TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4837, 22 September 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER PRESS AGENCY.) Auckland, Thursday.

A telegram from Napier announces that the Sea Bird, which left Lyttelton for Chatham Islands to search for the Auckland schooner Agnes, found that the vessel was wrecked at the Chathams, but the crew and passengers were all saved, and came back in the Sea Bird. Wanganui, Thursday. The schooner Arthur Wakefield has arrived from Nelson. She left there at the end of last week, and got among the breakers at Wangahue, about ten miles below the Wanganui river, on Monday night. On Tuesday morning Captain John Watts and the cook, a foreigner, were washed overboard and drowned.

The body of Captain Watts, of the schooner Arthur Wakefield, was found this afternoon on the sea beach, seven miles below the Wanganui Heads, much disfigured. One leg was eaten considerably by fish, and the body was nearly covered with sand, but readily recognised by Mr. Cross, the owner of the vessel. Oamaru, Thursday. The following are the nominations and weights for the Waitaki Jockey Club Races: — Cup.—Hob Hoy, 9st. 81b.; Hector, 9st. 71b.; Unknown, 9st. 51b.; Sir William, 9st.; Exile, Bst. 131 b.; Blue Peter, Bst. 31b.; Banjo, Bst.

21b.; Minnie, Sst.; Wild Rose, 7st. 101 b. W. ,T. C. Handicap.—Rob Roy, 9st. 101 b.; Nectar, 9st. 21b.; Unknown, 9at. 51b.; Sir William, 9st. 51b.; Exile, 9st. 21b.; Blue Peter, Sat. 61b.; Banjo, Sat. 51b.; Minnie, Sst. 31b.; Wild Bose, 7st. 131 b.; Jack, 7st. 51b.; Sultana, 7st. 21b.; Stormy Petrel, 6st. 111 b. Handicap Hurdle Race.—Banjo, list. 71b., Mutineer, list. 71b.; Larrikin, lOst. 31b.; Blood Royal, 9st.; Bobapple, Sst. Dunedin, Thursday. It is understood that Macandrew and Stout contemplate resigning in the House. The Political Committee last night carried the following resolution ;—“ That this committee believes that the letter of Cargill, Pish, and others totally misrepresents the public feeling of the people of Dunedin and of the province generally, and considers it necessary to request the city representatives to meet the constituency in public meeting assembled, in order to satisfy themselves as to the state of public feeling, and also to provide for the worst by concerting means for our own protection through the medium of the Provincial Council or otherwise ; but that, in our opinion, before leaving the Assembly they should make it clearly understood that whatever measures affecting the welfare of this people may be agreed to, they will not undertake that such measures shall be respected by the people of this province.” The Eire Brigade are making arrangements for their demonstration to be held on Boxing Day. The Australian and New Zealand brigades are to be invited. The Harbor Board intend requesting the Government to allow the Colonial Engineer to come to Dunedin to inspect the proposed site for harbor works.

A memorial is in circulation, addressed to Burns, M.H.R. for Roslyn, protesting against the waste of time in the House by factious op ■ position and talking against time.