TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4144, 31 May 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, May 29th. Owing to continued illness inthe family o£ Mr Justice Williams, Mr Justice Johnstoa will hold the next sitting of the Suprema Court at Dunedin, and Mr Chapman (by special commission) will hold a session of tha Supreme Court at Invercargill

Auckland, May 29th. The races to-day were attended by aboufc 1200 people.

The Champagne Stakes, 100 soys., sweepstakes 10 soys ; 3 entries. The race, taken from the first, was between Walter's FannyFisher colt, and Buckland's ArieL The former wen by a quarter of a length. Fanny Fisher colfc, 1; Dainty Ariel, 2; Watt's Luna, 3.

Steeplechase, 30 soys, sweepstakes 3 sovs^ 3 miles. Shamrock, 1; Islesman, 2. Rustic, Paiua, Arrow, and Moose also ran. Rustic: was the only one that cleared the first jump, and got a loug way ahead, but baulked at the fence at the bottom of the hill. Oa being put to it again he struck it heavily, hurting his leg. Islesmau fell at the hedges and Shamrock took the lead, but Islesman's jockey soon le-mounted aud overhauled the leader, and made up 300 yards in half at mile, but. lost by half a length. The Autumn Handicap of 50 soys., with s sweepstake of 3 soys.: Walters's Yatterina, 9st 101b, 1; Maori Weed, 9st 41b, 2 ; The Belle, 7s fc, 3. Five started. Parawhenusj, 9st 51b, was scratched ou the ground thafc he was overweighted. Half-way round Yatterina took first place. A splendid race ensued, and was wou by a length. Captain Casey has sent a lawyer's letter the Star, demanding £50 and an apology foe publishing an account of the passage of the steamer Gemini, under the heading " Dangerous Voyage of the Steamer GeminL Nearly Lost." The Star replies, declining te retract or to pay—" You will, therefore, be so good as to proceed with action alluded ta with as much expedition as may be convenient to your client."

The Prorogation speech was merely formaL The Superintendent said he had transmitted,, for the information of the Governor, resolutions passed with regard to proposed Constitutional changes, which [would abrogate am Act of Parliament passed in 1552, for feffi

purpose of granting a Representative Government to the Colony of New Zealand. Mr Vesey Stewart writes to the Cross : — "We have at present forty-seven families for the block. About thirty-two. families Will accompany me, and twelve more follow in September. I 'had the pleasure of meeting the Hon. Mr Vogel in London, and he received me most cordially, and, I am happy to state, has fully and honourably carried out with me all the provisions of the agreement entered upon between the Hon. O'Rorke -and myself. We-start frem Belfast in two ships. The first will contain my family and special settlers, and about 100 single girls, nnder Mrs Stewart's charge. The second will follow in three or four days, and will contain specially well selected farm servants, and agricultural families of a most superior class. In fact, some of them will be almost equal to special settlers. Dr Featherston and the Hon. Mr Vogel both kindly consented to come to Belfast to see us off." CHKTSircmjEcn, May 29th. Mr Harper has given notice of a motion in the Provincial Council that it is desirable resolutions should be considered during the present session, witli regard to a tenure and pasturage lease which expires in ISSO. The Lyttelton Times condemns this as undesirable to discuss such a grave question at the close of a session in which there has been so recent a change of Government, and because the Government has not yet expressed any opinion on the matter. Encouraged by the premium offered by the Acclimatisation Society, people are destroying hawks wholesale. Over 600 have been shot in three weeks.

In the Provincial Council last night, a motion for sending the Provincial Immigration Agent Home was withdrawn afc the request of the Provincial Secretary, who said the Government were of opinion that immigration, as. now carried on by the General Government, was satisfactory.

This afternoon a 300 yards' race, fcr £10, was run between Young Delaney, of Auckland, and W. Pentecost, Canterbury. The former won easily.