LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 188, 27 January 1877, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Pur Puicss Aokngy.] GRAHAMSTOWN. January 24. The Ohinc.tmm Natives are building a pa near Maekaytown, to carry out the blockade of the country to Arolia. There was quite a warlike display at Pacvoa Yesterday. AUCKLAND. January 25. A large number of: Natives related to the leading adherents of the Maori King have migrated to beyond the confiscated boundary, where they purpose settling. Shorn, a former partner in the large soft goods linn of McArthur, Shcra, and Co., applied to the Supreme Court for a mandamus to restrain the now firm from trading until the co-partnership accounts are determined. Strong affidavits have been hied on belli sides. The argument will be heard to-morrow. NAPIER. January 24. Mr Beotham, the Resident Magistrate, gave his decision re the election petitions this morning. He dismissed the petition of Sutton and others against the election of Colonel Whitmore for Clive Riding. Polling cumulative votes conferred by the Council Act. With regard to the other points, he said that the Returning officer said he acted properly, and that he could not go outside the Regulation ot Elections Act. With respect to the petition of 11. R. Russell and others against the election of Sj'duey Johnston for Waipukurau Riding, Mr Beetham held the election void on the first ground mentioned in the petition — That the returning officer closed the poll while he went out to ascertain the correctness of the qualification of a person who had tendered a vote. The other points he considered unnecessary to the election being void. BLENHEIM. January 24. Every arrangement was made yesterday for the execution of Woodgate this morning. Sam Chandler was engaged as hangman, but he was driven out of Pictou. The condemned man received the sacrament yesterday, Archdeacon Butt and the Rev. Mr Ronaldson being present. lie maintained his innocence to the last. The sheriff and gaoler refused to execute the sentence. Failing to find anyone else the man remains unhung. It is not known when or how the sentence will be carried out. The telegraph was employed until midnight in attempting to obtain a hangman from Wellington, but without success. January 25. Woodgate was executed at G o'clock this morning at Pictou. He made no confession. DUNEDIN. January 24. The case of Robertson v. Ross was continued in the Supreme Court yesterday, and it promises to last for several days. The plaintiff was giving evidence nearly the whole day, and for a man nearly 80 years of age, lie displayed great powers of endurance, lie underwent a severe crossexamination, lasting some hours, and answered vigorously the questions put by the counsel for the defendant. January 25.

During the past two days the winds passing over Dunedin have been unusually tierce and destructive, breaking branches off trees, and destroyingfruit. The weather at present is very changeable. The Directors of the New Zealand and Australian Land Company have now determined to cut up several of: their fine stations into suitable sized farms, which will be let somewhat after the Home principle. The Company’s representatives here are now maturing the scheme, and will shortly advertise the farms. The prizes for the Dunedin and Port Chalmers regatta will amount to about £l5O. A novel feature in the programme is a ship’s life-boat race. The recently appointed committee for the Dunedin Hospital visited that institution yesterday. They found that none of the wards were provided with lavatories, baths, or closets. There was only one lavatory and one bath on the premises, the latter being situated near the kitchen. Beneath the flooring of one ward, and about a considerable portion of the buildings, mud and other offensive matter had accumulated to the depth of two or three inches, and the offensive odour of the closets had penetrated a considerable distance. The committee have determined to take the necessary, steps for at once effecting the-requisite alterations.

NELSONJanuary 25. A child on hoard the excursion steamer Wunika was found to be ill of scarlet fever. Correspondence has been going on between the health ollicer and the Government as to what steps are to to bo taken. Meanwhile the steamer is being fumigated, and is mooied off from the wharf. WELLINGTON. January 25 The sentence of the law is to be carried out on Martin Curtin. The outrl race did not come oil: today, but will probably come off one day tins week, as the Timaru crew have accepted a challenge from the Black Diamond crew to row for- T3O, and will remain here a few days longer. January 2G. O’Shea reports produce prices as follows : —Flour, old, Tib to Tib 10s ; Adelaide, £l7 10s to £lB 10s ; oats, 8s to 3s 3d; old bran, Is ; wheat, milling, none ; chick, 4s ; pollard, T7 10s to T8 ; maize, 4s 9d ; to 5s Gd ; bams, Bld to l)d ; bacon, Gd to 8d ; cheese, 7id to B]d ; potatoes, T5 to T6. BA EC LUTE A. January 20. Correspondence between Air Macaudrew, Sir George Grey, and the President ot the Otago Convention, is published in the Clulha Leader to-day, that in consequence ol; the illness of Sir George Grey, the mission to England must be 1 postponed. The Leader suggests that the money collected to defray the expenses of delegates, should now be expended in trying the question of legality of the Abolition Act in a Court of law, and urges that this would be a popular mode of disposing of the funds. WANGANUI. January 2G. The following 22 arc to play against English cricketers: —Cross, Panington, Belts, Hanson, Kilgonr, Watson, Lacey, Morgan, Berosford, W, Anderson, Anson, Fulton, Dalton, Riddeford, Robinson, Witchell, Beaufort, Shined!, Jacomb, Dermer, Walker, Saunders. Emergency iikii : Farrah, Kitchen, and Oxley. ALEXANDRA. January 2G. Te wheora met Tawhiao and Mannhiri yesterday. Kopna tc Ngakau acted under the orders of Tawhiao in stopping the Pirangia survey, ahd in warning the Taupo road party. Dr Pollen is expected here on Tuesday next, to meet and confer with Mannhiri.