THURSDAY

Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 64, 1 May 1869, Page 3

THURSDAY

was another disagreeable day :. it rained from morning till night. In the evening, the Prince -was treated to a Corporation dinner. To-morrow (Friday) he opens the Horticultural, Show, after which he will attend in the Provincial Hall, to receive addresses. The next step will be for him to get^n board the Blanche and sail for Wellingtdn, leaving us to reflect: upon the mutability of human greatness, as seen from the tail end of the great preparations we made for the reception of a real live Duke. The following events came off on the race course during the day :--^ ' HANDICAP HOBDtE RACE. Sir Charles 1 Hindoo- .-- -.- 2 ' GALATEA ODP. Bobby Barns ..." 1 .Southern Chief M . 2 tradesmen's plateLady Ellen 1 Captain Scott - 2 BELLING RACB. Tantrum , 1 Consolation Stakes. Turpin 1 Should anything worth the trouble occur, I shall send a report of it by telegraph ;.if not, you- will, understand that the Prince hag taken his departure from among us in peace. So mote it be. > We'have been so busily engaged the last few days doing honour to whom honour is supposed to be 'due, that our ?»have become dimmed by the fefulat light of Royalty, and our ears made heavy with the roar of abject devotion to oar. Sovereign Lady the Queen, her ttown bh<}. dignity, that we have had

neither the will nor the opportunity of doing much else. This fact "must plead the excuse for the barrenness of my I week's budget. You will have heard by this time that the Provincial Council was •adjourned the end of last week, and will not, in aU probability, be again resumed till the begining of the ensuing week, or at least until the Duke has taken his final departure. It is understood that the Executive is simply hans[ing together until that event takes place. Mr. Yogel, backed lip with the certificates of ability from time to time accorded him, has succeeded in securing for himself an important appointment in the North Island. This, you will understand, is simply a report requiring confirmation. Since the levee, I have met with your townsman the member for the Wakatip, who. I may explain, was formally pre sented to His Koyal Highness. I am happy to be able to report that he wears the mighty distinction achieved by him with becoming humility, and remembers his rustic retreat at the moutli of Gabriel's Gully as fondly as ever. The over-due ship Mandora, from London to Otago, with a consignment of salmon ova, put in an appearance on Monday last. With some difficulty, .negotiations for getting it conveyed to its destination were completed tlie following day, and the s.s. Tararua left the Port yesterday (Tuesday) to tow the consignment round to the 1 Molyneux.