TELEGRAMS.

Bruce Herald, Volume IX, Issue 827, 11 August 1876, Page 6

TELEGRAMS.

{From the ' Dunedin Evening Star.') Auckland, August 4. One of the immigrants has escaped from the Quarantine Station. It is supposed that some friends went down in a boat and conveyed him away. Napier, Augxxst 4. There is some talk of a company starting to pnrcha-e the Grahamstown and Tararu Tramway and lay it down iv Carlyle s'reet and Hydrabad road to the Spit, a distance of two miles, at n- arlv dead level. The proposed line woul ■■'• effect a great reduction in the cost of cartage. The Acclimat sa'ion Society Committee has resolved to send for a shipment of trout ova to Otago, f ■ r salmon to California, for inse tivprous birds to various parts of the Coloay, and for other birds to the Home Coxmtry. Wellington, Axxgxxst 5. The Fitzreuter has brought 320 German immigrants, but as tbe continental agents despatched them after receiving instructions from the Agent-General not to send any more foreigners, the Government have refused to recognise them, and at the request of Mr Krull, the German "Consul, the Government will probably permit- them to have quarters temporarily in the barracks, but without prejudice to any future proceedings between the Government and the agents. Intimation has been received by the Telegraph* Department that the cable-steamer Edinburgh had beer, spoken with by wire, and she will probably have joined xxp between Port Darwin and Banjoewaugie by this afternoon. The cable between t enatig and Madras, and the line* across Siberia, are still unrepaired. A shock of earthquake was felt at four o'clock this morning, preceded by rumbling. AxTCJ.vLA.NP, August 5. The Kapanga Company, Coramandel, is driving in splendid golden stone. Messenger, a Queen street fruiterer, has been brought up on two charges of evading the Customs, and making false declarations relative to the coments of a bale of paper bags landed from the steamer Hero. The case has been remanded.

The barque Vallego has arrived from Liverpool after a passage of 103 days. She brings the remainder of the waterworks plant and a general cargo. An apprentice fed from the topsailyard while shaking out a reef when the ship was going at the rate of ten knots. The gale was too high to lower the boats, and nothing more was seen of him.

New Plymouth, August 5. E. M. Smith leaves here for Wellington

interview the shareholders relative to oping allowed to have a trial at smelting theironsand. The shareholders here have passed a resolution strongly recommending the Wellington shareholders to assist Mr Smith in obtaining the opportunity of using ' the company's furnace and material to test the practicability of smelting the ironsand. Tauranga, August 5. The Wairoa Native meeting is over. It was decided axmost unanimously to open the Kiuma for gold prospecting. Parties will go out in a few days.

The ' Bay of Plenty Times ' announces a large Native meeting next week at Ohinemutu, regarding the leasing of the Korokoro countxy or selling it to the Government. Westport, August 5. The first train fox* passengers and goods traffic ran to-day on the Mount Rochfort line. For the present month four trains per week will run.

RivEATON, August 5.

The statement made in the Assembly by Mr Stout and contained in page 274 of '.Hansard,' tbat Mr Reynolds while here on a visit, re Riverton Harbor, said to Mr M.'Gillivray, "Be" sure and come up next session and. support the (-overnment, and I will get your harbor endowment for you," has been contradicted. A letter has been written to Mr Keynolds signed by everyone present at the, interview, characterising it as a -gross calumny. Mr Stout gave Mr Theophilus Daniel as his authority, but Mr Daniel, in a letter in to-day's 'Western Star,' says he never made use of those words to Mr Stout. Mr M'Gillivray has also written a letter denying that Mr Reynolds made such a remark.. The 'Star' has a strong article commenting severely on Mr Stout's conduct. ■■ • . '.' ;";'.'. \ Wellington, August 7 ; ''.'"Much- delay and inconvenience have occurred "respecting the : 4*20 German inxini--grants who. arrived a few days ago per Fitz; Renter. - -The ' Government are unable to ■recognisethem- as - Government immigrants, , but fit the.requestfbf the German Consul, Mr Krull, fcbgy have ; consented to receive them into the r de*po*!; /and ,w4ll assist the. Consul in their location and -axahxtenancei! /They will he landed; to-morrow, ■ -jit -appears', that in - 1874 Dr 'H'eatherstoh^ toqft.,'pyer Slowihan's contract 'witE the. Queensland Government for -the^supply of free 'Gdvernhxent 'ixiuni-.] grants, and Dr- : Featherstbh,furth;er engaged ' ■with .a MrsMirphner, Jwhb ;^cte&> as agent' for- the; New/ Zealand Gove*mment,-that^-bn' completion of said contract within the time specified, he, Kh;chner, should send out «^OOO

more free iiiuiixgrants, : re*nuhefatibri4;b be til 1 , per head. 'This ' latter j arrangement' '■■was''; entirely contingents on'the -" Queensland cotfr ' tract time, viz/, 14th "November. :•' "vThis was' not done; '';•.; Subsequently instructions were ; received by ■ the.. Agentttf eneral .f rom • ! New-v Zealkud to stop,, all, further free continental) immigxatipny -and the ( several agent3,;w,ere 'advised.iaccordingly ; bixt they immediately , professed to' have promised free passages, to ' some 3, 000 persons, and to have engaged the.necesaary shipping. The Agent-General refuseditb' accept 'such arirangement^ and it :turned;put that no 'sxich agreements -or p + rbv. ■mises had beett'madb ; : in; fact,' it x#°as { 'B*abse- ' •quently admitted that < the immigrants^ per ' Fitz Renter j constituted ;fche>-entire'number-to whom; free /passages hacLrbeeri promised.;) < Thjß AgentrGeneral ,dem-krred> ; h<-»?w-ever, ,tp. * eyeix these, immigrants • being sent out, alleging that,it Was done 'directly in opposition to his '; ihstrixctiohs. j The question of who has to pay. for their passages, will •„ be settled in Europe. '../, ■ •■>■".•;-"- --' The 'liiowry 1 Bay estate was put up- to ■auction : this afternoOhT I The highest bid. reached ' was ; L2, 700. It was then with-' . drawn. Its ioriginal cost? was L 9,000., 000. :J X X ,*>..'•' ;!' -'Auckland, August 7. ■, ' iMr Barnes -Watt has ibeen appointed a Director of the Bank of New Zealand vice , vMr. Wilson deceased. ' ' y X.' Hokitika, August 8. Messrs Mark Sprot and -Go. sold the Freight Co.'s- boats to-day.. They s realised as felons: The Circe, 11,420; the, Sarah and Mary; L 970. iNVERCAKGiiiL, August 8. At the request of a number of citizens the Mayor has convened a public meeting for Thxxrsday evening to consider the action of the Provincial Government in removing Messrs Mituhell and Dundas from the Southland Waste Lands Board. Arrow 7 , Axxeust 8. A young man named Henry White, a saddler, attempted suicide here to-day by taking prussxc acid. He was saved by prompt measures taken by Dr Lake, and is now in custody. Napier, August 7. Great concern is felt hex*e on account of the fall in wool. There is a report current that scab has made its appearaixce in a flock in the southern part of the Province, and that some cattle in the Kaxkoura district show symptoms of pleuropneumonia. A meeting of creditors of W. K. M'Lean was held to-day. He was formerly private secretary to Sir D. M 'Lean. M'Lean made an ofter of 5s in the £. The creditors appointed a committee to investigate his affairs. He owes the Colonial Bank LI.SOO, and has few assets.

Tbe barque Oriental, from Maiden Island, that put into the Bay for shelter last week, go"; under way yesterday, and resumed her voyage to Dunedin. She is under the command of Captain Francis, who used to have charge of the s.s. Taranaki. Capt. Francis has been three years in charge of Maiden Island collecting guano, and has j ust been relieved.

Captain Russell left in the Rangatira to^ day, resxxniing his parliamentary duties. Mr Ormond remains*behind. It is reported that the latter is much dissatisfied with the Government, and would not be willing to join a new party to ou^t the Ministry. Grahamstown, August S. A conference of local bocVes was held last night (the Borough Couucil and the Waiotahi District Board being represented) to discuss Sir George Grey's Separath n resolutions. Resolutions were carried almost xxnanimously affirming the desirability of preserving the unity of the Colony ; the division of the Colony into counties and municipalities for the purposes of local selfgovernment, to be subsidised from the consolidated revenue ; and that such local government should have full control over its own affairs and revenues.

C' RISTCXITTRCH, Axi£ritst 9

A petition for the release of W. P. Townend, who was committed to prison at the last session of the Supreme' ourt for manslaughter in a midwifery case, hag be.cxx signed by 5,000 people, and will be forwarded to MrW. S. Moorhouse, M.H.R..

to-Hay. The Acclimatisation Society have obtained 20,000 trout ova by artificial meaxxs f r hatching. Mr E. G. Griffiths, being about to leave the Colony, offers the whole of his' extensive racing stud for sale.