INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 209, 3 September 1874, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Wednesday. The Post, in to-night's leader, says they have reason to believe that Mr Yogel strongly urged Mr Stafford to join the Government, and tbat tbe latter flatly refa-ed, notwithstanding that Mr Yogel offered to resign the Premiership, and go home either temporarily to negotiate loans and mail service, or permanently as AgentCreneral/ Mr Stafford not only refused h^t. strongly objected to Mr Yogel leaving the .colony, pointing out the ffofctteial dangers looming ahead, and tbat throagh Mr Vogel's poi ioy the country was placed in a position of a Srecarioo. I character, aod most forcibly welt npon the duty of Mr Yogel waiting in the colony for tbe results of bis -own action. For himself he had refused absolutely to take act or part in tbe matter. If the policy is a success he had no wish to claim any credit; if it failed he wished the failure to rest npon the right shoulders. A „ Chbjstchubch, Wednesday, For the Metropolitan races tbe following nominations were received last night : — Jockey Club Handicap, 200 aovs, added to a sweepstakes of 10 soys, Priichard's Petrobe, 5 years ; Richardaon'a Malvioa; {.tudbolmeV lay colt, fyf Caledon, 3 ytars; Barker's br f Esmnal, 3 years; O'Brien's Tamborini; Redwood's Batter, Teokao, and Boro; Waller's Yatterina ; Dalamaine's Templeton aod Traitor ; Campbell's Tadmor; ahd R. H. Campbell's Castaway.- A; - The Canterbury Cup, 250 soys, added to a sweepstakes of 15 soys — Priichard's Petrobe; Richardson's Malviaa; Leech's Meteor j Campbell's Sonnambula ; O'Brien's Tamborini ; Redwood's Weioui and Toi; Ddamaioe's Templeton; Murphy's Hercules; Nos worthy's Traitor, and Campbell's Castaway. Governor Fergusson will pay a farewell visit to Canterbury during the race meeting in November. Lyttelton, Thursday. Arrived,* last night, the Carisbrook Castle, 90 days from the Start, with 490 immigrants, aU well. Twenty- five deaths of children under five years of age occurred, and five births.