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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 346, 1 February 1866, Page 3

Canterbury Politics,—From (lie Canterbury Times, 20th January, we take the following scraps of political news : —“The most remarkable event of the week is the announcement that Mr Weld is obliged by ill health to retire from public life. He has addressed the electors of Christchurch, for which city ho intended to stand at the ensuing election, a few well chosen words making known to them the circumstances. Mr Weld is a man whom it is difficult to spare from the New Zealand Assembly, and even his political opponents will regret his absence during the next session. And there will be hut one voice through the length and breadth of the colony, lamenting the cause which has withdrawn Mr Weld from public life, and hoping that the illness under which he suffers may before long pass away, and his health and strength be perfectly restored.—There is but little other political news. Mr Moorhouse and Mr Travers have held one or two election meetings in the neighbourhood of Christchurch. Both gentlemen have quite as much support as they'can possibly have expected. Mr Travers always has some hands held up for him, and Mr Moorhouse sometimes has some held up against him.—The constituency of Akaroa is really to be contested. Mr George Armstrong is in the field to oppose Mr Walker. The sentiments of the latter are well known, but we have not as yet heard the opinions of the former on public affairs.” Excursion Trip.—The excursion trip to Nelson by the s.s. Lady Bird on Friday last was not nearly so well patronised as we anticipated, only about 25 persons availing themselves of the opportunity. At the last moment the courteous manager of the N.Z.S.N. Company altered the plan, and sent the vessel to Nelson by Picton, thus affording the excursionists an opportunity of viewing Queen Charlotte’s Sound, and of also visiting the neighboring Province of Marlborough. The Lady Bird would arrive on Saturday afternoon, and it is expected that, as she will be detained there rather longer than was anticipated, the passengers will return in the s.s. Wellington, arriving here to-morrow morning.—New Zealand Advertiser, 22nd January. Another Excursion Trip.—The s.s. Wanganui left this harbor on Monday morning for Picton with an excursion party consisting of about 100 persons. The steamer left the wharf at 8 a.m. and arrived at Picton about the middle of the day. She left Picton again in the evening, but owing to the heavy S.E. gale experienced was compelled to anchor in Bowden’s Bay, where she remained until 1 o’clock yesterday, and arrived here about 5 p.m. Mr Bowden was extremely kind to the passengers, and offered the ladies the use of his house if they desired to go on shore. The weather, no doubt, and the consequent detention, prevented the passengers from enjoying themselves as they otherwise would have done, but they made the best of it under the circumstances. The excursionists speak in the highest possible terms of the kindness and attention of Capt. Lowe and his officers.—ibid} 24th January, ,