SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (From our Own Correspondent.)

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 591, 4 March 1876, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (From our Own Correspondent.)

Auckland, Friday night. The Auckland Steam Packet Company, iftor conferences vnth Mr Coleman Phillips, have decided to apply to various governments interested, for subsidies for -.team sejvice between Auckland and New Caledonia. It is stated that Grey and Vogel will try the question of appropriation of capirution fees, and goldfields revenue, in the Supreme Court. Mills, captain of the cutter Euphemia, for stealing a load of peaches at Waagarei, \nd bringing them to Auckland for sale, was sentenced to six .months imprisonment. The City of Melbourne, for Sydney, and the Granada, for the South, left yesterday morning. They were detained all night by a N.E. gale. Williamson, who iras stabbed at Onehunga, was not expected to live yesterday. Mrs Teasdale, a monthly nurse, t;bobtained £5 4s in suit against Shealdon, for breach of agreement in engaging another nurse. Market produce sales to-day : — Potatoes reihsed 3a lOd to 4s 6d. Wairoa ehees' s<l ; but er, 9d; bacon in cloth, lid. Mr B'ickland offered farms at Howick and Papakura to-day, and the biddings were so bad that both were withdrawn. The highest ofik j r for Papakura farms with buildings was 6£a per acre.

CABLEGRAMS. London, February 29. In the House of Commons, Mr Goschen mad 1 ? a. speech censuring the Government, with reference to its proceedings concerning the loss of the Vanguard. The first Loul of the Admiralty defended the l government, and assumed tho responsi bility of not having caused Admiral Falleton to appear before a Court Martial. Ultimately a motion for production oi papers was agreed to. General Sohencke, recently American Ambassador, still remains in London. Don Carlos has entered France. War is over. > The Kevr Zealand Loan Mercantile Agency Company haa received the following telegram :—": — " London, February 29fch, 1876. -Wool left to date, 7d,000 bales, are sold. Competition is decreasing — market easier ; scoured market easier. We look for decline in cross-bred wools at the next public sales. Up to date 183,000 bales has arrived. The pros pects for next sales are not so good. Thi tallow market is quiet. Mutton £46, beet £U."

WINUTA. Af WELLINGTON Wellington. Tho police arc confident they have <*ot a trace of Wiuidta, tho Epsom numlerei, md thiu'c they will manage to apprehend i:m. It appoars that ho has como right through ft.ipier province, travelling on horseback, accompanied by 8 native woman — also mounted He has money, and .|)|>arently avoids -Maori settlements. An Auckland tnun (for whose father Harry at one tnno worked at Onehunga), is positive is to the m in. For obvious reasons the |iolicr-do not desire any farther particulais be made known at present,

Tauranoa. The concert in aid of the new church it K.ittik.ue, was a great success.

Mapter. The Hudson's immigrants complain of want of work. Sir Doimld McLean proeeds tor Wellington, per Grumula.

DI'NEDIN. New wheat to arrive sold at 4s 6d to 4s M, and good sample oats Is 10.