LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 292, 10 December 1874, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

INTERPROVINCIAL. Wxllikotoi?, Wednesday. . The Jockey Club talk of arranging a one day's autumn meetiog in April bo as to get horsea at the conclusion of the Dunedin meeting. Thursday. The celebrated Manawhenua goldminiog case has been concluded in - the Court of Appeal, bnt tbe Court' intimated that judgment would probably not be given until Us next meeting. Mr Lemon, the General Manager of tho Telegraph Department, received tbe following message from the telegraphist at Queenstown: —"I am please J to inform you that Professor Peters, the American astronomer, was yery successful in taking an observation of the transit of Venus here." Chbistchubch, Wednesday . It ia intended to bring forward a Provincialist candidate to oppose the hon. Mr. Bowen for Kaiapoi, for the purpose of testing public opinion on the question of Centralism v. Provincialism. Mr Joseph Beswiek, the ex-Provincial Treasurer, and formerly a member of tbe General Assembly for Kaiapoi, will most probably be the Provincialiat candidate. Dunedin, Wednesday. The Hon. Mr Reynolds addressed his constituents in the Temperance HaU last night. There was a moderate attendance, and tbe Mayor was in the cbair. Speaking on tbe Abolition of Provinces Bill, he said that he supported the resolution because he considered tbat whenever a Province becime effete and a burden on the Colony, tbe Colony should administer its affairs. He also supported it because from the central position of Wellington he considered it to be the be*t place for tiie Government of the Colony, ani further because be considered that by the means indicated there would be greater security for the continuance of the expenditure ofthe land revenue. Whether Mr Vogel's resolution passed or not, it would have been and would still be a hard ight with some Northern members to make the land revenue Colonial, but he had no fear as to success unlets the Canterbury and Otago members treacherously abandon the interests of their constituents. He trusted the verdict of those present would be in bis ftvor for having supported the resolution. In answer to a question, he said that the Assembly had no power to disfranchise Mr John L. Gillies, Secretary to the Harbor Board, who might continue to hold his seat if he chose.- He thought Dunedin 'should have another representative. - Judge Ward had not been promised, nor likely to get, the position held by Judge Chapman. Mr Fish moved tho following resolution, which was carried; — "3hat the thanks of this meeting are due to Mr Reynold* for bis address, and tbat he still retains the confidence of his constituents." Thursday. The City .Guards and Portobello Rifles (four men in eacb) have fired in the final set, bat only Nightiogale of the former, with 85, has qualified. Operations have been commenced at tbe Kaikoura woollen mills. The Licensing Bench has decide 1. by a majority that it had no power to grant night licenses. Mr Haggitt pointed out that a difficulty would arise, and suggested that one appUcation shonld be withdrawn fur a person to keep open alter ten, aod that the police proceed as the best cate ( ?). The Bench concurred.