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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1469, 31 October 1872, Page 2

We need scarcely, we (hint, remind the public of Hawke's Buy that tomorrow will be the fourteenth anniversary of the political separation of their Province from Wellington. Most, if not all, place? of business will be closed, and a general holiday will be observed. From advertisements which have appeared in our columns, it will be seen that the tint; Band of the Napier Rifle Volunteers will give a picnic on the Meanee race coarse, and a cricket match between town and country teams will also come off at the same place. We trust that fine weather will prevail.

The new vessel u hieh has been on Messrs. Days and Bristow's slip, Cough Island, was successfully launched into the Iron Pot this afternoon. The *vork of rigging, &c, will now be rapiJly proceeded with. She will be ketch rigged The Rev. R. Taylor will (D V.) conduct Divine service on Sunday next, 3id Nov., as follows :—At Waipukurau at 11 a.m., at at 3 p.m., and at Waipawa at 6 30 p.m. In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, a drunkard and resister of the police was fined £2, and in de fault was committed to prison for a week. Thomas Gray wascluuged with stealing a gold watch.—Remanded to Tuesday next.

The talented member for Eden is lima described by a northern contemporary :—The greatness of Mr Creighton's ability is, in being cabable of changing his opinion with every change of Ministry. Ever since he has been in the Assembly he has opposed and aided in ousting every successive Government, utterly regardless of policy. He is incapable of entertaining any other idea except that of endeavoring to get the seat of Government back to Auckland and paying off Wellington. No doubt it was in order to attain this end that he threw to the winds all his former professions, aided again in placing in power a vset of men against whom he had previously used the verystrongest language that the forms of the House would permit. Mr Creightcm is a political renegade, and calculated to do more, injury than good to any party he supports, Mr Edward Grey, of Tokomairiro (Otago), died very suddenly on the 25th jnat., whilst sitting on a chair talking to his wife. Heait disease was the cau.se o/f death,