TELEGRAPHIC. (From the New Zealand Herald.)

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 254, 25 December 1873, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC. (From the New Zealand Herald.)

T-'uranga, Tuesday. Mr McLean returned from the Lake District hit night. The sentence of two months' imprisonment passed upon Christie, a native prisoner, expired a few days since. To-day he was placed on pa t v, and m uniform.

Wellington, Tueadny. It has been otatnd her© on excellent authority that the Hon Mr Bathcate will shortly retire from the Ministry, and be appo nted Resident Magistrate for Dunedin, in the plao of Mr Strode, retired. Mr O'Rorke, it la understood, will bee imo Minister of Justice The Hon W D, B Mantell i» seriously ill. The Wellington Kowing Clubs will send boats to the Canterbury interproTincial regal ta, including the Q tell* and Dolly Varden The following nominations hare been received for the Wellington Cup, to be run or. the 7th March next :-Mr It H Campbell', rh c Ca<taw»v, 3 years ; Mr R H. Campbells b fbv Traducer ; Mr brown's liiehint r , Mr Kfdwood's Dead Shot ; Mr Watt's ph m Culumny 4 years ; Mr Watt's b m Hatred, 4 years ; Mr E. Perkins b m Songstress, s years; Mr E Perkin> br f Batter, 3 years.

Grovmouth, Tueiday. J A. Bonar, M L A., a candidate for the Weatland'Supfnntpndoncr, addies^e.l the electors last niehfc, and obtained a vote of confidence

_, c Dunedin, Tuesday. Ihe standard Company is now accepting risks. The number of shares applied for in Dunedin is 33,772. A number of risks were accepted to-day. Charles Keid has bpen, appointed general manager of the Standard Insurance Company The Governor arrived this afternoon and reached lo.vnat half-past four H o drove overland 'from Onmarn instead of coming in the steamer, and was greaflv impressed with i the beaut y of the scenery on the road. He was met at £c Water of Leith Bridge, at the outskirts of town, by the Mayor and City Councillors, when an address was read fhe Governor was i accompanied by Lady Fergusson and the Superintendent of Otago Ho made an ex tempwe reply, and thanked them for their considerate reception. He had heard much of the beauty and greatness of Ota<n), Ho was glad he had com* overland, aa it fi avo him an opportunity o( judging of the country for himself. Both he and Lady Fe-gueson we N delighted with what they had lecn and hoped to remain some time in Dun«hn and see the working of those great public schemes whi-h had been imliat d i hree cheers were given for the Queen, three cheert for the Governor, and three for Lpdy Fergusaon. The Volunteers were i resent as a guard of honor. There was not a very lnrce n*>«r>A*- n of the public. After (he reply the Governrd^''' Government House. A very pretty nreh *m ereeter ..r Octagon, where a large crowd cheered at the G ? verftl > 'A ' Th(> Artillery at the same lima fired a salute. T,« Governor will hold a levee to morrow afternoon in tlie Provincial Uouncil Chambers.

The Lyttelton Times of areoeut date says :— "lt is worthy of note that a class of wool, of which a large quantity is P'-oduced in Canterbury, hu greatly reduced in value. We allude to inferior or-ss bred wool, for which there doei not appear to be any demand at all pommen.nirate with tho larpa • ■ipply rent home; and we would, therefore, counsel our fh'rp-farmers at once to commence reducing the quantity liy ©xorcisme greater judgment in crossing, nnd thereby endeaTounn? f> produce a description of wool with a dutinctuo character, and having the good qualities of at letitoneof tot btrMd* which haw bt«n intenaixtd."