SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5238, 26 July 1876, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

NEW PLYMOUTH, Tuesday. IRONSAND SMELTING AT HENUI. A large meeting was held last night, convened by Mr. E. M. Smith, to explain why the smelting at Henui was a failure. He had diagrams, and said he defied tho whole colony to say that ironsand could not be smelted with commercial success. Ho pointed out that little of the iromaud had been put into the furnace, and a man having no confidence in its success was allow ed to "blow in" the furnace. If he (Smith) had a trial he would prove it could be run. — Mr Vivian, who is not a shareholder, thought Mr. Smith should have a chance. — Mr. Mathcson, a shareholder, said he had pointed out twelve months since what would happen, and his words had been verified. Ho moved " Having heard Mr. Smith, this meeting is of opinion that the dneetors would be con •ulting the intereit of the shareholders and community in allowing Mr. Smith the use of the furnace and needful materials to smelt the ironsand." — The 1 esolution was earned unanimously. Over 400 persons were pre •ent.

WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The N.Z.S.S. Co intend selling their re inaining stcanieis and winding up the com pany. A large number of shares have been taken in the newly pi ojected gas company, which undertakes to supply gas at ten shillings nci thousand feet. A committee of influential citi/em lias been appointed to decide upon the most suit able manner in which to perpetuate the memoiy of the late Dr Fcatherston. It is belies ed that alluvial gold has been discovered in a cieck at Wainuomata, about ten miles horn Wellington The delegates of the Wellington fiundh societies will meet tonight to decide as to what questions and biigjrtstions rcgaiding the new Fnendly .Societies Bill shall be submitted to the Go\ eminent'. 1 Fawny decided upon these matter, they will be telegraphed ticc to all fnendly societies, and the leplu-s will also be franked. The results will be then submitted to Government. This evening Jh. Kolleston will ask the Government when they intend to Ihipij down the t.ibles and tates in connection with th', new Fiiendlj Societies Hill.

ClIKISTCmiltCir, Tuesday. The Acclimatisation Society h.w \oted a sum of inono> to il;iy for tliu nitioiliiutioii of limnble Ijlcs fioui England.

pUNEDIN, Tuesday. In tho c.ise \FcBiidgo v. Brogden, for injurus sustained by plaintiff from a casualty on the i.uhvay line, ncai OiUn.uu, damages laid at £IJ)W, a \cidiot for £400 was retm ned The (huudinn says that the gentleman appointed by the Government as Lunacy Commissioner is a Dr.'S. Crae, late of tho District Asylum in Stirling, Scotland.