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Evening Star, Issue 3720, 25 January 1875, Page 2

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. Wellington, January 23. The Gazette states that his .Excellency has appointed Mr John Turnbull Sheriff lot the district of- Southland and Receiver of Land Revenue.

0 , . January 25. borne four or five oases of scarlet fever, which have broken out amongst the Berar’s immigrants, are of the most malignant type. The detention is likely to be protracted longer than was ongmajly expected. Another attempt has been made at churchbreaking, the Bethel in Herbert Street hiving been entered, and the collection bones forced open. They were, however, enipty.

a , . , SAupklanp, January 33, A warm debate occurred at the Wesleyan Conference relative to the Rev. Mr Fitohett’s conducting the ‘ New Zealand Wesleyan. ’ Ul. timately a resolution was carried favorable ta MrFitchott’seditorship. On thereoommendataon of ther Wellington District Conference a vote of L 75 was made to the Rev. Mr Lewis incapacitated by sickness. The Secretary stated that he had been informed by the Goneral Missionary Secretary, Sydney, that the Rev. Mr Brown was required to proceed without delay to embark for the proposed mission to New Guinea, and that Mr Brown was intending to leave Auckland next week. The Secretary read a list ot members of the Church in the various circuits. The totals were as follows Auckland district, 568—increase, 35: TaranaWd Wanganui district, 188-increase, 51; Wellington district, 811—increase 28 - Nelson district, 318-increase, 32; Canterbury’ district, 984—decrease, 9; Otago district, 357-1 decrease, 5 ; Maori members, 345-increase, 32; total members, 3,101 -net increase, 163 on trial, 287. These figures refer only to tiiose members who regularly attend class meetings. ?ir e *.?u V * Mr Morley informed the Conference that there were at Napier about 30 or 40 Scandmavians members, under the care of the Rev. Mr Neilson.

Mr Alexander M'Kenzie, who recently sold out of the Mercury Bay Hotel, was proceeding aboard the schooner Kate M'Gregor on a fine night in a bght skiff, when he overbalanced and fell into the water, and was drowned. The body has not been recovered. Both the Rev. Charles Clarke’s lectures were extraordinary successes. An appeal has been- lodged-on behalf of the captain of the Hero against the fine inflicted for overcrowding, under the passengers’’’rejra*ktions, on the trip when the Governor came „ . . Blenheim, January 25 *8 - the oarnatio have nearly all left the depOt, having received engagements. Oniy one married couple and one smgle man are left. All the single girls were engaged immediately. The immigrants by this vessel are of an exceedily good class. ~ „ ~ Christchurch, January 23. Mr Beswiok after the election yesterday exhorted all possessing the qualification to vote once > as he intended to oppose Mr Bowpn at the next general election. His Excellency the Governor is expected to visit Canterbury officially in a fortnight or threp WCCrS. 1 K * Mr Justice Johnston is expected to arrive early next month to preside over the Canterbury Judicial Circuit. It is not yet definitely known whether Mr Justice Gresaon proceeds co .Nelson, but it is almost certain ho will resign. During last week 259 young trout were liberated in the Waiki, Kukuani, and Opihi rivers. Eleven licenses have already been issued for fishing for trout in the Avon. Only a few fish have yet been caught. They are from ten to dohig weli n ° he^ loßg ’ The young Balm on am Owing to the depressed state of the flax industiy and the want of public support, the Flax.Association has decided to wind up its has sent a cable telegram to remind? mg him of his promise to send a shS' Boarca^y *>vwy desoriptiojß

Alexandra, January 23. King Tawhiao’s sister, Sophia, died at Kuiti On Thursday. A great number of Natives are assembled theie. Sir Donald M'Lean is expected here on Monday to meet Tawhiao, {From our own Gorrespondcn *•,) Auckland, January 23 Sir Donald M'Lean placed the Luna at the disposal of the Thames Reception Committee for the purpose of conveying the rifle representatives to the Thames. Alexander M'Kenzie, who was drowned at Mercury Bay. is supposed to have had about L6OO in cash and other valuables in his possession at the time of the accident. He was proceeding in a small skiff on board the schooner Kate M'Gregor, lying in the river, for the purpose of arranging for a passage, and in getting alongside must have fallen between the vessel’s side and the skiff, as the first intimation those aboard the schooner of the accident was from hearing agonising cries for help. Seeing a skiff float past astern, the mate of the schooner jumped into his own boat and used every effort to reach the drowning man : hnf, owing to the strong tide at the time, M'Kenzie was totally unable to swim, and sank before assistance could reach him. The body has not been recovered, A number of married immigrants just landed had friends aboard the Coapatrick. Intelligence of the burning of the latter was signalled to the Warwick several days before her arrival by an outward-bound vessel, and caused a great sensation aboard. The Kenilworth, from Samoa, brings M. Kubarry, the Polish naturalist, one of the survivors from the wreck of Goddefrois Bros ’ brig Alfred, at the Marshall Group, already reported. M. Kubarry gives the following particulars of the wreck ; —About three o’clock in the after noon the pilot tried to stay the vessel close in shore, but she would not come round, and a strong swell sent her on the reef close to the northern side of the passage, where the ship struck, remaining fast, rolling, frightfully, and bruising herself so much that she began to make water very fast. M. Kubarry had aboard at the time over 140 boxes, containing an entire collection of curiosities, valryjd at 10.000 dollars. He endeavored to save some of them—the result of his six years’ labors, but without success, and was forced to go ashore, taking merely a few books. The cargo was principally copra. When the brig broke up, the wreck covered the surface of the sea for miles round. The captain and crew were forced to abandon her about one o’clock in the morning of the next day, when the vessel had entirely broken np. She was insured. M. Kubarry’s collection was the best ever made in the South Sea Islands, and his loss will not be easily replaced. •