THE HAWKE'S BAY HERALD. Napier, Saturday, Feb. 26, 1859. BY THE WONGA WONGA,

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 2, Issue 75, 26 February 1859, Page 2

THE HAWKE'S BAY HERALD. Napier, Saturday, Feb. 26, 1859. BY THE WONGA WONGA,

Which arrived yesterday morning, we have the English mail for November and December, together with large arrears of Wellington and other Provincial intelligence. The mails were received in Wellington on the 18th inst, by the " Boomerang," by which vessel letters had been received in 63 days from London. The English news does not present any very important feature. The November wool sales had closed satisfactorily. The following are the remarks of Mr H. P. Hughes, in his circular : — " For some weeks previous an. improved tone had manifested itself in the hOme trade generally, with an animated demand, reducing stocks in the hands of staplers considerably, some being quite bare of colonial wool. Under these circumstances prices opened about l|d. to 2d. per H). higher for Australian, and Id. to l|d on Cape wool ; a further advance soon took place in the former description for anything clean .and of good quality, or suitable for combing purposes, which was maintained with spirit to the close at an advance of 2d. to 2^d. per }fe. on July and August rates." Our readers will be glad to learn, on the authority of the Home News, that the Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Charles Clifford Esq., the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Colony of New Zealand. The late Mayor of Melbourne had been received at Windsor, at a lunch with thelords in waiting, but returns to the colony per 'Emeu,' the December ■ Mail Steamer,, without being knighted.. Among the . passengers by the 'Emeu" were— Sir Charles Nicholson, Mr. Johni Thomas Smith, Mr., M'Cullock, Mr. Mackay, (of the firm of ;r ltekay, rßaines, and C 0 . ,) Dr .'■ HobhoTusei ;(Bishop ; of. / Nelson), and^Mrs. Hobhouse^r : . ; -- V ';l.^ '■''■^■^r v;* The case of the Atlantic/telegraph seems hopeless, tt i? foimcl (;o be injured af both

ends, and no remedy appears but to raise it or under-run it. The enterprise is, nevertheless, to he persevered in. At Bradford two hundred persons have been poisoned, owing to a boy in a druggist's shop serving out arsenic for plaster : of Paris.. Twenty had died. Much sensation had been caused in England, by M. de Montalembert having been sentenced to six months' imprisonment, ■and fined 3000 francs, for writing articles contrasting the freedom of discussion in England with French repression of free speech. The charge was for bringing the Government into contempt. The Times had been seized in France for its stringent remarks upon the matter. M. de Montalembert had appealed, and refused the Emperor's pardon on its being extended to him. The arrest of a number of persons supposed to belong to illegal secret societies had caused great excitement in Ireland. The rumours of a war arising out of the i affairs of Italy gain currency. There appears to be an imminent prospect of a rupture between France and Austria ; and. the general relations of the European powers fail to give any renewed promise of continued peace. Extraordinary activity had been displayed on the subject of Reform. Messrs. Gibson and Bright have addressed a great meeting at Manchester. The Queen was at Osborne. The Prince of Wales had returned from Berlin, and Prince Alfred was being feted by the Moors •of Tangier. The Princess Frederick William anticipated being a mother in February, and it was rumoured that Queen Victoria intended to be present at the christening in the character of sponsor. From India we learn that the last great combination of the rebels against the British authority is rapidly breaking up. The ex-King of Delhi had been forwarded to the Cape of Good Hope. Nana Sa- ■ "hib is a fugitive. Several engagements .have taken place between the natives and the European Troops, in which the latter Tiave been invariably successful. An amnesty which had been issued by Lord Clyde appears to be taking good effect in Qude,"the ; chiefs sending in their arms, &c. From Wellington, our files are to the 19th inst. Mr R. Hart had returned to the province by the " Clontarf." By the " John Scott which sailed for Auckland on the 15th of Nov., the Bishop of Wellington was a passenger. And the "Alfred the Great" which left Gravesend on the 7th December for Wellington, had on board Mr. Tollemache, well known in this province, together with his family. The Bishop of New Zealand was at Manawatuon the 13th inst. Mrs. Selwyn and Archdeacons Browne and Kissling had arrived by the "White Swan." An injunction, applied for to restrain the Superintendent from spending the public money without an Appropriation Act, had been refused by Mr Justice Johnstone. We take the following account of the Manawatu trip of the steamer from the ■'Independent.' 'About midnight the 'Wonga Wonga' returned from the Manawatu, having been detained two days in consequence of getting ashore at the entrance. She left here at 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and arrived off the river on Sunday at 11, entered three quarter flood and anchored five miles up to Te Awahoe. The natives appeared delighted beyond measure and crowded the banks as she passed up. On Monday morning, after discharging, cargo, she proceeded on an excursion trip up the river, between eighty and ninety of the settlers and natives proceeding in her. As she passed the various pas, the natives turned out and welcomed her with dance and song, and on arriving at Mr. Hartley's house, which is about 27 miles from the mouth, she brought up and landed her passengers, who were invited to make themselves af home and partake of the best his orchard could produce. She took in a few tons of cargo and "returned to Te : Awahoe by ten o'clock at night. On Tuesday she completed her cargo and proceeded t^ grounded . on the :Spit: which delayed her until Fri- ; :; 44y^hen;at IJO^SO: a^m^ she again: started

ty of the scenery, the character of the country, and last, but not least, of the skill and admirable behaviour, of .Capt. Kennedy, to whom no blame can beU&ttached '■ for-iythe accident which hkppen£d. From Auckland, ,by way of "Wellington, our files are to the 11th inst. ■ ■■■■ -. ... A " Gazette," published on Tuesday, Bth inst., contains the proclamation required by law of the polling places for the several electoral districts of this Province. Another "Gazette published on 25th January, contains a notification that the name of John Tucker Esq. of this Province, has been added to the commission of the peace. H. M. S, " Iris", Captain Loring, had arrived at the Bay of Islands and was daily expected at Auckland. The Governor, says the "Wellington Independent," intends visiting Wellington in this vessel, and His Excellency's arrival may therefore be looked for daily. From Nelson we note the arrival from the diggings of 216 ounces of gold. A meeting had been held of the Wairau settlers, at which resolutions were passed to the effect that, should, as was anticipated, the result of the census shew that district to be possessed of the necessary population, a petition for separation should, be at once prepared and sent round, for signature.