INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 348, 31 December 1875, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Crrisi church, Friday. At thft Selwyn election, Mr Fiizroy ( Abohtiorist) po!!e;l 244; Mr. W. Reevei (old member), polled only 210 votes, Ih% has cmied great astonishment in Christ .-{lurch, where Mr. Reeves was ba-ikel at lonif odds. Mr. Fitzroy is a young and untried man The weather was teribly hot yesterday, and two women were killed by sunstroke while out haymaking at fUngiora. Auckland, Friday. Ihe City Enst election resumed in the return of Mr Rees by a majority of 34, tha numbers being Rees, 300; Chrk, 2*56. At the Edeu nomina; ion the show of hands was :— Carleton 4; Taylor, 6 a* «. *t . . Nap ibr, Friday. At the Napier election there was much more excitemtnt than at previous t lections, The result of the poll in the town of Napier was :— fcir D. M'Lean, 213; Russell, 213; C lenso, 33; Stuart, 151; Ferrard, 13. The total of town and country polls was, M'Lean, 339; Russell, 369; Stuart, 173; Colenso, 38; Ferrard, 13. Sip D. M'Lean and Mr Russell are therefore elected. _ Wkiliwgton, Thursday. Three of the men vo murderously assaulted at the Hutt still li ger on, but Lsedle and Paul cannot survive much longer. Their brains are ooz ; ng out, and their feet are cold and gettiog black. Young, who wna cut in the neck, stands some slight chance of recovery. The cable betwe n Penaog and Madras is atill interrupts. The route vi «. Siberia ia T ?n \ rt Tbe n ' io ' mum charge toLonionia *13 10s for twenty words. Steamers contwue to run between Penang and India, and Bmgapore and India, by which means all messages are forwarded. The Luna is almost certain to start to pick up the Cook Strait cible on Friday afternoon. About threa miles, of spare cable have been taken oa board, and a new donkey engine ia fixed lor windieg purposes. int. . GaAHAM srowN, Thursday. At the nomination fliteen candidates were proposed, including Sfr'iGeorge Grey and Sir Ju ras Voge!. 'Ihe show of h*n<te was as S ll £ W r;~{ amC9 Ma <*ay, IP2; W. Rowe. 181; C. F. MifchelJ, 189; John Gibbma, 122- Hr S I e V 7 l St^ henßon » «9s 0. A. O»a a, 60; j A. Brodie, 58; W. Carpenter, 61; J leyden 37; Sir Julius Yogel. 21; Sheehar., 9; Robert Graham, 8; O'Neill, 4 ; H. E Campbell (a lawyer), 2. a ruse w aa adopted which pr vented the intending proposer aDd seconds of Sit George Grey from speaking. Mr Carpenter was thm p-cpoaed merely to speak in favor of Sir George Grey, who was not present. Messrs CUrpenter and Brodie have reared. Mr Markiy'a speech was an attack upun Sir George Grey. Mr Mickay will not contest the seit. The procee lings occupied over three hours. Sir George Gi-ty arrived by yesterday's steamer, and held a meeting last night, which was largely attended. _, _ Bluff, Friday. Jhe Oraeo left Melbourne «t 215 p.mf on the 25th, arrived off the Bluff at 9 p.m. on the 3ith, and come up the harbor at fire oclock^tbis morning, having experienced strong S.E. winds and heavy thick weather throughout the passage. She brings 100 tons cargo, 52 horses, 255 rams, and 2 bulls for all ports. The Omeo eaila for Dunedln at 4 p.m. to-day. She briogs no later cable news. A severe shock of earthquake wa« felt at tha Bluff at ten minutes past one this morning. The directioa was from east to