A sitting of the RM. court took place at Alexandra on Tuesday last, when three cases for debtAame before the court Mr Wood gave jfusgjnent in one case, and ad journdl kheVther two cases to the sitting of theat (jlyde, on the 18th inst. The new Agent-General is what may be termed a liveman. He is not impressed with the idea that he is an ambassador, whose duty it is to preserve the grandeur and dignity of a great power, whose trade interests are well looked after by consuls, but realises that he is the representative of a colony, the population of which are chiefly concerned with commerce. So far, he has justified his selection, and has won golden opinions from all with whom he has come in contact,,. He is accessible at any hour in the day, and requires no letters of introduction nor credentials from great people. Mr Perceval has also some origi nal ideas. He is carrying out a plan, at the offices in Queen Victoria street, which will be generally appreciated. He is hav ing a room fitted up to receive books, pamphlets, photographs and newspapers devoted to New Zealand, and which is to be open to the public during office hours. It is expected that the Rev. Mr Ghent, the incumbent of the Clyde_ Parish, wil! arrive on or about the 20th instant, Wt hope that the Clyde vestry will, prior tc his arrival, \have something done to the parsonage, which at present is, to put il mildly l an rf state of primeval wildness. In tpg event of the Hon. Mr Fergus resigning, it is rumoured that a certain ex mayor df Cromwell is likely to oppose all comers. At present he is waiting to se< how the cat jumps.
