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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XII, Issue 816, 11 January 1868, Page 2

Wounded in New Zealand. — The London Scotsman of October 5, gives a description of the funeral of Lieutenant David Grant, of the 50th Regiment, which took place at Aberdeen with military honours. The band of the Highland Depot Battalion, followed by a party of the 93rd Highlanders, under Lieutenant Robertson, formed part of the procession. The coffin was borne shoulder high, and followed by the friends of the deceased, including Colonel Gordon, C. B., Lieut.-Colonel Pitcairn and others. The deceased was quite a young man, and the cadet of a very worthy Aberdeenshire family, but we mention the circumstance chiefly because his death happened in consequence of a wound received at Nukumaru, in our miserable little war, and not a few of our readers may remember the young officer, who took up his abode at the Rutand Hotel here, while he was invalided.

St. Andrew’s Kilwinning Mason Lodge. — This lodge was consecrated last night in the Freemasons’ Hall. The ceremony passed off with great eclat. Upwards of fifty brethren were present. Wellington Almanack. — We have to acknowledge the receipt of this useful work, which is more than an almanack, being directory, diary, &c., all in one. We observe that this is the fourteenth year of publication, and we have little doubt that many years are before it.

Price of Sheep. — There have been three sales of sheep by auction in Wanganui during this week, but we cannot quote the prices realised as satisfactory. Messrs Allan and Low sold a lot for Messrs Shuttleworth and Iveson, on Wednesday, at 15s. Mr Finnimore sold a number drafted from the flock of Mr Lomax, on Thursday, at 12s 6d and 8s 6d. And Mr Lewis on the same day sold a lot belonging to Mr Edward Churton for 6s and 7s.

Taranaki. — From Taranaki we learn of the resignation of Mr. A. S. Atkinson. The Herald says — We fear that the electors will find great difficulty in obtaining a member as careful and painstaking as the one they have lost ; for although opinion may be divided as to Mr Atkinson’s political ability, it will be admitted on all sides that in conscientiously doing his best, he has scarcely had a rival among the many selfish politicians of New Zealand. Boating. — A meeting was held in the Exchange Hotel yesterday evening to ascertain whether Wanganui could be represented in the proposed Regatta at Wellington. The general feeling was that the thing should be done, and the following committee was appointed to make arrangements and to meet on Friday next in the same place to report progress, namely, Messrs. W. F. Russell, J. Kirkpatrick, R. S. Low, R. Blair, J. P. Watt, and G. J. Scott. Mr John Scott Secretary and Treasurer. It will be necessary to have a boat built, and a subscription list will be opened forthwith.

Dinner to Mr Fox at Rangitikei. — We are glad to learn that the dinner to Mr Fox, which we some time ago spoke of as being on the tapis at Rangitikei, has taken definite shape, and will come off at Bull’s on Wednesday week, the 22nd inst. The dinner will have no political significance, but is intended simply to be a welcome to Mr Fox by his neighbours and friends in the district where he has long resided, and where he is highly esteemed not more as a public man than as a settler of high character and personal worth. The proposed arrangement is precisely as it should be, and as we have reason to believe Mr Fox wishes it to be, and no doubt there will be a numerous attendance on the occasion. We hear a rumour about something of the same kind in Wanganui, but as it appears to partake of a private character or is meant to appear in that light, of course we have no right to refer to it further.