MAIL FROM THE SOUTH.

New Zealander, Volume XXIV, Issue 2611, 14 March 1866, Page 3

MAIL FROM THE SOUTH.

The s.s. ' Queen,' which arrived on Saturday, brings us later news from the South. The intelligence is not important. The elections are still going forward. Messrs. Vogel, Murison, and Thompson have been nominated for Waikouaiti. A poll has been demanded, the show of hands being for Mr. Vogel. The Selwyn election (Canterbury) has resulted in the unopposed return of Mr. E. C. J. Stevens. Mr. G. Armstrong has been returned for Akraroa, defeating Mr Launcelot Walker, the late member. A protest against the declaration was read, on the ground that only one elector had demanded the poll on the day of nomination, the Act providing that "not less than two" electors should demand a poll. Mr. Moorhouse has been returned unopposed for Mount Herbert. At the nomination for IlcUhcote, Messrs. Hall and Buckley were the candidates ; the show of hands being in favour of Mr. Hall, a poll was demanded on the part of the other candidate. An address has been presented to Mr. Sewell, by the electors of Lyttelton. There would appear to be great difficulty to find any reliable candidate for that constituency, and Lyttelton Times recommends the election of a shrewd man of business. The Wellington city election has resulted in the defeat of Mr. Rhodes, and the return of Mr. Waring Taylor, Dr. Featherston, and Mr. Borlase. The following was the final state of the poll:—Taylor, fi24 ; Featherston, 312; Borlase, .'io9 ; Rhodes, IG9. The return is not official, but there cannot be more than one or two votes in the difference between any of the candidates. No less a number than 104 "plumped" for Mr. Borlase ; 10 performed a similar service for Mr. Rhodes, four for Dr. Featherston, and 2 for Mr. Taylor. The Hutt election resulted in the unopposed return of Messrs. Fitzherbert and Ludlam. Mr. Brandon is unopposed for Porirua. Mr, Eyes has been re-elected for Wairau. The robber of the national curiosities from the Wellington Museum had been discovered and tried for the offence. It seems that the man—named Young—was in prison awaiting his trial for burglary in a private dwelling, when he let out to another prisoner that it was he who had entered and robbed the museum, and he described the house to which the stolen property had been conveyed This came to the ears of the turnkey, who proceeded to the empty house described and there found the missing articles, which were at

once removed. The man Young was subsequently tried and sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment. From Napier we learn that the races had passed off very successfully on the Ist and 2nd March.