BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Westport Times, Volume VII, Issue 1045, 11 February 1873, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(FKOil OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.) WELLINGTOK Eeb. 6. The number of Brogden's emigrants shipped up to the present time has been —Men, 120S ; women, 879; boys, ISO j girls, 167 ; infants, 117. Brogden's tender for Brunner Coalmine's Bailway go in on Monday. At the official <leclaration of poll today, the Mayor attributed bis defeat to national differences being imported into the election. A coach upset to-day and injured several passengers. The Cabinet to-day rejected Brogden's tender for Moeraki and Waitake line. Tenders are to be invited for the line in sections. The Independent attributes the paucity of immigration to incompetency of Eeatherston's subordinates. GRAHAMSTON. Feb. 6. Eeports from Whangamata Goldfields continue contradictory. AUCKLAND. Carroll has been committed to trial for rape. The Kingites oppose the opening of the Tuhua Goldfields, claiming a portion land. Private advices from America say a tender has been sent to New South Wales Government which will secure a subsidy. The tenderers offer to place on the mail service twelve-knot English iron propellers, and convey mails across the Atlantic and the continent for a sum not larger than New Zealand pays Webbs. Burnside advises the United States Government to be cautious in granting a subsidy to Webb's line. CHRISTCHURCH. Eeb. 6. The interprovincial cricket match between Canterbury and Otago commencing to-day is unfinished. [The above telegram was handed in for transmission at Wellington office at 8 p.m. on Thursday evening. It is marked as having been finished at Westport at 10.50 a.m. Friday morning. It reached the Westport Times office at 11.31 a.m.] GRETMOUTH. February 10. A fire occurred this morning, totally destroying Strike and Blackmore's brewery and seven other buildings in Arney Street. There is no insurance on the block. The fire originated in a brothel. WELLINGTON. Eeb. 10, 9 p.m. The Cabinet meeting to-day postponed consideration of the report of Commission of Inquiry on Eyes, pending receipt of evidence. Tenders for Ashley and Ashhurton Eailway bridges awarded to E. G. Wright. The amounts varied from £200,979 to £19,853. The Independent to-day accuses the Nelson people Jot' petifogginy in wauta railway in sections. Stafford proceeded south yesterday to address his constituents. Coals £3 10s per ton here. Immigration returns show the total number shipped between July and November to be 6516, of whom 2057 were Brogden's employees. AUCKLAND. Eeb. 10. The Warwick hao arrived from

L.melon with IGG immigrants. Heavy gala did serious damage to railway embankment and swept 2000 feet of earth works into the sea. Harbor improvements in other places much damaged. NAPIER. Feb. 10. Heavy floods in country districts. Vessel Mary Ann Hudson driven ashore.