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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4520, 15 September 1875, Page 2

Owing to the accident to the s.s. Taupo, the arrangements of the Union Steam Shipping Company are slightly altered. The Bruce will take the Taupo’s place from Otago, leaving there on Thursday, and meeting the Hawea hero on Saturday. After effecting an exchange of passengers and cargo, the Hawea will then turn back North, and the Bruce will retrace her steps southwards. . Captain Williams, of the brig Neptune, from Newcastle, has kindly given our shipping reporter files of Sydney and Newcastle papers to the sth instant, extracts from which will be found in another column.

A telegram was received yesterday in town to tho effect that a boy named Cameron, who resided at Feilding, was accidently drowned on the 13th inst. in the Rangitikei River. The body has not as yet been recovered. A meeting of the committee of the Wellington Benevolent Institution was held yesterday. Present—Archdeacon Stock (in the chair), Rev. R. Ward, Rev. W. Morley, Rev. W. H. West, Rev. Father Petitjean, Messrs. L. Bevy, J. O. Holdsworth, and the secretary. The following subscriptions were received: —Mr. G. Moore, £5 ss. ; Mr. J. Burne, £5 ss. ; Mr. J. Osgood, 10s. ; B. P., 10s. Satisfactory proof is being furnished of the excellence of the railway engines recently turned out of. the : Lion Foundry. Mr. E. W. Mills yesterday received a telegram from Foxton stating that No. 1 engine had drawn one truck, with twenty-five men and nine trucks loaded with sleepers, weighing in all some forty tons, a distance of two miles, and had made the return trip inclusive in twelve minutes.

A Poverty Bay telegram yesterday stated; — A violent earthquake occurred here last night at 11.30. There was a heavy vibration in north and south direction, lasting neatly a minute. The whole town was in commotion. In one hotel there was quite a scene, consternation being depicted in every face. Bells were set ringing, and clocks stopped. The shook made several people quite sick. The only case of arrest reported at the police station last evening was that of a man, charged with drunkenness, who was literally “saved from his friends ” by Constable Macdonald. The man was seen loitering about the street, being accompanied by a few of the sharping fraternity, who, with their peculiar ability to ferret out prey had seized upon him, and would soon have operated, and, as it subsequently turned out, very successfully too. On being searched at the police; station, a sum of nearly £SO in gold was fou ql secreted on his person amongst a collection. of dirty rags, pings of tobacco, arid small tooth combs. The man is unknown to the police, and was too stupidly drunk to give his name.

A; soiree was held last night in the Odd Fellows’ Hall, the proceeds of which arc to bo placed at the disposal of the Rev. Father O’Reilly. The dancing was preceded by the laughable farce “Thtf Careful Servant," the characters in which were very ably sustained by gentlemen amateurs. The ladies of the committee kiudly provided tho refreshments, which wore spread in the side rooms. The dancing was kept up with groat spirit until one o’clock this morning. Tho unfavorable weather no doubt hindered many from being present, but in spite of this there was a very good attendance. ■ The exact amount of the proceeds lias not transpired, but it is expected that tho funds of Father O’lloilly’s chapel will bo largely augmented. ' Tho ship Star tjnoon, with immigrants for Brisbane, which vessel called In at Melbourne for provisions, will form the subject of a rigid inquiry there and at Home, Tho immigrants appear to have linen on half rations for a week previous to the ship's arrival at Melbourne. Tho Government papers show that eorUlicatos wore signed for fell rations for MO days. Tho •Wuh'iirapii. Sfnndard understands that tho residents in the neighborhood of Gladstone propose bringing under the notice of the Government Urn necessity of a bridge over tho Ruaraahuriga in that neighheihood, and that they also intend to maku an application to tho postal authorities for a mail service to that township. In tho Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, before J. C. Crawford, Esq., R.M., John Bathurst, for being drunk and resisting the police, was lined 405,, or in default four days' hard labor. Thomas Driscoll, convicted of being dnmk and Incapable, was fined Ca„ or in default twenty-four hours. Mary Anno Douglas, convicted under sections 4 and 5 of .the ■Vagrant Act, was sentenced, to oho month's hard labor, George Taylor, who had just undergone a sentence of one mouth’s hard labor for desertion from H.H.S. Dido, was ordered by tho Bunch to bo retained in custody until handed over to tho naval authorities. ' Wo'call tho attention of tho‘public to Mr. Thorburn's advorlisomunt In another column, to tho olTocl thafcih'o ia selling all hlabvbrcoata, real macintoshes, and waterproof clothing of every description, at, cost price. A rare chance (or anyone wanting a Hrat-claas article.—[Ajorr.]