TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1035, 14 August 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. August 13. Parliament will be dissolved by proclamation either to-morrow afternoon or on Friday morning. The new writs will be issued on Monday. A further detachment of Armed Constabulary were sent to Patea this morning. A furiher number are in the barracks ready to be sent as soon as they are required. It has been decided to form a Bellringers' Association in connection with the poal coming out for the new St. Peter's Church. Nearly 4.00 names are on the lists of the newly formed Liberal Association. Mr. George Darrell lias retained Mr. W. T. L. Travers to defend him in the libel action brought by the Saturday Advertiser for L2OOO, and also to prosecute his action against the Saturday Advertiser for LSOOO. August 14. Mr. H. Lyon has been appointed Secretary to the Wellington Jockey Club, vice Mr. Crombie, resigned. DUNEDIN. August 14. Haywood's panorama of New Zealand is on the point of making a tour in the North, previous to visiting Sydney, and then proceeding Home, Mr. Macksmith, agent of the original "Pinafore" Company, has left for the North to make the necessary arrangements for the appearance of the company. CHRISTCHUKCH. August 13. Branches of the Liberal Association are to be formed in Sydenham. The Piako, Mat-aval. City of Quebec, and Arethusa have arrived at Loudon all well. AUCKLAND. August 13. A gum digger named J. P. Irvin, while in a hole, dropped dead at the Northern Wairoa. The verdict of the jury was heart disease. • The North New Zealand Association intend submitting their resolutions re the purchase of Native land to certain influential chiefs for perusal and opinion, and there will be a public meeting next week, under the presidency of the Mayor, for their discussion and adoption. Considerable public interest is taken in an application of the Union Sash and Door Company to the Waste Lands Board for a depasturing license over 56,000 acres of laud. It is said that 300 gum- j dicraers would be affecced by it. 30 August 14 William Middleton and Robert Hillj have been committed for trial for breaking into Mary Burke's house during her i

absence at Wanganui, and stealing therefrom a quantity of goods. With regard to the city loan, a,letter has been received from the Manager of the National Bank, stating that the Inspector and himself did not think it in the interest of the Cotporation to forward bonds to London for sale until the new Loan Bill was passed. It appeared that the Council decided, on the 22nd May, to send the bonds Home, and, on the oth August, when they inquired at the Bank whether they had been so forwarded, the above reply was received. An animated discussion ensued. The Mayor moved that the letter be acknowledged, which was carried. The licensed" victuallers have petitioned the City Council for a reduction of license fees to the .Southern scale, and a release of the obligation to burn lights all night. The was referred ro the Assembh'. The quarterly meeting of the Working Men's Club showed receipts and expenditure L7O. NEW PLYMOUTH. August 13. The natives are again making their way to Parihaka to hold the usual monthly meeting on the 18th instant. The town was quite thronged with them to-day, as they were passing en rouie for Te Whiti's settlement. GREOIOCJTH. August 13. . The s.s. Despatch, after laying in the roads!ead 24 hours, wiLli her passengers, mails, aud gold, returned to the wharf without having seen the Claud Hamilton, the latter vessel having sailed from Rokirika to Australia without returning to Greymoulh, although the captain was advised that the Despatch was ouc waiting for her. HOKITIKA. August 13. The Claud Hamilton shipped the following amounts of gold to Melbourne yesterday : 41J_2oz. 14dwfc. 12grs. for the Bank of New Zealand ; and 1802oz. 17dwt. for the Union Bank. The result of an assay from Mr. Schonfelter's treatment of the ore from the lower vein, at the liangitoto Company's mine was forwarded to Auckland for assay, aud yielded at the rate of over 30 ozs. of gold aud 13 ozs. of silver to the ton. Great satisfaction is expressed here by the shareholders at the prospects of the mine.