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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1445, 3 October 1872, Page 3

The Wanganui papers complain of the rapid shoaling of the north foreshore of the river, and say that vessels will have to discharge and load in the stream unless the wharves are run out into deep water. The New Zealand Herald, Sept. 28, says:—'• Apollo strikes the lyre." Quite a classical «tory unfolded itself yesterday before his Worship Judge Beckham. An artist brings a son of Neptune, in the form of a gallant t»ea captain (who was recently a coast harbor pilot in the North), to the studio of a photographic artist, whose name is not Praxiteles, but M'Garrigle. "Mr M'G.," said tie artist, " Captain B.; Captain B, Mr M'G." Mutual salutations. Artist: " Captain B. wants his portait taken—in oil colors ; you are to do the photo, i the coloring and stippling. What's the figure?" "Never mind, my dear sir. Sit down, Oaptain B." Captain B. sits, and the lens of the camera is turned upon him. "My dear fellow," said the Captain, " will you take—.scrip 1 " The photographer preferred cash, but the Captain said that A polios would be in a few (lavs at the top of the market. The man of shadows took the scrip. He told the result yesterday : " I took the Apollos. They served ine shamefully : that scrip cost me MU" "How?" asked the Judge. " In calls" was the spasmodic and bitter reply. Referring to the fuueral of Mr Louis Hettit, who died at his residence, Otorohanga (Waikato), on the the 19th September, from an attack of paralysis, the Alexandra correspondent of the New Zealand Herald says :—The Rev, L. 0. Brady went up to perform the funeral rite?, but the Hauhaus not wishing that a European minister should bury him, he was consigned to the grave about an hour before the rev. gentleman reached Otorohanga according to the Hauhau rites, their service being read over the body. The Hauhaus had hurried on the funeral so that our clergyman and the Europeans should not be present,

Of the Auckland live stock market, Mr Alfred Buckland reports as follows for the week ending Sept. 27 :—At Bemuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle were in usual numbers, and without alteration «i value. Store cattle were in moderate supply; for well-bred animals improved values were obtained. Fat cattle in average supply ; 105 head sold. An advance of 2s 6d the lOOlbs over las't week's prices was obtained. Sheep, botli shorn and in their wool, in full supply, prices were lower fully half-penny per lb. Pigs were in moderate supply, and without alteration in value. Lambs were numerous, but many of them of very inferior quality.