INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 272, 17 November 1874, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Chbistchtjbch, Tuesday. The.telling price of Tadmor was 125 guineas, and not ISO as stated yesterday. Mr De Bourbel reports of the share markets:—Buyers: National Insurance, _7s; r National Back, 6Ss; South British, 48s 6d; Standarilnsurance,Ba; Colonial Bank, lis. Sellers: Natiocal Insurance, 28p; National Bink, <9j; South British, 495; Shipping Company, 20s; Standard Insurance, 10s; Colonial Bank, 12s. DmtßDin, Tuesday The nominations for tbe St. Andrew's Handicap are :—Mr -'s Faugh a-Ba'hgb, Mr Goodman's Kathleen and Verbena, Mr , Leckie's Coogreve, Mr Hutchison's Mabel, Mr Nosworthy's Tadmor and Traitor, Mr Frßchard's Pertobe, Mr Breadway's Miss Rowe, Mr Cotton's Fnvy, Mr Hastie's Lydia, Mr Coombe's Right Bower. There are sixteen nominations for the Spring Handicap including Mabel, Tadmor, Envy, Traitor, and Sonnambula. The Hurdle Race will be a walk-over for Kildare. MrF. H. Shury, for many years teller at tha Union Bank, in Dunedin. has been presented witb a purse of soveieigns by his friends prior to his being transferred to the new Ashburton branch. A diabolical attempt at incendiarism bas been made in the Registry office, Dowlingstreet, occupied by Mrs Dick. An inquiry will be held Wsstfobt, Monday. The depth of water on the Buller bar on Saturday was 18 feet at high water and 11 feet at low. Neap tides to-day. The Sarah and Mary from Lyttelton, sailed in at twelve at flood to-day. Napikb, Monday. ; The Rosalie sailed this morning for Dunedin* in charge of Captain Veal. Capt tin Crabbe also procteied in her. Several of 'the crew were taken out of gaol and put on board in irons. The cook and steward have taken their discharge, and forfeited £50 wages, rather than go in the vessel. - At the representative firing of the Artillery - Volanteeis four men qualified, viz:*—Qretr, Bdj Proro, 86; Sellars, 84; Renouf, 83 -.. •-' Wellington, Monday. '■ Mr Walter Johnson, M HB, nnd a number of influential settlers, waited on the Ministers and presented a petition addresed to His Excellency the Governor, signed by -'upwards of 600 people, praying for the rebate of Alexander M'Donald. A similar r petition from a large nnmbrr of Maoris was also presented. Tbe Ministers stated that a ; Cabinet Council would be held this afternoon 1 prior to His Excellency's departure, when the ' petition would be considered. Tbe result is not known. His Excellency who was sten off by a number of gentlemen, went on board , Jils yacht about &beut five o'clock. J The' Pabiutaaua Rifli Volunteers have fired far the choice of district representatives at tbe Colonial Prize firing. Fire qualifiel viz:—Sergt. Jones, 89; W. Edwards. 88; John . .Jones, f 6; Woolman, 86; E Earp, 84. ; Forth* Wellington Artillery Volunteers, • two raeir qualified, viz :—Batkio, 88, Diamond, 83. Tuesday, The Times this morning announces that Mrßowen, Resident Magistrate at Christchurch, bas been appointed a Minister of the Crown, and denounces the appointment in the following terms:—' 1 We are not aware what c'aim he has. He may be an able man, but we object in the most emphatic terms to gentlemen, being taken from the rank and file of the Civil Service, and pitchforked into the . position of Ministers of the Crown. The outcry that was made in the case of Mr ; Gisborne's elevation and retirement is as nothing to what ought to be made on account . of _iii latest Ministerial performance. The country groans under the weight of the Civil Service. It is made subject to tribute in the most liberal end unmistekeable way, an 1 if it submits to bave its Ministers elevated for a season from the ranks of the Civil Semce, and then, having served their purpose, retreating again within its lines, it may abandon all hope of economical or efficient Government. We are friends and supporters of the Government, but Ministers are not irfTallible, and they are liable to err, and in this cisc their error is of a most serious character. We can conceive of no action, rightly considered, so well ca'culated to bring the Governnunt into contempt as this one." Dr Pol en, and Msj r Campbell, Clerk cf Parliament, accompany His Excellency in bis yacht to Auckland. ;.|Cad»me Goddard, in her farewell performance last night, met with a most enthusiastic reception, the Btage being literally covered witb bequets. The Scotch fantasia -waa encored, and at '* God save the Queen" the afudience rose and she was greeted with cheers, crltg of «• bravo", " well played/ &c. : She leaves ior Dunedin to-day. Sir James Fergussda did not grant the pardon of Alexander M'Donald, but has left the matter to be decided by the Marquis of Normanby. It is understood that Ministers have decided to recommend the Marquis of Noriuanby to great the pardon.

Auckland, Thi sday. Two fresh cases of scarlet fever hay.* occurred among the Hy.Ja pc*' passenge»s it tho quarantine station. Mo*t of the saloon passengers are Southerners, and there are great complaints amongst them about b ing B*par ted from the Government immigrants. Mr Day, of the firm of Hey wood and Co., of Christchurch, has sent s petition to tbe Superinttndcnt protesting. Mr Collins, of Nelson, aged 80, is in a iow state, and it is feared th t unless he is removed wi-h n a few days he will die. He is not ■• uffiring fr m any disease, but merely from weakness. The passengers wire put to great inconvenience from want of wa'er and proper s unitary conveniences. { — ■ — i