Local and General News.

Marlborough Express, Volume IV, Issue 166, 27 March 1869, Page 3

Local and General News.

The Nelson Provincial Council is to meet on April 27th, Colonel M‘Donnell has resigned his command, and is retiring to Australia. The Rev. Father Hickie will probably visit Blenheim so as to preach here on Sunday week. A considerable fire took place at Napier, on Saturday last, when Benker’s Hotel, on the Spit was destroyed.

Mr. Creighton has been returned to the House of Representatives with a majority of 92 over Mr. Wrigg. The Cambodia, from London, arrived in Wellington on Tuesday evening last, 126 days out. She is advertised to load wool from Canterbury. From latest Auckland papers we learn that in the fight at Whakataue, described in our last week’s telegrams, 40 Hanhaus and not 20 were killed as therein stated.

/~E Governor’s order in council appoints that [the Port of Havelock shall be a “ warehousing iport, and approves of the same as a port for the importation of tobacco.” ' In common with all who know him, we are

glad to find that Master VV. M‘Hutcheson has been promoted to be assistant telegraphist at Tokomairiro, with a corresponding increase of salary. Master W. Sinclair is appointed messenger here in his place. Lynch Law. —Nikora and Te Iho Ariki, two of the principal of the Poverty murderers having been taken prisoners, were shot by Messrs. Wyllie, Benson, Suehe, Wi Brown, and another native. Te Iho was the wretch who killed Mr. Wyllie’s son.

The steamer Lyttelton will, we understand, continue to trade between this port and Nelson, as the General Government have not held out sufficient inducement for Messrs. Nath. Edwards and Co. to place her on the trade between Wanganui and Patea.

''’The friends of Mr. W. Syms, chemist (who has left for Hokitika, where he has purchased the business of Mr. Prosser) to the number of twenty, entertained him at dinner at Ewart’s Hotel on Tuesday evening last. J. Kissling, Esq., filled the chair, and passed a very high eulogium on Mr. Syms, wishing iiim every success in his new venture. The customary toasts were given, and a very enjoyable evening spent by those present. Robbing a Station.— Three men, J. M Weigh, J. Deeham, and D. O’Neil, were brought before the Resident Magistrate on Tuesday for robbing the Rainbow Station, above the Wairau Gorge, of two pairs of moleskin trousers and a shirt. The articles were found in the possession of the< prisoners when arrested in Marlborough. Sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, with hard labor. — Examiner.

On Wednesday next at 4 p.m., the period will cease for another year during which persons may apply to be placed on the Electoral Roll. It is well known that there are many persons who have not claimed this privilege. We shall be glad to assist any such who will call at our office. A very trying crisis in the affairs of the Province and Colony is approaching when the voice of every man should be heard.

Colonial Industry. —A soap and candle manufactory has been opened in Wellington by a Mr. Cooper. A distillery, which will include a large malting house, is being erected in Dunedin, by Messrs. Howden & Co., and will be the first place of the kind erected in New Zealand. The incitement to this venture is the Distillation Act of last session, which allows spirits distilled in the Colony to escape with a duty of 6s. per gal., instead of 125., as on imported spirits. / : Gazette. —ln the Picton Company Marlborough Rangers Volunteers, Julius Decimus Tripe, M.D., to be Hon. Assistant-Surgeon • date of commission, Ist February, 1869. The Rev. T; L. Tudor to be Hon. Chaplain.—The Governor has been pleased to alter the designation of the Picton Subdivision of the Blenheim Cadet Corps to the Picton Rifle Volunteer Cadet Corps.—Mr. S. J. Macalister, Postmaster, Kaikoura, is appointed ■ official distributor of duty stamps at that place from the Ist of April. ‘ Farewell Dinner.— Last night a number of the friends of J. R. Dodson, Esq., of the firm of Hooper and Dodson, gave that gentleman a farewell dinner on the occasion of his approaching departure with Mrs. Dodson and family to England. R. Pollock, Esq., J.P., occupied the chair, and N. Edwards, Esq., M.H.R. filled the vicechair. The dinner, which was provided by Mr, M‘Gee in the large room of the Nelson Hotel, was a very excellent and rich repast; and the party pledged Mr. Dodson and his family very warmly, expressing kindly wishes .for their safe passage to England, and a speedy return to the Colony.— Colonist. , ■

f Tiia Marina— F. W. M. WyriU, Esq., wa* duly elected, on Friday last, without opposition, a member of the Provincial Council, for the District of Tua Marina, in the place of Mr. John Godfrey, resigned.

/The Wakamabina Diggings. —We hear that prospecting in Mountain Camp Creek is nearly at an end, and no new finds are reported. Boyd’s, the prospecting party, are worked out; the total amount of gold got out of their claim was 51oz. This, having taken four men three months to get, was not much to cause a rush. Diamond’s party are nearly or quite worked out; they have obtained about 48oz. There are a few parties in the river making wages, now the weather is fine, and the river low. Two parties are at work in Dome Creek, to give it a good trial. Nothing as yet has been found. Gold, but not in payable quantities, has been found in a creek near the Fern Flat. We hear that a party of experienced diggers are going to prospect the Wairau Valley in the vicinity of Bartlett’s Creek.^^

Land Sale. —A sale of Crown Lands took place last Wednesday, at the Survey Office. Very few lots were sold in the room, and there was only one lot on which any competition took place. They were as follows : —Town of Havelock, Nos. 138, 139, 2r 7p.. Purkiss, at the upset price; 140, Ir, J. Rayner, £2 10s. ; 141, 38p, put up at £2 7s. 6d., fell to P. Lawrence, £'2 18s. ; 219, 6a 33p, W. Campbell, £l2 Bs. 3d. ; 34, Picton Suburban, near Massacre Hill, 10a. Ir. 30p, Law, £lO 6s. 9dT; 48, Kaituna Valley, 98a **Tsr. rf/245 12s. 6d., W. Brownlie; 286, Kaikoura Suburban, 49a., S. J. Macallister, £49 ; part 2 of Sections, Kaiuraa, Pelorus Sound, 33a., Jabez Wells, £33 ; part lof Section 26, Upper Pelorus Valley, 44a., Bramwell, £44. Total, £404 13s9d.

Latest from Taranaki.— March 22nd. The Rev. Father Rolland arrived in town overland from Patea on Saturday last. He brings the following items of intelligence : —Tito Kowaru was discovered with his rebel followers at a place called Wakamaira—a position about four miles inland of Moukoui, about twenty miles from Patea by the road, and about fourteen to fifteen as the crow flies. —Colonel Whitmore has sent into Patea for trenching tools, and it was currently reported that the retreat of the enemy was cut off. -The rebels are short of provisions and ammunition, and the settlers at Patea think they are justified to be hopeful.—A correspondent writes to a gentleman here—“ You may see Whitmore and a greater part of his forces in New Plymouth in a fortnight or three weeks overland.”—Fourteen days’ rations have been forwarded from Patea to the forces.— Herald. Proclamations in the Gazette dated P2th March abolishes the Resident Magistrate’s District of Marlborough, and constitutes others in lieu thereof, viz :—l. The District of Kaikoura, with a jurisdiction to £SO, of which the boundaries are, “on the South by the sea, on the South-west by the south-western boundary of the Province from the sea to where it meets the Clarence river, and on the remaining sides by the Clarence river from the last-named point to the sea.” The Blenheim District, with a jurisdiction to £IOO, which “comprises so much of that area included within the boundaries of the Province of Marlborough as is not included in the District of Kaikoura.” jy, H._Pilliet. Esq,, is appointed Resident Magistrate for the District of Kaikoura ; and S. L. Muller, Esq., and W. Whitehorn, Esq., foD-the District of Blenheim. f Wesleyan Church. —The Annual Tea Meeting was held last evening, when about 200 persons partook of the refreshing beverage, after which the chair was taken by Mr. D. Kitchen, and addresses were given by the Revs. W. Lee, J.-H. Simmonds, Mr. R W. Morley, and others. Pieces appropriate to the occasion were sung by the choir, and, judging by the applause they received, were appreciated by the audience. The cash acoounf for the year ending March 20th was read as follows :— Receipts —Balance from last year, £3 17s 3d ; net proceeds of last Anniversary, £33 19s 9d ; subscription towards enlarging Church, £4B 5s ; seat rents, £3l 5s ; collections for lighting and cleaning, £5 6s 7d ; total, £122 13s 7d. Expenditure —Enlargement of Church, .^>7o; fencing, and other outside improvements, £4O 6s lid ; other repairs and miscellaneous expenses, £\ 15s 6d ; insurance, £3 15s ; timber for tent, £5 15s; lighting and cleaning, £4 10s ; advertising, £1 5s 6d ; balance deficient, £4 14s 4d ; existing liabilities, £lB 16s Bd.

Dr. Holler’s Jurisdiction. —We fcdSe the following judgment, as delivei’ed by Mr. Justice Richmond, on Friday last, in the case Re Dempsey, a bankrupt, from the Nelson Examiner. It will be seen that it bears out what we have previously stated : —“ In this case a Rule nisi was granted on the 7th of this month to show cause why the order of adjudication made by the Deputy-Registrar at Blenheim should not be set aside. The rule was argued before me last Friday, and I took time to consider of my judgment. The adjudication is objected to on two grounds :—(1) That the Deputy Registrar has no jurisdiction under sections 14 and 15 of the Bankruptcy Act, 1867 ; (2) That he can act only in the absence of the Judge from his judicial district. I am of opinion, on the first ground, that the rule must be made absolute. It appears that there is no law expressely defining the powers of DeputyRegistrar. It is, however, contended, and no doubt properly contended, that, ex vi termini, a Deputy-Registrar has, in the absence of the Registrar, all the ordinary powers of Registrar. In the routine of the office, the Deputy is the equivalent of the Registrar during the absence of the latter. But the powers given by sections 14 and 15 are new and extraordinary, conferring on the Registrar, for some purposes, the whole power of the Court, The statute cannot be taken to invest the Deputy-Registrars with these powers without express words. I am confirmed in this opinion by observing in section 22 (which is comprised in the same division of the Act as sections 14 and 15), Deputy-Registrars are expressly mentioned where it is intended they should act. General considerations confirm this conclusion. In each judicial district there is a Judge and Registrar. The terms of section 14 shows plainly that the Judge and Registrar are not intended to act concurrently within the district, but the Registrar is to be the Judge’s substitute during vacation, or daring the Judge’s illness or absence. Much less could it have been intended that a Deputy-Registrar should act concurrently with the Judge of the district. On these grounds, I am of opinion that the rale must be made absolute, without, costs ”

Fire Brigade. —A public meeting of persona willing to join in forming a Fire Brigade was held on Monday evening last, in the Council Chamber, Mr. Johnson in the chair. Mr. Counal stated that he believed his firm made an offer some time ago of a fire engine for Blenheim, upon certain conditions ; these were, he understood, that Nath. Edwards & Co. would provide the engine and contribute a proportion towards its maintenance, while the other Insurance Companies were expected to pay the freight from Nelson, provide a suitable shed for its lodgment, and afterwards assist in maintaining it in repair and efficiency. Mr. J. M‘Hutcheson said the N.Z. Company were willing to contribute to the extent required. Mr. Litchfield, agent to the Northern Company, being out of town, it could not be ascertained what that company would do in the matter. Ultimately resolutions were passed as follows :—“That a list of names of persons willing to form a Fire Brigade be opened at once.” 2. “ That a Provisional Committee be formed for the purpose of enrolling names and framing rules, to report to an adjourned meeting, to be held on Monday, sth April, such Committee to consist of Messrs. Johnson, Bythell, Lawrence, Falconer, Rae, Nosworthy, and W. Litchfield.” Twenty persons enrolled their names in the meeting, after which a vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings.

District Prize Firing. —As the Picton Press did not reach us here last week until after our paper had been published half-a-day, and as none of those iuterrested thought fit to furnish us with the information, we were unable to give the Picton score in our last, and it is now so much behind the time that we shall content ourselves with giving the totals. The Picton firing took place on the Isth inst. Lieut. Philpotts made the highest score yet made in the province —53. The average points of the 30 highest was at Picton 34, and Blenheim 31. A number of ladies were present, but the band was missed in consequence of some of its number having gone to the diggings. Volunteers. Philpotts 53, Downes 46, Martello 46, R. Parker 45, Tripe 43, Laery 43, Esson 42, Guy 42, H. M'Cormick 41, Gilchrist 41, Freeland 41, D. M'Cormick 40, Avis 37, Drake 37, MTntosh 37, Clark 36, Dry 35, Fuller 34, Bruce 34, Heins 31, Snowden 31, J. Gane 31. There were 22 others below 30. Cadets. —Pickering 32, Williams 25, Esson 25, O’Sullivan 24, C. Godfrey 20, Dryden 18, Allport 17. JHawk 16, Downes 14, Blizzard 10. There were 'S others below 10. On Friday last Lieutenants Philpotts and Downes and Private Martello, of the Picton Volunteers, and Corporal A. Pickering of the Picton Cadets, took their departure by the s s. Storm Bird for Dunedin, as the representatives of the Marlborough Volunteers at the firing for the General Government Prizes on the 2nd April next. Master G. Eyes, of the Blenheim Cadets, not being able to go, Master John Sinclair left on Thursday morning last. Holloway’s Ointment and Pills. —ln angry or indolent sores, and all skin diseases, originating in impure or weak blood, or depraved secretions, the joint agency of Holloway’s Pills and Ointment is perfectly irresistable. It is of little consequence how long these disorders may have lasted, or how sluggish, obstinate, or malignant they may seem, the daily application of the ointment to the parts affected, and a course of these matchless pills will most certainly effect a cure, not temporarily, or superficial, but complete and permanent. Both the ointment and pills are composed of rare balsams, unmixed with mercury or any other deleterious substances. They are, accordingly, as mild and safe as they are powerful and efficacious.