The Evening Post. TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1865.

Evening Post, Issue 174, 29 August 1865, Page 2

The Evening Post. TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1865.

"'!io Canterbury Evening Mail of Saturday ", r i,~ hit ns the little s.s. Mullogh wa3 leaviifril" Ilcathcote Hirer, she struck on the "out )i epic. She afterwards drifted into the f'nnntl, and notwithstanding assistance ro i tiered by the pilot and bis crew, she filled \Tit/i voter. All efforts to save her proving fruit Igs<«j, the men and their clothes were lnoiiqliL ashore. TI"-' I hcebe, Capt. Ferguson, arrived from Hi" otrh at three o'clock to-day. She left | Vort, Chnlmers on Saturday. There is no new < of importance to extract from her files. A lvw society, named the Northern Land Association, has started inro existence fit Auckland, with a capital of £20,000, in 1000 «lmre'< of £20 rach, payable in weekly instalments of 23. per share. Arrangements for an escort from Holdtika to ChrHtchurcli have been made, and in a few rlays, it is thought, will make their first fCf!iirai»u f fr The rumor some time in circulation, to the ffionb that Captuim Bursleni, of the 60th Jtiflis, \vji9 in the hands of the natives, is without foundation. The New Zealander is nuthorisfd to state that this report is untrue, Mr, Mfickey, R.M., having despatched his rutt-.T to ascertain the truth in the matter. Vn\)tiin Ijiirslcm was drowned, as reported at Hip time, but his body has not been recovered. Mr. Gray, who has been teller in the Union Bunk, Christchurch, for the last three wears, Im, we are informed, left for Melbourne, in r<in,«eqiionce of receiving promotion lo a higher post. He is succeeded by Mr. Monnier Ir no the branch at Lytlelton. '1 lie Garriuk Club perform on Thursday ni :!it nexf, at the Oddfellows' Hall, for the b> ii'jfifc of Mr. Chas. Massey, of whose taste as •i Bi-f-nic artist the public have pleasing recollection. Tho programme is attractive, and I otn the talent which many members of the '¦bib undoubtedly possess, we anticipate a ;;oo'l evening's entertainment. The pieces for the occasion arc " Othello" and "Slasher and Crusher." Mr. Folcy's benefit came off last night, iuvl the houue was respectably attended. The troupe will perform five nights more, the lirii'oi of admission being reduced so low as to ensure a good attendance. We (Canterbury Standard) learn that ,i nvjiing of the members of the medical profi>i°ion in Christchurch, was held on Werlnes<l;iy evening, at which a protest wag drawn up to bo forwarded to the Government against the present system of allowing Dr. Prins, -Surgeon to the Christchurch Hospital, to :it lend to private practice. Dr. Prins has a "lhry of ,£(5,30 per annum from Government, nnd it wag very clearly understood when the nppoinlment was made that he would not pmcticj privately, except in ihe case of bein<j nil- '1 in by another medical man for oonsultniion, or in the case of patients who cboie f > po to him at the htwpitn.l for advice, l^si.l' ?, the fact, that Dr. Prins, in attending to |mv,(te patients, may be absent from the hospital n, considerable time during the day, in 'ML of keeping Avitb tho title resident «M-< r . ,n. Thru implies n gentleman who is ¦' *.'V4 o'i thii 6[i')t. Important en "i i~ "-

ti ihe fit any moment. It ought to be stated that the medical men were not unanimous in ihe matier ; and although it is hardly neceararv 10 any so, if is to be hoped the Government will boar this in mind in their reply to the prot '<!*. The following "On Difc" is from the Auekhnd Herald :— " We hear that a most peculiar j MhVir came to light at "Napier 3'iortly before the Star of the South s-iilod o-i Tuesday last. It is i umoure 1 that a 1 irjo c:uo, 1 ibulled ' Bread,' had been left lying 1 on the ; Mjr'-udah of me Post Oilice, an I towards j iuyl>o the conMalde on that beat seeing i l i tliei", and thinking it in a very unsafe place, deemed it advisable to tike it into his ens tody, and accordingly removed it to the station home. Next day the excessive weight oi tinI dire, Miid to contain only 'bread,' aioused the suspicion of tho authorities, and the case t\M3 opened. Inside there was 'i small casing, al'out six inches broad, ruii'iin j the ed;.;es, into which had been dropped biscuits ; the top was covered with tea, sugar, &c , but the body of the rase contained n largo quantity of powder and shot. Inquiry was at once set on foot, and D.uua Rumour says that this most • miraculous box' was the property of a Government official," It is understood the trial of Jarvey for poisoning his wife will take place at the end of next month, at Dunedien, when Doctor Macadam and his assistant will be present. The Lake Wakatip Mail expresses satisfaction with the attention that is being paid to the miuing interest by the present assemhlv, remarking—" We will not mention names but to see Nelson, Christuhurch and Auckland statesmen advancing liberal ideas on behalf of the goldfields, heralds a new era that is to follow from such attention. We only regret our Otago politioans (with tho excerption of Mr. Dillon Bell, and perhaps, Major Richardson), have not followed in those footsteps. They are evidently iutent upon some petty scheme of aggrandisement, either concerning Dunedin or its interests. We wolcomp, thernforo, the passing of the ampnJment on the New Provinces Act. But unfortunately we cannot wait for the grass to grow, as the Act in not yet passed. Is is, however, very desirable that the New Zealand Legislature should lay down landmarks for these new district councils. They appear anxious to do so, and wo arc glad to see for the g hi fields the enunciation of a better system ot government, and an anxiety to consult their interests "