The Evening Post. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1865.

Evening Post, Issue 256, 2 December 1865, Page 2

The Evening Post. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1865.

The ».». Q teen, Captain Renner, from the S utth, arrived in thp forenoon. She left Port Cn aimers on the 29th ult., and experienced a •tiff north-east gale with a high sea during the night, On the following day the wind veered round to S.W. and 5.8., and the Queen arrived at Lyttelton at 11.30 p.m. on the 30th. Left Lyttelton at half-past twelve yesterday, and experienced light headwinds and fine weather throughout. The Rangatira having been compelled by a strong southerly gale and heavy sea to run back for shelter into Worser's Bay, left early on the 30th ult., and arrived at Lyttelton yesterday, at 5 a.m., and sailed again same day, at noon, for the S.iuth. The barque Christina, from Hobart Town, was going into Lyctelton harbor when the Queen left. > The s s. Star of the South, Captain Hodge, arrived in port this morning at eight o'clock. She left llokitika at 630 on the evening of the .30th ult,, in company with the ms. Kennedy ior Nelson and, Maid of the Yarrn for the Bluff and Dunedin. The Kennedy and Star of the South parted company yesterday at the cast end of Farewell Spit at 2 30 p,m. Experienced strong winds from S.W., and. a high sea. The Star left Dunedin tor Welliniyion with a full cargo, abuut 240 tons, on the 22nd ult., and arrived at Wellington oik the 24th, from whence she sailed on thu 2Cih, arriving ttl Hokitika on 29th, making the vojsut from Dunedin to Hokitika and b.tek to Wellington in ten days. Captain Hodge reports the arrival of the s.s. Wonga Wonga on the 29th ulc, which waa to have silled on the Ist inst., but thinks she would be bar-bound, having encountered a high sea from S.W. on the passage up. The s.s. Thane, from Nelson to Grey River, arrived on the Ist iust. ; H'ld the s.s. Star of the Kvening had arrived sil'ely over the Grey bar same tide as Star of the South over Hokitika bar. The s.s. Keera, from Dunedin, had not arrived when the Star of the South left. The Town Board met yesterday afternoon at three o'clock. The following gentlemen ¦were present :— Messrs. Bishop, Collins Dransfield, Jacka, Mills, Plimmer, and Quin! Mr. Hart being absent, the chair was taken by Mr. W. Bishop. Seven tenders were opened and rend by the Chairman f<irthe completion of No. 1 Adelaide Road contr.tct. Maura. Thompson and Co.'t tender of £3 to»

per chain, was accepted. The Chairman read a letter from the City Surveyor, offering to sell the Board a map of tho city for £25. The offer was accepted. It was resolved " that Mr. Jordan's tender on behalf of the Committee of the Cricket Clubs of Wellington to' rent the cricket ground for £25 per annum be accepted ; and the Board will expend the said sum, and an eq'ial amount, upo i the improvement of the ground, and will supplement any further sum that the cricketers may collect for such improvement, provided that the Board is not called upon for more than £50, in addition to the above, such amount to be paid to the Board and expended to its satisfaction." The Chairman read -t letter from 'Mr. William Miller, forwarding plans of a verandah, fur the erection of which he wished the sanction of the Board. The plans were examined, and the consideration of the application adjourned until the next sitting day. Mr. Drunsnuid said there was only £3& 16s 6 i to the credit of the Board, and suggested that no more accounts should be passed than that sum would . cover. Th c following recounts wure then passed : — Wages, £U7 4s ; Mr. J. H. Wallace, for ns3(>99ing \V'ard,.£43 \ R)iiaria9, £37 10j } and several minor accounts, making a total of £313 53. Mr. Jacka. having expressed v desire that the accounts should be always carefully examined before passed, a long discussion ensued, but finally it was resolved— "That in future two members of the Board should meet one hour before the regular meeting | hours to examine the accounts to be lain before the Board — the two members to be appointed at a previous meeting of the Hoard." Air. Fiimmer moved— •'That a sum not kS3 thnn £250 be appropriated to putting a main drain on Larnbton Quay, from Mr. Levy's store to Kumutoto Stream." The matter to be more fully considered at the next meeting. From want of sp.icii we are compelled to hold over tlis Tuivu Surveyor's report. The meeting adjourned until Fiiduv next. The annual Wairarapa race meeting will take place on the course at Grey town on thp 14th and 15th days of March next under the direction of the Wairarapa Jooky Club. A t the Resident Magistrate* Court to-day, George Warroll, charged with larceny, was committed for three mouths with hard labour ; and in the case of Whclan v. Kobinson, debt 18s, judgment for amount and costs wns # given. The annual excursion trip of the Order of Oddfellows will take place on Bjxing Day, when Lowry May will be visiced, where iimus-ments will bd provided forallomers. xjffle (Lyttelton Times) are informed that Uiat the long section of the inter-provincifij line of telegraph, which connects (Jhristchurch wi)h Picton, will be open for us-e about the 14th of next mo ith. The stations thus added are Picton and Blenheim. The further section to Nelson may occupy some two months longer in erectidn, when the two extremes of the island will be connected by the telegraph wire. -$ It, is in'enled to hold a Buaar in the Oid Fellow's Hall on the 20th and 21st instant, in aid of the erection of the I'reshyterian Church and Manse in this city. The present building is inadequate for devotional pur poses, and was originally erecte 1 for a schoolro >m, the intention being to build a ohurch as soon as circumstances would permit, hut up to the present has not been carried into effect. We have no doubt but that the B za,ir will be most liberally patronised by all classes and creeds of dwellers in Wellington. The stenmer Ahuriri, now on the slip, is to be painted by Mr. B>riliwie!c. Nine months having elajhel since the Ahuriri underwent a similar process, is sufficient uuarantee of the efficacy of Borthwick's patent anti-foulimr Composition. The St. Kilda has just come off ' the slip, having received a coaling of this valuable paint. A copy of the Wellington Almanac, just published by Mr. Thomas "M'Kjnzie, of the Independent office, now lies before us. It is a handsome book, in papsr cover, the title, page being distinguished by very good taste in the letter, colour, and arrangement, and the general make up reflecting credit on the printer. The Almanac contains some 400 pa^es of printed matter, i'leludin* the advertisements, which are vury numerous It cor., tains the usual calendar, with a useful diary attached 5 a housekeep- r'* ready reckoner, which will help young married folks in these dull times to suit expenditure to income ; and next is the gardener'^ calendar. We have as yt-t, only made a cursory examination of the Almanac, but so far as our investigation

has extended, we think it a most excellent and useful handbook. Its official, city, and country district direo'ory has been evidently prepared with care, while its statistics and memorabilia of the year will be handy for reference. A New Z -aland Army List, corrected up to 30th November, 1369, is also published with the Almanac ; this will be very useful to the officers and men of the colonial forces, '