standard Inn, Hayle; and the party was presided over by Mr. WHERRY, assisted by Mr. W. MILLETT, of Hayle, as vice-president. Justice having been done in dispatching the supper, the President commanded attention by delivering the following address:- "My Friends, Having met on the present occasion, for the purpose of carrying out an object which must be truly gratifying to all engaged in it, I will not tire you with a lengthy prelude as to what this our object may be. Mr. Joseph Ritson, our known and tried friend, being located with us, we beg his acceptance of this trifle which I now hold in my hand, (a very valuable gold watch and guard-chain) and though unimportant in itself, we trust that it will afford the receiver an equal pleasure that it does the donors,-as it is not pretended to be any thing beyond a simple expression of respect and regard to which inflexible integrity, coupled with the greatest kind-heartedness, is so justly entitled; and I am perfectly confident in asserting, that there is neither friend nor acquaintance of Mr. Joseph Ritson, who will not loudly echo this sentiment." (Then turning to Mr. Ritson.) "Now, sir, it becomes me to inform you, that this demonstration originated very lately, with some few of your friends, who suggested that they would be lacking in gratitude and respect, should they not make evident those feelings in the most open manner. This suggestion was no sooner mooted, than it was most heartily adopted by all; and our present meeting is the result. I now, sir, present you this testimony of the respect and gratitude which are entertained for you, on the part of those friends by whom you are now surrounded. Being very incompetent to discharge my duties in a becoming manner - especially, should I attempt to speak of the character of our respected friend, I now pray you, Mr. RITSON, and all present, to overlook any prominent defects which I have been guilty of as your chairman, and let me conclude by saying for our friend, -'that he only requires to be known-to be respected.'" This address was followed by much cheering, and as soon as it subsided, Mr. Joseph Ritson, who was sensibly affected on the occasion, rose and spoke as follows:- "My kind friends, -If there is one position in life more embarrassing than another, it is when a man is overburdened by the kindness of his friends, for something which he considers himself doubtfully entitled to. In such a position you now see me. I would gladly slip out if I could; but before doing so, I have a most difficult task to encounter, if it were only to thank you my friends, consistently, which I am plainly incapable of doing, and as for requiting your kindness, I have not the presumption to hold out a hope beyond my present declaration, that if my conduct hither to has given me a claim to my friends' kind consideration, I will now inviolably promise, that I will not go backward in future, but that it shall be the peculiar study of my life to promote the happiness and comfort of those about me. And I hope you will not blame me if I say - more especially those friends with whom we are daily familiar - that I ought never to forget the present occasion; and should I do so, let my 'right hand forget her cunning.' I can now do no more, but proffer you all my most heartfelt thanks." Mr. Ritson was frequently stopped by cheers during his address, and on his resuming his seat they were long continued. Various other persons throughout the evening shortly addressed the meeting in sensible remarks; and soon after eleven o'clock the parties separated with manifest satisfaction. APPOINTMENT - The Rev. Mr. MANNING, of St. Mark's College, Chelsea, has been appointed to be Deacon Schoolmaster at Mevagissey. SIR W. R. GILBERT - The Brevet of the Indian Army, appearing in Friday's Gazette, promotes thirty-eight Major Generals to be Lieut. Generals, and amongst the number we observe the name of Sir WALTER RALEIGH GILBERT. There are also eleven Majors promoted to be Lieut.-Colonels, and two hundred and five Captains to be Majors. SALE OF COPYRIGHT - The Rev. J. W. COLENSO, rector of Farncett St. Mary, in Norfolk, (son of Mr. Colenso of Lostwithiel), has sold his treatise on Algebra, to Messrs. LONGMAN for three thousand pounds. ST Ives - At a meeting of the trustees of St. Ives pier, held on the 19th instant, Captain JAMES QUICK was elected to fill the office of harbour master, in the place of the late Captain JAMES WEARNE; and at the same meeting it was resolved to new pave the wharf, which for several years has been in a shameful state. MRS. KELYNACK'S JOURNEY - We stated last week the return to her native county of this old fisherwoman; the following are some further particulars respecting her singular journey on foot to see the Great Exhibition. She states that when she left Penzance to undertake the journey, she had only sixpence in her pocket, having expended the gifts previously made to her in various necessary purchases to fit her to appear at the exhibition. She received very liberal assistance on her way in both money and provisions, and was generally treated very kindly. She travelled many scores of miles by moonlight, and occasionally went out of the direct route for want of better information. In one town (she does not now remember the name), some vagabond robbed her in a lodging house, of a night bed-gown, two pairs of stockings, and two caps; but a lady replaced her stockings by presenting her with two other pairs. It took her five weeks to walk to London, and when she appeared before the Lord Mayor she had only 5 1/2 d. in her pocket; and she told the Lord Mayor she had been robbed by the way. Whilst in London, a grocer of Penzance sent her an order on a firm in London to supply her with a pound of snuff, which she received and used, being a great snuff taker. She was kindly treated in London, and was also invited to Greenwich Hospital by the pensioners, who entertained her hospitably, and presented her with a sum of money. When she left London, the Great Western Railway Company gave her a free conveyance to Bristol, and on her arrival there her celebrity had extended so widely that she found a number of gentlemen at the station ready with a cab to convey her to one of the hotels, where she was well entertained. We stated last week her arrival by the Times Coach from Exeter, free of charge. When she came to Penzance on Friday last, she was received with three cheers by the fisherwomen in the market, and on reaching her home she drank the health of "Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and all the family." She declares her intention of soon going to London again if she does not receive the pension to which she conceives herself entitled on account of her deceased husband's services, he having been on board a man-of-war twenty-seven years, and received a pension till his death, which has not been continued to his widow. It would seem that one reason of her going to London was the belief that this pension ought to be continued to her. Mrs. Kelynack will be eighty-five years of age at Christmas next. TRURO UNION - REDUCTION OF SALARIES - Some months since, Mr. J. P. PETERS, of Philleigh, had given notice of a motion for the reduction of salaries. The Board then appointed a committee to report on the subject. On Wednesday the 19th instant, at the meeting of the Board, the committee reported that the clerk's duties were such that they could not recommend any reduction of his salary; but they added a recommendation that in case of any vacancy occurring in the offices of relieving officers, the duties should be performed by two instead of three officers, as at present, and that the salaries of each of the three relieving officers be immediately reduced from GBP90 to GBP75 a year. This recommendation was then taken into consideration by the Board. Mr. G. CLYMA proposed that the salaries be continued as before, which was seconded by the Rev. J. T. BOSCAWEN. Mr. J. PETERS moved an amendment, which was seconded by Mr. TRESAWNA, that the recommendation of the committee as to reduction be adopted; and on a division the proposed reduction was carried by a majority of 18 to 12. Many members of the Board declined to vote. BUDE - On Tuesday last, the smack "Lady Acland" was launched from the building yard of Mr. ROBERT STAPLETON. This vessel is the property of Capt. OLIVER DAVEY, and has been lengthened 10 1/4 feet, and received a thorough repair. She is now one of the finest vessels out of Bude, and is to be rigged as a schooner. SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN AND MARINERS' SOCIETY - On the 20th instant the brig "Tom Bowling," of Penzance, while at anchor in harbour Cove, near Padstow, parted her chain cable and hawser in a very heavy gale from the north-east, and was driven against a projecting and precipitous cliff, and became a total wreck. With some difficulty the crew effected a landing on the beach, with the loss of almost everything belonging to them. They were forwarded by the agent of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Society at Padstow, to Truro, where the agent of the same society, Captain HIATT, R.N., supplied them with provisions and necessary clothing, lodged them for the night, and paid their expenses to their homes at Penzance. This is one of those cases which show the usefulness of this excellent society, and its claims on the liberal support of the benevolent. SHIPPING DISASTER - On Tuesday last, the "George," of Bideford, BERRY, master, from Cardiff for Southampton, spring a leak at half-past two o'clock in the morning, when off the Land's-end, and had to run for Hayle, there being great difficulty in keeping her afloat. SHIPWRECKS - On Sunday last, the mast of a large vessel, supposed to have been a foreigner, of about 600 tons, was towed into St. Ives pier. Pretty much wreck has been picked up at Newquay, among which is the stern of the "Kitty," of Youghal. On Tuesday last, the "Victoria," No. 7, pilot sloop, of Falmouth, E. CHARD, master, returning from a cruize, after putting a pilot on board the Austrian ship "Flora," struck on the Manacles rocks and sunk. A CORNISH BLOOMER - On Saturday last, it was whispered about that the wife of a farmer residing in a parish on the Cornwall side of the Tamer, and who was well known in the Devonport market, had come in attired in the new female costume, and that so arrayed she was standing with her "marketing" in the butter and poultry market. This rumour spread with great rapidity, and as rapidly grew the desire to see the dress. The butter market was soon crowded, and the object of all this interest and excitement - the cynosure of all eyes - very speedily sold all the articles she had brought to market. One butcher would buy a pound of butter, another would buy a fowl, and so on, until her baskets were emptied. The good lady, who is upwards of forty years of age, the mother of many children, and a good-looking woman, did not make a display of the peculiarities of her dress, wearing her usual market cloak, and as she stood behind her baskets it was somewhat difficult to see the trousers, and the difficulty increased the pressure and confusion. The excitement was so strong at last that the peace-officers interfered. The Bloomer, when requested to leave the market, said she had not annoyed any one, that she had a right to wear what kind of dress she thought best; she would leave the market when she had sold the whole of her goods, and that in the meantime she considered she had a right to the protection of the officers. Eventually, when she had performed the object of her visit, that is, sold her "marketing," she left the market and returned to her home. It was remarked by some that the Bloomer dress was a great improvement in point of comfort and utility, for country wear, whilst others could only speak of it in terms of abhorrence and disgust. No person could have behaved with more firmness and decision than the Cornish farmer's wife is represented to have done. FALMOUTH POLICE - On Sunday evening last, a young man called PALMER, who was drunk and annoying his brother and sister, was taken to the prison, and on Monday he was brought before Mr. CORNISH, and discharged with a caution. On Tuesday, MARY ANN RETALLACK was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the previous evening. This was her third or fourth offence; she was sent to prison for fourteen days' hard labour. ROBBERIES - Last week the cellar of Mr. WHITE, of Bedwen, in the parish of Luxulyan, was entered during the night, and a cask of cider stolen, and what was not taken, the thieves allowed to run to waste. On the same night a neighbour of Mr. White had several geese and ducks stolen, so it appears eating and drinking were the motive of their visits. There is no clue to the offenders. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE - Tuesday, November 25, 1851. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. - WILLIAM RICHARDS and JOHN RICHARDS, Penzance, Cornwall, mercers and drapers. BANKRUPTS - ROBERT ALLEN, late of Falmouth, brewer, and of Truro, wines and spirits? DISCOVERY OF AN ENORMOUS MASS OF AUSTRALIAN GOLD - The Bathurst Free Press records the discovery of a lump of gold whose weight far exceeds anything which the most sanguine had expected of the Australian diggings. The following is the account of the colonial newspaper : "Mr. SUTTOR, a few days previously, three out a few misty hints about the possibility of a single individual digging four thousand pounds worth of gold in one day, but no one believed him serious. It was thought he was doing a little harmless puffing for his own district and the Turrow diggings. On Sunday it began to be whispered about town that Mr. KERR, Mr. Suttor's brother-in-law, had found a hundred weight of gold. Some few believed it, but the townspeople generally, and amongst the rest the writer of this article, treated the story as a piece of ridiculous exaggeration. The following day, however, set the matter at rest. About two o'clock in the afternoon, a pair of greys in tandem, driven by W. H. SUTTOR, Esq., M.C., made their appearance at the bottom of William-street. In a few seconds, they were pulled up opposite the Free Press office, and the first indication of the astounding fact which met the view was two massive pieces of the precious metal, glittering in virgin purity, as they leaped from the rock. The townspeople were on the qui vive, and about one hundred and fifty were collected around the gig to catch a glimpse of the wonder. The two pieces spoken of were freely handed about amongst the assembled throng for some twenty minutes, and the vehicle was pointed out as containing a square box, the repository of the remainder of the hundred weight of gold. It was then conveyed to the Union Bank of Australia in the presence of the manager, DAVID KENNEDY, W. H. SUTTOR, and T. J. HAWKINS, Esqrs., and the fortunate proprietor Dr. KERR, the weighing commenced, Dr. MATCHATTIE officiating, and Mr. FARRAND acting as clerk. The first two pieces already alluded to weighed severally 6lbs. 4oz. 1dwt., and 6lbs. 13dwts., besides which were sixteen drafts, of 5lbs. 4oz each, making in all 102lbs. 9ozs. 5dwt. From Dr. Kerr we learned that he had retained upwards of 3lbs. as specimens, so that the total weight found would be 106lbs - all disembowelled from the earth at one time. And now for the particulars of this extraordinary gathering. A few days previous to the finding, an educated aboriginal, formerly attached to the Wellington Missions, and who has been in the service of W. Kerr, Esq., of Wallawa about seven years, returned home to his employer with the intelligence that he had discovered a large mass of gold amongst a heap of quartz upon the run, whilst tending the sheep. Gold being the universal theme of conversation, this sable son of the forest was excited, and provided with a tomahawk he had amused himself by exploring the country adjacent to his employer's land. His attention was first called to the spot by observing a spot of some glittering yellow substance upon the surface of a block of the quartz, upon which he applied his tomahawk and broke off a portion. He then started home and disclosed the discovery to his master, who was soon on the spot, and in a very short time the three blocks of quartz containing the hundredweight of gold were released from the bed where they had rested for ages. The largest of the blocks was about a foot in diameter, and weighed 75lbs. gross. Out of this piece 60 lbs. of pure gold was taken. Before separation it was beautifully encased in quartz. The other two were something smaller. The auriferous mass weighed as nearly as could be guessed from two to three hundred weight. Not being able to move it conveniently, Dr. Kerr broke the pieces into small fragments, and herein committed a very great error. As specimens, the glittering block would have been invaluable. From the description given by him, as seen in their original state, the world has seen nothing like them yet. The heaviest of the two large pieces presented an appearance not unlike a honeycomb or sponge, and consisted of particles of a crystalline form, as did nearly the whole of the gold. The second larger piece was smoother and the particles more condensed, and seemed, as if it had been acted upon by water. The remainder was broken into lumps of 2lbs, to 3lbs, and downwards, and were remarkably free from quartz or earthy matter. The locality where the gold was found is the commencement of an undulating table land, very fertile, and is contiguous to a never-failing supply of water in the Murro Creek. It is distant about fifty-three miles from Bathurst, eighteen from Mudgee, thirty from Wellington, and eighteen to the nearest point of the Macquarie River, and is within eight miles of Dr. Kerr's head station. The neighbouring county has been explored since the discover, but, with the exception of dust, no further indications have been found. MISCELLANEOUS - WAY TO LAY UP REAL WEALTH - A man would do well to carry a pencil in his pocket, and write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable, and should be secured, because they seldom return. - Lord Bacon.