TELEGRAMS

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 191, 20 May 1872, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

Per Greville Si Co.’s Express (Reuters Agents) .•. ? a «.1 i 1 v \ KING REFUSES TO MEET GOVERNOR AT ALEXANDRA. MEETING OF CLERGYMEN. Auckland, Saturday. The Herald's correspondent, writing from Alexandra, says that the King has refused to come down to Alexandra to meet the Governor. The King says the Governor must go to Kuiti if he wants to meet him (the King). There is no sign of the Sydney steamer with the outward mails fur England via California. At a meeting of the clergymen of various denominations held to-day, it was resolved to hold a prayer meeting next week in response to a circular from home asking for a week’s prayer similar to that held during the meeting of the Oecumenical Council. The Luna is repairing, and will probably remain until the opening of the Session and take the members down to Wellington. The s.s. Wellington and St. Kilda have arrived from the South. Sailed: the s.s. Keera. «

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED. DUNEDIN PROVINCIAL COUNCIL. ELECTIONS AT NELSON. WELLINGTON. Wellington, Saturday. A General Government Gazette , published yesterday, shows the receipts under the Consolidated Fund for the quarter ending March 31st to be £384,192. The colonial charges are £293,208. The Whitaker and Lundon case is proceeding. NELSON.

Nelson, Saturday. It is reported that Saunders will stand and go to the poll. It is rumored that Richmond will resign in his favour. CANTERBURY. Timaru, Saturday. After a lengthened inquiry into the origin of (lie fire, the jury have returned an open verdict. OTAGO. Dunedin, Saturday. T*dme has given notice in the Provincial Council of a series of resolutions affirming the necessity of abolishing the Provincial system, and substituting a Board to be chosen by the (Legislature ?) Council to govern affairs. In 1867 and 1868 the Province rereceived £81,359 from the Consolidated Fund ; this year they had only received £13,733. The estimated revenue for the coming year is £267,800, and the expendirure £281,323, being an excess of £13,523. A very large concourse of people assembled to see the long sentenced prisoners removed down fiom Auckland today.

Mr G. B. Barton threatens to bring an action against the Wakatip Mail for £IOOO for an alleged libel contained in the last leading article. # LATEST AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS. Per Greville & Co., Reuter’s Agents. A LARGE NUGGET FOUND AT DUNNOLLY. FOSTER THE BUSHRANGER DEAD. CITY OF MELBOURNE SAILED. 9 VICTORIA. Melbourne, May 11. _ It is generally believed that the division in Parliament on the amendment to the reply to the Governor’s speech will be very close, whichever way the victory goes; but the Ministry, if defeated, threaten to ask for a dissolution. Mr Gordon, hydraulic engineer, has arrived, and has taken charge of the Coliban water supply works. Wilkie, convicted of the murder of Macpherson, at Daylesford, is to be executed on the 20th. Other criminals, condemned to death for various offences, have had their sentences commuted to various terms of penal servitude. Seven Sisters of Mercy have arrived, and have gone to the Geelong Convent. O’Dowd, a priest at Koroit, has denounced the school teachers, and Barmer for upholding them (sic). Cook and Deboleivaux, mere lads, who stuck up and robbed a carrier at Belinda, have been apprehended, and have confessed their crime. A hatch of convicts have been sent to Portland to build the breakwater there. The Rev. Mr Niinuio retires Irom the pastorate of the Independent Church. A nugget weighing 42 lbs 8 ozs has been found atDunnolly. NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney, May 11. The Ministerial difficulties continue. Mr Forster, being unable to form an administration, Inis abandoned the task. Mr Parkrs, it is understood, will endeavour to form a Ministry. Paxton’s Company, at Tainbaronrn, has been floated, with a capital of £160,001). .. Foster, the bushranger, who was shot whilst engaged in the commission of a burglary, has since died of his wounds. . The markets are generally firm at unchanged prices. Arrived : The Joliha. from Canterbury. Sailed : The City of Melbourne, for Auckland. Newcastle, May 11. Arrived : Eleanor, from Dunedin. * Sailed : Ceninur, for Lyttelton ; P.C.E. and Hercules, for Auckland. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Adelaide, May 11. The Chamber of Commerce have passed a vote in favour of the traus-eontiuental railway The propriety of leasing the public lands at quit rents is under consideration.