LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS. [BY TALAGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Friday.

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LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS. [BYB Y TALAGR APH. -PRES S ASSOCIA TION.] Wellington, Friday.

Tin G>\ eminent ha\e recen od reassuring t K^i.uiH le^p'ctiug t!i* M.wri ci.ize in tli 1 Xottli. A l.tr<p number of natives aie still assembled there, and have announced their intuition of the millennium. Tho Coloni.il Sect I'ta-iy is drafting a bill for presentation to Parliament ne\t M3->sion, dealing with the reconstruction of the Legislative Council. The principle of the bill, however, has not been made public. A meeting of the Executive Council was held at Government House to day, the Governor presiding. A good deal of ordinal y routine business, which had accumulated during hi* Excellency* absence from the colony, was transacted. The question of colonial defences waw freely rtincus-«ed, and the steps already taken by the Government were laid before his Excellency, who eta ted that had he been present he would himself have recommended the comae taker. It is understood tint the names of several gentlemen whom the Government intend to c ill to the Legislative Council were submitted to (rdt^rnor, but as thcue pentleiu<m theiiHelvei have not been coinmunic.vted with, no information has been div.ilcec 1 . The Miniver for Public Woik-. lea\es fur Napier "ii Monday night. From Napiei ho poes to Auckland. A nn'Ptuif!' of the Cabinet v. ill be held at 1) o'cl >ck to-moirow inorning. Mr Scrldon, M.H.K , and Mi Ciintnond, Wo«tl.inl Couiitv cli.ii.iu.n Mined in tow.i t'l-il.iy to infei view Ministers with re ird to ceitim West Cm 4 n attt i*.