LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 51, 6 October 1875, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[PRESS AGENCY. | AUCKLAND.

: ' October 2. 'Arrived r Leonidas, from Mersey River,' with 150 tons potatoes. ; L TT.o Governor has granted a petition for the,release ;Qf to the Provincial Council, who was convicted of embezzlement. He is ii,o\pat liberty. ■ ' ' ’• Octi.W-f 5.

■ Glass, Into overseer Mclvoys plantation,' Fiji,--recently arrived from LevUka, ; cut bis throat - this morning. .Supposed, cause depressed state of mind from dll health. About Plod found in his possession! .He intended going home to friends in GlrisgoAV. Justices ; dismissed charge 'of assault with intent against -Oirhy, Coal .Merchant. l ■ At Supremo Court, Michael Kcely, : for perjury, sentenced to three yqars. , Two natives, charged ’ wi.tli Violent assault and robbery fit" Poverty‘Bay, wore sentenced to a’month and week Tespec‘tivcly. ■ ' : ■ ! ' - Another native of the same placio charged with forcible entry was acquitted, Insurances oil ship Strathmore, supposed to be lost, are. New Zealand, PH),000 ; WELLINGTON.

October 2,

The 11 ret number of Dangdeish and Reid’s ‘Bradshaw’s Guido to New Zealand ’ just published. ; It contains the time table an 1 fares <of all the railways, steamers, and coaches in flue Colony, and a variety of other information. The amount of Cnstonis ditties collected ht the port of Wellington during the month of September, 1875, was, £ 18,99b ; for the same month last year, £10.142. .National, £4,500 ; South British, £2,400. Tribune says to-night by sort of general consent it is ; understood the lloilso will he prorogued and dissolved on the 2t)th ‘-'.instant.,' ..

October 5,

In the House of Representatives Murray moved the United-Slates bear fair share mail subsidy.

McKmiy got contract fnr incline Wel-lington-Mastortori railway at 250,000.. Entries for Wellington-'ilp ■Tjliinlivan’a Maid of Mountain, R. H. Campbell's, Castillian, Ward’s Haphazard, Shand’s Kauri, ‘HI nmd’s Chief, Siiand’s Blair Athol, Shahd’s Cloth of Gold, Ma'lock’a Ranolph, Arthur Owen’s Voltaire,' Arthur Owen’s Volerene, Yeeud’s Rory O’Moro, Yeetid’s King Philip, Dclamaine’sTempleton, Delamaino’s Dungawera, Dehunaine’s Eolle Farino, Redwood’s Hercules, Redwood’s Guy Fawkes, Redwood’s Cocksure, RodAvood’s Korara, Gilligan's Princess Mary, O’Brien’s Tambourine, Day’s Cornelia, Wither’s Gienavy, Raynor’s Banker, Raytier’s Tadmor, Raynor’s Tommy Dodd. Entries for Derby : —QuinlivaiTs Maid of the Mill, Castilhon, Ranolph, Kauri Chief, Blair Athol, Cloth of Gold, Volerelie, Kobe F’ar’mc, Dnungawera, CothstiTe, Korara, Redwood’s Nora and Lillipen, OT’rien’s Fishook, Ilolate, Louglmeagh, Daniel O’Rorke, Noswortliy’s Tattler.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House re-asscrnlcd at. 9.30. Progress was reported .on. the. Debtors and Creditors Bill.

The Bills of Sales Bill was passed

Bowen moved the second reading of the Ilopresentafion Bill in a comparitively brief speech, tlie burthen oti which was that the Government did not think it advisable at present to make' any glaring inequality in the Ecpivseutalion of the Colony, feeling that they could not we!! deal with the old question of redistribution of representation nntill the Colony,had been laid out in shires. To attempt to deal with the question now would seriously retard the next elections. .The • .Government, however, would ho prepared to consider in Committee ■•■ any Suggest ions-' from members to- iinproVe.the Bill, and members were,reqaeste,d to give early notice,of any-, suggestions hi that di rrectioh.' :: \ Grey took great ohjeelvm toGhh Bill as being unfairly '.drawn' 1 up. Instead' ol; attempting to give irepfeseiitatiom according to; (population,:-it, wasimt only perpetuating pig mill standing;-,iiJflnsticq M ,|)iit , Hawke’q Day ‘ an cl ft’inifiru getting increapod rCprcseiit^tipip'id;id 'j’aiyirlakf l bpirfglowed tho liittfev*'to> -ti i& l 4?mvstleei hiding 1 wellmieiprosented-'- on n-.thc d Gwycnimeut bendlicso-m <n j i -A•, The thep wont into (Supply upon ..the, Estipiptcs.- hGhanso o,* dJalitig, jvvith , Xiitivc Appropriations';-—After' considerable discussion, all the' items midh'rtjiat head were passed without rcdncti'ofh or ’ ?.jalteration. ; ,, -iinhe -h • -d j .i;AI ,-?,CIIALM^ . t ; ; ;; ' binr-Hq mAi do d;.v;I; "e.e r Getohei;,2.. A' ;firc_occurred, ip George Ptijeqt tji|s pi,oi;uuig..aO iVcjoek, i;y avli icii Ivuhertson, and beotXn Alrapers’ simp ! was' borne 1 to'dllc groijnd/ '"The 1 police' and ' 'n -townspeople;mndoredfeveiyhafesisflincc in„ •^saving'■ gdods,;b'ut.owingitb the, scarcity of >s ,/water , :the amonpt; payed. pvas- not;, large.! Scott is insured in the New Zealand, pllice. Robertson, who lias jiisi ’ commenced business, was unfortunately not insured. • gbahAmstown./ : . . e October,!. 1 No arrangement yet come.to,for resum-" ing Avorlc at the Bright Snide.' Liabilities of company stated to be twenty to twentyone thousand. Water rising: in the Waikaraka mine. , ' ..October ,2. A meeting of tho creditors of the Bright ‘ Smile was held to-day to consider flic proposition that the Bank take possession of ■ the property, and proceed to make the ■Working secure, leaving; the question of resuming work open until equitable terms be agreed upon by the adjoining claims for draining contributions. The proposition Avas accepted. . DUNEDIN. October 5' Cayriis Haley, uricler sentence of life' was shot dead Avliile attempting to escape, Macandrew to be feted on ieturii. Sir George Grey, Kolk-ston, and Fitzlierberf have accepted invitations; ' At Hamilton, Danvers completed 112 miles in 48 hours, carrying oGlb. Aveigbt. • ~ NELSON. October‘s. Daily Times lias been given tip by, original 'proprietors'as not paying.- Is to bo carried on by co-operative company, and its editor proceeds under engagement toPatea. TIMAEU. October 5. lie 'aid’s special London* correspondent

of the Gth 'August, says,, both Vogel and ifeatherston are Abroad’ recruiting their health.; Agency ..under, sole, charge of. Kenhaway. Hokitika. - ' '■■■■'- a ; ( October-5.C4 Eliza Firth, from.■■ Melbourne, brings* Hies;to 25th Septtindrlr. Want of confidence debate still, continues It is rumoured’that the Opposition have a, majority'of .12. ' ■ T>vd "constables.’brutally l assaulted an, old' man-in Melbourne lock-up. lie recovered £2OO damages. Madame Ilistori is still I playing at the. Opera house., „ •; A girl, ,15 years of age, has boon tried for burglary,, by going info a, house' of a nei.gliiiour’s,! whom she knew well, and' taking a : piece '.of hi-end, a’-few etirrantsy inula little sugar. ; ; She was 1 'sentenced to M ;bDili’s-’ imprisoi 11/uaR. S' Lm, ; nrj.j: ,;; ■ .-Pul>l jc.;i 11 pet-1ugs..ijjugbyji$ hphl thpmgh r out ;tby - Colony,; to express opinions • i'ur or agaiust tJi ■ XcW .Ministry. . 'POUT DAI (WIN. 4 O' ' - . ‘ >S( ; pt.emh'er 23. Box of gold, containing. 2,3006z. wak dropped 'hilb l Piglit fathoms of . water by a ne-m while ‘Carrying Ron: Board the Claud .Hamilton ■ 'ihe sparto r wasdiuoyed, und.a .boat made fast to buoy/ but if has since disappeared, and the. steamer left, without the gold, which was insured, ' ADELAIDE/ ' ■ , ’ September 23. Tim large hell for the Post Office cloth, weighing two-aud-a : liaif tons, has , been hoisted. ’ % 0 ’ Two thousand . persons, present at the fare Well entertainment of the Rev. Charles Clark. • ' 1 ' ' ’ : ' SYDNEY. September 25. Acceptances for the 'Maitland races are numerous. Priam and Athos arc much fannied for the-big race. Brig Droyvr,', from Newcastle, hound to New Zealand, put into this port with the loss of two masts, the top-gallant mast and sai’s ou tlie 19th instant! A waterspout rose close alongside, (he, vessel, and, she was caught in a heavy whirlwind, which tunmd her round like a top. A lire broke out on board the Edina, hut was .extinguished ' without much damage being done. 1 ■ • ' 1 Helen Kennedy, aged sixteen, has been burned to death at Newton, .through an explosion of koiTWene while lighting the lire, A new lead of gold, isgeported to have been’discovered at Gulgong. LAUNCESTON. , . Sept. ‘25. The--preliminary inquiry into the loss of the Cambridgeshire lm4 been held with closed doors.