INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 197, 19 August 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

r PRESS AOBNOT.] Wellington, Monday night. An English ship was signalled this afternoon outside the Heads, supposed to be

tritfeer the Halcione or Waimea, both of which are due. The Hon Mr Sheeban left to-day for the North in the Hinemoa A number of Government officers were passengers. News by cable from Sydney, dated Saturday last, states that the following addition to the pTfee list has been adopted by the Exhibition Co nmittee:— Sub-class 35 A.— For the best tile of combiuj? wr i\ in grease, skirted, not weighing less than 3i)olbs, the number of fleeces and weight to be stated. ... Tuesday. A Police Pension ilill has been prepared. Its main provisions are, first, that each member cf the force pays live per cent upon his salary for fire v<. nrs as his contribution to wards a superannuation fund, and after five year:;, seven and a half per cent. An additional aid to the supe-anmiatioh fikndls that it receives half of the fines imposed in the force After fifteen years service members will be entitled to & pension of one-fifth 6f "the. salary they are in receipt of at {be ekpiration of that period. The owner 6f tfiu steamer Graf ton has decided to lay her up till the bars on the West Coast are navigable for boats of her draught. The ship Halcione from .'' ondon has arrived at the Heads, eighty- six days out, being the fastest pasfra£e this season. Tht tnigantine Ned White from New York is also at the Heads. Mr George Hunter, the present member for this city, who hashed ill sometime back bas recovered, and is now going actively into election Easiness. A deputation from the Liberal Reform Association waited ou Messrs Levin and Greenfield to know whether, if the Liberal Association voted for them, they would support Sir George Grey, and they replied that they would be thankful for the vote of the Association, but could not support Sir George Grey. It is thought that the Association will now briug out Mr H. Anderson, of the Chronicle, in the place of Mr Fisher. Westi'Ort, Monday. A good deal of interest is taken over the coming election, and several candidates have been spoken of in opposition to Dr Henry, amongst them being Messrs o 'Conor, Fisher, Munro, and Manson. The Catholics will only vote for the candidate who will support payment by results as the school system. Some are in favor of asking Sir G. Grey to nominate a candidate. Dcnedin, Monday. Mr William Mason, the ex-Mayor of Dunedin, received a vote of confidence at the Arrow. He supports the Ministerial policy, but opposes Sir G. Grey. Mr William Snow again contests Taieri with Mr Cutten. It is rumored that a large firm in the iron trade has suspended payment. A child was run over on the tramway today, and literally crushed to a pulp, so terribly mangled was the body. Auckland, Monday. Mr Seymour George addressed a crowded meeting at Warkworth, and received an unanimous vote of confidence. Mr Moss's house, destroyed by fire, was insured for £300, and the furniture for £100. Another candidate is talked of for Marsden. Feilding, Monday. Mrs Grasthian, late of Wellington, who has been drinking hard lately, tried to cut her throat with a razor to-day, and is not expected to live. Mr Halcombe addrressed a crowded meeting on Saturday night. He strongly condemned the practice of leaving the administration to clerks while the Ministry stumped the country, setting class against class. He blamed Mr Walter Johnston for neglecting his Parliamentary duties, he having only spoken twice in two years, while he allowed twenty-five thousand acres of Afaoaivatu land to be granted to the Wanganui Harbor Board without protesting, and did not do his duty to the district in pushing the Wellington and Manawatu railway under the notice of Parliament. After an exhaustive speech to an attentive meeting a vote of confidence was carried amidst great cheering. Chbistchurch, Tuesday. Professor Guscott, a herbalist, was fined £5 for using obscene language calculated to produce a breach of the peace. Mauton, Tuesday. News of a riotous meeting accorded to Sir W. Fox at Wanganui last night has been received here and considerable indignation is expressed. A good maDy think a reaction in his favor should result. Most of the Wanganui electors resident here will support him. Masteutox, Tuesday. Mr Beetham addressed a well attended meeting of electors last night and received a hearty vote of confidence, there being only one dissentient. Blenheim. Tuesday. Mr Henderson addressed the electors last night, when the Hall was crammed. A motion was proposed thanking the candidate and declaring him a fit and efficient representative. An amendment was propoeed declining to express any opinion till both Mr Henderson and Mr Seymour had been heard. He attacked Sir G. Grey severely, accusing him of preventing the passing of Liberal measures. Only about one-tbird of the meeting voted for the amendment, and the motion was declared carried. The latter part of the meeting was very stormy.