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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 255, 7 November 1879, Page 2

A gentleman in Wellington has received information that seventy artizaos from Birmingham have decided to emigrate to this colony, all of whom will pay their own passages. They will probably arrive about Christmas time. The principal exports from Timaru last month were 78,800 bushels of wheat, 25,820 bushels of oats, 1750 cases preserved meats, 1554 bales wool, and 200 casks tallow, besides nuuor quantities of flour, pollard, &c. A Capetown telegram dated October 16 says : — The following terms of peace were signed by each of the Zulu chiefs :— " I recognise the victory of the British arms over the Zulu nation, and the free right and title of Her Majesty Queen Victoria to deal as she may think fit with the Zulu chiefs, people, and Zulu country. I agree, and hereby signify my agreement, to accept from Sir Garnet VVolseley, aa representative of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, the chieftainship of a territory of Zululand, subject to the following terms and conditions ; theie to include respect for whatever boundaries are assigned to each chief by the resident of the district, and not to permit the existence of a Zulu military system, or the existence of any military syitem or organisation within bis

territory > to proclaim and make it a rule *£*t *% m** 1 £P*ll be flowed to marry when they choose I tD;encourjige nail men to tfae terr-tory to work in the Transvaal N&aL 1 and elsewhere for hire ; not to allow ihS importation for any purpose of firearms and j ammunition ; not to allow life to be taken without trial before a council and after fair examination of witnesses; and not to permit witchcraft, witch doctors, or smelling out ; to surrender all fugitives demanded by the British Government and not make war on other chiefs without the sanction of the Uritidh Government i not t6 sell .or alienate land; in cases of dispute 1 with British; sttfejects, to appeal to and abide by the decision^ ! °f 'he Resident in all cases not included in the above. — John Dunn who is appointed by Sir Garde t Wol&ley a3 ruler aver one of I the thirteen districts into which Jliuliila'od is divided, announces that in future no fnftaionary will be allowed to reside in that portion of the country for the safety of which he is responsible. This comprises a portion of country separated from Natal by the Tagela. Great sensation is caused by the announcement, and the general belief is, that the prohibition will not be upheld. An Auckland telegram of Wednesday says;— To day a party of tars were at the North Shore mounted dn horses, and indulged in a steeplechase over the country, fences and other obstacles being successfully negotiated. Unfortunately, however, one of the sailors met with a very sad disaster. Hi3 horse bolted oft the street, and gaUoped into a show window. The horse's head went through a large plate-glass sasb, and t&e sailor's head was crushed against the weatherboards over a letter-box adjoiningttie window* the board actually beiog smashed by tie force with which the man's head came ioto con - tact with it. The sailor f el 1 insensible off the horse, his head bathed in blood, and as he did not show signs of consciousness, it was regarded a9 a serious injury, and he was conveyed by some of his shipmate* to a boat, thence to the vessel. The horse was also much cut by glass. The writer of " Postscripts " in the Evening Star, Dunedin, says :— •• Should Mr Macandrew succeed in ousting the present Ministry, and forming a Government with himself as Premier, we can only say that we sincerely pity the departments which come under the rule of Mr Vincent Pyke. Hia name is even now a bogy in the Victorian Government offices, where he reigned a short fifteen months. It will be a lively time for under secretaries and clerks, for will not the redoubtable Vincent "tell his slaves how choleric he i«, and bid his bondsmen tremble!" The Civil Service, however, will not be the worse for a little stir up, and the opportunity of a little wholesome swearing, without the chance of being kicked, may possibly reliete the billons secretions of the honorable gentleman, and perhaps tend to lengthen his valuable life " The coming wool Beason (savs 8 Dunedin paper) does not promise to be* a very good one for shearers. Large rnnholders are only offering 15s per hundred, and it is thought that they will have no difficulty in securing men at that price.