The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1866.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 150, 28 August 1866, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1866.

lii the Resident Magistrate's Court, this morning, William Pender and Jumes Stewart, were fined 10s. each, for drunkenness. A meeting of the members of the Young Men's Christian Association, is announced to take place this eveniug, in the Wesleyan School-room. Persons desirous of joiniug the Albion Cricket Club, are invited to attended a meeting 10 be held on Thursday evening next, at the Trafalgar Hotel. . lu consequence of a report that some suspicious characters were seen in the neighborhood' of Mr. Mackay's station at the Wai-manga«)a,-two or three policemen were sent there this morning. They suited that the individuals in question were runaway sailors who were hiding themselves, and. were not likely to 'commit any depredations. From an official notice we leavn that in consequence of newspapers being posted in duplicate or in packages of a still larger number, they have been detained at the chief post-office. We would therefore call the' particular attention of our readers to the following rule, which we understand will be stric-fciy carried out, viz.: — Newspapers for transmission within the colony shall be posted in single numbers, so put up that the date of publication may be readily seen. Packages of newspapers consisting of more thau one ■number, shall be treated as book-packets. On the 10th inst, William Hearnden was charged, in the Resident Magistrate's Court, Auckland, with stealing fourteen £20 notes from Captain Austin of the brig Reliance. The robbery was effected at Nelson's hotel, Ivaipara, a dny or two after the vessel arrived from Nelson. The prisoner was remanded until the police could hear from Nelson, whence they expected to get further evidence. The Wanganu'i Times states that Major M'Donnell was thrown from his horse, a few days ago, not far from Patea. He remained delirious for a considerable time, but has siuce recovered from the effects of the accident. We understand that the head-quarters of the 14th and 50th regiments are to leave New Zealand in September, and are to be in Australia before the Ist October. The 14th regiment is to concentrate at Otahuhu, previous to embarkation. One regiment, it is asserted, is to be left in the colony ; if more are required, the colony will have to pay for them £40" per man, per annum. In the second report on the telegraphic department of New Zealand, the PostmasterGeneral remarks : — " From the subjoined report of Mr. Sheath, the Telegraphic Engiiisev, it will be seen, that while the whole line is at present in complete working order, it is found that in some districts the posts erected in the earlier stages of construction, and some others also of more receut erection, are beginning to exhibit symptoms of decay, and will require ere long to be replaced. This matter will require immediate attention, and measures are now being taken for obtaining the best information on the subject, so that, when the necessity arrives, a suitable

.substitute of a- more substantial; n/iture maybe in readiness, whereby the effeVts of this rapid decay may be avoided, and the works rendered more permanent and effective. It is thought that the substitution' of iron for ■wood, either in the whole or part, may prove an efficient remedy, the comparative advantages of both having been duly ascertained, especially in relation to cost, and the peculiarities of the soil and climate of New Zealand." ■ • ;.. „- . There is not much doing at Jackson's 'Bay at present, but there is a little doing at Big Bay, 40 miles to the southward. ■ The West Coast Times says :— The Stafford Hill rush quite equals the .expectations formed of it, as a lead, is being traced through the hill, which promises to handsomely pay those who are fortunate enough to strike it. The payable ground is about 90 feet wide, but the main run of gold is not more than 20. Several of the claims are exceedingly rich, and promise "homeward bound piles", to the fortunate holders, as they prospect from 1 dwt. to 4 dwts. the dish, with a foot and 18 inches of washdirt. A new gold-field, or at least some ; newly discovered auriferous ground, has been opened in the Dunstan district. It commences at Hatter's Gully, seven miles from Cromwell, to the Luggettßock, 13 miles further. The local papers speak favorably of it. The Victoria Police Gazette, of July 19, contains the following account of the notorious Burgess : — Richard Burgess, alias Sydney Bill, charged with conspiracy to murder a Mr. Fox, is identical with Richard Hill, alias Charles Harris, ticket-of-leave holder,, illegally at large. Mr. Shand, of Avon Lodge, Canterbury, has in his possession a strange lusus nature. It is a chicken of the' Spanish breed, "with two distinct heads, four legs, and four wings. The Inter-Colonial Exhibition is advertised to take place at Melbourne, on October 1 2, in a building to be temporarily erected in the Public Library Reserve in that city. The exhibition will comprise specimens of art and industry of all the Australasian dependencies of Great Britain. A numerously attended meeting of Masons has heeu held in Wellington, and a committee appointed to make arrangements for the inauguration of a new lodge in the city. Mr. V. Pyke, the grand master for New Zealand, was present. Mr. Buller has arrived in Wellington bringing with him the Manawatu deed of cession duly executed. All .that remains- to be done in order to render the purchase complete, is the payment and distribution of the £25,000,. but this, says the Advertiser, must necessarily stand over till Dr. Featherston. is free from his sessional engagements. In the Southern Cross of the 11th inst., we find the following remarks: — The notorious fanatics, Ivereopa and Patara, are, said to be recruiting in the Uriwera country, -and- a descent on Opotiki is not improbable; but anything like systematic warfare on the East Coast is out of the question. Murders there may be — massacres even— but war on a large scale cannot be undertaken by these natives. Bells' life in Victoria of July 29th says: — We understand that a cricket match is likely to fome off during next season at Wellington, between the provinces of Auckland, Canterbury, and Otago. We are informed that arrangements have been made between the Panama Steam Navigation Co., and-the Otago Co., by which' the former will assist the latter in carrying on the service between Otago and Melbourne. The state of Panama has been declared an infected, district under the pi'ovisions of the "Diseased Cattle Act." Cattle are not to be imported into New Zealand from thence under a penalty of £100 per head. The importation from Panama of sheep, goats., horses, pigs, and of hides, skins, horns, hoofs, is al?o forbidden. The Wakatip Mail says :— Caw-caws are very plentiful this year and are much prized as an edible for the table. Indeed few things are better appreciated by travellers than a caw-caw 'pasty' after a ride . over our snow clad mountain. ranges. " '•' We learn from the Building News, English journal, that the designs for the Canter-

bury Museum, sent by Messrs, Speedily and Crisp to the Architectural Exhibition recently held in London, were amongst the best shown. At Christchurch says the Mail, White's tramway is making great progress. It is now extended as far as the railway crossing on the Lincoln, road. Stone from the quarries is now brought as far as Sunny side. The Evening Mail understands that the Godley statue has been put on board a vessel for the purpose of being conveyed to Canterbury. Some delay will, however, take place in erecting it, as the pedestal is not ready for its reception. The statute which is of bronze, weighs nearly three tons. On the important subject of surveys, Captain Sharp states : — My attention has been frequently directed to the incomplete nature of the surveys of the West Coast of the Middle Island, which, since the discovery of the gold-fields, has been much traversed. Several outlying dangers are said to have been discovered, not laid down in the Admiralty charts, which do not profess to give more than a cursory or running survey, northward of Milfo r d Haven. The great and increasing importance of the trade renders it highly necessary that an accurate and minute marine survey should be made of the coast between Grey River and Milford Haven. This service would be most satisfactorily performed by the Admiralty surveying staff, some of whom are now employed in the Australian colony, it being very difficult to obtain reliable and qualified persons, whose charts would bear the stamp of authority, from any "other department. The Christchurch correspondent of the Timaru Herald states, on the 10th instant, that : — The House of Assembly at Wellington narrowly escaped being burnt down, owing to some one throwing a lighted cigar on the matting covering the floor. The Marlborough News says : — lt may not be generally known that there are five black swans on the premises of Mr. John Attwood, near Blenheim. Two of them came about three years since, and have remained there ever since. A parcel of Tuuknu flax was lately sold at auction, in Auckland, for export, by Mr. Samuel Cochrane, at £25 10s. Messrs. Bucholz and Co. were the purchasers. The Oamuru Times understands that some specimens of copper pyrites discovered on Kakanui Station (Messrs Webster and Aitkeu's) have been forwarded to Dunedin for analysis. They are reported to be very rich. We learn from the C. E. Mail that the foundation stone of a new Presbyterian church at Timaru, was recently laid by the Rev. G-. Barclay. Only a few persons assembled to witness the ceremony- A bottle, containing coins, copies of the local journals, etc., were deposited in the stone. Tarigatawari Iwitaia, who was convicted in January, 1864, of the wilful murder of a settler named Drumgoold, of the Waiuku, and sentenced to be hanged, but whose sentence was commuted is, it is stated, dying of consumption in Mount Eden Gaol. The Hokitika Chronicle and the Evening Despatch have ceased to exist. The ouly daily papers now in Hokitika, are the West Coast Times, and the Evening Star. On Sunday, the 9th September, at sunset the Jewish New Year commences. This festival will be observed as a holiday by members of the Hebrew persuasion on the following Monday aud Tuesday. A letter has been received from Tasmania, by the curator of the Cauterbury Acclimatisation Society stating that the salmon and trout ova are ready for transmission to this colony. The Dunedin Evening Star says: — liet the people of the Middle Island consider that since 1861 they have increased a debt of over ,-616 a head, for the subjugation of the native race and the establishment of British law and order in their midst. How miserably we have failed none know better than those who now preach the unity of the colony." The Wellington Independent says : — We are informed by a passenger per s.s. South Australian, that the s.s. William Miskin was wrecked on the Hokitika bar. She had a full compliment of passengers, amon^ whom was the popular actress Miss Julia Matthews,

■who was proceeding to Hokitika to fulfil .-an engagement there. Whenever a government is formed, and business is resumed in the House of Representatives, Captain Baldwin -will ask the Postmaster-General whether the Government has made any arrangement with the Government of the United States, respecting the transmission of letters, and newspapers to this colony via Panama. A kangaroo has been recently added to the acquisition of the Canterbury Acclimatization Society. The red deer, the gift of his Excellency Sir George Grey, are shortly expected, and will be temporarily placed in the enclosure in the Government Domain. The new Secretary for the colonies is the Right Honorable Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, Earl of Carnarvonn. born in 18.31. He was educated at Eton, and Christ Church College, Oxford, where he graduated as a first class in classics. He succeeded, to the title while still in his minority. On taking his seat in the House of Lords he was highly complimented on his maiden speech by Lord Derby. We are afraid, says the Ovens Advertiser, that one of the victims of the Maungatapu murder was once a resident on the Ovens — we allude to Mr. Felix Mathieu. A Felix Mathieu was once in the employ of the late Mr. Luke Reilly while landlord of the Union Hotel, Beechworth. After leaving Mr. Reilly's employ he commenced a bakery on Spring Creek, near King's old crossing. After leaving Spring Creek he proceeded to the Indigo Creek, and was purveyor at Mr. John Reilly's hotel. He, left there and went to Yakandandah and Snowy Creek. He was well known in the latter place. We next hear of him at Lambing-fiat and the Lachlan, and we afterwards, learn that on the breaking out of the New Zealand rush he proceeded there. We have no doubt he is one of the victims of the above murders, as the name is an uncommon one. The Felix Mathieu of the Ovens was a Frenchman by birth, Marseilles being his native place. We take the following from the Talbot Leader : — " Instances of the great boon the 42nd clause of Mr. Grant's Land Act is proving to the laboring classes, are constantly cropping to the surface of late, but we doubt whether any of them can equal in value an instance brought under our notice yesterday. Without mentioning names, which would be rather invidious, it appears that a short time since a widow applied for a 20 acre block in this district for the purpose of supporting herself and two of her daughters, also widows, and having respectively three and four children. Upon this allotment the whole family has settled, and the generous-hearted Highlanders in the neighbourhood are now busy gratuitously fencing in the land for them, building a house,- and turning the soil up to receive seed. Without these 20 acres it is evident the poor women and their families would have a hard time of it ; with them, as the soil is exceedingly rich, they are placed beyond the reach of want for all time to come. What a lesson does this little fact convey to those who would lock up the lauds in the hands of a few squatters and millionaires ! The Melbourne Argus of the 14th inst., says : — His Excellency the Hon. Sir J. 11. T. Manners Sutton, Governor of the colony, with his family, landed from the Ellora at 10 o'clock last night, and proceeded to Toorak. His Excellency was received with such attention as was practicable at so late an hour. His first public appearance will be to-morrow, when he will take the usual oaths in front of the Government offices, at noon. An Anglo-Saxon cemetery, of the pagan period, and of considerable extent, near Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, has been lately the scene of extensive excavations, which have produced a considerable number of the usual objects, such as spearheads, knives, umbos of shields, beads, <&c, found in Anglo-Saxon graves. Among them was found a fine example of the double-edged Teutonic sword, thirty -four inches and a half in length, and rather more than two inches broad. The graves were laid in rows, disposed east and west, with the feet towards the east.