LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS. MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY. LOAN NEGOTIATION IN LONDON. INTERPROVINCIAL REGATTA AT WELLINGTON. [Per Greville's Telegram Co. (Reuter's Agents).]

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4602, 24 May 1872, Page 2

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS. MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY. LOAN NEGOTIATION IN LONDON. INTERPROVINCIAL REGATTA AT WELLINGTON. [Per Greville's Telegram Co. (Reuter's Agents).]

WELLINGTON. Thursday. A special telegram sfcatea that the second instalment of £1,000,000 of the Immigration and Public Works Loan was placed at 100 J. The Kegatfca Committee have decided to make a four-oared outrigger race, with or without coxswain, with a prize of £150, Aho, prizes for gig and whaleboafc races. The Government have instructed the police to prosecute Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland, late 1 iv charge of the Kariori Lunatic Asylum, i They will be accused of ill-using the ) patients. At the Appeal Court to-day the Lundon aud Whifcaker case was proceeded with. Mr. [ Travers continued his arguments. The Attorney -General commenced his address, after -which the Court adjourned. Tomorrow Messrs. Brandon and Allen "will lie heard on behalf of the Crown. ANeio Zealand Gazelle to-d"ay convenes the Assembly to meet for business on July 16. In the DiTorce Court the case of Fairbank versus Fairbauk, of Christchurch, was proceeded with. After counsel's argument the petitioner was examined. The respondent's defence is that the petitioner has been guilty of acts conducing to his wife's infidelity. Judgment is reserved. Another case of Seager versus Sea&er and c eager was taken, in which the evidence showed a long course of inh'delity on the part of the wife with the petitioner's brother, ranging over several years. ( The Court intimated that ifc was quite satisfied that the wife had been guilty of adultery. Judgment was postponed.

NAPIEK. Thursday. Over 200 natives are to be £easted tomorrow by the Europeans.

WHANGANUI. The son of Topia, a Tuaroa chief, of Upper Whangaaui,wa3 thrown from his trap to-day acd killed.

BLUFF. Thursday. The ' Omeo on arrival at Melbourne will proceed fco Port Darwin wifcli passengers. A hundred ,borfch3 have been engaged. Shares' in the South Pacific Steam Naviga« tion Company are being rapidly taken up in Melbourne.

CHRISTCHUUCH. Thursday. A public meeting was hold last night. A thousand porsoua were present. The object; of the meeting was to discuss the political situation of the province. A resolution was almost unanimously passed for a petition asking the Council to advise the Superintendent to obtain a dissolution of the Council immediately. Public meetings are contemplated in all the centres of population.