BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3429, 17 February 1874, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Auckland, February 17. Hero has arrived. She left Sydney on w brings a day’s later English news. The Mikado sailed yesterday evening for San Francisco, with twenty Auckland passengers, including Mr Thomas Henderson and I?’ Hoskins, Sullivan remains behind, Captain Moore positively refusing to take hiim He has been seen walking about the town during the day with a Dunedin gaol warder looking after him. Hen have been advertised for, for work on the Waikato railway, without success. Sullivan to-day gave himself up to the police for protection fearing violence from the resist 8 ; He is in charge of a Dunedin warder (Sergt. Watson), and null probably bo taken bade. His pardon was withheld, and was to have been given to him on arrival at San Francisco. He was ffco be pardoned conditionally, viz., on leaving the Colony. Wellington, February 16. It is said that the suspension ot the Provincial Auditor is causing serious inconvenience, through occasional suspension of the Provincial ireasury payments. The Wellington police are memorialising^ the Government for an increase of pay. The immigrants per Ocean Mail have been employed by the Provincial Government on road work in the interior of the Province at 7s a-day, as long as they choose to remain. Grahamstown, February 16. Mr Millett’s funeral was largely attended by the Masonic body and the Naval Volunteers. The show of gold in the Golden Calf mine is better, and a large parcel has been lodged in the Bank to-day. Napier, February 16. ihe carpenters have struck for 12s per day. The work at a great many buildings is brought to a standstill, including three large hotels.

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

(Per Hero.) A Newcastle man named Wilson was drowned on the beach, behind the hospital. He had been a patient, and is supposed to have com* nutted suicide while laboring under temporary insanity, J tons of tin have been received in Brisbane from Warwick during the week. It is anticipated that the Border revenue will be very small for the next six months, as the squatters at Riverina are fully supplied. Captain Stanley, Admiralty Surveyor, reports that great changes are taking place in the West Channel about Pile Light, and the Royal George Bank, Queenscliffe. A splendid shipment of valuable greyhounds has arrived in Tasmania. Dr Valentine applied for a mandamus to compel Bishop Bromby to prosecute the Rev. Mr Barkwny for ritualistic practices. The Court took time to consider. A hundred men will be tried for the Launceston riots. The Evangelical Alliance at Adelaide set apart Sunday, the 15th February, for harvest thanksgiving services, Last week s exports of breadstuff's from Adelaide amounted to 3,000 tons. Dr Sohomberg has shipped a quantity of blue gum plants to the Northern Territory, they being a specific for fever.