LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume 1, Issue 44, 11 September 1875, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

——...— [Per Press Telegrai-ii Agency.] AUCKLAND. Arrived —Mikado. Left ’Frisco at noon oh the IGth alt. September 10. The Southern Mails were despatched with great promptitude. Soon as the Taranaki was signalled, the little steamer Tam O’Shanter was chartered, went down with the mails, and met her at Mamikan Bluff. Taranaki immediately transferred passengers and cargo, and steamed away at noon. Poultry and dog show to-day was a good exhibition. Inspector Thomson, A.C., who in conjunction with Major Keddell conducted the Uliineniuri rights enquiry, was passenger to Wellington, having been summoned to give evidence before a Committee of the Hons a Mikado sailed at noon for Sydney. Buckland reports fat cattle, 30s. to 375. Gd. per 1001b ; good ewes, with lamb at side, 235. ; fat sheep, 4d. per lb. ; long wooled wethers, 17s. to 215.; wheat, 4s. 6d. DUNEDIN. September 8. An exciting walking match between Edwards and young Scott, aged 14, for £SO a-side, distance seven miles, came off in the Drill Shed last evening. Edwards walked first, and did the distance in G1 minutes 11 seconds. Scott followed, and accomplished it in GO minutes 26} seconds, thus winning by 44J seconds. WELLINGTON. September 8. It is understood that those in favour of the Abolition Bill will determinedI}' 1 }' use their majority in getting the Bill through Committee. If necessary they will sit continuously. O’Shea reports flour, £lO 12-. Gd. to £ll ; wheat, no sale; oats, 3s. 3d. to 3s. 6d.; butter, Is., slow of sale ; ham and bacon, lOd. to Is. LATEST ENGLISH NEWS. LONDON. Colonel Baker, convicted of assault in a railway carriage, has been dismissed from the British army. In a battle between the Carlists and Alphonsists troops at Audant (?). the latter wore repulsed with groat slaughter. Two hundred Jesuits were ordeied off Costa Rica on the representations of the Freemasons. Gladstone’s pamphlet elicited a reply from Cardinal Manning, who says that Gladstone is the chief apostle of revolution against the peace of the Christian Church. Bishop of Guezln, who had been acting in place of Archbishop Ledockowski, ha* been expelled from his diocese by German authorities.

The Madrid Government intend sending ten thousand troops to suppress the Cuban insurrection. The United States Government called in ten million dollars n;o-e paper money. Terrrible railway disaster at Chile on Santiago am! Valparaiso railroad. The train passing over a bridge, which gave way, and the whole train, containing fifty persons, were p-ecipitated into the river. Lamps broke, setting lire to the train, and halt the passengers were crushed or burned to death. Several Cariists villages have submitted to the Government. The frontier difficulty between Russia and Germany originated through the Russian frontier guards at Dowbrown trespassing across the frontier, when a serious scuffle ensued with the Prussian Guards, several being wounded. Fifteen thousand mill operators have struck at Fall River, United States, rather than submit to a 10 per cent reduction. Serious riots occurred at Glasgow on the 9th August, many being badly hurt. Catholics, armed with hatchets, steel knuckles and knives, were organised under a leader. The volunteers and troops were, got in readiness. Several men taken into ousted}' were said to be head-centres. The riot was suppressed by the arrest of the ringleaders. The French Canadians at Montreal opposed to compulsory vaccination, attended a meeting of the City Council, at which the subject was discussed, smashed the windows with stones, and created a hot, which compelled the postponement of the subject. The jury at Utah, to try the leading Mormons for the Mountain Medow massacre, discharged them without a verdict. All the Mormons on the jury held out for an acquittal. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. GOVERNMENT CONSENTS TO CONSIDER OPPOSITION PROPOSALS. On the House resuming last night, Mr O’Rorke took occasion, before going into Committee, to express his opinion on the Bill. He quoted Vogel’s words upon one occasion when he said that taking away the functions of the Government meant political life and prosperity at one central point, and political paralysis at the extremities of the colony. He denied that any part of the colony was in favour of the change, and pointed in proof of his assertion to the election of Messrs Stout, Ward, and others. He would like to see the Premier test the matter in Auckland, and go to the poll against the member for City West, who had been called the Proconsul, and who, with greater truth, might be c ailed the apostle of Provincialism. The Bill was a system of bribes; but Auckland people, with all their poverty, spurned them. They would not part with what shreds of liberty were left to them. And they were right, for all in the Bill was delusive. He foresaw that, if passed, there would follow political torpor, political stagnation, and political degradation. Mr Macandrew made a last appeal to have the Bill'subinitted to the country. He

said the Treasurer pretended to have discovered the philosopher’s stone, and could in,alee something out of nothing. If in two years time Otago was to show a deficit of £13,0 i(J under all the able administration of the (lovermnent, it was a bad look out for (he whole colony, towards the whole revenue of which Otago contributed one, third. When the glamour thrown over the people passed away they would see (when they had not sixpence of their hand fund left) what was the real meaning of this Bill. Tin', only way to save a little of their land fund was either to borrow more mom y or apply the pruning kmte to the gigantic system of central administration, cut away the Californian Mail Service, and abolish tin? Native and Defence Departments. lie challenged the Government to go to the country, and announced he would oppose the Bill at every stage. Mr Stout then moved an amendment, the purport of which was that the Ministry should have time to mature their measure, and when matured, to submit them to their constituencies by dissolving the House. Mr T, L. Shepherd rose to combat certain assertions of Mr Stout’s and opposed the amendment. The Hon. W. 11. Reynolds made a personal explanation that he was satisfied he was carrying out the wishes of his constituents. Sir George Grey, Wood, Reid, and Fitzhorhert all supported the amendment, and earnestly joined in entreating the Government not to pass the Bill this session. Mr Reid said they could not possibly pass it. He for one was prepared to sit there six months until the Bill was amended to his satisfaction. Division taken, when the amendment negatived by 44 to 22. The H oust; then went, into committee, and progress was immediately reported on the motion of Mr Stout. After an animated discussion ns to whether the Bill should he proceeded with at, 2.30 or 7.30 o’clock on Thursday, the former was carried, the Government supporters being strongly opposed to any further giving way to the demands of the Opposition for delay. The House adjourned at 12.50. September 9. The House went into Committee on the Abolition Bill. Rollcston said he heard the Government were prepared to be satisfied if they could only pass four or five clauses of (ho Bill, and asked the Government was that correct. McLean said they were not answerable for rumours. It was not true, for the Government intended to pass the Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill. The first clause being put, Sheehan moved that progress he reported. Then Rollcston made a long condemnatory speech, first in regard to ministry and their administration, then as to policy of the Bill as a whole. Dignan moved that all the clauses of the Bill bo read in entirety, not by sidenotes as usual, and made a vehement speech denouncing the Bid as destroying the happiness of the people. Sheehan followed by personal allusions to the Commissioner of Customs, and upon other matters remotely hearing upon the Bill. He was speaking when the House ruse at 5.30.

September 10. House resumed last, night at 7.30 and is still sitting, having been sitting continuously all night. Sheehan, who had been speaking at 7.30, resinned at eight, followed by Fitzherbcrt, who spoke from eight till 11.30. Montgomery, on his own rosposibilil}', suggested as a compromise that Bill should not come into operation till after next Parliament, and that Provincial Councils should be prevented entering into any new contracts, or passing any ordinance till then. McLean intimated that Government were prepared to consider any propositions made in fair and reasonable spirit. After a few words from Gibbs in the same direction, O’Neil referred to petition presented by Sir Geo. Grey, and pointed out that the Thames constituency was as large as that of Auckland, and both Thames and Coromandel were in favour of immediate abolition. Swanson recommended adjournment, so that Government and leaders of opposition might confer. If not they must fight it to the bitter end. Wood opposed all compromise and intimated in the most decided language that opposition would talk .against time until Parliament expired by effluxion of time as that was the wish of the people. Stout followed and read for hours from a large pile of books extracts upon Federal Government. House resumed at 7.30. Swanson continued his remarks for about ten minutes, when Murray took up the discussion, and interspersed his speech with letters and extracts from newspapers, and upon request read one letter regarding the Houraki Bush twice over. At ten minutes past eight Bunny said something to Murray, who then cut short his remarks, and Major Atkinson moved that progress be reported. Agreed to. Native minister then said it was desirable that the present state of things should be terminated, as certain proposals had been made to the Government by the Opposition, regarding question at issue. He would move that the House adjourn till Tuesday next, when the Government would consider these proposals, and he hoped that by that time they would all meet in better temper. The motion was agreed to. It is understood fhat a meeting of Government supporters will be held tomorrow, and that proposals of the Opposition will then be submitted and considered.