TOWN NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume I, Issue 43, 28 October 1867, Page 3

TOWN NEWS OF THE WEEK.

(from our own correspondent.) Tuesday, October 22. The case of Kennard v Featherston, relative to the wharf extension, has been decided by the Court of Appeal in favor of the latter. The main question,, however remains untouched. The installation of Bishop Suter into the see of Nelson took place on the 9th in the presence of the clergy of that diocese. There has been an Agricultural Show at Wanganui which passed off with eclat. When will you have one in the Wairarapa? Your farmers want stirring up a bit. Mr W. Knight, who mnst have been well known in the Wairarapa, died last week at the Waiwetu, aged 62. The “ N.Z. Times ” after one short month’s existence, has removed itself from the list of daily papers, and is in future to appear as a tri-weekly. The s.s “Wallaby” arrived in harbour on Friday evening, she is to be engaged in the shipment of cattle from the Wairapa to Westport. The Suez mail has arrived. The news is unimportant, and under those circumstances as much as possible is made of it. The royal assent has been given to the Reform Bill. Cholera has broken out in Italy. Riots between the Protestants and Catholics have occurred in Ireland. Wool sales are favorably progressing. This is about tbe whole of the news worth recording. The fact of a great increase of unemployed deposits at the hanks in London proves first, that trade is stagnant, and proves second, that money for the construction ot your tramway could be readily obtained at home on the most favorable terms.

How to suitably receive tbe Duke of Edinburgh here and in all the principal towns of Australasia is now the principal topic of conversation. Thursday, 6 a.m. A telegram is said to have been received by the Suez mail to the effect that Sir G. Bowen, Governor of Queensland, is to succeed Sir G. Grey in the Government of New Zealand. Ido not place much reliance on the statement. Your article relative to Mr Kennedy, was published in almost every paper (out of Wellington), throughout the colony. Messrs Cox and Jollie are to be entertained at a public dinner at Timaru to celebrate the passing of the Local Government Bill for that district. An Act of a somewhat similar character is required for vour district.

The “ N.Z. Times ” of yesterday is a great improvement on its predecessors. Greater care appears to have been manifested in selecting local news of interest, and the leaders are more popularly and readably written. A letter appears in that journal from a Rangitikei settler which leaves no doubt that Tricker was not the murderer ofßayner, by indicating who that murderer was. This case demands the inquiry of His Excellency. It would appear that there are certain parties who desire to keep Tricker in gaol on the foul charge of murder from a cowardly apprehension that were he at large there would he less security for their own lives.

A Rifle Volunteer Company is about to be started in Wellington, which will remain in existence as long- as the Duke of Edinburgh remains in the colony. The ship Electva arrived from London on Tuesday, Mr Jacob Joseph and family were passengers by her. A fire broke out at the Royal Tiger Hotel on Tuesday afternoon which was fortunately extinguished before it had done much damage. It is currently reported that Mr Fitzherhert will proceed to London hy the next Panama boat, and that his object will he to secure for the colony a portion of the profit which will he realized hy the General Government endorsing the Provincial Government loans. With the exception of Sewell, Fitzherhert is the only really able man ■who . has gone from this colony on a mission home. Ward and Wood were amiable men, hut, without referring- eifclier to the Panama Contract or the Three Million Loan, nobody hut a third rate character would think they were

second rate. The colony is now "ayi;;g for intrusting; important undertaking's to incompetent parties. Fita is an ■olcTbJ'rd and therefore not likely to be caught with chaff. The Superintendent has not jet returned from his visit to Akitio. A brother of the Rev, J. S. Herrin"' of the Hutt, has been commit ,od for trial on the charge of uttering a forged cheque. The gold-field at Collingwood is small in extent but rich in mineral wealth. It will only carry a small number of diggers The news from the Auckland gold-fields is said to be of a cheerin'? character.

Bankruptcies are still the order of .the day at Canterbury, and legitimate trade is consequently being ruined. Throughout the colony, Westland excepted, trade is dull, and profits at a minimum. The “N.Z. Times ’’recommends a display of flags on the arrival of the Duke of Edinburgh, and I mention the fact because I consider the'irecommendution a good one. The Court of Appeal is sitting but the cases brought before it possess no local interest. The Artillery Volunteers have elected Mr Smith first and Mr Brandon jnn„ second Lieutenants. After the election the company got jolly at the New Zealander Hotel.

None of the Imperial Troops are to ho stattioned in this Province, but we are threatened with a mushroom growth of a large number of amateur soldiers. Last night a meeting of the Taita Rifle Volunteers was held at the Taita School-house, when it was determined that the future uniform of the Corps should be a scarlet Garabaldi with Line facings, blue trousers with scarlet facings, and blue cap with scarlet band. This company, under the command of Captain Whitewood, is one of the oldest and most efficient in the Province, and is not ono of those which ha ve been started to meat a Prince rather than rebels in arms.