The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-16 00:00:00

AMUSEMENTS.

Prior to the commencement of the opera season, Mr.
Brooke appeared in a round of his favourite characters. A
great attraction during his stay was the revival of " The
Comedy of Errors"—or, we should rather say, the first pre-
sentation here of this delicious piece—in which he sustained
the character of Antipholus of Syracuse. The play was
splendidly mounted, and promised a lucrative run : but it
had to be withdrawn, the theatre having been let to the
Bianchis for opera.

One of our local literati has had the courage and the
ability to produce a five-act comedy. We refer to Mr. R.
H. Horne, and his " Spec in China." The 'representation
cannot be dignified by calling it a success, but it would be
unjust to call it a failure. Another piece, a ono-act tragedy ,
entitled " The Death of Marlowe," by the same author, had
been produced previously, and met with considerable
favour.

The Prince of Wales and the Princess theatres continue
to do a very fair business in their respective lines. Each
offers entertainments to suit a particular portion of the
public, neither being very closely attached to the " legiti-
mate" drama.

Mr. Brooko and the company have paid a brief visit to
Adelaide. The flolts, and Mr. M'Kean Buchanan aro is
the provinces.

OUR GOLD FIELDS.

The falling off in the yield of gold, to which we have had
occasion to allude in previous summaries, still continues,
although the diminution is in a smaller ratio than during
previous months. Since the departure of the last mail,
103,200 oz. have been brought to town by the Government
escorts, as compared with 209,257 in the corresponding,
period of 1859, and 239,458 in 1858. It may be perhaps
urged that a larger amount of gold reached Melbourne by
private hands than during former years, as a large number
of diggers are now at work in the ranges at the head of the
Yarra and in Gipps Land, but the produce of these dia
tricts is not nearly enough to account for the deficiency.
The quantity shipped since our last summary amounts to
229,842 oz., compared with 245,693 in 1359, and 232,653 in
1858. The last escort from Kiandra took 2,450 oz. of gold
to Sydney, and a nugget weighing 341 oz. has been found
at Surface Hill.

There is nothing new from the Victorian mines. A small
population is settled at the new gold field, at the head of
the Goulburn, which is apparently only adapted for sluicing.
A large nugget in the claim of the Koh-i-noor Company,
Golden Point Lead, deserves special notice. This lump of
pure gold, called the Koh-i-noor nugget, was found on the
27th July, in the gutter, at a depth of 400 feet from the sur•
face. It measured about 14 inches in length, and nearly 24
finches in girth, weighing 834 oz., and was bought by the
Bank of Australasia at the full current rate per oz. ; this
splendid discovery thus turning in about £3,336 to the corn+
pany, exclusive of the value of other gold found at the same
time. The nugget was exhibited at Bath's Hotel for the
benefit of the Hospital and Benevolent Asylum, and some
£25 realised clear of expenses for those institutions. This
discovery had two specialties about it. In the first place,
the nugget was found in the gutter, and in the next
place it was at a distance of more than a mile from
the starting point of the lead ; whereas all other
nuggets of any consequence had been found on
the reef or sloping ground adjoining the gutter, and
nearer to the source of the lead. From this finding of the
Koh •i-noor nugget, therefore, it may be inferred that for
the future similar discoveries may be expected, no matter
how far from the original source of the gutter.