BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

Evening Star, Issue 3672, 28 November 1874, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

Napier, November 27. I he news from the Poverty Bay Petroleum Company is very encouraging. The manager sank a shaft for water a depth of 17ft from the surface, and opened a spring of oil yielding from eight to ten gallons per day. An action has been commenced by Lydia Philps against the captain of the Bebington • damages laid at LoOO. ’ r i Hokitika, November 27. The Alhambra arrived this afternoon. She left Melbourne on the 21st at 2.30 p.m,, and had fresh southerly winds and fine weather throughout the passage. She made the trip in four days twenty-two hours. She brings 147 tons of cargo and forty-one passengers for all ports. Passengers : For Dunedin—Mesdames Maitland, Iliindyside, Scoulur, Misses Pillans, iScoular, Harold, Messrs Handyside, Macfarlane, Itolhuul, M l Donald, . , . . Auckland, November 27. v , 1 rovincial Gazette’ Extraordinary published to-night publishes the correspondence between the Superintendent and the General Government, relative to the contemplated visit to England. Dr Pollen wrote stating that the Government cannot recognise any necessity for their proceeding to Great Britain for the purpose of promoting immigration and the forma

tion of special settlement associations, and that Mr Vogel, an Auckland member, being in England, could do everything required. Mr vvilliamson replies in a long and very able letter.. In this, Mr Williamson, while expressing his intention of abandoning the project for the present, defends the wisdom and necessity for special settlement; showing that with such an object toe Provincial Council bad passed resolutions, and that the Waste Lauds Act had been passed. He refers to the character of immigration heretofore. He quoted t.ie fifty-seventh clause of the Act as specially framed for the buperintendent to appoint duly qualified persons to act as agents ou behalf of Province, in promoting such immigration, and m the format!, u of special settlement associations. Hie Superintendent also refers to Mr Vogel s being cognizant of the intention, and asserts that he knew he would have received the benefit of Mr Vogel’s cordial assistance while at Home. November 28. Captain Fergusson, on behalf of Sir James Forgussqn, presented Captain Fairchild, of the Luna, with a silver inkstand of the value of L2O. T;ie railway officials waited on Mr Passmore, protesting against the reduction of a shilling a day in their pay. The wages now are—Porters, 6s and guards 7s a day. Mr Passmore refused to comply with their request. Mr Morriu’s creditors met yesterday, when the trustees reported in favor of au assignment to them to wind up the whole estate, which was agreed to. The estate is expected to yield ten shillings in the pound. The real reason of Sir James Fergusson’s sudden departure was that the Marquis of Normanby has as yet only received the commission as Acting Governor, so it was impossible for him to assume the Governoislup while Sir James Fergusson was here. It is shited here ou good authority that Sir James Fergusson will succeed Lord Northbrook in the Governor-Generalship of India. (From our own Correspondents.) t Queenstown, November 28. I here is considerable feeling displayed here re the attacks upon Dr Douglas, in the matter i i at Oardrona. A. letter, stating that he could not leave dying patients for a dead one, is said to have been suppressed, and tliftt tlie cause of the death of Airs Torrie was '^ e li*'- scer t a inecl. The 1 Mail ’ warmly defends Dr Douglas, condemns reckless charges against medical men, and especially repudiates the ‘ Observer’s ’ attack on Dr Douglas re Feehey. The latter is in the hospital, aud has lost both his sight aud hearing. Matters are likely to end m a public inquiry. Dr Douglas is now dangerously ill, through over work and anxiety consequent upon these attacks. The award for the Waterworks to Mr Robertson is LBio. The Corporation has no borrowing* no money, and. is besides in debt. There his been meat mismanagement during the last municipal year. Auckland, November 27. Ihe citiz.ns turned out wonderfully to see the Governor away. Ihe Volunteer guard of honor, which numbered about twenty men, looked quite lost; but the farewell greetings were of a hearty character. There was a general array of bunting, in which Auckland shined. Ihe only discordant element was an aged fiddler, nick-named “Antiquated Bob,” who, having seemed a position close to the Governor, scratched out most dismal sounds, which the double-wind power of the brass band Air it n °k rown * Captain Fergusson settles in Wellington on a sheep run. It is reported that Sir James has left Jj7,000 with him to invest in the Colony on his behalf. Mr Passmore, the Government Superintendent of Constructed Railways, is not likely to infuse au esjmt dt corps among the officials o; the line, as he comenced by discharging two stationmasters unaccountably, and has now reduced the guards and porters a shilling a-day all round. A deputation of employees Availed on him, and was met by the sacking of the chief spokesman. The sum of Gs a-day for porters and 7s for guards for twelve hours’ work, being less than laborers, is not considered conducive to the safety of people travelling by the line. A. shipwright named M/Conuack is missing from his home for a fortnight. He left a girl ten years old alone in his house, and the neighbors are now supporting her. It is feared M Goimack has met with an untimely end somewhere. Mr Sherria’s engagement on the new evening paper was terminated to-day, aud Mr Holloway> of the ‘ Waikato Times ’ succeeds him.