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Wanganui Herald, Volume V, Issue 1427, 23 March 1872, Page 2

Manawatu.—We hear that Mr Booth and Kepa are negotiating- for the purchase of two blocks of land in that district, containing- 40,000 acres and 20,000 acres respectively. Kepa, we understand, is one of the owners,

Requisition to Captain Jordan.— The electors o£ Marten and Rangitikei are already looking about them for a candidate! to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr Halcombe. This morning it was intended to form a deputation to wait upon Captain Jordan, to ask him to allow himself to be placed in nomination. Connected with this movement are Mr Pennington J. Richardson, as representing Rangitikei; Mr S. Coleman. barton ; and MiGeorge Y. Lethbridg-a Turakina. There can he no doubt that Captain Jordan is perhaps more fully conversant with the wants of the district than any other gentleman likely to come forward. Should he accede to the requisition there is every probability of his being returned unopposed.

Price of Sheep.—Sheep, we are glad to find, are rising in value in Wanganui. A flock of 2,000, lately purchased, at 2Gs each, (after picking out therefrom 200 of the best), changed hands at rates say from 21s to 35s 6d.

Lost in the Bush.—A man of the name of Grant, who had been working until lately, at Major Marshall's, came into the township at Mar ton about a week back and commenced drinking heavily. The effects soon became apparent, the man being attacked with a fit of delirium tremens. In this state the unfortunate fellow left the town and went into the bush. Not returning that clay or the next, search wa3 made, but with no result. He was seen by a lad on the third day, at a distance, almost naked, running and shouting violent!}'. On Thursday, the constable enlisting the help of several volunteers, started for a more thorough and complete search. After some hours the poor fellow was found lying in some scrub, apparently dying. He was brought into town and received careful attention, which had the effect of saving his life.

Cricket.—The Marton cricketers elated with their easy victory, are desirous of playing the deciding match this season, on neutral ground at Turakina. Such a match would excite a great amount of interest, and it behoves the Wanganui club to send their best men to stand on equal terms with the excellent team at present in Marton.

Municipal C.;::-:cil—We understand that Messrs Duthie and West are about to send in their resignations. The candidates for election as far as we have been able to learn, are Messrs Beaven, Fimiimore, Henderson, Chavanr.es, anclßobinscn.

Peripatetic Ministers.—The Evening Post of Wednesday last has a leading article, in- which it shows that tho only member of the Ministry who is in Wellington at the present time is Mr Gisborne If this gentleman is able to perform the whole of the Ministerial work, the sooner the drones are got rid of the better, and their salaries saved. We presume the sketches taken in water colors on the West Coast by Mr Fox will adorn the walls of the Government offices.

Daily Telegraph Newspaper—This paper, established in Napier under two years since, was sold for £1328. The publication of the paper will be continued as

formerly,

A Woman's Love that overtops everything—a love of a bonnet—N. Y. Post.

Aramoko Biuj)ge.—We understand that this Bridge is now in a dangerous state, a plank in the centre haying been carried away. Travellers by night had better be cautious. This bridge is in the Tunahaere Road Board District.

Ameiucan Compensation Claihs.—We understand, says the Detroit Commercial, that a Chicago paper will present a claim to the Washington Ti'eaty Commissioners " for expenses incurred in the composition *of an obituary notice of the Prince of Wales." All the newspapers in the country will have claims of this kind to present and we shall have an individual bill to offer. For as soon as it seemed that the Prince was about to die, we procured the Encyclopaedia and wrote from it an original half column notice of the Prince, concluding with a mournful and yet ingenious prophecy of the immediate decline and fall of the British Empire. Three thousand other editors in this country did the same tiling, and yefc the abandoned young manactually had the audacity to set at defiance the power of a free press and persist in living. Can anything- illustrate in a more forcible manner, tho demoralising and ruinous consequences of monarchial institutions upon the mind and heart ? But there are two alternatives ; the Prince must either die or the British nation must pay. i We cannot be trifled with in this reckless manner. One more such outrage as thisand we will loose George Francis Train upon Canada with his one million servant girls ; and those who do not know what American servant girls are—the red haired kind especially—will understand the gravity of the menace.

INTERESTING DSCOVERY. — A lUOa's skull, in an excellent state of preservation was recently discovesed embedded in the banks of the river Molyneux, 12 feet deep in sand, in front of Mr Beight-on's store, Roxburg. Mr Manuel, of Coal Creek, has presented it to the Tuapeka Athenajum. —Tuapeka Times.

Dr Cumming is said to be engaged ia an elaborate attempt to show that the end of the world -will certainly come in 1875,

WANGANUI EQUITABLE L. & B SOCIETY, PERMANENT. A meeting of this Society was held last night, wh.su the Report and Balance Sheet for the year just passed were read and adopted! The statement was very satisfactoiy, shew- . ing that a sum of £2,417 16s lOd had been received from contributors, £490 from depositors and £165 17s for interest. Applications for mortgages to the extent of £4,9^5 had been made, out of which £3,080 were granted. After crediting investing members with ; interest at the rate of 8% upon their i payments, there remained a credit balance of £46 10s 10s, in all shewing . a profit of 12% on the year's operations, . a result which we should imagine will be highly satisfactoiy to the members.