THE WANGANUI CHRONICLE AND RANGITIKEI MESSENGER. "Vérité sans peur.” Wanganui, June 28, 1860.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 4, Issue 197, 28 June 1860, Page 2

THE WANGANUI CHRONICLE AND RANGITIKEI MESSENGER. "Vérité sans peur.” Wanganui, June 28, 1860.

The latest news from Taranaki; will be found in another column.

The * Prince Alfred 5 arrived.at Wellington on Saturday tnorning last, without the English mail. She left Sydney on the. lltli irist., when the mail had not arrived' at Kangaroo island.' The ‘ Lord Worsley, 5 for Auckland, was not to leave till the 13th inst., ahd, if the arrival of the mail was then telegraphed, would, wait for its af rival in Sydney. ?' -The * Nugget, 5 which' brings out the surveying detachment to New Zealand, had arrived at Sydney, and sailed for Auckland on the Bth inst.; having on hoard 169'men'of the 65th.

7'he Wellington Ipapers mention that the Superintendent had gone on fTednesday, the 20th inst.; to a .meeting of the : Maories at Wairarapa. ; It is attended by deputies Trom Ahuriri, and also about 40. from the west coast, between Manawatu and. Otaki.

The Provincial Council met. at Wellington on the 20th inst., Two communications from Auckland were laid on the table, the first from the Governor thanking. the council for their address to - him ‘ of- lfrtli • May, and the other from the Colonial Secretary’s office, stating that the memorial of the council, as to the difference between the Superintendent and the council, had beetfreceived, and'that the matter would be submitted to the General Assembly. The correspondence between the Superintendents of Taranaki, and Wellington, regarding the vote of J£looo for the relief of the Taranaki settlers, was'ordered to be printed. The house then adjourned to the 21st August.,

Local Intelligence.

District. Court.— Before Robert Ilart, Esq., Judge.—This court was held on the 20th inst.: The first; case, Regina v’ Hurley, was dismissed, as not falling within the jurisdiction of the court. J.. Burnett was then!' placed at the bar on a. charge of theft; and being found guilty of. stealing a number of tools from Mr. Bullen’s house on No. 1 line of road, was sentenced .to six months’ imprisonment with hard labour.; . On a second charge brought against him of stealing a gold chain, 'the jury returned a verdict of “ not guilty.” It would appear that he had been carrying on a’system of petty thieving 'for a long time, a great numher:Of articles of various kinds having been founddn his possession^ A meeting;of settlers resident in the district lying to the north-west was. held in the Rutland hotel on Thursday last. Lieut. Colonel Wyatt and Major Cooper were present, and a committee was appointed to take the necessary 1 steps for aiding the military authorities in the 1 erection of stockades for the protection of that portion of the settlement. V Volunteer Rifle Corps.-*— A meeting of No. 2 Company was held on Monday evening, when a ..committee was appointed to take a general charge of the affairs of the Company. Tlios. Powell, Esq., was appointed treasurer ; and it was resolved that each volunteer should subscribe Is. a. month to meet the ourrent expenses. ,;We ;helieye| the comniitteel yirfll meet this week taT iifcLa’rsecretary and draw tip: rules. . . -i .... ... r •' •- ■ . ; , Both the , Cavajry. Corpsfnet as , usual on jiondayfor; their weekly drill, in which they acquit ‘themselvesvery creditably. ; The Rifle Corps : ; gb'.dtit-'ra' four' detachments once a week for, ball- practice, in which they are improving considerably.* ( i Tree •• Wonga Wong a.”— We understand , that the “Constantine,” .which arrived in : Wellington on the 22nd inst., lias on board • the new boilers for the Wouga Wuuga, and as

no:lime will lie lost in,.completing the repairs, we hope sooirto see this useful vessel again in our river."

Masonic Ball. —On Tuesday evening last the brethren of the Tongariro Lodge gave a ball at the Rutland hotel, which will be long reme4berejdlby npfost of thcfsf present as one df the Vost* agreeable assemblages of the kind they r have.attended..,. There .were above 100 present, and that all enjoyed themselves in a very high degree may be inferred from the dancing being continued'till nearly six o’clock on Wednesday morning. The elegant dresses of the ladies showed off their charms to great effect; and* their affability and willingness to contribute to the pleasure of the evening made the ball:room one of the most attractive scenes th&t'can be imagined.' Shortly after midnight the ? :Supper'-r6om* ’was thr&wn open, and was i'soom fUled'4y v tlie- ; who found on -the [tables, an excellent: supply of wines and a pro- | fusion of ediblesj the variety and delicacy of I which would have-done credit-to, a Soyer. The supper, the decorationsidjf the-rooms,. and the,general arrangements, did great credit to the poptilar host of the Rutland ; Lt. Colonel Wyatt kindly allowed the military band to attend ; so that the music was excellent,, wliile its charm was heightened by the tastefurfitting up of the orchestra, a temporary, w.ooden erection communicating with the ball-room by the windows,' sd as to give the amplest room to the dancers. : w H.M. colonial steamer Victoria arrived, at the mouth of the river on Sunday morning last,' and shortly after 10 o’clock the 'Rev. Mr. Taylor, of Putiki, went' off in a canoe, along with eight chiefs, from this neighbourhood, who go- to the meeting,• at Auckland. Mr. Taylor accompanies them to Auckland. , 7’he names of the' chiefs are, —George King, Meta Kingi, John Williams, Mawai, Kawana Paipai, George Grey; Tahana, and Peliimana. ; The first six are from Putiki, the seventh from Waipakara, and' the last from Maitotara. Tamati, the chief of Aramo pa, was too late for the steamer, but has gone, down the coa : t to Wellington. The last words George King said to Major Durie, who saw them embark, was, that no white man should go out to Waitotara.

TnE annual meeting of the ratepayers of tlie jHunahaere district, was held on .Monday, June. 1860, at Mr; S; Newport’s house. Mr. Philip Mussen having been called to .the clmir, was l proposed % Mr. George Roberts, seconded by Mr. Tlios. Kells, and carried unanimously,—That a rate of a barley* corn per acre be imposed as a repairing rate for the ensuing year;., On the motion of Mr. Thos. Kells, seconded by Mr. Gotty, tile following gentlemen were unanimously appointed wardens, —— Messrs. John Murray, T. J. Campbell, Geo. Roberts, Joseph Kells, Laird, John Jones, Geo. Walker. Mr. G. Roberts, > seconded by Mr. John Bryce,, proposed,-—That. Mr. S.. Newport be added to ! th’e list of -wardens ; which was unanimously , agreed to. The following gentlemen were unanimously elected auditors for the ensuing year,—Messrs. John Nairn, Sen., John Gibson, and Edward Bond.

Mr. Thos. ICells proposed, and Mr. Laird seconded,, a vote of thanks to the outgoing wardens, for the very efficient manner in which they performed their duty during a very trying time of office;- which was carried unanimously. After a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting separated. ,