TELEGRAPHIC.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume 1, Issue 11, 14 December 1872, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

FROM THE NEW ZEALAND PH.ESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON. His Honor Mr. Justice Richmond has accepted the chairmanship of the commission appointed under the Hawke’s Bay Native Lands Alienation Commission Act. He will probably proceed thence in February. The boat containing the missing passengers of the barque City of Newcastle has been picked up, and the passengers safely landed in Sydney. Great demonstration of joy took place here on receipt of the news. Bands paraded the town. AUCKLAND. Fiji advices are to the effect that seven of the Green Harp swindlers have left for Samoa and one for Sydney. They offered large sums to be conveyed to San Francisco. The ship Norham Castle has arrived from London. She brings two heifers and eight prize sheep for Napier. They are in splendid condition. Diddams, the City rate Collector was found dead in the Mechanics’ Institute, with his throat cut. It is believed he committed suicide in consequence of his accounts being wrong. Mr. Creighton has addressed his constituents; he made a splendid defence of his conduct, and charged Messrs. Gillies and Stafford with abandoning every principle they professed in 1871. Mr. Gillies was present and questioned Mr. Creighton as to whether he had been promised the Emmigration Agency in Ireland. Mr. Creighton denied receiving any such promise, and a warm discussion ensued, followed by him charging Mr. Gillies with angling pertinaciously for office. A vote of confidence was passed.

Mr. Buckland reports : —Dairy cows fetched at sales from £7 10s to £8 10s each ; calves, 27s to 32s ; good fat cattle realised 28s per lOOlbs ; and those of an inferior quality 245. Small sized sheep fetched higher rates than last week, 3d per lb ; large, 2£d. Store cattle of all kinds are in demand at an advance.

At the recent auction sale, the average prices realised for flax were £24 to £26 per ton. Wool, Is per lb; 200,0001bs were bought at this rate for shipment to America. The ship Robert Henderson has sailed for Napier. King Tawhiao visited Kawhia on the opening of that harbour. Several chiefs were against it.

Hone-te-One asked the king about the probability of peace; the king replied that there never would be peace till the Waikato as far as Maungatawhiri was restored. Hone- said that not even the Queen could do that, as a portion of the land had been sold. Hone’s opinion is that the Hau-haus will either re-commence war against the Europeans or commence fighting amongst themselves. A motion was carried in the Council last night, by a mojority of one, in favor of placing the police force under the control of the province. The mission schooner Southern Cross returned with the Bishop of Auckland, after a visit to Norfolk Island. He ordained there three native clergymen. He reports all quiet there. The Green Harp conspirators are reported to have landed at Levuka.