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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 23, 24 June 1867, Page 148

Earthquake. —A slight shock of earthquake was felt iu Napier at about 530 this morning.'

The Nathsn Troupe. —There are few of our readers who have not heard or read of the above favourite troupe. A day or two ago, we were informed that, on leaving Auckland, it was very likely they would pay us a visit. Nelson files, however; received since the above reached us, inform us that they arrived in that town on the sth instant. However, it is not impossible that the good folk of Napier will yet have an opportunity of witnessing this talented company.

The “Weather.—A cold, seasonable =onfch-wester still prevails, with occasional showers, but there has been a marked improvement from what we have lately experienced, still it is too. heavy and too cold to be pleasant to pedestrians.

Disbanding Volunteers. —A notice has-appeared in the Gazette, disbanding the Waimea-East company of Volunteers

Wait aw A. —We learn from the Gazette of Friday last that F. S. Abbott, Esq., has been appointed trustee of the Waipawa school, in place of Mr Winsor, resigned.

1 and Sales. —The Gazette of Friday contains a return of land sales at Napiei tor the month endiug 31st. March, 1867, — the, nett balance being £4316 9s 4d. SuitdlCAL.— The Gazette of Friday last contains a notification that John Murray Gibbs, Esq., Bachelor of Medicine, Aberdeen, member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, and Licentiate to practicv midwifery, is fully qualified to practice his profession.

Government Land Sale. —We beg to draw attention to a sa e of 1687 acres of .luagricultural land to go to auction at 5? an acre at the Crown Lands Otlice, Napier, on Wednesday-next, June 2G, at noon.

Election. —An election of a member t serve in tho Provincial Council, for tht town of Napier, in lieu of T. K. Newton. Li.-q., resigned, took place in front of tin Court-house, Napier, on Thursday last, at .toon. Alexander Ivvine, Esq, was proposed by Mr Pritchard, seconded by Mr Nlullauey, and declared to be duly elected —no other candidate having come fo ward.

Provincial Executive. — A Gazette, published on Friday last, contains a noti Jcation that John . Davis. Ormond,. Esq , Joseph Rhodes, Esq., and Alex. Kmnedy, K?q, have been appointed members of the Executive Council.

Freestone.— The schooner Herald, which arrived on Saturday brought to this province two specimens of Oauiaru free stone. .In our next perhaps we will have iomething more to say wiiii regard to this Masonic.Hall.— Professor Stephenson, :he unrivalled wizard and necromancer, who arrived in Napier by the Lord A-hley! last week, gave liia fhat performance on b'riday evening. Tho attendance was good, and some of the tricks, were exceedingly clever. Another performance took place >n. Saturday j the attendance was■even oetter than on the previous evening. A :i-ference to our advertising columns will show that Professor istephenson will again appear before the public on Tuesday (to morrow), Wednesday, and Thursday evenings.

A Maine Law fob Sydney. —Almost ;he ouly political public meetings held -during the last lew months have been ■ hose of the Political Association for the suppression ot Drunkenness. This associ at ion was formed on the 11th December iast, after a conference over which, the Rev. S. 0. Kent presided. On - that occa--ion -a statistical paper was read, showing .hut ; at the beginning. of the 1 year we haa more than .20-0 public-houses, • and that i he regime derived from the liquor traffic was upward.- of £40y,000, while the cost oi police. ar.d gaols was about a quarter,pf a million sterling. Of course it is impossible >o say how much of this ia rend-.-red necee jai-y by intemperance, but there can be no -doubt that alcoholic liquors taken in excess are here, as in al other countries ,wher» diey aro abused, an ,ii centive to, vice anci crime. . The inembersof the association art not necessarily totalabstainers. At tin inaugural meeting its objects .were declared id cull forth and direct an enlightened pub [ic opinion in order to procure, from, the Legislature :—l.. A radical reform, of tin la 'vs licensing public-houses for,the sale ol intoxicating liquors,.. The enactment of a permissive, law, prohibiting the common *? a .^ 3 <°i indicating liquors.in public-houses adult in. fcpws#kip* or police

district may record their, rotes in favor ,of its -applicatfo n. .Some, indigation .-was givenweek of the direction of the force of t'his association. After Mr - John Stewart had addressed his constituents, he was asked whether, he would - sQpport a permissive ’il-. quor.law bill if such a measure introduced, and. the rdply was in the affirmative.—Sydney Morning Herald, May 23. ; “.

J > 9 l3o *'‘ OU3 \ PdPER.-7-The Paper Trade Review cautions the public aga in*t a beau: tiful paper, bearing the name of. “Mother of Pear].” Itappeura that the, pearly appearance is communicated to the paper by the use of sugar of lead -. and on analysis it has been found that a card measuring 5 J by a inches Cjhtains uo less than 7 grains of tliafc poisonous substance. Disqustino.-— Tlie Lancet has the following :—“lt is certain that many ladies carry about:with tiiemin tlr ir chignons the germs of ringworm—an intractable malady, l’here is also-a noTel species of false hairm -the market; it is called “ churchyard hair,” and comists not only of tlie shafts, hut the roots also, and hence must have been pulled from the ocalp of the dead !"

Dr Livingstone.— What will our readers say when we tell them that Dr Livingstone is not dead ? yet such we are assured by Captain Munro, of tiie schooner Herald, is the Bubstance of a telegram in the English news, which will probably arrive in Napier to-day.