LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2603, 8 May 1869, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, May 7, 7 p.m. Titokowaru was reported to be at Te Ngutu O te Manu on Monday. Fifty Wanganuis have marched to Patea to reinforce Colonel Lyons. Mr Booth has warned Europeans not to meddle with the Waitotaras at Putiki, as they were not Titokowaru’s men. The Waitotaras have moved off towards Wangaehu, leaving their baggage at Putiki.

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Hokitika, May 7, 4.10 p.m. The s.s. Alhambra arrived in the roadstead on Wednesday evening. Left Melbourne on 30th ult., and had a fine passage across. The mails were landed this morning. Melbourne, April 30.

Further action has been taken by the Assembly, which resulted in Mr Batters, late Mayor of Melbourne, member for Portland, being expelled the House.

Mr C. E. Jones has been favourably received at Ballarat after bis expulsion, and offers himself for re-election. Mr Butters also offers himself for re-elec-tion at Portland.

Captain Matthews, Lloyd’s Agent, is dead.

Further Natal news is unfavourable; there is great distress at the diggings. Ah Coy, late Chinese interpreter, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for swindling a countryman.

Schaffer has been released, and a subscription made. Serious troubles have arisen in Fiji. The Company is not able to give land, and a Native war has commenced.

Bowman, connected with bribery cases in the Assembly, has been reprimanded by the House. Hugh Glass and Quarterman, two large Victorian squatters, have been committed to Melbourne Gaol, by a vote of the Assembly for bribery. The numbers on division were —ayes, 34; noes, 29. Commercial: flour, Victorian, £l3 to £l3 10s. Wheat is in request at 5s 7d to 5s 9d. Six thousand bushels of New Zealand oats were sold at 3s lOd.

Sydney, April 30. Advices from Fiji say that hurricanes have devastated several islands, and that fighting bad commenced at Suva.

The Bishop of Newcastle has delivered a charge against ritualistic tendencies.

Mr Murray, formerly of Tasmania, has commenced proceedings against Mr Parkea, late Colonial Secretary, for statements made in the Assembly. At the fiandwick races, on April 27, the Champagne stakes were won by Lamplighter, 1; Fop, 2; Charon, 3; the Leger by Coquette, 1 ; Earl, 2. On April 29, the Maiden Plate was won by Earl, 1; Gasworks, 2 : The Gold Cup by Barb, 1; Stumpy, 2; Tim Whiffler, 3.

Queensland, April 29. Gold has been discovered at Mount Wyatt, in the Port Denison district. Adelaide, April 29. Favourable news has been received from the Northern territory. Madame Anna Bishop’s concerts were crowded. The Governor has returned from his Northern tour.

The Government has appointed a commission of enquiry into the system of keeping public accounts. The Bishop of Adelaide has condemned ritualistic practices. Oil springs have been discovered at the junction of Ueedy Creek and Coorang. High floods have been experienced in the Darling, Bogan, and Warrego districts.