TELEGRAMS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 328, 7 February 1874, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

(From the Dunedin Dailies. ) Wellington, February 4th. The following are the number of immigrants which, by the latest advices, are on their way out to the Colony. The s.s. Mongol with 320 souls for Dunedin ; Dilharee and City of Glasgow- with 300 each for Lyttleton ; the Woodlark with 320 for Wellington ; and the Scimitar with 420 for Dunedin.

Mr. Yogel proposes to superintend the Wellington scheme, for special fowst settlement, whereby timber shall be cut by the Government only, and during the proper season : the logs to be sold at a stated price ; the settlers to be rigorously prohibited from cutting timber; partial employment to be found for the settlers in -cutting timber and making roads; assistance to be provided for enabling them to y erect sawmills. Foreßt land not to be sold until the timber shall have been rsmor

A similar scheme with regard to Westland is.jinder discussion with the Superintendent, of that province. Auckland, February sth. It is stated that the Flora M 'Donald was in a thorough unseaworthy condition through age. The disaster has caused an agitation for a Government inspection of sailing vessels. A portion -of the Flora M 'Donald's stern, with her name painted on it, has been found None of the bodies have been recovered. The steamer Victoria arrived to-day from Sydney. She left on the Ist, and brings additional Australian news to that brought by the Alhambra. Christchubch, February sth. Mr. and Mrs. Hoskins have started en route for San Francisco. Bluff, February sth. The s.s. Alhambra, Captain Sinclair, left Melbourne at 2.30 p.m. on the 31st ult.. and arrived at the Bluff at 5 p.m. on the sth inst. She sails for Dunedin at 3p.m. tomorrow. Saloon : — Rev. Mr. Henderson, Miss Henderson, Messrs. Smith, Berghoff, Rutherford, Defrayer, M'Pherson, Anderson, Lyall, G. M'Pherson, J. Rutherford, Conway, Ostler, Strachey, Brookie, Signor Biscaccianti, Mrs. M'Pherson, Mrs. Muir, Miss Bastings, Miss Berghoff, 40 in the steerage, and 160 tons of cargo for Dunedin. Melboubne, January 28th. i A young woman, named Mary M'G-ibbon, attempted to drown herself by jumping off Princes Bridge. Assistance was rendered by several men, when a young niad named Wade, who was unable to swim, lost his life, but the woman was saved. The Coursing Club have engaged Mr. Warwick as judge at their next meeting. They pay him £300. and his passage out and home. A Melbourne testimonial valued at £700 has been presented to Mr. Bagot, theSecrefcary of the Kacing Club, The question of a Homoepatbic Ward in the Hospital has been postponed. The Clunes dispute has been settled. Sir Gavin Dutfy proceeds to Europe by the March mail. Mr. Higinbotham, Engineer-in-Chief, proceeds to America and Europe by the March Califoruian mail. January 31st. The steamer Tartar, for the new Californian service, has arrived in the bay this morning from Hong Hong. She is a very fine vessel, and appears well adapted for the service. Mr. Vale, who has twice occupied position of Minister of Customs; has delivered a valedictory address to his constituents. He is about to proceed to Europe. Ihe alfred Graving Dock is finished, and is ready for use. The steamer Otago takes the next mail to the Bluff. The Governor has proceeded to Gipps Land. He will be absent eight or ten days. A branch of the National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand has been established here under the management of Mr. Francis. . . _ Pilot .Nicholson/ who* grounded the Pera with a pleasure party aboard, has been cautioned to be moie careful in future. Information has been received, that a black woman has been murdered on the Murray, The perpetrators ' of the outrage reside in Victoria. The Governor of Tasmania, Mrs. Dv Cane, and Earl Donoughmore vi-it Governor Fergusson at the end of February, and will be absent from Tasmania for two months. The Claus^Jlekel concert party leave for New Zealand on the 11th February. Signor Biscaccianti proceeds per Alhambra to make arrangements. The Rev. J. Shaw, of New Zealand, was present at the Wesleyau Conference. The English Cricketers play at Bathur3t to-day, and next -week they will play in Sydney, against the combined teams of l\lelbourne and. Sydney. . . J Large supplies of wheat hare pouredf. into the Melbourne market from .New South Wales, and from the county districts per.rail' The Tartar discharges cargo here before proceeding to Sydney. ' -•„ ..;. The ship Essex has returned to Hobson's Bay with loss of mainyard. Sydney, November Ist. There have been great floodsinthe northern districts, causing immense destruction to crops and other property. , Four houses have been washed down at Maitland. The Triennial Parliament Bill has passed both Houses. The Assembly has voted a month's supply. Hatherone, the bushranger, attempted suicide in Goulburn Gaol. It is supposed that he is the murderer of Baxter, who was found dead near Bland. The Government has presented a steam launch to the Basilisk, to facilitate the survey of New Guinea. The Anniversary Regatta caused good sport, though a gale was blowing, The same morning a small boat was capsized down the harbor, and 3tr. Chatts, a cleik in the Works Department, and two other friends were drowned. The bodies have not yet been recovered. The rusb to the Endeavor Biver still contiuues. The s.a. Mikado, from Dunedin, arrived at Sydney on the 27th ultimo ;' and-since discharging she has been docked, and was to leave for New Zealand on the 3rd inst. Thes.s. Tartar takes the Australian mails to Kandavu.' A married woman, blamed Sarah Salmor, has committed suicide, by hanging herself from a bed-post. She was of unsound mind. Oidium has appeai'ed on the vines in the Gcclong district. The Eev. Mr. Cape has been elected President of the Wesleyan Conference. A prisoner, namei John Edgar, after serving a sentence of six years, for rape, has been discharged, on the ground that it was a case of mistaken identity. The following players leave to-morrow for Sydney to play in the combination cricket match: — Cosstick, Cooper, Conway, Gibson, Carr, and Loughnan. A warrant has been issued against George Morris Drummond, for embezzlement from the Provincial and Suburban Bank. The amount missing has not been ascertained. The s.s. Pera proceeded down the Bay with a large party, including the Governor and Ministers, to celebrate the inauguration of the Victorian Mail Service. She struck on a shoal off Brighton, and remained there an hour before getting off. The Melbourne Gas Company has declared a dividend of 8 per cent. A man named Andrew Blocklam has cut i his throat while suffering from the effects of drink. Parliament has been further prorogued to February 28th, The National Insurance Company's diviI dend is 8 per cent. Brisbane, Jan, 31st. Great damage has been done along the coast to the northward by aterrific hurricane. The ketch. .Hibernia hafr been wrecked, and the James Patersoa struck on Masthead Reef, at midnight, with all sails set. The wind was blowing strong at the time from E.S. £„ and weather thick. ' She lay very well till daylight, when efforts were made, to get her °on% but all attempts failed. A tremendous surf was rolling in, "and the ship bumped heavily, but she held together bravely till the tide rose and drove her higher up the reef, where she now lies dry at low water. No lives were Jost. On Friday a number of volunteers faced the breakers surrounding the ship. The chief officer, with two passengers and three of the crew, succeeded in reaching the Pilot Station. The pilots at Keppel Bay report a fearful hurricane, which did considerable damage at the Station, partially unroofing houses, blowing down the flagstaff, and washing away the jetty at St. Lawrence, The Pilot Station v

was nearly destroyed, and the wharf, with a quantity of goods, disappeared in the creek. The telegraph and post offices were blown down, and the telegraph wires' for some miles destroyed. Trees for miles were shivered and uprooted.

London, January 23rd A Queensland four per cent, loan for £250,000 has been announced, at a minimnm of 88 j The weather is mild. The Clio has arrived at Portsmouth. There is a demand for silver in India. The Liverpool wool sales showed prices' ljd. lower, but better prospects are anticipated. The colonial arrivals to date reached 50,000 bales. The corn market is easy. Mr. Whalley, M.P. for Peterborough, and a staunch supporter of the Claimant in the Tichborae case, was summoned for contempt of Court, and fined by Lord Chief Justice Cockburn in a sum of £250. Mr. Whalley refused to pay the fine and was committed to Holloway Prison. His offence consisted in upholding the accuracy of Jean Luie's original evidence with regard to the picking up of the Claimant and landing him at Melbourne. January 26th. The dissolution of Parliament has taken the country by surprise. Mr. Whalley, M.P., has paid the fine and been released from custody. January 27th. Cape Coast news to the 11th instant states that the troops continue steadily advancing and keep in good health. January 28th. Great meetings have been held at St. James and Exeter, Halls sympathising with the German Emperor in his conflict with the Ultramontanes. London, January 29th. Mr. Hawkins has concluded his reply in • the Tichborne case. Chief Justice Cockburn has commenced summing up, and is expected to occupy a fortnight. Sj\ Petersburg, January 25th. The marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh was celebrated on the afternoon of the 23rd, in the presence of a brilliant and distinguished company, the ceremony being a most magnificent one. The service was performed according to the rites of the Greek Church first, and" those of the English Church afterwards. A grand review and general festivities followed, the illuminations in St. Petersburg extending over three nights. The Duke and Duchess visit Moscow, and are expected, to reach England in March.

Rome, January 21th. The Pope is again unwell. Vienna, January 24th. The Austrian Government have presented a Bill to the Reichsath for abolishing the Concordat.

Galle, January 24th. The Nubia, from Australia, arrived on the 21st.

The corn market is quiet. Adelaide wheat is scarce, at 6s Id to 6s 2d. Flax is depressed, and little buoimjts doing. Australian ii quoted at £5 15s. The month's sales are 81 bales. Ordinary to fine, £21 ; damaged, £15 to £17. The Queensland loan has been taken up at an average o£ £88 4s 6d, and the balance of the New Zealand loan at £98,