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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 156, 4 March 1874, Page 3

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PLH AX«I, O- AI ’ STI IA LT A N PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY, Destructive Fires. Auckland, Tuesday Night. AKsn-Ku ; Queen of Arne, from London, with iou immigrants. ♦ k, arc l U 0 from London, ran ashore off the M ado on Sunday night. The passengers were all landed safely in bouts. The Golden Crown has been m attendance since. To-dav a portion of the cargo was thrown overboard, and tho vessel boated and was brought up to town. Tho captarn, it is alleged, was drunk when the vessel grounded. An inquiry will bo held to morrow or Thursday. During tho passage, the steward had words with the captain one day. The captain breatened him, and he jumped overboard and was drowned.

Shares : National Insurance, buyers 245; South British, 4oa; Caledonian, £lO 15s. Duder’s grocery store, North Shore, was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. It was I “i ure(^^ )r £250 in tho Now Zealand Company’s office. Estimated loss, £750. J Henry Dacre’a dwelling, at the Wade, was burned to the ground on Friday night. It was not insured. Loss, £SOO. There has been a tremendous fire at Alexandra. Ten stacks of wheat and a large quantity of maize, besides other stock, have been destroyed. The settlement narrowly escaped destruction. Tawhiao is at Pokouui,

Great bush fires at Papakura to-day, causing immense destruction of property. Fences, crass crops, &c., destroyed.

rp. ~ , Wellington, Tuesday Night. The Mongol will be detained till to-morrow. The enquiry is not concluded. It will not bo resumed after to-day until tho arrival of the immigrants for this port, now detained at -Lyttelton. xt is said that tho Commission expect to get strong evidence as to the want of proper supervision on tho voyage. ixis Excellency and Lady Eorgusson will be present ot the banquet given in honour of Governor Weld to-morrow.

a Bunkpxn, Tuesday Night. A verdict of wilful murder has been returned agamefc Patrick Long. Major Atkinson has been appointed commandant ot the Otago Volunteers, in place of Mr John Cargill, resigned. Very Latest News. Hokitika, Monday. Iho Claud Hamilton, Captain Bowden, has arrived from Melbourne. Latest English Cablegrams. c . , , , London, February 12. oix hundred and four elections have taken P t C °V *, The Conservatives gained 92, and j.j Kerala 32 seats. Ttvo Conservative candidates werereturned for Middlesex, the former Liberal member. Viscount Enfield, being defeated. b Mhdst'y 1 ' 688 UrSCa tbe Speedy re&l 'g na lion of the The Kaffir outbreak at Natal terminated in the rebellious chiefs surrendering. About 200 new members have been returned, and 44 home rulers. The Conservatives re-aotion is universal especially in Scotland, Lancashire, Middlesex, and Sussex. r o he .i ßlg J lt Bfon ‘ Geo * Your >g> Lord Advocate or cscofcmncij was defeated at Wcgton* The Queen is at Windsor. A meeting of the Cabinet will be held to-day to decide the resignation of tho Ministry. A most disastrous fire has occurred at Pantechnicon, Motcomb street, Belgravo Square, at an establishment for the sale of carriages and property. Pictures valued at *—&O,OLO and an immense quantity of valuable furniture wore destroyed. rn. r • , February 14. The following members of the Government were defeated : Chichester Fortescue, president of the Board of Trade, rejected at Louth; Hon. A. Grevilie, jun., Lord of the Treasury, at West Meath; Lord Otho Fitzgerald, Comptroller of the Queen a Household, at Kildare ; Mr Ayreton, Judge Advocate General, at Tower Hamlets s Mr Hilbert, Under Secretary of tho Home Department, at Oldham ; and Viscount Enfield, Under Secretary of the Foreign Deparment, at Middlesex.

m , February 16. xtie elections are now virtually concluded. The result shows the return of 353 Conservatives, and 299 Liberals.

Tne Queen has accepted the patronage of the Bengal famine fund.

The Emperor of Russia is expected to visit London on the first May. Cape Coast news to the 26th January states that the troops are expected to enter Coomassie on the 29th January. The termination of the war is anticipated on the 7th February.

hi- n February 17. Mr vrladstone goes to Windsor to-day to tender the resignation of his Ministry. The bank returns show that the stronger gold exports have ceased.

Australian securities are Improved. Wheat drooping, owing to largo expected arrivals. Ihe colonial wool sales opened this evening. The total arrivals amounted to upwards of a hundred and sixty thousand bales. Upwards of fivo thousand five hundred were offered. The attendance, both of home and foreign buyers, was large. The biddings commenced with great spirit. The price ranged the same as last series.

February ID. The Queen has accepted Mr Gladstone’s resignation, and Mr Disraeli is engaged in the formation of tbo new Ministry. The elections have concluded, and the returns show 357 Conservatives and 302 Liberala.

Cardwell, Chichester Fortescuo, and Viscount Enfield will bo raised to the Peerage. There fa an indication of the revival of the Eastern Question being discussed in tfto German and French Pres?.

Obituary : King Lia M the omuhviH IslanasL The mails for Australia, vm .Brindisi and Sun i?raucisco, were delivered iu London yesterday. SinriMNO.— Ihe following amongst recent arrivals wore in time for the wool sates:—Lady Bowen, Patriarch, Ramsay. Glongairn, Benmoro, Uuko of Sutherland, Superb, Thomson, Konce, Agamemnon, Macduff, Miltiadse, Mermenis, Hampshire, Jerusalem, Garlside, Lafra, Outalpa’ Darre, Adelaide, Craigcmlaver, ilalcyoue, ami’ Countess of Kiutorc.

Latest Australian Telegrams. M KU’.oruNK, February 21, The question of dissolution is to bo decided on Monday’. A number of candidates are announcing their various constituencies.

A testimonial is being raised to Bishop Perry on his departure lor Europe after 2S years administration of tho Episcopate. Hiquest on Reynolds was again adjourned. The detectives believe they have some clue as to who sent tho box containing tho explosive compound.

iho Buckley will case concluded. Tho Attorney-General undertook to show that tho will was a forgery, and that tho claimant Maher forged it. The evidence goes a great way towards supporting tho supposition. The Nelson is to be docked on Friday uext. ohe is tho first vessel taken in.

The Stock Exchange has boon dissolved. It is stated that Judge Williams, of tho Supremo Court Bench, goes home in June. Negociations are still proceeding between the Victorian and South Australian Governments for the reduction of tho price of cable messages. Mr Todd suggests ton words for £3, and and 5s for every additional word.

The will of the Into William Robertson, squatter, has been proved under £294,000. A meeting lias been hold for settlement iu Now Guinea.

Several cases of drowning have occurred, and two attempted suicided. The tide of fortune has turned in favour of the itnghsh cricketers, who now havo victory on their side alter every match. True their opponents are mostly local players, as at Sahdhurst and Casyemaino. The match just now concluding en the Melbourne ground against a scratch team of httcen will give another victory to the eleven. The fifteen only scored 110, while the eleven made 188. Amongst the scores were : W. G. Grace. » ; H. J. Grace, 40 ; Humphries, 20 j Mclntyre, .*, an “ Jhpps, 17. In the second innings the wickets of the fifteen fell fast, several of the best players making but small scores ; but tho team did even better than was expected, as they only got together at tho last moment. Shipping. Arrived : 16th—Lady Jocelyn from Port Chalmers, Sailed : 20th—The Dallam Tower, for Dunedin.

Commekcial, —Business is rather dull. Wheat, a httio offering at 6s Id to Gs 3d. Oats, New Zealand prime, 5a 6d. Tho agents of Tennont’s bottled ale announce a reduction, and considerable sales have been made. There have been largo sales of Honnossy’s brandy in case. Sugars are in good demand. Latest cable dates to the 6th from the Mauritius states that the crop is finished. Holders are firm. Tinest whites, 6 dollars GO cents j finest yellow, t dollars 15 cents.

Sydney Sailed : 18th —W. C. Wentworth, for Anoh land.

The Hume swindle baa exploded. The prosuraed relicts of Loichardt are all sham, and bo has, in reality, nothing. Tho whole affair was a barefaced imposture. The gold returns show a falling off. The Government have decided to improve Circular Quay on Solfo’s plan, not Moriarty’s. as considered tho beet.

The population of Palmer River is 2,000 ; provisions are very scarce, and tho rivers flooded and impassable.

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m . , , . Tasmania. J-he boiler of the river steamer Little Hell exploded, and eight lives were lost and throe others aboard seriously injured. Tho steamer was running between Launceston and Qooreetown.

(PBOM OtTR OWN COKUESI'ON D ENX.) Gbahamstown, Tuesday Night. The Thames Representatives for tho colonial prize firing left on Saturday. Numbers of persons are leaving the Thames for the Palmer River goldfield. Sharemerket and general business quiet. Municipal elections coming on will create sotno excitement. Election day not yet fixed. It is expected to bo about tho 20th.