LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 56, 6 March 1875, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Press AotMCv.] INTERPROVINCIAL. WellinotoXj Friday. To-day's General Government Gazette contains an Order in Council assigning the Westland Supreme Court district to Mr Justice Johnston ; and also an Order in Council assigning tbe Nelson di.trict to Mr Justice Gillies. Saturday. The steamer Wellingtoa arrived frcm Nelson, via Picton, afc 10 am to-day. Wancjanui, Friday. Mr Scheriff's dwelling-house on No. 2 line three miles out of town, has been burnt down. Nothing was saved and the inmates escaped narrowly. It was inauaed in lhe Liverpool, London, and Globe Insurance Company for £800. The fire wa? ac.id.ntal. CimisxcHDßCir, Friday. At Southbridge a narrow escape of a heavily laden train is reported, from a sleeper baviDg been laid a crosß the rail?, whether intentionally or otherwise docs not appear. The railway bridge ever tbe Ashley is approaching completion, and will Bhortly be tested by two 35-ton locon olives, with ten ders and trucks. The piles of the bridge are of iron-wood, the upper portion bemg of New Zealand fmber, ai:d its total length is 3055 feet, containing 50 spans. It was fine weather for the r in show today, and the general qualities of the entries were yery gcod. c-apec'mly in imporfcsd .herp of which a good Dumber wt re entered, 'J he business done vas very small Only one or two imported rams were sold, the highest price obtaiued being forty - one guineas. There weiv no buyers from the olher Provinces. DoNEDitf, Thursday. A new insurance company to be called ihe Star New Zealand Lile Assurance Company, is projected in Du.edin, and fche prospectus meets with favor. The Times basing its remarks upon an article from tl.e Dunedin S'ur, adveotea the firmation of clubs for young working men, combining literary, reading, billiard, and chess roome, so as to wean them frcm living in public houses, wbere the only recreation is to drink and indulge in games of chance Friday. A. Armstrong has been appointed railway manager, vice Ccnyers, resigned. The Cutha Leader has bfen informed that Mr Conj en intends to visit tbat district next week for the purpose of completing airangaments for rpening the through line ftom the Chain Hilla to the Motyneux iiver. It is stated that when these arrangements are completed passengers will be able to traTel from Dunedin to Bi'clutlia in three hours. Saturday. The miller* have reduced flour 30<. per tm, the price now being £io 10s. This action is mainly duo to keen coneumpticn and large recent arrivals from Adelaide. Tbe Guardian reports that the General Government refuBt s to confer on the Harbor Board the power which the Suj crintender.t formerly possessed. In the grain market quotations remain unalterel. Oats continue dull off a'e. Thtre have beea ro tram actions iu the new crops. Auckland, Sa'urday. The Inspector of Sheep announces that no case cf scab exists within thirty mies of Auckland. The New Zeiland Insurance Company have received a telegram ttating that the Pttamer Pre.ty Jane has been successfu ly floated, and that ihe cost ot repairs ani iccovery will n t exceed £1800. Mr Buckland reports fat eattle an unusuilly fu ! l supply at 25s to 26s pcr lOO.bs, inlerior, 20s; fat sheep, 31 to 3J per lbj iu.e-ior ewes, 8s to 12s each. A meeting of citizens to cemider Mr WilPamson's meirorial passed r. solutions to the following efle:t :— (I ) Acquiescing in Wr Williamson's services to the colony, and especially to tlie provin e. (2.) That the most .uitable means of giving effect to tbe foregoing rt solution will ba the purclme of an amuity for Mrs Williamson. A Committee was appointed. Tauranga., Friday. Sir Donald M'Le<m has been busy all day, receiving deputations from various j üblic lodges, and in transacting native busice^s. He leavea in the Luna at midnight for Whakatane to at end a monster native meetirg. He j etmns hero oa Monday. Graiiamstown, Friday. There is a great deal of sickness prevalent amongst children. The death rate for February is unusually high. Twenty-two \ deaths were registered for tb *• district, nine- ; teen being of children under one year. The causes of the deaths are dysentery, convulsions j and diarrahoDi. j