LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 79, 15 January 1876, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[ I'K.bSS Adi- XCV. j XA PI Mis’. dennary PL Artillery Volunteers lired in the first stage of represetPativi.'s at Wanganui. • I iiiiAiy 13. A very smurf shock of earthquake was felt at, 4.2<i p.m. AUCKLAND. • bmnmy Pi Tim hm! hring for district represent!!lives ol bn. 3 Company—Kelly, 37 ; .Morrow, S3 ; Spiii!, S3. A barge <m tiro Waikato loaded with wool, caught lire by a spark from the funnel. The. barge was saved by throwing e. la rye quantify of wool overboard. •lauuary 13. Tin; Marsdep cPcticu re,-mired as follows —Sir K. i tony:;is, 222 ; Mnmv, J3l ; I lull, oS ; I’raolev, 3S. Two rein rus jo come in, but the < lection oii J.)(*ng!as is consider! d certain. Complete returns for Marsden are I!oiig’a-. 323 : Munro. former member, Pi-!-: flradl-v, 13! ; Hull. C 3. ia I.; ;■ ; PALM P.p; Arrived —Ships Margaret G.ilbraiih. and Wiltshire, from Loudon, llarques Tobyeitoand Wood villa from Newcastle. Prigs Emma, from Mauritus, and Aiiiion, from Newcastle. Sailed-—Alhambra, for ]>!ull and Vp-Jt bourne ; llawea. for the North. HAMILTON. January 12. Total result of poll, inchuliny Uachm—(..'ox, 138; McMinn, 177. Majority for (Jox. 21. TIVERTON. Jatmary 12. West Coast prmpeciiny party rkiini.J last night, brinyiny a abipwrcckcd seaman named McLean, bedunyiny to tlie schooner Woolwidi, which was capsized in a yak; oil: Preservation inlet. The man, who was picked up on the rocks, slates that lie ami Captain .Moody and another seaman, after elinylmr to rim hot torn of the boat o-r son-;-- c m.dderah:.; lh-e-, wore enabbe! to ; • :e-h ! he re e--. iier two started to walk through ’P- bush, in;mediately on ’muiiliy. iei; u-lb-y :.:>d , iq fhor provisiot i s inu.-t have- p-uT-lu.d in tiu bu.-di. McLean, picked ii]) on the iCih l.ieccmbex\ in a very wrak, e.xha i-ac 1 stare, ato-r subsistiny for la.-ar’y six m, sliell-iisii. The vessel was <m i'er way from Am.kl .ud to the

HOKITIKA. .January IA Strong shock of earthquake Jclt this morning at ;3 minutes past 4. (Irami total of Toiara election :—Tribe; ; Coiniskev, 80. VV KE L 1 X(J TO A 7. January 12. Arrived —Ship Pleiades. from London, 10 i da. vs from tin* Downs ; 4f» passengers ami a largo general cargo. (i iMOV.MuHTH. January 12. A severe shock of earthquake was fell, here at 4 minutes past 2 this morning. The shock lasied about 7 sees. The e;eeiio;i 10-d xy creamd hilens--- excitement th roi'gi ami die district : the contest will he a close one. Tice election of ! \vij members to represent t i ivy \’aiiey .iisiiT-i. look place yesterday. Seals were holly contest id, aiiti tlicro was imieh exciicmcnt throughout' the disirict. liesuii o! j>■ >iI —\\ ooleock, 77.! ; Kenno.-lvj Tib : Newton, titll ; (i unless, ' 1 '!. January 11, Tiie. rich crushing reported yesterday is said to be bona tide,. The man who brought (lie si one is named' Cornelius Carey, who went from here to Wanganui two years ago. lie did not seek eoneealimutt. but wished to return mid secure liism| claim before giving publicity to covery. Since publication of reports regarding rie.i crushing fn>u: Taranaki, attention has been drawn to (be matter ai d the police arc ferret lug mil particulars. An opinion sam- gaining ground, t lat some: old l, ‘plain” has heen cm hied, and ihat [lie story about Tar.-m iki is a fabrication. AiSULKV. District result, of poll. ,!. H. Drown fold inemb-r) 2(K» ; M mk e. pit. Ci UAUAM.STuWN. da nuary id. Fifty-eight; pounds of stun \ said to' have been brought from some paid of the Taranaki province, lias I» -■ i>n crnslie I here, and yielded (»■> ounces of go'd, The man who brought: it was form -rly a resid -m liere. It is said he has left again with two mates. TiMASMe. J amiary 11. Michael (ialvib was arrest,-M on Sunday nigdit ini suspicion of Icing 11 j * man win? entered a house at ('hi isleliurcli on the iJ'h D. comber, and assaulted an old man named Cutler an I robbed idm of lie. was reman led by the Timarii magistrains to (Ihrisfelmrcb. Evidence shows that Calvin in in possession of a hrge sum 011 money, winch be in’ -d to deposit wilii sever,"! ■ dilicrcni pulJieans. He endeavoured on the nigdit of (be robberv to obtain tine complieby of an immigrant' named .Singleton, who was destitute. Singleton swears that Calvin described to Him bow the robbery was to be. done, and promised a share of lh ,v plunder. Tim ail’air was diVeos er'd through Singleton coming' to Tima:u for work end nmising Calvin, and talking t ) some shio mates about, what had occurred at Christehun 11. .1 j ATK U K U IvU.HKAX NEWS, QATH.EHItAMS. LON DO a. D-v.-e nb: r 22. The Cum ii lias on iv -d the Cordm; I) 11 k.•( 1./ ill in favour of I bike Pichmoii I. Earl A bi-rgavMinv raised to Marquis ite. Lord V. liarim!i d to an Earldom, and Messrs Onia-by. < »or-\ Henry Stuart, John Toll -mach, and Sir Hobart (Jerald raised Tim I'liPuing at Perak is considen-J finished. bamiarv I.

T!n- Immm-Ii Assunbly Ims adopb-J Tin* Orleans Princes annoim-m Ihj ■ r in • i' n i M'll in Wll lldlMW from i. ’.Li'l iM! II:_-•!! il'\ Tim Admiralty hr v ■ issu *d a slav” eircul; l r. w 1 1 iii mod i i ies previous 1 instructions !o t lit’, reeept ii ill (ii. slaves j 'Hie 77, vc ;• says i mss ■] is has ayree: Ii < i | advance two indiums for two >'< -;t;■« on (ho I Khedive founders shares in lln; (Jana! Company. Th" Post o i'll cm ainhoiitPs report the detention oj portion of (la; Australianletter at P.rindis: on iM-embcr 2-1, tlironyh uuUsual iiressnre. America has inquired (he views of Knyhmd respecting- inlervenlioii hy European Powers, to prevent further bloodshed in Cuba. Answer deferred. •January Scheme of reform in Turkey, as prc -■ posed hy European Powers is to establish religions 'upsality. provincial and emu uiereiad s .df-yoveni.ncnL witli taxation in (lie provinces, and cessation of serfdom. .January 4. Tim '-Vhe-splte, fraininy ship, has been Inirn-d at Woolwich. Ail (ho boys were saved. Inn-mliai'isiji .suspected. •January b. Lord Tort'!],rook mt nnatml Ins inaJaiiiv <o <■'■ininiie in o-’ice a-; ( lov-nicr-t b neral of India ioi mm, imr •muiiimr. and Lord Lyiton will be appoint-'I his successor. Northbrook ree.ivcs an Earldom. Obituary—Sir Anthony liothschild. LATENT A'JSTPA LfAX NEWS. MEL POE EXE. .January 7. Political affairs arc in a state of slaynation. Parliament meets next week. The Intercolonial cricket match resulted in i av • >r oi Now Couth V. ales bv one innings end one rim. Scores—Xew South 'Whiles, 17i ; \ ictoria, two inmuys. 170; a most shameful boo tiny, winch was owing principally to the excellent bowling' of tho Sydney learn. About 3i.M.tbo present at Champion race on Xew Year’s Pay. The Champion Stakes, with 3bOO s*’»vs added, was won by i’ielinumd by two Iniyrhs, Guldsoorongh second, Maid of all Work third. Capital race. Time—-3m in. libs *c. At sale of Xeiil JtleekC, Mount Xoor.al, herd, bulls averaged £l7O : pedigree heifers, £123 ; pure short- horn bulls. £3T Fcarfet fever not quito disappeared several case s continue. The a- ■ miship Osytli lias made the r’i'-h'-: ! passage ch record—43 days li l ours rVora Loudon.

Vi ry cold with sharp frosts during the lit;-.! tew- days. The City of San Francisco and Mikado arrived at Sydney (o-day ; Ihe lori.a-r I'lmi! iiled on (la- Sow and i’igs, hut soon g«l off agon. 'Hie !;in.'/;irooma made (he passage from Hukliii; i io MeShoiirne in 4 days H jmiirs, vdiidi is (he fas to ■( yet. 'i‘ 1,,• Mme.-'o! wii hj (lie Suez mails was d'-sjiah-lied (o-day. S'C i iX LV I’nldle p v; ; n • for past year ,1*H:!,()!)() 1) !,ej- 1 hen -.oi i ipa'ed. 'i'a.. 11 ivernor n-e -ived a telegram from la.t ■i 1 ,;ae iai 11 i 1 ■.: ail i ll ;■; (! e; I eo;ie*-s-d-.>;i ■ >:' r-dl’.'. a v companies in Aar riea lor eonv i;;e- ( -.hihih-- Io I'iiilad -Ipida h-id been r.-sem b-d. '■‘'■'.a, chi’,d,-en have been burnt to dea’.h in a boil a 1 Sle [ill -fl s I’tidd,iek ; e'line — jila;. ln;.r wi! it maleb -s. 'i ll' (,’iie: ids Ho!"! at (Viallereag has b "-11 bnrnl ibiwn. Five Kanak is picked no in an overturned canoe; (law had b en live days ilnfling ,about. New rush at I’alm'T : ground '-xtaKv, 1 but wal-r scarce, Liggvrs are slacking wash-dirt. One man is reported to have got hfi pounds weight of gold in (hree. weeks.