PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 253, 24 October 1872, Page 2

PROVINCIAL.

Wellington, October 24. Parliament will be prorogued to-morrow. The Alhambra sails to-night. The Phoebe will sail for iMcton and Nelson on Saturday. The Post, in its leader last night, attacks Mr Lucfcie and .Bays that the Colonist had an entire monopoly of the Government printing and advertising,' to the iDJury of the other Nelson papers, and that the prices charged were fo monstrously extravagant that they staggered even ihe Government, but still Mr Xuckie received payment in full. It says that Mr Luckie looks upon politics "as a sordid trade rather than as ; a noble science. . ' ; . : Btjnedin, October 24. , ; Thomas O?» v eil has been killed on the Clutha" railway by a fall of earth. ' The University sessions close next week. I '■'■'* At.- a . public meeting held at Clyde.resolutions were passed stating that the railway to tho interior, in order to be useful, must be tna Waipahi. , The Town Council is to take action. ■• .: ' :• ■/..'. .->..„/' QtfEBNSTOWM", October 24.!.: = ' Five'stiacks of oats and barley at -Hbworth's' 1 store have been,destroyed by .fire. " - . .„> 1 i'S-l & ; ■':••?,>■. ,-"'..:-. At?ckland,^ October 24.' '«'"' i The Cure is getting rtSgnificent speciniens; , Mr. Saunders reports, Alburnias £4 ,ss;,; 1 Cures; £ 1 135. ; Caledonians ; £2l \ Qs.* .'■'!.' " . : 1 Mark Sheehy, for specimen steAling, has been sentenced to four 'years' imprisonment. \Tlie case/, lasted three days. . 1 ' '' " '," ; : Arrived : Robert Henderson, from s L6nd6n, ' with'thirteen passengers. All well. ; .v , ' J