THE NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 382, 4 June 1866, Page 4

THE NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.

By the s.s. ‘ Claud Hamilton* we have our usual Southern files, but we have no room for extracts in the present issue. The principal news seems to be from Canterbury, where political excitement reigns supreme, in consequence of the ap* preaching election for the Superintendency. The nomination took place on the 23rd ult. Three candidates, viz., Messrs Moorhouse, Lance, and Travers, were severally proposed and seconded. The meeting is said to have been one of the largest ever held in Canterbury. There was plenty of fun and election chaff, but nothing occurred that passed the bounds of good humor; and although the proceedings lasted upwards of three hours, every speaker received a fair hearing. At the finish, the show of hands was declared to be in favor of Mr Moorhouse, and a poll demanded by the other candidates, which would take place on Wednesday, 30th ult. So the ‘ Taranaki,’ when she arrives on Wednesday next, will bring us the news of who is the fortunate candidate.

The Canterbury Steeplechase Races came off on the Queen’s Birthday. The following are the names of the winning horses:—For the Grand Provincial Handicap, ‘ Jessie ;’ for the Selling Steeplechase, ‘ Lottery;’ for the Scurry Steeplechase, ‘ Statesman.’ At Wellington, Her Majesty’s Birthday wus celebrated by amusements of various kinds. His Excellency held a levee, at which all the eliti of the “ Empire City ” was present.

The Wellington papers are principally filled with long reports of the proceedings of the Provincial Council. A telegram from Nelson, dated 28th May, says“ The Bank of New South Wales was entered on the evening of the 26tb, by lifting the sash and filing the bars of the window. No property stolen.”