INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 223, 11 September 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Saturday. Owing to an accident to her machinery, the Taupo is detained at Picton. The schooner Shepherdess is ashore at Wellington Heads. The steamer Moa has gone to her assistance. Monday. Sir J. Yogel has sent in his resignation of his seat for Wanganui, and will publish his farewell address to the electors. Dunedin, Saturday. Mr Keogli made a violent attack from the stage last night on the News and the Guardian. A warm reply is given in the Aews this evening. The argument for a writ, for the release of Haughton was heard by Mr Justice Williams; to-day. The grounds of the rule were that the warrant was wrong in form, and that the Justices had not acted in accordance with the Act. His Honor said the warrant was bad n form, but ii the prisoner was discharged upon' that warrant, he would grant another for his [ detention. He declined to interfere with the discretion of Justices in not allowing bail; so. that, as no purpose would be served by obtaining the writ, the rule was discharged without costs. Lnvjsrcargill, Saturday. Roberts played a game of 750 up with I Cowan, a local amateur, yesterday afternoon,, giving him 450. The players were both 657, and Roberts ran out when the amateur was 684, winning by 66. Roberts afterwards played three games of pyramids with the same gentleman, when the champion got only one game out of three. In the evening he played Manson, giving him 600 out of lOuO Roberts played badly, having been on a "rabbiting" excursion in the forenoon, and was knocked up. .. Manson was in capital form, and when the game was called, the score stood — Manson, 1000; Roberts, 594. Auckland, Monday. Captain Diaz, of the cutter * Start, fell overboard, when two other men composing the crew, jumped into a dingy after him, but he sank before they reached him. On turning to board the cutter they found her heading seaward with sails set, and were unable to overtake her and so had to go ashore. The cutter is insured in the Standard for £500. Two fast vessels hare gone in pursuit. , The City of Sydney has arrived with the San Francisco mail. Passengers — Saloon: Hon Mr Holmes, Messrs Henry, Watson, Hamilton, Grieg, Goodhue, Mr and Mrs KirKland. The City of Sydney connected with the City of San Francisco at Kandavau on the 7 th, that vessel leaving for Sydney the same day. Later. ..* The cutter Start drifted ashore on the Little Barrier without sustaining much damage. The Standard Insurance Agent has sent men down to repair her.