THE 'TYBURNIA' AND THE SMALL POX.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XIX, Issue 1917, 8 September 1863, Page 2

THE 'TYBURNIA ' AND THE SMALL POX.

The public will no. doubt he glad to leatn, if they liayo any doubt an the subject, that tho authorities have been n>ogt strict in nqt allowing imy person to visit or }cave this vessel since h.P» arrival. Yesterclny, the Hesident Magistrato and the Medical Officer proceeded tq * safe distance of her, with the object of gaining such information as the Harbour Eegulations require, in order that the necessary precaution, usual in such eases, might be taken. main fapfcs appear tp be these : that tho small pox broke oi\t on June 10th j $hat the lost cape -was considered convalescent on the 4th September (last Friday pnly), and. that thei-o hayo been altogether thirty-five cases, of which on]y ono proved fatal. The ' Tyburnia ' was renjpyeii yestercf^y tp tho quarantine ground off Eangitoto, yfhpvp shp Mmain, and all ppmmuninatiop -yitlj 4pr is Qteiotly fopbidden, Tbß'mPMfflwtion »lready gained b, ag

been obtained by .questions put at a distance u from the vesielVside:^ A, meeting of, the Mcdi- - ftal 'Boatd Was- held yesterdjiy, ' and . from the fesult .of it, which wo give below, it will be seen that prompt metaure's'-liave been taken to pecurcthc safety, of the public. < Monday, 7th September, 1863. ' At a Board, composed br the Resident Magixtrato, . Thomis Beokham, Esq. r James Joseph Robert D»lliston, M.D., William Young, Esq., the principal officer of Customs of the Port; and John S. Mac farlane, Juntice of the Peace j Tte following information was submitted relative to the «Tyburni«,' now auchored off Buugifcoto :— 1. Tonnage; SCS. 2. Master* name, Frederick Coote. 3. Gravesend, SUt May, 1863. 4 Bid not not touch at any port. 5. No communication with any vessel during the Voyage. «. No Bills of Health.., 7. Small |tox very prevalent since the departure from GravMend.\ 8. Small |>ox broke out and hooping cough ; 35 Oases of small pox, and 2 cases of hooping cough. One fatal case ot small pox. " 9._ One paptain, 3 officers, and 366 other personspassengers and crew. No other casualty of any kind, except the case of small pox. There was oue birth during the voyage. 10. 370 persons on board when leaving Gravesend. 11. None. \ 12. The last case of small pox broke out on 22nd Of August, and was considered cured on the 4th of September. The first case broke out on the 10th of June last. In consequence of the foregoing information, laiil before the Board, it directs' that the said ship -•TybunuV shall be placed in quarantine. Thos. Bkckua.m, J. J. K. Daluston, M.R.S.O.L. P.M.O. Col. lorces, William Yophg, J. S. Mi.CFARLA.NE.

The ' RancUtira.'— This steamer, which now lies Alongside the (Jueen-strcet Wharf, is well worth inspection by those who take au interest iv mercantile marine matters. As we give a special report of the voyage of the ' Rungatira ' here, and a description of her, we would ouly add that her enterprising owuera deserve tv be successful iv their undertaking. Lvtkr from Otaoo. —By the 'Oono, 1 which Arrived yesterday, we have news from Otago to the 1 1 instiub, the principal items of which will be found in our correspondent's letter, which we publish elsewhere. Provincial Gazette.— An Auckland Provincial Government Gazette was published yesterday, it contains a proclamation from the Superintendent letting ap*rt 20,000 acres of laud being a further portion of the Matnkohe block, and aNo the blocks of land known a» the Maungaturoto aud the Piro.i. containing together 16,015 acres, all iv the county of IWar.sden. for Immigrants expected to arrive from the United Kiugdom. There is a notification from the Superintendent, postponing the laud sale advertised for the 21st instant until further notice. Riflk Shooting.— The No. 3 Company of second class militiamen will proceed this morning to the Mount Eden target, where a shooting match is to take place for au Enfield rifle, presented by Lieut. Hobbs. The ranges will be 100, 200, and 300 yards, aud there will be three shots at the first, four at the second, and three at the third. The Hythe position will lie maintained ; aud the match will commence at eight o'clock, in the morning. The entrance fees of one shilling will be appropriated for a second prize to be fahot for afterwards. Child Fodnd.— The little girl, Mary Connor, aged eleven years, who was missed from her homo since Wednesday last, was found yesterday at the Victoria Hotel, Fort-street, where she had been •tayiug ninoe the previous Friday. She was handed over to her parents, who reside in Freeman's Bay. Waikato Settlers. — It will be seen by an advertUeineut in another column that men aie wanted tp join a company of Volunteer Militia Settlers for the Waikato couutry, nnder Government regulations. Application is to be made to Sir. Thomas Jackson at Messrs. Merrimau aud Jackson's, or at his residence, Symoudn-street. Elfction tor Raglan.— The nomination of a qualified person to till the vacancy iv the Provincial Council for the electoral district of liaglan, is to take place at Onehuoga on Saturday next at 12 noon, and the poll, if necessary, will be taken on Tuesday, the 22ud instaut. Waioku Skttlkrs. — Some settlers from the Waniku district arrived at Ouchunga yesterday, aud there was* a rumour that it was o\\ ing to recent eircumstauee* which rendered their departure necessary. We are jufnrmed, however, that the ■ettlers we refer to left their homes nome three or four days ago through apprehension-., the ground for •which ban not niuce been cuiitiimed. Volunteer MoviMENrs.— The Hifle Volunteers remaining in towu mustered in the Albeit Barrack^ square yesterday morning at half-past; six o'clock, and not at half-past five o'clock as previously determined uj inn, the time for assembly having been altered. There was only a small muster. The men were put through manual exercises by their re>pcctirc othcers, wad br->ke otf after the roll hurt lieeil called. — The Auckland Troop of Volunteer Cavaby muitoed yesterday afternoon at Mount Eden iv good force, for parade, drill, and carbine practice. Captuiu Havdiuiiton oomniauded. On arrival at the mount the troop were put through a few movements, and afterward* each volunteer tired three rounds at the target at 100 yard*. The troop theu reformed and marched iuto town. They were dismissed shoitly^ after six o'clock.— The volunteer military settler^ brought by the Kate from Sydney, and those brought from Otago (13) per s.s. ' Auckland,' aro to leave Auckland to-morrow, en roufe to Uurton's Camp, They will be under the ooinm, md of Captain Drnry, Lieut. Abbott, and l£nnhm Coulter. Those arriving by the 'Curio' yesterday (75) will most probably be armed during the conr.se of to-day, aud they will probably leave Auckland in a day or two for Burton's. — According to present arrangeiueuta it would appear that the head quartersof Pitt'* militia Will reinaiu at Otahtihu; and the head quarters of the new corps, formed from the military settlers, will be tixeil at Burton h. They will be sent in detachments, as they arrive, to relieve the voluuteers now doing duty at the front. The 'Lady Barely.'— The 'Lady Barkly,' paddle steamer, employed in the Commissariat service, still remains aground at Drury. We arc informed that, she will not be able to get away until the next spring tides. She has sustained some slight injuries. Commissartat Supplies. — Tenders are invited from persons willing to supply pouches, belts, and acco'itfrenieutii, and revolver bolsters. The tenders (tpe to be delivered by i 2 o clock on, Wednesday pext, at the office of the Deputy Adjutaiit-Qeueral, where pattern* may be neen,. Thr Enlistment of Volunteers in Victoria. — Sydney telegram, dated the 18th ultimo, re pore* —A great ninny Volunteers are offering to tervo iv New Zealand. In Melbourne daily reports are made of the numbers en.roljed. On the 18th, Mr. E, D. Harte, reconling progress, says ;— "I have again to report that the rush of volunteers to my office to register their names, continues unabated. I have registered 187 eligible candidates to-Hay, a considerable number of whom are members of the yolijuteer force." tyßty F*I)DLK STBAjrEH FOR N^V A recent number of the Glasgow Htrald records the Hunch, from the building yard of Mr. Archibald Penny, of Dumbarton, of an iron paddle steamer of 463 tons, and which is to be fitted by Mesirs. Denny and Go. with engines of 100 horse-power. This vessel vm intended for the New Zealand coasting trade, and was named the ' City of Duuedin,' by Mis* Margaret Francis Eobson, daughter of John K«bion, E»q., banker in that town. It will be seen that the 'City of Dunedin has arrived at Duuedin, after a postage of 87 days. Emigeation to Auckland. — The following appears' in tbi Qlatg^io Berald,:— "Barrhead.— Doping the ifeek a large number of peonlebelonging tq the dixtript have left here for Auckland, New Zealand. They go by Leifch to London to join the ship > Gaugex, ' which tails at the end qf the week for the aptjiiodes. At fl° formf r |ierjod do \?e remember so jnanv leaving the country, and th.p most of then) are not the idle and unemployed, but the best of our mepbanjc* aqd tradesmen, who have some little in the world, *pd «cc no way at home to inoreaie their (tore. The iat* Fatai. Acctdkkt at Onehunga.— An inquext wa» held ye»terd*y at ihe 'Boyal Oak,' Onehuuga, on the body of John Gilluibnm, a private in the 65th Regiment, and attached to'the Transport Corps, who came to his death' by falling from his boroe op Saturday Jiwt, Owing to pressure op, our Kpape vre are unable to give' the eyidenoe tp-day. The verdict qf the jury wan that the deceased came . t» hi« death by accidentally falling ffpm bin borne <m Saturday, -Sept. -fith in t.,, in, the "Epsom Uoad. in ppnsequepcp «f which the. wheel or wheels of the Wgg«B Je>M, d riY«Pg.MiMed oyer bis head, cau,«ng frachitp of tjie »JiuJ],,aHd,extrnya«*tioß> of, bloodou