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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1014, 16 January 1869, Page 3

A Seizure. — The schooner Huby, which arrived from Eaikoura on Sunday, was immediately seized by the Customhouse authorities, and it is said will be sold by auction at an early day, the owner having been convicted of a breach of the Customs Regulations, by having had on board a cask of rum liable to, and which had not been ]>aid duty, for which offence he had been mulcted in the penalty of £100. There are innumerable instances in England where an oilicer of a vessel has been convicted of an isolated case of smuggling, and the vessel has not been forfeited ; but if the Eate and the Euby are to be seizod and sold for this offence, why not the Asterope ? What is sauce for the goose ought to be sauce for the gander. We think £300 for one cask of smuggled rum ought to satisfy the Customs authorities, aud that if the law allows them no option in the matter, the small vessels should not be seized and the large one be permitted to escape " Scot free." — Independent, Jan. 12. Sic Geoege Bowen at Lyttelton. — His Excellency arrived at Lyttelton on Sunday at noon, bub remained on board the Challenger until Monday morning, when ho landed, and was received by the Mayor and Corporation, the Volunteers, and the Lyttcltonians, who gave him a loyal reception. At the dejeuner his Excellency made a speech which was well received, and then proceeded to Christchurch. — Independent, Jan. 12. Gold. — A settler brought into Wellington on Saturday a fino specimen of gold, and a number of pieces of stone like the one which contained the specimen, which he said he had found near the mouth of the Karori stream. There is no doubt of the specimen being gold, and it is equally certain that gold in small quantities has previously been discovered in the vicinity of the locality indicated. — Independent, Jan. 12. The Ship Asteuote sailed for England on Sunday morning last; Captain Stuart, who had sufficiently recovered from his late illness, talcing the command. The following passengers went by her, Bishop Moimid and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Yenncll and family ; a large number of persons went on board to bid farewell to the voyagers. Bishop Monrad is a man of European reputation, and Mr. Vcnncll has won the esteem of all who knew him here, both as a man of business and a private citizen. — Independent, Jan. 12. Captain Benson. — Wo learn with no ordinary feelings of regret that Captain Benson, Mrs. Benson, and family, will shortly leave for England, probably in the s.s. Mataura, which it is understood will call here on her homeward voyage via the Straits of Magellan. We have already spoken in the highest terms of praise of Captain Benson, both as Manager of the Panama Company and as a citizen of Wellington, and his loss and that of Mrs. Benson we feel quite suro vail be most sincerely felt after their departure. — Inch' pendent, Jan. 12,