Local Intelligence.
The Gale. — Oa Monday last, about 2 a.m. a gale sprung up from the S.E., and as the day advanced it increased in power. It is certainly the strongest gale that has been experienced in Wellington since January, 1861. All the vessels in port, with the exception of the American ship Mary Merril, and the schooner Southern Queen, gallantly stood their ground. About 10 a.m. the Mary Merril began to drag her anchors, and continued to drift until the afternoon, when -she went on shore about 400 yards this side Ngahauranga. A number of persons proceeded to the scene of disaster, and a warp was run on shore, by which communication was effected with the vessel. The main hatch was then battened down, and the chronometers, &c, brought on shore, and all bands left her for the night. The masts have gone at the top ; but the hull was entire last night, and the vessel making no water. As the gale has broken, we trust she will suffer no further damage. The Southern Queen merely parted her chain, and was afterwards warped up to Messrs. Turnbull and Co.'s wharf, without sustaining any material damage. The brig Tyra, loading timber at Petoni, where the full force of the gale is felt, slipped hercable, and was wisely run on shore on the sandy beach ; where, we understand, she can be got off without sustaining much damage. The watermen's boats, which are numerous, we are happy to say received no damage. The tides were unusually high, and some of the wharves were covered with water. We bear that the Hull Soad has been damaged near the big slip, and the vans were preveuted from coming into town yesterday morning. The English Mail.— We may look for the next mail hourly, via Otago. There will be no boat from Sydney, on the 25th as heretofore ; the Nelson and Wellington steamer is adverlised in the Sydney Herald to leave there on the 27th. Militaby Rewards.— We learu from an Australian contemporary that the rewards of the Crown have just been extended to the following officers in her Majesty's 40th Regiment, for thejr services in New Zealand :— Lieuteuant Colonels Leslie and Carey are made Companions of the Bath, Major Nelson becomes a lieutenant colonel in the army, and Captain Bowdler is gazetted a major in the army. The Bishop of New Zealand.— Many of our readers will learn with much pleasure from the following paragraph from the Illustrated News, that Bishop Sehvyn has become possessed of a large fortune: — "The will of Wra. Stephens Richardson, Esq., formerly of Tan field Court, Temple, but late of Dorset Place, St. Maryleboue, was proved on the 20th of November by Henry Hobhouse, Esq., the Rev. E. Illingworth, M.A., and W. S. Cookson, Esq., executors and tiustees. Tbe personalty was sworn under £80,000. The will, with a codicil, bears date iv 1859. Mr. Richardson was the brother in law of the Right Rev G A. Selwyn, D. D., Lord Bishop of New Zealand, to whose wife (the testator's sister), in conjunction with bis lordship, a life interest in the handsome fortune of the testator is bequeathed, their two sons receiving it absolutely on the decease of their parents."
Local Intelligence.
Wellington Independent, Volume XVII, Issue 1718, 22 April 1862, Page 3
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