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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 8, Issue 705, 2 December 1865, Page 3

Amateur Dramatic Entebtainment.— tt Willbe seen from an advertisement in another column that the members of a newly-estab-lished club, called the "Napier Garrick," intend 'giving their first entertainment on the Evening of Tuesday next. The pieces selected are-! Don Caesar dejßazan" and " The Happy Man 5" the former -being a play of thrilling interest full bf startling ,incidenfc and daring adventure : the latter a burlesque, not ridiculous, but funny in the extreme. . There will be to interlude of singing, by members of the ciublv Altogether the selection reflects credit on: the. taste and judgment of the manager. yjfjk. hope that this, the first attempt of the (lamckXriub, may be crowned with success. oar tbe Harbour-. — In another cblutnnf' wo, reprint, frpin the. Government Gazette, Mr. Bousfield's report on. the harbour, as Well as other matter of interest. : ; Me. Weld.- — We devote considerable space to the report of Mr. Weld's speech at Christchurch, in which that gentleman enters into full explanations of the course pursued by him- , self and colleagues in the late, ministry. ; ; The Band gave another concert on Thursday evening. ; The hall was not so crowded as on the first occasion, but there was a large and respectable attendance. The grandeur of the overtures and other pieces executed by the full b.anjLwas ag^ably relieved by the flute, cornet, and clarionet solos ; and the performance was quite as successful as the, one of the week before. The band play to-day, as usual; but, the route being daily expected, it is possibly the last time the public of Napier will have an opportunity of hearing it. A Genial Rain fell during the week, giving renewed life to the almost expiring vegetation, and gladdening the hearts of hundreds of settlers to whom the long continued drought had threatened severe loss. The fall commenced at midnight on Tuesday and lasted till Thursday evening — falling gently and steadily throughout. To the inhabitants of Napier, the rain ;also proved a blessing, as supplying what they greatly wanted— good water and plenty of it. An, unexpected Sea Tot age.— -The West Coast Times relates an amusing incident that happened to Mr. Bonar, and a clerk in the Bank of New South Wales. , They had gone on business to the Claud Hamilton, in tho Bruce steamer, and remained on board the former all night, intending to return by the Bruce in the morning/ During the night, however, a gale sprang up, and the Claud Hamilton having lost an anchor and fifty fathoms of cable, the Capt, said it was impossible to transship passengers in such weather,- and put to sea. The two unfortunates were thus, hurried off to Sydney without the slightest preparation. Pubb Bred Sheep, — -The Age, in referring to the Port Philip Show, shys of the different breeds of sheep:— "From the tone of conversation at the show, we find that the aptitude of each breed of sheep for certain localities is much better understood than formerly. The Leicesters and Lincolns are looked upon as the best for warm districts; the Cotswolds for the cooler parts of the colony,- whilst the Southdowns are in favor of crossing with the Merinos, to make a small neat carcase for the butcher. For farmers, however^ the. Southdown and Merino" 1 ewes ate not |he best^ the Southdown being only a shade less erratic than the Merino. <)pen downs, with' a wide^ extent of pasture, are most suitable for *both ; 'and hence those who have small enclosures will find the heavier breeds the best adapted to the conditions they have to offer." ; Government op the ~ East Coast. — The Independent says :— -"More than half the Province of Auckland is inhabited solely by Natives with whom the Europeans have little communication. Are these tribes to be governed solely for the benefit of their European neighbours because they ": are included in an artificial boundary called the Province of Auckland ? The whole Colony has surely a common dujiy and a common interest in seeing that these Natives are governed with a view to their own interests, rather than the interests of those with j whom they are accidentally associated, but with whom they have nothing in common. If these .Natives had a voice we we persuaded they would say, as the rest of the Northern Island says,. Save us from Auckland. For the most par^they have no voice; but in one remarkable instance they have made themselves heard. The whole of the friendly Natives north of xHawke^ Bay, as far as the East Cape, petitioned ■^'ihe, Assembly last Session; jfcci be included in the Jj&xoo^i;ci^Hawke's Bay. This is a most "-■ •%■ -■