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Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1223, 27 October 1874, Page 2

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[Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency.] NELSON. October 24. Mr Shephard addressed his constituents last night. Strong resolution passed in favor of Abolition of Provinces ; also, vote of confidence in Mr Shephard. A crowded meeting was held at the Provincial Hall last night, to discuss working of Executive Act, and the action of present Provincial Government. Resolutions in favor of Government passed almost unanimously. Owing to tho Goveruor-not hav ng refused hia sanction within the prescribed time to the Nelson Loan Bill for borrowing £30,000 for harbor works, the Bill has become law. POET CHALMERS. . October 24. The Jessie Readman, from Glasgow, has arrived with 267$ state adults. All well. The whaling barque Splendid starts on her first cruise to-morrow. DUNEDIN October 2-4. The. stock owners in Tuapeka and the Dunstan districts have sustained great losses owing the late severe weather. Messrs Sutherland and Poison aloue have lost £2OOO lambs. All the single girls per Invercargill have found employment at from £26 to £32 a year. The supply is still inadequate. One married couple got £BO, and another £OS, The police are contesting the right of publicans to hold two bars. A few hotelkeopers have been summoned. The cases will be hes.nl on the 2 ( Jth inst. At the first sale of new season's sugar, yellow crystals realised £2B 15s finest £32 15s to £34; fine yellow, £3l 10s to £32 7s Oil; finest yellow, £33 ss; finest white, £3O 10s to £55 10s; finest snowdrop, £3O 5s to £3O 7s Gi. At the sale of Mr G. M. Bell's shorthorns, at East Taieri, the highest bids were for the cows Queen of the I'mtterflies and Ruby, which realized 325 and 200 guineas respectively; both were knocked down to Mr F. Kitching for Mr Jose,.h Clarke, of Moa Flat! The cattle realised 4800 guineas. The estate, comprising about, 4(;0 acres, sold at prices ranging from £ls to a 620 an aure, the sale was the most important ever held in the colony. The breeders of the North Island and Canterbury were well represented. Victoria also had buyers, but the whole herd was secured for Hew Zealand. October 2G. A Press Club is now fully started here. At meeting on Saturday night sixty members were preseut. The meeting proceeded to elect officers. Bell, of the Evening Star was elected president. The Press Dramatic Club give a performance on tho 9th November in aid of the " Hattie Shepherd Memorial Fund." WELLINGTON. October 22. The Douglas has arrived from London with 165 immigrants. She is now beinsc towed in. Supposed to have been outside some days ago but blown away. October 23. The Douglas was towed in late last night and has been placed in quarantine. She had a very rough passage and much sickness amongst children. Thirty-one deaths, chiefly from measles and whooping cough. There are still twenty cases under treatment. October 24. Tho Government received per Tararua a telegram from the AgentGeneral, dated seventh October, in which he advertises the following immigrant ships as having sailed during September : Cospatrick, with 420 souls, for Auckland ; Geraldine and Janet, with 390, for Canterbury ; Clarence, with 340, for Napier; Carnatic, with 200, for Marlborough ; Crusader, with 370, for Canterbury ; Dilbarie, with 370, for Auckland ; Margaret Galbraith, with 134, for Otago ; and the Nelson, with 310, for Otago. NAPIER. The ship Rosella, from California bound to Uunedin, 76 days out, met with such heavy weather on the 1 assage that she sprung a leak, and had to put in here for repairs.

October 23. Tho Denny has arrived from Glasgow with 25S immigrants. All well. NEW PLYMOUTH. Ootober 24. The Tnranaki Steam Navigation Company have resolved to wind up the company, and sell the Goahead. AUCKLAND. October 23. Correct insurances on late fire : —■ New Zealand, £750 ; Victoria, £OSO ; Imperial, £500; National, £250; Standard, £500; Norwich Union, £450; actual loss. National only partial loss. October 24. An animated discussion occurred in the English Church Diocesan Synod, on innovation in the Church service. Several clergymen and laymen strongly condemned the forms introduced by some youug clergymen, particularly singing a hymn before the Communion service, the incumbent going on his knees and the practice of turning to the East. Three clergymen defended the alteration in Church forms. A motion was made " that this Synod deprecates all alterations in the Church service, unless carried by fivesixths of the male members of congregations at a meeting publicly called to consider the question." The debate was adjourned. The Bank of New Zealand halfyearly meetiug was held at noon on Wednesday. The report showed a nett profit of £45,703, and a balance from last half-year of £13,212. A dividend of ten per cent was declared, and also a bonus of ss. A balance of £13,916 was carried forward, and the report was adopted. The Hon. James Williamson was elected director vice Mr Taylor, resigned. Mr Taylor was elected auditor. LATEST ENGLISH & AUSTRALIAN NEWS. AUCKLAND. October 26. The Hero arrived last evening. She brings later telegrams. EUEOPEAN NEWS. fPJEE BEUTER'S SPECIAL CABLE.) LONDON. October 10 to 15. The ship Kentbridge, for Sydney, collided with the ship Candator, (?) for Melbourne and foundered off Lizard Point. Ten men drowned. Discount 4 per cent. The Duchess of Edinburgh has been delivered of a son. Middle Park Stakes won by Plebeian. October 17. Several Carlist battalions have sur» rendered Basque Towns afid demanded peace. Cairns, the new Governor of Queensland, leaves for Brisbane to-day. Wool unchanged. Wheat, 5s 3d. * AUSTRALIAN NEWS. SYDNEY. Messrs Russell and Samuel are negotiating regarding the Californian Mail. They have resolved to continue joint action. The Annual Session of the Congregational Union has declared in favor of denominational system of education. MELBOURNE. Goldsborough and Break o' Day are in favor for the Melbourne Cup. The latter won the Ballarat Cup easily.

BRISBANE. Advices from the Palmer diggings state that miners are starved out and leaving by hundreds. A famine is feared uext winter unless the Gavernmeut opens communication. ADELAIDE. Breadstuff's firm, wheat 5s 4d.