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Patea Mail, Volume VI, Issue 530, 8 June 1880, Page 2

New Settlers. —Mr Robert Reid, of the Lower Hutt, has decided to remove to Carlyle for permanent residence. He has purchased from Mr Sherwood a plot of building land on the ridge of hills overlooking Patea river, and will commence immediately to erect a villa of handsome design and large area, for the accommodation of his family. Mr Reid, who was many years ago on active military service in India, is a gentleman of considerable means and liberal tastes. He lias sons settled on land in this neighborhood. Another recent settler in Carlyle may also be mentioned. Mr E. Houghton has decided, after travelling through the colony, to fix his abode in Carlyle, and IS to bring l lits iamily from London.

Licensing Court. —At the anuual licensing session held at Carlyle, the applications for renewal were granted as follow : —-T. Haywood, Albion Hotel, Carlyle ; W. Odgers, Australasian Hotel, Carlyle; F. Mullen, Masonic Hotel, Carlyle; 0. D. Hawkins, Whennakura Hotel; D. Ballam, Commercial Hotel, Waverley; J. Woolston, Waverley Hotel; C. Dempsey, Wairoa Hotel, Waverley; S. W. Nicholls, Waitotara Hotel; F. Fillers, Railway Hotel, Waitotara; Jas. O’Sullivan, Wharncliffe Hotel, Kakaramea; T. Lloyd, Empire Hotel, Hawera; A. Owen, Egmont Hotel, Hawera; J. Prosser, Hawera Hotel; D. M'Greggor, Normanby Hotel ; Brett and Johnson, Imperial Hotel, Normanby ; J. Wilson, Old Ketemarae Hotel; D. Hurley, Woodville Hotel; W. Gallagher, Manntahi—Court confirmed transfer from Francis Williamson.

Parliamentary Papers have reached us as follow; Despatches from the Governor of New. Zealand,to the Secretary of State in London; list of treaties of commerce and navigation between Great Britain and foreign powers ; correspondence relating to the French Communists landing in Auckland ; papers relating to non-extradition of foreigners accused of misdemeanours in any Australian colony and escaping to this colony, the Government deciding that such foreigner cannot be given up ; treaty of friendship between Great Britain and Tonga; post office balancesheet for last year; correspondence relating to the introduction of coal miners for the Westport Colliery Company ; Mr W. J. Barry’s position as a lecturer on emigration; Mr Blackett’s report on Timaru breakwater, with plans and sections showing encroachments and danger to railway; San Francisco mail service papers; :Suez mail service correspondence ; Port Darwin cable ; Southampton mail route; University of New Zealand ; Savings Bank deposits: Sydney Exhibition; and “Suggestions on forests in New Zealand,” an interesting paper compiled" by Mr A. Lecoy. Prize Essay. — A prize of £5 is. offered by the Civil Service Examiners for the best essay on “ the development of constitutional liberty in England.” Messrs Gower And Co.) chemists, have just received a stock of Reuter’s Life Syrup, and Mrs .Seigle’s Curative Syrup,- —Advt. '

Football,—The Carlyle Football Club have arranged to play a return match with Wavcrley, on their ground, July 10th; and also to challenge Hawcra Club for a match on the 26th, The captain of the Carlyle team is instructed; by the committee to confer with the captains at Hawera and Waverloy with - the object of forming a strong County team to play the Wanganui Club.

It would be interesting to know bow many times Mr John Duthio has retiree from public life, and thrown up the sponge as it were, and taken a back seat .—Wanganui Herald.

Kakaramea Volunteers arc gazetted a disbanded corps. Mr W. M, Stanton, music-seller, Nelson, has assigned to his creditors. That Mysterious Box. —The Rangitikei Advocate has struck a light. It says ;—“ The box which was reported in our last issue as having been,found on the sea beach near the mouth ot the Rangitikei river, and which it was thought might have been a child's coffin thrown overboard from some vessel at sea, turns out to be the shell containing the remains of the medico recently burnt in effigy at Patea. As an instance of the powers of imagination to confirm any pre-snpposed theory in the mind of any person, wc may mention that several of those who had an opportunity of inspecting the ocean waif were very strongly impressed with the horrible odour of decomposed humanity, which was stated to have arisen from it. And yet by the light of recent information it has been proved that it never contained anything more human than a few old and charred rags. Our informant suggests that perchance the abominable stench, said to have emanated from the box, might be a portion of that illotlour in which the original of the remains which it contained was held by his fellow-townsmen.” Curious Disease in Cattle. —The Rangitikio Advocate says;—“Mr W. L. Bailey, of Taonui, reports the death of two head of cattle under peculiar symptoms. One young bullock, apparently in perfect health, suddenly commenced to roar and plunge very violently, and then fell to the ground and died before he had time to bleed it. After death blood flowed from its nostrils, and its eyes became bloodshot. Some few days after a bullock between eight and nine years of age died in the night of precisely the same symptoms. Town Board.—At the monthly meeting of the Cai-lylo Town Board, held last night, it was resolved on the motion of Mr Milroy, “ That a special meeting of the Board be held on Friday, the 11th instant, at 7 p.m.; business, to elect a chairman and a works committee for the ensuing year; and to consider the recommendations of the Cricket and Athletic Sports Ground Committee; also the report of the Recreation Ground Committee re tree planting, and the offer of County Council re water in Beclford-strect.

Cricket Ground. — A letter from Mr H. Coutts on this subject is held over unavoidably.

The Patea Steamer bad a very rough passage from Wellington on Friday night, entering Patea soon after daylight on Saturday. The passengers could not get a wink of sleep, but no mishap occurred. The little schooner Colonist, Captain Bailey, crossed the bar before high water, and knocked off the false keel in bumping on the sand. He did not wait for the pilot’s signal, but believed there was ample depth at tho time, as there would have been if the strong surf had not created an unusually deep dip in the trough;

The Committee of Petitions should have had a conference on Saturday evening, to draw up petitions to Parliament in furtherance of the resolutions passed at a public meeting. A quorum did not assemble, and the meeting is deferred till this (Tuesday) evening. It is to be hoped there will be no slackness in carrying out public duties. Mr Blackett has condemned the Timaru breakwater as a mistake, and recommends its destruction to prevent further damage to the railway by new inroads of the sea. The Timaru people have burnt him in effigy. S. M. Pittsburg, jun., a well-known Bostonian, committed suicide in a moment of insanity on a guillotine of his own devising; constructed with, weight, grooves, and pulleys, so as to ensure almost instant death. The British navy is to be supplied with electric lamps by the Cleveland (Ohio) Telegraph Supply Company, their patent proving the best in a competitive test. Upwards of £16,000 worth of electrical apparatus has been ordered. The King of Siam, being in ill health, declines his contemplated journey to Europe and America.