SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1891, 10 November 1874, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Press Agency.) c Wellington, Monday. The Times publishes the reply of Sir. James Fergusson to Sir George Grey's petition. The substance, is, Sir James Fergusson declines to reply through the Superintendent. After recapitulating the objects of the petition, his Excellency does not think the ciroumstances justify him in acting in opposition to his responsible advisers by summoning the General. Assembly and transmitting the petition to her Majesty. His Excellency is aware that the Government of Nw Zealand do not intend to make application to the Imperial Government to pass an Act to destroy completely representative institutions in the colony. There is no necessity to do so; it is within the legitimate functions of the General Assembly to carry out next session by specific legislation the constitutional changes declared advisable last session. It is also needless to telegraph- what must be known to every person in the colony, that there is no person qualified, if by that is meant accredited, to negotiate with her Majesty's Government on the abolition of provincial institutions. While sensible of Sir George's great experience as a Colonial Governor, he prefers acting according to his own view of his duty, and cannot therefore transmit the petition in its present form to her Majesty, which would in some measure be accepting the premises upon which it is based. His Excellency, in consideration of the opinions of one so highly qualified as Sir George, will willingly transmit any representation he may wish to make- through him as the appointed channel to her i Majesty on the affiirs of New Zealand.— 1 Within the last few weeks about £25,000 worth of provincial land has been sold and applied for. Nelson, Monday, 5.1 p.m. The * Ocean Mail's' passengers were landed this morning. She had a most favourable passage, and very little sick--1 ness. There were three deaths of infants, and two births. OHRisTOHUBCH, Monday, 5.1 p.m. The following are the acceptances for ' the handicaps:— Free Handicip: Yat- | terina, 9st7lb; Batter, 7st 131b; Exile, ! 7st 41b; Marvid, 7st 41b; Alice Grey, 7st; Remnant, 6it 91b, Hurdle Bace: , Alice Grey, lOst 71b; Theodore, 93t lllb Wainui is a strong lavourite for the Derby; liangi is second favourite. Traitor and Templeton are about equal ' favourites for the C. Y. C. Handicap. Tamborini is the favourite for the Canterbury Cup. Traitor is a close second ' favourite. Lyttblton, Monday, 0 30 p.m. [ Cleared: The 'East Lothian,' for I Auckland, with 3,000 bushels wheat, 10 j tons bran, 1 ton chicory, aud 10 kegs \ butter. Arrived: lhe 'M. Annison,' t from Newcastle. ! _ Dunkdin, Monday, i Arrived: 'Stranger' from Melbourne, The ship ' Leicester' from London reports r seeing a burning ship of the appearance of 1,000 tons -American—in longitude 2 | W., latitude 37, on September 11th. Ho signs of the crew.