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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 845, 19 October 1870, Page 2

Efforts are being made in Auckland for the formation of a Mutual Marine Insurance Association. A preliminary meeting of shipowners and shipmasters favorable to the project was to have been held on the 14th inst. Thcro are no fewer than 14 newspapers in tho province of viz. : —Two dailies, one semi-weekly, and eleven weeklies. This does not include the Evangelist, nor Mr J. G-. S. Grant's Delphic Oracle. We (Southern Cross) have good authority for stating that Mr Key burn, at tho request of a large number of the electors, will be a candidate for the representation'of the county of Marsden in the General Assembly. Alter laying the foundation stone of a new Baptist Chapal at Peckham recently, a number of those present had a tea meeting. At this rcteiuig lir Spurgeou presided, -x;A st> referring to the war between France and Prussia made the following remarks :•—" I was thinking how differenfc ; y we have been engaged today to what a large number of our fellow-men are engaged on the Continent. We do not know now where the two great armies may be, but we do know that they are on their way to the field, which will bo dyed blood-red with the slain. It makes one : ick at heart to find out the great seers have been telling us that we are getting nearer the millenium. It se«ms to mo that they are something like the Irishman who could foresee backwards (laughter.) I wish these kings of the earth would sometimes do their own fighting instead of getting their soldiurs to fight for them. It would not be a bad idea if Napoleon a:id the limg of Prussia would come over to England and fignt it out. lam quite sure the police would wink at the matter, and, for my part, I would be quite willing to hold their coats, and 1 would cheer each one. on, and say, ' Hit him hard ; I think he deserves Mj.'''-