HAWKE'S BAY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 661, 9 March 1859, Page 6

HAWKE'S BAY.

have papers From this province to th-e 26th lilt. The Bishop of New Zealand, on his way to the meeting of the Synod at Wellington, arrived at Napier on the 4th, and preached -on the following Sunday.

The Waipukurau races >came off successfully on the 2nd Feb. The ' Herald' has the following :• —

STEATH '>COSIMT7NICATIOIir BETWEEN NAPIES AND THB SISTEK PROVINCES.

We have this week the pleasure of announcing that steam communication on the East Coast is at last a great fact—the General Government having arranged with the owner of the White Swan to ruh that fine steamer from Auckland to Napier, Wellington, liyttelton, and Dunedin,—thence to Wellington and Nelson, —returning to Auckland vi& Wellington and Napier. The new arrangements will take effect in the beginning of March ; and the only" alloy to intelligence of so highly gratifying a character, is that Captain McLean will no longer be in command, he having resolved to settle at Ohristchurch.

We subjoin a letter received by tte Pegasus from Mr. Kirkwood^ owner of the White Swan, dated -Jan. 28, and which Mr. Ferguson, to whom it is addressed, has kindly placed at our disposal:— " I have pleasure to inform you thatl have made an engagement with the Government to work the White Swan on the East Coast, calling at Ahuriri; &ut this arrangement is only experimental, the permanency of the service being contingent upon that *rp.ate paying the steamer adequately. I am not ■certain that the length, 145 feet, and draught of water, 12 feet, will permit her to go into the Iron Pot, and, if not, the authorities should at once provide suitable beach boats to expedite the work in discharging and laading; as the terms of my contract will not permit of a long and Unreasonable delay. " As it is my-intention to charge moderate rates ?for freights and passages, I shall in return look for ;the -almost undivided support of the settlers in "'Napier, to and from Auckland. " Early in March, I believe, the White Swan will commence this service en route from Wellington to ..^Auckland, «,nd you will oblige me if you will direct l4he attention-of <the Editor of the 'Herald' to this • - contract. •'! In conclusion,:it is ;HQt my intention to run in -■opposition to the Wonga Wwiga; but I think it advisable that the-, visitsof the two steamers as to •time should be equally divided:; and I trust that vthe directors of the Wonga Wonga will take that view of the case and act upon it;"— Feb. 12. THE ELECTIONS. TTho elections, So far, have created little or no ••excitement; indepd the proceedings have been attended' with a degree of apathy for which it is > <Hffiroiltfto account. The -nomination for the town of Napier took place on 'Tuesday last, a.t noon. The attendance was thin, and it-was not .till some minutes after the returning officer had read the writ that any candidate was proposed. Ultimately, five gentlemen were duly proposed and seconded, viz.—rßev. W. Colenso, nominated by Mr. Burton, seconded by Mr. Edwards; Captain Munn, nominated by Mr. Verrers. seconded by Mr. J. Steven; Mr. T. H. Fit?,Geni.ld, nominated by Mr. France, seconded J'by Mr. Tillers ; Dr. Hitehings, nominated by Mr. tSamnel Winsor, seconded $»y Mr. Button.; Mr. J, ■"-J. Kelly, nominated by Mr. E. V.. Wood, fseconded :by Mr. Edwards. The candidates ihaying briefly -- addressed the meeting, a show of hands was then •^aken.-wrtli the following result:—Fitzgerald, 20;. '■Hitehings, 13; Colenro, 9; Iveiiy, 4; Munn, 1. "A poll was then demanded. The polling took place on the following day.' 'Th« progress of the poll w<is, under the provisions •of the-.new. a«t,'kcpt secret by the returning officer. "The result, «s announced by him at four o'clock, -was jis follows-: —:FitzGenild, 25; Colenso, 23; Tlitcheus, '2o ; 'Kelly, 6-; Mnnn, 4 The candidates "{successful and'iinsucGflssitil) each addressed a ftnv words to the electors, and the business cloyed. The nomination -'for-CTwe took place on Thurs■d=iy. Mr. J. B.'FeryuKon was nominated by Mr. ■IVfrer M'Sliilum, -seconded by Mr. Francis Bee; 31 r. Jos Rhodes, nominated by Mr. J. Chambers, •seconded hy Mr, -J. Mormon. The respective -candidates tihen-addressed thp meeting- and kshow •of hands .proving to he in favour of Mr. Ferguson, -a pall whs (Icmmiai'd for Mr. Ehodes. The polling 'takes place this d:iy. Next week wiil lie occupied by the election for \Napior country—the candidates "in the Held being My. Tiffeii -a»<l Mr. Anderson. Capt. Carter, it is ifiHid, will.-also he brought forward.—Feb. J&. The polling for Clive District took place on Saturday last, the 19Ui 'iii.st,, with the'following rt-psult.—lthode«,l2;'Fergurton 9.- The Returning ■(; )tr«sfr • «ons«jut?ntly declared Joseph Rhodes, Esq/ sto be duly elected. "'Tlie^candidtftes briefly'thanked Ahe electors, and the/proceedings, terminated with =a vote of thtaiks to the Returning Officer. For (tlie^fap'ier Country District the nomination took place on Monday, the 21st J. C. L. Cai-ter

was nominated by Uev. W. Coleiiao, and seconded by J. L. Hcrrick; H. S. Tiffcn, by Edmund Tuke,. seconded-by Robert Breingan ; James Anderson, by Robert lireiugan, seconded by E. Davis. Speeches havitig been nnulo by the candidates ft show of hands was taken, the rosult of which was—TilFcn, 9; Anderson, 9 ; Carter, 6. A poll was demanded on behalf of Capt. Carter by two electors. The polling took place on Thursday at Pofcane; the votes recorded were as follows:-—-Tiffon, 12j Carter, 7; Anderson, 6, At Puketapu—Tifl'en, 12 $ Anderson, 6; Curter, 6. At Maraekakaho— Carter. 5 ; Tiffen, 4; Anderson, 1. Totals—Tifl'en, 28 ; Carter, 18; Anderson, 13—the two first being therefore duly elected.—February 26. Hohse Taming----On Friday, the 14th inst., Mr. Humphries, a pupil of Mr. liarey'sand recently from Melbourne, gave a lesson at Mr. Tanner's station on the liua Tanivvha plains which was attended by several influential settlers from various parts of the district. The subject operated upon was a thoroughly vicious mare selected by Mr. J. D. Banning and belonging to the natives at Porangahau. She was originally imported from Australia and had been turned out as incurable by several parties who had taken her in hands.in this colony. From her extreme timidity through former ill-treatment a considerable time elapsed before Mi\ Humphries could get her in hands, but at the expiration of about half an hour before such time she was obliged to succumb and became quite tractable allowing several gentlemen to ride round the j'ard on her back. All present were highly satisfied with the result and loft with the intention of acting upon the day's instruction Mr. Humphries had so ably illustrated.—lbid.