INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 326, 7 December 1875, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Pobt Chat.mers, Tuesday. Arrived— Ship May Queen, from London, with 30 passengers and 1000 tons of cargo Two large vessels supposed to be the Celestial Queen and Scliiehallion were reported off ocean Beach last night. Wellington; Monday. A Gazette to-day, besides dissolving the AssemMy, notifies the issue of writs summoning the new Parliament for the 2nd of February, 1876, and appoints sundry new polling places throughout the colony. The writs are returnable by the 2nd February. TArnANGA, Monday. The Bay of Plenty Times publishes toi Harrington s address withdrawing from the candidature of the East Coast owing to the continued illnes? of his son The address is dated fmm Melbourne. Mr ' Morris bas gone to Poverty Bay to address the electors. Auckland, Monlay. Mr Saunders reports Bank of New Zealand shares at £17 2a 6*l ; National Bank, £3 ISs 6d ; Sonth British, £2 10s. Sellers, Caledonian, £3 12a 6d ; Colonial Bank, £1 lls6d. Among the passengers by th? ill fated steamer Pacific, wrecked between Vancouy<r and San Francisco. WBB Mr John Samuel Webster, a traveller ior Edmoußton and Sel'erß of Wellington. The Mercantile and loan Apency Circular announces the Wangsnui Borough Corporation Waterworks six per cent Lan of £30,000, in debentures of £100 each, offered for tender by the Bank of New South Wales, lnte r est half yearly, and bonds mature on the Ist November, 1894. No tender will be accepted at lees than par. There eeems to be tome further hitch in regard to tlie mail steamer Coiiran, which was announced in the latest Sin Francif co papers to leave for Sydney, ita Honolulu and Auckland, not via Kindavau, as expected. The Aucklftnd Steam Packet Company declared a dividend of ten per cent. Christciiobch, Monday. A meeting of the supporters of the Hon. E. Richt-rleon was held oa Saturday night, when there was a large attendance. The Mayor preside 1. An influential committee was appoint ci to secure his return. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in New Zealand was opened on Saturday night. George M'Gowen, of Lytte'ton, was elected Molerator. H. R. Webb addressed the electors at Lyttel'onon Saturday night. Heexplatued his aciion in supporting the abolition of Province*. He said the local Government Bill provide* ample m:Bns for local government. Hewas m favor of runs being let at valuation to exiting tenants when their present leases expired. He advocated free and compulsory education, opposed manhood suffrage, and deteodei the action ot the Government in the Pidko swamp sale. A vote of thanks was passed for his address. A very unpleasant religious squabble is now going on at Kaiapoi between the Rev. Carlyn, Episcopalian minister and his flock. The former is charged with a strong tendency towards the Roman Catholic (.hurch, and distributing objectionable pamphlets to «">ung children. Tne commission of enquiry si flitting. . t *„,*_. A bowling club bas jo;t bsen QatabiUiiea