LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

Wellington Independent, Volume II, Issue 80, 18 July 1846, Page 2

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

H.M. War Steamer Driver, Com. C. O. Hayes, returned to port from Porirua on Wednesday, with his Excellency Capt. Grey and suite on board. H. M. S. Calliope, Captain Stanley, arrived from Porirua on Thursday. While H. M. S Calliope was passing Cape Terawrte at the rate often knots per hour, a man fell overboard from one of the yard-arms. The life buoy was thrown out, and by the exertions used, the man was got on board within ten minutes from the time of falling over.

The remains of James Holmes, whose melancholy death by drowning, we reported in our last, were interred in the cemetry, on Thursday. The Rev. R. Cole, read the funeral service. The deceased,having belonged to the Huttmilitia, was followed to the grave by the Wellington battalion, arid buried with military honours.

We haye great pleasure in publishing the following list of subscriptions, and beg to sta-e that the feelings evinced by ihe officers and men of the Wellington Battalion is worthy of the corps. Subscription, from the Wellington Battalion Jof Mili ia in favour of the widow Holmes, belonging to the Hutt Company. Mr. George Yrung, .... 0 4 0 A. M'Lan,........ 0 3 0 E. Hoe 0 2 6 W. Luxfbrd, 0 5 0 J. Woodward • 0 2 6 The whole of ihe Wellington Batialion of Militia have subscribed one day's pay, wiih the exception of (private James Walker.) John Dorset, Captain Commanding. . The change of the wind wid in all probability b.ing us numerous arrivals

from Sydney, and among the rest H. M. S. Cas;or, Captain Graham, with troop* and stores, and the Levant, also with: tro >ps. The Madras, Capt. Kileliing, adver tised in London for this port, under engagement with the New Zealand Company, is now due. A report was current in town on Thursday of a man having been murdered on the Porirua road, but we are happy to say that the report was without foundation. The Dog nuisance is becoming unbearable. We trust the Police Magi-trate will fjive the Armed Police the job of clearing; the town and its neighbourhood of some scores of worthless curs infesting tho place to the annoyance of the inhad ants, and in many instances to tho destruction of valuable sheep. ; Capt. Bowden of the Bandicoot, purchased the anchors and cables belonging to /he late barque Tyne, from Mr. Suisted,< for the purpose of conveying them toTauranga. The cutter Ann and Sarah, Sinclair, master, arrived at iPorirua, on Thursday afternoon, from Nels >n. The wreck of the Amelia was sold on Friday by Mr. John Wade for thirty shillings. Mr. Mills was the purchaser. About a ton of sugar and half a tone of coals were lost, the rest of the cargo was saved. The-number of orphan children in the settlement ought to rouse the feelings of the benevolent, to frame some plan for the protection and educatiomof these little unfortunates. We are convinced that if an Orphan Asylum was founded, it would meet, not only the ready support of the settlers, but the sanction and support of his Excellency Captain Grey.