LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume 1, Issue 22, 26 June 1875, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[press agency.] WELLINGTON. June 23. The Provincial Government received notice that the General Government have stopped capitation grant to the province for April, May, and June, to pay interest on liutt Railway. Capitation payable to this province is about one thousand per month. A cablegram, dated London, 15th June, states that six tenders have been submitted for the Californian mail service, which have been referred for the consideration of the Colonial Governments interested. His Excellency and suite arrived per Luna from Nelson at 11 o’clock, Jime24. The Board have decided that the boy Johns, who was caned for insubordination by schoolmaster Pilkington, and for which he was lined £1 by the Magistrate, shall not be admitted into any of the Board’s schools until he has made a full apology for his misconduct. TIMARU. June 23. , Father Chartawiger, a much respected Catholic Priest, and long resident here, has been called by Bishop Redwood to labour at Wellington. He will probably be succeeded in his charge here by two pi rests. The'-'Catholic body presented him with a carriage and horse and £SO. '■CHRISTCHURCH. ' June 23 The Times this morning states it is rumoured that Mr Stafford is in very active communication, ( by letter and otherwise, with the old centralist party, and intends to press the question of abolition of all the provinces to a division during the coming session. Also, that at the next general election, he will, if necessary, leave Tirnaru, which is considered certain to return an abolitionist, and contest a seat with one of the leading members of the Provincial party.-, AUCKLAND. June 25. Fears are entertained for the schooner Pacific which left Tirnaru for Manukau on the 3rd inst, the day previous to the destructive gale, has not since been heard of. Arrived : Easby, from Sydney, which port she left on the 18th inst.

DUNEDIN. ' June ‘25. An altercation, which led to an exchange of blows took place last even ng, between Hubert Gillies one of the directors of th • Times Company and James Smith, barrister. The dispute is said to have been caused by the Times refusing to insert a letter written by Smith. Latest English News. LONDON. June 15. er,- Tenders for the San Francisco Service have •‘“boon opened. Pacific and Hallway Combination lowest for service, via Fiji, £8!),030 ; via Auckland, £74.i)50. Concordat between Russian Vatican (announced by " L'Uni vers ”) is contradicted, and stated to be only an appointment, Alex Collie, Commission Merchant, London and Manchester, has suspended payment. Liabilities estimated at three millions. Arrived : Adamant, from Wellington ; five months out. Mail steamer Ceylon left Galle for Melbourne on June 6. Two days sale of pictures in London, realised £IOO,OOO, Dover is about being made a fortified harbour. Captains Hares, Stephenson, and Markham, of the Arctic Expedition, were presented to the Queen on Her Majesty’s birthday. A meeting was held, presided over by Disraeli, to take steps for erecting a monument to Lord Byron. Mr Warner, secretary of Sun Building Society, has been committed for trial on a charge of embezzling £115,000. 'The Lord Mayor of London is to visit Dublin in June, on the occasion of an Irish banquet to American riflemen. It will be the first mayoral state visit this century. Lord Coleridge. Chief Justice of Common Pleas, has issued a refutation against the judges who tried the Tichbourn claimant. J. Cowen, member for Newcastlc-on-Tyne, has tabled a notice of motion condemnatory of proceedings in reference to the trial of the Gnicowar of Baroda. Renewed hostilities on a large scale are pending in Spain. Consols, April, UO.!Kl| to !H. Obituary.—Baron I’igott, Professor Selwyn. Mr Dickcrsgill (artist). General Brooke, Dowager Lady Duff Gordon, General Smith, Countess Arnim, Lady Caroline Banington.