LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1488, 17 November 1874, Page 3

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

GRUMBLING OF THE FIELDING SETTLERS.

LADY FERGUSSON GOING HOME,

DEPARTURE OF THE GOVERNOR

COAST SERVICES FOR THE SAN FKaJnCIS :o MAIL.

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. About one hundred people, all told, straggling over a very large space, was ail who saw the Governor off. About thirty of the hijji and mighty ones escorted him down Brown's wharf, a few shaking hands with him. Upon stepping into the boat, the group of gentlemen on the wharf doffed their hats, and made a desperate attempt at cheering, but it was a regular Wellington one, not much more than resonant ihan a beggar's prayer, and not half so thorough. It was a mean spirited cheer. There was no wind, and for hours the little craft scarcely made any way, but the tide alone will tuke her out to-night. The Fielding block, though presenting all outward and visible signs of a happy settlement and prosperous, is iiot an Arcadia of bliss yet, nor is it likely to be. unless when every man shall sit beneath his own vine and tig tree. 'J ho cwmpany, being businesa-iike, insist upon the immig ants paying as they go', and a pret'y stiff instalment of that is expenses incurred in placing them upon the Jand. In consequence, the immigrants have not much to take wtekJ3' out of their wages, after deducting the liquidation mon-y, little is ltft for liquor, and they anathemise the "dead horse" business. They have little low, and will have less when the new pub has been opened a short time.

Madame Goddard gives her last performance this evening, and at the request of a number of citizens has consented to play some of Beethoven's music.

Lady Feryuss-on is expected to go horns in the ship Haleioue, which leaves here shortly. Auckland wtaild put Wellington under a heavy debt of gratitude if it would just now lend us a candidate for Mayor who would please all parties The N Z.S.S. Co. offer for the Inter-pro-vincial mad service, in connection with the San Francisco service, was £2300 per annum. The Government has declined and will only arrange from month to month, and not pay a'oDve £120 per trip. It is said they are waiting till the vessels building for the new <~>tago Company are on the coast, when they will get the contract. Mr Moorhouse is likely to staud for Mayor.

The Governor was unable to hold an Executive Council yesterday before his depal ture, to Cunsider the petition for McDonald's release. The matter ttands over till the new Governor arrives.