LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume V, Issue 219, 27 January 1865, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Rifle Practice. —The Napier Volunteers have been called together for rifle practice, and met on the mornings of Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday last. We observe that the range has been removed from its old position in consequence of the inconvenience experienced from firing across a roadway. There, however, seems to be an equally annoying inconvenience attending the new range under the Bluff, owing to the danger of the high cliffs falling from the concussion of the atmosphere. We believe that from this feeling of danger the volunteers fired but one round per man on Thursday morning. A suitable place for rifle practice seems to be a desideratum in Napier. For the present, we believe, the range will be removed somewhat from its new position, just so as to avoid the danger referred to. Napier Rowing Club. —A report of the late meeting of the Napier Rowing Club will be found in our advertising columns. We are gratified to observe the progress it has made, having already become an institution among us. The efforts of its founders well deserve this and still increasing success, which will, we have no doubt, be attained by it. We observe the terms of membership are such as to offer every inducement to all those gentlemen who take an interest in the noble exercise of rowing, being two guineas admission fee, and a subscription of one guinea per annum.

Arrival of the Lord Ashley.—The P.N.Z. and A.R.M. Go’s. s.s. Lord Ashley arrived in port yesterday afternoon, but without the English mail. She brings us our usual files from Wellington to the 24th, and from Nelson and the Southern Provinces to the 21st inst., from Wanganui to the 21st. The most important item of news we have by this mail is from Wanganni. General Cameron had arrived and gone to the front, where he met with a most enthusiastic reception from the troops. A forward movement was contemplated, and, as it seems, not too soon, as the rebels had already commenced their usual preliminary murders. The victims on this occasion are five friendly natives, one of them being Rio. The natives near Waitara had also murdered three friendly natives most barbarously. The natives near Waitotara had drawn aline ongovernmentland and stated their intention of shooting any person crossing that line; they had also destroyed a bridge that crossed the Mangaohau that had but recently been finished by the troops after much labor. Other outrages are noted. We are' reluctantly compelled to leave over several interesting and important items till our next.

Accident.—On Tuesday last an accident occurred in the Shakspeare-road, ■which was nearly attended with serious consequences. It appears that Mr. Sealy was driving his light trap, accompanied by Mrs. Lyndon, and that when near the Union Bank of Australia on the top of the hill, the horse took fright and bolted, throwing both the occupants into the road, and the hind wheel of the trap was dragged over them. Mrs. Lyndon was stunned by the fall, but, we are glad to hear has quite recovered. Had the trap been a heavy one, the consequences might have been fatal. Fire Brigade.—ln accordance with an advertisement published in our journal of the 23rd inst., a public meeting was held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday evening, the 24th, his Honor the Superintendent in the chair, when resolutions were passed as follows:

1. Proposed by Mr. F. Sutton, seconded by Mr. A. Luff: —“ That this meeting is of opinion that it is desirable at once to form a Fire Brigade to be called the ‘ Napier Volunteer Fire Brigade.’”

2. Proposed by Mr. H. 11. Holder, seconded by Mr. A. C. Haymes:—“That the following persons be requested to form a Committee to arrange the preliminaries in connexion with the Brigade: W. Miller, A. C. Haymes, F. Sutton, Robinson, I). Lindsay, M. Browne, J. G. Kinross, the agents of the several Fire Insurance Companies—Watt, Kennedy, Maltby, Janisch, Stuart, S. Begg, and the mover.”

3. Proposed by E. W, Knowles, seconded by A. C. Haymea:—That the list of persons who have already given in their names be still open to receive others willing to become members of the ISapier Volunteer Eire Brigade, and that their names be read.”

The following are the names referred to : Messrs Miller, Doherty, Young, Mauoy, H. L. Yates, C. Palmer, Irvine, sen., Irvine, jun., Martin, Nolan, M’Naughton, Davidson, Faulknor, Knowles, Haymes, Boylan, W. Campbell, Badley, Robinson, A. Luff, Goldfinch, H. Parker, T. Morrison, jun., A. Blake, Bowerman, Lindsay, Carver, F. Sutton, J. G. Kinross.