TELEGRAPHIC (From the Daily Southern Cross.) LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 181, 5 July 1873, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC (From the Daily Southern Cross.) LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

r, , ,„.,,. Tauranga, Wednesday. Colonel Hanngton is a candidate for the Provincial Council Mr Norri« haa consented to stand for the Provincial Council. Preparations avo being mAtTo for the reception of the Napier coach on Fridnjr. Captnm Tunlta declines to stand for the Provincial CounciJ. The native land diaputcs at Kiho-o-te-Kiore hare been ■(Btfclwl. The natives are q«iet.

Napier, Wedneuday. Tlje survey show that the Auckland and Hay, kes Bay bonudary line crosses the Napier and Tq,upo roa<J forty-eight miles from Napier, and two miles beyond Tarawera, where thete is a licensed house. i'lans of an immense hotel to be built by W.itt Brothers od the market reserve h,ive been drawn out, and tenders ape to be called for immc/Tuitely. It will be second to scarcely any Lotel in the colony in size. The body of a man named Warrington, who has been for some time mU»i(i« t was , found up in a tree in the Pohui bush on Monday, The body is much mutilated ;it is "supposed by rats. The deceased had loit all his Savings recently- at the Pohui hotel, of which he brother was proprietor, and which proved a failure. Owing to this he toot to drinking deeply, and became insaue. He had been living in the bush like a wild man for months past.

Wellington, Wednesday. The working plans for the Wu&iigaiiui and Waugaehu Railway are in a forward state. Tenders will bo invited before the end of the month. The ball to the Governor lust night was largely attended. Bis Excellency opened the ball with the Mayoress. The Superintendent proposed the Governor's health. The Governor replied, thanking the Wellington public for the handsomp reception ho had in.pt with, He apologised for the absenco of Ladj Fergusson through indisposition. In the course of his speech he said: — " I know perfectly well, as was observed by our worthy chairman, that we nre only taken on trial, but you have already shown bo much confidence in us that it will be our earnest endeavor to deserve that confidence, and show, taking the figure employed by the chairman regarding arfciclos of oonsumption, that'wj are neither hard nor unpalatable." H.M.s. Basilisk relieves the Rosaria on this station. The latter is at at gun practice. The ship A. Holt sails for lyttolton to-morrow. She will be worked thither by a- temporary crew. The captain hopes to prooure a orcw here.

Lyfctelton, Wednesday. Sailed t Evno, for'^.uclclnivl, with 30 suck* outs, 700 sncks potatoes, l>s eucks wheat, 400 bugs oatmrnl

Duuedin, W tuesdav. In the opening address to the Provincial C mncil Mr Macandrew said that the propo^d means would It * Mibmitled for tlic construction of eight railways as feeder-* to the main line for facilitating settlement. Ho hoped that Otago would •ooii possess such mean* of interim! transit aa would Pliable settlors to export produce equal to imports in value. Should a necessity arise Cor reserving land Cor «. ttlement on deferred payments, contiguous lo the hue of railway, and as the Southland Waste Lands Act made no provision for the same, ho would reeo'mnend the Otaga Waste Lands Act of 1872 being brought into operation throughout the whole of the united province. U<> suggested a proclamation whereby hundreds of acre* of land on the gold fields should be opened up. He hoped members would bury the hatchet, and strongly urged a discontinuance 6{ reply to the address. George Calder, perjpnator, has been committed for trial. Mr fiirton joins the Gbverutnent as Provincial Solicitor ; other offices remain as before. Mr*'lulime promise's a reconstruction at the ond of the session The Star apologises for tua attack on Maoatsey.

. - (From the New Zealanp Heraid.) Tannings, Thursday. , The 3 ?• Southern Cross arriTc^d at four o'clock last evening, but h'ai rtoTleft for &fnwa,- owiife la * south-onster blowing. The Napier coach left Taupathia mqrning for Taurnnga. Napier, Tlmmday. Jn tljo casp of Messrs Harding, charged with tho malicious destruction of a bridge, tho Jurlgo said that the act was a mere assertion of title. No pi oof of the existeneo of raaliro hml been given. Tho defendants had given notice to the Superintendent, and fenced tho road on both sided of the culverts. The Provincial Government- nhould have brought » oivil notion to try the ques'ion of title, and not proceeded by a criminal charge^ The jury acquitted the accused.- The Crown L'rosecaLoi' wild that ho would bring a fresh action in a new form. Three absent grand jurors were fined. Subsequently they appeared j and pleaded as excuse that no official notification of the" sitting of 'the Court was published in the new sp.ipers. The Registrar said that notification appeared in tho Provincial Qa&tte. Tne Government refused to allow the expense of advertising in newspapers. He had formerly had to pay the cost out of his own pooket. A. paragraph relative to the sitting of tho Oourfc had appeared m the Herald. Tho Judge strongly condemned the parsimony of the Government, and taid few persons read the Gazette.; the newspapers were the proper medium. He said the grand juror* were perfectly juttjiicd. in ignoring paragraphs in the Herald, or any other newspaper in New Zealand. The tines were accordingly remitted. • •

•' , „ \Vellington, Thursday. The coal Conwy hare sent to their London agents instructions to purchase a 300-ton steamer, of eight feet draught. Mr Dransfluld proceeds to M -bourne per Rangicoto purchase £7,000 worth of sailing <c|t»h Th« Customs revenue for the June , .irter is £22,095, qgainst £ 14,383 for the corresponding quarter !ast jeo.r. Tho Patent Slip Company's business is rapidly increasing, and it will be unnecessary to ask the Gorerninent for a guirantt© of tho interest.

Christchurch, Thursday, Zfc is reported that four candidates aro likely to contttt tlip Superintendency. The weights for the Melbourne cup aro i-rxTambourine, 7 (■tone 101b ; Lnrline, 7 "tone 81b ; Calumny, 7 iton.o 31b ;' Castaway, 6 stone. A company has been forced tq erect market yards, with a capital of £6000 in £5 ihorca, Arrived ; Bangitoto. The Crown Prosecutor hts decided to indict Miss Herbert e and others, charged with the manslaughter of iitiife. T lie first case under the Agricultural Lien Act cam* off in the Resident Magistrate's Court to-dar. A farmer had told oats which were under lien to Royce, Stead & Co, to another person, receiving money without paying off any advanoe, qnd subsequently fjWl hii schedule. I^oyse, Stead &Co sued purchaser for value of oat*, and recovered the amount. A criminal prosecution is probable The first iod of tlbo White Cliff* exteusion of thp Malvern Hills railway will he turned shortly.

Dunedin, Thursday. Mr Bastings staled that half a million would bo required to. put the road* in good order, The Northern escort; returns for the month amount to 7,020 ounces of gold ; for the half year, 45,791 ouncet. Mr Fish has tabled a motion to alter the electoral laws so as to compel the candidates for the Superintendency to deposit £50, which he shall forfeit if he does not poll one fifth of the votes polled, and that, candidates for the Council shall deposit : oti the same terms. Also & motion to extend the franchise to a!} niale pprsons aged twenty-five years. ' ' Mr Shand has tabled a want of confidence motion in Mr Tolmie's Government. Mr Webster has tabled a motion to altev the Council Ordinance, ao aa to prevent the Superintendent dismissing the Council at pleasure. It is proputed to espend £150,000 to connect the Mataura aivd Clnthn railway. W Richardson has presented a petition, signed by 80 girls, asking thafc scholarships shall be extended to them . The Government states that the charge made against Warden Beetham is untrue. Mr J. L. Gillies will contest Waikouaiti, against Pratt and Oliver. j