ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. ‘WELLINGTON,’ FROM TAURANGA AND AUCKLAND.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 8, Issue 451, 31 December 1866, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. ‘WELLINGTON,’ FROM TAURANGA AND AUCKLAND.

TWO WRECKS ON THE MANUKAU BAR.' The N.Z.S.N. Co.’s s.s. ‘Wellington,’ Capt. Benner, arrived in harbor shortly before five o’clock last evening, from Tauranga and Auckland. By her we have files from Auckland up to Friday last. TWO WRECKS OX THE MANUKAU BAR. The most important news to hand is the total wreck, on Monday last, 24th inst., of the Colonial Government steamer ‘ Pioneer,’ Captain Fernandez (well-known here as being formerly master of the schooner ‘ Sea Breeze,’) on the Manukau Bar. Also, on the same day, the British barque ‘Cambodia,’ Captain Croft, from Bombay, bound to Howland Island, for a cargo of guano. We are happy to learn that no lives were lost on either occasion. We have not space in this issue for a full account of the disastrous occurrences. COM3IITTED TOE TRIAL. In another part of to-day’s paper will be found two extracts from the ‘ Daily Southern Cross ’ regarding two men being brought before the Resident Magistrate on a charge of arson. We now leam that one of the men (M‘Cullough) was discharged; the other man (Howie) was committed to take his trial at the next criminal sessions of the Supreme Court, —prisoner alleged that he was “ as innocent as a child unborn.” Havelock School. —The above school will be re-opened on Monday, 7th January. Mr E. Bissell, late of Harton College, Tasmania, will be the teacher. Basque Ensign. —All accounts against the above vessel must be rendered in duplicate to Messrs. Kinross & Co. this day. Pilot Exemptions. —lTpon reference to our advertising columns, the mode will be seen by which captains of vessels are to apply for pilotage exemption under the Marine Act, 1866. District Court. —The above Court will hold its next sittings at Napier on Friday, 4th January, and at Waipawa on Thursday, 10th January. At the latter place the cause list is blank, and at the former only one case (a civil case) is set down for hearing—Bousfield v. Alley. The Suez Mail. —The s.s. Lord Ashley is due from Southern Provinces on Wednesday next, by that opportunity, if not before, we shall receive our portion of the Suez Mail. “ Yeet Like a Whale.”— Yesterday afternoon some excitement was caused on the Spit by the appearance of a monster of the deep iu the Bay, close in shore, which the knowing in such matters pronounced to be a vetitable whale. Perhaps it was; it was certainly “ very like a whale,” but it would not act as such—most persistently refusing to blow, although such was evidently the wish of the spectators. Being so very disobliging, a rifle was fired at it; and ultimately a boat’s crow was got up, which, supplied with harpoons and other necessary appliances for its capture, started in pursuit. However, the boat did not long pursue the prize, which we suppose eluded it, but shortly returned to port, the whale putting off to sea. Suspected Arson ax Auckland. —We take the following from the Daily Southern Cross, of the 19th December: —“Two men, named ‘Robert Howie and John M'Gullogh, were taken into custody yesterday, on a charge of arson. The charge arises from a fire which was discovered in the house of Howie at an early hour yesterday morning. The men will be brought before his Worship this morning, and in the present position of the case it would be unfair to give the particulars which we have heard on the subject.” The same paper of the 22nd has the following:—“The charge of arson against Robert Howie and John M‘Cullough occupied his Worship in the Police Court nearly the whole of yesterday. The case for the prosecution was conducted by Mr Gillies, and Mr M‘Cormick appeared for the' prisoners. A number of witnesses were examined in proof of the case; Mr M‘Cormick called witnesses in defence, and the examination will be continued before the Dourl tto-day.”

A. telegram from Toronto, dated, 27th Oct., state's that another of the prisoners implicated in the Fenian “raid” in Canada—a Roman Catholic priest, named M‘Mahon—has been sentenced to death.

Death op Rarey. —Mr John S. Rarey died suddenly at deaveland, Ohio on the 4th instant. Last December he had a stroke of parlysis, since which time he had been treated by several prominent physicians. On Thursday, at two p.m., he left the Waddel House for a walk, but soon returned complaining of a pain in the head. After being seated a few minutes he exclaimed, “I am dying,” and in about an boor he expired. Mr Rarey was a native of Franklin county, Ohio, where he was born in 1828. He first developed his system for taming, or rather training, horses in 1853, but from early childhood had been a student of what is now known as “Rarey’s system.” In 1856 he visited Texas, and studied for a year or two the animals of that State, meeting with great success in taming the wild horses of that region. On his return from Texas he gave his first exhibition at Columbus, Ohio, since which time he has almost constantly been before the public. In the course of his career he was consulted by the chief cavalry officers of England and America, and Ma-jor-General Halleck employed him in 1863 to inspect and report upon the condition of the horses of the army of the Potomac, which he did. His remains were taken for burial to Groveport, Ohio, where he resided on a fine stock farm which he owned, near that place.

Death op Db. Conquest. —The death is reported of Dr. Conquest, the well-known physician. It took place at the doctor’s country residence at Shooter’s HilL The deceased, who was seventyseven years of age, was formerly lecturer on midwifery at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. He wrote a pamphlet on “ The Use and Abuse of Money,” the publication of which led to his giving a prize of 100 guineas for the best essay on the subject. This resulted in the publication of “Mammon,” by the Rev. Dr. Harris, a work which excited some interest and obtained a large sale. He also published a work entitled “ Outlines of Midwifery,” which has passed through six editions in this country, and has been translated into the French, German, and Hindustanee languages. Dr. Conquest was also the author of a revised edition of the Bible, generally known as "The Bible with 20,000 emendations.”

Fatal Accident. —An inquest has been held upon the body of Charles Spear, a sweep, living in Ludlow, who met his death under the following singular circumstances. On Monday the deceased, in company with a fellow sweep, named Mannd, was engaged in cleaning the kitchen chimney in the house of Mr Hodnet, a farmer, living near Tenbury. The fireplace was one of the oldfashioned roomy kind, and the deceased was standing before it holding the cloth, while Maund was up the chimney with the brush. In coming down Maund put his foot on something, which fell with him into the the fall being immediately followed by a sharp explosion, and Miund, who had on the cap worn by sweeps when climbing, and could not see anything, hbard the deceased exclaim, “Oh, Lord, Bill, whatever shall I do? I shall be dead!” Maund then extricated himself from the cloth in which he was entangled and found that the something he had kicked down was a loaded gun, and that the contents had entered the stomach of the deceased. Spear, 'notwithstanding the frightful nature of his injuries, walked across the kitchen, and pointing to the. wound, said, “ Whatever will my father and mother think of this. Bill?” Assistance being procured, he was carried to the workhouse at Tenbury, whore he died in great agony on the following afternoon. In the course of the inquiry it transpired that Mr Hodnet had loaded and capped the gun, and placed it, “ for safety and out of the reach of the children,” in the chimney corner, where it had remained for 18 months. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, and passed a strong censure upon Mr Hodnet for his stupidity in selecting the kitchen chimney as a place of safety for a gun loaded and capped.

Rather Strong Language. —The Tauranga Argus, of the 15th December, is responsible for the following specimen of strong language:—“On Wednesday last a large tangi or meeting of the leading tribes in this district took place at Metapihi, for the purpose, we are led to suppose, of mourning over the memory of the chief Kanapu, whoso death we recorded in our last as having occured at Maketa recently. In all communities, whether civilised or barbarous, there are some observances of decency maintained, but in the densest wilds and jungles of .an African forest, or at the remotesf districts where heathenism prevails, such deguading demoralising, scenes have never been witnessed as those which transpired on that blackest day in Maori history. Murder, theft, deceit, cowardice, treachery, are crimes that pall before the bestial orgies of what we term ‘friendly Maoris.’ Heaven grant that we may never more see the perpetrators of such atrocities again. In our mind they are simply food or ought to be—for dogs.” Since the above was in type, we have noticed a letter In the Daily Southern Cross, from the Tauranga correspondent of that journal, wherein the writer remarks that “ the scenes described as having taken place at one of the dances, introduced by the visitors, no right-thinking man could justify; but if these poor uneducated natives, only removed'a few years from barbarism and cannibalism, did in the excitement of a dance gesticulate beyond the rules of European society, what can be said of me* who by position are called gentlemen, that could watch such scenes and depravedly play the critic as to which of the tribes were the better performers ? ”

A dispatch from London 'dated Wednesday, 7th Nov., says that the Government has withdrawn her legation from Saxony, thereby recognising the incorporation of Saxony with the kingdora of Prussia. The British Government are quietly making preparations in Ireland to meet a possible rising of the Fenians. The case of the rebel steamers seized at Liverpool, which was brought before the Admiralty Court, has been allowed by consent of all parties to stand over. It is believed that the matter will be privately adjusted.