(From Our own Correspondent.) (Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency) (From the Daily Southern Cross )

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 390, 12 November 1874, Page 2

(From Our own Correspondent.)

(Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency)

(From the Daily Southern Cross )

It is considered Dr Pollen will put hi.s foot on the attempt of Williamson and Shoehan going home as Immigration Agents. The utility of their trip cannot be imagined.

Auckland, Wednesday. Meetings of the Caledonian and Crown Companies have re&olved to increase their capitals. The first wool sale for the .season was held by Mr Alfred Buckland at the H-iyiruikit to-cUy — 119 hales were catalogued and 142 sold. The sjlcs being earlier than usual in the season accounts for the limited quantity brought forward, There was a good attendance, and every lot but one sold. Prices obtained were— longwool in grease, lOd tolled; washed, Is 4d to Is 4id j scoured, Is 3d; half-bred in grease, 6 id to 9d ; merino in grease, B'£d ; washed, Is Id ; cross-bred Eftot Coast wool iv grease, 8?d.

B£d. Napier, Wednesday. The dinner given to Sir Donald M'Lean came off last night. It was a most successful affair. Joseph Rhodes, M.P.C., in the chair. There were present, the Superintendent, Judge Weston, Sealy, R.M.. and eighty others of the leading residents. After the Governor's health, which was cordially received, M' Lean made some graceful allusions to his Excellency. He expressed his regret at his departure from the colony, and referred to the zeal and impartiality which he had displayed in dispensing the important trust reposed in him. In replying to his own toast, Sir Donald adverted to the colonizing policy inaugurated by the Ministry of which he was a member ; to the progress of roads, railways, and telegraph extension ; to the purchase and lease of native londs; to immigration, and to the financial position of the colony. He then spoke on the abolition of the provinces which he strongly urged, and afterwards touched on the native question and peace policy, on the necessity of educating natives in the English language, so as to let them grow up with a knowledge of our English laws. He also referred to the Annuities and Insurance and Public Trust Acts as social measures of au important character, in which the lion Mr Fox took deep interest. Sir Donald's .speech was very well received, and on resuming his seat he was loudly cliecicd.

Bluff, Wednesday. Y. E. C. Derby :—Melbourne, 1 ; Stockbridge, 2 ; Scanmag, 3. Splendid lace; time, 2m 465. Melbourne Cup -.—Haricot, 1; Protos, 2 ; Diver, 3. Immense crowds on cour.se. Grand racing weather.

Melbourne, November 5. .£900,000 has been subscribed for the million and a li.if I \n, the rest has been taken up by the usso<i<! I ''..iiks at London minimum. Fiji is to be a <-!. \. i. «. -lony, and not an appendage of any other.

London, November 3. Tliu Faraday has recovered the Atlantic cable commenced relaying.

Berlin, October 29. The Emperor opened the Reichstadt in person, and m his speech said that the foreign relations with Germany were amicable, and that the friendship shown towards her powerful Empire was a guarantee of peace. The German policy was solely that of defence.

Wellington, Tuesday. •Sir George Avney will leave Wellington for Auck-

laud on the 20th instant. Tlie business before the Court of Appeal is unusi-.,\ll t > heavy. R. C. Hammcrton, Deputy-Registrai of the Supreme Court, has been appointed Secretary to the Stamp Department, which fills up the vacancy caused by the retirement of Brandon. ] r.ainmerfcon will occupy a higher position than Brandon did, and will re-model the office altogether. The office of Chief Cleric will not be filled up at present pending certain changes. There have been five deaths on board the Star of India, three wer6 children, the other two were a man, who, in a fit of insanity, jumped overboard with his child in his arms, who wero both drowned. Six births occurred on the voyage.

Christenurch, Tuesday. The Metropolitan Races opened to-day. The , weather was dull but the attendance good. Free Handicap, of 50 soys, added to a sweepstake of 5 soys ; distance one mile : Remnant, 1 ; Alice Grey, 2 ; Y:\tterina, 3 ; Batter, 4. Betting even against j Yatterina; 3 to 2 against Remnant; 4 to 1 against others. After several falsa starts caused by fidgeting of Yatterina the Jut got away on bad terms, I Alice Grey leading, with Batter second, Yatterina f losing several lengths. When half way round, j R mnant commenced to go up, and passed Batter. Then challenged Alice Grey for lead. Yatterina I .il.so commenced to up, but had lost too much ground to be dangerous. A splendid race resulted down i the straight, Remnant beating alice Gray by half a tangth, and Yatterina a good third. Time—l mm

49^ sees. Melbourne, October 28. Mr Woods' motion in favor of opening the public institutions on Sundays has been negatived by 39 to 25. The strike at Fulton's foundry terminated by the submission of the men. An education vote, amounting to something like half a million, has been passed. In the Assembly, the Premier stated that though Buchart had been declared sane, the Government had no power to discharge him from custody. A young woman named Watson, recently married, has been burned to death at Inglewood by the accidental burning of the house in which she lived. An action has been commenced in the Supreme Court by Moore <fc Co against McCulloch, carrier, to recover £15,000 for value of wool lost from a barge in the Murray river. Richmond, in Wilson's stables, is heavily backed for the Maribyrnong Plate. A telegram from Calcutta contains advices of the loss of 140 horses per Udstonc, owing to stormy weather.

Hobart Town, October 27. On the morning of the 13th a tidal wave occurred at Point Davey, and in the afternoon there was a severe earthquake, which shook the houses. It was distinctly felt on board vessels some distance from shore.

London, October 28. Count Avnheim has been admitted to bail. The Cambridgeshire stakes resulted as follows :—Prentice, 1 ; Chieftain, 2 ; Lord Gowran, 3. Forty-six horses ran. The Brindisi portion of the Australian September mails was delivered on the 25th. The bulk of the Sydney letters was missing, but are exexpected via Southampton.

Paris, October 28. Due Pecazes, in a speech at Bordeaux, said he was specially instructed by President MacMahon to watch all circumstances for the preservation of peace, and in fulfilment of that duty ho wold claim strict observance and loyalty of executive conventions with other powers.

Singapore, October 26. It is represented that Nana Sahib has been wandering in the north-eastern provinces of Bohtan and Assam; that he crossed over to Barveilly (a district in ihe north-western provinces); but it is denied that he went to Nepaul. A difference of opinion has arisen amongst medical men as to his age, and the question of identity is causing a deal of interest. Mr Tressider, a surgeon who was at Cawnpore in 1858, the year in which Nana Sahib perpetrated his horrible atrocities, fails to recognise him. Other witnesses have, however, been called, including Messrs Mowbray and Thompson. The Sycyda who arrested him is convinced that the prisoner is none other than Nana Sahib.