THE NORTH.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2225, 24 June 1870, Page 2

THE NORTH.

A petition fqr presentation to the General Assembly is being numerously'signed in Sohitika; the prayer of the petitioners is that some restrictions ,may be placed upon the present system pf grafting, hotel licenses to mere shells of buildings, - and also that licenses may not be granted to unmarried women. A private telegram-from Groyniouth an-nounoes-lbho sudderfdeceiseof Mr Lowe, the Superintendent ofi the Grevmouth Hospital, who was found dfead Sn his bed, Mr K,‘H, RWdetf : holds the office" of Deputy Superintendent of Canterbury in the absenceoorf r his Honor the Superintendent at WsUicgttur,^^ A petition hasbecnadopted by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce to the House of Representatives, praying, that steps may .bo taken for an arrangement betV ee « Zealaud and, the Colonies; ‘‘ where>y the manufactures and natural products of each Colony wpuldbe admitted into the other Colony ,(iLpossibleMuty. atJeast, on reciprocally favorable terms as respects Customs duties.” There have been more inroads of the sea and destruction of property at Westport. The recent action df „ the sea has loosened and detached portions of the river bank, dimishiog the narrow strip of thoroughfare occupying the river frontage; and unless some remedy or protection is speedily applied, the removal of the present line of buildings will become necessary. A contemporary surmises that the appointment of Muiister of mV Mr Sewell, to avoid the arTomaly of having the Attorney General subordinate : to a Solicitor General. ~ It is believed l that Mt Ejiunorsly will bo returned unopposed ’for Wwtlaud JTbrth,