Jame3 Rowles has been appointed Captaiu in the fluid, b-> t rtaliqn of the AuoMand Regiment of Militia The ies|gnation of F. Y. hi Rayfies, as Captain of tl^Q No. \ c,on^pany of Aucklaud Ritle Volui)teeis has been accepted. The following appointments l)aye been made ;n the No. 3 Company of Auckland Ritle Volunteers — Lieutenaut Alexander Charles Phipps Macdonald to be Captain ; Ensign Joseph Moliere Tabuteau to be Lieutenant; Henry Fieeman Andiewstobe Ensign. The following appointment? Lave been made in the Royal Cavalry Volunteers ; — Lieutenant ; Cplonel Maimadnke Ni^on vo be Lieuteuaut-dolonel ; How ard Button to be Captain ; William Thomas Bassett to be Lieutenant; Walter Hariis to be Cornet. John Kerr has been appointed Captain of the Panmme Ritle Voluuteers David Gia.kn.rn has bpen appointed Captain, Siamuel Japkson Lieutenant, and George Ciniksliank Ensign, in tlje Rpmueya Rifles Voluu toera, Mr. William Street has been appointed Lieu, tenant in the Forest Rifle Volunteer 1 !, Otahuhu. The official notification of the above appointments will appear in the next Government Gazette. Inquest at Papakura. — An inquest was held at Papakura on the death of Alexander Bartly, at which the following evidence was taken befoie, \\\a Assis : tant Cqion.er ; — Aithur Gannon, the first witness, said the deceased, on Sunday evening last, had his tea with him. He then appealed veiy well, and ate heartily. After tea he letired to rest, and he (Gan non) and a friend of Ins (George Hardwicke) went out leaying dete^ed in Hie house, They went to the Raglan Hotel, and then, after some persuasion, Hardwicke obtained fiom the landloid half a pint of rum for Gauuon. On reaching the house occupied by Gannon and the deceased, Gannon pouted out some of the* rum into a tea cup and called the deceased down from his room, which was above the one qogu pied by Gannon, aqd \o\i him theie. was something for him, meaning a little grog, a pai t of which was. diunkby the deceased and the remainder thrown on the floor of the room. He (the deooaaed) remained in the room some ten or fifteen minutes, and then again went to bed. Witness did not see him again until the next morning, wheu not finding him mov ing, went up to see him, and found him dead lying on his face. 