INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 162, 6 July 1878, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

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, T „ „ Acckland, Fridayv Mr Vesey Stewart has chartered the sbip Halcione to bring a second batch olf __e.&st specia settlers for K_.ti*tt_, fe ftas-scld SirS J_ & c "f c , S ,.? a to^ Vealisi "g f»n^; JPJSP&* k P* I**1 ** t0 start a small paper at ttf? Is&t.-atheht. _ Ww « laL ' d reports : - Fat ««Je. good quality, 35s per loWbs ; medium, 27s 6d. bheep and pigs— ia less number than usual ; au improvement in prices was obtained. Share Market. -Bank of New Beafehd, buyers £23 7s fid 5 Colonial Baufe, buytts 1* £' .^ ew Zealati -i tnsttrince-, buyers 92s Gd, sellers* Ms. ScAUh feritish, buyers £7s 6d . sellers. -70s , National, buyers 27s t Ixuthrie and Larnach, setters 57s Bd ; New Zealand Loan, new, 'buyera 67s 6d, sellers 70s: Ca.edorma*ns, 80s; Mo_ihatairis„(iss 6d and,66s. *i .r, , •, . W.ELt-NGTON, Friday. lUe Colonial Museum will be opened for the first time on Sundiiys "n.kt Sunday, from 2 till 4^lodk. _ ffe J^? 3 ' Postffi aster General of New SoVth Wales and Mr Fisher have made proposals to Col. Glover iuvolving fresh terms with the company as to tariff charges to abd from Australia. Probably a reduction in the present charges will result. Colonel Glover has telegraphed to the fcoard of Directors for instructions. Colonel Whitmore, Messrs Fisfter aad Burus, with Colonel Glover and Dr Lemon, leave fosr Nelson and Wakapuaka per Hinemoa to-morrow. They will return on Monday.

Saturday. On William O'Connor being brought up in the Supreme Court for sentence for attempt to murder by administering poison, he asked the Judge to remand the sentence for a short time to enable him to call witnesses as to character namely, Mr Sherman, Commissioner of Police, whom he had known for 21 years, and Messrs Fox and Lawson. The Judge then postponed sentence till Monday, when O'Connor said, "I will then state full particulars of this affair before this Court and your Honor, and then it will be seen who is the guilty party." Mr Crawford, R.M., took his seat for the last time on the bench this morning. The members of the Wellington bar presented him with a complimentary address, and the members of the local press also made him a handsome present. Mr Crawford presented tbe Clerk of the Court with a handsomely chased silver goblet, and Inspector Atcheaon with a sii ver hooped flagon. Mr Mansf ord, the new R.M., takes his seat on Monday for the first time.

TheHinemoa leaves this evening. She will probably reach Cable bay about nine tomorrow morning, then proceed to Nelsou, and return to Wellington to-morrow night. ChrisHdhubch, Saturday. The grain market is a shade firmer. One thousand sacks of wheat sold at 4s 7d, fob at Lyttelton ; 4s 8d to 4s 9d is the current value for small parcels. Several vessels are likely to load, which will strengthen tbe value. Oat-s, 4s ; barley, 6s 6d; flour, £12 to £13; bran, £5 .s; sharps, 6s 6d; cheese 6Jdbutter, lid; hams and bacon, 7£d } potatoes,

Dunedin, Saturday. On the case of Macassey v Reid and Reid v Macassey being called this morning, the Attorney General said that he appeared, not as counsel, but as a friend of both parties, and had to state that through the intervention of friends it had been agreed to withdraw both informations. He asked therefore that they should be withdrawn, which was done, accordingly.

Ihe Evening Age has been served with a writ for £5000 damages at the instance of a money lender named Benjamin, in consequence of remarks made by that paper on the case recently before the Court.J Hawera, Saturday. At the Normanby land sale yesterday 200 people were present, and 46 sections sold at prices ranging from £8 to £72, averagiug £16 158 per quarter-acre. Forty acres of rural land in the vicinity realised £21 10s per acre. The sale is considered a great success.

. _, Oamaru, Saturday. Wheat is offering freely at 3s lOd to 4s • oats in demand at an advance, for feed 3s Cd and milling 3s 8d ; barley, little offering at 5s for beet malting ; flour £11 to £11 10s lob.; oatmeal. £19; pearl barley, £21; pollard, £5 10s; bran, £4 10s.

Blenheim, Saturday. At a meeting of the Durville Island Copper Company held last night night, at which 45 shareholders were present, the articles of association were approved, and the following directors appointed :— C. Redwood, R. Phillips, H. Owen, J. Redwood, C. Girling C Davies, and Joseph Ward.