The Press. TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1869. LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Press, Volume XIV, Issue 1864, 6 April 1869, Page 2

The Press. TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1869. LATEST TELEGRAMS.

OTJJB OWN 1 COMtEStfONDEffT,] Wellingtoit, April 5, 7.20 p.m.

Al ' messenger from Wanganui brought despatches for the -Government; this mornings : the. contents of which have not yet- been made public.

Titokowaru is suspected to Jbe at Mokau, "White -- Gliffs, and to be Supported by the Maori King. Te Kooti is said to be at Ahihereru, two day's inarch from tbe Bay of Plenty with a strong force of TJriweras, partly mounted. A. junctioji between them is apparently contemplated.

A severe S.E. gale has been blowing all day and last night. The Harbor Master's yacht has been sunk. •

There are rumours that H.M.S. Challenger is lying under the island of Kapiti to-night.

Cantebbtjby Jockey Clttb.—The adjourned,meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club was held yesterday afternoon at Tattersail's." It was resolved that the time for entries for the ensuing meeting to be held on the arrival of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh be kept open until to-morrow (Wednesday) week. It was also determined to advertise the sale of the Grand Stand and booths, to take place on Saturday next at Barnard's. After the transaction of some other business the meeting adjourned.

AcowMATiSATioir. — The Acclimatisation Society of Southland are appealing to the public of that province for assistance to enable them to introduce salmon into , Southland waters, by means of a portion of the ova expected to arrive by the Mindora. An application is to be made to the General Assembly, at its next session, for a grant of 2000 acres of land, in aid of the society's funds.

Tea Meeting/.—-The first anniversary of the Shirley Wesleyan Church was celebrated on Good Friday, when an excellent tea was provided by friends resident in the neighborhood, and partaken of by about 150 persons. A public meeting was held afterwards, presided over by the Rev. Mr Buddie, who with Messrs Craddook, Wilson, Turner, ConneU, and Cum. berworth, addressed the meeting. The report of the building committee stated that the church was free from debt, and that they had a lew pounds in hand to meet contingencies. After a vote of thanks had oeen given to the B P ent * Ripm Association.—A meeting of the council Association was held last evening at White's Hotel, at half-past Beven

o'clock, MrH. J. Tancred in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. It was resolved that the Hon. Sec. should ascertain the cost of printing the revised rules, Ac, and report the same to a future meeting. The hon. Secretary stated that a collector had been appointed to get in the subscriptions now due. The report of the Committee of Management for the Easter Meeting of 1869 was brought up. It gave a resume of what had taken place at the late j meeting, and stated that on no former occasion had the proceedings passed off so successfully and with so much unanimity. The thanks of the Committee were tendered to the officers who had so efficiently conducted the arrangements. The attendance of civilians was alluded to with satisfaction, it never having been so numerous on any previous occasion. The remainder of the report was occupied with the details of the shooting, which have already appeared in our columns. A list of the winners, together with the scores made by them, as annexed to the report, was also read. In concluding their report the Committee deßired to record their acknowledgments to all those who had assisted in | bringing about such a gratifying result. After some discussion it was resolved that the sum of £1 15s should be given to each of the five competitors of the winning Irish team in the International match, instead of £1 5s as prescribed by the programme. It was decided that in the case of the two ties for the Judging Distances prize, they should be settled by the division of the value amongst the competitors. The hon. Secretary stated that the collector had not as yet handed in any report as to the amount of the outstanding subscriptions he had been able to get in. It was resolved that the arrangements for the presentation of the prizes should be left in the hands of the treasurer and hon. secretary. The hon. Seoretary said that he had seen his j Honor the Superintendent on the subject of ! the proposed range. His Honor had addressed an official letter to him, consenting to reserve the portion of land recommended by the Council of the Association temporarily as a rifle range. The action taken by the hon. secretary was aproved of the Council. The hon. secretary was requested to inform the captains of the Christchurch and Lyttelton Batteries that the Council would be ready to present the prize of £5, promised by them, as soon as arrangements for a fair competition between them can be made. Some accounts were passed and.ordered to be paid, after which the Council adjourned.

Heathcote Pabish.—The annual meeting of ithe parishioners of Heathcote was held on Thursday evening in St. John's Church, Ferry road. The Rev. G. J. Cholmondeley occupied the chair. The meeting was opened with prayer. The Chairman announced that Messrs T. M. Hassal and J. S. Williams had been elected synod amen for the parish. The churchwardens presented the accounts of the past year, which were adopted by the meeting. They showed an increase in the offertories as compared with the previous year and a slight falling off in the subscriptions. The deficiency is owing to departures from the parish. The incumbent appointed Mr J. S. Williams as churchwarden, and the meeting re-elected Mr T. M. Hassall. Messrs Bowers, Brimmicombe, Ensor, Farland, Ford, Garland, March, Martindale, Pavitt, and Peel, were elected vestrymen. Messrs Murray-Aynsley and Macbeth-were requested to audit the parish accounts. Votes of thanks were given to the churchwardens and vestrymen of the past year, and also to the choirs and Sunday? school teachers of the parish. A general desire was expressed for a parsonage in a more central situation. After a voto of thanks to the chairman the meeting separated.

Mb and Mbs Goublay's Enteetainment. —A very pleasing entertainment was given in the Town Hall last night by Mr and Mrs Gourlay. It mainly consisted of the impersonation by Mr Gourlay of a number of Scotch personages, all of them possessing wellmarked characters, giving ample scope for a display of, histrionic power by the actor. Among the personages introduced was tittle-tattling Mrs Paterson, " fond o' a thumblefu' o' the real Glenlivef," \Daffc Watty, and Kirsty Claver, the Newhaven fishwife. Each of these characters was admirably pourtrayed. Mr Gourlay found a good supporter in Mrs Gourlay, who is gifted with an excellent voice, and sang a number of songs during the evening with much spirit. " The Swiss Girl," whioh called forth quite a storm of applause, was perhaps the best executed. Little Johnny's comic songs seemed to be highly relished by the audience, which, despite bad weather, was by no means a small one. The entertainment will repay a visit, and as to-night's performande is announced to be the last one, we should recommend those who like such entertainments to attend it. Heathootb Road Boabd.—-The Board held their usual. meeting yesterday at the Board office, Ferry road, when the following members were present:—Messrs Kennaway (chairman), Fisher, and Ensor. A letter from the Secretary for Public Works was read stating, in answer to the application made by the Chairman, that the Government would contribute one-third the cost of repairing the sluice gate in the valley. A letter from the same officer, forwarding copy of a memorial which had been received from residents in the Spreydon district, west of Colombo street south, praying to be included in the Heathcote Road Board district. The letter requested the Board to furnish the Government with any remarks it could on the subject. The Surveyor was directed to report to the Board the number of ratepayers living in the above locality, also the assessed value of the property, and the extent of the proposed addition. A letter from the Board of Conservators, requesting c return of the assessed value of the property in the district included within the boundary of the South Waimakariri River Act. The was directed to furnish the information sought for. Mr Hopkins requested permission to erect a verandah over the footpath in front of his shop. The permission was granted subject to the Surveyor's inspection. The Surveyor was instructed to carry out the necessary works at the sluice gate on receipt of a guarantee from Messrs Wilson and Sandford, for one-third the cost of the same. A memorial was also read from residents near the canal reserve, requesting the Board to make the road between the Ferry road: and ,the .slaughter-house reserve. The Surveyor was. instructed to report upon the same at the next meeting j he was also instructed to summons all those who had not yet paid the last rate, The Board, after passing accounts for -works done, adjourned, until Monday, the 19th inst.

A Monsteb Casting-.—A large spur driving wheel was cast at the Atlas foundry on Thursday last, for Mr Cliff's new 20 horsepower engine. It is to be ! attached to the fly-

wheel for the purpose of driving the main shaft of the flour mill. It is one entire casting, and has 152 cogs, weighing one and a half tons. There is also a pinion to fit into it, 3ft j 6in in diameter, which has 45 cogs, and weighs j cix hundredweight. The whole melting and casting of the iron only ocoupied about one hour and a half, and is about the largest yet done in Canterbury.—" Timaru Herald." ' Bbldoing thb Waitanqi.—The Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works have resolved j to petition the General Government to allow £10,000, part of the amount voted for the Rangitata bridge, to be used to meet the vote of £10,000 made by the Provincial Govern-! ment of Otago towards the cost of bridging the Waitangi. Suevey op the Opihi Bbidgb.—At the last monthly meeting of the Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works, the Chairman said he had received a communication from his Honor the Superintendent in answer to a resolution of the Board requesting them to pay out of "contingencies" a sum sufficient to pay a qualified person to survey the site for the Opihi bridge, as the Government could not spare to the Board the services of the Provincial Engineer. His Honor declines complying with the request, on the ground that he would "not be justified in expending sums not specially voted for the purpose, on a work for which a definite proportion of the Provincial Loan has been already set apart, and on which the Board of Works has, I presume., been receiving interest, which may, I submit, be most fairly applied to liquidate the expenses of the preliminary survey." His Honor also expresses his "regret that the combination of the office of Railway Engineer with that of Provincial Engineer, which is obviously an economical arrangement for the whole province, should now have rendered it impossible to hold out hopes of Mr Thornton's services being spared within such a period as would meet the wishes of the Board." The Board resolved—" That the Secretary be instructed to write to Mr Balfour to ask when he would be likely to visit Timaru, and if shortly, whether he would survey the site for the Opihi bridge, and : report to the Board."

Obeti Railway.—For the past few dtys large numbers of working men have been hanging about the corners of the principal evidently with a view to employment on, the railway. We learn that their expectations in this respect will be realised shortly, as the works are to be Btarted within the next day or two. About 150 men will find employment on the line, and the job may be expected to last for about twelve months. Had this market for labor not been thus opportunely created, a great number of workmen would, no doubt, now have been leaving our Bhores, and our population been still further reduced. — "Southland Times," March 31.

The Bttllbb.—The " Hokitika Daily News' learns that the new ground which has been opened up the Buller is situated about a mile above Christie's store. It is on a low terrace on the Westport side of the river, and the gold was struck by tunnelling into the terrace. Thirty claims, representing about 240 men, have already been taken up, and that is said to be as many as there is at present room for. The same ground has been frequently prospected before, but previous parties had never gone in sufficiently far to strike the lead of gold. There is good reason to suppose that all along the same side of the Buller and below the Lyell payable gold may be got, but the extreme denseness of the bush has hitherto prevented this portion of the country being more than slightly prospected. Some new ground has also been lately opened in the neighbourhood of the Inangahua.

Db. Livingstone. —Mr Horace Waller writes to the " Times" that letters received from Zanzibar, dated November 26, state that no intelligence whatever has come to hand for a long time respecting Dr. Livingstone. The .lateSt news from him reported him in Cazembe's country a year ago. Letters written previously to the- despatch, which announced this are still missing* Mr Waller, however, holds that - there is no actual need for much anxiety on Dr. Livingstone's account. Those who know him will feel the least alarm, j They will remember his indomitable perseverance j they will recollect he has in all probability now in his hands the solution of the grandest geographical problem, and they will feel thankful that the last positive information reported him sound and well, and within reach of fresh stores, medicines, &c. Au reste, Africa is a large place. Rich Gou> Discovebibs at thb Goxf op Cabpentabia. — Private letters have, reached Sydney from the Gulf of Carpentaria, announcing the discovery there of a very rich and extensive gold field. The locality is on the Cloricurry River, near where the copper mine was found, and about 150 miles from Burke Town. The fortunate discoverers, it is stated, have, amongst other nuggets, secured a 30oz and a 40oz lump; and there have already been brought into Burke Town 300 ozs, although there are but thirty diggers in the place. It has been long known that the ranges for 300 miles around the Gulf are | auriferous, but this is by far the richest yield jon record in this region. We shall look with considerable interest for the public confirmation of what is here stated'on the authority of a private letter. The letter, we may! state, is from a reliable source.—"Sydney Empire," March 22. j