LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 817, 27 May 1871, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(PER GREYILLE's TELEGRAM COMPANY, reuter's agents). Inyercargill, May 25. The Lady Darling, froin Eiverton to Melbourne, laden with oats and wheat, went ashore on the beach at Eiverton yesterday afternoon. The vessel is a wreck, but the cargo will be saved. Both aro insured. Tauranga, May 25. The Lord Ashley arrived early this morning, having left Auckland at noon en the 24th. Colonel Mould has left in her for Wellington. (tiiahamstown, May 22. The Caledonia have lodged 20,016 ounces. The Bass Rock, near the Nonpareil, have taken out spiendid specimens. A crushing of three tons from the Middle Star has yielded six ounces of gold. Dixon's No. 1 crushed forty-seven tons of stone, which gave 194 ounces. The Golden Line have opened a good reef. Scrip are sought after. The reef is supposed to be on the same line as Golden Crown No. 2, and has every appearance of containing gold. The Caledonia Company have taken out 8 cwt. of specimens, which, with 3,000 ounces of gold, will be lodged this afternoon. Bluff, May 26. The arrival of the s.s. Omeo brings Melbourne dates to May 20. Commercial.—Flour is firm at £l7. Victmiau wheat, 7s 3d ; Adelaide do., 7s 8.:. Oats 3s 4d to 3s 7d. Sugars rirui. Tauranga, May 26. Intimation has been received to-day that the Government are bringing influence to bear upon the Hauhaus. There is great rejoicing here in consequence of Te Hira having permitted the mail service to commence. The Caledonia claim is expected to yield another 20,000 ounces this week, giving a dividend of £4O per share. There is tremendous excitement in the share market; scrip of all kinds is rising. The Alburnian has struck a rich reef, and taken out some splendid specimens. The steamship Nevada sailed with ninety passengers. , Mitchell, M.P.C., has been coUvicted of selling grog without a license, and has been fined £lO. Russell's protected shares in the Central Italy Company have been restored. Napier, May 26. M'Kenna, the Maori mailman, was drowned in the Mohaka River on Wednesday. The steamer Napier is bar-bound at Wairoa.

M'Leau held a meeting of the Pakowahi natives on the Queen's Birthday. Dunedin, 2 5 p.m. The Government have intimated that they do not intend to prefer an indictment against Barton at the approaching session. It is intended to ask the Home authorities to extend the Governor's powers of pardon in such cases if necessary. , Holders of miners' rights have obtained permission to use unoccupied Grown lands for depositing tailings. Miners aro relieved in consequence of fouling rivers and streams, by carrying on mining. It is thought desirable to make a compulsory establishment of Mining Boards, and recommends an annual statistical report on mining to be laid on the table of the Assembly. The Government should grant bonuses to the discoverers of quartz or other valuable discoveries. Nelson-, May 24. The motion favouring the annexation of the Greymouth district was proposed in the Council last evening by the Provincial Treasurer. There was not much discussion on account of the conditional character of the proposition, and the motion was carried by nine to five. Of the Wc3t Coast members, Mr Donne voted for the motion, Messrs O'Conor and Wilkie against it, Mr Reid withdrew, and Mr Mackley was absent.

Wives who do not try to keep their husbands will lose them. A man does the courting before marriage, and the wife must do it after mai-riage, or some other woman will. A farmer in Scipio, New York, has a turkey that has laid 100 eggs in 100 days, never missing a day on account of sickness or a circus in town, or any- j thing. •