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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 17, 13 May 1867, Page 109

Health of St. Thomas —The Panama Star and Herald, March 25, says“ It is with no small satisfaction that we learn of the improved sanitary state of the island of St. Thomas, which was such on the 16th inst., that both the British and Spanish Consuls were issuing clean bills of health to vessels sailing tliencs for foreign ports. The St. Thomas Times says: *By the last newspapers received, we see that yellow fever is very bad at Panama.’ This is not the case j there has not been a single deaih from that disease among the permanent residents of Panama who have been here any length of time, and of the few deaths that have occurred among newcomers, with very few exceptions, they have all occurred among persons who contracted the disease at St. Thomas or on board vessels trading with that island. At present, we do not know of a case of yellow fever either in Aspinwall or Panama, nor is there disease of any kind prevalent on this Isthmus.” New Vessel foe the Wateoa Trade. —ln our shipping columns, this morning, will be observed the arrival of the cutter Grayling, from Auckland. This vessel is the property of Mr Jeffcote of Auckland, who was a passenger by her. That gentlehas intimated to us his intention of plating the. Grayling on the trade between this port and the Wairoa. The Grayling is a fine roomy cutter, of about 15 tons register, and capable of carrying from 25 to 30 tons dead weight, and draws, when loaded, about 3 feet 6 inches of water. Her passenger accommodation, too is of a class rarely to be found in vessels of the Grayling’s tonnage. To the foregoing, may be added the fact that the Grayling i 3 an excellent sea boat, being remarkablystiff in adverse weather. We trust her enterprising owner may meet with sufficient encouragement to continue in the trade; though, we must confess, the vessels already engaged in the trade do not appear to have too much to do.

Death of La Gizzi, the Italian Bitrgandess.—The Italia of Naples announces the death of the famous brigandcss, La Gizzi, who was for some lime the terror of the Volturara district. La Gizzi was a tall, muscular woman, with beetling brows, with a thick mass of black shaggy hair that fell over her shoulders and breast. She was so bloodthirsty that she voluntarily performed the office of executioner on every captive doomed to deatli by her band. It is related that on one occasion after stabbing three of her captives, she collected the blood that flowed from their wounds in a jar, and then poured it over the head of her lover, telling him that that should be his baptism of blood. Being sharply pursued by the troops, her consort and herself took refuge in the cottage of a peasant at Pe trosa, and compelled him with dreadful threats to give them food. The peasant laid some provisions before tlu-m; but while they were busied with their meal he seized an axe, and attacked them with such fury that he struck both La Gizzi and her companion to the ground before they could defend themse’ves. He then ran to the neighbouring village of Ricigliano, collected the national guard of the district, and returned to liis cottage. Here "they found the two dead bodies, and after decapitating them carried the heads of La Gizzi and her lover, together with their conqueror, in triumph through the district.

Good News were it bht True.—We (New Zealand Herald) do not know where our-Victorian contemporary obtain its information, but certainly the people of Auckland kno w nothing of the following, which we take from the Argus of the Gfch April:— ** Jt is stated that the M-ibris have discovered a gold-field on .the Earamea river, in the Province of Auckland, and that it is yielding well.”