Hawke's Bay Times. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1868.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 555, 27 February 1868, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1868.

Nidliits adiUcius jurare in verba nuiffhlri.

We ara compelled to bold over our usual leading matter. Kxeost of STtEEP.— During the month of February 5,145 sheep have been exported from the Fort of Napier, Out of this number, 1,54-ohave been exported to Auekiand, 1,485 to Tokomam, 1,300 to Xologa Hay, and 1,120 to Poverty Bay. The TitiCK ah Case*—A memorial addressed to his Excellency the Governor ■ on behalf of the convict Tricter, is being ' extensively signed in the Kangitikci. From ! the nature of the statements made by the memorialists, and from the inuuuutial " character of the gentlemen concerned in the movement, we have some hope that r at length c real inquiry will be made into f the case by the Government and justice > done. There has never been any real inquiry yet. —WclL'jgton Independent, 22nd r February,

i'IEE ax Waiphta Sxoceads, —During the morning of Tuesday, the 25th Febniar7i riie above stockade, at that time occupied by the Hawke’s Bay portion of the Armed Constabulary, was almost totally destroyed by fire, the only portions saved being the officers’ quarters and the canteen. The lire was discovered at 2 a.m., and a strong wind was blowing, which rendered it difficult to save the officer’s quarters. We understand that it was sharp work for some ol the gallant fellows to escape with their lives, and that the destruction of their traps was complete. We believe that no cause can be at present assigned for the unfortunate occurrence: and that tents are to be sent this morning for the use of the men. The late Ship Echuxga.— AH claims against the above vessel and Capt. Knight must be rendeyed in duplicate to Messrs Kinross & Co., before noon to-day ; otherwise they will not be recoguizedEacecothse Booths. —These were disposed of on Wednesday evening, at the following prices ; —Grand Stand Booth, to Mr Ashton, at £2O; two others, to Messrs Maney and Hastie, at £7 each. Gazette. —We are indebted to the Hawke’s Bay Herald for the information that a Provincial Government Gazette was issued on Saturday, Feb. 22, —a copy of the same not having, as yet, readied our office. Our contemporary thus notices its contents: —“A Provincial Government Gazette, dated Saturday last, contains a proclamation that John Davies Ormond, lisq., has been appointed Deputy Superintendent ; a notification that Mr E. Lamplough has resigned the appointment of ferryman at Waihua, and that Mr James Ilamshar has been appointed ; a notification that the Provincial Government offices will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 3rd and 4th, and on Thursday, March sth, from 12 o’clock ; a proclamation that certain agricultural lands at Clyde will be open for selection at £l on acre on the 28th May ; and a proclamation that certain town and other enumerated sections will be put up to auction on Wednesday, 271 h May. 4he proclamations of sale will be found in our advertising columns.” Bat of Islands Coal. —We have been inf .nned that in all probability a” vessel may soortly bo expected to arrive from Auckland, laden with Bay of Islands coal. These coals are now greatly u«ed by the various steamboats on tlie New Zealand coast, and it is asserted by some that they n o for some purposes, far superior to the Newcastle coal. We are glad to observe from our Auckland files that the mines at the Bay of Islands arc turning out so productive. What a Tlssf.l cat Carry.— We give clu list of cargo taken by the Donald Mac-k-«y, which sailed from Melbourne for Loudon via Geelong on the January, as S' owing what can bo stowed away on board i a large vessel: —3,950 b ties wool, 547 casks .! fallow, 350 tons copper ore, 33 bales sheep|skins, 07 bales leather, 869 bags wheat, ' 250 bags llour, 4,CG7oz. gold. Si t Geoegk Ghet.—The Melbourne 1 Argus, of the I2th February says :—“ Wo observe from the home papers that Sir George Grey has been appointed to his ; old government —that of the colony of the • Cape of Good Hope.” The London cor--1 respondent of the same paper writes :—“lt : is expected that Sir G. Grey, late Governor of .Sew Zealand, will succeed Sir P. Wodehouse as Governorncr of the Cape, The l atter is about to return home.” Narrow Escape of Mr Fox.—The Wanganui Times, of the 15th instant, gives the following account of a narrow escape from serious injury which recently occurred to Mr Fox: —By S - 30 the coach reached the a urakina hill, and shortly after commencing the descent came suddenly in front of Mr Burr’s dray, which, was on its way up- , wards. The dray was drawn up as close ; in the cutting under the hill as possible, and the coach tried to pass outside it, nearly grazing the near wheel of the dray, but unfoituuately the ground under the outside jweeds of the coach gave way, and it fell over At that critical moment the king r boll winch comiecti-d the fore and aft parts of the coach, providentially bent and drew out, leaving the b.dy of the coach to be precipitated down an almost perpendicular precipice of over 49 feet. The driver acted with firmness and presence of mind; kept . his seat and took his hoiscs safely past the coach from Tuvakiua, which was then on its way up, and only a short distance from where the accident occurred. Mr Gilchrist 1 and Mr Buller instantly jumped off the coach-bos, and ran to the assistance of the (other passengers, who, in the body of the ■ coach, were precipitated down.the eliti; the * coach, in the descent rolled three times ‘ right over. The passengers were drawn up > by ropes, when it was found that one had > ins leg broken in two places, whilst all were severely bruised and .-hakeu, with the single . exception of a little child, eight or nine r months old, who went right to the bottom , of the precipice, and was found under the I coach quite uninjured and laughing. Mr B Fox escaped with a severe bruise on the ] thigh, and of course, a shock to the entire 3 frame, but about mid-day continued his t journey to Wellington in a private convey--5 ance.” By late Wellington papers we obe serve that Mr Fox was confined to his bed. . It is satisfactory, however, to learn that no 1 bones are broken; and we hope soon to hosr of his entiro recoTtrv.