TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 406, 2 September 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(from our own correspondents.) AUCKLAND. . August 31.«. Thb Interprovinciifl foot ball match between Ch'ristcfiitrch and Auckland was played to-day at Ellerslie, and won by Auckland by fourpqints, Auckland seven, Canterbury three'; K ,She day was’very wet and cold, there were about eight hundred present. ' , The drawing for Abbott’s Melbourne Cup Sweep, took place yesterday, it occupied 12 hours; grbat satisfaction was expressed at the fairness of everything connected with the drawing. Mr Luckie, editor of the Southern Cross is an applicant for the office of Sheriff, rendered vacant by the death of Colonel Balneavis, the appointment is to be given to Major Green, at a salary of £l5O a year. The New Zealand Herald, supports the appointment of a Royal commission, to be composed of delegates from all the provinces to arrange the Provincial difficulty in the present juncture. Rheumatism is prevalent in the city, and Turkish baths Are much resorted to. Tawhiao is understood to be favorable to giving up Winiata, provided that the land difficulties with the Government are amicably settled. Winiata is, consequently, in daily dread of being captured. . ;

WELLINGTON. 1 September 1. There are > great changes in the Minisry. Vogel has resignedand is going home as Agent General. The new Ministers are, Atkinson, Premier and Treasurer ; McLean, Native Minister ; Ormond, Minister of Lands ; Bowen, Minister of Justice ; Richardson, Minister for Public Works; G. McLean, Commissioner of Customs ; Whitaker, Attorney General,whowillresidein Auckland ; Hall will take as Colonial Secretary till tite bna of the session. The new Ministry are not popular. Mr Waterhouse, and Colonels Whitmore and Kenny in the Upper House, commented, unfavorably on the constitution of the new Government. The House adjourned till Monday next. It is understood that Dr Pollen, Major Richardson, and Mr G. McLean will retire at the end of the Session. The discussions in both Houses are very bitter. The Ministry are likely to suffer defeat. «'-■* ' McAndrew tabled a motion, calling on the House to re-cbnstitiife the Otago Provincial Council. '"’There is great excitement, as the Dunedin people are determined not to give tip present local institutions ; they call on their members to return home ; to defy the Government, and take the Customs revenue. NAPIER. A public holiday is observed here today on account of the opening of the railway line to Waipukurau. The line is very, badly constructed; five hundred people went by the first train to Waipukurau.