LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 871, 23 August 1879, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have heard that the Rev. J. S. Hill; who is to take part iv the Evangelistic missions/on Monday and Tuesday evenings next, is a very eloquent preacher, and very successful as a uiissioner. . Mr. Alfred Walker, ' hotel-keeper, notifies that he is unable to meet his engagements with his creditors. The first meeting of creditors will be held at the Court-house,. Gisborne, on Wednesday, 27th instant, at 2 p.m. , The following telegram has been handed us for publication :-—" Morris refuses to allow this Returning Officer to put the election off for a •week, to enable us to see which party will be m power. I will get' a large majority here, make this public — Allan McDonald. ■ There was a special .meeting of the Cook County Council called' for yesterday evening, at 7.30, to consider the change m the site of the proposed Arai Bridge. At 8 p.m. there were present the Chairman and Councillors McKay, Wi Pere, and Villers. The Chairman received an excuse from Councillor Porter, stating that he was not able to attend. There being no quorum, the meeting lapsed. The ordinary meeting will occur on Friday, , the 6th Sep. tember next, 1 at 3 p.m. ;i. , ■ In the report of the proceedings of the Hawkes Bay Education Board, m the Standard and Hatches Bay.fferald, there is an omission, which our correspondent filled up, in last Tuesday's telegrams, viz., that the Inspector pointed out that Mrs. .Maberly held a license to teach, which had been confirmed by- the present InspectorGeneral and her name appears m the recent gazetted list of teachers.. By regulations 13 and 14 of the Minister of Education, which state that the "license to teach shall be m force for two years from date of issue" (and that is m the present case, for two years from the confirmation by Mr. Habens), " and that it may be renewed from time to time, and while m force, shall have the force of a certificate.'' Mrs. Maberly has taught as head miatrass for some years on the Thames, under the Auckland Board aud was not called upon to go up for a higher certificate, and always obtained good printed reports from the Inspector. To state, therefore, that she is not a certificated teacher is hardly correct. She has received no communication from the Board as yet on the subject. On looking over the .gazetted list of .teachers, many names will be found altogether absent,- who are now teaching as head teachers. Mr. Allan McDonald elsewhere m our columns states that he will be here positively be here by the next steamer, and requests that electors will not pledge their support to any candidate until they have an expression of his views on political and local matters. We are informed that he has been very successful at the other end of the electorate, and that he will poll at least two-thirds of the Bay of Plenty votes. A numerous and lnfluental committee has been formed here to secure his return, but no decisive action will be taken by them until after he has addressed the electors of Poverty Bay. - : ■ •■ A scene occurred at the Theatre Royal Wellington last week during the progress of the Ghost scene, where Hamlet, having " followed the Ghost on to the ramparts, declines to proceed further. Mr. Darrell was addressing the Ghost when the sound of a child's rattle amongst the audience m the stalls disturbed the play, and Mr. Dan-ell dropped his sword and said he would not go on with his part while the noise continued. Cries of "Turn him out," resounded on all sides, and Mr. Darrell said that if the disturber were arrested he would appear against him m the morning at the Public Court. Considerable amusement was caused by the culprit — a man-of-war's-man-standing up and telling Mr. Darrell to go on with the play, as lie meant no harm, - and only came there to enjoy himself. Good humour having been restored and Hamlet applauded for his pluck m keeping the spirit of the departed King awaiting, m. contravention of all recognised rules in' such cases, the curtain was run down, and upon , rising again the play was proceeded with, the Ghost haying condescended to depart from the spirit laws, and appear twice for " that occasion only,"

At the inquest held on Tuesday last, touching the death- of Captain Marks at Tauranga, the jury, after a searching inquiry, returned, the following-; verdict : — "That Captain Marks,. pn thf f l6th juist., met his death by the upsetting of thfrpildt boat m Tauranga harbour, and not otherwise. The jury are of opinion that the practice of sailing boats single-handed m Side the harbour is- likely to cause danger io other boats by running them- down and endangering the lives of the occupants, and should be discontinued." ' The jury tendered their thanks to; Mr. A< 11, - Warbreak for the 'prompt and humane manner m -which he cauie;to the rescue of- jbhe drowning men, he having saved two lives and re-" covered the body of Captain Marks unassisted. Shortly after the inquest the remains of Captain Marks were removed for interment to Te Papa Cemetery. The funeral was one of "the largest ever seen m Tauranga. Almost every resident was present — all the business establishments being, closed out of sincere respect for the deceased. The Masonic Brethren marched m great numbers to the graveyard, being attired m their regalia jewels, draped with crape; &c, iThe funeral service was performed by the Rev. P. Hay, M.A., who read eloquently the impressive service of the Presbyterian Church. The body was then lowered, the deceased's Masonic apron being placed upon the coffin, and covered with acacia sprigs. . The vast Assembly congregated~~then began to disperse, all deeply affected and sorrowing to their homes. This last two days parties have been out dragging for Mr. Hannibal Mark's body, but without success. The Neio Zealand Times is responsible, for the following : — " I have a right to do what I like with my own property," said a legal gentleman yesterday m his address to the jury at the Supreme Court ; "but if I damage anyone else's lam responsible," said he, at the same time taking up a f '. stove-pipe " hat that was on the 'table m front of him, and waviug it m such a manner as to make the owner thereof seriously entertain the idea that the gentleman of the long robe was about to illustrate his argument by smashing the hat, . with the view of replacing it with a new one. Unfortunately, however, for the owner of the hat, this was not done, for after buing made to descrbe a few wild gyrations m the air, the " tiler " was restored to its original place on the table, nothing the worseior its. adventures. An English writer says, m his advice} to young married women, that- their -mother Eve married a gardener. It might be says j the '■' "iChicagO Tribune,^ '' that" the gardener m consequence of his match lost Bis situation. . . r • . „ ;. r