To judge by the signs of the times (says a correspondent), Glenorchy seems to have suddenly sprung into importance, that is to say, if the number of the "active and intelligent" to be seen perambulating the streets and by-ways of late be a fair criterion. Mr T. Pearce, a Stoney Creek miner, who went to the Teetulpa (South Austrian) goldfield a few months since, writes a letter to a friend at Queens town, in which he says:—"l am here on the diggings and do not think much of them ; there are about 7000 people here and only room for about 700. / A few of them are getting a few nuggets of coarse gold, but most of them are getting nothing. ' The diggings are about 250 miles from Adelaide, and you can get through in one day from it by coach and rail. The place here is very hot and dusty. The boys look more like niggers than white men when they get a coat of dust on. Water is two-pence a bucket; and you have to cart your wash-dirt two miles, and then too often, get nothing for it." A correspondent at Skippers Reefs, whose com munication, dated 13th inst., was mislaid, says : " We had our first concert here on Saturday night for the benefit of the Band. It was well attended (70 pf rsons) and everything passed off satisfactorily —in fact, considering it was all local talent, it was most creditable. The Band played outside previous to the concert, and afterwards opened and closed it. The vocalists were Mrs Young and Miss Cotter, and Messra Taylor, Stubbs, Hoskins, Greenfell, Matthews, Giles and Dagg. After the concert there was a dance for two hours—Mr S. Bone, with his usual kindness, acting as M.C. The dance music was by Mr Bandmaster Bailey and Mr Jones, who also played the accompaniments of the singers. The net proceeds were £6. The probable eleven of the Queenstown Cricket Club, to play against the Arrow Club, will take the field against a team of eighteen Wanderers (non members) tomorrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock sharp. The following are the names of the eleven:—A. Anderson, J. Bevin (captain), A. Boyne, O. Firth, J. Gardiner, F. Green, G. F. Gibb, T. Malaghan, J. Mehaffey, Jno. Robertson and J. 