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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 815, 22 August 1870, Page 3

Among the items of news brought by the mail, ia one stating that in consequence of the Earl of Clarenden's death, Earl Granville has assumed the seals of the Foreign Office, and has been succeeded as Colonial Secretary by the Earl of Kimberley. The following particulars from " Men of the Time," regarding the latter nobleman, wiH therefore be of interest:— Kimberley (Earl of), the Eight Hon. John Woodhouae, born 7th January, 1826, was educated at Eton and Christchuroh, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1847, taking a first class in classical honors. He succeeded his grandfather as third Baron Wodehouse, 2i)th May, 1846, and was raised to the Earldom of Kimberley Ist June, 1866. In December, 1852, he accepted the post of Under Secretary of State for Eoreign Affairs, which he held under Lords Aberdeen and Palmerston until 1856, when he was appointed Ambassador at St. Petersburg. He returned from Eussia in 1858, and resumed his post as Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs in Lord Palmerston'e second administration, 19th June, 1859, retiring 14th August, 1861. In 1863 he was sent on a special mission to the north of Europe, with the view of obtaining some settlement of the Schleswig-Holstein question, and in October, 1864, succeeded the late Earl of Carlisle in the Lord-Lieutenancy of Ireland, resigning that post on the fall of Lord Russell's second administration, in July, 1866.

The following, from a correspondent, appears in the Melbourne Argus: " Beechwortb, 2nd August—The General Sessions were commenced here to-day, and the entire business was disposed of. Henry Power was plac-d in tbe dock, and charged on three separate counts with bushranging. He pleaded guilty to each of theuo. When asked as to what he had to say why sentence should not be passed upon him, he addressed the Judge, hoping that he would " draw it mild," as he might reform; and he informed his Honor that, if he did not " draw it mild," he would return the compliment should they ever meet in the bush. He said he did not wish to be an old man when he was liberated; and according to the leniency of his sentence would be his conduct when he was again a free man. He then bade an affectionate adieu to the people in Court. His Honor sentenced him to five years' hard labor on each oharge, the sentences to be cumulative. Power left for Pentridge during the day by escort, under the care of Superintendent HBre, one of his captors. There was a large crowd to see him start, to j whom he bade farewell, hoping he should jmeet them some day when he had a 'double barrel in bis hand,"