SUPPLEMENTARY TELEGRAMS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 405, 21 December 1876, Page 3

SUPPLEMENTARY TELEGRAMS.

[The following appeared in our issue of Saturday last:—]

(From our own correspondent.)

Dunedin, Friday, S p.m.

The County elections have excited little interest. Two more suburban districts, Mornington and Caverauiim, intend petitioning for Municipalities. The Harbor Board intenda placing balance of lojmi of £IOO,OOO on stock exchange mid voted Gillies £250 in recognition of his services in securing the Boards endowment.

Last nights ' Gaze! tr ' notifies M'Lean's resignation as Native Minister and his seat in the Executive.

Pollen has been appointed Native Minister, retiring as Colonial Secretary. lleid, M.H.K., addressed his constituents jlast night, receiving a vote oi ent,ire confidence. jHe said that, v. bile regretting the loss of Proivincial administration, he did not for a moiment despair. The future of a country,- <l<<'pends more,upon the charader, industry, and energy of its inhabitants than iu any form oi

Groyernment. What was wanted was a farm of Government which would ejiubir uii u.:rt.3 of the Colony to be dealt with un .inequality} to Se-.-tlre to the fullest ex'ent the" prosperity of the whole country, mid the lulli-st- amount of local Government to each p u-i of it-. He should always oppose any proposal !*or separation or division of tlis Colony. By searing his connection wit-l; the OppOHiiot; he had laid himself open t<; the cnargt: of being «, traitor, but he h»J acted to the best of liig convictions

The mails via San Srattciado were delivered in London on December 2. five days before time, only taking 43 days in transmission from Sydney. A London telegram, dated the 13th, says a preliminary meeting of the Conference has taken place. A feeling of great confidence with regard to the Eastern question now prevails. Underwood reports seeing the Wreck of a vessel, dismantled, near Waipnpa, and a group of men 011 the beaoh. When he passed the wreck of the Otago her stern only was under water. The vessel is whole. The fire in Milton broke out at one o'clock in the empty Criterion Hotel; the calls'* is as yet unknown. Council Chambers saved. Poole (hairdresser), Criterion Hotel, (.lipstick's buildings, Taylor's (solicitor) office, ft. W. Chapman s and G-eorge Capstick's offices were also burnt down. Manders addressed his constituents at Queenstown, and was favorably received. A formidable conspiracy in Spain has been discovered, and 126 persons, including 18 generals, have been arrestedST. At a public meeting last night, Messrs, Mulvey and Hanrahan proposed arid seconded Mr. John Ewing's nomination aa a candidate for St. Bathans riding in the County Council. Mr Ttobert Brown, of Cambrian has also b°en nominated. Both gentlemen are well and favorably known in the district, and will probably be returned unopposed. The Good Tenipiars intend holding their second demonstration on ihe 26th inst , ft.r which elaborate preparation are being made, and great bucgcss anticipated. Letters received by last English mail frorn Mr William Pyle, latp of St Bathans. have at last cleared up the mystery surrounding the fate of Michael G-affr .ey. formerly storekeeper here. He died at Oolnev Hntch Lunatic Asylum in Wovemher, 1873, liis relatives • never having received intimation of lm whereabouts. The Rev Mr tTobbs will hold service in the schoolroom, on Sunday afternoon.