The Evening Post. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1865.

Evening Post, Issue 230, 2 November 1865, Page 2

The Evening Post. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1865.

H.M.S. Esk, Captain Luce, left harbour this forenoon, for Kawau and Auckland. Hit Excellency the Governor did not accompany her. The s.s. St. Hilda, from Napier, arrived here lait night. We are much obliged to Captain Kennedy for a supply of Hawke's Bay papers down to the 31st ult. The Herald sayi that a storm unprecedented in severity, swept over Napfer on the night of Thursday last. Tiie squalls, which followed close upon each other, were of hurricane strength, and the strongest buildings shook to the foundation. Trees have been uprooted in many places, and numerous fences levelled with the ground. The men of the 70th Regiment, having been encamped on an exposed spot, were the greatest sufferers, their tents having been curried away or split to ribbons, and their kits blown all over the island. Rain is now much wanted in this district. The grass is burnt up by the long continued drought, and the sheep farmer will be a heavy sufferer should the heavens not speedily be opened." The 8.8. Wanganui arrived this morning from Taranaki, and is announced to sail tomorrow, at four o'clock, p.m., for Wanganui. We have been requested to state that the meetings of the Young Men's Christian Association will be held for the future in the Odd Fellow's Library Room, and that the night of meeting has been altered from Thursday to Friday, at eight o'clock. Meet' ings are open to visitors. The subject for

to-morrow night's consideration will be the first part of the 3rd chapter of St. John's Gospel. A Land, Building, and Investment Society is in course of formation in Wanganui. The following gentlemen were appointed at a late meeting as a provisional committee :— Messrs. Kirkpa trick, Heaven, Russell, Boyle, /Findlater, Haywood, and Watt. Tenders are sought for the conveyance of mails from Ist January, 1866, to 31st Dec, 1866, between Wellington and Wanganui, via Tutaenui, once weekly each way ; between Wellington and Wanganui, via Tutaenui, twice weekly each way ; between Wanganui and Turakina, twice weekly each way ; between Wanganui and Turakina, four times weekly each way ; between Wellington and Karari, twice weekly each way ; and between Wellington and Karori, thrice weekly each way. The editor of a Wanganui paper zealously advocates the formation of a Cricket Club. He calls on all cricketers to " stir their stumps," and indignantly ask* " where are the M'Gregors, the Frauers, the Gordons, the Camerons, the Wallaces, the Bruces, and all the degenerate sons of our old Scottish chiefs ? Have they all degenerated to men 1 money-grubbers P Will we have to chronicle the formation of ' Wanganui Caledonian Society ?' A merry Scotch piper, who merrily lilts close to our ' lug,' leems uightly to invite the gathering." There were five cases of drunkenness brought before the Resident Magistrate this morning— Thos. Caffray and J. Myers fined 20s each, Mark Brew 10s, Emma Brody 10s, and John O'Connor, an old offender, was sent to gaol tor seven days. William Clout, remanded for assaulting a girl,was committed for trial. It will be seen by an advertisement elsewhere in our columns that Mr. J H. Wallace will to-morrow bring to the hammer at Bellamy's, House of Representatives, a miscellaneous assortment ot articles, consisting of Staffordshire ware, oilman's stores, &c. &u|L The Wanganui Times publishes a case of sudden death :—": — " On Sunday morning last Rjbert Atkinson, an old 65th man, died very suddenly whilst asleep in bed. He got up at four a.m. to have a smoke and look at the weather. Shortly afterwards he lay down and played with the children, apparently going to "leep. About seven o'clock Mrs. Atkinson turned to call him, but not being able to wake him, and perceiving his lips looking slightly discoloured, she became alarmed and sent for his brother, David Aikinson, sergeant of police. He at once saw the nature of the case and sent for Dr. Gibson, but life had fled. The di ceased bad gone off during his sleep from heart disease, to which he had long been a victim." The same journal says the body of Lieut. Masterton was picked up last week on the beach this side of the Wanuahura River, and was conveyed to town.