MARRIAGE

Colonist, Volume XVI, Issue 1810, 15 September 1874, Page 2

MARRIAGE

Ward— GorjXTEU.—September 9, at St Mary's Catholic Church, Blenheim, by the Eev Father Sanzeau, Augustine Joseph Charles, eldest son of Joseph Ward, Esq., Brookby, to laura Catherine Mary, second daughter of Cyrus Goulter, Esq., Provincial Secretary of Marlborough.

[Births, Marriages, and Deaths are inserted free of charge in this Journal; but they must be sent in writing. Bach notification to be signed by the party sending it iu.J

lency leaves the Colony he will exercise the prerogative of mercy in favor of Alexander Macdonald, now undergoing a sentence of penal servitude for shooting a mail coach

horse

It is reported that Mr. E. C. Creighton assumes the Editorship of the Daily Times at the end of the month.

The Times says that Mr. Vogel anticipates being back in Wellington within five or six months from, the date of his departure. Chbistchukch, Saturday.

Mr. Eolleston addressed his constituents last night, his speech occupying two hours. He much regretted that Mr. Vogel was leaving for England at a time when his presence here was extremely necessary. He pointed out that the contributions to the revenue of the Colony by Canterbury and Otago nearly equalled the contributions of the rest of the Colony. He condemned Mr. Vogel's threat of a dissolution as unconstitutional, and repeated the chief arguments used against the abolition resolutions, Baying that the time was inopportune, and that the people should have been consulted. A unanimous vote of confidence was passed.

Monday.

Mr Montgomery addressed the electors m the Town Hall, Akaroa, on Saturday night. There was a large attendance, and the Superintendent was present, In reference to the abolition of the Provinces, he spoke strongly against so large a Constitional change being introduced without the people being first consulted. He contrasted the General Government expenditure with the Provincial aud its results, alleging that Mr Voge! would not get less expensive or more effective machinery. At the conclusion a unanimous vote of thanks was passed to Mr Montgomery.

Napier, Monday,

The whole of the trout ova and \onng fish at Hastings are dead. It is supposed (hat they have been maliciously destroyed. There is strong suspicion, but no positive proof

Auckland, Monday.

At a special meeting of the New Zealand Insurance Company it was resolved to increase their capital to one million, in a hundred thousand shares, of which fifty thousand will be allotted lo the present shareholders, and fifty thousand offered to the public on terms to be announced shortly.

The whole of the Waitemata returns are now in. They give Yon der Hyde a majority of 53.

Mr Btveridge, the Provincial Solicitor, died after a protracted illness on Saturday. Tatterina is scratched for the Canterbury Handicap owing to the excessive weights. 'JeHaka, the chief who murdered JNuku at Hokianga in 1868, and was condemned to death, but whoso sentence was commuted to imprisonment for life, but escaped froja gnol three months afterwards, and has been living concealed with his friends, came into town with the Hokianga Kesident Magistrate to-day having received a free pardon: Mr Alexander Saunders reports buyers of Bank of New Zealand shares at £17 12s 6d ; National Bank, 68s. Sellers: South British, 535. Bank of New Zealaud, £17 15s.