INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 202, 25 August 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[rBEBS AGENOT.I

r„ „ . __ Normanby, Saturday. Mr Macgnire has resigned in favor of Major Atkinson, whose election is now conndered safe.

Dunedin, Saturday night. Mr J. C. Brown, speaking at Tuapeka, declared for secular education, promising to resign if required to vote otherwise. Eeid was further remanded on all charges for a week. A fresh information has been laid, charging him with the appropriation of Tarions sums belonging to the Building Docic b y « The Star calls attention to the nomination and polling days for the Grey and Bell district being beyond tbe date on which the writs are returnable, and asks if such illegality is purposely intended in order to insure a fresh election, when all persons who bave stood and been defeated in the colony can be jMunimted,

Mr vTames Bennett received a vote of confidence at Cookston.

About forty attended the Liberal Association meeting last night, bnt tbe body represented waa tbe Freethought Association, which furnished the principal speakers. It was stated at the ontsct that the Association declined to commit itself either to Grey or Fox, and would go on its own bottom. It adopted as its platform triennial Parliaments, manhood suffrage with residental qualification, redistribution of seats, readjustment of taxation, and secular education. Wellington', Saturday night. R.W.D.G. Morrison Julius Toxwsrd was installed this afternoou aa H.W.D.G.M. of the North Island under tbe English con*stitution and G. S. Cooper jS.S. for the colony was installed as Deputy G.M. There was a large attendance of the officers of the brotherhood. Laery and Campbell sold thia morning a large quantity of *micellaneous goods, wben butter brought ls s<l per lb; eggs ls 2d per dozen; candles BJd lb; Picton bloaters 13s; per case; oranges, the famous "-J.D.G." brand, 12s to 14s per case. The only Minister now in Wellington is Mr Macandrew. The Hon Mr Waterhouse has distributed bis honorarium umongst the charitable institutions of Wellington, r. c v v.. i> Monday. vn _ battfraay an altercation occurred at tn-e Mount Cook gaol between Col. Reader and Mr James Mackay in respect to the .Native prisoners. Mr Mackay demanded au inquiry, which is expected to take place tomorrow. Wanoanoi, Monday. A fire yesterday destroyed Barlow's boarding house in Victoria Avenue* and Mr Barlow's family and twenty lodgers lost everything. There is nothing to show how the fire originated. Spriggins' house atd. shop next door were in flames, but the Brigade got them undeT. The house waß insured for £200 and the furniture for £250. Spriggins' stock was insured for £750, in fhe Transatlantic £450, and in the South British £300. The stock was considerably damaged by fire and water. i . New Plymouth, JHonday. Hall and Binaki again escaped ftom gaol this morning, and have hot yet been recaptured. They escaped in the same manner as they did * fortnight ago,

Patea, Monday. Native affairs are again beginning to look serious. Te Whiti, presuming from the tardiness of the Government that they ate afraid to take any active measures against bim, is encouraging the Maoris in that belief. Hardly any of the w_.rri.ors who went to Parihaka have returned. It is stated they are going to build forts on the Plains 1 , and, in the event of any action being taken by the Pakeha againet them, they would retali ate. The prisoners, according to Te Whiti's view, will be released in October, the time when he prophesied the Son of God was again to appear on the earth and confound Te Whiti's enemies.