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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5300, 6 February 1879, Page 2

The sales of sheep for to-day, at the Hawke's Bay Agricultural Society's Yards, will commence at 12.30 p.m., immediately after the arrival of the train that leaves Napier at 11.30 a.m. An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the Napier Hospital, before S. Bogg, Esq., coroner, respecting the death of John Hare. The evidence of Dr de Lisle was to the effect that death had resulted from apoplexy, and a verdict to that effect was returned by the jury. We are requested to intimate that the funeral of the late Mr John Hare will leave the Hospital at 3.30 p.m. to-day (Thursday). We have to acknowledge the receipt, from the local agents, Messrs Colledge and Craig, of a copy of Bradshaw's Guide, for February. The Marlborough Press, referring to Mr Ballance's speech at the opening of the Invorcargul railway, says: — To. cease from moving forward would be to go back, and the Government, Mr Ballance tells us, is not going to stand still. In this assurance there is a crumb of comfort to be picked up by Marlborough, for if the Government intended to go on and cover the country with a network of railways, there is room to hope that this district will not escape through the meshes of the net. It will not be possible for any Ministry to always ignore the claims Picton has to become the terminus of the South Island railways ; and as we expect Amberley to be the point from whence a start will be made in this direction, the connection of that point with a far distant southern terminus appears to bring the prospect nearer when we too shall be able to travel by rail to the extreme south of this island. The North Otago Times has the following with reference to the Hon. Mr Sheehan's movements : — " What a fortunate fellow tho Nativo Minister must be. One day we hear of his being entertained at a complimentary banquet ; the next he is partaking of the good things at the opening of some road or railway. Then we find him enjoying himself at a Maori feast, the j oiliest of the jolly. Wherever Mr Sheehan goes life seems one round of pleasure. The latest bit of news conec rning the hon. gentleman reaches us ■jjy way of the Bay of Plenty Times, having been telegraphed to that gentleman by its Thames correspondent. It reads as follows : — ' Mr Sheehan took part in the opening of the Kopua Wharf, and was entertained at a banquet in the evening. He also attended Madame Cora's entertainment, and won a bag of fiom' We have got used to the wharf opening and the banqueting by this time, but the last item is something fresh ; and it is so suggestive, too ! Now, if it had been a clock which the Native .Minister had received from the fair hands of the magicienne, or an American broom, or any other similar article, he would simply have had to keep it to himself ; but now, imagine with a proud step, with what an ecstatic air he will march to the next native meeting — at Mokau this time— with his bag of flour upon his shoulder, and perhaps a packet of sugar in either side pocket. What a thing it is to be "born lucky !" The native revolt in New Caledonia has been brought to a terrible conclusion. The savages have at length been starved out and mercilessly slaughtered by the French troops. From 500 to 600, it is estimated, have been fatally wounded, and have craAvled into rocks and ca-ves to die, whilst 200 taken prisoners have been deported to the Isle of Pines. Horrible accounts are given of cannibalism practised by tho natives while they were without food,

Sir Wilfrid Lawson might do worse (says the Pall Mall Gazeke) than undertake a.crusado in Russia, where the prospects of the Permissive Bill are not bright. It is stated that some Polish Roman Catholic priests lately succeeded in inducing their parishioners to abandon the use of alcoholic liquors. The local authorities complained of this to the Governor of Grodno, who thereupon ordered an inquiry. Tho priests wore found to have acted solely for the purpose of benefiting their parishioners ; but the Governor of Grodno ordered them, to be transported to the interior of Russia, in order to give them time to reflect there on the presumption of depriving a paternal Government, by preaching sobriety, of tho revenue . from the duty on spirits. During a heavy thunderstorm at the Rakaia, Otago, last week, accompanied by heavy lightning, the lightning- split J up twenty-six chains of fencing and shattered a gate'into shreds, scattering it in all directions. This happened not many yards from a dwelling-house. If wo may credit tho Whitehall Bevieio, Lady Rosobery (Miss Hannah. Rothschild) is no longer to be accounted a member of the chosen people. When she sent her annual donation of £20 to the rulers of the Synagogue they returned it with an intimation that it could not be received from one who had "loft tho faith."