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Patea Mail, Volume 1, Issue 44, 11 September 1875, Page 2

Captain Wray received a telegram yesterday afternoon from the Government, notifying the withdrawal of sections 447, 448, 450, 451, 452, (situated in the Okotubu District, part in the Taranaki, and part in the Wellington Provinces), from the sale of confiscated lands to be held next Thursday. A peculiar extraction was effected from the bladder of a pig) killed at Opnnake during Ur. Walker’s late visit to that quarter. While the animal was being dressed, the medical gentleman espied an unusual swelling in the bladder, and prompted by curiosity, proceeded to discover the cause of the mysterious protuberance by probing the utricle with a sharp Instrument, whom his inquisitiveness was rewarded with the sight of a most curiously-formed stone, resembling a cluster of ginger, which we arc informed consists of lithe of lime, the animal having partaken of at some period of its life. The stone has been forwarded by Dr. Walker to Dr. Hector, for presentation to the Colonial Museum, Wo regret to state that the s. s. Egmont is a prisoner in our river for a brief period, the late strong south west wind having, as usual, caused a considerable falling off in the tides; but as the springs are now making we hope to see her “ floating down the river ” to-morrow. Had she been moored a few feet nearer to the centre of the stream, she would have escaped the detention. Charles Brown, Esq., J.P.. has been appointed a Visiting Justice of the prison at New Plymouth. A most impudent robbery was committed on Tuesday night last, on the premises of one of the Armed Constabulary Wards in the occupation of Messrs McKay and Inman. It appears that Sergeant McKay, previous to his leaving for Opnnake to pay the men stationed in that district, deposited two five-pound notes and one single note in his clothes chest, and the thief taking advantage of the absence of the brave defenders, effected an entrance through the window, and abstracted the booty above described, leaving his foot-prints on the washingstand, in memorium of the loss sustained by Sergeant McKay. Mr Inman offers £5 reward to any person who shall give such information as may lead to the conviction of the thief. A meeting of gentlemen interested in cricket will be held in the Hawera Blockhouse this evening, at half-past seven o’clock. By an advertisement in another column, it will bo seen that Mr Wm. Dale intends relinquishing the retail portion of his storekeeping business at the end of the present month, and in order to effect a speedy clearance, goods will be sold at cost price during the present month.

Persons who have been d.'barred from acquiring information concerning the merits of the different sections of confiscated land, advertised to be sold next Thursday, will be glad to learn that Mr William Dale, .auctioneer, is in a position to impart reliable and accurate information. We learn that ho has been well posted np by one of the surveyors who had been employed on the survey for the past 12 months, and consequently the information should prove acceptable to those who have been deprived from visiting- the locality. A meeting of gentlemen interested in the game of cricket was held on Wednesday evening last, at the Albion Hall, Carlyle. There was a fair attendance of members, and Mr G. W. Williams was voted to the chair. Mr Tennent, the lion, sec., having read the minutes of the last meeting, Mr Taplin proposed, and Mr Baggett seconded— i; That Mr Fraser be appointed Captain of the Club for the ensuing year.” Carried unanimously. On the motion of Mr Garwood, seconded by Mr Baggett, it was agreed to play the first match of the season on Saturday, the 25th inst. The financial statement was also read, which showed a deficiency on the part of the club of £l4. r lhe new ground was pronounced unfit to play on this season, and it was agreed that in the meantime a competent man should be engaged to finish the digging and levelling oft’ of 40 yards square. Prior to the breaking up of the meeting, Mr Fraser, the newly-elected captain, briefly returned thanks to the gentlemen present for the important position in which they had placed him, and said he felt proud at being captain of such an eleven, feeling certain they would hold their own with any foreign team likely to be brought against them. The Patca Education Board notifies that the rate of .£l, for the year 1875-6, will be due and payable at the office of the secretary, Carlyle, on Tuesday, October sth For the convenience of settlers, the secre tary will attend once at Manutahi and once at Hawera, on dates mentioned in advertisement.

We clip the following from the Tuapeka Times :—“ The nucleus of a Cremation Society has been formed in Lawrence. A number of gentlemen interested in the subject of cremation met a few evenings ago, and subscribed to a fund for the furtherance of their object, and after due deliberation, selected a site for the chapel and furnace adjacent to the old cemetery. Officers have been appointed, and preliminary arrangements for building, &c.> are now being made, and the competition amongst the members of the Society as to who is to be the first subject for cremation is likely to be, very keen. Kaitangata coal will be used for heating the furnace. Further particulars of the doings of the Society will shortly appeal-. No doubt, when' the furnace is ready, plenty of volnntoors will come forward to be transformed into ashes.