AN HEIR TO IRISH ESTATES FOUND. [From New Zealand Press Association.] (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) NELSON, Saturday. LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS. THE MANGERE BRIDGE TENDERS. IMMIGRANTS FROM LONDON.

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AN HEIR TO IRISH ESTATES FOUND. [From New Zealand Press Association.]

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) NELSON, Saturday.

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS. THE MANGERE BRIDGE TENDERS. IMMIGRANTS FROM LONDON.

WELLINGTON, Saturday. MVesrs. Danahei and Lanigau'a tender of £14,01)7 for tho Mangero Brulgo ha3 beou accepted. Tho 'Plupbo' sailed at midnight for tho North. She proceeds from Auckland to Sydney for now boilers. The lowest tenderer for tho VVaitaki Railway has been communicated with. Despatches from tho Agent-General announco that it has been arranged for the fol« lowing Bhips to loavo London : ' Parseo,' on January 8, with 80 immigrants for Auckland; 'Edwin Fox,' for Canterbury, on J.inuaiy 2.), with "<M Catitcibuiy and 2IS0 Otago immigrants,* tho latter being those intended to bo sent by tho ' Oberon' to tort Chalmers had that veesol not been found unsuitable (the contractor is to forward them por steamer to Otago from Lyttelton) ; tho ' Wild Duck' for Nelson, on January 21), with 150 immigrants for Nelson and Wellington, thoao for tho laltor place being forwarded at tho contractor's expense.

LYTTELTON, Saturday. Arrived: The ' Chanticleer, ' from llobarfc Town ; ' Oyreuo,' fiom Newcastle.

DUNK DIN, Saturday. Arrivals : ' City of Bombay,' from London; ' Woorlvillc, 1 from Newcastle. Mr. Trevor, tho heir to Irish estates worth 15, 500 per annum, who has hoen advertisicd for, lias Ijociti found under an assumed name harvesting in Southland. M.vrkftH : Klour, £14 per ton ; oatmoal, CIO Bran, 4s.; wheat, 4a. Gd. ; oats, 2s. to 2d. 2d.; barloy, (Is. Gd.; pearl barley, £1 Gg.

OIIIUSTOIIUROLI, Saturday. Mr. Hooves addressed bis constituents at Locston last niizlit. A vote of confidence wa9 carried by '2,'J to 10 — against a motion thanking him for his address, but disapproving of his unqualified support of tho FoxVoecl Mmisfciy.

NELSON, Saturday. Sovcnth Match : Afarksmou's Prizes — Oatcq (Wellinc'ton), 20 : ttroy (Nelson), 19; and Douglas (Otftgo), If. It ih expected ttiic tlio firing will be concluded by Wednesday. A giand ball is to be given to tho repre« scntativoa on Wednesday evening.

Tho sovcnth match was finished this afternoon at half-pust 3 o'clock. Tho skirmishing raatoh will bogiu on Monday. Everything is working very emoothly.

Tho speoial roportor of the T/iamts AilrcrUser thus describes tho shooting on Friday at tho Colonial Prize Firing :— " Tho firing at tho fiOO-yards range is over. Murray, •1\\, and missed his last shot. Hoskins made two outers and scored 21. Stono mado 24, and keep* second. .Richardson (Otago) made 2.'5, and shooting well. Hoskins heads by eight points over Richardson, and bix Stono. 2 35 p.m : Iloakins won Champion Holt ; Stono, Hecond. IToskins'a total, 181. 15 55 pin.: It has just been decided that Volunteer Thompson, of tho Thamos Naval Hngii'le, takos the fourth aggregate prize, and boats Volunteer Buchanan, of Otago, by ono point. Six Thames men are included in tho Noith Island team, who firo tho next match 3 p.m. '1 ho intorest in tho meeting culminated to-day. Two stages of tho /iftTi match woro iirod thia morning at the 500 yards range Lieutenant Iloakins, of No. 2 II. It. V., opened hadly, whilst .Seaman Stono, of tho T.N.R , led off with a bull'soye, and at ono tiino was within ono point of lloskins. Tho latter, however, pulled up, .uid at tho last rango out-distanood all uompotifcoiB. His last three shots wore bulls'-cyes, and his total scoro was 70 points. Stono made four Imlla'-oyes at the (500 yards, ami finished with 00 points. Thompson missed twioo at the last rango, and wns thrown out for tlio third placo in tho aggroliito. Ho finished \wth 50 points.— Tho l''ifth Match : Tho pn/os woro taken as follow :— Iloakins, Thames, 1st, £12 ; Stone, I'hamc"), 2nd, V.) ; Kichardsou, Otago, 3rd, £8 ; Rohi, WcBtlnnd, 4th, £7 ; Adams, Otayo, .'ith, £5 ; Buchanan, Otago, fith, C4; (irundy, Thamos, 7th, £',l ; (Jordon, Thames, 8th, £2. Tho Aggrogato: Tho points in tho aggiogate wero then counted, as follow :— lloskma (Thames), 181; Stono (Thamos), 170; Kichardson (Ota^o), 103 ; Thompson (Thames), 102. Buchanan, of Otaqo, wan ono point behind Thompson. Uaforo Hoskins lircd tho J.ust shot, ft lmf;e crowd g.itherod round, and when ho finished with a biiU'8-eyo ho was loudly ohoerod. When Uo tvud Stono oatorod the lanohoon boQlh