INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 290, 1 November 1875, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Weliington, Saturday. The Governor haft been pleased to award the decorative distinction instituted by Order in Council dated 10th March, 1869, on Tsaac Earl Featberston, whosa claim to the same has been submitted to his Excellency on ace uit of his merito ions and Intrep'd service during the campaign nnder Major General Chute. C.8., on the west coist of the North Island of 1865 6, and particularly at the storming and capture of the formidable Otipawa Pah on the 13th January, 1866. "Mr G abort e Cosamiaaioner of Annuities, is to te asked to allow himsdf to be nominated as a candidate for the next mayoralty. The amount of Customs revonue col'e:tel at Wellington during the month of October is £13.688, showing an increase of £2469 over the returns for the same periol of 1874. The necessary recognisances in the case of Alexander MacJouald were entered into this morning at the gaol. Macdonaid is bound over in £500. and his two sure ica, Mace and Moe ler, in £250 fach for hs future good behaviour, lie left for his home in Napier to-day. The Pest says there is every probability that a higher graJe than he now occupies in the Ordtr of St Michael and St George will sfi rtly be conferred on the Agent-Gtnsral, who wi 1 then be Sir Isaac Earl Peatherston. K.C U6. The rumor to the efflct that the ship Strnthnavtr, Captain Devey, ha.i arrived home saLly is unfounded. Letters by last moil ettite that she was, when these were written, over 160 days out, and that no word hal been received about her* The headboard of the Strathnaver was found a few weeks ago on the beach near Sydney. The StMthnaver, which may now be classed among the missing, left- here la*t December, and went to Sidney, where »he loaded a valuable cargo for London, leaving ia April last. _ . Minday. It is stated that the Government have recently adiressed the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the subject of the Btowage and shipment of gunpowder on board vessels leaving Londonfor the colonies, particularly for New Zealand. J mu ,-xn x L DoifEDI »» Saturday. There w«a httle that waa new said at the banquet giveat) the hon. Mr Thompaon at Cluthft. Ab rot 150 guests were present Sir George Grey and Mr Macandrew in'u'ged in some observations frequently made by them daring the prjgres* of the Abolition Bill through the Hous<% Mr Macmdrew paid that two-thirds of the present Uouee would vote black was white to-day, an 1 white was black to-morrow if the Governcuutf of the day aaii Itwaaw. -

Sir J ,ho Richardson said a maj wity h»d attempted to rrusi a noble minority in the late attempt to ah- fob. Provii.iu Governments. He was a citisea of the Pr .vine , and no earthly emolument or comidemtiou of position woold prevent him from Hiving utterance to h<s opinion that ths province* lial betn abolished bv t* e operation of a tyrannical and unju*t mnjo it>\ He advised all considerations as to the seat of Government to be eaet ail-ie As Speaker of the Legislative Council it was his duty, if any man'n, to apeak well for that body, bnt he sai«l fearlessly and impart ial.'y that a nominated Couortl wt-s utterly ineongmnn with a responsible Gover.imeot.