LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 5, Issue 245, 25 July 1861, Page 3

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Wanganui FireJElrigade.—-'The followFules were adopted at- & meeting of committee held Bth July, 1861:- , v. > -■/■ That this body shall consist of : 50. members and be denominated the “ Wanganui Fire Brigade.” ; - : i■ J - 2. That thirty members - be-seleeted by the superintendent and deputy superintendent for tj}§. purpose of forming a hook and ladder de-

department, and that twenty hold themselves .in .reservg of an engirie wlieii pfociiiied. ~ v' ;' ' s }■ 3. j-I’lija-t, the- ofijLoep'sl'iaQ t cbnsisJt qf ; in ten dent, :: a ; deputy. do. a..'stenior- foreman, .a.junior do.a secretary, and a treasurer ; that sucji officers.shall by [the whoie body.- of the. brigade, and be eligible for reelection. ’ ioPi -.8:! :4. .; 2'hat. tlie..whole brigade sliall be-irmler-the control ami orders of j /the .sttperintendent, •or in his absence of his depu'y, and meet for practice from to..time as either may. appoint, notice of which shall be given to the officers, and-by thepi foithe various brigade; and that at all .fires ' the orders of the respective be imperative. ir . , ... , . 5. That, on the alarm of -fire^..4ljl'. members shall immediately proceed to the Station, and in. the event, of the. apparatus having left, at once hasten to the conflagration, py.) >; . 6. That,...anyjniember. wilfully.jimLwifliout sufficient reason absenting. practice or• fires, disobeying or neglecting the orders of the officers, on report to tlip /.superintendent be struck off the roll of tfie^rigade. ! '■■’ 7. That the . Superintendent shall se:e .that ‘ the engine ‘and apjjarafus-areikeptsin proper repair, and that everything per,tain them is rf!adyjfj)r,imme«J-iate-p§p. ■■ -it... 8. I'liat each' member be providjad.Avith a

distinguishing:. badger. ■; (tcarlepj .1 'badge d^i^hi^bMing to Du 1 worn on the left arm and that such badges be at alLtiuies in readiness and worn a and %g§& s -l> • 9. That a .committee of, nine nually on the : first Monday in Jniy| that the officers of, the brigade hp 4 ex officio: , 10. That it shall be of the committee at all times to make such; alterations' or additions to these rules as they see fit,... 11* An annual acc<niTit' ; of?fclffe brjg%ijbfto»..be published. The committee; do not seem to have specified the term for which tIM; 1 members are eurolled-or- the officers elected. Orders have .beep. ? giyen for of buckets, ladders, "dc ,r 1, 1 ).*'„.■ Government Prize c FittiNG.—tlrn 'firing off.of the ties took place last week., The shooting was at; 4(50 yards,' ■ iiad three shots. Ensign McGregor;"' Shrgt. ftees, and Private Summerville, w,ho had each scored 19, made the’following firing. The first had two misses and one hit 10 in.) from the centre of the bull’s eye. The secomLhadTwp misses and one hit 10| in. from the; clfftre. The third liad one misS aiid two' hits,‘one 12 in., and theiothOr dl-'ih. from file «Sehtre. (i The others Who 4 fiVe'd !i had : Scored--! i Sergt. T;'

Powelli hit the target once 1 the centre’; Capt.- Porter missel]-; Pdyiriaster 0. iJroughton missed,once anil hit twice, at 17| and 18 im'fMm the centre; Ensign J. Peake missed "Twice' ‘ and'’.'hit in- from the centre ; Trooper Geo. Rbl>erttf s imssed once and hit twice 6 in. and 6| in. fjjfffjn the cen.tre of the bull’s igye/- 5 It is f not kriownhere howthe shots will be Averaged. 1 make it difficulty 1 ; -In England ties have generally-been decidecPßjy tfrie shot. ;The Nelson Examiner men tnffiV that 22 aud 20 have been scored at Auckland. ' Christ’s' College' Grammar, S.chool.— At the midwinter examination Of tfie -school a son" of one of our {iyirwj.'Andrew Duncan) obtained the highest*'marks on the whole examination , of., thg, sqttli Jorgi t We understand that- this’ entities’ krim to,, f a scholarship of £ls per aniidfb, for especial reasons this.prize remains lo be determined at a future meeting of theigOJljerning body of- the College.’*. jTfus..is ; 4ng]ils.i£<verfitah!et' do\ the young gentleman who.-.has'sgenlat th&school only about 18 months, rThO/Subjects of examination in the 'sixth Testament Mattb. chapters 13' to 1(T inclusive,

Zfinqphhu’s ~;Xnahaßis .-Book-L-ehap-. 4-. - Horace’Odes Book. I. ode 24;yt<| History of Greece, Period of tke.Pei3&%.£Tsrs,. Geography,; Euclid, Arithmetic, 4},g%bPi.‘ 1/ ' . Wanga.nui Bridge.—As there is-.some, ignorance liere as to the has actually, been laid out for this b|jdg.<f?,.we. give below;.. particulars of outlay whicjt&'Enay.,b.e.in.terestiug to our readers. .

The timber thus paid for;,i|/alf|hat wifi be required, except a smafi quantity to replace that which was rejected- at the final survey when the timber -.was ‘taken oyery s: Rifle Volunteers,. No; I ‘T A meeting of this Company waSheld*on rt Mon day evening,', ;Gapt. X)eiglitOft ■ in-the is Chair Sergt. Frederick-; Parkes:was-- elected Ensign vice Austin Corporals Beayien and Broughton were/elected vice.Parkes promoted jtrid/KusseU resigned. Privates D. Hurley’ and'R.' Hay were elected corporals. On the motion of Private Nathan, seconded by Private Findlater, .. the correspondence relative to the band was -read by who afterwards mentioned : : that- .=£3s had already: been subscribed by the members of;.the compa--ny towards it, that a Euphouion had been

ordered, and that an order, for ;jpther,: instruments -would be sent to Sydney by next mail. 7’lie meeting then -broke up. considerable addition has been made to the number of this company lately. . Its, roll now shews 75 '

Ball. —The inhabitants of'Wanganui gave a ball to the Officers of the Garrison last Friday evening. It was held in the Rutland Hotel and was well, attended ; the (arrival of the detachment.. ef the ,57th and .the expectation of meeting with a number of-new facesno doubt adding to its attractiveness. It is pleasant to see the inhabitants thus entertaining those gallant defenders of our hearths and homes, to whom they are so much indebted for past favors during a time of peace, and to whom they may be under a still deeper debt of gratitude for services to he yet rendered if there should be a time of war. An excellent supper was served up in the course of the evening- in Mr. Russel J’s,. usual -West* End style; and the accustomed round of toasts was proposed and received with acclamation. Thereafter dancing. was resumed and kept up with great spirit till early in the morning. The military band did excellent service in giving time #) the mazy course of the dance. /Tangaehtj Bridge .—We beg to call attention. to the advertisement for 'Fenders for the construction of this bridge. Sabbath Desecration. —In reply to an Inquirer,” in our last, rwe; .find- that some .bullocks were slaughtered on Sunday the 14fch inst., ahd that an inquiry is to be made into the- case by the magistrates. AuoirioN: Sale. —Messrs. Taylor, Watt, and Go. sold a large quantity of goods yesterday by auction. An invoice of flannels, calico, and boots and shoes, fetched fair prices. Coffee was sold at Is 4d currants, 7d to 7|<l ; 'Uigar, moist Porto Rico, 0|; crushed, 7|d to 7|d ; ton, chests £lO 10s, half-chests'£6 ; London soap, 295; Sydney mould, candles, 6|d to 7d ; rum, 4s per gal. : brandy, 39s per doz.; a spring cart brought 20/, and a Malvern cart 25/. • 1

Cost pf p i, including cost qjl-Tr.eps *Sfe9j9j %*<'. - >' ' Cartagp of ; 9487 f|., 'do. U ’in Kaiigitikei to Wanganui, .•■*, jLlii/ 1 /ron material sufficient to - , , plete ( • the. bridge partly 18 ,. ,0 manufactured, 1 \\dioie quantity re-7~ ''07 n 0 ' ; ’<pfaed, v-.3 jfervy-V^-Cost of .Pile driving Machine, !— 1flA 19 •Punt, iBA d [ : 6 Allowance, .-to .late Contractor}*]; j . « 0 rk rt ■ A /for ...| Jf Q *. 0 Sundry jsthalf.^ms, t n ,.U supervision, Jfegai ckarggSj&e.jte &!:? * , v . 3 ' :sS$£29M 9 10