LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 295, 6 November 1875, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

INTEBPROVINCIAL. Wellington, Friday. The polling notice appears in a General Government Gazette pub i»hed last night. With a view to the appropriation for the current year to Municipalities and Road Boardu, it is requested that returns to show the amount actually received by each Municipality or Road Board during its last past financial year in re«pect of rates levied for that period, may be forwardel withont delay to tbe Provincial Auditor of the province. Such returns must be made on forms to be obtained from the Provinrial Auditor, and must be verified by the solemn declaration of the Mayor of each Muncirality or Chairman of the Road Board as the case may be. At about three o'clock this afternoon, a tolerably respectable looking man deiberate'y broke five large plate glass windows at the Government Hou<e with a heavy walking stick. His Excel'ency and his private secretary were in one of the rooms while one of the windows in it was be : ng smashed. Capt Mating instantly jumped out of the window of the adjoining room, which was fortunately open, and gave chase to the man an I captured him after a short run. The man was perfectly sober, and when asked the reason fo? his extraordinary conduct and— "lt wis for a wager, and I've done it." He ii now in the lock-up. He will be brought before the MBgiet f ate to-morrow. F. D. Fenton, Esq., has beeu definitely appointed District Jud-ro in the province of Auckland, and R. C. Barston, Esq , Resident Magistrate at Auckland. _, Fat urday. Ihe acceptances for the Cup and Derby close on Monday next, at eight o'clock. Dunedin. Saturday. Mr Bathgate, R.M , has sttted his intention to brin? an action for libel against the Times and Witness Company for 'comments made on his judgment re striking out £5 19s for wbifky in acaee which a grocer brought befo-e him, when he refused to alow the item for spirits, as shopkeepers should not sell rq'ior on credit. PAi.MKHBTr»K, Friday. It is rumor* d that Mcsi's Gisborn°, Walter, Johnstone, Ualcombe, Buller, and Major M'Barnett will be candidates for the Manawatu seat. AtrcKtANO, Friday. The Vsaco di Gama has arrived from San Fruicwcp. She brinss one box of salmon ova for Napier. Mr Lodder, the manager of the Steam Packet Company, proceeds to Fiji to endeavor to secure the Fijian subsidy for the line. Mr Saunders reports sales of South British shares at 50s ; . Beach Sfis. Buyers: National Bank; 71s ; South Brtiali. 49*; New Zva'and Insurance, 80s. Seller* : Bank of New Zealand, £17 6s; Loan and Investment, 1 9s Napirr, Friday. Ihe Three Brothers, from Napier to Mer-cu-y Bay, is supposed to be lost Sh» is insured for £1500 in the New Zealand, and reinsured in the Viutorn for £500 The owners are Vantier and Co , of Napier, ghe sailed ou October 6. A ' Wakoakui. Friday. A requisition asking Sir Julius Yogel to stand for Wanganui has just been started here. It is rumored that Mr Buller has abandoned all idea of standing fer Wanganui The Jockey Club last night arranged a programme for the 13th and Uth January Ihe principal race is a handicap of 170 soys A Derby is to be institute 1. The Agricultural Show vesterdsy waa a great success. The draught stook of horses looked splendid* as there were a large number of horses th*t had taken prizes ia other par's of the colony aa well as in Australia. The Lincoln sheep also looked well. Gladiator took the first prize for thoroughbreds; Etswick s.cond Both imported Tbe Stud Company's Lofty took the first prize for the imported draught; Coningsby second Messrs Douglas and Co.'s President, Utely from Otago. took the first prize fnr colonials, ami also the champ : on prize. Mr Shield's Surprise. al-JO from Otago, took the second The priocip'e prizes in the p were taken by Mtsirs Hair.Kasson Brotbers. and Owen and L-thbridse. Bethune and Hunter also took' prizes. The weather was much agai*- s t the success of the exhibition but there was a good number of visiters. _, * , CnRisTCHUROH, Fri.lay. Ihe market qu tatione.fob nt Lyitlton are as follow: -Wheat, 4s 61 to 4} 9d; oats, 2s 9.1 to 2s 111; flour £ 0 to £11; bran. £5* sharps, £5 10s, oatmeal, £15 to £16; butter! lid to Is; cheese, 9$ I to lOd. The following weights were declared last night tfr the tree Handicap -.-Templeton, 5 yrs, 9st libs; Tambourini, a»ed, 9sfc 4lba: Rory O'More, agtd, 9st; King Phillip, 4 yrs •Set 131b-); Guy Fawkes, 4 yrs, Bst lo'.bs;' Hercules, 4 yrs, Bst 6lb 9; Somnambu'a, 4 yrs, Bsfc 3lbs ; 'J adroor, 4 yrs, 7st I2lbsj Ran If 3 yw, 7st 9lbs } Cocksure. 3 yrs, 7st 51bs ; lattJer, 3 yrs, 7st 6,bs ; Pungawerewere. 3 jra, 7at 6lbs; Flfin King. 4 yra, 7,t 4lba* Tommy Dodd, aged, 7st 4'bs } Muscatel, 3 jr»,'7ss 4lb 8 ; Speculation, 7«t 4lba; Pakeha, 78t4lb 8 ; Theodore, 7at 4Mb; The Chief. 3 yrs, 7st 31b-.; Daniel O'Korke, 3 yrs, 7st 31bs* Kauri, -/rt 3lbs; Castilian, 3 yrs, 7et 2lbs| Fishhook, 7et 2lbs; Cloth of Gild, 3 yrs, 7st; ?,fu F A S'?} \ 3 . yrs ' 7sr '5 Twitter. 3 yrs. 6st nibs; Folefarme, 3 yre, 6et Ulbs; F»ir Puntin colt, flit lilbs; AHc* Grey, 6st 11 lbst>ectar, 6st Utbs; Miss Totara. 6st Handicap Hurdle Race— Tommy Dodd, list 7lbsTheodore, list albs; Pafo'ha, Wit 5!b3,' Muscatel, lOst 21bs ; Speculation, 9 8 i;. Nearly 800 entiies were received for the Metropoitan Agricultural Exhibition Greit public interest is shewn in the forthcoming race?. A £500 Derby eweep was drawn last n'ghfc, and several Calcutta wet pa are to be drawn to-night. A man named Barnes was found dead iv a closet attached to the Empire Hotel, hft mght. It is suppled he died in a fit. lie ha J just jowel tne Good Templars.