LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 44, 20 February 1875, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Prbss Acfescy.]'.\ INTERPR|)yiNCIAL. Gkauamstown, Friday. The Ohinemuri talk continued all day yes- - tarday until dusk, when tome of tbe principal chiefs came forwardina:\and signed an apreetneittr for ceding tbeir rights over the land to the Government. The Luna returns to-day, and Ministers will proceed to Auckland to be pre est at the late Superintendent's funeral. \ Auckland, Friday. The execution ot Niutcre, the Maori, convicted of tho 1 murder ot the native girl Henrietta, at Oraki, w-s carried into effect today. He died protesting his innocence. Death ensued very quickly. Saturday. The Macgregor arrived la»t evening. Mr v and Mrs Hoskins are among- 1 the passengers to. Auckland. Bhe left Bydney early on the mo>ning qf the 1 4th. and proceeded to San FranCisco early this morning. Tliejo lowing are t keenly items of Australian news additional tb-ihe Omeo'e telegrams: — 1 he barque Alexandra, 43 days out from Newcastle, was dismasted .V Adelaide: The Bank has raised the intereßt oa dr^osits to 5 pr cont. The captttioMc tbe brigantine Nightingale, wbich arrived io hatb >r yesterday from Melbourne, reports tbat tbe Victorian Government offered him £100 to land Su livan the murderer in Auckland. The captain offered to accept XI BO for the "job," provided that the Victorian Government would indemnify him against any action the New Zealand Government might take against bim Under the circumstances Captain M'Ph&iden would land Sullivan, giving the Auckland police notice of the nature of bis ehargf .The VieV torisn Government would not accept these terms, and the Nightingale sailed Y^ithout the illustrious murderer. Wellington, Friday. A prodnre telegram received by the New Zealand Lon and Mercantile .Agency Company, dated Feb. S, staten j—" Weol —Up to date 140,000 hairs had arrived. Trade in tbo manufacturing 'districts is not so good. Tallow. —Dull of sale Supplies of town melted heavy mutton, 42«. per cwt. ; beef, 41s. per cwt. In the leather trade the demand ia good. The copper market is unchanged. Ore cf 17 per cent, worth 16s per unit Wheat ofl thr. coa&t ; cargoes declined £2 per quarter of 496 lbs. Since last report the provincial demand for preserved meats has declined -, boiled mutton without bone, 61b. tins are worth 6jd. per lb. The kauri gum market is firm ; the Btook, according to laat returns, waß 600 tons. Saturday. His Excellency the Governor and the Minister of Justice have visited the gaol, and were pleased with the management of the establishment. It is understood that Co'onel Lyon has been appointed head of tho New Zealand Armed Constabulary, Colonel Moule being about to obtain leive of absence Preliminary steps have been taken for establishing a Lumpers' Society. The local agents of the National Fire Insurance Company say tbat tbe policy held by ■• the National over tbe Blencatbra, mentioned : ia the telegrams yesterday, referred to the National Insurance Company of South Aus-

Iho Time's, recurting to the half bullion story, cays that rae Po^'t haß been unmereiifullyfeoldoVeriV lhe Baking Society has been a failure, and ia formally wound up Napieb, Friday The Gas Compßny's meeting yest-rdsiy showed a satisfactory report. A suitable piece of land has been purchased for the work*. The Rev. Chas. Clark's lecture on Dickens exceeded, in success, all expectations. Both house were bought by speculators. Wanganui, Friday. Eleven horses have accepted for the Handicap, viz. : — Little W( nder, nged. 9.t 61bs ; Premier. 4 yrs, Bst 71bs ; Medoia, sged. 7st 91bs ; W hltefoot 5 yrs, 7st 7lbs ; Rob Roy, a«ed, 68t ; Fair Htlen, aged, Bst 12lbs ; True Blue, aged. Bst "lbs; 1 he Peer, aged, 7st 8lt>.«; Tim Whiffler, 7st; Glenara 4yis, 6tt lOlbs; Hasdy, ageJ, 7st 71bB. Ddnedin, Friday, Dr Eakewe'l, writing to the Star on the action of the Board of Health in admitting the Gareloch to pratique, say s the utter imbecility of the Board has shown itself on every occasion when ie has had to act. but now it has surpassed itself in folly and stupidity. Bad the Board wished to have scarlet fever rasing through tbe province, and thence diffusing itself through the whole island, it could not do better than release tbfe Ganlocb. He strongly protested against suchan astounding act of folly. * Father Coleman brings an acticn for Blander against the Times for inserting a Utter to-day re the collection at St. Joseph's Church