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Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 332, 25 December 1860, Page 2

The Tasmanian Maid came into port on Friday: by her we received a week's later Continuation of Events. The Tasmanian Maid was obliged to leave her anchorage at Taranaki, and steam down here. Our readers will also be glad to learn that the little Jane, (Jacobsen's), for whose safety some fears were entertained, arrived in harbor on Sunday evening after a passage of about twenty-five hours. She had to leave Taranaki several times. By her we received Auckland and Taranaki papers, extracts from which will be found elsewhere.

..." Before and After the Election." —Many of our readers must be familiar with the engravings, of which .there are several in'this city, illustrating the two phases of a candidate's and member's visage. The one all cringing blandness, the other all supercilious haughtiness. This,is -now being most forcibly exemplified by sundry members of the high-heel and bread-and-butter-ball canvassers. Men (and one in particular, whose felinity has often been spoken of, and whose coat will scarcely bear another turn) are smooth as salad oil, canvassing even on the Sunday, and uttering the grossest absurdities to pick up a stray vote. We trust that the sturdy voters'answer to all such hypocritical tricksters will be—' Don't you wish you may get it ?' Fatal Accident.—An accident occurred to a young man aged about 20 years, son of Mr. Frazer, wharfinger at the New Pier, which has resulted fatally. The deceased wounded his hand while working there; under medical treatment, and restricted to his bedroom, he however incautiously exposed himself to cold on the night of the Harmonic Society's concert; lockjaw and other attacks followed, and death ensued yesterday. Auckland Markets.—Our latest from Auckland report—Fine Flour, wholesale, £22; retail, 245. Seconds, wholesale, £18; retail, 20s. Town Schools.—On Friday last prizes were awarded to the scholars of these schools at the Freemasons' Hall, Trafalgar-street. The Superintendent was present to dispense them according to the following grades of merit:— Boys' School. Ist Class.—J. A. Clarke, A. Stanfcon (equal); H. Gully commended. 2nd Class.—J. Fawcett, J. Langford. 3rd Class.—A. Smart, G. Haslarn; G. Gray, commended. 4th Class.—E. Jackson, P. Healy.--sth Class.—C. Everett, commended; J. Upjohn. 6th Class.—E. Berry. 7th Class.—W. VI airs. Writing.—J. A. Clark. Arithmetic.—Nelson Carrington. Recitation.—J. Langford (prize given by Dr. Monro.) Chemistry.—A. Stanton (Mr. Heppel'a prize). Best Knowledge of Sacred Scripture.—H. Hill, J. Langford (Captain Bough's prize).) Girls' School. Ist Class.—Emma Dal ton, Emma Norgrove. 2nd Class.—Angelina Berry, Mary Field. 3rd Class.—Mary Dement, Angelina Batchelor. 4th Class.—E. Burns, Kate Norgrove. Writing.—E. Norgrove. Arithmetic.—E. Lawrence. Bible Prizes, by Captain Rough.—Emma Dalton, Mary Wells. . \ .