By Electric Telegraph

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 417, 5 April 1877, Page 3

By Electric Telegraph

(From our own correspondent.)

» 7 , Dunedin, Thursday Afternoon. Maedonald's timber yards, &c., Kaitangata, were destroyed by fire. loss not estimated. Insured in tjie Staudard for £loooVictoria, £ISOO £ ' At Sydney, Kingfisher won the Cup; Vivi, 2; Spark, 3. Speaking at Wanganui yesterday Mr Fox said that lie bad no intention of supporting any retrogressive policy which meant the renewal of abolished Provincial institutions, nor would he suppDrt Insular Senaration. He believed the Counties Act a step in the right, direction, but the Groveniuierit made a mistake m not retaining Road Boards with increased .powers. A'est session a measure would hayo to be, introduced in order to bring them iiito more harmonious relations. Small locJtl Boards ought to be placed on £ somewhat similar basis as largemunicipalities. Regarding education he was in favor of-Bible- reading with conscience clauses, but if the dehominationalists atid se- ! cularists would not suffer these to be his system would be to support a secular one in preference to denominat-ionalism. Q-overnment should borrow uo more for a time, and he would insist on the exercise ot economy. Special Land Board meeting convened for Wednesday to deaf definitely' with the run question. . The Harbor Board and Proudfoot have a misunderstanding. The priee for the Five Rivers Merivale Estate, Southland, last week by Ellis Bros, was £115,000. A most determined suicide was committed on Monday. Kummick, of Alexandra, tobacconist, in the presence of a policeman and others, threw himself into the river. The body is not yet recovered. Wo cause assigned. At the Supreme Court, Alice Lavin, for larcency, was sentenced to six months; Walter Rogers, horsestealing, two years, and six months for larceny ;■ Charles Cooper, forgery, five years •, William Brown, bestiality, live years,. The latest account from Waikaia, while confirming the richness of the prospectors' claim, deprecates any rush, as it appears that the lead is confined to. that section. LONDON.. April 2. The ambassadors have signed the protocol. Derby declared its validity depended upon pence being secured to Montenegro, jrv#.-.sia is demobilised/and Turkey disarming- ■ tchouvaloff, for Russia, litis consented to demobilise, and is willing to enter into negotiations with Turkey, with a view to mutual disarming, provided the peace of Montenegro is secured. Turkey is reported to be favorably disposed towards disarming, and effecting reforms - - - - The'Times'and the Government organs approve of the action of the Cabinet, but dwell on the .uncertainty of the situation, as everything depends on Kussian sincerity. The ' Daily .News' ridicules the whole affair. The year's revenue is seventy-eight and a half millions. The Turkish Parliament has been opened. The Speech admitted the gradual decline of the Empire, owing to disregard of justice and want of respect ot the laws. The armament had exhausted the Treasury, and the reduction of interest had injured the credit of the couutiy. The Speech proposes to give solid -guarantees to the creditors of the Empire, dwells upon proposed reforms, and hopes peace will be concluded with Montenegro.

[The following appeared in our issue oj Saturday last:—J Yesterday being Good Friday, and, as such, observed as a ciose holiday, our usual telegrams did not arrive.

In our edition of Thursday last, the Chairman of the County Council, is stated to have " dissented" to. the confirmation of the minutes. When the question of confirmation of the minutes was put to the Council, the Chaiiijaan used the words "Those in favor of motion say " Aye," against it "No." The words "against it" not having been heard, the "!No" was taken to be the Chairman's single negative, which was a mistake.