The Evening Post. MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1865.

Evening Post, Issue 64, 24 April 1865, Page 2

The Evening Post. MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1865.

Thb steamship Otago brought news of Dr. Featherston's movements at Sydney, in reference to the Panama subsidy. The debate on the Budget had been a protracted one, and delayed the introduction of the consideration of the subsidy into Parliament lunger than was originally anticipated. Mr. Cowper, the premier, had, howeTer, given the following notice for the 19fh of April, viz., " That this House will, on Thursday, resolve itself into a committee of the whole, to consider the following resolution : That in the opinion of this House it is expedient to agree to the proposal made by the Government of New Zealand for establishing steam postal communication with England, by way of Panama." While it is impossible to say whether the Parliament will concur in this resolution of the Ministry, we may meanwhile hope for the best. Dr Featherston would probably leave Sydney on the 22nd, and owing to the visit to Sydney of three of the Melbourne Ministry, to arrange border Customs, he will be able to discuss Panama matters with them there, and his stay in Melbourne will therefore be short. He hope 9to return not later than by the Albion, due here about the 9th of May. Elsewhere will be found an address from Dr. Featherston, thanking the electors for so successfully returning him, for the Tilth time, to the Superintendency of the Province,

A proclamation appears in our advertising columns appointing C. W. Schultze Esq., Deputy Superintendent. The Southern Cross of the 18th instant has the following :—": — " The Sir John Burgoyne arrived yesterday, and by her we are in possession of late news from Tauranga, viz., to the 16th instant. It is to the effect that William Thompson is camped at the back of Pihe ranges, inland from the military camp, with a considerable force, and that Colonel Greer refused to allow any troops to be removed. For some days Colonel Greer has been in hourly anticipation of an attack, and has therefore kept the men almost constantly Tinder arms." JLoppSaturday, the 15th April, may certainly be | marked as a red letter day in the annals of Auckland, from the fact that gaslight was then, for the first time, generally introduced into this city. We have now to congratulate the company and the citizens upon the accomplishment of this very useful work, under the able superintendence of Mr. Wark, the company's engineer. — Ibid. The late Ministerial crisis is at an end, and a new ministry has been formed. Messrs, Macandrew and Moss having been in succeaeion " sent for" by his Honour, and having each declined the task of forming an administration, Mr. Reynolds undertook the responsibility ; and the following arrangements were announced in the Provincial Council as having been made : — Mr. Thomas Dick, to take the office of Provincial Secretary, and Mr. Moss that of Provincial Treasurer. Messrs. Reynolds and Walker to be members of the Executive without Departmental Office. It is understood that negociations are pending to strengthen the new Capinet by securing the accession to it of other members of Council.— Otago Times. At the Theatre Royal, on Saturday evening, " Used Up" was once more played, and we derived much pleasure from again wit-

nesting this pleasing little comedy. To-night we notice that the Hon. F. A. Weld and the Ministry patronise this capital little theatre and we trust that it will be the inauguration of a more spirited public support, as this talented company really deserve it. The disease known as " fluke" is committing great ravages amung the flocks in the Western district. It was decided in the Loßislative Assembly, Victoria, by a large majority, that members of the Legislature should be compenasted for their services, and that the amount of such compensation should be at the rate of £300 per anum, instead of £250, as originally proposed. The ceremony of unveiling the Burke and Wills monument has been appointed for Friday, the 21st April, the anniversary of the day on which the lamented explorers returned to Cooper's Creek from CarpenUnia. The trade of Gipps land seems to be rapidly increasing, the many and important discoveries of new gold fields there having attracted both population and capital. We have deplorable accounts of the state of the country out north. On the back stations there is scarcely any water to be had, and the feed is all dried up. An up-country contemporary states that no rain has fallen in the far nor th for the last sixteen months. —Argus. A petition bearing 1009 signatures, praying the legislature of New South Wales to abolish the Border customs, was forwarded from Albury, but rejected on account of informality. ______^_^^_