LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 822, 8 June 1871, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(PER GREVrLLE's telegram company, reuter's agents). Wellington, June 0. The Provincial Council of Wellington opened to-day. The Superintendent, in a long speech, recommended local taxation for the construction and maintenance of roads and the establishment of schools. Ho proposes to borrow £IOO,OOO on the special security of the Railway Reserves, for the purpose of constructing tramways, and to sell the land on a system of deferred payments. He was in favour of assisted immigration, and endorsed Dr Featherstone's views in respect to the purchase of the Manawatu block. Tauranga, June, 3. The schooner Tauranga arrived this morning from Auckland. The Thames Goldfields are still prosperous. Mr Mitchell, M.P.C., pleaded guilty to using abusive language to Chief Taipari, and was bound over to keep the peace in sureties of £SO each. The Golden Anchor claim reports a crushing of thirteen tons of stone, which yielded 23-|-ozs gold. Great dissatisfaction is expressed by the shareholders in the Caledonian mine with Rowe, the manager. The mine is still looking well. Poverty and Charleston claims have taken out very rich stone. The Golden Lion claim has taken out a hundredweight of specimens. The Alburnia has obtained some magnificent specimens, and the mine is looking well. The trial of Bird, charged with stealing specimens from the Nonpareil claim is going on.

Tatjba:ng,\, June 7. There is excitement among the Natives engaged on the Tiuipo and Tauranga road. Two of their number went recently to catch wild pigs, and one of them is missing. Mr Commissioner Clarke left yesterday for Auckland upon important business. Dunedin, June 6. Flour is saleable at £ls ; wheat easily disposable at 5s 9d to 6s ; oats are quoted without improvement at 2s 3d to 2s 6d; malting barley, 3s 9d to 4s. It is reported that J. C. Brown and Menzies have joined the Executive with a portfolio. Jerusalem Smythe's tender has been accepted for the Clutha Railway line for £21,000, being nine thousand below the estimate. Nothing decisive has been done in the University Council pending the arrival of the members by the Phcebe, and there is good reason to hope for amalgamation. At a public meeting the inhabitants of Oaraaru resolved to petition for the immediate construction of the main line between Waitaki and Moeraki. Arrived—Roslyn Castle, from London ; Bengal and Hydra, from Newcastle. Bishop Neville was consecrated yesterday at St. Paul's Church, in the presence of a large congregation. He was inducted in the evening. The Bishops of Wellington and Nelson where tha preachers on the occasion. Bishop Moran (Roman Catholic) delivered a discoure on education, last night. It was a very bitter one. He condemns the Otago system of education as about the worst possible. Mr. Barton surrendered to his recognisances, and asked to be discharged. The application was deferred pending the discharge of the Grand Jury. MrMacassey (who appeared for Mr Barton) read a telegram which intimated that it was rumored the prosecution had been abandoned because the " Otago Daily Times " employees intended to avail themselves of their privilege to refuse evidence, on the ground that they not bound to criminate themselves; whereas they were ready to undertake that no such privilege would be sought. There was an intimation from Mr. Barton that he considers the abandonment of the proceedings should be taken as an acknowledgment of the truth of the statements published bv him. He intends, without delay, to institute a civil action, for malicious prosecution against those who instituted proceedings against him. Mr Hislop goes to Wellington to confer with the General Government upon the proposed system of Colonial education. Mr Ee'd, in an official statement in the Provincial Council, urged the necessity of the Province availing itself to the fullest extent of the benefits conferred under the Public Works Act.