LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 174, 9 December 1876, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Per Press AGE.voy.] NEW PLYMOUTH. December 7. The Agricultural Society’s Show, was held yesterday, and was a great success. Bedouin, an Auckland blood entire, won the silver medal. 'Shields’ President (Wanganui) took a silver medal. For draught entires Purdie, took a silver medal, For bulls, Holmes, Town ley, and Elliot took medals. For shorthorn cow, Annie Deans, from Moifin’s Auckland Stud Farm. Leicester rams, Standisli took the first prize. For ewes, W. Hoskins, first prize - A. J. Hoskins took first prize for wool. There was a large attendance at the show and dinner ; it was the best show of blood stock ever exhibited, here. The nominations for the County Council are fixed for December 15th ; polling on the 22nd. WELLINGTON. December 7. To day Ormond was sworn in a member of the Executive, and to the offices of Postmaster-General and Telegraph Commissioner, Whitaker having resigned the said offices, he (Whitaker) retaining the Attorney-Generalship. Writs have been served on Mr Didsbury, Government Printer, and Mr Grindell, the editor of the Walca Maori at the instance of the Hon Henry Bussell, against these officers, for a libellous article published in the said paper, the damages being £IO,OOO. The counsel for the defendants are Dr: Bailer and Gordon Allan ; for the plaintiff, Izard, Bell, and Sheehan. The trial will probably come off hero. DUNEDIN, December 7. In Mr Macaudrew’s letter to his Excellency the Governor, complaining about -his letters being forwarned to his Excellency by the postal authorities, he expresses himself that—“l write to you believing that what I complain of has been done without your Excellency’s sanction, and sothat I may take further steps to vindicate the rights 1 conceive I possess, to peruse my own letters before they have been read by any of your. Excellency’s Ministers, or any of the civil servants of the Crown.” Sir George Grey expresses his entire willingness to proceed on the mission to England, stating that he “ will sacrifice all to a sense of dut}’’,” and adding that it “ will be proper Tor all such as desire to serve New Zealand to follow this course,” AUCKLAND. December 7. The following are the weights for the Steeplechase, at the Auckland Summer Meeting : Tommy Dodd, 12st 1 lb; Butcher Boy, list 101b ; Medora, list 71b; Islesman, list; Whitefoot, list; Wrangler, list; Perfume, lOst 71b ; Toby, lOst

71b ; Don, 10st 71b ; Shamrock, JOst ; Gladstone, 9st 101 b ; Mystery, 9st 41b; Lottery, 9st. Whitaker wrote to the Board of Education; desiring that the Board should, as far as possible, provide situations as teachers for the discharged provincial officers. A committee has baen appointed to ascertain his views. The barque Tamaya has arrived from London. GII AH A MSTO WN. December 7. It is rumoured here that Sir George Grey lias been offered the Governorship of Cape Colony and declined. A US T R°A L lAN. [Per Easby.] BRISBANE. One general and many other officers wore killed in the suppression of the outbreak in Japan. A vessel recently sailed from Clyde for Port Desire in Patasronia, with immigrants, for the purpose of forming a Scotch Settlement there. Captain Stevens, of the Lye-c-moon, reports that he spoke the barque Rifle, 60 miles norrh of Cooktown, short of provisions. She had been twenty months out, and was making for Cdoktown for supplies. The mate informed him that thirty men out of a crew of thirty-eight, were down with the scurvy. She had on board 150 tons of sandalwood, and 50 tons of deche de mer. The ex-Empress Eugenie is about to visit Rome, for the purpose of appealing to the Pope for financial assistance to the Bonapartist cause. SYDNEY. December 6. The betting is 3 to 1 on the English cricketers. A close match is expected. Jupp does not play. Weather fine. About twelve thousand people, were on the ground. The Englishmen won the toss, and went in first. The batting'displayed was excellent, especially that of Chari wood, Annitage, Wyatt, Selby, and Emmett. The 'innings closed for a total of 121. Our bowling was good, but the fielding at times was bad. The top scores were—Emmett, 27, not out ; Chariwood, 29.