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Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 960, 17 November 1882, Page 3

Sir Julius Vogel is expected to reach the Bluff about the 20th instant, after many disappointments to his -admirers in this colony. When he gets here, will he or will he not “feel his way ”to a seat in the House ; or are we to regard him only as a clever financier, on the look-out for colonial business which he can work in London ?

Bawera Borough Council met yesterday, and among other business agreed to invite tenders for forming five streets ; a portion of High street is also to be metalled ; and £4O is voted for improving Gladstone street. The balance of the £5,000 loan is disappearing rapidly.

Have you seen the spot on the sun—the latest spot? It was visible tb-daj', and many amateur star-gazers have been peering through smoked glass at the interesting spectacle of a star passing over the sun’s disc. The transit of.Venus is due on Dec. 7th ; but what star is this ?

At Opunald on Monday, a public meetr ing passed several resolutions, all urging the increase of surveyors, in order to get the Native reserves ready for European settlement at an early date. A committee was also appointed “to watch over the interests of the town generally, but more especially to discuss matters in connection with the improvement of the Bay.”

A serious coach accident is reported from near Opunaki. The Oanui stream* two miles south of Opunaki, has been bridged, but the aporoaches are not made, and a yawning gulf is left on either side. The mail coach crosses at a ford, and in trying to do so on Wednesday during a flood, the coach got swept down stream the horses .were crowned, and the driver and a passenger had a narrow escape, English and colonial ■ mails 7 for 'Opunaki were lost, but may be recovered, •

Hawera has two candidates for the Mayoralty, and a third whose bashful ness induced him to retire as soon as nominated. Mi- Bate, commission agent, and Mr Murray Thomson, auctioneer, are the active combatants ; and it is notable that they have been keenly opposed as members of (he Borough Council. Both are able men, and fitted for the position. Mr Furlong had been induced to stand, but on second thoughts withdrew.

Under the head of “A Petty Insolvency,” the Chronicle has the following :

—“ James Clague, of Whenuakura, who describes himself ns a settler (and who is or was until very lately, a prisoner in Wanganui gaol for debt), has filed his schedule. His liabilities amount to £52 13s, the largest creditor claiming £4l 16a, and the smallest debt being the ridiculous trifle of 9s. As assets, Mr Clague invites his creditors to inspect £5 worth of household furniture, a sow and two little pigs, which he valdes at 30s, and 70 fowls, to which the debtor attaches an estimate of £5. The debtor is of course allowed to retain the furniture, and the creditors will probably not have the heart to take away the pigs. Consequently there remain only the fowls, which, if divided among the eight creditors, would give each of them exactly eight and a half. The first meeting for the appointment of a trustee, whose duties in connection with so much live stock will be unusually onerous, has been fixed for (he 20th of the present month.”

A sad fatality happened at Araraoho on Wednesday afternoon between 5 and 6 o’clock A boy named Yard ley, whose parents reside in the locality, was bathing in the creek which runs by the fellmongcry, when he got into deep water and was drowned, The poor little fellow was - only six years of age, and a brother of ten, who was bathing with him, tried everything he could do to pull the drowning lad out, but without success. He then gave the alarm to the neighbours, but life was extinct, when the body was taken out or the creek.