PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 52, 2 March 1874, Page 2

PROVINCIAL.

Reeiton, Feb. 28. Splendid, stone was struck yesterday afternoon by the IJiery Cross in driving towards the Alexandra claim. It excetds anything yet obtained in the mine. Wbllinoton, Feb, 28. ■"- The ship William Tapscott has arrived at Queenstown, aiter a passage of 98 days. Dunedin, March 2. The riots in Tasmania have subsided, and the railway rate is being quickly collected. The Guardian contains a statement made by Sulllivan in the Dunedin goal distinctly denying all participation ia the murder of Battle. '-;-- A man named Long the landlord of the Hotel at Green Island, six miles from town, shot a man through the head with a revolver on Saturday night. Deceased and others vere fighting in the Hotel and were put out. The deceased then threw a stone at the door, when Long told the others to stand aside, and shoe the.deceased; saying, _•-* This is how we serve such pepple. "."/-"". '' *" "'Pobt Chalmebs, February 28. The Carn^tjc has had five deaths from fever and measles and one man fell overboard. There were 24 cases of fever and 26 of measles. There are now only two cases of fever. The are 251 immigrants on board.

! Christchurch, Feb. 28. Wheat is easier, shippers having sufnennt for the chips in port. Quotations are 4s 6d; flour in sacks, £\\ 13s; oats, 3s; barley hss improved, and in dermnd at 4s to 4s 6<i; wan and sharps, £4 10s to £5. The quality of the Dew flour is excellent, atd better than for years past. Grass seed is diil at 3s 9d; butter 1 9.}rf; chp^e^Mil at sja; baton and hams 9Jd free on board. _,r S&les are quitt during the --week. Wheat, 4s 6dto 4s 9d; oate contin e scarcer nominally at 3s to 3s 3d; barley, 4s to 4s 6d; outier, 9»d to lOd; cheese, s£d to 6d. Auckland, March 2. In reply to the deputation against Sunday trains, Mr Vogel said that a large number of po*eotrsrniuiuaing many of the clergy, Approved of these trains, and instanced that tlie Bishops of Christchurch and Dunedin were among the first who -travelled . on a Sunday when the lines were opened:iu the South. He -said that personally he had endeavored to co-operate with tlie religious section of the community, and had therefore stopped Sunday Postoffice work, and had refused to renew it although petitioned to do so by the officials. He would use his influence towards reducing the number of trains, so as to meet the necesj Bity of lhe traffic only, and towards preventing special inducements for Sunday travelling. .Messrs Shaw and Saville's barque Anazi, from Locdon, went ashore in Donald's Bay, three miles beyond Lake Takapuna, at iour a.m. yesterday. The accident is unaccountable, as it Wnß bright moonlight, and there, was only a moderate braze. The vessel is resting on a Bandy bottom, and is not leaking She has twelve passengers, hut no Government immigrants. The captain states thft he was called two or three minutes before sle struck, when it was too late to prevent 's e disaster, and that had the second <f£ar, called him earlier, tbe stranding migh/ \ lave been avoided. Some of the passenjen say tbat the captain had been afc the wied for sometime before the accident occur/ed and blame him for it. They futther stit4 that aiter the vessel struck, the passer*?**' B and crew threatened to lash the capiain to the mast in order that the passengers ai/ht leave the ship, as he was desirous of peventing them. About a fortnight since the-teward is stated to have, committed suicide V jumping overboard; it is alleged in constqvhce of the captain's conduct towards him. 'be cargo is valued at £47, 00D, and is insured Wklungtoj March 2. i?e the Governor's trip to tb North, the following are the Governor's pins at present: -r-Ho goes to Napier in his yaht about -the 12th or the 13th instant, and sends about ten days between Napier and Taranga, visiting Taupo and other places of invest, and then goes from Tauranga to AucJand. Mr Hartmann has reßigno his position as manager of the New Zealau. Shipping Company and will in future tale charge of the busine-ss of Messrs N. Edwards and Co. at Nelson. The journeyman bakera-ontemplatc forming a co-operative bakery in consequence of the masters refusing to rais their wages. The Mongol s-iils to-ay. The public have not been allowed on bard during her stay. lhe customs revenu last week was -£fOSO.