BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 4038, 4 February 1876, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Wellington, February 3. The Telegraph Commissioner has, on behalf of the Government, divided L2OO as a bonus between the following officers, .who were engaged in recovering the cable Captain Johnston, Me tra Floyd, Eoch, Nancarrow, M‘Gregor, Smith, and Matbieson. Mr Lemon and Capta ; n Fairchild were, in compliance with their own wish, not included m this acknowledgment. February 4. G. H. Campbell will be forwarded to Dunedin per the Hawea, which leaves here this afternoon. SIR J. VOGEL’S RECEPTION. A meefng of the citizens—the Mayor in the chair—was held last night, with the object of giving a suitable reception to Sir Julios Vogel on bis arrival at Wellington. The form the reception will probably take will be the presentation of an illuminated address, followed by a public dinner. THE COLONIAL PRIZE FIRINfi* The Colonial prize firing at Wanganui commences on the 2lth met Representatives have to 1-ave Port Chalmers and Mauakau by the New Zealand Company’s steameis on the 19th OaEiSTCHDECH, February 4. The Minister for Justice, ‘in .reply to the Law. Society, declime to rtconsider the appointment of Mr Malet as Registrar of the Supreme Court here. Auckland, February 3. At the ’nquest on the body of Packer a ver-. diet of wilful nr-rder agaimt the Maori, Wynyard, was returned. The police are out searching in all directions, but without obtaining any clue to the whereabouts of the murderer, who issanposed to be well on his way towards the - King’s country. Blondiii’n first night’s performance was attended by 5,000 persons.