WELLINGTON.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1826, 22 December 1875, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. Mr Fitzhertoert's Candidature. Mr Hutchison is working the Hutt against Mr Fitzherbert, and is backed by a number of influential settlers, which surprises a great many people, who wonder what Mr Fitzherbert can have done to alienate their attachment; but despite the laTge and active personal hostility to the Superintendent, it is thought the old man will be returned. There is a strong feeling in favour of Mr Fitzherbert in Wellington. People who are not admirers of him by any means say that every vote cast by the Hutt for Mr Hutchison will be a disgrace to it. The New Zealand Times has come out strongly in favour of Fitz., asking the Hutt people to stick to their old representative. The Post and Argus also support the Superintendent, but the contest is likely to be warmer than many anticipate.

Five People Pall into a Grave. Yesterday a man fell off the Manawatu ; he waß killed. Being a Catholic his body was taken to the Catholic cemetery. While the funeral service was being read some of the mourners attempted to do something to the planks upon which the coffin rested. The plank broke and fell into the grave, accompanied by the coffin and five men who were standing round. There was about two feet of water in the grave, and that and the yellow clay made such a mess of the unfortunate five that the gravity of the proceedings was sadly interfered with. The Newspapers. The Times is very severe upon Mr Travers, and he in his turn is equally severe upon the Times. The Argus is by far the most peaceable in its comments of any of the three papers. The Telegraph is supposed to be dead, none having seen a copy of it for some days.:> ''.- .'■ ii ■ ■ ■■••■ A Wail in the Government Camp. The friends of the Government are a good deal disappointed at the defeat of the Hon. Mr Reynolds at Dunedin. ; Threatened Libel ActionMr Hutchison, it is said, is going to proceed criminally against Mr Henry Anderson for some comments regarding him which he sent to a Wanganui paper. Mr Anderson is aaid to be rather amused than otherwise at the idea. The Cook Straits Cable. . The telegraph people are busied making arrangements for picking up the cable. It is expected an attempt will be made in a couple of days more. ' , " ,', The Italians. There are still a few of the Italians hanging about the depot, though'generally speaking there are no unemployed. V, ~