LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume II, Issue 61, 29 February 1868, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

To Dog Owners. —Notices are now printed to the effect that owners of dogs will he inflicted with heavy fines and penalties if they allow their four footed friends to travel about without collars and badges. It is desirable therefore to register them at once as the Police have strict orders to enforce the “DogNuisance Act ’’ in all parts of the province. The Panama Mail arrived at Wellington by the Rakaia on Tuesday last. There is no general news of any moment. Fenianism seemsthe absorbing subject of interest. The Fenian Head Quarters in Paris had been seized and documents throwing light upon the conspiracy against England discovei cd, among them a plan for burning the British Channel fleet. All the papers were forwarded to London.

“Tuapeka Times.”—Wc have been favored with a copy of a new paper started in Otago under the above title. The paper is well got up, and contains an excellent selection of reading matter. It is carefully edited and promises to attend strictly to the local wants and interests of the district it represents. We hope for its future success. \ Messes Condon and Flannery were the successful tenderers for the formation of the Taratahi road at £l 2s 6d per chain. A Cricket Match will take place to-day t Masterton between the Masterton Cl ub and hat of Featherston and Tauhcrenikau. School Teachers Examinations. Mr Bowden, the Inspector of Schools, will examine teachers and candidates tor schools at the Grey town school-room, on Tuesday next, March 2nd for certificates of competency, and on the two following days for certificates of merit.

Cavalry Drill.—The Greytown division, of the Wairarapa Cavalry will parade for drill at the Court-house, on Wednesday next at five o’clock, p.m. Fenianism.—An unusually large number of letters have recently been received at the Fosfc Office at Dublin, directed to prominent officials. Each one of these letters was loaded with explosive materials designed to kill the person addressed. Several of them exploded before the real nature was ascertained, but up to this time no person has been killed. One of the policemen of the city who received one of these letters was horribly mangled by the explosion which occurred when he opened it. This was followed on the night of the 28th inst., by an attempt to destroy the General Post Office in Dublin with fire. Happily the attempt was frustrated, and beyond the destruction of a few letters, no great damage was done.

Horse Stealing. —Two notorious characters who lately stole a horse each from Napier, travelled down through the Wairarapa to Wellington where they disposed of their ill-gotten animals. Thanks to the vigilance of the police the history of their crime was telegraphed after them and they were both arrested at Blenheim where they had just landed ex “ Falcon ” from W cllington.

Our Contemporary in his issue of yesterday announces his intention of removing: his Office into Wellington.

Lunacy. —At the last sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s Court, held in Greytown, an unfortunate man (jf the name of Manning was brought up charged with being of unsound mind. The evidence clearly established the charge but as it wasunderstood the Wellington Lunatic Asylum was full, one of the surgeons was asked if the case—the man being harmless—could not be properly treated at Wellington Hospital. The answer was in the affirmative, and it was also said that if taken to an hospital a little nursing ami quiet would very probably restore the shattered intclect. It was decided to remand Manning to the hospital. This case is one among the many we have had brought under our notice showing the necessity for an hospital in the Wairarapa It would not only relieve the one in Wellington but would probably also be used as an asylum for the old and infirm poor—harmless imbecile cases; it would at all events be so used until the wards were likely to be filled with general diseases and accident cases.

Register! Register !-Wewould remind those desiraus to have their names on the Electoral Roll that the time for registering their claims to vote will shortly expire, and that they will find themselves without the franchise unless the register before the end of next mouth.

Ghetto wx Road Board.—A meeting of this Board took place yesterday. Present, H. Udy Chairman, Messrs S. Revans, J. Tocher, and T. Kempton Junr. The subject of the line of road from the Underhill read to Grcytown was discussed, and it was decided that it should run along the south boundary of section 41 to its end, thence to the west comer of section 45 along the southern houa Jry of that section to the east corner, thcace to the S.E. comer of No. 90, and from that through section 51 to its centre adjoining No 4 line. The question of a junction road from No :2 line to No -3 through Mr Hawke’s section was rext brought under notice and the Secretary was instructed to write to the Provincial Secretary on the matter. It was resolved to call the annual meeting of voters to decide upon the rate for the ensuing year on Moudav the 29th March at 7 o'clock p.m. The complaint which had been made of removing the gravel from No. 1 Hue of road was posponed for the consideration of the board at its next meeting. Dr. Spratt waited ou the board to complain that the contractors for No 1 line of road had placed a quantity of timber near his fence which would cost him about £4 to remove, and he considered that it would be dangerous in case of fire if allowed to remain in its present position. The Board promised to take the matter into consideration. On the representation of Mr Cotter the board promised to reconsider their decision as to the direction of the line cf rood from Greytown to the Underbill road and it was decided to meet Mr Revans the following morning to go over the proposed line. The board then adjourned to Friday next. Sir George Gret. — The following intelligence clipped from the Melbourne " Argus ’ of the 12 th instant will be read with interest by the many fhends Sir George Grey has made in this colony : — li We observe from the home papers that Sir George Grey has been appointed to his old government—that of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope.” The Loudon correspondent of the same paper writes: —’• Itis expected that Sir George Grey, late Governor of New Zealand, will succeed Gir P. Wodehouse as Governor of the Cape. The Liter is about to return home.” The Rayxer Murder. —The Wanganui Chronicle says:—" The many persons who are interested in the fate of the unfortunate Tricker will be glad to leam that a memorial on his behalf has Again been got up in Hangitikei. and that already a long list of iutkental signatures is appended to it. The gentlemen who have kindly undertaken to put the matter into proper sitape are likely to afford people in Wanganui an opportunity of signing the memorial before its presentation to the new Governor. Under the circumstances, the case should never be allowed to rest until something is made of it.”

The TitcrtonAPn Wires are now stretched •a? far ns Castle Point and a Telegraph Office is about to bo erected there. The poles from iSapicr to Poraagahau are all erected and the work patting up of the wires is being fastjproceeded with. Pet ween Forangahau and Castle Point thc-lpoles are nearly all erected and as roan as tnev arc a!i up the wires will be laid to meet those from Xapier so that we may soon hope to have communication with that niace.

Waiea?.ai>a Cavalry and Infant ey Tolusteers. — Judging from the following paragraph which appears in the “ Independent" of Tuesday last it would appear that the r e corps will be failed into Wellington on the arrival of the Prince :—" It is said that on the arrival of the Duke of Edinburgh, there will be a grand review on the Reclaimed land of the dilierent town and country companies of Volunteers. tvncu a large parade is expected, there being in and about Wellington, fully.live hundred Volunteers of ail ranks.” In reference to this we must say that it is to be hoped that the Government will not put the troops here to such a test of loyalty as to require them to abandon their work amijjkeep their horses and themselves in town without anv remuneration.

Caktf.utox Public Halt..—A meeting of shareholders in the above will he held at the Carterton .*choo!-honse on Monday evening the Bth March, tor the purpose of electing a committee and transacting other business connected with the iini!. The first call will be payable on that date.

New Zealand Provincial Loans. Extreme saiisfiiction has been given in England by the official notification that the long-pend-ing arrangements for the consolidation of the Lew Zealand Provincial Loans have been at length completed. It was followed an immediate improvement in all .securities of this colony; r.nd the Stock Exchange lost no time in signifying its approval of this tardy act of expediency and justice by ordering "the New Zealand Government Ronds, iKKi, and the Province of Auckland Bonds, first and second issues, to be ofiicialiv ouoted. “Evenin'*

Tin: Rev La u- IT. '.udinc, "Wedevan Minister, ot V\ anganui. has been appointed by the Conference, that Li-c'y sat at Melbourne, to proceed to Queensland. This change takes Mr Harding and his congregation by surprise, as they neither, (ltsirc.-J|orcxp2cfed.t. The Conference, however, wanted a Minister of experience and ability to fill the responsible Jippoinment of District Chairman in Queensland. and unanimously decided that the Rev. Mr Harding was tne man. r i he Rev William Merely takes Mr Harding's place in Wanganui, with the Rev. Mr Stannard as supernumerary. Mr Moriey is highly spoken of < s a young man of superior .ability and in every way fitted for the important charge to which he has been appointed.—“ Wanganui Times.”

The General Assemuly is farther prorogued to May 28 by a Government Gazette issued on the 24th inst.

The Murderer Sullivan. This notorious scoundrel who escaped hanging by taming Queen's evidence in the Maungatapu murders, was brought to Wellington by the Phoebe on Saturday afternoon last, and received the welcome of hooting and hissing that he deserved. If it had been known that he was coming, it is probable he would have got something worse. We are happy to say that he did not sully Wellington long by his presence as he was reconveyed on Monday morning to the vessel by which he had come and shipped off to Dunedin.

The Wuixk'of the General Grant. We some time ago gave our readers an account of the wreck of this vessel on her way from' Melbourne to London with a cargo of wool and specie. A party has now been sent to endeavour to recover the specie an l whatever other valuable cargo cau be obta-uei by diving or blowing her up.