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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1065, 13 July 1869, Page 3

At Pompeii there have just been discovered two marble busts, one of Pompey, and the other of Brutus. They are both of fine execution, and have been placed in the National Museum, The Rev. Father Seauzeau had a narrow escape from drowning while riding across the Maitai, which was swollen with heavy rains. His horse became entangled in the roots of a tree and was thrown on its side, but the Rev. gentleman succeeded in reaching tho bank in safety .^ ' A shipment of Thames gold, I .' to the value of about £40,000, is, to be sent home by the ship Percy, which is advertised to leave for London to-morrow. The Union Bank will forward about 8,500 ozs. ; the Bank of Now Zealand, 3,959 ozs. ; and the Bank of Australasia about 4,000 ozs.— Auckland Paper. . £12,000 for a Full Share.— We learn that one of the fortunate shareholders in the All Nations Claim, Mr. T. G. Tauton, parted with his interest, a full 1 share, yesterday, for the sum of £12,000. Tho share was sold through Messrs. J. F. Clarke and Co., sharebrolcers. Tliis is only ono out of a, number of instances that might be given of the fortunes that have been made in a few months on the Thames r;oidfields. — Southern Gross. Celestials Going Home. — By the Joshua Bates, which cleared out at tho Customs on Saturday, a large number of celestials will return to their native land. The majority of tho passengers would seem to have been successful during their temporary exile here, in amassing what, to their humble ideas, must prove, a competency; The sums in gold and specie credited to each in the ship's manifest vary from £200 to £3,ooo— tho former quite a provision in life to a Chinaman, the latter a princoly fortune. — Australasian. ■ ■ Prince Alfred's Presents in Melbourne. — The Melbourne Argus contains tho following : — Amid cheers and laughter from all sides of tho House, the following notice of motion was last night given by Mr. ' Longmore : — " That, on Tuesday next, he would move that a select comniitteo . be appointed to enquire into and report on the valuo of presents, and when to whom mado by his Royal Highness Prince Alfred whilst in Victoria, with a view that this House should resolve itself into a committee of the whole to consider tho propriety of presenting an address to his Excellency the Governor praying that a sum of money be placed; oh' an additional estimate to recoup the Imperial Government all or so much of the sum of £3,500 as was expended in Victoria by his Royal Highness- in the inaking of presents, such committee to consist of Mr. Blair, Mr. E; ■ Cope, Mr. Macartney, Mr. MacGregor, Mr. McKean, Mr. McLellau, Mr. Richardson, Mr. G. P. Smith, and the mover ; three to form a quorum, with power to call for persons and papers." ■ Movements of Rewi. — Tho IT. Z. Herald says:— " lt would appear that on the 28th inst., a very large native meeting is to be held at Waatu, to which Rewi has invited the Arawas, the Ngatiraakawas, and tho Ngatimaniaopotos. It is well known that for years and years these different tribes have been living in enmity, the origin of the quarrel being antecedent to the colonisation of theso islands, and Rewi, a clear headed, clever man, who lately quoted the fable of " The Man and the Camel," and in all probability knows the one about "the old man his sons, and the bundle of sticks," intends, if possible, to get old sores healed, to bring about a fusion of these hitherto inimical tribes, and consequently united action in future. Rewi has recently taken a tour, through the whole of the Arawa country, to endeavour to induce the chiefs to attend the proposed meeting, and it is. understood that he has been very successful. One of the points to be discussed at the meeting would be the best way of terminating the feuds at present existing between the Arawas and other tribes. Rewi • has expressed his determination to use all the means in his power to prevent the spread of the war into the Ngatimaniapoto country. He has recently gorie towards Tepapa to. meet Hakaraiai who has returned from his visit to the Taupo country*"- : •■=■•• •v * ♦■