LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 5, Issue 237, 30 May 1861, Page 2

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

/fesEßENiv Magistrate’s . Cotjrt.t- A.t Raugitikei, May 3;, Wm. Fox xt. john ; Hoskins, £4v 14s. Judgment by default. Two native assessors* Nepia*, Turatoa- and another, gave notice, that unless the Governor .paid them for their services they would resign, their office,. which of course theyv.retajn tilt an answer is received from- Auckland. At Wanganui* May 1, John F. Kells tvßobt. Rennet, debt £1 9s. Bd. Judgment confessed. Joseph Jones v. H. Moprt;—debt £4 15s. Judgment for £4. May 7, Win., Brooks .«. W- Ashford, £l7 12s. 9d, and Chas. O’Neill* £l7 Bs. 9d. Judgmejit. cppfessed: ip , £ .both cases.. May, 20, Taylor v vWatfc ? aud Qpv; £l4 15s. J).d. , . Judgment for - £14:; I:ss. ioshjua Corkin; - sawyer, .to 2 months imprisonment*; for stealing ;*a : bag of flour, from.: bis mate;..: . Miv George -..Roberts, chairman of.Vtbe;.Tu«uhaere Board, summoned Mr. Sdulby; f6r:obsti:uotiog ; the;. passage on the

road; iii street'; ~lt^s : al]e|e<mat A'onlby ? s . mill le‘ad ; 'vviis not' large ,I biifeiligltt td'allow the water that comes’ down to it aldiig; Campbell steeefc to run' away during' tbelate heavy rains;. and that the water had' consequently flowed over the road/ The evi|dence -failed in proving that the nwisaiicewns. Lcaused'by a defect in tlie mill - lead, and the 'case wasdismissed. -

Queen’s Birth-DAY.-^Last'Friday passed’ -off here-, with tike usual loyal demonstrations* The day was kept as a close holiday, not onlythe Bauk and public -offices-, but many of thestores being closed. In the morning’ therewas a grand parade of' the : mnitary, l militia, and- volunteers in the Market^kcev 350 men were under arms, and went T througlr the various evolutions usual'ira- such- occasions; with remarkable prefeisitm-and steadiness. Thebrigade marched; paist arid stow time,,, at open and quarter distance cofumn. ; It.them wheeled into’line, presented* arms’i'uhd fitted’a. feu de-joie. A- salute of twerity-ohe'ighnS' WaSi also fired -by-the artillery on- the : jg¥pimd. Colonel Murray’expressed his ! satisfaction afe thefmaiinerdri whifcii: the'movemeiitS'had'beeni. made,,and we-bave no- doubt- the detuchiibentf of .the 65th under ; his epraffiaUd>heW wilhdo-. predifr to fcfeeir regiment ’they fejeiii’it afe Auckland. Certainly, the improvement' IS the. volunteers since the same Occasion last yekr is* very, marked, and the appearance of the militia, in their : .new uniforms was remarkably |jbod; A large- number- off spectators witnessed > the* proceedings.In the evening a public ball was held in the. large room of the Rutland Hotel, which was., well attended by the residents in the town and* district.! Dancing was begun at 9 o’clock, and* was kept up with great spirit till early in the morning. Every one seemed- bent-‘On--addings to the enjoyment: of the evening, and the result' was that all were delighted, and would 1 gladly, have,; .prolongedi.the: pleasure; had that s beeni possible;, : <lThe'fairefir>partV^f?itei.- < {(bßemliiage • peyerappeared hiore The elegance • and refined fdste displayed in thCir- costumes* ?'°u ld'• nC.tj weli; have fen an rpassed;-'.. Qneen - terjng the ball room after the dancing had? begun seemed to; be-gazirig,on.a. movingJparverre; of tlie choicest colours and most 'exquisite forms, and was in doubt whether ' the - scene before ''him were a, gorgeous dreani or a/ living reality. In the course of the evening an excellent supper was served up, and after.it had been partaken of, the Queen’s health) was drunk with all the honours.'-Dancing, was, resumed with still greater animation, arid themusic seemed even better - than 5 in the early - part of the evening. The room- was very tastefully, decorated,. and mine host of 1 the, Rutland, by his judicious arrangements* con-. tributed his full' quotai to 1 the comfort-and^

pleasure'of the assembly. : ') r i’HE,' 'GovjS.BNIvfENT;-: Prizes. —Th®’ l firing . with the Enfield rifles and ammunition: for - 1 loyernment Prizes commenced- on'Monday,, the 27th instii-atj-the Kacecourse, and was'bon-. tinued on Tuesday/ the 28th, by members of” Mo. 1 Company, at . raises, of- .100, -20 Q, an«L 300 yards, three shots at each range. /Up to - the present date the fallowing restilts may be - •quoted,—namely, . if- . i Private J. Sumrrierville, 19«poihts; PrivateW. Small, Lieut. W. Jowett, 17 each ; ‘Cor--poral E. Broughton, Private J.' Cathro, -Sergeant Frank Parkes, 16 each ; Private D. Hurley,;. Sergeant .W. ~F. Bussell, 15 each Seret. Fred. Parkes. Private Steuben Henson.

14 each *: Privates jonas-Lockett, R: Al Rickards, Richdv.-Da.yv Jas.. Signal!*Hurley, 13: each ; Privates W. Fin-. nimore, A . A/eFarlane, Corporal -W/ Johnson,_ Privates-T:vOwen.-Gr 42‘each ; . .Private/F. D? Jones, fDapt.: SsiDeighton;. "Pri • vate H, h Jones, .11 each: The IFonga Wonga*—-This< vessel. was-* sent to Napier; instead of Wanganui this week because-the . Company, had entered . into an engagement to carry the English mail to Napier on its arrival, and the Storm, Bird had : been chartered, by- the Government, on the urgent representation of the southern mem--bers of the General Assembly, to carry them, to Auckland. : . The Wonga Wonga, .besidesbeing here on Tuesday next, will: return on-, or about the 13th, and. will* most probably proceed to Manukau 'with cal tie. The Com--pany intended to send up.a special :messenger ovei-land with the mail, but \Vere anticipated by Mr. Hoggard,: the postmaster at Wei - lington. It would be of great importance to,, have the , TFonga running to r Auckland regu-. larly during the sitting .of the Assembly. Gould,t this not be arranged ?• ;• . -■ •" .

■' ■' ; WELLINGTON.' -• (From our own Correspondent;j 1 ' & ... May..26thj- 1861. I,mentioned in my last? the'doubt that bad been raised in-reference, to the qualification of Mr. Harrison for - seats- iii the' Council 4 and Assembly? I bear that bis friends here; are satisfied that there is nothing in the objection ;•* but Mr* Harrison, without communicating hisbitentiori. to-any of’ his coli&agues, has started for /Fanganui, thus rendering it impossiblethat be can be at Auckland in time for the early part of the session, when, if at all, his', ypte'will be .wanted.;; Mr.; Harrison’s - conduct - is inexplicable, and will disfranchise JFanganui • Jn the Assembly. The general feeling here is,._ that be ought immediately to resign, and allow you the opportunity of sending another member iii,his place, as soon as a writ can be-seritdown. I have-just heard that there is a writ-of execution at Wanganui aWaitingthe S'heriff there bj.it' I am.' also ibid that Jie, conki have delegated life- authority to, his bailiff -from hence in the usual r way. He therefore seems to. ha,ve 'ho excusedor: his very strange conduct, which 1 has bbth surprised and grieved his best friends. I-liear that lie blames Uis ; fiends foe---

riiot Ilia p.nsi tion wliehe -wa3 ./.,(elected. \ But Xmlppandei\t I y ■:> of •, the-. fact /that ‘•' J they dp--.not\e.!j3[orse.;4he; .objection;;: aitd tlidEev fore \yere not likely to raise it,, Mr. H, ;i have.known his own position, find - tfpt-have relied on others tor-recollecting what ..offices heheld../ am .afraid Mr.,H..is acting under feelings of chagrin inthematter; if so, he should remember, that as a public man he has others to consider as well ias Jiimself. Mr. .John Kiug. solicitor, appears.-.to have .mesmerised him. I have also heard, it stated that Judge, Ilar.t sees? nothing in ..the. objection. Mr. Schuitze is t.o be the. Deputy Superin* /; Xendent The - Doctor’s address was much niore lengthy than I expected ; lie has made •-, out a good case 5 he appeared a. little bit nerv- . ; ,ousi during the delivery. • A great , deal, ot • /business has been gene, through.; the members ;.., are working late.and early, as hard;as: bricks, ' ...and I must give them credit for being all jolly ; no angry,discussion, has yet ensued.. . , / .The Englishman .arrived this morning, ; I C- hear you are to-have it pyerland tQnlayx Xh®: . . Lord/ Ashley -had a fearful; paragelost 17 horses out of •19 .shipped :5. also -did damage t<s . the'vessel,-: Our. great; shooting match takes ; ; place .to-day at Lyall’s Bay. The Storm Bird is chartered-for the occasion ; old; and young are there, and / : must be off with the: multitude, I , , hope not to do evil. The Council, will break ~up to-morrow,-and the leave not ; , later than Wednesday, /. cannot, for the life . of me, make out; their tactics- v * '■

SUMMARY OF EUROPEAN NEWS ._//,. . to. 26th March-

. (From *ur own Correspondent!) London, .March, 1861. , . This, month has. been- more than , barren; ,in occurrences of; domestic interest, ' and,, with one notable exception, everything , .yhai; been flat, .humdrum, and commonplace. ~ , .To those ;Who ‘ excel, in -chronicling small beer this, does not matter much, as a . chapter of gossip can be made out of anything j but to those who, like your correspondent, regaid startling events as so many oases in the monotonous waste of 'existence, tho collapse from those highly wrought expectations that ushered in the opening of the, year, is somewhat-dis-appointing. We , have had neither a ministerial crisis nor a continental war. Parlia- .... • pientary doings have been very, uninteresting, : and may be summed up in, a few sentences. '.Bankruptcy Amendment, bills, Church Rate • repeal,. Admiralty reform—tvu/a tout. , ,/taly still steadily advances towards unity . and freedom. Since the fall of ;Gaeta. anu'ouhced in my last, the citadel of Messina has ■ ; surrendered to the Sardinian forces, and now, ; of.all that beautiful, kingdom which once owned him master, not an inch of ground rer.«r.maias; to-Francis IL -..//e isln Rome for the ' present, on his way to Austria. The Italian Parliament, comprising representativos frpm all parts of the peninsula, has met at Turin, and.one of its first acts has been to salute ;'Yictor Immanuel with the title of King of

Ititfy. ; next step of. the new kingdom ■ vyijl be tp secure Rome for its capital, and this is an event which is evidently , not far off. ... Poland', after being almost forgotten, except in the Pleasures of Hope, has once, again japSpeared on'the European stage, and in circumstances of tragic interest. Not that there lias been a regular insurrection, though blood has been shed in the streets of Warsaw, the Poles have followed;-a. different course- they • have had what is now-a-days termed a peaceful and moral demonstration. When the Hungarians want to express their dissatisfaction with Austrian rule, they do not get up barri- : cades and - a street-figlit iu Pi'e3hurg.or Pesth ; they simply have a peaceful demonstration, [ and. this somehow troubles the Kaiser much more than would a bloody insurrection, to be suppressed by charging squadrons or a storm of. grape-shot. When, the Romans determine on a demonstration against, the Pope’s temporal rule, they adopt a similar plan, very perplexing to the powers that be. On a particular day they crowd the streets, perfectly unarmed, but all dressed alike, in some one conspicuous colour, wearing a certain rib- ; bon or flower, in obedience to some secret : authority.? On another day they are all absent .from the streets, and from the same motive. This ds to shew their unanimity. : And, what; can the governing powers do to - counteract this.?- Cardinal Antonelli may , have, a fit of the trembles and General Goyon’s . mustache, may bristle, with all a Frenchman’s fussy indignation, but they are both powerless in presence of this silent protest. The Poles have adopted this plan. ’ It Is surmised that the exploits, .of: Garibaldi an.-.l the Italians have excited the feelings of their nationality, not dead but sleeping, in Poland. They resolved on celebrating by a funeral service the anniversary of the Battle of Qrochow,which ■was the last gallant struggle for independence in 1830. While the procession was march- , ing through the streets of Warsaw the whole population foil on their knees before the old banner of Poland, and chanted patriotic hymns. While so engaged they t were char- . ged by the soldiery, and several were killed and wounded in the melee. Yet scarcely any resistance was offered; the whole population as. by one impulse retired and buried those . who were slain, with honors in which nobles and citizens of all classes participated. A monster petition was then drawn up, claiming the. redress of their grievances apd the resto- . -ration of national government, and despatched through the Governor,, Prince Gortschakoff, to the Emperor Alexander. - .Wondei fid to . tell, tl;e. petition was in great part granted. The Emperor announced in reply, that Poland should henceforth be . governed by a Council of State, the President of which should be a and that all; the edicts, should be issued

in name of ther Emperor of Poland. These concessions have only partially satisfied the P<fles,, apd. will doubtless be aised by. them as a foothold ,for. further .demands. Nor Is it easy tp .see how. these can be resisted, for t tlie Emperor is at present engaged in the gr e a.t but critical task of emancipating the serfs and cannot afford to have discontent smouldering in such a portiou of liis Wide dominions as historic. Poland.: .

From the United ’.States we have advices of the inauguration of the new President,. Mr. Lincoln. Ilis speech on that occasion is less decided ’in tone than waS expected ,: of him, but he'says quite enough to "make'Us 'bid fare* well to all hopes of reconciliation or compromise. He declares that no" i^tate' has a right to secgde'from the Un'oii--?that .lie will not recognize Secession, and that' he will" hold and occupy the forts’ : ahd arsenals ~in dtlie /Southern States, ancHUsb collect the rhVCnue. It is perfectly well known ' that the seceded States''.''willnot Submit th this,' arid it haggle‘be avoided..;-, /•• v ' - '! Kent' died on the 16th March,' and : the Duke, .of' Sutherland. dead. . Trade is bad, but there are. .very fewjfailuresi of any magnitude. The Bank is limiting its discounts at *B per,cent. There has been si fair attendance at the wool sales ; but prices of good qualities down Id.' to 2d. per lb.; low qualities sold slowly at considerably deduced prices. ■