BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 998, 23 August 1872, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(from our own correspondent.) WELLINGTON. August 22. To-day, Staflord made an able and moderate speech on the motion of want of confidence. Eeid, of Ohigo, also made a damaging speech against the G-overnment. Bunny, of Wellington, and others, have also spoken. Messrs Gillies, Wood, Eolleston, Williamson, Fitzherberr, Monro, and Wilson, will speak against the Government on separate grounds. Fox replied to Stafford, and said that his speech was weak, and no grounds were shown therein want of confidence. The defeat of the Ministry is looked upon as absolutely certain.

(per gtceville's telegram company.)

At 3 o'clock this morning, a fire broke out on the barque City of Newcastle. The fire got good hoid, but was extinguished. lucendiarisin is suspected. Two kerosene tins were found, with holes punched in them as with a sheath-knife, and traces of oil found from the galley to the forecastle. John Eannie, seaman, has since been arrested on suspicion. John Guilford, a fireman, fell down the hatchway and broke his back. He has since died. 12 45 p.m. John Eannie, the suspected incendiary, was brought up, but has been remanded. Arnott, late proprietor of the ' Wairarapa Mercury,' has died suddenly; supposed to have committed suicide. He leaves a wife, but no family.