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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 14, Issue 1124, 4 February 1870, Page 2

Hampden. — The Rev. R. Taylor has requested us to intimate that he will preach at Hampden on Sunday next, February 6, at 3 p.m. : The English MAiL.-r-The steamship Gothenburg, with the English mail on board, arrived atHokitikaon Monday, at 11 p.m., and arrived in Nelson yesterday, en route for Wellington. Goee Browne Barracks, now that they have been vacated by the Imperial forces, will be occupied by a small detachment of the Armed Constabulary. The Militia Office will also, we understand, be moved to the barrack building. New Pound. — By proclamation in^f Provincial Government Gazette,- published!/ 1 yesterday, a public pound has been established in suburban section 53, Meanee (Taradale), and Cornelius. Dempsey appointed pound keeper. Dk. Carr at Waipawa. — A correspondent thus writes :— Phrenology and Mesmerism, personified by Dr. Carr, of Seance notoriety, visited Waipawa on the evenings of Thursday and Friday last. These peculiar sciences exhibited their brain -searching and spiritualistic manifestations in " Goodfellows' Hall," a spacious room capitally adapted for public amusements and entertainments, erected by Mr. T. Couper, proprietor of the Empire hotel. The room was crowded on Thursday evening, and well attended on the following night. The audiences' were very attentive ; but seemed to regard the extraordinary powers displayed by Dr. Carr as partaking more of the character of clever conjuring than the illustration of an influence exercised by superior mental force, to control so inevitably and effectually the volition and action of minds of inferior calibre. Phrenology revelled too much in the development of animal propensities, whilst mesmerism compelled its subjects to perform acta which certainly did not tend to convince the spectators of the possession of higher and better capabilities by these claimants to superhuman control. Mr. B. .t). Danvebs, late officer Chatham Island Guard, has contributed the following to the Evening News : — " Sir, — • Various reports have at different times reached us of the death of the rebel Te Kooti, and many surmises regarding the truth of these reports ; the prevailing opinion being that the body buried at sea ofFMohaka in the Napier province was that of the Hauhau leader, and such was my own opinion previous to reading in this morning's Gross Mr. Firth's description of the man he held the interview with, in which I can clearly and distinctly recognise the veritable Te Kooti of the Chatham Islands. The woman also is undoubtedly the widow Martha, to whom he was married by Captain Thomas, as registrar, in the latter part of 1867. This young woman had accompanied her husband (who was taken prisoner at Te Wairoa, Napier) when sent to the Chathams, where he died, and she then was taken as wife — after Maori custom — until persuaded by Captain Thomas that they should be matried/adco'rding to the law of the land." >