LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 452, 20 August 1879, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Agency) WELLINGTON. August 19. A deputation from the Liberal Reform Association waited on Messrs Levin and Greenfield to know whether, if the Liberal Association voted for them, they would support Sir George Grey. Both candidates replied that they would be thankful for the votes of the Association, but could not support Sir George Grey. It is thought the Association will now bring out Mr Anderson, of the Chronicle, in place of Pisher. Nominations for Wellington city representatives in the House of Representatives takes place on Monday, Ist September ; polling on Tuesday, 9th September. Nominations for Countiy Districts on Wednesday, 3rd September; polling on Tuesday, 9th September. Nominations for Hutt, 4th September j polling 11th. NEW PLYMOUTH. August 19. One thousand attended the Parihaka meeting yesterday. Te Whiti said there would be no more ploughing. He disapproved of the interfering with lands sold to Europeans, as against his orders. Thera was to bo no more selling or leasing land. He said he could not lelease the prisoners, but having done all he wanted to do, the end would soon be accomplished, and the prisoners would return with joy and honor, surrounded with clouds ; and the day they returned would be the day of the coming of the Son of Man. He recommended the wives and children of prisoners to remain quietly in their villages. BLENHEIM. August 19. Mr Henderoh addressed the electors last night. The hall was crammed. A motion was proposed thanking the candidate, and declaring him a fit and efficient representative. An amendment was proposed declining To express opinion till both Henderson and Sej’mour had been heard. Mr Ward attacked Grey severely, accusing him of preventing the passing of Liberal ' measures. Only about a third of the meeting voted for the Sniendnlent, and the ' motion was declared carried. Latter part of meeting very stormy. AUCKLAND. August 19. The City of New York arrived to-day, bringing the following items of news, dated London, July 4 : The weather in the British Island and 'Europe generally is the most extraordinarily unseasonable that has been experienced for many years. Crowds are evreywhere seriously endangered by the continuous rain, and there is no present sign of a change. Everything is very backward, and there is widespread distress in the agricultural districts, causing a reduction in rents on all large estates. Mr Gladstone, replying to a letter from the Warwickshire Tenant Farmers Association, alluded with favor to the proposal mooted for enquiry into existing agricultural depression;

Mr Bright, replying to a letter from the A *<tcli T-’.'mnt Farmers’ Association on the s iine Kir.jcct, says :—“ The lam' tju-■ stiijn : s moving on rapidly, I m;an tlx- who qnes ion of primogeniture, entail, ami soiti oiient of rights of ten mts, and into res s of public. Bad harvests are the causes of the present pressure and distress, hut beyond this is the question of what influence AmericarPcrops and importations will have upon England, and indead upon Europe. If we are to believe frbat we hear from the States, there are about, to take place great changes, which will affect not only our agricultural, but political condition and institutions. I can assure you there is a rapidly growing opinion among tito leaders of the Liberal Tarty in favour of changes, in which cultivation of the soil have great intertst.” Gonlstone and East, accompanied by Captain Barry, who has just returned to England after along residence in Australia find New Zealand, paid a visit to Arthur Orton at Portsea Island convict prison. Barry stages he was intimately acquainted with Orton, and Decastro, and recognised prisoner as Tom Decastro.