The Southland Times. WEDNESDAY, JULY. 10, 1867. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES. DUNEDIN.

Southland Times, Issue 694, 10 July 1867, Page 2

The Southland Times. WEDNESDAY, JULY. 10, 1867. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES. DUNEDIN.

Wellington, July 8, 4 p.m. His Excellency, by proclamation, dated 6th July, has dissolved the Provincial Council Council of Southland. No News of the Taranaki. The steamer St Kilda has been sent by the Government to look after her. The Taranaki left Auckland on June 28th, with 9 passengers on board. The " New Zealand Herald " (Auckland), reports the Taranaki as having left there the previous day for Tauranga and southern ports, with general cargo and passeng __M;r ers J. D. Murray, for Poverty Bay ; Mr T. Marshall and Misses Eiddiford, for Napier; Mr Hill, and Mr ISTesbitt, for Tauranga ; Mr Krull, Colonel Kenny, Mr Groulstone, and Mr M'Lean (of Otago),for Wellington. The same Journal of the Ist inst., says : — " The Taranaki which left this port on Friday morning last only arrived at Tauranga at 3 p.m. on the following day, after a very tempestuous passage. No vessels were at Opotiki when the Taranaki left, and the only craft remaining at Tauranga at the date of her departure was the cutter Bella. A cutter, inward bound, was passed off the heads on Saturday night. The Star of the South reports passing the Taranaki on the 30th off Kawakawa." Another account says : — "A native report says a steamer has been seen on rocks off Poverty Bay. But it is not believed. Her screw was faulty and she may have put into some port on the coast; still, .. uneasiness prevails, though general explanations favorable." Everything Political is kept very quiet. Most of the members have arrived here, except three from Canterbury. The provincial party suppose themselves to be in a majority, and Mr Stafford is assumed to be willing to concede some things. The southern steamer is delayed to take G-o---vernor's speech to-morrow. DnsrEDiN, 4 p.m., July 9. The Taranaki arrived in Wellington at noon to-day, towed by the Lord Ashley. She broke her shaft in Poverty Bay, and the Ashley took took her to Tauranga, where it was repaired. , The Otago reached Melbourne after a passage of five days two hours, from Tairoa heads to Wharf, nine hours before English Mail left.