BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 4022, 17 January 1876, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

We llington, January 15. The Wesleyan C’ori erence assembled to-day. The Rev. Alexander Reid was o’ected Pi\ sident. It has been det sided to conduct the discussions with open do< >rs.

GRAia amstown, January 15. A public meeting was convened this evening on requisition to take into consideration the state of tho Field.” A great many men are out of employment. The Premier stated to a deputation from here that the Auckland Goldfields revenue was stopped to mtiet deficiencies ou the Mercer Railway, for interest and working expenses.

Ta obancia, January 15. The . Bay of Plenty Times ’ publishes the following particulars of the Maori murder at lauua. An old Maori, named Petera Kokohi has been murdered Jay three Natives of the V\ angareawea tube. ’/The old man had been for some time suspected, as a priest of the black art, and several deaths lately were attributed to him. It was said thavt ho had maku tried on the chief, Te Mmihi, who died a few days iTT? iee Saturday proceeded from Whangamata to Tairua, where the old man resided. When he net the three Natives he asked if Minihi was dead. They replied Yes. He then said, “‘I suppose you have come to kill me after which he rubbed noses with them and adjourned to a t üblic-house All got under the influence of liquor. The old min was then ordered to get into a boat. After pushing off the old man was ordered to take his hit off, which he did, ond received a crushing blow from a tomahawk, killing him instantaneously. The body was taken to Wh.-urna-matn, and received by a party of decease's pooplo and biuied. The names of the murderois are unknown. (Irom our own Correspondent.) Pokt Chai.jiehs, January 1.7, . A monster fish, measuring ten feet four inches from snout to tail, by four feet four inches across the fins, was captured this afternoon in one of the bays near the by ft w.iAernmn named William Jewiss. In appearance it resembles a bottle - noso whale, and caused its captor no little trouble to secure it.’ Its appearance is rendered more remarkable' by a long snout whi hj runs out from the upper jaw. After hiding it Jcwiss conveyed it to the Port bnalmers Hotel for exhibiticr..