BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 254, 12 December 1872, Page 6

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

{From the New Zealand Press Aaaocuxlion.)

Wellington, December 4. More liberal arrangements regarding nominated immigrants are to be gazetted in a few days. The. cash payments in advance are to be reduced from L 6 to L 4, and the balance spread over a reasonable time if desirable. Tbe Court of Appeal gave judgment in several cases to-day. fa Macandrew v. M'Lean and another, judgment was given for the appellants. Mr Ollivier, for the respondents, applied for leave to appeal to the Privy Council. The Court did not refuse the application, but gave instructions that the order for leave to appeal should not be drawn up %\\\ aja affidavit had been filed with the Registrar that the subject matter involved exceeded L 950. Subsequently, however, their Honors finally decided that no order of Court should be made till the hearing of counsel at Friday's sitting of Court upon the question as to costs in the cause. The people in the City of Newcastle boat might have been brought to Wellington soon after being rescued, but for an accident of a ! trivial kind. The John Knox signalled the ship Electra, bound in, but the signalhalyards of the latter having been carried away, a delay arose. The other thought that discourtesy was meant, and having a fair wind, sailed on her course. The Crown Prosecutor has received instructions to proceed criminally against Captain Bain, late master of the City of Newcastle, who is supposed to have gone to Melbourne by the Rangitoto. The Provincial Government sent a party to explore for a short Toad from the Hutt to the West Coast. The party have returned, and say they found a practicable route through timber and agricultural land. Christchukch, December 4. A memorial has been addressed to the Provincial Council praying that a sum may be voted for establishing a' central railway station at Chriatchurch. At the City- Council meeting, last night, a motion that the salary of future Mayors be L3OO was negatived by the casting vote of the Mayor. In the Provincial Council, last night, }ffr Knight moved that L 20,000 be appropriated for the introduction of families and single women from Great Britain. Complaints are made in the newspapers of the insufficient number of clerks in the Stamp department. Napier, December 4. A drunken seaman seized a pilot boat last night and put to sea, and has not been seen or heard of since. The Luna sailed for Wellington this afternoon. Miss Minnie Parker, who distinguished herself at the Poverty Bay massacre has been recommended to receive a New Zealand medal. Mr Ormond's house at Wallingford was burnt down yesterday. Auckland, December 2. The Ocean Wave, from the Chathams, reports all quiet there.; At the inquest on Mr Didclatns, a verdict of "Committed suicide while in a state of temporary insanity" was returned. N.4.SEBY, December 4. The funeral of Turner took place yesterday ; nearly.4oo persons were present. At a meeting of the Mount Ida Jockey Club, yesterday, relative to the disqualification of Peeress and the jockey M € K.ay, the action of the Canterbury and Dunedin CluW was upheld. Lyttelton, December 5. Arrived — Bertha, from Dunedin ; Ben Nevis, barque, from Newcastle. Wellington, December 5. Dr Hector goes in a day or two to superintend operations at the Collingwood coal mine. < Arrived—Luna, from Napier. The new Immigration Regulations come into force on the 15th inst To-day's Gazette says that all officers commanding vessels in the Government service must afford every possible aid to vessels in distress. Messrs T. Garvey of Nokomai, and Joseph (Jrocombe of Waikouaiti, are appointed Registrars of Births, &c ; and Mr Jonas Woodward, Public Trustee to be Accountant in Bankruptcy. Auckland, December 5. The Native meeting held at the Bay of ; Islands, to decide the land dispute, passed off quietly and satisfactorily. Mr Kateue was present. Sailed— The Wellington, for the South. The Lyster-Cagli Opera Company are passengers. Wellington, December 6.*~J The case in the Native Lands Court now going on at Foxton, is postponed for a couple of months by mutual consent, in order that the parties may go and plant food ; otherwise the Government would have been compelled to find a thousand natives in provisions. Mr Parris has communicated to the Government that Te Kooti has been disturbing the minds of the natives at Mokau by his old tricks of prophesying that the evil agents of the Government are about. , His movements, however, are well watched. Wi Parata was formally sworn in as a member of the Executive on Wednesday. In ihe Appeal Court, the case of Sinclair, appellant v. Regina, respondent, the judgment of the Court below was confirmed, without costs. Auckland, December 6. Breads tuffs firm ; Canterbury flour, Ll4 to 1-16 ; wheat, 6s 3d to 6s 6d ; oats, dull at 28 lOd ; produce well supplied. Mr Walters writes to the Southern Cross, relative to the disqualification of Peeress. He say.s it was well known that Peeress was for saie ; several persons offered to purchase her, but believing his horse had a good chance he purchased Peeress, intending to to run Yatterina for the Cup, and keep Peeress for the Handicap ; he iat once scratched Peeress, thus saving anyone from losing on her. He says she could not have won the cup, and her admirers must have lost on her if she ran. He attributes her qualification to jealousy on the part of the Canterbury owners. He says he has owned racehorses for ten years, and always acted fairly — running to win. The new Education Ordinance which proposes a household tax of 20s in addition to the children's capitation tax, has passed through Committee. WELtiNeTox, December 7. The timber imported by Mr Brogden from Invercargill for fencing the Hutt railway is said to be of very inferior quality, and it is thought likely to be condemned. Three hundred and two immigrants, inclusive of children, are all the immigrant* introduced into Wellington during the last twelve months. ' The Court of Appeal sits again on Monday. Judge Johnston goes to Napier in the Luna to-day, to open the circuit of the Supreme Court there. CmiiSTCHtmcH, December 6. The Provincial Council last.night decided that, in consequence of the increased population, a scheme be prepared for .dealing with the drainage and sanitary control of the country districts in a comprehensive manner, with the object of throwing tbe resporsibiUfcy on the landowners ; and that the ,