AUCKLAND.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 724, 7 October 1869, Page 3

AUCKLAND.

By the s.s. Rangatira, Capt Renner, which arrived from Auckland at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, we have dates to the 4th hist., from which we make the following summary of news : The election for the Supevintendency continues to cause considerable excitement. The re-election of Mr Williamson is looked upon as certain. Flour has gone up to £lB per ton, and the 2-pound loaf is now quoted at sd.

There is no material alteration in the live stock market. The latest reports will be found in our commercial column. The news from the Thames continues highly encouraging, and hundreds of people are Hocking There from almost all parts of the Colony and from Australia. We observe that 3,911 ounces of gold have been obtained from the Long Drive claim alone during the month of September. The Imperial Crown have struck another rich leader on their ground. 5.200 ounces of gold were brought up to Auckland by the p.s. Royal Alfred on the 4th inst. Something assimilating in its nature to a reformatory is being established at Auckland, the prime movers being Lady Bowen, Lady Martin, and Mrs Whitaker. The p.s. Sturt arrived at the Manukau on the morning of the 4th inst., from Wanganui and Taranaki, having on board his Excellency the Governor and the hon. Mr M'Lean. A seam of coal of a hard bright nature, apparently of considerable thickness, has been found at the Bay of Islands, on European land. In its appearance it greatly resembles the Cannel coal, and is handy of water carriage.

A fatal accident occurred at Drury on the 3rd inst. A man was thrown from his horse and picked up deai,. An inquest was held on the body the same day, when Mr Rayner, a medical gentleman, gave it as his opinion that deceased had fallen from his horse backwards, and was then dragged a considerable distance, and was kicked by the horse in the face, which kick produced a fracture of the base of the skull, causing death. A verdict of "accidental death" was returned. The deceased's name was Henry Greenacre. A man named James Hall was accidentally killed at the Thames on tke night of the 2nd inst. A report is published that "Fenian O'Connor," as he is called, has been trying to convert the Maori "king" to Fenianism, although what the "brotherhood" would gain by the said conversion no one can make out. A correspondent of the New Zealand Herald, however, thinks that Mr O'Connor has an eye to more profitable business than making Tawhaio a Fenian, and says it is a great pifrf that the authorities do not stop such meddling fellows from making mischief,