The Evening Post. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1865.

Evening Post, Issue 188, 14 September 1865, Page 2

The Evening Post. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1865.

The closing of the Mftft for England and the Australian Colonies i* postponed till eight o'clock to-morrow morning. By doubling the amount of postage letters may be put on tboard the mail steamer Auckland up to an hour after that time. The favourite steamer Wangaoui, Captain Lowe, will sail from the wharf at four o'clock to-morrow afternoon, for Wanganui, taking passengers and cargo. We learn from the Wanganui Times that ft public meeting vras held in the theatre on the evening of the 7th inst. It wa» called by the members of the Provincial Council for Wadganui, for the purpose of giving an explanution of their votes and conduct during the last session. Mr. William Kells having' been voted to the ohair, Messr9. Bryce, Kells, and Watt, addressed the meeting, after which the following resolution, moved, by Mr. J. Garner and seconded by Mr. P. Burug, was carried unanimously :— " That this meeting is of opinion that our members of the Provincial Council have done their duty as representatives of the people of WanA bill has been introduced to the House of K«preaentatiTes, providing that the appoint-

ment of the Clerk of the Parliament, th c Clerks of both Houses, and the Sergeantat* Arms, shall be made by the Governor, under the public seal of the colony. A. F. Ilalcomb/Esq., Provincial Be-jretnry, has left Wanganui, en route for Wellington, and may be expected on Saturday next. On his way he intends holding meetings at Turakina and Rangatikei, with the view of getting up petitions against Separation. If he does not succeed in breaking up the Wanganui movement, he will endervonr to make the Waii/srahau river the dividing boundary of the new provinces of Wangtinui .md Wellington. Wangaehu, in that case, would baeonie the port of call for the districts of Turakina and Kangatikei. Captain Curtis has been appointed to the Clerkship of the Legislative Council in the place of Mr. Curno, resigned. The little steamer Moutoa, commanded by Ciptain Hansen, has at lant (says the Wanganui Times) been right up to Pipiriki, much to the delight of the garrison and to the astonishment of the natives. She brought with her eight tons of cargo and forty sheep. On her return she completed the distance (80 miles) in about five hours. In many places the current carried her down so rapidly that the engines had to be reversed in order to retard the steamer's speed. The furniture and fittings of the Town Board office are now in course of removal to the new premises in the Mutual Investment Society's Buildings, where the business of the Board will in future be transacted. The remains of Dr Macadam have been placed in a leaden coffin, which will be covered with canvas, and forwarded to Melbourne in the Alhatnbra for interment. The Dunedin Herald says the Fire Brigade has been called out three mornings in succession to put out fires. The previous morning the Belvidere Hotel was found to be on fire, aHfrell as the adjoining cottnges in which the fire originated. The jiotcl and two cottages) were destroyed. The Brigade was soon on the ground, and by exerting themselves saved a cottage whidi would have ignited others, had not the fl imes been got under. Several outbuildings and a good deal of fencing were destroyed. The inmates had some diflUuilty in escaping from the hotel. The hotel, belonging to Mr. Greenfield, was said to be insured, as well as the cottages.