LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 6, Issue 287, 27 March 1862, Page 3

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Cupid —We observe a paragraph in the ■Neio-Zealander announcing the death of

this favourite pony, which seems to have been made a pef'bf, as" iMch ; '%t ? '' ; Aift:liia'iul as here. He was imported into this place by Tv-B. Taylor, Esq, from Sydney” in 1357' and has produced a stock of ponies which are now in .greatßequest, :bdili s 'for..ladies and children, on account of their general .docility, a^id;;spirit t having partaken to a large extent of th'eir sire’s temper and qualities. He was bought’in 1860 by J. 0. Hamby. Esq, stationed at Auckland, and has since. K‘eii.a7general , ;Favaui;t r t(j.-there. -IBs ownerj' seems .quite inconsolable, and writes »>f him; iff a* letter To ‘Mr."' he /wmiUl , s pf theTdis 6f'a must have had attractive^-qtklltihi ftlibaJ’-'tO'' win all hearts.

as been afoot for a few weeks past to get

the present slaughter-house removed to a different site, further removed from the town, and less likely to ihterfere with the comfort of its inhabitants: The magistrates

have consequently been; looking; .out .for a proper place - , and we are' infoMlied have fixed on a piece of ground betwefen the head of Victoria A venue and the gravel pits at St = at" tliV foot 6f

die hill. We ure not aware what advantages! the. Magistrates may have* Seen in this site,can'd' we hope they, have- goad reasons forireconimending. itvas it would - appear- they-: done; to his-HonorAheSuperiiitendent. ijwsitipu .raay Juive !tl&y/a;:e‘ not apparent At ‘fir-sl;., :4li!p, contrary some objections start tip which may have occnred to the magistrates,ansi' been overruled by other .considerations.; hut which appear to us to be of a very grave btimpl«pdp;n. ... It is generally. ad mi tteJ,f hat Aim'toiefl'i* Rifely to spread in the'first place,, aajindeed’ iVis now extendingi up the river. iaAhat case the slaughter-house effluvia will hej ; c.o:nv < eyed;:Pv;er• it- by. the prevailing,.north, west wing. ;«A t present the: .drainage .ofi rlie ground in. question is runvaiong the Victoria Avenue,, across the road-to:, the ‘north,; and

then alplig.'Hafrison St., . If an engineer were asked: by. -what.course be. would- take-, sewerage so that. ; it - might ,do the greatest amount of mischief .possible to the town;, that would be precisely the’course ;he wouhl? poiiiiouti The Harrison St.-, people.intend' if possible t'6 preyeiit the water from running. that;way. aUd i.oufc ; intention; if the filth is it; will' be along the north 'west' side of 'tjii to'ttii,' andiall the wind cofnmg from that direction will! be cuntaininated'by';its'>xhalatibns;'aifd : ' will shed its pestiferous influence over the whole town. Why should not the slaughterhouse he removed down the-river, and the

discharge of its filth so'regiilateih ' that the current of the river tyould carry it fairly out to sea every tide ? Rifle Capt. Porter’s company was held mi Tuesday evening when- tlie; following • officers weie elected •*lYm:/' , i)aYidson, ; XieiiteuauV;«J. i Peake. 'Ensign ; both:\almost iinani:mb'fikly ; John Davidson, Robt. Gray, Tlibs. Powell- ami (l;hb& ■Garner. .Sergeants ; • P.‘ G. E/ T. Wbon ;-arid - Wur. Armstrong, Corporals/ Nine of the members elected a Committee to ■ ’tdtidudf Ah e; ti>e Cbmpany/ that' 42- "members are sworn in,'and fliirt ..other eight have agreed to join ihe CoinpUny. .Ciipt. Parke’s Company now-musters "49 sworn iii, ami a considerable addition is expected on Thursday evening at-the meeting. 'v The Volunteer Practice Ground. — We have a . mmiber of, ;cpmplaints from Rifle Volunteers regarding .the uncourteous rhailtier .in,which the Militaryha.ve.. ; rupt< i d*'tiieir ; 'firing^ivraciice. s ’' i AtcdV'dii-% "to" these cumj laints.it would appear that the 57th erected a target "within a. few...feet pf that belonging tu the" Volunteers;- and lidt;. withstanding' repeated remonstrances TuJye occupied the ground at the only ' tiin’e the Volunteers caii spare for practice, ‘ so * fm t? have 1 driven the Volunteers' out of ‘ the for sbm’femtorv.'iiigs past'; : 'The sordiers'icee|i up a constant file firing withhra few'fGbfccf .the place from the;: ybluaiieers are firing, and the la*ter have-th'ejr much; distracted A>y. the npj§& , : t.h/3;]tjthe.y, cap-’ not take proper aiih, arid 'tlietf .“marksman cannot observe the grilph the hits. Had there j?een .U'o/jather .place for the soldiers to practice, or had they shewn a ..disposition to accommodate the civilians in respect to .time, no .fault , would have been found.with the.erection of the,one target alongside the other. .. J3ut after.: the, troubl&and £Kpenes,.ihe volun;teersJ>avejut themselves to, in clearing the range of scrub; and putting up the target, they ‘ifeider themselves aggrieved ;hy-tiiis; ;Waiifon Jnrdmlon their practice, the more especially fbr ;v tlie prizes, begins’ next week. Majpr.Dui;i&, l aiid Capt. -Porter waited on Afaj<»r Logan on 1 uesday -morning/ but no ; Stftisfictdry' 'arrangement was come to. 4. the complajiinnts-pro-. poses tli^t : '\'tife'- 5 pay ’ tlie Volunteers the expence to wlltch have, been put in preparing tlie range,* aiyl slipulu get entire- possession of it,- 'the ‘VpliihAcers to oilier ground which' can be. liad close 'hand. 1 We hope Majbr Logaii'wilT . see. tlib’-propriety' Uf making' some.'tirrangehicli* may ’give' tlie Voliiiiteers 'the groutid ? ioThemselves from 6 A6“9 a/m. until afi least Jiftep . tl;e f . is finished. ' W.i regret to ieeilm ijl-jfeeling that is begin* uiiig to itrhe Wtvmn the 57th and the in-

' Miire' : trifles the- e'viteffects- of.which' it is very fdilfiaMlt to do 1 -away with; \ '; • = Meeting op the Ratepayers op NO: 5 Line. —A meeting of the Ratepayers of ilie Metenum district.was ; held uts-the;Lion

tin on Thursday last, • tlie :t 6 : li"-iwsthht. Air. Moser in the elmir. After the,%p* poinlraent of Mr* \Y Mr. MctseFhfnl’ Mr. Platnpin Mr.-TTni^iSdn entered into a statement, of . the Mftiir&di&f

the board, showing the difficulties tlmt they had to encounter in (king out the funds their disposal to meet the rapid requirements of the district and pointing out the extreme difficulty of collecting a h«dy#’rate';; if the ratepayers would 4n/sw«rialize.;tUg ! , Superintendent on the matter lie would support tiie • application to the utmost of itts: . ability. He proposed a rate of twopence per acre to be levied for./: the ■ ensuing year. Mr. M cW i-Jiatn having. .seconded ?the after a,desultory conversation it was unani-, mou.sly /adopted,... ..Mr,,Moser havin'? vacated the chair proposed a Vote r oi* thanks'to board for their past services, which being suitably acknowledged by Mrv iHrftrfiSS>}l?t the meeting separated after a glass of wine we eongr f t date the oi the goody ;f4ding>Bhdwii : trust that paltry road squabbles dre'- : at '-aii ’i end in the district. I The River Encroachment. —lt pleasing to notice that the efforts of '-the, Qommittee, that took in hand the remedying'

of this serious evil are likely.tty jbe crowned, with success. The work as'&r as yet can Le judged seems to answer admirably ; and unready, a considerable depth of mud has silted up on each side of the projecting breakwater To aid tljte4 - iv.<jr the Committee have wisely ‘resol ved to Tower

:he bank below Nixon’s creek, about six feet, and to. throw over-tlie soil-eut olf,-into :he river, thus to a certain extent regaining he ground' whielr liars been lost. ' The side >f this embankment is protected by manuka

scrub laid down ill layers, and so soon a? •the bank has become solid, it is to be planted' With willows, which will effectually bind i§ together .and, make it solid atid durable. It ii> hoped, that should these means of regaining tiie river bank road be~fffectual,'a bridge \vill" be thrown oyer Nixon’s creek within a few inOirths, and-thiis a'.proper road be secured into the town from the North. The

heavy sand hill which has to be surmounted at present,-is a serious obstacle to the. carting, of produc'enntOT'the towir fi'otti up the river.'

Tlie erection of two or at most three other breakwater at. different.points further up theriver will complete the work; the first part •0f which has now been so satisfactorily."accomplished. The hopes of the Committee may indeed not be realised, but there is every appearance at present' of their being so, notwithstanding the doubts cast .by ; various parties on the probability of success. j "'*-The’ RoaCS.-—We are glad, to observe., ffiat the rdkii along the Virginia ..Water has been partly repaired, the- bank of "the lake' having, been made up; with edfth'.antV scrub, ■}and vflftl&wtehi. grtfait' .Will add much to the beauty of this .very .pretty sheet of wa'er, as well as secure Hb'e. permanency of the roadway. There are 'paijts of the roadway requiring to be metalled, ambit seems this cariikVt be done till a rOad is opened to the gravel, pits ;at St.. John’s bush. A subscriptjen hus.beeii coniV menced to defray the expense ofa way : to the gravel, and if in any case, certainly in this, the proverb is applicable “ quit cito dat. bit dat" ; for unless: ; tlie Repairs be made before winter, the expense will be more than doubled. The same remark applies, and if possible with still greater force, to the roadvthrougli .tlie.-. Pit tiki. swamp; the drains along'which are nearly, closed -up but we hope to see., them ,cleaned;out, before the-, winter rain'seti in/ ?; Woubl be pleasing to enteral tlie sainW.bpji t e .regarding- : Jth.e metal ling of that parV.of the r N:o.i3 -line which bas; been, ,cyt,, ~It: .1? quite- impassable : iiF .whiter, and the money already,-laid- out on iti. is thrown aiyay.until a little more is expended in finishing it. We understand that ■so far as the-.repaipng. of.roads.is concerned, the'Superintendent’s hands are tied ,by the small amount remaining in the Treasury to be dxpendeif , on- v-figt .§r.e called contir.. gencies” ; but.should think that the money expressly voted for the .making of the No. 3 dine might be. applicable, do tthe metalling of the portion of the line, partly formed. Next session ef lbe' Provincial’ our mem - 'bers' ; slk>uKf*n?reavour to have placed on the estimates a sum of money for the maiute- , nance of-publrc works in this "district, to be expended at the call of the Sub-Treasurer when liis demand was approved of by the Provincial Fngineer. Then these little ■ cutises of annoyance would be preyentediv ■ Reading Room;,— -Wanganui lias alvyay 8 been, ahead of other places in New Zealand. •in respect to the neatness ami roominess of its places of business. But it seems i.ow.to ibb oii.tdoing its former self, .may judge from; the very fine book shop and news roouvopened by Mr. 11. L Jones, W'hicli we may say without exaggeration ; are not surpassed .-in, poiiit of neatness and elegance by anything pf.tiie -kind to bemet,wit !i at home. The store; ; is . fitted.-, up in tun exceedingly tasteful manner.:. . The-reading room has Vtwoiranges of tables made of a New Zealand hard wqqd Team tjfuliy ypolished, and coveted, with igreen cloth, with forms of a similar woodi covered with crimson cushions of a -.much:more elastic nature than many of the readejrs are likely to have at home. The tables “are Covered with magazines, ami "papers, the former: including Blackwood, Ciicriinll, Fraser and tlie National together with the ,Army List, and ,tlie , F Army and' N:\vy Gazette, while among , the latter are to be:found the Times, Home News, Illus-: tfiitedThews'; "Piiiicli/ Lloyd’s Weekly, Syd-: hey ’ Morning Herald, Adelaide Observer, Frieifd of India and several 7 of-’the" New Zealand [papers,.,, It Js to expatiate on the attractions of ’such’a place of resort to town residents, or country peopljtj. All whose minds are not hMrrQweii' to tlie confined'track of everyTTay life derive pleasuie anJ benefit from the contents

ofthe’roofer and we ’have no doubt that the enterprise Mr. Jones bus shewn in meeting the growing wants of the. place in Mich a ; iferal T&ju\ter-|will jite.ef its 'due'reward. The Home Country. In the' list of passengers by the Tyner we observe the name Wtp.-wbo has left this for EiVglaiitCwiilli fivtifopber children, for who.ni 4 obtain better' educational 'ad-..' P Jngjts,^iaii , . : cau;%: bail here. They go Ducli’'t»o m Wellington next **m: : 'Watt’s loDg residence and social jwisituhy here Will nlakd’lier absence ? ri%retted.!by:&r.«'rde/circle■■of' 'acquaintance, tliie.jMsthe iiiflitencejfo.r good which ‘she church, to which sheke"lOjigdtl, kifd 'in of her spheres of usefulness, ,? .&iH’Tfe%fe , iis!bly Vfctt; Resident Magistrate's Court.— v. Mortimer £qr,ley,. s ,’d.etyv P Js r . .Judgment confessed. joliri damag^Wor df : 10 cattle belonging to.i; defendaiit, :W ; liich hatPinjured plaintiff’s xpmua&d ; deposed thaji, ).ie,had gone., .to., Atamaho to estimate dahiage. doiie,y 'andj that be did ■Tklt J ' excdetleli *.5&. Judgmeut was giveil&forvilis. i 20.—Mary «to«ne% Wilson for 4s, damage.; donS’ by ti covvaiida calf which had ihro'ken r intp a '■■piece'*'of ground fenced off SftlsJbhniV planted with |iMa^^ v TIfl5 “ case' came up some weeks adjdhWetTihrtil nie Provincial jSt-dlcitef’si&pinthn.'islimi I\l he had, whether plaintiffs-pcgupatioir of .tlie'gr.ound without any right gave her. a power to prosecute. The .Solicitor’s ' opinion Tiavyig been re:ceive’d’' ift MfcrnwtVv'ei^'Jadgmen t was given for thifeplsnutifi'; ‘ 24.—W. S. v. John Murray. Z’iie plaintiff Claimed T'3,foc ; diinage.don.e by i ..aligr.t 50 cattle belonging to defendant going into •pla in ti fTs~;pad dock'. It was proved that hii { Khdt been -sufficient fcr o or ' and defendant' said that plaintiffs liorseSv Were constantly on his laud; giveip. for .£1 and costs. > .iv-ji-W : :