The Evening Post. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1865.

Evening Post, Issue 232, 4 November 1865, Page 2

The Evening Post. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1865.

The N.Z.S.N. Cos. s s. Queen arrived in harbour last night, at ten o'clock, from Auckland. She bad fine* weather on the passage till off Cape Pal User, and from thence to this port she encountered a very severe gale. We learn from Wednesday's Wnnganui Chronicle that Major General Chute intends to take active measures in order to punish the rebel Maoris between this and Tararaki And we hope soon to be able to record that Romething has been done in this direction. On the other hand we believe that the Im perial Commissariat Stuff is robe reduced as much as a regard to its efficiency will per. Mit ; that inxtruotions have been received to •top all supplies from the Imperial Commis•ariafc to the Colonial Forces ; and that the Governor has been blamed for drawing so much on the Imperial chem as he has done forthU purpose. Major Yon Tempsky finds tome difficulty in obtaining recruits from the friendly natives, who do not seem inclined to engage in active service till their friends now on the East Coast return. He has enlisted about SO Europeans, and wanted about 70 natives io as to make up his company to 100 effectives. Paora, a nephew of the notorious rebel Tahana, and two other natives— all of them lately brought down ihe river as quasi prisoners— were sent up to the Upper Wan ganui with copies of the peace proclamation. Being themselves rebels, they were not murdered, but their messnge was treated with Utter indifference, just as was to be expected The remains of Ersign Masterton, R.E,',

drowned a few weeks ago near Patea, baring been found the other day and brought into Wanganui, were interred in the Roman Catholic Cemetery with military honours. The melancholy boat accident of yesterday, by which Captain Sleigh lost his life, has thrown a gloom over the city, the shipping agents' offices and vessels in port wear their flags half-mast high. Men aie constantly engaged dragging in the harbour for Captain Hleigli's remains, but «re so far unsuccessful. His rionnr the Superintendent of Wellingington arrived in town yesterday from Napier, in improved health, and it is said has been successful in hia negotiations for land in the jManavatu and Forty Mile Bush. The Civil Service Dramatic Club perform this evening af; the Odd Fellows' Hall. The comedy of " Still Waters run Deep," and the farce of " Done on both Sides" will be {¦resented. Owing to the inclemency of the weaiher, Thate'iei's benefit did not take place last nig hi. It is postponed to Monday evening iu-xt. By the arrival of the schooner Star of ! Tasmania, on Tuesday evening, which left ' llnkiiik* on)y on Monday at noon (having maclc the passage in thirty hours), we learn that the steamer Barwon, from riydney, and | Hero, from Dunedin, arrived off Hokitika on Sunday last, blinging together ne-m-ly 900 passengers. On Monday, the Star of Tasmania met the steamer Souchayn, from Melbourne, crowded with p ssengers, sixteen . miles north of Hokitika. The bar at Hokitika for several days had been in an excellent slate, but the late strong westerly winds was rendering its navigation again dangerous. Several vessels bound to the West Const are lying, wo hedr, at Totaranui, waiting for a change of wind. — Nelson Kxaminer. A meeting was held in the Tasinan an Hotel, to form a prospecting party. It was, however, decided to postpone the matter for a few clays, till it was satisfactorily ascertained if the report received from the prospecting party now out wns correct. We would cnution our readers against anything like excitement or gossip j about this matter winch often ends in such ridiculous exa jgeration, and to test every it«m of information received before believing or propagating what may after all turn out a failure, although at present there is apparently good reason for hope. — Marlborough Press, The Glasgow Herald of August 12, says :: — •' The congregation of St. Luke's Parish, Calton, met on Tuesday evening last, at the church, to show their esteem and attention for, and to bid farewell to, their late assistant, the Rev. R. F. M'Nicol. lately ordained to the first Presbyterian Church, New Plymouth. N.Z. The Rev. Mr. Aitken, the pastor presided. Dr. Cowan in a very neat and appropriate address, passed a high culogium on the unwearied efforts of Mr. M'Nicol in visiting the congregation and, as a small acknowledgement and token of the esteem in which he was held by all, he presented him with a handsome gold watch and guard bearing the following inscription: — 'To the Lev. K. F. M'Nicol, as a token of the appreciation in which his unwearied labours are held by the office bearers and congregation of St. Luke's Parish. Glasgow, Aug. 8, 1865.' Mr. M'Nicol replied in a very feeling and affect ng manner."