INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 9, 10 January 1879, Page 2

INTE RPR OVINCIAL.

fI'RKSS AGESCT.I Welungtox, Thursday night. The Chamber of Commerce has agreed to interview the Corporation with the view of urging the necessity of increased wharf accommodation.— The Southminster wreck still remains upon the reef, and is not broken "p.— The Hyderabad has again been kedged out, and is once more in rtadiuess for being towed oft: should tbe wind serve. — A memorial is being taken round for signature with the object of establishing communication by telegraph between the Fire Brigade station and the Police station, 30 that when an alar 11 is struck at oue station it will ring at the others immediately.— In the case of Falloon for assaulting Murtagh, and Murtagh for assaulting Falloon, a Jiole prosequi was entered by the Crown Prosecutor, lie being of opinion that the dispute was one to be decided in a civil rather than a criminal action. — A carter sought, to recover £15 for damage to his cart by the tramway engine. Tbe Magistrate reserved judgment. „,, FrHay. Ihe City of Sydney, with the London mails of the sth December, sailed from San Francisco for Auckland on the 23rd ultimo her contract date. ' Mr Geo'pe '1 homas reports the market as follows.-— Flour, Adelaide, very scarce, £18 to £18 10s, colonial, £10 hs to £11; oats 43 3d to 4* 6d; bran, Is; wheat, 4s to' 4s 3dhams, 10d; bacon, 9d; cheese, Sdami scarcemaize, 5s to 5s Gd; pollard, £7; butter Bd' potatoes, £7 to £8 Notwithstanding the advice of Judge Williams to the Government regarding the murderer Walsh his Excellency has been advised to commute his sentence to imprisonment for life ; but it is said the Governor has not given his formal concurrence. The third of February next is proclaimed a bank hoiiday in the Nelson Provincial District. _. , „ DcxKDiy, Friday. thurles Purner, aged fifteen years, was to-day committed for trial for forgery. „ „ Acckxand, Friday. Mr Bmney reports business after the holidays opened with a languid tone, and sales are restricted to retail requirements. Southern flour, £10 lcs, stocks heavy; Adelaide, £14 sales small; bran, £5, little enquiry; maize, 5s to 5s Gd, and scarce. A vessel is hourly expected with oats, which fetch 4s 6d to 4s 9d; oatmeal, £22, firm; cheese, Canterbury, none in the market, local 6d; hams and bacon in cloth 8d to B.]d, ditto, bare, 6d to 7d ; potatoes, £6, plentiful, and showing a reduction of 20s to 30s per ton; timber buyers cannot be supplied owing to there being no freshes. ._. _ 1 j ort Chalmers, Friday. At the Court to day J. Paterson, providore of the Easby, was fined £25 lor smuggling a case of brandy, and J. Wyburo, the steward, who earned it ashore, was fioed £3. CnßisxcHUECir, Friday. A large number of the clergy and laity met in the Provincial Council Chambers last night to congratulate his Lordship the Primate on tbe completion of his 75th year. The Bishop afterwards gave some account of the doings at the Lambeth Conference.— Mr Bills brought 400 minaha and other Australian birds by the Arawata yesterday for the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society. He leaves for London on their bebalf" by the Haugitikei.— A very successful trial of the Marsh harvester took place yesterday. Great preparations are being made for the forthcoming reaper and binder contest.— The Council have invited those gentlemen who have sent schemes for a water supply to meet them on Thursday next to discuss the various details. -Both morning papers are now connected direct with the telegraph office.— At a meeting oi the Railway Employees Benefit Society last night it was decided to employ a secretary at £200 a year. Notwithstanding the late defalcations there is a sum of £450 in n«nd.— The amateurs last night performed their long promised Martha. There was a good house, and the performance was a success.