NEW PLYMOUTH.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5206, 5 November 1883, Page 2

NEW PLYMOUTH.

November 3. Major Atkinson, who arrived in the Stella from the Manukau this afternoon, proceeded overland by the 4 o'olock train this afternoon to Hawera, and- expected to reach Palmerston to-night. Judge Gillies, who has finished the Court business, accompanies him.

The unfavourable state of the Russian finances still continues to give anxiety to the Government of that Country. A rehearsal of the programme to be presented at the Theatre on Wednesday next will be held this evening in the Theatre at 7.30 o'clock. Mr Walter Symes, the secretary of the Warerley-Waitotara Racing Club, informs us that Lady Florence ha 3 accepted for the Guineas. Her name was omitted from the published list by mistake. During the financial year ending on June 30th, the net public debt of the United States was decreased by 137,823,253 dollars. Ihe revenue was 5,206,740^'d011ars le-s than in the previous 12 months,"and the expenditure was 7,586,648 dollars larger. Afire occurcd attheMakirikiri onSaturday last, resulting in the total destruction of a four*roomed house and a two roomed house, the property of Mr Richard Reid, which were situated within 12ft. of one another. The buildings were occupied by Mr Anderson, and were insured in the Colonial office for £150. On Monday next three Kaiwhaiki natives -Petera, Kiriona, and Hoani — will be charged at the R.M. Court, under the lmI pounding Act, with unUwfully rescuing cattle from John Piercy. Joseph Ashforth, a half-caste, will also be charged with perjury in his evidence at the Supreme Court in ■ the Kaiwhaiki ejectment case. Father Le Menant de Chesnais preached at ! St Mary's yesterday morning and evening, in aid of the new Catholic College to be erected at Wellington, and his efforts in the work have been attended with great success. A large sum of money in aid of the object was collected yesterday, and important contribu- [ tions are forthcoming from the other towns which the rev. gentleman has visited. The sale of horses, etc. at Mr Craig's estate at Waiora on Saturday waa moat successful, the result being that £1200 worth !of stock <vas disposed of. Dispite the adverse weather, there was a good attendance, and Mr Liffi ton succeeded in disposing of the various lota to advantage. The highest prices gained were 28 to 45 guineas for draught bood mares ; sheep, ewes, and lambs, 16s 6d; hoggets, 13s j pure-bred Leicester rams, from 12s to 13s 6d. Mr Vereker, British Consul at Cherbourg, writes: — "The following instance of longevity is fully authenticated. Monsieur Grilles Louis Bouillie, .born May 10th, 1781, died at Caen on the 2 1st of June, being thus in his 103 rd year. He had been President of the Tribunal of Commerce of Caen, Administrator of Hospitals and Town Councillor at the same place, waa a Knight of, the Legion of Honour, and had the St Helena medal. I am informed by the late Monsieur Bouillie's family that he enjoyed good health and unimpaired faculties to the last. Although it is rather late in the day, perhaps, we must give Mr Horn credit for his success in connection with Mr Woodyear's electric machine, which, although he was not able to show the light to a delighted crowd in Wanganui, was finished in time to let a Palmerston audience have the full benefit of the illumination. He was laboring under difficulties when the light was to have been shown in Wanganui, but had it fixed up in time for practical purposes in Palmerston, to which place he proceeded with Mr Woodyear, and the machine worked most successfully. Mr Horn also has had in hand Mr Woodyear's other machine, which is also in good going order again, and ready for transmission home to the original proprietors from whom it was leased by Mr Woodyear. On Saturday night a man named George Cavill was observed entering Mr Paterson 's house at Aramoho. He was watched and the police were sent for. Constable Looney having arrived on the scene the prisoner was ! found beneath a bed with a bottle of brandy, which had been taken from a cheffonier, lying by his side. He was arre&ted and will be brought up at the R.M. Court tomorrow on remand. Accused is an old man of sixty years of age and was formerly employed at VVestmere. Among other things which he is supposed to have abstracted was a quantity of clothing taken from a box. This clothing was discovered yesterday hidden on the bank of the river. Mr Patterson had been from home staying with a friend in town for a few days and had locked up the house before leaving.