LATE TELEGRAMAS.

Evening Star, Issue 3302, 19 September 1873, Page 3

LATE TELEGRAM AS.

Wellington, September 19. Forty-seven members met at Mr Vogel’s caucus to-day, and forty-four pledged themselves to support the Government in their present action. It was also decided to send up the Provincial Loansjßill separately, retaining all principal features of the former Bill, but striking out the rating clauses—the intention being to test the question whether the Lords will allow the Provinces to borrow. If the Lords will not support this, the Government will introduce a property tax, rating all descriptions of property ; and will endeavor to raise further loans on the security of the property tax, property under LSOO to be excluded. If the Uoper House rejects the Gov. ran eat measures, the Government will appeal to the Home Government for power to reconstruct the Upper House. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) Of the members present at the meeting to-day, Messrs Andrews, Jackson, Swanson, and Rhodes refused to pledge themselves, i'he remainder pledged themselves absolutely to support the Government.

Christchurch, September 19. The man killed on the railway was driving a team of three horses alongside the line, which is not fenced, and on coming to a Yankee crossing (evidently not hearing the train) he turned his horses to cross the line. The engine-driver shut off steam, but too late, as the engine ran through the horses, cutting the two leading ones adrift without injury and killing the shaft horse and driver. The latter at the time of the accident was sitting on the shafts. The inquest is now sitting. Two of the Episcopalian schools in town have resolved to keep open opposition to the district schools under the A ct. A Cathedral Guild, for the purpose of assisting in the work of the erection of the Cathedral, has been formed. The Primate is president, and sixty-one members have already joined it. The drapers, clothiers, and boot and shoe trades have agreed to close at nine o’clock on Saturday evenings. The amount received yesterday at the Waste Land Board sale of lands was L 3,880. A vessel of 25 tons burden, leaving Amuri Bluff some six weeks back, for Lyttelton,; has not been heard of, and it is thought she has foundered at sea. The various boating and cricketing elubs are beginning to bestir themselves for the: opening of the season. Harris is the favorite for the sprint racing; to-morrow in the match with Fox. The weather has been cold, with rain. A conference of all the ministers of the City will take place on Monday next, to consider the question of religious instruction in the Government schools. Auckland, September 19. The Cross's Wellington correspondent keenly criticises the Anglo Association’s telegram in the Pott of September 9, and other southern journals, puffing tho articles which appeared in the Herald, and takes exception to the Agency giving currency to such telegrams. The Auckland agent of the Association denies forwarding the tele-, gram. The Star supports the Gross’s correspondent, and says the article in queacion is regarded as insipid and nonsensical, and deprecates the circulation of such wholly groundless notices through the medium of an agency supported by all papers. It believes the telegram must have been sent to the journals direct, and not through : the Association, and beep placed along; with the Association’s telegrams without * authority. Applications for National Insurance shares are pouring in. The number has already reached 4G,000 r The Berar’s immigrants are gradually getting employment. All of them have signed a letter to the Immigration Office? repudiating sympathy with the T’ress criticisms. ,