BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3809, 10 May 1875, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Auckland, May 8. The ‘ Gazette * to-day notified Mr O’Rorke’a resignation of bis office in the Executive. This was necessary in order for him to assume the Speakership. Mr Reader Wood’s acceptance of the rreaeuretship, vice Mr Tonks (resigned), is also gazetted. A party of gentlemen, on the invitation of Mr Henderson, Messrs Brogden’s representative. made an excursion along the Waikato Railway to Mercer—the forty-four miles of the line ready to hand over to the Government. The party Included the officers of the French steamer Infemet.

The Provincial Connell will meet on Monday. Mr Sheehan, the Provincial Secretary, has not returned from Napier, but Mr Reader Wood and Mr Dignan will conduct the Government business meanwhile.

Bluff, May 10. The Tararua, with the English mail, left Melbourne on the 3rd Inst, and arrived at the Bluff at 1 p.m, to-day, having experienced a strong head wind throughout the passage. She brings twenty-three saloon, thirty steerage passengers, and. 260 tons of cargo for all ports. Amongst the passengers are the Fakir of Oolu and Company for Dunedin. ‘ Passengers for Dunedin:—Dr Silvester S Fakir of Oolu) and company—thirteen in num>er; Messrs Rainer, Gagliardi, Thomas, Brown, Chateley, Simpson, Robertson, and Moore, Miss Moore, Miss Tewsley, Miss and Master Simpson ; fourteen in the steerage, and 159 tons of cargo. The Tararua sauS at 4 p.m.

. Ohbistohuboh, May 10. The question of erecting the new theatre has been again revived. It is rumored on good authority that the lessees of the present building, together with Mr Hoskins and several local influential gentlemen, intend erecting a new theatre on the present site. Mr J. E. Brown, M.H.8., has consented to offer himself as a candidate for the seat in the Provincial Council vacated by the resignation of Mr T. W. Maude. It is also likely that exJudge Qresson will be asked to contest the vacancy.

Timartt, May 9. At 6.30 a.m. yesterday the Princess Alice, and at 10.30 the brig Gyrene went ashore. They will become total wrecks. No lives were lost in either case. The Colonial insurance companies are large losers by the Gyrene and Princess Alice. Both were insured with the New Zealand Insurance Company, the former for L 4,500, and the latter for L 2.000, but that company had lamely reinsured with other Golomal offices. The cargo andj freight frollh America °f the Gyrene were insured with London Lloyd’s for L 5,000.

f {From our own Correspondent. )

mu , Abrow, May JO. ■the result of the crushing of one ton of quartz at Cromwell from Hall and Rente's reef at Maeetown was sozs 2Jdwts.