- We hare the Chronicle of the 16th. inst :— > The 57th Hall.— The officers of the 57th [ Regiment, gave a ball ou the 15th to the in habitants, in Howe's Assembly Rooms. The ball-room was very tastefully decorated with ! evergreens, flags and glancing weapons, and . the harmonies of color being better preserved . than is usual in such cases, the decorations , though simple had a very pleasing effect. Nearly all the principal settlers in the dis • trict were present, and through the excellent • arrangements of the gallant hosts, the affair 1 passed off with entire success. ; The following paragraphs are from the Chronicle: — ' The Rangitikei Mttbdeb. — We had a , letter on Wednesday afternoon from one of the most respectable of the Rangitikei settlers stating that the number of signatures at tached to the petition to which we before re ferred was 166, and not 106, as we had been , informed. Our readers will observe from our Wellington Correspondent's letter, that Tricker's case wasjj under the consideration of the Executive Council, by last advices. A gentleman who arrived from Wellington on Thursday mentions that steps have been taken to obtain further information from two men who are supposed to be able to throw some light on the mystery — namely, a sawyer, formerly a soldier of the 65th, who was at work in the neighborhood at the time of the murder, and a man who was then working on the roads in Rangitikei. He also says that through two half-caste lads at Horowhenua some information has been elicited from the Maori boy which throws light on the case. We give these statements as we got them, without vouching for their correctness ; but they come from what we consider a trustworthy source.
