Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1871.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1133, 29 September 1871, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1871.

The Kev. W. M'Gregor will (D.V.) conduct Divine Service at the Port Church on Sunday evening next at 7 o'clock. A supplementary mail for Europe, America, <fec, will be forwarded hence by the s.s. Star of the South, which vessel will steam for the Thames and Auckland at J o'clock to-morrow (Saturday) evening. The patent slip now in course of construction on Gor.gh Island is being rapidly pushed fcn'ward, and Mr Days, the proprietor, expects that the work will be finished in two or three days' time. In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning one drunkard was fined ss. George Franklin was charged with having unlawfully driven a number of horses in Sbakspeare road, to the risk of the passers-by. By the statement of the constable who brought the charge, it appeared that when spoken to, the defendant was insolent to the police. Th defence, he said he was not driving the horses, bul that they had got away from him. The worthy Magistrate dismissed the case, with a caution. Annabel v. Pinhorn.—A claim of £5 10s, value of a cow sold and delivered.— Judgment by default for amount claimed and 13s costs. Our Auckland correspondent writes as follows under date Sept. 25 :—"We have had ten days dry weather, and the change is an extreme one from the excessive wet we had previously. The ground has almost literally baked. The season must he a very trying one to out horticulturists and agriculturists." The following is added, under date Sept. 26, 11 a.m.: —" A terrific thunderstorm and hailstorm broke over this city about fifteen minutes ago. It came from N.W, the wind having been from the K.E all the morning. T have not vet heard of any damage."—The remainder of our oorrespondent's letter must hold over until to-morrow. The Southern Cross of 14th instant, says : —Late yesterday afternoon an accident occui red in Queen street nearly opposite the shop of Mr Dyson, draper, by which a young child's leg wa< broken, or very severely injured. It appears that the accident occurred while the Circus people were careering along Qi.een .street with their band playing, and was caused by some fellows who were riding on horses alongside the trap carrying the band. So far as we have been able to learn, some of the horses were plunging a good deal at the noise of the band, and the child was knocked over, but v hether the injuries were sustained by a kick froni one of the horses, or by being trampled upon by the iron-clad hoofs, we have not learned. We understand, however, that it is the left thigh that is injured. The child was picked up, and, after being attended to, was carried home. The boy is only spme eight or nine years of age. The Thames Evening Star, 21st says : —We learn from Ohinemuri that Mr Puckey, Civil Commissioner, left there yesterday to return to the Thames.

As to the exact I'esult of his negotiations with Te Hira and the natives, of course nothing definite can be said to be known at present, but we believe that Te Hira, although not about to give a formal consent to the re-opening of the Tauranga mail-service, will yet not actually oppose the transmission of telegrams, which may in all probability commence about the beginning of next month, and will, in fact, be equivalent to a mail service. The mail bag, so long detained by the obstructive Hauhaus, has been sent back to Tauranga, to be given up, so that matters may now be regarded as being in a fair way of settlement We \\v\j mention that we understand that Mr Puckey, in his dealings with the natives, has received most effectual assistance fiom Tarapipi, of the Fiako —the King's right hand man, it may be said. At latest dates from the Thames, (Tuesday evening last)Oaledonianshares were quoted at from ,£l2O to .£125; Thames, £22 10s to £23 10* ; Tokatea, £4 17s 6d. Enquiries for Nonpareils, All Nations and Shotovers.