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Evening Star, Issue 3745, 23 February 1875, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

, _ .. Wellington, February 22. 1 1 x, Trunin e ’ says Sir George 'Grey stipulates that he shall he allowed to retire from the representation of Auckland City West 1 ms efforts to preserve Provincialism should fail. It is understood that the next * Gazette 1 will contain a further prorogation of Parliament till some time m May. Two seamen of the ship Warwick had a quarrel at two o’clock on Sunday morning, when one stabbed the other five times in the head, and left him. The wounds are not considered fatal, although the sufferer is weak from loss of blood. The assailant is a native of hj inland, and escaped, walking quietly away in view of a constable, who wade no effort 10 capture him. Febru-irv Colonel Fielding, at a meeting yesterday, made a statement of the condition and prospects of the Fielding settlement, preparatory to the issue in the Colony of L 5,000 worth of scrip r ’ v °kj ecfc being, be said, to convince the knglisli people of the confidence of colonists m the scheme, because the directors were now making an issue at Home of 20,000 shares at a I™ lll - .* u . the course of his remarks Colonel bidding said it was intended to withhold furer shipments of immigrants for nine mouths, w en they would start a second settlement. 1 he statement was well received, and a number of gentlemen applied for 250 sharesfc.ch. Others expressed their willingness to take Share* in the corporation. -u- x j Grahamstoww, February 22. Yesterday was Hospital Sunday. Over L 54 was collected m the several churches, being ten pounds less than last year. 8 The miners at Ohinemuii are much disturbed about two matters—prospecting claims, and the issue of miners’ rights for Ohinemuri. One James Smith applied for a prospecting claim to the Superintendent about eighteen months ago. and received a promise of six acres if he could show payable gold. A letter to this effect was shown to Sir Donald M’Lean and Mr Mackay. and also to Dr Pollen. The two former wished to respect the Superintendent’s promise, but it is reported Dr Pollen refused. Smith was quite willing to fulfil the condition imposed, to show payable gold before receiving the ground asked tor. ihe difficulty about miners’ rights is how to issue them so to place all hands on an equal footing. A fair start has been arranged by Mr Mackay and the Natives that L 15.000 shall be the amount charged on Ohinemuri. •v 1 ,Hokitika, February 22. Nearly lo,ooooz, of gold were "exported from Westland by the steamer Albion yesterday. first wool from the southern portion of 3~° Fnmnce—thirteen bales--was brought up by the Waipara. rnu O . Christchurch. February 22. i he Superintendent, in reply to a deputation from certificated teachers employed in Government schools, said that in the present uncertainty as to the continuance of Provincial institutions, the Government could not ask the Council at the next session to make a grant towards! a superannuation fund for teachers ot any other Provincial servants, x. A new bi-weekly paper, under the tille of the Waitangi Tribune,’is about to be started xl ™ ate b y Mr Gumming, formerly of the Ross Guardian’ and the ‘Hokitika Register.’ LATEST CABLEGRAMS. mi . ~ , „ Paris, February 12. The Assembly, by 310 to 802, voted that the same election should choose both senators and deputies. This vote jeopardises the constitutional laws as proposed. mu n February 13. 1116 Government communicated to the Assembly the Marshal-President’s condemnation of yesterday’s vote, which caused great excitement, The Assembly voted the • radical d?,'? 8 ? 8 ’ bjri rejected the whole of the Senate mil by 307 to 345. A motion for dissolution was then rejected by 407 to 266, ... xl . February 75. Alter the proceedings in the Assembly last week the Ministry tendered their resignations, and the President, after consultation with the Due de Broglie, considered a new Ministry im possible until after a final vote on the constitutional laws had been arrived at. m. r, x l Madrid, February 11. ihe Carhsts have arrested the advance of the National troops on Estella. t. ... , February 12. Don Alphonso has ordered a levy of 70.000 men. ’ n 1 .... Galle, February 13. ihe Ceylon left for Australia yesterday. LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (Per Alhambm at Hokitika.) „ , Melbourne, February 17. O Farrell, the Lands Office defaultci,! as been committed for trial on ten indictments. Tbe majority of the witnesses examined before the bpccial Board favor the establishment of a lighthouse on Point Netherbv, King’s Island. Irving, charged with wife murder at Yarravine, has been acquitted. The rates of interest offered by the Bank of New Zea. and on deposits are likely to lead to an increase by the other banks. A military board is now sitting for the trial ol Volunteers charged with insubordination, ihe proceedings will likely result in radical changes being made in the force. Some valuable pure-bred stock has arrived cTnterbmy Jam6S WaUs ’ ° f Kara P oi Island, There is now very little probability of the conference of astronomers taking place, as the U.o. steamer Swatara has been, ordei'ed inunediately to San Francisco. The Suez Service cost Victoria L 16.000 last year. Out of the L 93,000 paid to the P. and O. Company, L 74,000 was received for postages. ... Sydney, February 17. Messrs Robertson and Burns have been reelected, unopposed. (From our own Correspondent.)

. Queenstown, February 22, The inquiry into the origin of the fire at the r ranktown Dairy Hotel lasted until late on Saturday evening. The building, which is said to have been untenanted, constitutes portion of the estate of P. Mooney, a bankrupt, and was passed by Mr Geisow and one of Mr Hallenstein s men about ten minutes previous to the conflagration, when there was no sign of anytlung amiss. It was insured in the National Umce for L4OO. A verdict of incendiarism against some person or persons unkown was returned, and the jury wanted to add a rider about the reprehensible conduct of the went of the National in insuring such a building. Some curious things regarding the insurance of this hotel came to light, and have been mucb commented upon here. The policy had only two days to run when the fire occurred, r ve J7 he , av y District Court sittings before ,p£® commenced. The immigrants here will not divide, and continue to ask the highest wages. . Auckland, February 22. Captain Sherlock, of the barque Union, reports seeing a hundred sperm whales off the Three Kings within twenty-four hours. The Mayor to-day made an example of a drunkard found in Queen street creating a disturbance while people were g.-iug to church, by fining him LlO or three months’ imprisonment. A disgraceful outrage was committed early on Sunday at the Queen street wharf. Two sailors of the ship Warwick were quarrelling at two o’clock in the morning, when one a foreigner, drew a knife and inflicted four deep stabs on the head and face of William Smith, an Englishman. One wound divided the femoral artery, another left a fearful gash on the light cheek, another almost divided the upper lip, while another was in dansreroua iroximity to the spine. The injuries wore fob r? ,^, 8 . 0 determinedly that there is little ?h« SwSaf do \^, ri ? ht m . urd er was the object of « k> lfc l S fce on cards that the result may leave the crime one of that nature! His cowardly deed (perpetrated, the would-be hifS witW l6t ° r hindr ® bnce . went abterd bis ship with two companions, leaving the W-tate. quently got aboard in a very weak state f^otu

the to-3 of blood. The assassin was allowed to get away without any attempt being made to stop him, and the police are now in search of him. Naseby, February 23. Mr Armstrong, M.P.C., met the electors at the Masonic Hall, Naveby, last night, and was well received by a large audience. Me advo cated Provincial amalgamation rather thai rash abolition, quoting Scotland’s representative man, Dr Begg. He expressed himself in favor of total abolition of State aid to schools. The Rev. G. Williams pressed the claims of the Anglican Chinch and Apostolical succession, to which Mr Armstrong humorously replied. A vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to Mr Armstrong.