LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 104, 1 May 1875, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Press Agency.] INTER-PROVINCIAL Auckland Friday. The yacht Eleetwirg haß been sold to a gant'eman at Lyttelton, and proceeds there to-morrow. Another sliekine-up case ha. occurred on tho Onehunga road. A man named Morrison was knocked down and robbrd of £20. Timaru, Friday. Three stacks of wheat, a quantity of 7 thrashed wheat, and a threshing machine ■w-re burnt at Mr Thomas Hall's firm, near Timaru, during the night. The estimated . los-> is £1200, which was partly covered in ,the Norwioh Union for £150, and the New Zta'aod for £leO The cis no cue to the Ci'ise. It is supposed to be men s'.eepiog in tho straw smo 1 -* ing. The Otaio bridge 527 feet long, was opened for traffic this morning. Blenheim, Saturday. The Provincial Council was prorogued last right. The Appropriation Bill of £16,300, and aU the bills brought in, were passed, in» eluding one for amending the Education Act, and providing for grammar schoolß and a s-- stcu of general school examination-papers as practised in France, betides tbe inspection by t-ie Government Inspector. A vote of £800 for a Grammar School in Blenheim wsa p ssed, and a'so fir an endowment ia land of ths value of £ l ,200 a ye^r. Mr Seymour, the member ofthe Aesembly for the Wairau, has called a m-eling of elec- . tors for Thursday n_£*h». Wellington, Friday. During tbe sitting ot the Provincial Council, Mr Hutchins n gave notice of motion as follow^:—*' Resolved, that ihis Council approve* of the resolution of the H use of of Representatives of the 20th August last, expressing opinion that, 'Taking the circum-sta-ues of tho colony into contideration, the Provincial form of Government in the North I- 'and should be abolished,' and requests the Ex cutive so to arrange business to be brought before the CouncU during the present session, > nd the Provincial busimss generally as to facilitate ca-ryin;? out the aforesaid resolution, and to co-opt rate with the General Gove nment with the same object, to that . the abolition of Provincial institutions in Wellington may be effected economically, easily, and without any jar or interruption to pubhc business. Mr Adam Burns has retired from office as General Manager of the National Bank. Mr Bridges, one of the London Directors, who has been here some time on a visit of inspection, takes office as General Manager pro tern. tChe hou Dr Pollen 1 ft this afternoon by the Luna tor C -.nterbury, in order that a quorum of the Executive Council may be complete, when his Excellency will sign a warrant for the execution of John Mercer for the murder or I_abi lla Thompson. Mr o'Sh<a reports flour at £11 10s to £12 JOs; bran, is 3d; maize, 7s fid; potatoes, £4 to £i 1' s; oatmeal, £24 10s. The market is bare ol barley, hams, and bacon. Saturday. The Inferntt was vitdtcd yesterday by the Commissioner of Customs. She sailed during the night for Auckland via the East Coast. I*3o p m. Failed-— s.s Phoebe, for Picton and _> elson. Pa.Bengers : Mr and Mrs Ho loway, Mr and . Mrs Jami sou, Mr and Mrs Pritt, Mr and Mth Sincl»ir ; Mesdamts Edwttrds and Mack ; Mfsßts Hlackett, Ellis, Coutts, and White; Me*>rs So omon, Hull, Alexander, Bergeren, JJ inks, V. Kitchen, Grant, Murphy, Ward, Stevenson, ilGoper, Kayner, Bush, Prisk, Gtitienet, Pritt, Hotnper, Stringer, Cutts, 'SfoMiun, Henderson, Hoskruge, Horneman, Qow&n, Millar, Stoddart, Portelli, Smith, ftfaytor, Sykes, Evans, and the Hibernicon y.Cemptvy for kelson.

Chbistchukch, Friday. The result of the second day's Ashburton races was as follows :— Publicans' Porsb, a handicap of 20 soys, added to a sweepstake of 2 soys for acceptors, distance lj miles—Tommy Dodd, 1 ; Nectar, 2. Somerset Stakes, a handicap of 50 soys, . added to a sweepstake of 3 soys for acceptors; distance 2 miles — Caitaway, 1 ; Nectar, 2. Consolation Handicap of 14 soys, added to a sweeps. ake of 1 boy eaoh ; distance 1 mile — Sonnambula, 1 ; Nectar, 2. Satutday. Quotations f.o.b. at Lyttelton are asfollows: •—Wheat, Sb 9d; cats, Ss to 3s 3d; harley, 5s 3d to 5s 6d; potatoes, £3; flour, £10 10s to £11 10s; bran, £5 10s ; sharps, £6. Wheat getting scarce, millers have raised quotations of flonr in coneeqnence. The land sales to-day realised £2,600. Judge Williams has given judgment in the cases between the City Council and the cab-mt-n. The judgment in both eas'B fully supports the action of the City CouncU, and the cabmen have to pay all the costs in one case, and the costs in the other were divided. The City Council now intend to proceed j against the cabmen under the new by-law in order to test its validity. Some of the cabmen have taken out licenses under it, but decline ! to charge according to the scale of fees provided for in the bye-law. Many of the cabmen bave not taken out Hcenseß at ail. The Interprovincial Cricket Match Committee have decided to call a public meeting for May 13 to consider the question of uniting with Auckland and Dunedin to secure a visit irom a New South Wales eleven next season. Wanganui, Saturday. Tbe butchers contemplate raising the price of meat. Beef is quoted at 25s per lOOlbs; of fat sheep none bave been sold. The exports for the fortnight were 136 head of cattle and 1000 Bheep.