TELEGRAPHIC.

Evening Star, Issue 4689, 12 March 1878, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC.

[Per Press Agency.]

The New Attorney-General,

Auckland, March 11.—At a Cabinet meeting this morning, Messrs Sheehan, Hoaui Nahe, aud Swainson were present. Mr Stout's appointment as AttorneyGeneral was postponed until to-morrow for the preparation of the necessary documents. Messrs Sheehan and Hoani Nahe, accompanied by a numerous suite, proceeded to Hamilton by special train to attend a banquet to sons of old colonists. The Italian war ship Christofero Colombo has sailed for South America. The electric light exhibite I by the Italian war-ship on Saturday night illuminated the harbor for a distance of a mile, and within that distance newspaper print was easily readable.

Native Matters.

Grahamstown, March 11.—Harapipi, a well-known Maori chief and a man of great influence, died at his settlement at Piako on Saturday. Deceased was about 50 years of age. ]New Plymouth, March 11.—The Natives between Parihiki and Opunake have 300 acres of wheat which was planted by a Taranaki tribe. They have bought two threshing macbiues. Kabui, an influential chief and ov, ner of one of them, states that it is the intention of the tribe to go in for wheat culture on au extensive scale. He says hitherto it has been only night, and they could not sec, but now that it is light they intend to devote their attention to those peaceful occupations which they were engaged in before the war. Kahui wishes this to be distributed throughout the Colony, that Europeans may know the peaceful condition of the Natives in Taranaki. The Government Policy. Welling lon, March 11.—It is stated that the Government will bring down the measures on which they intend to stand or fall within a^ fortnight after the meeting of the Assembly. Tliose measures will provide for a change in the representation of the Colony, a change in the incidence of taxation, and manhood suffrage.

Neil and Buckridge, recently arrested on suspicion of horse stealing, were brought up to day on two separate charges. After taking a good deal of evide»ce the prisoners were committed for trial on both charges. One Jacobsen, alias Mouravieff, was committed for trial on a charge of obtaining money by means of valueless cheques. He passed himself off as a Russian count.

Shocking Suicide. Nelson, Marcii 11.—Mrs Daley, wife of John Daley, Sub-Inspector of Sheep, and daughter of Mr Disher, of the Trafalgar Hotel, cut her throat this morning. She is not dead, but there is no hope of saving her. She has been in a very depressed state for some months.