INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 202, 18 August 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Thursday. The City Council this afternoon considered the reflections made last night by Mr Wakefield with regard to Wellington ami the demonstration got up for Sir Julius Yogel. The purport ot his remarks was that after having ;deplored the removal of the seat of Govern meat from "a noble city" to "a Brummagem co lection of wooden matchboxes," as one of the greatest mistakes ever m*de, an attempt to force prosperity where prosperity would not exist, he went on to cay that in Wellington there had bsen got up to order a no-called demonstration of working men. It was impossible for a lot of loafers on the beach at Wellington to be recognised as what they claimed to be when they assembled and said. "We are working men " It represented a lot of nobodies who could not do a day's work to gave thosr souls. The City Council have drawn up a resolution of Teprobation which they intend laying before the Speaker, and a meeting of working men is proposed to bo held on Friday to consider the langunge use! by Mr WakefleJd Friday. The Gazette to-day notifies that the new . Lighthouse jusc erected on Cape Foulwind wiil be lighted on the Ist Ssptemner. Auckland, Thursday. The Loan and Mercantile Agency have received the following further particulars by cablegram:— -Though the wool sales opened at an average price decline of 2J and 3d on last sales, they closed at tn average improvement of i<i to ald on last Bale price. The sales comprise about 40,000 bales, of which about I ',ooo have been sent to the manufacturing districts direct. There is a moderata demand on French account, but German, dtmsnd in dull. The prospects of next sales are improving. Tallow mxrket quiet; mat-t-jn 4:2 b; beef, 40s; New Zealand wheat 50s per 49Gibs, Friday. The 'arge schooner bottom upwards, reported off the Amuri, ia belitved to be the Auckland s hooner Clematis. All the lives are suj posed to be lost. Captain Clarke, Campbell, mate, four of a crew, au<l one pneserger, Giles, a butcher, comprised the the whole. The captaiu has a wiie and four chil-.reu, and Giles a wife in Auckland The C!em>.tie was insured in the New Zealand office for £1200. The cargo, which was uninsured, was owned by Messrs Cashmore and Robinson. The new Theatre Royal has been leaeei to Mr John Hall for two years. The Star Queen arrived from Lytteiton today. She reports fearfully heavy southerly weather for five days, from the 3rd instant, and baviDg passed a quantity of floating timber sautu-eaet of the East Cape. Napier, Thursday. A woman named MsryLaighau died yesterday under very suspicous circumstances, as her body bears marks of violence At the inquest to-day, the evidence showed that her husband had kicked and beaten her on Friday inflicting irjurus at the back of the head. The jury returned a vtruict of manslaughter sgaiust him. Duneein, Thursday. Mr Bradehaw reports tales of Colonial Bank chares £1 11s 6d; National Insurances ss 6d; New Ztaland Int-urance, £3 17s; Standard Insurance, 13s 6d and 14s Buyers— Coloniul Bank, £1 Us; National Insurance, £l ss; Nf-w Zea'and Insurance, £3 178; South British, £2 15s. Sellers— Colonial Bank. £l 12s; National Insurance, £l 6s; Standard Insurance, 14s 6d. Messrs Cargill, Gil)bs, and Co have received the following cablegram from London, dated July 29th:— "The attendanca of home and fordgn buyers at tbe wool sales has increased and competition is animated Piices show an average of fully one penny advance compared with tbe lowest of present serie*. The rise is not pronounced for New Zealand fleeces Date of cjuimtncetfieut of next seriiß is not fixed. C'HBiSTOHBiica Friday. The -Acclimatisation yocicty expect to hatch out 20,000 trout this season. ' The Provincial Government have bought the extra piece of land required for public buildings, thus removing the last point of dispute between them and the General Government who will now have plans prepared forthwith.