WELLINGTON.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 46, 18 November 1867, Page 286

WELLINGTON.

3Bt the arrival Of the s.s* Ahuriri yes ; terday, we have received a frill file of the Wellington Independent to' the 16th inst;, from which we are able to gather the following items of news:— A movement had been got up to present an address to Sir George Grey, expressive of the regret felt at bis;‘ExceUency’s departure and.appreciation in which his services are regarded.. A preliminary meeting had'already'been held and- a public meeting had been arranged for this (Monday) evening to elect' a committee to:prepare the address.- The same ; meeting would eWcb a reception committee relative to the 9 expected arrival \of the Duke of gdinburgh, whh ;is now at Adelaide, having arrived *at that port on the 30th October, and was to leave on the • 19th November f for his’ ; next stagey Jdelbburne, : haying also'Jo' visit*' Sy<L liey, Tasmania, and Queensland before New Zealand, where he . pahnot'arrive hintil some time in J January, previous ; to which ! time Sir G; Grey will have left the Colony for England. His Excellency did, we under- , ptandi' intehd to remain in 'Ntew Zealand 'during the visit of ; the Duke : -of Edinburgh, but .has ; ;; yeceived official . •jfptffibatioiK v Sir' G. Bowen, will arrive l about the- middle ;of December. Sir George Grey will, tbereforei 1 hfeer t o: Kawaui leave by the Pahhinh; steamer, 1 [ pfires /Wiellington; Nelsdhi’and:Gahterbury^two former place- ndt of a very-: extensive : : character; : ohe of them being at Te ;; Arp / and ? 'tbe ; Mother/ at Thorridoiii Those at Nelson and Ganterbury were byrthplformefbeingAetimatedat^dm , Bank destroyed il®i§s fj

bound l for :Lytteltou twith coal, f;- An |^e; decisiou. had nbt been made public. wreck biad :^^;beep for • ’tp pieces, ; > -We must reserve fuller accounts of sithe above and other interesting extracts until our next issue. ; r ;V