LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 594, 16 December 1869, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

EARL GRANVILLE'S DESPATCH. THE ENGLISH MAIL SERVICE. PROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH. TE KOOTI'S MOVEMENTS. ARREST OF NATIVES. From telegrams received directly and through the columns of contemporaries we select the following items of latest news:— Wellington", Dec. 2. Earl Granville's despatch relative to the removal of all Imperial troops from New Zealand is very decisive and imperative. A deputation of merchants saw Mr Gisborne yesterday relative to the mail service. Mr Gisborne said that the Government would endeavor to make arrangements to subsidise a steamer to convey the homeward mail to Melbourne during the next six months. It was feared, however, that the funds at command would not be sufficient to provide a subsidy for bringing the mail to New Zealand; but he was unable to say till he had communicated with M'Meckan, Elackwood, and Co. If possible the Tararua would be subsidised to take away the next mail. Dukedin, Friday. The interprovincial cricket match between Canterbury and Otago commenced to-day. Otago won the toss, and sent in Canterbury. The day was fine, but there was a strong north wind blowing. Canterbury in its first innings made 58 ; Otago followed, and made only 40. Canterbury's second innings were finished, just before the time for drawing the stumps, for 70, leaving Otogo 99 to make to win. The match will be finished to-morrow.

Saturday. The betting when the stumps were drawn for the first day was strongly in favor of Canterbury. To-day Otago made 103, and won the match with four wickets to spare. This is the fourth successive victory to Otago. WANGANtTI.

Te Kooti has threatened to attack Mamuku, a native living in the broken country between Pipiriki and the Taupo Lake. Te Kooti is probably desirous to revenge himself on this chief, for Mamuku refused him shelter when he was ordered off by the Waikatos. Immediately on the receipt of this intelligence the Maoris at Wanganui collected all their available force, and, to the number of some 250 men, started to join Topia's party in search of the rebel, who, if the information as to his whereabouts is correct, will probably be caught at last, as there will be some 300 or 400 natives out after him from the Wanganui side, and our forces at Taupo will be ready to lay hold on him in case of his endeavoring to retreat that way. Lately, while the surveyors were at work on the Manawatu block, a few Ngatiraukawas came upon the ground and made a faint show of resistance, but the Ngatiapa were firm. The opponents pulled down our survey flag, and then the work continued all day without opposition. Mr Alex. M'Donell addressed the native meeting, denouncing the action of the Government and inciting the natives to further opposition to the survey. Mr Buller went down to Mangamahoe (on the Eangitikei-Manawatu block) on Saturday, accompanied by two constables and some twenty Ngatiapa. He arrested Miritana, in spite of some thirty-five or forty Ngatiraukawa, who refused to give the man up, and resisted his capture forcibly. After nearly an hour's scuffle the prisoner was secured, handcuffed, and sent it to Wanganui. Hard knocks were delivered on both sides, but no heads were broken. The arrest, it is believed, will have a good effect. Thß survey was going on without interruption. Subsequently, Miritana who was apprehended for destroying the survey station was convicted and fined £25, or, in default of payment, sen-

tenced to three months' imprisonment in the Wanganui gaol. Two other natives were at the same time brought up before the Resident Magistrate's Court on the same charge, but as it was not pressed against them they were mulcted in the mitigated penalty of Is, and dismissed.