LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 4, Issue 214, 29 November 1860, Page 3

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Resident Magistrate’s Court. The following Debt cases were decided during last week. Nov 26, G. and E. Howe v. Joseph Davies, j£2,.12s 6d, judgment by default; John Lee v. Geo. Gyde, Jgl 15s, judgment confessed.

" Fat Sheep.— We observed in Mr. Pawson’s shop,,the other day, some very superior mutton, and were told that it had been fed in the immediate neighbourhood Of the town ; .one wether, two years old, weighed 101 lbs;, and another, eighteen months old, 95 lbs. Taranaki Aid Fund.— ’the following let ter has been, received by ,A/r. Lewis, treasurer to this fund here : , “ A'elson, 9th Noy. 1860. “ Edward Lewis, Esq ; i “ Treasurer to the Wanganui Taranaki Aid Fund Committee. “ Dear Sir, —I have to own receipt of your letter of 11th ult., requesting some information as to the aid likely, to be serviceable to the Taranaki refugees at present located in iVelson. , . - •

“ There having been no meeting of the Nelson committee since your letter was received, I am unable by the present • mail to forward its reply to your letter. I may, however, take upon myself to state, 1 that no want or destitution exists- among the .Taranaki settlers who are at present in this province, as the government provide rations and house accommodation to all who require such assistance ; therefore the Superintendent of Nelson’s letter to your committee, so , far .as you quote, appears to state the case correctly. v . “ As soon as the English mail leaves this port, a.meeting of the committee will be sum nioned, and your letter, brought under its consideration, when the result shall be duly communicated to you. Meanwhile, no incon-:

yenience will arise if the amount liave already raised by sitbscrippon.,.,!).? //Withheld until you are further uuvlsedj this matter. “ I am, dear sir, yoiirs faithfully,“Alex. Kerr. ; “ Treasurer of tlie Nelspn Taranaki Aid Fun<| ; -Committee.”'</.: . Street Improvements;— /Hs ;; pleasiifg to notice the constant iniprovenvehisTgoihg on in our streets. The footpath, op the Victoria Avenue has been lately'/wnteued/cori.siderably, and otherwise made ni r 6re conve,niept, ans : -fpo|paths bave-beyn/laid along most, of bur thoroughfares. ‘ The fences^rpiind the town sections are also presenting a much more ornamental appearance. , A,t firstjij ditch and bank fence is put up ; then Ti'post and pa.il fence, with split palings raakes.its appearahce ; and ythis;, again' is' '-supel^ed; , ''))jr k neatly dressed 1 ana painted. wpqdeti •plus ultra, has been reached,This week, by the: ereptioh of an ornamental malleable iron fepce.,' on a' wall , of ironbavk, pajnfed ta m represent stbne, in. front of Miy Belt’s house. in/t]|i.e < Yip* toria Avenue. This looks so' welt that Sve have no doubt-many ,of will ere long follow the good example thus set them/ Presbyterian that the section on whicii this Mu ? standi is about to be surrounded by-a neat fence. The congregation have* also in "contemplation, the building of a porch with a spiral in .oSler That the entrance to *the..jchurch...may ..he.?ißorp convenient, and ; that, a; vestry, : for their esteemed pastor.' iftiis will serve still further to improve the appearance of our principal street, which five years ago was an impassable swamp.- / . v * . Rutland : and. ; Yore; Stockades, -f The new palisades are now erected; round both of stogkades, .anil; a<id |imch>. to^lb'fibe pearance as well as the strength jafTbeTawii. They will be completed* there being' still * wooden wall.to be capped.;.. ThbdpT m ® r ipalisading was made, pf ,s.^ua 011 end. The present' consists or tw wafts,ft high, of in. plank, distant, from each other 5 in. The open space is filled up by gravel, and the whole is supported~ft>y/Ztblpra posts 6 in. square, making a very strong' defence, proof against any missiles used hy the Maories. Z’he blockhouse at the beads will be.complefe'din al^ut : a forthTguiTi ' r ' s ‘ ' Fancy. Ball.— We suppose it is the erec-tlbii-ofThis/-blockhouse wliicht! ; gave;-a :<ge.ntlemkn’Th' 0 its '■•neighbourhood' ; couragei in these troubled times, to issue jnvitations lately to a grand Fancy ball, whichfto|k |la|e day. Most, of thos#present ?whre T’n fitney; costume,’and a vast variety of celebrated and obscure names and characters were represented, from TlmTimes. pf-rt bowmen of Sherwood,Forest .-down to our own more prosaic days of shepherds’ tweeds and ladies’ crinolines, and from the . torrid legions of Bombay to the icy shores of , Labrador. The Esquimaux fisherman and : the Roman tribune and the English village. May. queen— |2 graye Mussulman the ■< gay Swiss effeminati Parisian dandy and the strong, andfishwife, with her “ creel ” of “ caller ” oysters on her back, numerous to/mentionll’l-ail met arid; mingled in picturesque confusion in the elegant ballroom. * As Aurora ushered m the day the gay party dispersed, highly gratified with the pleasures and humours of the night.—[lt is, perhaps, a little out of our way to notice a private party-like this; but as it is the 'first of the kind in this- neighbourhood,di/d createll a considerable sensation fibre, wh’f/4ve thought it an event worthy, of being chronicled.] x , Addition |to Ihe? intended, so soon as the detachment of The 14th, in the BoanergeSi, daily expected, arrives at Auckland, to send part ? of jt dowp|to Napier and Wellington, and the detachments there of the 65th, namely 195 men.at o and 20 men at Wellington, will; be- brought, round to Wanganui via Taranaki: -Tbis~wfll raise our strength here to above 400 men. Wanganui Baces.—As our will observe from an advertisenfehl/the 'entrances for the Produce: stakes" are th Re made this evening at Mr. Dunleavy’s. We'believe the amount of the Produce stakes .wilLbe nearly <£3o more than last year (or above if all the horses are entered that are expected. There are nearly 20/horses./.to, ruu for the various stakes, and ds| jooked for. Tiie Wonga Wonga is to'leave TFellington for this on the 11th proximo, ,we may" expect a large influx ofWisitCrsXfromitke'south.

HoUowdyls Pttlf- —Diseases gfe .Warm Climates—Liver of India and all eastern countries are liable* may always be quickly cured..whgn the .restorative remedies, are, the constitution seems tiie..pmscular and nervous system ' completelyrelaxed, the appetite gone and the mind sinking tnto despondency and despair,it'is never, to late —even . at the; eleventh, Hour—to restoriS the physical and mental powers .to perfect health and vigour, if a fair, trial, be given.to these admirable Pills. They are like Medea’s celebrated drug which rene,we<d, to the old CEson King of Thessaly his, youth'strength’ They gently stimulate thes.’ too enfeebled . vital organs. 9 f WILLINGT.O^;;!;' >r . The city is plunged into' all the turmoils of a contested, election. Mr. Rhodes and Mr. W.-, W. Taylor have issued addresses to the electors; and • opposing Dr. Faatherston and them, Messrs. and Park are in the field. Dr. Featherston addressed his constituents on Friday, and a vote of con-

fidenee iu him was passed by a majority of. fifty.; He . mentioned two facts as to the- war which ,are. new, that Mr. McLean had warned the Governor, some months before the proclamation of martial law, to take particular care in making any purchase at Waitara, as the consequences of a mistake might be most/serious; ahd that a, letter had beeu sent to the Bishop of New Zealand, by Mr. Farris, the Land Commissioner, in which the latter complained; that, there was a conspiracy among the Taranaki settlers to dispossess King of his laud at Waitara. At the Hutt and in the . /Fairarapa, no opposition has yet;shown itself to the return of Messrs. Fitz-r herbcrt, Renall, and Carter.

AUCKLAND.

House of Representatives, Thursday, Sept. 20.

Mr.. Sewell moved for a select . committee t<? inquire into the circumstances of the negotiation of the half .million loan ; but Mr. Fitzgerald proposed, as an amendment, “ that this house, having heard Mr. Sewell’s explanation, is^ftillyvsatisfied therewiththe motion was withdrawn.

.W^.-^®/ e - r joint committee of both houses to decide as to whether the Ilarbour /mprovements bill was a : public or a private bill; Mr. Brandon moved, that the Land Re gistry bill be referred to a select committee ; but,, this motion being negatived, the house went into committee on it, and Mr. Robert Kelly, Registrar of Deeds for the province of Auckland, delivered an address in support of the Numerical system, of Registration. This System was described by Mr. Kelly, and seems to be,' that every Crown grant is entered on a separate page in a, tregister,S on which ; also is drawn a plan of the property, and a number is giyen to it with the owner’s name and other particulars. Reference. can at once be made to this register by means of the number, if the property is to be sold or mortgaged, so that no mistake can occur in the deed of transfer. Mr. Kelly said, that by means of this system, modified tn suit varying circumstances, he could reduce to order alt the Registry offices in the colony in a year and a half. ‘ The committee then proceeded to discuss the Land Registry bill. „ , . ri\

Friday, Sept. 21. - Tlie first of Dr. Featlierston’s financial resolutions, as adopted in committee of supply on Thursday, was read a second time and After a conversation on the Land for Compensation (Nelson and Marlborough) bill; the bouse went into' committee" on the Land Registry bill. * ■’ ! " 1 1 Tuesday, Sept. 25. On the order of; the . day for the f committal of the Native (■ Mr. Sewell moved, that the bill be read .that day. six- months.' The house having been addressed by Messrs. Williamson, Forsaith, Cavleton, Fitzherbert, Bell, Daldy, Fox, Gillies, Fitzgerald, and Graham, against the bill, and Messrs. W. Richmond,. Weld, Stafford, J. C. Richmond, and Moorliouse in its favour, a division was taken on the amendment, when there appeared 18 ajes and 18 noes, on which the Speaker voted with the ayes, in order that the bill might obtain further consideration. Mr. Stafford then intimated, that as there was not a majority to carry the bill, the ministry had resolved to withdraw it. Mr. Fox asked for information respecting the Duke of Newcastle’s New Zealand bill, namely, whether any instructions had proceeded from the Colonial government to the Imperial authorities on this hill; and on whose responsibility; and what steps Government intended to take in reference to it.

Mr. -Stafford replied, that any responsibility incurred here rested with his Excellency; but he believed his Excellency had given no direct, advice, but merely forwarded the opinions of others. All the despatches in reference to the matter would be laid on the table of the bouse.

The lion. Mr. Richmond moved for leave to bring in a bill to apportion the public debt of the former province of Wellington between the provinces, of Wellington and Hawke’s bay : ; and to apportion the sum of ,£54,000 (part of the English loan) allocated to the former province of Wellington for land purchases, between the provinces pfWellington and Hawke’s Bay ; arid to apportion the public debt of the former province of,,Nelson between the provinces of Nelson and Marlborough. The bill was received and read a first time.

Mr. Stafford moved the committal of. the Representation bill. Mr. Fox moved, as an amendment, that it be committed this day. six months, as members had not had time to give it. due consideration, and there was so much to do before the end of the session. But, as the house seemed to wish to proceed to its discussion, he withdrew bis amendment, and after ajong debate, the house, went into committee on it.,.

Mr. Williamson moved, that in order to establish communication between the several provinces, to open the interior of the country, and give employment to the natives, it is desirable that a survey be, made as soon as circumstances admit, to ascertain the best.lines for railways and trunk highways, and that an humble address be presented to his Excellency, requesting him to take such measures as may seem meet to give effect to the resolution.

Wednesday, Sept. 26. In answer to a question by Mr. Fox in regard .to the ‘New- Zealand bill,cMr.-.Stafford said, that if the bill contained principles to which the ministry objected they would not

advise his Excellency to act on it;. but should he-do so, it avoid'd be: necessary for .ministers, to ; consider the relation in which they stood to Min with respect.to native affairs. Mr. Forsaith moved; “ for leave to bring - in. a bill to legitimatise half-caste children not, born in wedlock, but whose parents have been subsequently legally united in matrimony.” Mr. Kelling moved and Dr. Monro seconded the motion, “ that the report of the select committee on Distillation be adopted.” 1 - This report recommended distillation in the colony.. Mr. Stafford, Mr. Williamson,, and: Mr.. Richmond objected to the motion; Mr. Gillies, asa member, of.the committee, supported it; Ulr timately, by permission off the house, it.was, withdrawn.

Mr. Brown moved, “ that a select committee he appointed to inquire-and report as tothe circumstances under which an attempt was, made, in the year 1857, to introduce institutions of civil government amongst the natives, of the Waikato district; anil the. piacticaL effects; and the causes which, led : .to a discontinuance of the same ;. to consist of the 1i0n,., the minister: for. Native affairs, Mr. Forsaith,. Mr. Dillon,Bell, Mr. Fox,. Mr. Hcale, JVjfr., Sewell, andi Mr, Williamson,. r with, power ,to call for persons,.papers, and records. Report; to be brought up this day* fortnight.” Thelion, member was surprised that the government had paid no, regard to tlie warnings of Mr. Fenton three years: ago, ami considered., them highly culpable for. their, neglect...

. The hon. Mr. Richmond’s mind was in a.state of doubt and uncertainty., He thought, highly of Mr. Fenton’s abilities, and they were - more indebted to him than , to any other mau for most valuable information,. His name had • not been made more prominent by the ministry, simply owing to a, degree of party spirit which, had. been getting, up about it. ~ , Mr, Fox expressed his extreme regret that; the ministry should burke invaluable reports. The excuse the Native minister made for not mentioning Mr. Fenton’s name, in the house, was exceedingly paltry. He approved .of the - motion because some suggestions might be made by the committee which, would meet the; present case betteir than inviting the Britisharmy to the colony. ' Some other members having borne testimony to the ability displayed by Mr. Fenton,. the motion was agreed to, With t]ie addition of, Messrs. Domett and King to the committee.: . The report on ‘the N elson Dun Mountain Mining Company bill was theji brought up and received ; the report stated that' the committee had discontinued their labours, as the bill had been withdrawn.

Mr, Stafford f laid some recent despatches on the table, whicli had been received from the h#me aiithorities}.' ‘ He commented;-on ; certai ll; expressions used in the Reuse of Lords by Lord' Granyille, and stated . t hat t hey '"arose froiri, a copy of tlie Auckland Examiner which, along with other papers, had been, sent home., It was tlie custom to send home copies of all uewspapers..puhHslied;in the colony, f . ;

Mr. Fox, pre,-uund it was hot a common custom for the Governor in his despatches to call the particular attention of the Secretary of -State to a particu’ar journal or to particular expressions, Mr, Carleton brought up a report on the resolutions passed in the committee of supply on the Taranaki relief cases. At the request of Mr. Fitzherbert every adult of 21 years, and every widow, was included in the class receiving the 40 acres of land. Tlie report was adopted.