BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2292, 10 September 1870, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(from our own correspondent. ) Wellington, September 10. The Luna has been despatched to bring on the mail from the Tararua, and Parliament lias been detained to see if tire news requires special legislative action. —A~ villainous attempt was made by some parties unknown to shelve the Traquair Hundred Bill, by requiring compensation to be given to the squatters. A Bill similar in all respects to tlie one passed in the Lower House was put before the Legislative Council, with Mr Macandrew’s name printed on it, but containing the compensation clauses he had defeated. The Bill was printed, which on Mr Macandrew learning from a private source, he indignantly walked straight into the House, raised the question of privilege, and got a Committee appointed, which met, and summoned several persons and the Clerk to the Council for examination. The Council refused to allow them to give evidence without a message from the House of Representatives, and raised other difficulties. They passed- tho Bill with these obnoxious clauses, and a Conference of both Houses is appointed to meet today. Mr Macandrew had a fierce pass ge of arms with Messrs Driver and Mervyn in the House, but defeated them by a great majority. He is indignant at the attempt of the squatting interest, and. vehemently denounces it.