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Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1236, 11 December 1874, Page 2

BY ELEGTRIO TELEGRAPTI,

[Anglo-Australian Press Telegraph Agency] WELLINGTON. December 9, 3.25 p.m. At twenty minutes past one with ordinary telescope Venus was seen to be just entering the Sun's disc. At twenty minutes to two she had fairly entered. At quarter to two the Sun was obscured by cloudy weather. It is now dull and cloudy with close heat. Dr Uector reports utter failure all over New Zealand. At critical moment the Sun wae obscured. Hopes are entertaiued for further observations at five.

December 10

It has been intimated to the Grovernment that the Governor desires to laud in Wellington as quietly as possible. The Mayor, Corporation, and several members of the General Government will meet his Excellency on the wharf, and an address of welcome will be presented. The Governor will then drive to Government House.

Mr Lemon, general manager of the Telegraph Department, has received the following message from the telegraphist at Queenstown :—" Pleased to inform you that Professor Peters, the American astonomer, was successful in taking observations of the transit of Venus here."

Messrs Dransfield and Moorhouse are both candidates for the Mayoralty of Wellington.

Dr Hector has been informed by xMajor Palmer that Professor Peters of Queenstown states he got good observations of the first and second contact at ingress but lost egress.

The Governor is bar bound at Mannkau. Ear too bad for Luna. She will bring the mail.

In the Court of Appeal to-day Judge Johnstone announced that judgment in the Marawhenua goldmining case would be delivered at next sitting by one of the three Judges who had taken part in the arguments and should be regarded as the decision of the Court if there was no objection. were raised.

In the Presbyterian General Assembly a report of committee on Union with Otago was read and discussed, ending in the following resolutions being carried, " The report of Committee in Union with Synod of Otago and Southland having been read it is resolved that it be received, and the Assembly express its willingness to acquiesce generally in the proposed scheme oi Union forwarded from Otago, and that it suggests to the Otago Synod the advisability of giving parties appeal in course of discipline and doctrine, and declares itself ready to bring the principle of synodical action into operation throughout the Church in order to facilitate completion of union."

NEWCASTLE. Arrived—The Marion from Westport