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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 99, 23 November 1868, Page 284

I Mr J. T. Peacock. —This gentleman, jhas been elected, without.oppositon, member for Lyttelton in the General Assembly, [vice Macfarlan, deceased.

The Hokitika papers report that there is much siokness there just now, the pre railing diseases being low fever, sore i throats, and bronchial affection. Drowned. —A young man, named H. J. G-oode, was accidentally drowned on Wednesday, 4th while in the act of swimming a mob of cattle across the Wanganui river. The Christchurch Star, says that it is currently reported that our contemporary, the Press, is about to pass into the hands of a-joint-stock company (limited)! " The Hon. John Hall and the. Hon. Mr Stafford, are spoken of sb prominent shareholders.

The Tbickeb Case— We (Wanganui Chronicle) understand that, owing to the exertions of Mr Fox, an inquiry:—a new, and we hope searching inquiry—into' the Tricker case will be held at Bangaitikei, almost immediately after the close of the Native Lands Court, now dragging its slow length along there. Db. Heotob will hardly,, we should think, 1 deem it necessary to contradict the following paragraph, which we take from u Nelson paper: —" A sto/y has reached iis on what is generally' considered as good authority, to the effect that Dr Hector had repeatedly stated his conviction that a severe earthquake would occur on the night of the 18th inßt. He, therefore, invited several scientific friends to spend the evening with him, in order to make observations, ' stating that, he.belieyed that the earthquaki : would take place '.about midnight. . The j mystic hour but brought.no earth-

quake.'with it, and the learned doctor’s friendß began to jest with him on the nonfulfilment of his prediction. He, however, - requestedthem to suspend their judgment for awhile, and, having gone out on the verahdahfor a‘ few 7 minutes; returned, and immediatelycommenced a mock incanta tion scene, calling -around. him/By appri - priate gestures, like ’another Zamiel, the dread powers of darkness,-much'to:the amusement. :of.. his Their horror however, may be imagined when, only a

few mintitpaafter the: Doctor had commenced. his spells, the earthquake really j came ; and we' can hardly be surprised to , learn, as the story .runs,' that, yielding to a sudden and irrational impulse, they uuani- t mously implored him,; to desist; from hii ' unholy work. It is only fair tostate thatwe find no mention /of -this... in.* our Wellington files,-butitissaid-to havefurnished subject for much comment in the capital city.-**" - • —.

CtEBICAL SOAND MBIiBOXTBNB Considerable, consternationhas been causi d in religious circles to farther disclosures relating immoral’, practices, of the ijev. ior many yearsthe popular and highly respects edi pastor of thelargestiißaptist.Church; in Austpaliji, ,Collin,s ? Church.'The'firstbharge'firbugTitSgkihst thelrevf gentleman; that iie mad; kissed a married lady. amember of; his congr@£A : i‘ more -serious-' charges Leonid be; substantiated. The Argus* in-,a _leading art]clej in effect called upph "the " chut|br to fulij investigatethematteri'Slt-vvasth'e’general topic ufmonversation;-.- Alarge mqeting of the members", of the church was thereupon ports were ddly m|estigated. Several let* tersfromthe ffefefri^aiff' i bbi^mingjffiesworsfe-sfispiM^iiJ^ind'j^ffp’ t !?<???• It -Was: proveff:h&had playeff the part%fahypobwte,^u4!^f^^|^me T m6«t - g^ssfmipoißlity^yga^., Jfore, summarily expeffed.from thCOhhrch.