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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 736, 18 November 1869, Page 2

To Con respond ents. —The lettei of " Solitary " in our next.

The Meaner Ball came off on the evening of Tuesday last, and was, "'vo believe, very successful. Dr Carr, the noted mesmerist and phrenologist, will, we observe, shortly arrive in this town.

Hjs Honoii Mm Justice Johnson and bis secretary, arrived in Napier by the Wellington yesterday.

Tins Day will be one of excitement in Auckland, being polling day for the Suporintendeney election.

The Supreme Court, according to the last notice in the Gazette, opens for the despatch of civil and criminal business this morning. Cobb's Coaches. —By advertisement it may be seen that Cobb and Co.'s coaches now go to Waipukurau every Tuesday and Friday, and that the hour of departure from town lias been changed to 8 30 a.m. Appointments —By the General Government Gazette, 30th October, we learn that Mr Henry Gaisford has been appointed Returning Officer for the Hampden district, vice T. Tanner, Esq., resigned ; J. Anderson, John Curling, and H. S. TifFen, Esqs., have been appointed Visiting Justices of the Napier jail; Alexander Todd, Esq., of Gwnvas, has been appointed a coroner for the Colony; Inspector John M'lntosh Roberts, A.C., has been appointed to command tho Colonial Forces in the Province, of Hawke's Bay ; and Geo. Fox, Esq., ha* been appointed SubInspector when serving afloat.

Boat Accident in the Bay An ac ident which might have resulted in very serious consequences occurred in the Bay about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The facts, as far as we can learn, aie as follows : —A boat, having on board Captain White, of the brigantine Mary Ann, and two seamen, put off from that vessel for the purpo.e of landing the captain on the Spit, and the course taken was that usual to person? accustomed to the place at low water, or at ebb tide, viz., the western side of the Rangatira bank. To attempt this at flood tide, with the sea breaking across the bar, as was the case yesterday, is extremely dangerous, especially when the attempt is made by a person unacquainted with the place. When nearing the channel, the boaf got into a nasty cross sea, and one, rather heavier than the rest, capsized it. Happily the men clung to the boat, which was righted, and gradually drifted towards the western shore. The accident was first observed on the Eastern Spit, we believe by some natives, who informed three or four people, but, little notice seemed to be taken of the. occurrence, and, indeed some disbelieved it altogether as it was difficult to see the boat at all. Some one, however, informing Mr Pilot Kraeft that a boat was capsized in the Bay, that gentleman, with commendable promptiude, got a, boat manned and put off to the rescue; but by the kind and strenuous exertions, attended with considerable personal risk, of Mr H. Beukers, the men were safely landed on the Western Spit before the Pilot boat could render any assistance. One of the seamen, we learn, is consider ably bruised about his legs. We trust this accident will serve as a caution to all those who may not be thoroughly acquainted with this port.

Weather has ag ; \ij set in. The General Assembly. —A Go. vernment Gazette, dated Sfcli H OVi contains a proclamation by his jj x | cellency, altering the date of th e next meeting of the General bly from the Ist December, 1869, | 0 Tuesday, the Ist February 1870. Arrival of a Wesleyan Minis. ter. — The passenger li*t of the s.s. Rangatira, which arrived on Monday morning, contains the names of the Rev. Mr R, Taylor and Mrs Taylor. The rev. gentleman, who belongs to the Wesleyan body, comes from the Province of Canterbury to take hi* station at Waipukurau, to which district he proceeded on Tuesday last.

Statistics of New Zealand, 18G8.—We have to acknowledge the courtesy of the Registrar-General in forwarding to us die above volume A portion of the work had already appeared in a series of tables, papers laid before the General Assembly last session. The order displayed in the arrangements of the work is admirable, any item of the immense mass of information it contains being at once accessible, and the beauty of the topography and excellence of the present work leave nothing to be desired.