BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3714, 18 January 1875, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

m, t> m. i Auckland, January 16. a report * d discover y of good gold at

T . • . „ Wellington, January 16. it is stated that it is probable on the expiration of the present commission, the Pearl, now flying Commodore Goodenough’s pennant, will be made a present to the Government of this Colony as a training ship, and will be permanently stationed at Wellington.

• Auckland, January 16. Measles of a malignant type is very prevalent amongst the Northern Natives, and nmnhers are dying

{From our own Correspondents.)

t, . . ~, Auckland, January 16. .Reports of gold having been discovered near Hokianga are exciting attention. It is stated that good quartz reefs have been found. Conflicting reports come in from the miners prospecting at Ohincmuri. Forty men are out. Ihe general belief is that no payable alluvial T g00(i ( J uartz reefs are to be found 1 he lona, steamer, was successfully launched to-day. She costs L 9,000. An attempt to secure sufficient subscriptions tor a ihshop Patteson memorial window in St. i aul s Cathedral was a miserable failure. The subscriptions only amount to L3O. Sir George Grey’s requisition to be nominated the C!ty VVesfc has received 650 signatures. Newton, the Maori condemned to death, remams callous. He still denies killing the girl.

nr t, Christchurch, January 16. Messrs Bowen and Beswick were nominated on Saturday for Kaiapoi. Mr Bowen was nroposed by ftir C. Kerr {the Mayor), and Mr Beswick by Mr Bush, auctioneer at Rangiora. Both candidates addressed the electors at some length Mr Bowens address being a repetition of his former speeches. Mr Beswick, after cotnplaining of personal matters between himself and the newspapers, made his appeal on a local platform._ The show of hands was in favor of Mr Beswick, being 44 to 30. A poll was demanded, but it is considered that Mr Bowen is certain to be elected.

A bad coach accident occurred at Timaru on Saturday evening. One of the horses got his leg over the trace and the whole team bolted. The coach at length caught a lamp-post and upset, the horses tunning away with the fore carnage- Thirteen people oh the coach at the time were all bruised, but no one had bones broken. One horse broke its leg and had to be shot. N® blame is attached to the driver. . Ihe Scotch colonists here on Saturday evening gave a farewell dinner to Mr W. Boag a well-known Scotch fanner, who returns to Scotland by the mail

„ T . Napier, January 18. George Irvine, eldest son of the Rev. D’Arcv Irvine, head master of the Napier Gramniar School, ineffectually cut his throat yesterday afternoon. The supposed cause of the act is temporary insanity through over study. He was one of the under masters of the school, and was studying hard for university honors to enter the Church. Hopes are entertained of his Great sym i mth y & for The municipal elections are now going on and causmg much excitement. n , ~ , Cromwell, January 18, Une undoubted and one supposed case of typhoid fever are now being treated in one family m Cromwell. The Corporation are taking and urging extreme sanitary measures C l^° d a e "V 8 t f °, hai ? d * rom Lucknow churn, A good reef has been struck in the Company's tunnel. •

FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE WAITAKI,

(From our own Correspondent.) \ 0 amaru, January 18. An express taking the Jennie Anderson J? BU 5® fromherotolimaru upset while crossAL o heWa^ akiye ? fc ? rdiy (Sunday), and Miss Andeisou, the magicienne, was drowned. The rest of the t oupe, comorisiag Frank Verten, L. Thomas (harpist), and the “Herd Laddie” were rescued with the greatest difficulty. One of the horses was also lost. Miss Anderson’s body has been recovered. The company only gave their final performance here on Saturday evening. -