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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XI, Issue 487, 24 June 1867, Page 2

Waipawa.—We learn from the Gazette of Friday last that F. S. Abbott, Ksq., bus been appointed trustee of the Waipa.va school, in place of Mr Winsor, resigned.

1 and Sales.—The Gazette of Friday contains a return of land sales at Napier for the month ending 31st, March, 18 37, — ihe nett balance being £I3LG its T.l.

Sukgical. —The Gazette of Friday last contains a notification that John Murray Gibbs, Esq., Bachelor of Medicine, Aberdeen, member of the Royal College of Sur ge'u?, L union, and Licentiate to practice uidwifery, is fully qualified to practice ids orofession.

Government Land Sate. —Wo beg to draw attention to a sale of HB7 acres o! unagrieultura! land to go to auction at 5s an acre at the Crown Land? < Ulice, Napier, on Wednesday next, June 2(>, at noon.

Election. —An election of a member t. serve in (he Provincial Council, tor tin Town of Napier, in lieu of T. K. Newton. Esq , resigned, took place in front of tin Court bouse, Napier, on Thursday last, hi noon. Alexander Ivvme, Esq , was proposed by Mr Pritchard, seconded by Mi Mullaney, and declared to he duly electee —no other candidate having come fo ward

Provincial Executive. — A Gazette published on Friday last, contains a ne.ii ilcation that John Davis Ormond, Esq .Joseph Rhodes, Esq, ami Alex Kinucdy E-q , have been appointed members of th. Executive Council.

i HLLsTONE. —The schooner ILvald wide i arrived on Saturday br night to (hiprovince two specimen- of Oa-naru free stone. la our next perb 'p- we will hiv something more fo sav null res-ard to Hi?

Mas 'Nic Hall.— Prof s?or Steph mson tlie unrivalled wizard and necromai c>, who arrived in Napier by the Lord A hhy. last week, gave his first performance on Friday evening. Tin* attendance was good and some of the tricks wore exeeedingU clever. Another performance took plm>. on Saturday; the attendance was ever better than on the previous evening. A reference to our advertising columns will show that Professor Stephenson will agaii appear before the pubuc on Tuesday (to morrow), Wednesday, aud Thursday even

A Maine Law for Sydney.— Almost the only political public meetings hcR dining the Inst few months have beer, .'hose of the Political Association for tinSuppression of Drunkenness. This associ atiou was foi ined on ihelllh Deoembei last, after a conference over which tin Rev. S. C. Kent presided. On that occasion a statistical paper was road, showing that at the beginning of the year we ha> more than 20 0 publie-hou>es, and that the revenue derived from the liquor Indie was upward* of £IOO,OOO, while the cost ol police at.d gaols was about a quarter of a million sterling. Of course it is impossible to say how much of this is rend, red neeesary by intemperance, but there can bo no doubt that alcoholic liquors taken in excess are here, as in aT oilier countries wher they are abused, an rrentive to vice aim crime. The memoers of the association are not necessarily total ah-tainerj. At tin inaugural meeting its objects were declared to call forth and direct an enlightened pub [ic opinion in order to procu-e f. omtiu Legislature:—l. A tadieal reform of the aws licensing public-house* for the sale ol intoxicating liquors. 2. The enactment o. i permissive law, prohibiting the com non sale ol intoxicating liquors in publ e house' wherever two-thirds uf the mule adult in habitants of any city, township, or polic. district may record their voles in favor ol its application. Some indication was given last week of tho direction of the force ol this association. After .Mr John thewan had addressed his constituents, ho was aske-u whether he would support a permissive liquor law bill il such a measure introduced and the reply was in the alilrmalive.—bjd ney Morning Herald, Mav tt3.

nuso.xous i?Ai*KU.—i nei i'anpr Trad. Review caul ions the public against a beau tit ill paper, bearing Uic name ~.f “ 0 !.;e. of ireari.” It appears that ti.e pearly ap pearsnoe is communicated to the paper lu .be use of sugar of lead j and on ana \s s it lias been found Umt a ca d measuring o$ by 3 inches c utains no less than 7 grains ol that poisonous substance. UisGrsxixG.—iha Lancet has the following “It is cert -in that manv ladle carry about with them in their chignons tho gorics of ring worm —an intractable maia-.U ihere is also a novel species of false ii 'i in the market; it is called “cli.,rehear . jhair,” and consists not oily of the shafts. I but the roots also, and hence must have 1 been pulled from Ul9 »p%ip of the dead 1"