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Evening Star, Issue 3245, 15 July 1873, Page 3

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Cromwell, July 14. At the Mayoralty nomination to day Mr Praer was proposed by Mr J. Hayes, miner, snd seconded by Mr J. Buchan, blacksmith. Mr J. Marsh was proposed by Mr. W. Whetter, bootmaker, and seconded by Mr J, Taylor, timber merchant. The contest will be keen. New Plymouth, July 14. Mr Walduck has written from England stating that he has formed a private company to work the iron sand. The company consists of large English ironmasters. Wellington, July 14. Three of the Falcione’s passengers died of typhoid fever, and there were three deaths from other causes. The vessel has been quarantined. She brings 278 passengers, including 256 Government immigrants. The mail advices state that Mr Brunei, engineer to the Mount Ccnis Tunnel and Righi Railway, reports favorably of the invention by Mr Randyside, of Nelson, for taking railway trains up steep gradients. Mr Brunei calculates that an engine of 26 tons will easily take 133 tons up a gradient of one in ten, at the rate of five miles an hour, or up a gradient of one in eight at the rate of three miles an hour. July 15. It is stated that whilst the last contract made by the Agent-General for conveyance of immigrants to New Zealand was Ll7 per head, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s grsji contract was LJ6 108} whereupon

Messrs Shaw, Saville, and Co. redacsd the price to Ll4 for the principal ports, with a slight increase for small ports. Wanganui, July 14. Mr Fox opposes the proposed Wellington Provicial loan of L210,(X)0. Auckland, July 14. Mr Saunders reports buyers :—Caledonians. LlB ; Thames, L 5 10s ; Bismarcks, LI 10* ; South British, L2 6s. There was no procession of Orangemen. Nine hundred tickets have been sold for the Orange soiree. Captain Ashby, of the City of Auckland, writes that the New Zealand Shipping Company have engaged London offices, and that abundance of freight is offering. The pioneer ship will be the Punjaub ; and the Adamant follows on June 21, with 200 immigrants. July 15, William Roberts, for the manslaughter of the Hindeo “Goey,” was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment Cambridge, July 14.

A large meeting held here on Saturday, regarding Sullivan’s murder, passed resolutions to the following effect: —ln the opinion of this meeting, from the utter contempt with which the Natives have treated the Government since and previous to the murder of Sullivan, and having attempted the murder of the Government agent, the settlers demand that Briti hj law bo enforced through the length and breath of New Zealand. This meeting expresses its surprise and regret that the Government are endeavoring to construe the murder of Sullivan into a private quarrel which tho Natives acknowledge to have been premeditated and solely for political purposes, Purukutu being instigated by the King to commit some outrage in order to provoke hostilities. This meeting cannot understand the action of the Government in issuing Crown grants and not protecting the purchasers, thereby virtually acknowledging the authority of the King over lands where he is in power, and that if a Government grant protection beyond the confiscated land such protection ought to be given. The Hon. Dr Pollen informs Mr Buckland that tho Government declines to grant protection outside the confiscated land. Napier, July 15. Six hundred and twenty-five shares in the New Zealand Shipping Company have been taken up. Reefton, July 15. The Band of Hope Company is being liquidated. The Ajax has met with a fine ledge of payable stone, and the Golden Fleece crushing promises to be satisfactory, while that of the Wealth of Nations is yielding nearly an ounce to the ton. Anderson's crushing is expected to yield over an ounce to the ton. C’HRiSTOHURCii, July 14. The journeyman tailors held a meeting and resolved to give their employers notice that unless they complied with their demands by Wednesday they would not yyork on Thursday morning. The Orangemen hold a grand dinner tonight to celebrate the Battle of the Boyne. Over 200 tickets have been sold. . The nisi prius sittings opened to-day. There was only one common jury case, viz , an action for false imprisonment, in which damages were claimed at LSOO. It has occupied all the day and will be resumed tomorrow. The remainder of the Canterbury members of the Assembly sailed to-day iu tho Wellington.