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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 699, 12 July 1869, Page 2

Interesting to Meteorologists.— On Sunday evening, at about. twenty-five minutes past seven a brilliant meteor vv aobserved from Bolton-street in :his town. It proceeded in the direction of tin Obser Vatory, from between the parson age and Mr Kane's house, where it appeared to burst. It was of a beautiful blue color, and when it burst, u hissing sound from ii was distinctly heard. The discrimination of this meteor in proceeding in the direc lion of the. Observatory is worthy of re mark. —Wellington Indsneivlent, tiih Jul. Value of MiLiTAtcr to n-: Colonies —Whilst a pn'ly in Xevv Z ul»nd is desirous of retaining a regiment in the colour, we fi id the Melbourne press thus discussing the advisability of yetting ri I of wnat jt terms the "military incubus." The Melbourne Lea tar s.ns : —Tiie irilitarv in cubus will not be borne inu-h lunger. Fov the last two years her M j sty's Jul lia.been more like a barraeki than a i.iion. Thirty is the av\ ratje number of soldiers of the 11th constantly bivouacked within :ts vails Tliey are ratiier expensive to keep, and n» the regiment is a present we uouid rather not have, perhaps a small nccoiii.l wili be presented io the House < f Com nous to balaree t.io o!;e sent in by the l)uke of Edinburgh, setting iorth the. s m in winch Victo.ia desires to be lvimbu sea for attending to the moral interred id' a section of Great Uiitain's standing army.) Tnt-re is one consolation that we nave ini in return f*»r our outlay, even if our cl'iimj to be recouped should be refused, namely,, that the red-co a ted rascils cannot get so easily over the j iil wail as they could ov r, Under, or tiirou;ii tiie i-uriuck wad. Tbisj consideration is something, for it is always a doub ful matter wiietuer there m'-j not pa great rascals confi ied by tlie one as In the o her. Although thirty is tli; averaged the t(>lal number oi iiidi.ary eouii .ed is I greater. Last year no 1 ss 1 lhiiii £73 were sentenced and incarcerated. Inquiries should be made whether they doi not prefer the jail to tneir regular quirteis. It js certain that the pubic safely tvuiid be promoted by inoaic.-ialing the regiment fin masss. It J£»'l Grrauvide i* under* the impresdou that we would resent the withdraw..! of the troops, tiie receipt of a des patch from our G-overnor,embodying some pi tiieac lucid will fiuuioe to tUwauus.o his