Local Intelligence.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XIII, Issue 992, 30 December 1856, Page 2

Local Intelligence.

Executive Council — A "Provincial Government Gazette," published on Friday, announces Chat F. W. Merriman, Esq , M. H. R. and M. P. C, has been appointed a member of the Provincial Executive Council. Wangakw.— v Ve observe, from a "Provincial Government Gazette," published on Friday, that the appointment of Coroner for the District of Wangarei has been conferred upon Thomas Brutton Kinderdine, Esq. Accepted Trnbers. — A '^Provincial Government Gazette," published on Friday, announces that, for supplying clothing lor the police, Messrs. Posseniskie and Bond's tender (£4»45.) has been accepted, and that of Mr. W. McCaul (£4 155.) rejected ; that the tender ot Mr. W. C. Wilson for stationery has been accepted, no other being sent in; that the tender of Mr. W. Y. Wilson for printing has been accepted, no other being sent in ; that Mr. W. Morrin's tender tor the suppl yof provisions for the Hospital and Lunatic Asylum has been" accepted, and those of Messrs. Gallagher, P. Lundon, Dinnin, M. Somerviille, and T. Holmes, rejected ;

that Dt. tender foj» medicines has been accepted. "* Mm, n DMTBUqTIVB FIRB OK THE^NoVtH ShOBB. — Un Christmas Eve, we regret to state, the» house and property of William Nicholson, an industrious settler on the North Shore, were totalty destroyed by fire. What renders the loss of the unfortunate man the more to be deplored is the fact that his wife ha» been for mnny year* insane, aJO that he has a family of five young children, who require all his attention and so prevent him from doing as much for himself as otherwise •wmilJ.do. His neighbours have practically shown their tiympaflr for him ticcording to their means, and have commenced a lubscription tor his relief— to which the QMernor, the Superintendent, Colonel Wynyard, tne Jibbers of the General Governraent^nd several otaer inhabitcnU have already contributetf-the sum at prewnt leached being about £20. MeSms. F. Callan, r. Heath, and P. Melavin, have taken upon themselves tlie task of collecting subscriptions. VKlhtreference to tne above, which we take from the columns of our contemporary, we learn that tJKi gentlemen, men^oned devotee^ Saturday lJt to the*benevolenl task of soliciting contributions towards the above nnmed^bject How lar they were successful we have not »Hlained. but sucn Ira appeal to the inhabitants 6T Adiatland is seldom made in ruin, -v:-!, Official Cmirais.— Among the nymj changes wmen have distinguished ths new reffbne, u£ note the dismissal of Mr. Russell, superintendent ofgj&e stockade, and ol Mr Hojtepne of the turnkeys. '«Hie situation ot the latter uTOready filled by Mr,. Epr, and that of tn* former, if our information be dontci, conferred upon Mr Fltnn. What faults soever "may be found with the present Superintendent, th*fro£. forgetting his friends certainly does not seem to be in the category. Larceny. — On S aturday, af the Court of the Resident , Magistrate, Michael Tiemey^ras oh|rged with larceny y under the following circumstances. From the deposi- •* tioh of Mr. George Williams, boatman, it appea» that, about t»22nd of November,- slepr*at his v ' house, and that, two days afW^iW^he (the witness) missed » silver watch. He *Beard "nothing of it till a few days ago* when a man named Antonio informedhim that he ftWSought a watch, and^iajt, on taking»it toMr. MaorenHy tdwe he hnd been told that the •watch was the property of Williams. Antonio Nazareth, a sawyer, residing at Henderiin's Mill, provpd that the prisoner slant at his house on i Monday last, and had shewn him a watch which, he said, he^pd bought cheap, -for fifteen shillings. Th|gnMisoner, before he left,offered the watcbg&r sale, J^he (the witness) bought it for twenty-n*^ shillings. The prisoner, on being apprehended, did not deny jiaving sold the watch, but said that he had bought it inflrpublic house. The property, wb|gh the owner conti&ged to be worth £4, having been identified bath bfiflßT first witness and Mr. Macready, the prisoner was rfully committed to takjjjfr trial at the ensuing Criminal Session. sfrmrTUAi. Poems, by DuaiLD Buchanan.— A translftion of this work, originatly written in the Gaelic language, has recently issued from the Auckland^ press. The translator is Mr. Donald McLegd, and although we are unable to judge of his accuracy;as a translator, we can testify to his judiciou£ selection* of materials upon which to labour. The poems before us breathe a spirit of devotion, and display no small share of that_ wild imagery for which the Celjic bard» are distinguished. In undertaking this work, the subject of which, in these utilitarian times, may be supposed not the most popular, * considerable amount of,enterprise is displayed, which ■we trust to see rewarded by^a rapid sale of the book, and by a proper appreciation of it» contents.