LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 135, 26 July 1876, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

~. [Peii Pkess Agency.] , NEW PLYMOUTH. July 25. A large meeting ‘ was held last night,convened by E. M. Smith, to explain why smelling at Henui was a failure. He had diagrams, and said he defied the whole' colony.to say that ,iron sand could not be smelted with commercial success. • He pointed out that little of, the iron sand had been put into. the furnace, and a man having no confidence in its success to u blow in ” the- furnace. If he (Smith)' had , a trial Tie would prove it could bo run. Mr Yivian, who is not a shareholder, thought that Smith should have a chance.Mr■ Matheson, a shareholder, sai.d he had pointed out-twelve months since, what would happen, and his words had been: verified, lie moved " Ilavirtg’heard Smith, fhisineefing is of opinion that the directors would ,be consulting the interest of the shareholders and the community, in allowing Smith the use of the furnace, and needful materials to smelt the iron* sand.’h The resolution was carried unanimously. .Over, four hundred Were present at meeting. ; : •- ' " .' ■ '*: • AUCKLAND. . Huly 22. At tlio nomination for City West. Messrs Tonks and Parnall were proposed. The meeting was entirely hr favour of Mr •T-ouksyOut-ik-Eacuallls supporters declared their-determination of going to the poll. Captain Uald.y said die considered it an insult to City West for Partial 1 to come forward, while he owed the City £7OO. He moved that the meeting request Mr Tonks to proceed to Wellington as early as possible, pledging itself to secure his return. The motion was agreed to.

■" LATiSit, Mr Tonks, at the request of fhe electors, leaves hero for Wellington on' Monday, , trusting to bis supporters to secure bis return. : July 25. The report that fresh cases broke aboard tbo Bebiugton is untrue, ihe vessel will probably be admitted to pratique to-morrow. A largely attended meeting of Eden electors was held last night, convened for the purpose of supporting Auckland members in the House Itobert Graham, was chairman. All the speakers spoke against the Government. ' • ■ • Graham,, referring to the sale ,of Piako Swamp, said the Government must have been deceived regarding the nature of tbt block. Ho could say that twenty thousand acres of it was good, arable, dry land, worth three pounds per acre. The following resolutions were carried—- “ That our representative, Tole, and Auckland members bo asked to support Mr Whitaker’s resolutions to make land revenue colonial revenue, and, failing to carry it, to support separation of the two islands.” “That the thanks of (ho meeting be forwarded to Sir George, Grey, and tire Auckland members for their .united ami bold stand on behalf of the Province of Auckland. City West polling resulted as follows : Tonks, G5G|; Farm'd!, 38 ■; lloclifort,' 13. Official declaration on Friday. WELLINGTON. July 22. To-day there wore more_ meetings of members of the diilenfiit districts, as to the course to be taken on the Government policy, and tlio propositions of Messrs Whitaker and. Wakefield.,,; The Nelson .and Westland members met, and , are understood to have agreed to support the Government on their Abolition policy. The oilier meetings bad for their end a conference of Provincial representatives. Ju nc 25. It is believed that alluvial gold has been discovered in a ,crock at Waiuuiomata, about 10 miles from Wellington. The New Zealand Steam Shipping Company intend selling their-reniainhig steamers and winding up the company. A large number of shares are taken in the new projected Gas Company, which undertakes to supply gas at ten shillings per thousand feet. A committee of influential citizens is appointed to decide upon the most suitable 'mannerin which to perpetuate the memory of the late Dr.Feathurstone. BLUFF. July 22. A trial of Captain Thomas Thompson’s patent boat lowering and .detaching apparatus was made here to-day. A boat, secured for sea, was put in the water, ten feet clear of the side, by men "who had never .seen it before, in ton seconds, and'with oars out in fifteen seconds. Nautical men of standing who witnessed the feat pronounced, it much superior to anything yot known.