WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3220, 14 June 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

This day. Tho Gunpowder Trade i Volunteering in "Wellington ■■'■ ;;:; {;;;-\ ( ;^' f'PK»7iiioftL v':- i-;".'; ii ;;?', f-! f r i Private letters from.; Wan ganui and | Patea districts atate. that: theMaoriefs j offer as; much 40a and 60s -per pound for j powder. '■'"'-'■ :i'J '"" {-rK :' Vi'^\\" r':;'^ j The Governmentis cajlinj: a third timej for tenders for the construcion of a bridge; across the Buamahunga.'Thtf.firat time: of advertising 1 ■ they reieiVed, 119* tenafejr, i and the secqnd time only one. '" j

At the parade of the Naval Brigade last night the CapiaiiV jriked fibwyniany would vplunteer ibrifiiotifei? service if required;'when ithe;^fntire "brigade;'j,ii|. eluding officers^ Itheir names as

To]unt^e^':^ £ ,'|,^j..r.'.j^;^^^,, >: !s ,vf. ; A corps of about 50 have been enrolled at. the townshipof Halcotabe, Mana watu,i ,ih" "consequence of,,tue : ,natives^in.rihe: neighbournood;i being ? alleged to be; strongjy imbued with fche current faith of j Te Whiti; ;: '_--[ ■ '■ <■[ f- r~y.> >>y.n . i ■ cresignatibii 6f Sir' Wilfi^; fitz- \ nerbert for the Hutt seat is gazetted. | It is understood that the Honorable E. Stout retires shortly from the Ministry in \ consequence of the urgent'demands of his private afiFiirs. l Mrs Phillips; charged with arson a; second time, 'has been coinmitteii for trial. .. :'/5. V/ U . XT. ,1- { The Governor leaves per Hinemoa for Auckland to-night at nine o'clock. Col. | Whitmore accompanies him. ' ' The Stella takes another detachment; of Armed Constabulary to Taranaki on Monday. <

Dr 13uller expresses willingness to stand for the Hutt seat, Wm. Fitisherbert declines to stand and will support the candidature of Henry Jackson. It is doubtful as to whether Mason, of the Hutt, will stand. He is an exceedingly popular and influential settler.

. Friday. Sir W. Fitzherbert addressed his Hutt constituents by advertisement tq-nigh^ saying the Presidencyrof the Legislative Cduncii had been 'offered to him by the Government, and he'< fiad decided after careful deliberation to accept the offer. The step required him to resign his seat

for' Hutt. He! expressed-regret at sever

ing' tlfe political ties; which^^ had'united them for so manyyearisi, and shy> He" will always cherish a grateful memory of the generous Buppbrt they always" gave him.