THE LAKE DISTRICT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.)

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3356, 18 April 1868, Page 3

THE LAKE DISTRICT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.)

THE quiet little Tillage of the Lake, North Shore, was the scene of one or two most important incidents yesterday — one of which, as "will be seen from the notice which I append, w*s the marriage of Kliz*beth Louisa Mary Josephine Fair, fourth daughter of the late John Fair, E^., to Henry Dacre, Esq., JP. and M.P.O. The ceremony was performed by the Her. Patrick OBrien, the muchesteemed pastor of the district, in the Koman Catholic Church contiguous to *t.Patrick's College. The church was filled by a very respectable concourse of friends, a good many of whom came from Auckland to be present on the occasion ; in ' fact, such a turn • out has not been seen in this district for many years. Amongst those present could be noticed some of the oldest and most respected settlers of the colony, anxious to be present at the marriage of Mr. Dacre, so long and favourably known in this locality, to one of the family of our much-esteemed and hospitable fellow-settler Mr. Maurice Kelly. Passing from this we next come to a very influential public meeting which took place, according to advertisement, in the large building formerly known as Mr. J. Copland's, but lately purchased by Mr. W. Hunt. As mott of our readers are aware, the meeting was convened by Allan O'Neill, fisq», to take into consideration the necessity of erecting a flour mill in the Lake district. The final decision of the meeting iru adjourned until a reply could be obtained from Messrs. Brown and Campbell, with whom Mr. Mcllbone has been in communication with reference to a site for the building. The next subject (also one of great importance) brought before the meeting was the desirability of having a steam ferry boat between Shoal Bay and Auckland, calling at the wharves of Messrs. O'Neill and Heath. This step has been taken in consequence of the very unsatisfactory mode 'of conveyance at present exuting between Auckland and the Lake district. The following gentlemen were appointed make arrangement* to carry out this loog-wished-for object: — Messrs. Whitaker, O'Neill, Poynton, Boyd, -Hunt, Dacre, Manery, B, McKay, Shea, Davis, and the secretary (Mr. Mollhone).

The barriers which separate the? French and English, people* are being' rejnored/one by one. As a fitting sequel to the Obbden treaty of trade, it is no,w said that the two Governments «c *bi>ut enterftginto a postal convention, under which letters will be' carried from either countryto any part of the oijher at a uniform rate of twopence. The Paris corresprtn- - dent of th<* Economiit thinks out penny will be qtojte 'ehongh, v "and urges an 'international money order office m well. It teems that between France, Switz«rl»ilcr, and Italy such an agency has existf d