Telegraphic Despatches.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 329, 11 February 1874, Page 3

Telegraphic Despatches.

(From our own ?orrespoh*&ent.) Dunedin, February 10th, 7. 6 p.m. . His Honor the Superintendent as President of the Athenaeum has addressed a letter to the Vice President, in which he expresses himself strongly against the proposed opening x>f the Reading room on Sundays, which is to he defied to-morrow night.John Blair, charged with embezzling money' 6 the property of Her Majesty the was to_-day brought up at the R. M.'s Court and remanded till Thursday next. A woman named Mary Cooper was to-day fir.co £3 and costs for stealing flowers from graves ia the Southern Cemetery. <Jb^~ Dukedin, Feb. 11, 9.55. Mikado left for San Francico at 7 o'clock iapt evening. The Wellington " Post," on the 9th inst., called attention to the fact that by proclamation Lsued- on October 28th, Parliament was ca^e I together for the 10th February. Yesteriay a number of members met. In the Legislative Coun:rf, the Hon. Jol:n3on was called to the chair on the motion of Mr. Wiitdrhcee. In order that the proceedings should be conducted in due form, the Council a : journed for a fortnight. In the House of Representatives, Messrs. Fitzherbert, M'Lean, Bucny Reynolds, and Wakefield were present. The House adjourned till" 5 o'clock tonJa_v. - The dinner given to the Premier, at Nelson, was a jreat success. There was a large atten iance ; the • Superintendent being in the <Q&ir.