BY-ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 4045, 12 February 1876, Page 3

BY-ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

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■'■■) WwjiWQTds; February 11:' Itis.af; present thoughlj.tbe banquet to Sir JuKos''-Vc%el will takie'* : place on Tuesday next. •' ' Hillsden,, of? the -Thejitee Royal, has arranged,,for Blondin to -ptrform h> re several nights. The mail taken away by the,. City of San, Francisco consisted of 3J3Q.letters, 2,4BBtiewspapers, and 49 book than usuaL ' • i •., ■, • • --.. ■.' , iF.ebruai!y-12. •, The steamer Oineo,. nfter remaining in the roadstead,until this morni g, has rjroc ierled. to; A. heavy..sea is bieaking for miles off shore. ,' i. v . ,' T ..■<'-, ■■■. .■.%■: Sit Vbgel was. to-day aworn in,as a membei.of, the Exftbutive^'. There has been no reconewuction' of the Ministry yet. , f , , .

•.■ AuokiANl), February 1 -!?.' Aj The • schooner . Peerless, .the vessel which caused, the>rpw;Withi Col. Steinbefcger at has arxivedhore. rjSteinbarger, after fortifying hiraarf-on shore,’ w&s arrested,hut, defying the authorityjof the American consul, ' the assistance 05J141,5,: Barracoota, then in was requested! ' This was,accordpflj an d eventually the schooner and, by order of the captain','ot tt)e Barracoota and the Ameacan" Consul, was. sold, for a_bre.»ch of the neutrahty r iayfs , for, The schooner Was ; purchased by 1 Captain M‘Kenjae, of Auckland.. A meeting of i-on? suls aboAra H^.&.’Bai^(ititd ! tin < onsequeilce' of the numerator malpractices of the Sahlban Government in direct opposition to civilise) laws) •litdfcvup ai code of' aws {or< the tf-nenUl protection and sifety. /These! laws render all action of >'atMPan Goy'ernment foidgif Subjects hull apd muess sanctio Ved by the consuls to. jwnicii, the. subject belongs. \BioM onr"dwii Gdrrf^biiile)Uß.y-‘

, , r WEtLINGTONV Kebittaty 6.: ; The 'Post 'of. ,to-night -protests in a' manly and outspoken; way:agaihs!i;thefilurike.vißro/displayed towards Sir Julius VogeL,- 3lt ; says,: •' While Tecognisiug the /ability of Sir J. Vogel, and ..the strenuous manri r in which be

has exerted'nims< If on fcehalf ofttie shouldTw-faEe-to-^^oar^eoavicfion3 : *2rwe jp'Ofessed to r* gard his action ;with:sb.e. unqualified admiration -displayed ■- by his +upportt-rs last niaht. • .It is perfectly true .that the pub je works prtl cy has resulted icv ajnitujance of employment and Mgh wages to th"eVorking,qlasses at the pr-,?ent moment,, but the limeTiai npij. yet come' when the' siicce?s or faihire o-tliat policy can be fairly estimated/' Hitheito it has been one «-f large expenditure I ' pf bor t\yed moneyj-';.Whethlpc'''that expea<iiture h\a been' made judicious that it will prove reproductive, the' eve/'ts next year or two we cßhfess the v signs of-thi*'times to'TooE? out for a period of reaction^' believe tnat Mr J., Vogel did the-nestf He' cbnld^fof' tW Coionj' recent-'Tisit/tb'BiigMdk ■' ■ Xtill w'e-caa percc-ivs nothing in his action to call fonh all this enthusiasm, andbowng down befoream'na=>ifhewere & sort pfcdetaig & Regarding itin af-dr and impartial way we cannot see anything in the action of Sir Julius Vogel,while iu,j£ngland which need call forth such enthusiasm. The time has not- vet come t<> give an impartial esvimate.Qf the seiVkes.,pf - 3ir:.^ul.u^ J Yogel as a public man;,ilfe, will come.-later, and it may bethit the verdict .of. the crowd ? cheered him last night will utimately "be ri'vemel. We have taid what ■ we- honestly,'think in this mutter, regiTrrile'gß passing fSelmg^m-the mind *'" rr ~~ '"

THE MAIL ARRANGEMENTS, The 'Caffiqiufo -ntofl next moutTi'* sirens' follows: !f the Grenada turns up at Sydney, she wilhcome flown to Port Chalrapis and take, the.ontwaid-fiifircb matt> through. The whole of her .accommodation is reserve 4 for New Zealand, in yLw of intending viators,to' the £hi'a:!elphia Exhibition.'''' The ' Colinia,' if'her' «haft arriv. s' in time, 'will g6 through from Sydney, making I tee' double through service for 1 The only po-aiblo boat from Sydney this month is th.? Zealandia, - expected on the 9fch prox. An immense crowd .visited the.Oity of San IFraiiciscp today, including the Governor .She <nme to the, wharf, > nd slightly fouleil.with the. Arawata on getting av«ajr.:. 4 nei \l S ale . W !, s blowing at the'.tiihe, w jSV) id/wage •was done. A rather small, mail, was .sent by

- samoan difficulties* • - ',. V -['',' .{.. Auckland. Ftbruary 12..'' The~«cliox)heryaclit peerless, which formerly beld gr d to C/i lonel the American fflibns««ferj'*ii^«^ww Consul and H.MT.E li"ii'rracuuH"|or c*'ryir,g arms, iif"now the ijiVp%ty of Oft£tainM'Kehzi- ; of th *Mir li!*T')?he ib a;spl«rid dly fittefclu.i vessel an& te&#\*4atf\:s>. • :f'^ u ; vV-<^' : w An prliclamiltion' has' been ißsuedUn BWWrt;%;the'^tMti' ; 0f.% Bafta^ ', ,u\ti nI v*U'iciu!v .i^tiis:'

tT the "German; "United States, .and British Consuls to the effect • that the Sainuan •Grjv|rnment haviDg setasid s, interfered with, and [ignored > the legitimate» and authority of the represents ..tives of foreign Rpwf is■ in £amoa, and hayi mj committed | and malpractice in; ,diye«t opposition' to laws, the above-nam ed representatives had {decided to the following :—That no kubiect,,,or citizen..of a nation represented by a consul' 'sbfill be_' arrested without the consent -bf''the said, authothat up;,laws pr .anything .relating t:> foreigners shall be allowed to be put' in force or iron§ put on foreigner's unless so bide "red by the saidjforeLn-Consul, v All trials andjCVßdeLDnations heretofore made. by the present Government againss subjects of auyof the na>tiV>ns reV resented by an accredited official,, such officia t s' ; cdnVent ttnd'appr6val'not : having .been obtained, shall be pronounced; null and void, foreigners in Samoa belonging to any nation which has no representatives in the cdt>'nt*y shall be, entitled to obtain the protection f foni stab representatives and persons of "fordism extraction. residing in Samoa, and held to'service- ! and ''labor 'subject to ■ and ; governed' by the' laws of' their employe) s of his or 1 their uat'pns'' The proclamation is not' framed for: anyjother purpese than the protectkm of the | .Jives and property of' subjects of the foreign representatives' enumerated above,, for, their flecuVty and safety, And are hereby •enjoined to commit ho impropriety whatever, and'* are expected to behave as they wou:d do if they w-W-in their'native country. ■ • Signed at Apia,'l3,th January. . '" • i ]>..'■ .', u . r ,',.'. Lawrence,February'i2. , The Australasian .Dramatic. Troupe played to i jn.the Town Hadlast night. The, Company is the'best that has visite^.thft. countary,districts for years.. The. entertainment' 'is varied and. exceljeut' throughout.'; Miss! • in "The daughter of the Regi'ißedt,'?:' createcl. a furore, and was re-called several times. The new sc j nery,ijainted by Mr Wifiii wjs used for the first time, and that t-fforts wer£ greatly, appreciated by the audience. ;" J ■'■ ■■-•-••■■■■ ' - ■•■„■■