WELLINGTON.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 5, Issue 267, 19 May 1865, Page 3

WELLINGTON.

(From the Adoerther.) Puechase of Land. —We understand that on Monday last, Mr. Peter Hume purchased 4,000 acres ot IDs. land at Kauminga, Wairarupa, and adjoining his own and the run recently sold by Mr. Gillies. The laud is represented as being of the finest quality for agricultural purposes Monument to Moutoa Nativis.—During Dr. Featherslon’s recent visit to AustraliaJie purchased a handsome marble monument to be erected,to the memory ol the friendly natives who fell at Moutoa, while gallantly preventing the further progress of a baud of fanatics towards the town ol Wanganui. The monument is represented as being of exquisite design, but we think it a pity that Dr. I’eatherston should have purchased one at all, inasmuch that Mr. Mantel), knowing lull well that the natives would understand hut little ol tlie designs representing mourning in the statue of “ Grief” reclining in some graceful attitude, had invented an obelisk which would better accord with the taste ol Alaories, and the nature and meaning of which would be I'ullv understood by them. We understand that tlie monument will be erected in the town ol JWanganui. Aheival of the suit? Beeae, feom London. ■ the fine ship 11 erar, Oaptain W. Hall, arrived in this harbor yesterday evening from London, alter a passage of ninety-five days, having left the Downs on the sth February. During the passage luii- weather was experienced until she entered the bti aits, when light and ballling winds were encountered, which prolonged her passage bv a few days. The Berar brings the first lot of immigrants under tlie new regulations and in all her passengers number upwards of 200, a larger num* bet by iar than has arrived here in ativ one shit) for a period of seven years. During the passage there were three births and four deaths, three of the latter being iniants, and (lie other a young woman aged nineteen years. We understand the .vessel will haul alongside the wharf for the purpose of discharging her cargo, a considerable portion of which consists of the material for the extension ot the wharf. The Berar is consigned to Messrs. Johnston & Co. The following are the names ot the parties who died during the voyage : Ann Mason, aged 19 years, servant; Elizabeth Hollis, aged 2 years ; John Hawkins, aged 2 years; Michael Uoch, aged 3 months. bEniors Accident. —Mr. Inspector Afcheson in forms us that one day last week Air. John Dorset, second son of W. Dorset Esq., of Wellington, was thrown from his horse, and when our informant left Alasterson he was lying in a precarious condition. Drs. fipratt and Welch were in attendance, and the patient has been quite insensible since the accident happened.

(From the Spectator.) As an instance of the increase of traffic in Wellington. we notice that there arrived front Otago oy the s.s. Lady Darling three Albert Cara and horses, which the proprietor, Mr Hannah, has commenced running in Wellington. CruVKttNiiENl' iCi'oiXEEii.- —Among the passen gers by the ship IJcrar, from London, wo notice the name ot Mr Donald M’Leod a gentleman who has come out as .Engineer of the Province of Wellington.