LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 1, 5 April 1876, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Pint Press Aoknov.] WELLINGTON. April 1. Arrived —Ocean Beauty, from London, after a passage of 120 days from (1 ra vesend and IK. days from land to land. She experienced hallling winds throughout the voVage. She brings 1000 tons of cargo, consigned to Turnbull and Go. The Luna left for Napier this morning to take the Governor back to Auckland. The Hon. Mr Bowen will accompany his Excellency. The Luna will probably 1 e.ivo Napier on Monday, so as to arrive at Poverty Bay on Tuesday ; from there she will call at Tauranga and White Island. If Ins health permits, Dr Pollen will probably return to Wellington. While North, Bowen will visit Taranaki with a view to making final arrangements for central penal establishment, and the formation of a breakwater bv convicts. The plans of the central prison are prepared, ami it is thought its erection will be commenced forthwith. April 4. In the Supreme Court (his morning the Chief Justice sentenced William Nash Hills to seven years imprisonment for embezzling £l4. There were several other charges, hut they were withdrawn, it transpired lie, had previously served a fwo years sentence at Sydney for a similar idfcnee. DUNEDIN. April 1. The JSrenini/ Xnrs stales on good authority (hat Thomson, Chief Commissioner of Waste Lands Board, will ho appointed Surveyor General for the Colony. AUCKLAND. April 1. Arrived H.M.S. Pearl, Commodore Hoskins. The Pearl has scarlet fever on hoard ; one man died on the passage. A meeting of the Board of Health is called. Auckland Pacing Club Easter nominations received last night. Eight entries for the Hurdle Pace, ami nine for the Easter Handicap. Farewell services held Inst night ami (his morning on the eve of the departure of the Mission vessel. The Pearl has been s *nt to quarantine at Motiiihi. ft is rumoured that tenders ior the extensi m of the Kaipara railway Will he smui called ior. April 4. Captain Lyre, Governor of Mount E hai Caul, died yesterday. The Fanny Kelly was wrecked at Wangai-oa. Sim was insured in the New Zealand ofiiee for t'3.500. PEP AHA WAT A AT THE BLUFF. MELBOURNE. Tim Land Properly and Income Tax Bills having only pass's! Pie second reeling hy a small majority of three, they have been withdrawn by the Government. The Iron Hand resolution was this time proposed hy a member of the Opposition, and was the cause of the Government obtaining such a small majority. It is rumoured that a No Confidence motion is to he proposed to-morrow. The Treasury propose to issue Treasury Bills to meet the deficiency. All the business is nearly cleared olf, and prorogation is expected next week. An extraordinary rainfall occurred on Saturday ; the water came down literally in bncketsfnlls ; nearly all over the country alike ; everv place was flooded in a few minutes and much damage has been dune in several directions. Subscriptions for sending a rifle team to Wimbledon and Philadelphia are comingin each day. Captain King, Captain Greenfield, and T. Draper have been selected as three out of the five to go. A portion of a vessel about 300 ions has been found on Lanmioek Island, Gippsland. The following is a list of the new Adelaide Ministry Hawker, Chief Secretary ; Bivth, Treasurer ; Buekare, Commissioner of Public Works; Mann, Attorney-General; Playford, ('ommissioner of Crown Lands ; Everard, Minister of Education. LONDON. March 20. The Frisco mail is delivered. Colonial woo! sales opened yesterday. Upwards of 8,000 hales were offered ; Victorian and South Australian preponderating. Pudding commenced with spirit but. prices show a slight decline.