LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 5, Issue 275, 7 June 1865, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Opening of Council. —The Provincial Couneii was opened yesterday according to announcement. His Honor being absent from the Province, his place was.occupied

by J. D. Ormond, Esq., Deputy Superintendent. In another column we give a report of the proceedings, from which it will be seen that one of the town members, Mr W. Golenso will, by the adjournment, be practically excluded from the deliberations of the Council. The proposal for adjournment took the town members by surprise, but it seems the country members bad received due notice of this intention on the part of the Government. The whole of this affair savors ol a trick; a great deal of business might have been transacted in the absence of the Superintendent. We should be glad to see the scheme of the ruling clique frustrated, even by the temporary absence of Mr Golenso from the General Assembly. We have confidence that that gentleman will act as he thinks best under these peculiar circumstances.

The Lancashire Witch. The ship Lancashire Witch, 1574 tons, Capt. George King, arrived in Auckland on Friday afternoon from London, with the largest number of passengers tiiat ever came to Auckland in one vessel, viz., 400. She left Start Point on the 12th February, and passed outsida the Cape de Verde Islands. Sighted the North Cape on Thursday morning, being 109 days from her departure from England. Notwithstanding the long voyage and the great number of passengers, the ship appears to be in a clean and comfortable condition. A volunteer brigade was organised during the voyage, and the members regularly drilled by Sergeant-Major Roberts. Dr. Wills, the father of the famous Australian explorer, has come out as surgeon of the ship, and. the dessengers have presented him with a testimonial in acknowledgment of his services. Twelve children have died durtng the passage, and there have been five births. The passengers are sent out by Captain Daldy.— Cross. The Winterthur. —The ship Winterthur, 688 tons, Captain Goudie, left London on the 33rd January, Plymouth on the 4th February, cleared Start Point on the 9th February, and arrived in Auckland on Tuesday, 23rd ult. ; she has brought 126 pasteugers. There have oeen six births during the voyage, and three deaths, two of them infants. Captain Goudie will be remembered by many Auckland people, having been in command of the Matilda Wattenbach, which brought the first detachment of the Nonconformist settlers here.—lbid. The Sargent Testimonial, —The distribution of the subscriptions received for the testimonial to be presented to Mr Sargent, and the crew of the Fiery Star, took place on Tuesday morning, 23rd in the councilroom of the Chamber of Commerce. J. Watson Bain, Esq. (Lloyd’s agentj, was in the chaii. It was announced that the subscriptions received amounted to .£165 ; and it was allocated as follows:—To Mr Sargent a purse A £BO, with a request that he would purchase a telescope in England, and cause a suitable inscription to be engraved upon it; £3O to the three boys ; and £3 each to the seamen. To Captain Moore, of the Dauntless, who rescued the crew, £ls was voted for the purchase of a cup. Mr Sargent left by the Auckland for Melbourne a free passage having been kindly given to him by the P„N.Z., and A.R.M. Company. —lbid.

W. Thompson grants Peace. Decidedly the most important item of news by this mail is the submission (sec) of William Thompson. Our readers must not run away with the idea that anything like the end of the war is meant by this, or that any of the objects for which the war was undertaken have been accomplished. We can only now give the translation of the document, and must reserve all comments for our next:— Copy of translation of terms of submission of native Chiefs, subscribed in the presence of Bri-gadier-General Carey, C.B. We consent that the laws of the Queen be laws for the King (Maori), to be a protection for us all for ever and ever. This' is the sign of making peace, my coming into the presence of my fighting friend General Carey. Here follow the signatures:— William Thompson, Tk Reweti, Hone, Ena, Rihia, Paraia. Tamaliere May 27, 1865. (Signed) George J. Caret, Brigadier-General. Sodden Death of Capt. Moore, late of the Dauntless.-—Weare grieved to have to have to record the death of this gallant gentleman. He had been ill for some days on board his vessel, and was removed on shore for better nursing, but only survived his removal a few hours. He died on Monday evening, a9th ult., and was buried next day, many of the citizens of Auckland paying a last tribute of respect by attending his remains to the tomb.