Local and General News.

Marlborough Express, Volume IV, Issue 181, 26 June 1869, Page 3

Local and General News.

Lewis has taken the Eenwicktown mail in? hand, and will commence running a coach thereand back every Saturday on July 3rd. | Two more fine whales have been caught at the'; station, Tory Channel, one by Mr. I. Wallace,!; and the other by Mr. Jackson, junr.— Press. $ The Ladybird arrived in Picton on Wednesday* for the purpose of trying to raise the sunken s.s, v Taranaki. Two out of the four pontoons are completed and have since been successfully launched.

That miserable arrangement, the overland mail from Nelson, arrived here on the 22nd inst. having been a week on the way. It is to be hoped that either it will be speedily abolished, or the direct service resumed by .which we received our Nelson mails in one day. The Auckland News, speaking of Colonel Herrick’s operations, says :—Ensign Witty, in marching to join the force, found, near Putere, a keg which had contained powder, with a maker’s name in Boston on it, showing the source from which the natives get their supplies.

Considerable alarm was excited about 11 o’clock on Monday evening last by a cry of fire proceeding from the residence of Mr, Millington, whence flames were seenissuingfromthechimney, and the place was evidently in great danger The hearty manner in which some of the neighbours hastened to assist, caused the fire to be speedily extinguished. As the News said a short time ago, “Surely such highly dangerous carelessness ought to call forth the attention of the police.” The adoption of the 13th schedule of the Act by the Borough Council, would provide a remedy in such cases.

It is c:s heated that every fourth house in Hokitika is uutenantcd, and that there arc over three hundred cottages which have not had an occupant for months. A Prospecting Expedition is being organised in Nelson, with the intention of examining the country between that city and the Devil’s Arm Chair, which is considered likely to contain a valuable gold district. The Crimin.J Sittings of the Supreme Court at Nelson commence on Thursday next. Mr. Conoily, who is engaged for several civil cases, has also been engaged to defend the prisoner Ward, who was committed for trial for robbery at the Telegraph Office, Blenheim.—Pres?. Gale. — On Saturday night, and all day on Sunday last a severe gale of wind swept over Picton. Several trees and fences were blown down, and other damage done to property. The Raugatira, from Wanganui for Wellington, put in here on Monday morning weatherbound.— Press,

Within the last fortnight a rush has taken place to Mohikinui, a small river about thirty miles north of the Bailer. This is the second rush to the spot, the former having collapsed about eighteen mouths ago. The prospects iire said to be goad, but the land through which the lead of gold is believed to run is limited. Late news from Fiji states that at Riga Toki river, many settlers have been driven away, as also at Narau river. On the Rewa, at a place not 10 miles from Ban, Messrs. Waterhouse and C bap man, with their wives and children, have boon most severely beaten, and Mr. Murray, residing with them, is much injured.— Colon'it.

We called attention some lime ago to the fact that about 250 Welsh imraigrau, were intending to leave for New Zealand, with the intention of starting a woollen manufactory on the cooperative system in th s province. They are expected to arrive in the next ship froin England, and we hear that their compatriots in Canterbury intend giving them a most hearty welcome in the shape of a special demonstration, f-0 iitelton Times.

Ce-i-AX Wool.— The Canterbury Times says : “We have received a sample of wool washed at Mr. John Grigg’s station, where that gentleman nas upwards of 18,000 sheep washed by the same process. Soft soap and ammonia formed the ingredients used in the process. The wool is very clean and elastic, and in good state for manufacture, and in our opinion fit for the home market. There is, however more yoke in the sample than in the scoured samples that have come under our notice.”

Native Rebellion. -Ry the arrival of the Ladybird, which left Wellington at 1. a.m. and arrived bore at noon, we learn that the debate on Mr Fox’s motion was still proceeding. Tele- , rams f rom Napier state that reports had reached there that all Waikato is going to rise. Faun Hapi ; s reported to have lost 0 men and 1.) women killed by Te Kooti It is said that Sir David Monro intends resigning the Speakership of the House of Representatives. Another fire occured at Napier on Wednesday last.— T.ess. New Zealand Flax.— An instance of the adaptability of the New Zealand flax for ropemaking is furnished by the Bruce Herald, of the 12th hist. That journal says Many people were dubious as to the durability of tbo rope manufactured from New Zealand flax, but a vessel which was a short time since in Dunedin harbour has her main braces and a great part of her standing gear made of New Zealand rope, all of which is as strong as when put on board the vessel, which has been a voyage home via Callao, and returned to Dunedin, and is now on her way home again.” Marlborough Imports and Exports,— From a return just published for the Quarter ending March 31st, wc obtain the following particulars: Imoorts —Wairau, from United Kingdom, £230; Victoria, £519 ; total, £749, as compared with the corresponding quarter of last year, £3,003, being a decrease of £2,254. Ficton, from United Kingdom, £lO ; Victoria, £72 ; total, .£‘B2 ; corresponding quarter, £'734. Havelock, £‘2o; last year, nil. Exports— Wairau, £36,320, comprising sheep-skins, £6O, and the remainder being wool, and is an increase in value of £9,218 on the corresponding quarter of 1868. Ficton, £l2O, in timber sent to the Fijis, compared with £‘1,604, being a decrease of £1,484. Havelock, £‘s4, for gold sent to New South Wales, against ml in

1 Borough Council, The following tenders; have been accepted by the Council, subject to specifications No. I— -Repairing road from Mr. Ball’s residence to W. Smith’s cottage —Jo dries, Barclay, and Co., £l2 (accepted) ; Jelly man, £ls; John Fitzgerald, £l7 ; Elliott, £25. No. 2 -Repairing road from Hotel to Maxwell Bridge—J. Fitzgerald, £27 (accepted) ; Jeffreys, Barclay, and Co., £4O; C. Elliott, £4l. No. 3—Repairing road in AFred-street—J. Fitzgerald (accepted), .£2O ; Jeffreys, Barclay, and Co., £2l 10s. ; C. Elliott, £24 13s. No. 4—■ Repairing Collie’s Bridge and footpath— T. Wall (accepted), £l4 9s. ; Barclay and Co., £l4 10s. ; Stafford, £l7 ; Howard, £22 14s. ; Carroll and Co., £3O. —We learn from the Melbourne papers that a despatch has been received at Hobart Town by his Excellency the Governor, from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated Downing-street, 19th March. It apprises the Government there of the intention of the Imperial authorities to consider the propriety of withdrawing from the Colony the present grant in aid toward the expense of the police force and gaols. The publication of the despatch has caused great excitement, and may lead to the Colonial Government throwing the convict population of Port Arthur back upon Great Britain.

The Wanganui Herald says that Aperaniko (a chief of rather supicious connections) writing from Karatia on the Wanganui river, under date 2nd June, informs the Putiki chiefs that information has reached him from native sources that four messengers have arrived at Tieke, above Pipiriki, from Tito Kowaru, conveying letters from him to Taupo, to Te Kooti j and to Waikato, to king Tawhiao, asking for assistance in men and arms to enable him to renew the war in his own district whither he is said to have proceeded. Aperaniko further reports that messengers were escorted to the Upper Wanganui by Kawerio, a Wanganui hauhau, residing at Tieko. — Pose.

An expedition started south, on tbo 9.-h. headed by Ivlr. Charley Williams, lathe cat: er Hope, in order to try and discover a wrecked vessel reported by Captain Turnbull, about two years ago. She is a Portuguese vessel, La Ferouse, which is supposed to have been wrecked fifty years ago, and for the discovery of which £4OOO has been offered by that Government. She lays about ton miles south of the Haast, and is imbedded in the sand. The above Government last heard of this vessel at New Zealand. The expedition is thought to be v'siooary.—Greymouth Evening Star. An unexpected stroke of good fortune is reported by the M. A. Mall. A man named Duncan, a painter, of Castlemaine, recently, whilst engaged at his calling in one of the buildings on the Catholic Church property, received an intimation that his uncle, a Dr. M ‘Cleod, of Gasgow, had died, and left him a legacy of £20,000. The man, it appears, expected a remembrance, but that it should come in the shape of £20,000 was enough to stop the painting of greater painters than Duncan, who, however bore the loss of his uncle with very great fortitude. The lucky painter communicated his changed circumstances to his wife, who, with “that I should ever come to be a lady," endeavored to realise her position. Native Agents.— The superior power oE the Native Agents is exempbfied by the following from the Wanganui Evening Herald “We hear that the Putiki natives have written to the Government, at the dictation of Mr Booth, asking terms for the natives captured on the Patea river. We have always entertained the greatest suspicions of Mr. Booth and the Putik's—that nothing would please them better than to s e the whole of the cannibals on tin’s coast restored to the bosom friendship of the Pakeha. The Government deserve to be ousted from office, if it was only for their suicidal action with regard to rebels. Richmond, Parris, and Booth, stink in the nostrils of every man who knows anything of how native affairs arc managed. The audacity, too, of these agents is something startling. For instance, the other day, Booth, without com municating with his commanding officer, jumped into the canoe with the rebels, who had come to ask for terms, and went into the rebel camp (o korero. This agent has got power greater than his commanding officer, and is unscrupulous enough to descend to anything to work out Ids native ideas, and those of the native department. We invite the attention of the Cohmy to the action of Government in the matter of these rebels.”

Trade Protection. — A number of the leading merchants of Dunedin have recently formed themselves into an association termed the New Zealand Trade Protection Society. The objects of the society are defined by the prospectus to be “ facilitating the transaction of business, and enabling it to be carried on in confidence and security by (1) affording to the members reliable information regarding the respectability and standing of parties proposing to deal with them ; (2) the establishment of corresponding agencies throughout the various provinces in the colony (•]) recording the names of insolvents throughout f ie colony ; (4) collecting debts at a fixed and moderate rate of commission ; jo) tracing out panics who may change their residence or whose addresses are unknown; (G) circulating among the members commercial information of a private and confidential nature ; and (7) exercising the influence of the members in promoting the amendment or alteration of the laws affecting commercial interests.” Mr. John Bathgate, formerly manager of the Bank of Otago, and now Provincial 'trustee in Bankruptcy, is the Secrctaiy. New Zealand Flax. —We take the following from the Auckland Southern Cvoss of the sth instant, as conveying an idea of the value of local productions “Mr. Alfred Buckland held his monthly sale of wool, hides, flax,'skins, and tallow this day. There was a fair attendance; bidding brisk for skins, hides, wool, and taHow ; dull for flax of inferior qualities, but lively enough for a first-rate sample. Tow was n demand, but the qualities being varied there was a wide range in the prices. The following were the quotations realised : —l9 bales flax, £24 per ton ; 44 bales. £23 3s. ; 27 bales, .£3l 10s. ; 21 bales unbleached, £l2; 9 bales, .£2O ss. ; 2 bules tow at .£lO, 4 bales at £7, and 10 bales at £.G per ton ; skins, from Gd. to 2s. 9d. ; 7 hides, at 11s. ; 11 hides, at 14s. ; tallow, at 31s. Gd. per cwt ; locks (washed), 5d.; 3 bales merino, (;|d. Our flax manufacturers should be careful to send the article into market bleached, as buyers are not ready to bid if they see it of a green I color. The 9 bales above mentioned were really |a very superior fibre, and after a spirited com;petition were knocked down at <£2o 55., while ’another lot, said to have come from the same 'manufacturer, could not get a single bid on Recount of the green color. And one bale of the flatter lot having accidentally got mixed with the ; former, nearly spoilt the sale of the first lot, the being made at the conclusion of the sale. We note this to put manufacturers on : their guard. A really good article will always command a good price. Tow is said to be as Tow as it will be.” The same journal in its commercial report quotes as follows : —“JiJax (best cleaned), £25 per ton; inferior and medium, from£ls upwards.” Panama Ro jte. —lt is reported to bo the intention of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company to place propellers on their line between this city and New York, via Panama, for the conveyance of slow freight. Propellers are more economical, and would afford greater carrying capacity at low rates. After the opening of the Pacific Railroad the passenger business by sea will be somewhat reduced, and a considerable amount of fast freight will be diverted to the overland route; but by increased facilities for conveying slow freights the traffic of the Isthmus steamers may be kept at high figures. A line of propellers would divert more business from the Cape Horn route. With propellers to the Isthmus, the weekly trips of this line would perhaps be resumed, the propellers alternating with the side-wheelers. Possibly the Pacific Mail Steamship Company will find it advantageous to extend its business in the Pacific to other countries than Japan and China, and it may be the first American competitor for the traffic with Australia and New Zealand. Should the decline of business on the Isthmus route continue, some of the extra steamers could hardly be pat to a better use.—Sau Francisco Bulletin, March IG.

A C:»-«rE!!ATiVE Society is about to be started vj Wellington, the capital to be raised in shares of Cl each, payable by instalments of oneshdHiig a week. Mr. .T. Woodward presided at the preliminary meeting. A recent Gazette contains the annual report of the Accountant hi Bankruptcy for IStiS, from which we leara tiuiu the number of adjudications throughout the Colony, has been : through the District Court, 101 ; and the Supreme Court, 193 ; besides 170 cases of insolvency in which no uu .-.her proceedi jgs were taken. It contains further a K st of all the cases, showing who were trustees, date of adjudication, amount realised, law and other expenses, trustees’ commission, what dividend paid or unpaid, and the balance reina" dig hi each estate. The highest composition was I Os, and the lowest Gs. in the pound, and the number of discharges was 143, of which number 131 were without any composition. The aggregate value of the '294 adjudications was £243,074, oran average oi £837 ; in 2*2 cases the property was nil, and 53 eases were under £SO. Telegrams dated Wellington, June 19th, in the Examiner, say ;- to the astonishment of

everyone, Mr llollcston refrained from moving Ids amendment last night, and opposed the (jovernment in a bitter speech. He explained that lie intended to have proposed an amendment to Mr. box’s *• \o- ! oi*;’ loiioe” motion, hut had since resolved on not doing so. He recommended the immediate ejection of .Ministers from otiice. Mr Tit horbert is i'l. and unable to attend the House. The deb.-te s adjourned uiwl iuesday. ibe defeat of Ministers is nearly certain. .Mr Swan’s ’MI for giving holders of ui'nors’ rights votes in election for Superintendent of Province'', was lost on a division by 46 to I-!.—Majer Brown, one of the members fur Taranaki, lias gone to iohi the Force on the West Coast. —U. M.s. Blanche leave: Wellington on Wednesday, for Sydney via »uckland. The Murray. The s.s. Murray run on ahead on Saturday 19 h when the signal was made for the Kennedy to take the bar at Hokitika. She gr< u ided on the outer side of the north-east cud of the south spit, and forged over inside the bank into deep water. The order was given by the harbor-master to let go the anchor but somehow or other the order was not obeyed, and the Murray was hacked astern. She went out to sea again through the channel, and again grounded ou the outer end of the north channel, but she forged ahead ard went on In attempting to turn round she was boarded by the seas which washed her decks everything to all appearance being swept oil. Her hawser slipped once, and got round her propeller, causing her to be perfectly powerless. Fortunately however, the Yarra came to her assistance, and with great difficulty succeeded in getting a rope fast. She thou towed the Murray out from the white water. The Murray then wont on to Greymouth.—West Coast Times. Singular Case. —On Thursday a curious case was brought before S. L. Muller, Esq., U.M. — M ancles v. Emerson. The defendant. Inspector Emerson, was sued for .£‘l3 15s„ being one quarter's rent, by the plaintiff, who is mortgagee iu possession of the Plough Inn, lately occupied by Tiernay, against whom defendant lately executed a warrant of distress, at the suit of one John Battey, for £‘6S and costs. After this warrant was served, a claim was put in for rent on behalf of Picton, the mortgagor, and a similar claim was also made by Mancks as mortgagee for the same rent. InspecTor*" Emerson received the full amount of debt and costs to he levied under the warrant, together with the rent from Tiomay, but since refused to pay such sum to either without the authority of a Court of law, and consequently this action was brought Mr Nelson appeared for Mancks, and Mr. Pitt, though not concerned for either plaintiff or defendant, appeared by consent for Picton, the mortgagor, and produced a lease of the premises, under which his client claimed his rent. And, although the plaintiff produced his mortgage, dated since the lease, and proved a notice to Tiernay to pay the rent, his Worship held that the question involved the title to heriditanients, and was therefore ont of liis jurisdiction. He therefore nonsuited the plaintiff, without costs, whose remedy will be by action in the Supremo Court. Holloway’s Ointment and Pills. —Sore throats, Diptheria, and Bronchitis. —These medicaments boldly face the evils they profess _to remedy. Local relief and general purification progress together; disease is cured, while the whole system is cleansed. Holloway’s Ointment rubbed on the the throat and chest exercises the most bcuefieirl influence over sore throats, diptheria, and cough, whether resulting from catarrh, asthma, or bronchitis. This unguent acts miraculously in arresting the extension of sores, healing ulcerations, curing skin diseases, and completely stopping all b.llammation, irrespective of its exciting cause, character, situation, duration, or severity. Holloway’s Ointment, aided by his Pills, gives most immediate and most marked relief to those irritating itcliings and painful swellings of the shins occasioned by mercury or latent syphilitic virus.