Hawke's Bay Herald SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1868.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 937, 25 April 1868, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Herald SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1868.

HSf* A press of advertisements', received at a late hour, has caused us to exclude leading and other matter. The Public Slaughter-house was opened to the public on Thursday last. The English Mail. — The Panama Company's steamship Lord Ashley is due from Southern Ports on Wednesday, 29 th April, with the English Mail via Suez and Panama. Divine Service, for inland districts, is announced as follows : — By the Bishop of Waiap'u, dive at 1 1 a.m., and West Clive at 3 p.m. ; and by the Rev. G. Morice, Meanee at 3 p.m. ; — to-morrow (Sunday.) Artesian Well at Meanee. — On the night of Tuesday last W. Lord and party found water on Mr. John Marshall's farm, after hard sinking to the unprecedented depth (for the Flat) of 178 feet. The driving throughout was hard, but the flow is a very fine one. Ploughing Match. — It will be seen from our advertising columns that it is intended to consider /the subject of getting up a ploughing match. A meeting to make arrangements will be held on Thursday next, at the Meanee Hotel. , Annual Licensing Day. — On Tuesday last— Messrs Curling, Scaly, Tiffen, Cooper, Smith, and Anderson, forming the Bench — the old licenses were all renewed ; but the three new applications were refused. These were by Hans Bvgum, A. C. Haymes, and W. Page; and the Bench considered, generally, that the number of existing houses was quite equal to the wants of the town. Overland to Wellington. — On the morning of Tuesday last, Mr. A. Peters started for Wellington, overland, with the view of urging upon the Superintendent of that province the importance of doing something more than has been done on his side towards connecting the two provinces by a passable road, so as to ensure through communication by coach. We trust Mr. Peters will be successful in his attempt, and that, very shortly, " Cobb " will experience no difficulty in carrying passengers between the two capitals. Attempted Suicide. — On the night of Thursday last, at Mr. Jeffares' house, Clive, a young man named Roland Davis — at one time engaged in carting for Mr. Danvers — attempted to commit) suicide by swallowing a large dose of laudanum. He had been in Napier for some time, and had been drinking a little, but whether the rash act is ascribable to mental derangement from this cause does riot appear. Dr. Hitchings was sent for, and, pending his coming, no effort was spared to keep the patient from

sinking into a sleep. On the arrival of the doctor the usual remedies were applied, and hopes are entertained that, the patient will recover. .■>. :.'.'■/ - . H Election. — It will been seen from our advertising columns that a writ has been issued for the election ofa member for Napier in lieu of the late Mr. Irvine. The nomination is fixed for Tuesday, the sth May, and the polling (if necessary) foif Thursday the 7th. T The Road to Tareha's Bridge, on the ridge, is now being carried out by the contractors, and a truly splendid road it promises to be ; so that the whole of the £7000 is not, as a correspondent in last Herald seemed to think, being spent at Waipukurau and other inland districts. Cricket. — The score of a match played on Easter Monday was, last evening at dusk, handed us for publication. We do not, however, print it ; first, because it is out of date ; second, because it came at too late an hour ; third, because, being the rough score, it is unintelligible. Under ordinary circumstances we have, much pleasure in giving publicity to cricket proceedings. Resident Magistrate's Court, —i- On Tuesday last, in Caulton v Corfield, a suit to recover £4 2s. 6d. for horse and buggy hire, judgment was given for plaintiff by default. Moore v Stafford. Plaintiff sued for £5, the value of a dog ; judgment for amount claimed, with costs, £3 Bs. Yesterday, Faulknor and Riddell sued the N.Z.S.N. Co., per Kinross and Co., agents, for £8, being valued of 21 bars and 1 bundle iron, short handed. Judgment given for plaintiffs. Leasing op Runs. — On Thursday last, pursuant to proclamation, the lease of four runs was put up to auction by the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Lot 1, Nuhaka Block, 9000 ' acres, upset rent £18 15s. per annum, was knocked down at the upset rate to Messrs Towgood and Richardson. Lot 2, Wairoa district, 5300 acres, upset rent £11 per annum, was knocked down to Watt Brothers at that amount. Lot 3, adjoining lot 2, 9000 acres, upset rent £18 15s. per annum, was knocked down to the same firm at £62. Lot 4, 1000 acres in Moeangiangi reserve, upset rent £2J2s. per annum, was taken at that rental by Mr. A. Koch. Aktesian Sinking, Napier. — On Wednesday morning last, success had all but crowned the efforts of Mr. Garry and party ia Hastings-street. The pipes were down 175 feet, on the gravel, and the chisel had penetrated the under stratum down to the basin, causing a flow of water to the mouth, and evidently indicating 180 feet or less as the depth to be attained. Unfortunately, just as success was within reach, an accident happened. The long hollow tool, called a shell, used for cleaning out the pipe, was down to remove the gravel from the foot, in order to permit of further driving. This instrument stuck in the bottom, and, force having been used to bring it up, the rods broke off and came away without it. Subsequently, a screw, put down and inserted into the tube, also broke off. Yesterday, however, by means of a left-handed scre»v made for the purpose, the latter was got up ; and, it being found impossible to do the same with the shell, preparations commenced for punching it into pieces and bringing it up bit by bit. In this way, six inches of it were destroyed yesterday afternoon. All this is disheartening, and, what is worse, expensive, but the cost will, we trust, be less thought of should a fine flow of water, clear as crystal, reward the efforts that have been so perseveringly put forth.