WELLINGTON.

Auckland Star, Volume VII, Issue 1858, 31 January 1876, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

L , ir - [Per Press Telegram Agency.] ; / ' . / ' Sunday. Reception of Sir Julius Vogel. ' At a request of a number of working men the Mayor has called a meeting for Thursday to give a worthy reception to Sir Julius Vogel. Commodore Hoskins has ordered the immediate departure of the Sappho from Auckland to Noumea. Should no man-of-war be available for the New Zealand station the Commodore will send one of the schooner gunboats commissioned to suppress slavery in the South Seas. Lord and Lady Normanby and suite leave for Auckland about the 15th proximo. They will probably remain North about three months.

Saturday. Arrest of a Passenger from Auckland

\ Yesterday Detective Parrell apprehended George Heyde Campbell on a charge of forgery. Campbell was a member of the firm of Culvert and Campbell, crockeryware merchants, in Dnnedin, and occupied a respectable position." After secretly leaving Dunedin, circumstances seemed to shew that Campbell bad altered a bill so as to make it payable for £141 17s 8d instead of £41 17s pd. An information was laid against him, and a warrant issued for his apprehension. was heard of him until yesterday, •jwhen Parrell caught him asleep in his bunk on board the Taupo. He has been in San Fraucisco since he has been away, but latterly he resided, in Auckland, where he has been doing some business. He is remanded to Dunedin. This day. j > Scullers Race. < Owing to .thei protest entered against Hearn being paid the stakes in the scullers race, it was pulled over again this morning. Hearn started with the lead, which he increased to the finish, coming in fiist by 30 or *10 lengths ; Pasooe second ; Turnbull third, 'being the same relative position as in the former contest.