LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume I, Issue 5, 24 October 1857, Page 5

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

Wesleyan Ciiapf.l". — Weave glad to observe'tint an effect is being made to establish a Wesleyan Chapel, in Napier. At present the want of a place of worship is deeply folt, and we welcome the attempt, by whomsoever made, to supply the desideratum. Local Postal Communication.' — We hear many complaints f.om Waipureka, and other pla es in the coinxiry — svgn f om the ovvnship of Na; isr — of difficulty in (.b"o.'ui.g letters an I p ;pei>. Tae Deputy Fo :- master psrforras his thankless office to s i - i .faction, bat settlers at a distance find : it~ in /onvenieut in the extreme to ride to the Spii up:m 1113 oecision of every arrival. Thero s .ould be lb.-al Post Offices throughout the i itorior, and Postmasters appointed" at a sm ill salary. Arrangements of this nature are provided for under the "Local P:;sts A?t," passe.l during last session of t'.ie General As sembly ; a:id the course that aggrieved p.s.rs:>as^sh;>uld adopt is to memorialise the Superintehdexit to put that Act into operation within ; the District. 'We are informed that his H-t^nor is now really anxious to "do some;.M :g for -the District ; an I no time should therefore be lost ia placing our wants before him in & tangible shape. The Protest-^— Mostofbtir'reflrilers'a ea ware that Dr. "V\elch ; s party the eleciion upoa a technical gro\»ad**-that upoa the show of hands bein^ declared to" be in his fav< ur, 1.0 p< 11 was d expanded by Dr. Feathergto:i, or upon bis behalf "by six electors. Without expressing any opinion as to the v Tdity bftJjiswjejp.ior, we may. remark that, it h&^ng been oyeiruleii; byttte^Rnuri.ing Ofßi^er, tccourie can "oitiy now be hail to the, supreihe court or to the General Assembly;:. anS," in either casfe, the process is a very slow- one, and the resxilt, w.e'&i^ik not very promising to the .^bfeatvd c^rididat*. : ;

Ai'P iNfitr.xr- — "Ye leirn on mi oibe a t ority 't 1 at Hi ' Ho.v rih Si erintei •- (Vnt has ap in \d -ilenry Ro'nr Russeli j K g. to ii Si.c-riit'ui' tl.e Aur i District. The Native Fei d is, lb. a ti ne s-u p-n- - c .hie di"!g pa ties h«\ing >greeupon an armi-.ice f r a period of tv o or ti. cc eeks; vith t: c vie.s ef eael t i.X an opp rliin t ■ f atteir iug to ncessary a^rioul.iir io era ions. TllK.Dl.sTtliß D .^TATK Ol' TJU; DlsTtfUT ■ — A nice Junior itie p:i.po;e « f v.')nsidoiin t s subje t was held on t c 20; h i st., in t c Koy:-.l Hote] — .iohn Curiin/ K q. R M J i the chair. The i. c ;in^. \ hich, <i- i:i«.'. K»,ihe sia.e of the ve.tlier. was a \cy i- i o c, was add c sed by Messrs. C'olen o. Hh ules, Cooper. Ferguson, and oilier gentlen.e . — >ut the p oet c injes exter.ded to s ids a leng-.h that we .re v able o itti mpt giving a repert. The foil-wing resolution \a< ukiinaiely poksi dby Mr. l ; \-r us^i. .'c.l. *' Ilia; ii is ihe opini <n oft i Mcc iig llint a .Men.o al be ; rise.-.ied io t c lle.ier .1 (r.v r inent } r y : ng that they mly t ke su-h mean; to enable the liw being carried out in t is div.iijt. ri.her by a bod. of mounted poiue <-r a"su!- I h'cient militi.n- fne.w sucn < ther mea-:.s as tlie "G vernnieut may think p n\ er". An mendiu«*.iu -was "moved by mt. C - lenso t nt'the'tenn "uiili^ary force" be expunged »dt*^ge.fa?r, a d carried by a nrijoiity of two, up tii wlii-h the proceedings termiua eel. • • Simma r yon the other Colonies. — - U ie,- tin's heading we are preparing a dige . of sta i-i.i'-al and osher info maim.i n. wi h the view ( f transmit ii;ig the same to the other C lonies and to Eiiglaiul, by an i'li ly < pportimiiy. Cf'iitributio^.s v. ill be f'liifllv received at the office of ihe "Herald. T if. Pout. — We believe that a i. eino;i- 1 is in -nurse ■ f preparation, addressed to Us H ) i »r the Superintend- m. and p. a;. ing h'm to cause tie road to be comple.<d wh h conn.v-ts he spii v i h the ni:;i;i :o:id inlan '. 'lndej>e de iof other eun.sideratio i the iie ny i i.v.cc to p-rsi n; visi;i.ig i. c Po*t Offi c &c., f om :he state of this r. al. lias long b en severely i'elt. an 1 v. c f'lnuhl be _>lud o .see some le.i.edy aj>plied. 'Ik Altr \\o . — !}y~Ut i She;)' c.-d ss, < nolher eon ideate addi T o.i io ihe prt ut present e.iga^e;t ')ti tlie Te Ante ro .d. ar ived. and were -itnmwHately dispstc: ed to ihe scene of o eraiio is. T is arrival nea ly d üble- the n .mber ( f ro.td in kers. a ds' ould Invetlie ti'ert (.f gre.ily facilit.i i sg this important ' ok. WaxgaS'ia — A corre-pimf l eit n^k* us to p iblish a co.nparalive .eturn < f sums expended by the Gover ment upo.i Ahsiriri a:d W ngJinui repeciiely. The comparison would no doubt be an interesting oi:e bit at present we have not at h.ntd the nee s ary data. TaU.oa.