BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 4033, 29 January 1876, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

-Auckland, January 28. The Government offer LIOG reward for the capture of Packer’s murdeter. ’Tbo Oetouer’s jury tO-dav, in a verdict ,on a death from drinking'carbolic acid, added a rider .that it be included among the legally defined poteens. ’ % The Ct-irporationa have’ received an inturia-, tun from he Government-that the subsidy (?) will be paid in two instalments—on tile Ist Febinary and Is: March. ■ i n ■ <"•■■■ ■ 1 Wellington, January 28. A proclamation-lb the ‘ Gazette- announces that -after the Ist February no book packet must exoee l 51b weight, aud no pattern parcel 240z weight for delivery at or from the same post-office at which.the same a-e -posted, dr at or from any other posiroffioe witbiu t{ie C loriy. v Not exceeding two buncis in weight, one penny; above two.and under four eunc s, twopence; •every additional ounce or ’ fraction thereof, twopence. ■ v - New Plymouth, January 27,; The celebration of the anniversary of' the founding of Inglewood was a great success . > About 700 werq present. Colonel Trimble was patron, and presided at the dinner. The Superintendent and Executive were present. There fe over 150 hoiises and stores in the place, which fifteen months ago was a dense ' Westpokt.: January 27. _ .teSl feMm.faip hajtiallen, in tois.dk-.* tnet smee the- 28th nit Water for mining is nearly exhausted. Thermometer- two days last week marked 82 in the shade. ' —' —: ——-- ...; 1 ,v Nelson,dariuaiy,29. The railway to Foxhill was opened to-day. > Abbut thirty people, invited-by'the Superim tendtnt, enjoyed the Noarrangements were made for the. Mineral pnbfioand, there was great dissatisfaction in There was no public demomtr* • ® oß ‘ ’ ' ■■■•'■ ■■■ : {From our wm Conefyondenta) , .. January 29. Gfo. Hyde Campbell was charged at the' Silice court to-day with forgery., Detective arrcll deposed that he wvs a detective in Dunedin for twtlve years. arid kriew the ; prisoner,. who was a member of th < firm of Calvert and Campbell. From, information icceived he arrekted Campbell pri bo.rd the Tauj;o yester day, charged him with the offence, and locked him up,; The prisoner w .s, rerixanded to Dunedin, and .wilt leave here by , the WeLingtpn on Tuesday next '