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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1427, 13 September 1872, Page 2

In the Resident Magistrate's Court, this morning, one drunkard was fined five shilling*; another was dismissed on payment of costs, 2s &L Neagle v. M'Hiigh.—Claim of £2.1 5a 3d. Disputed.—Adjourned for a week.—Two. other civil case* were adjourned to. Tuesday.

The total strength of the adult Volunteer force in Hawke's Bay on. the 31st March last was 214, divided as follows: —Cavalry, 53; Artillery; 48; Rifles, 113—Napier, 65; and Wairoa, 4& Of this, number, 182: drew capitation money to the amount, of £391 &.

According to the local paper, an exodus of Chinese has set in from Tuapeka to the West Coast goldfields. Three hundred Celestials have already cleared out, and inore are expected; t& follow.

In the debate in the House of Representatives, on Mr Swanson's motion for making the Attorney-Generalship a political office, Mr Stafford is reported to ha\e said:—"Better terma could not have been made with the present Attorney-General (who receives £,2QO> more than his predecessors). The negotiations were carried on between himself and the A fctorney General for five or six months before the latter would consent to the terms offered. Heat fiisi; gave a peremptory refusal.. That gentleman came up once or twiceto see him on the subject; and went back refusing to accept the offiee, and it was solely on account of his (MrStafford's) great persistency, the inducement of an augmentation to thesalary provided by statute, and the promise of a judgeship, if a vacancy should arise, that the Attorney General was induced to accept the office. He considered that promise binding upoa himself. If in offiee again, and a vacant judgeship arose, and the At-torney-General claimed it, he would consider himself in honor bound to give it to him." The Roman Catholics in DunccUa intend starting a new paper. v The Customs Revenue at Dunedhj for the month of August last amount to £18,206 15s 8d»