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New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1314, 1 February 1868, Page 4

The New Govebnoh.—The Independent of the 28th ultimo says :—" Despatches from the Colonial Office were received by the Buahine, stating that Sir George Bowen's commission as Governor of New Zealand had been forwarded to Isirn, covered by a despatch dated the 20th of November. Sir Geo"rge Bowen will, therefore, be sworn in as Governor immediately upon, his arrival here, -which, as he was at last advices in Sydney, may possibly take place on the sth or 6th proximo, should the JJuahine arrive at Sydney in time to allow of his embarking on board the homeward steamer. The despatches were forwarded to Sir George Grey om Sunday morning by the Sturt, which sailed for Slansikau by way of the West Coast. The Hon. Colonel Haultain and J. C. Bichmond were passengers by her. It certainly seems rather wanting in courtesy to his Excellency to forward despatches of so much importance by such a round-about way instead of sending the Sturt direct to Xawau. Weslbyan Chapei, Otahuhtt.—Sermons will be preached in this Chapel to-morrow, in the morningatllo'clockbythe Eev. JamesHillandin the evening at 6.30 by the Sev. G. S. Harper. A collection will be made at the close of each service, in aid of the Trust Eund. The annual soiree in connection with this chapel will take place in the Public Hall on Tuesday next, tea being provided at 6 o'clock p.m. A social meeting will afterwards be held, at which suitable addresses will be delivered. Road Metal.—His Honor the Superintendent notifies that highway trustees and others can be supplied with road metal at 3s. Cd. per cubic yard, or kerb stone of any size, on applying at the Public Works Office or at the Gaol. His Honor also invites applications from persons desirous of being supplied with quantities of strong boots or plain clothing, particular information to be obtained from the Acting Gaoler at the Mount Kden Stockade. Odd Fellows' Hall.—Divine service will be conducted in this hall at 6.30 p.m. to-morrow, when the subject of discourse will be, " The miracles of Christ in harmony with, the laws of nature."

Declaration op the Polt. vor ClTr E\ST.— liie official declaration of the result of the poll for the election of a member to represent the district of City East iu the Provincial Council, took place yesterday in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute. Comparatively little interest was manifested in the affair, there being only from twenty to thirty persons present, which is accounted for by the fact that the state of the poll was made known immediately after its closing. The official declaration showed 163 votes ior Mr. iV W. J. Hurst, against 107 for Mr. C. Davis, and the former was elected by a majority of 56. Mr. Hurst, in addressing the meeting, referred to the cutting off of the Postal - ervice from Auckland, and the statements by Mr. Carleton on Uip subject, published in a letter signed " A Coui' u T Settler." Mr. C. Davis commented the condition of theelectoral Itolls, and of necessity for adopting measures to proven tKibery, corruption, and personation. Me cited an instance in which personation had been perpetrut-eiioin the contest between himself and Mr. Hurst, and the latter iiiToposing'.a. vote t>f thanks to *'«? Heturning Officer 1 , took occasion to di-V.;ii;'n any knowledge of it or connection v.-ith iaiproper proceedings, in order to secure his vfuni. A i ol<; of thanks to tlie lleturuing OfVuer concluded the proceediags.

Masonic (Lodge Waiteiiata), —-An. ernereencv meeting of this lodge is convened to be held "this evening at 7.30 o'clock, at tho Masonic Hotel. Paknell Hall.—The usual Sabbath services will be held in this building pt 11 a.m. tomorrow ; subject, " Man's judgment reversed by God." The Tai>T7 Creek Diggings. —We are informed bv a gentleman who arrived in town yesterday," that a rush has taken place at Tapu to a spot some six miles distant from the township. It would appear that some men have been quietly working for some time past, the washing stuff yielding from two to three dwts. to the dish. This got wind a day or two since, and a large rush took place, the ground round the original working party being pegged out for a considerable distance. Accidkxt. —Last evening, a son of Mt. Benjamin Turner, of Newmarket, about ten years of aire, met with a seTere accident—he was jumping a gate, and caught his arm between the rails, -which iroduecd a compound fracture of the fore-arm. Dr. Wright was sent for. and after return" g the protruded extremity of the broken bone —set the arm, and attended to the patient, who we hear is doing well. Stahbixg at Pahnkll.—A woman named

Campbell, was yesterday afternoon violently assaulted by her husband" He inflicted fifteen to twenty ivounds upon her hend and body, and immediatelv ran away, but the police are in search of him. Drs.Wright and Goldsbro' were promptly in attendance, and dressed the unfortunate woman's wounds. She is in a very weak 3tate, but good hopes are_ entertained of her recovery. Law.—A day or two before his Honor Mr. Justice Mooro proceeded \o Taranaki, he Jield the first examination, under the new conditions, of candidates for admission to the Supreme Court The examination held on the occasion alluded to was the preliminary one, or " little go." There wore three candidates for examination. The only one, however, that passed, was Mr. James Bannatyne Graham, from the office of Messrs. Jackson"and Kussell, a son of George Grahim, Esq.. the member for Newton. At the close of '.he examination, which under the new rules is r. ■> ery searching one, his Honor complimented Mr. Graham on his proficiency, and the e.ducatl.vnal establishment (Mr.MeKae's j High School) which had turned out so creditable j a scholar. I Concert. —An amateur concert is announced to take plr.ee at the Grammar School, Parnell, on Wednesday evening. February oth. at S p.m., under tne leadership of Mr. J. Brown. The concert will be in aid of the funds for building the parsonage, at Bemuera. 'SrraEME Corr.r. —A sitting of the Court had been aimounced yesterday ; but Mis Honor postponed the sittings until next Wednesday, the sth inst. Lahceny.—L'obert Lcary was apprehended yesterday, by detective Ternahan on the charge of stealing clothing, the propertv of Edward Burn. THBEATEinNG AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE.— Christopher Higgins was apprehended yesterdsy for using threatening language, and Jane Eelly for using obscene language. The ifECENT HURUICANE IN THE WEST INDIA Islands.—The following is an extract from a private letter received by a gentleman in town, and referring to the recent terrible visitation at St. Thomas': —" It is my painful duty to inform | you of the calamity which has befallen the island I of St. Thomas, where your brother is. Jt was j first visited by a cyclone, and millions' worth of | property was destroyed. It had hardly recovered j frornthat visitation whensevereearthquakestook ' place.thesea washingover the land and sweeping j everything before it. The events in St Thomas' j are awful and most distressing to hear of. May J God in his mercy look down upon and protect i Tis. Great fears are entertained lest we (in j Jamaica), shall be next visited. Subscriptions I have been got up, and food, &c, have been sent j to the poor sufferers who are still in existence, j The '<Vesleyan Chapel, now in course of erection at Cambridge, liad a. very narrow chanoc of being destroyed by fire last week; the shavings about the building had become ignited, probably from the falling of a spark from a pipe. Had not assistance been promptly rendered the building would soon have been in ruins; the fire, however, was extinguished before any harm was done. Police.—Messrs. G. Graham and J. S. Macfarlane were the presiding Justices at the Police Court, yesterday. Four drunkards were fined. Francis Doran, who pleaded guilty to having stolen a suit of black clothes, value £455, from on board the schooner Hercules, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labor. John Williams, who pleaded not guilty to the same offence, was discharged. Francis Townley pleaded net guilty to a charge brought against him, on the information of J. If. Newboid, of Laving been a party, together with S. E. O'Dell, to the robbery of money, &c, from the residence of the informant. The prisoner was remanded until Monday next, when he will be brought up with S. .E. O'Dell. Bail was granted in two sureties of £'100; and the prisoner himself in £200. William McLeary, who pleaded guilty to having refused to support his illegitimate child, was ordered to pay 6s. a-week for 12 Tears. Patrick Uyan, for purchasing a pair of boots from a soldier contrary to the Mutiny Act, was fined 55., and treble the value of the property.

Financial "Refobm.—Pursuant to announcement a public meeting was held in the Presbyterian school-room, Parnell, at 7.30 o'clock last evening, to consider the question, of financial reform. There was a large numbar of persons present, including many of the most influential citizens of Auckland. Major Heaphy. V.C., M.G.A., occupied the chair. Mr. H.Lusk, in an able aud instructive speech, reviewed the financial policy of successive Minis!ries for several years past, and the present financial condition of the colony. He then moved, " That this meeting is of opinion that the present rate of General Government taxation is excessive and unnecessary, while it is manifestly detrimental to the true interests of the colony." This was seconded by Mr. T. Macfnrlane, M.G.A. An amendment was then moved by Mr. Kodgers, that the words " Provincial and" be inserted before the words " General Government," which was negatived, and tho original motion carried. Mr. liawlings moved, "That having in view the fact that all such attempts as the General Assembly and Government have made to reduce taxation and expenditure have failed to produce any appreciable improvement, this meeting is of opinion that the taxpayers should now for themselves consider this expenditure— also, where and how remedies against excessive taxation are to be scught and found." Mr. 3i. B. Lxisk seconded the resolution, which was carried unajiimously. Mr. F. Wrigley mored '•"Jhat it is desirable that a financial reform association should be formed in the Province of Auckland, to act in concert with the kindred societies of .Nelson and Canterbury, and that this meeting now invites the inhabitants of other districts in the province to cooperate with it in the establishment of such an association." Mr. Abbot seconded this resolution, which was also carried. Mr. Strange moved, "That this meeting requests the following gentlemen to act as delegates to communicate tho foregoing invitation, to other and to arrange preliminaries of combined organization for financial reform : ~-iJessTs. W. Ijuckland, T. Maeiai-lar.p, TJios. Cheesi'iimn. Jas. Wrigley, H. H. Lusk, J. i/fonree, Major C. IJeaph)', and Jas. Clark." 1 his resolution was seconded bv Mr. if. Eissliiig and carried, and a vote of thanks to the chairmar, eorichided the proceedings. We- art , compelled lo hold over our report in consequence oi press of matter.

I Ackicket match between the Blackstone and J Devenport Cricket Clubs will be played to-day, at half-past 2 o'clock, oa the Devonport cricket ground, North Shore. Uamahama.—We are glad to lenrn that the settlers of this district are fully alive to the advantage of having education for their children. For some time there has been a desire to establish a school, as there are many children in this neighbourhood without the means of S3'stcmntic i education, and on Monday Inst the Presbyterian j Chapel was used for this purpose ; it is very cenI trally situated, and those gentlemen who have i thus thrown the little church open for this purI pose deserve the thanks of the whole neighbourI hood ; by this menus a school-room is avoided. } The service of a competent lady (lately lrom I England) lias been obtained, and it is to be hoped thnt the settlers will thoroughly avail themselves of the opportunity of giving their children a good education : tiie price is very moderate, and I the hours are from 10.30 to 2 o'clock. Mr. Martyn has placed one of his cottages at the disposal of the teacher, free of expense, which { will contribut in no small degree to the success of this movement. A Legal KkVoismeb. —We take the following from the JS'dxon Colonist -. —" Another case of horsewhipping lias just occurred at Wcstporfc, this time the aggressor is a woman and the victim a lawyer. The ease was tried before Vr. Giles on Wednesday last, when Mrs. llaynes ulias Ohilcott, was accused of assaulting Mr. Juhvard King Tyler, Barrister. Mr. Wm. Pitt, appeared for Mr. Tyler, and Mr. Campbell for the virago, lidward King Tyler, barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court, stated that yesterday afternoon, on going into his oflice. with two other gentlemen, he observed the prisoner standing near to the door. After he had completed his business with the gentlemen, and they had gone away, she came into the oflice and placed a paper on the table, asking witness if lie knew the handwriting and the persons therein. He replied in the affirmative. The paper was a deed of separation between the prisoner and her husband, Chilcott. She said that witness had frequently used her nnme in court in a manner in which he ought not to have made use of it. She then took from under her cloak a piece of supple-jack, about three feet long, and struck [ him with it several times. After this she left the office in a very excited state, remarking that she had promised to horse-whip him, and she did. About ten o'clock in the evening witness was in the Ship Hotel, in company with another gentleman, when prisoner came in and said that she had been looking for him with the object of giving him another whipping, but as there were only a few people present she would leave it till another time. She had a different piece of supplejack to that used in the afternoon. About an hour later, while sitting in the front room of his dwelling-house, a stone was'thrown with great force against the iron chimney. He went outside but did not see any one. Soon after a large stone was thrown through the window. He then went to thelvoyal Oak Hotel, kept by Mr. Haynes, and asked him if he had been throwing stones at his house. Mr. Haynes replied in the negative. As he was leaving the house the prisoner came to him and said 'Do you want another horsewhipping ?' He did not bring this action through malice or ill-will, but simply because he was in bodily fear of the prisoner. He did not at any time draw up a deed of separation between prisoner and her husband. He did njt know the defendant's name was Chilcott until yesterday. Council for the prisoner pleaded that she had received considerable provocation from com- ■ plainant during the hearing of three eases in the .Resident Magistrate's Court, in which she was concerned. She did not deny having struck complainant, but would not do so again. The prisoner was bound over to keep the peace for sir months—herself in £-10, and two sureties of £20. Mistaken Identity.—A rather curious ense of mistaken identity after death was revealed in Melbourne within the last few days. On the morning of the 30th November, a man was discovered lying in the laneway of Little Bourkestreet in such a deplorable condition of destitution and boiily suffering as to render his removal to the hospital nacessary, where, soon after his admission, he expired. An inquest was held on the body, when several witnesses, after viewing the remains, identified them as those of a man named Piesse, who they stated was once a person of considerable means. One of the most attached friends of deceased in life piously exhibited a precious relic in the shape of a letter from the deceased, and expressed his intention to preserve it till the last day of his life as a memento of the departed. Dr. Moleny, who made a post mortem examination of tho body, gave it as his opinion that the immediate cause of death was disease of the lungs and kidneys from wart of proper attendance, and the verdict of the jury was to that effect. The body of the man wns interred; many a regret for his demise was expressed by these who knew him, and often was a kind word dropped to his memory. However, a couple of days ago, a female who was one who identified the body at the inquest, was surprised on meeting what, as she fora moment thought, was the actual shade of her friend Piesse, haunting the scenes of life. In half terror, half joy, she rushed up to him, and shaking him by the shoulders, asked him whether he was dead or alive, deemed she spoke but to his ghost, but he pledged her on his honour was not dead. Tho man, it appears, upon whose dead body the inquest was thought to have been held is alive and well, and who really the deceased person was remains a mystery.