LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 1584, 28 May 1872, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, May 27. Sailed. — Hero, for- Sydney, with the San Francisco mails. The Hero will keep a sharp look but, and burn rockets and blue " lights, ~in : the hope" of obtaining tidings of the City of Melbourne. „; Napiee, May 27. A mob of natives broke into a hotel at West Clive, assaulting the inmates, drinking the liquor, and destroying property to the value of £200. Wellington, May 27. According to information received by the San Francisco mail, the Agent-Gene-ral in England has made arrangements for the shipment of 2200 emigrants to New Zealand during themonthadf April, and May. They are to be distributed as follows : — l5O are to be sent to Auckland ; lso to Wellington ; 400; to Napier; 130 to Picton (via Wellington*) ; 500 to Canterbury ; and 600 to Otago, besides about 300 to be sent to various parts of the colony under the auspices of Messrs Brogden. Of the total number, 1400 are to be British, 600 Germans, and 200 Scandinavians. The Germans are to be sent in equal proportions to Canterbury and Otago, and the Scandinavians to Napier. A Washington telegram of the 20th April states that the Postal Committee of Congress bad reported the Postal Appropriations Bill with amendments, doubling the China and Brazil steam ship service and subsidies. The enquiry into the complaints of the compositors in the Government Printing Office takes place to-day. The Wellington Independent says that the Invercargill and Mataura Railway rwill.be contracted for in a few days. In the Appeal Court to-day Mr Smythies resumed his address. Mr Travers was heard on the other side. Mr Smythies will be heard in reply tomorrow. Information has been received that the Immigration and Colonists' Aid Society has ratified Colonel Fieldiag's purchase of 100,000 acres in the Province of Wellington. ■ ' : . Nelson, May 27. The following is the result of the polling for the election of a member of Assembly for the city :— D. M. Luckie, 3Q7 •;£-...-€!. Richmond, 156.; A. Saunders, 74.""" ■"■" " : " " Hokitika, May 27. Arrived.; — Rangitoto, from Melbourne. The sea on the bar is rough. She will be tendered to-morrow. The City of Melbourne put back to Sydney with her engines disabled. Lytt elton, May 27. Sailed. — Wellington, for Dunedin. Cheistchtjech, May 27. A document has been published in the Star, apparently written on a page of a note book, said to have been found on the Ocean Beach near Dunedin, .enclosed in a wine bottle, which purports to have been written by" the chief mate of the Matoaka, and states that he and sey'eral A.B.s (sailors) were in the long boat to the 1 south-west of New Guinea, the passengers all lost. At tiie races on Friday, the Hurdle Race was won by Tambourine ; the Butcher's I Purse by Bismarck \ the Victorian Han-

dicap by Tambourine ; the Cavalry Purse by Eanelagh ; the Flying Stakes by Slander ; and the Consolation Handicap by Miss Flat. Dttnedin, May 27. J A fire was discovered in the Club ( Hotel this morning, but it was put out 1 before much damage had been done. The goldfields members have held a } caucus, at which it was determined to . insist on the reconstruction- of the- G-o- - yernment. . . Mr Branigan had a paralytic stroke , on Saturday. A child named Swanston was severely' burnt on Saturday. There are no hopes of its recovery. The Otago members of the Assembly met together and resolved to use their 1 best efforts to obtain Crown Grants for ' the various endowments made by the Council. Bishop Moran refuses to recognise as members of the Church those Catholics who signed petitions in favor of secular education. Mr M' Arthur's motion that 500 acres of land should be voted for repairing the road from Wiuton to Beninore, was carried. Later. An opposition to Mr Reid's Government has been formed under the leadership of Mr T. L. Shepherd. r Mr Branigan has been deprived of the use of his right side.