BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2381, 18 November 1870, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(FROM OREVILLE’s TELEGRAM COMPANY, ROUTERS AGExTS.) Wellington, November 18. The Evening Post of last night says that the Press Association lias commenced the action against the operator at the Bluff for tampering with their telegrams. Invercargill, November 18. An agitation has been got up against the removal of the signal station from the Bluff; also against the removal of the police. A remonstrance will be forwarded to the Council next mail. Christchurch, November 18. The Superintendent yielded to the Executive ; nevertheless the Council last evening passed, without a digseutent voice, Mr Williams’s motion, which virtually condemns the Superintendent’s pievimis action. The Council immediately adjourned till Tuesday. Judge Gresson raad« an order to-day for winding up the Great Ross Mining Extended Company forthwith. Many Christchurch people are heavy losers by the Company,

Auckland via Wanganui, November 14. Hoterini, a son of the late William Thompson, was fined for a theft. Nearly 20,000 acres of confiscated land near Cambridge have been granted to the Natives,

The Hon. Mr Vogel addressed a meeting at Otahulm. Mr William Buckland and Mr Swan denounced the Government policy ; but the meeting awarded to Mr Vogel a vote of thanks. To-day the police seized two stills near Auckland, and apprehended two

men. Arrived—Stormbird. Sailed —Keera for Napier, Emerald for Lyttelton. Alluvial gold has been found at Creek. Mr George Moore was drowned in Kaneranga Creek, Mr Osborne was severely injured through an accidental explosion at the City of Glasgow claim. Mr Header Wood addresses the electors to-night. November 16. The Superintendent recommended the Provincial Council to vote a subsidy for a steam service between Auckland, New Caledonia, and Fiji, taking the inward and outward San Francisco mails for those places. It is understood that the first boat of tho amalgamated company of Webb and the North Pacific Company leaves San Francisco on December 10, and will make the trip to Auckland in three weeks. There have been magnificent yields at Coromandel. The Superintendent’s message to the Provincial Council states that land valued at LI 4,000 has been purchased by the General Government and charged to tho Province, but had not been handed over. Southern wheat, os 3d,