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Evening Star, Issue 3456, 20 March 1874, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

rm. . - v <;' , Matth' I' 9. ; * The temperance advocates fata, canvassing f9 r .. B iß“ atutea t° a.petition to.close ten publicises in the city. The publicans, oh the other hand, •amcomblning.' to counteract the

■ , Taranaki, March 19. The population of the Province, by the last census, is 5,392. Town population, 2,035: number of sheep in the Province, 50,000.

. ~r Blenheim, March 19. A valuable seam ef J coal Has been discovered at Shakespeare Bay, ' Picton, whilst digging /holes foftelegtaph posts, i , • ■ ? , ~1 ■■ *•■

,a h °kimka,.March 19. • rr.“um» Circuit Court-was opened in an address; mS* jury, ,on which hi®, Honor,' con-, gratulated them bn having a Provincial con-' •Wjtipn, and said that, although the powei s; i^^hd, County Ohairirian had Been practically! tadoh the Rattle as those of a Superintendent, "«*; ford’s ’fend name go for a good deal, and; the; political weight of the district was greatly' ■ increased by the change. He concluded by 1 -flalung> on, the ’ residents to itake ,upon tbem-i selves,. thefull,and;■ complete obligations of sOdarensjof -New Zealand,., and not, to neglect I l***Mdna. to develop into! full-fledged criminals.' it’ rv . V’■. March 20. ■ | __ In the Supreme Court to-day, Spiers, late! Postmaster at Boss, pleaded guilty to larbeny,'. Servant, and was sentenced! te'tWb years’ imprisonment. ;

■ _ Gbeymooth, March 20.- ‘ Tflfl were poorly attended. The-' fl5 {1 ’ v y> ai showery. Gold' Hapdioap-Yatterina, lj Malice, 2; ;i o^ e *d» ' 3 " Hurdle' Handicap—Nero,’ 1:i i Beptnnusi Tommy Dadd, 3. Borough Han,;moap—^Malice, ,] Yatterina and, Nero dead heat Yafeae«gjdplpc>*, - Stewards Handicap-iSepti-mus, Ij Envy, 2; Sandy, 3. !