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Evening Post, Issue 115, 22 June 1865, Page 2

It is mentioned about town to day, that Captain Linklater, of the Wanganui steamer, has been appointed Harbour Master at Wanganui. If thjs be correct, it is a matter of congratulation that a seaman, so peculiarly well qualified as Captain Linklater is, has obtained the position indicated. No one can be more closely identified with the interests of Wanganui, or have a more thorough knowldge'of the river, than Captain Linklater The office is, we believe, a new one, but one that has become absolutely necessary by reason of the great increase of shipping frequenting the Wanganui river. The firing lor the Provincial Government Silver Cup and other prizes are, we are irformed, now complete. The firing off the ties •cored by Lieut. Owen, of Wanganui, and ! Lieut. Ja? . Taylor, M.P.C., of Porirua Road, has resulted in favour of the latter, if the

return given in a private letter that has been shown to us te correct. The original score of each of the above gentlemen was 44, that of the second shooting for precedence was 4 points by Owen and 1 1 by Taylor. A a Lieut. Owen already lias the New Zealand Champion Belt, it nrny be considered matter for congratulation that the Prize Cup haa Mien to Lieut. Taj lorn lot. Ye«'erday afternoon, a ntan, named Timothy Poole, driver of an omnibus, called at the Hutt Police Station, asking fur assistance, and stated that a person of thu name of BnckeriHge was drunk, and would not permit him to refirn to town with hi» vehicle. Constables Lyster and Brady imme'liulely went to Buokp- Mge and ordered him to go fllout his hw-K Ju , when he and hin brother threatened Lyster and Bra'ly, making use of very violent language. The constables having no handcuffs with them, Brady went back to procure them, when Lyster was assaulted by John Bukeridge striking him and knocking out one of his teeth. Assistance arrived, and t!ie assailant was arrested, but shortly after rescued. This morning Constable Kinsella proceeded to the Hutt with a warrant for the arrest of John and Edward Buckeridge, when he was set upon, Edward Buckeridge striking and the women throwing stones at hifn. All the members of the family joined in the onslaught, nevertheless the father and two sons were captured and brought to town to-day-Warrants will be sent up this afternoon for the women. To-night the Theatre will be closed as usual on ihurßday evenings, for tho use of the Choral bociety. To-morrow evening, Mr. Frank Towers takes bis benefit, and if this gentleman is rewarded according to his merit, we are sure there will be a bumper house. As one of the lessees of the Theatre ltoyal, Mr. Towers has proved himself to be au fait in the highest possible degree in catering for the public amusement. As an act< r Mr. Towers plays well and carefully. Al» though his forte is light comedy, we have been surprised to see him night after night sustaining a variety of characters with the most perftct'ease. We have never seen him to greater advantage than as Clorinda in " Cinderella," in which his local hits in the fair Clorinda's song, *• The Old Gal from Victoria," were highly relished. We trust that the elements will be propitious, and then Mr. Towers is sure of a bumper house. At the inquest held yesterday afternoon, at the Crown and Anchor, on the body of Stephen Stockbridge, the jury returned a verdict of accidentally drowned, and attributed theaccidenfc to the absence of proper lights on the Queen's Wharf. The meeting announced for this evening, at Osgood's Hotel, relative to the erection of a Theatre in this city, is we understrnd postponed till next week, the lessees of the Theatre Royal preferring that the project should be considered at a public meeting. A valuable addition has been made to the library of the Athenteum, in the shape of a large collection of the most modern works, just received, by the Chapman, from Londoa.