Telerams.

Otago Witness, Issue 1156, 24 January 1874, Page 18

Telerams.

Wellington, January 15th.

The Government Gazette to-day gives the following under the heading " Port Uhaluiers as accepted tenders for railway sleepers" :—: — J. Pollard, Dunedin, 10,000, at 3s 3d ; Krull and Co, Wellington, all jarrah, 46,000, at 4s 3d.

The Horticultural Show was held to-day, and w s the finest ever held here.

The duties collected to the 14th inst, were £5386. The total amount collected in all of January, 1873, was £6151. The total amount collected for last year was £88,654, against £64,682 for 1872. The Provincial Council this afternoon authorised a grant of 70 acres at Te Aro to thu Corporation of the City. In consequence of the unfavourable reply from the Government, to the application of the Sugar Refining Co. for a bonus or drawback, the Directors have resolved not to proceed further in the matter, until it 13 ascertained what encouragement the Assembly is prepared to offer this new industry, January 16th. Fultnn, late carpenter of the ship William Tapscott, has sued the American Consular agent, for the value of bis tools, estimated at £50. The tools were taken away in the vessel. The case has been adjourned. The Provincial Council is prorogued.

The following is a list of produce prices : Flour— AdelaMe, £18 10s to £19 10s ; Oamaru, £13 10s to £14 5s ; Canterbury, £12 lOss to £13 10s ; oats, 4s to 4s 6d ; oatmeal, £1 4s per cwt. ; bran, Is to Is 3d; pollard, la 2d to Is4d ; maize, 4s 6d to 4s 9d ; cheese, 8d ; butter, 8d ; potatoes, 8s per cwt. ; eggs, Is 3d : fowls, 5s per pair.

January 17th.

Mr Hutchison, the Mayor of Wanganui, has taken premises here for a printing office, for the purpose of starting a new daily paper. A good cricket match was played today between the Napier and Wellington Clubs. "Wellington won by 27 runs. < The match commenced at 10 o'clock, and finished at half- past 5. Mr M'Lean, who has been at Horowhenua some days settling the inter-tribal dispute, has succeeded in amicably arranging the differences. He has purchased the Wafkanae block, of 22,500 acres, of the Horowhenua land.

January 19th. The ship Salisbury was sigualled outside the Heads last evening. She has been unable to get inside since, owing to the strong N. W. wind blowing. She will be towed in to-night by the Paterson. The Salisbury comes from London, and has 200 immigrants on board, who are chiefly the Hon. Colonel Feilding's ( aloaistß. Locomotives commence running on the gutt line to-morrow, ballasting nnd conveying i4aserial. The tender fjr the summit contract; of the Wellington and Masterton Railway froifr M<es3rß Collie and Scott, of Wellington, amounting %o £18,700, will be accepted. The highest jfcend,er was £36,000. January 20^. The Salisbury immigrants are oil landed j ifchey aye * dteau * n S healthy.looking lot. Most of the cr^w have boon arrested far tori^ollifyg c»vsa oa tbe voy^o, Tiwy got

at the stores and liquor, and also refused duty. The case has been remanded until to-morrow.

The following weights for the Wellington Cup have been declared : — Calumny, 9st 41b; Hatred, 9st ; Castaway, Bst ; Songstress, 7st 21b ; Dead Shot, 7st ; Batter, 6st 7ib ; br filly by Traducer, 6st 71b ; Lochinvar, ss# 101b.

January 21st. Today a locomotive was tried for the first on the Hutt railway, and with satisfactory results. The horses on the road along-side the line did not seem much frightened. Ballasting is proceeding rapidly, and the line is expeoted to be optn for regular traffic in March.

A number of the Salisbury's crew have been sentenced to 12 weeks' imprisonment, for broaching the cargo. The others have been sentenced to four weeks', for disobeying orders.

The New Zealand Coal Company have determined to decide the question of purchasing a steamer by a poll of the shareholders on Tuesday next. To-morrow being anniversary day will be observed as a holiday. The ship Douglas has hauled into the stream, and sails on Friday with the largest and most valuable cargo ever loaded in Wellington, consisting of 5800 bales, "45 packages wool, 30 bale 3 skins, 691 bales flax, 121 casks tallow, 2000 sacks wheat, 1453 sacks Hour, 360 cases preserved meats, and 20 tons of bones — the whole cargo being valued at £120,000. She also takes 24 passengers. Auckland, January 15th. The steamer Governor Blackall has sailed with the Californian mail and eight passengers. Mr Moriarty, the Sydney Government Engineer, has reported in favour of the construction of a large graving dock, capable of | acommodatingtheSan Francisco steatfters, on a site west of the Queen street wharf. The eligibility of the site evokes much discussion. January 16th. The following are the acceptances for the Papakura Handicap : — Yatterina, Parawhenua, Fawn, Flying Jib, Dainty, and Kingfisher. The boat's crew of the schooner Dauntless had a wonderful escape from drowning in attempting to cross the Kaipara bar. They were picked up in an exhausted state by the pilot cutter, after being an hour in the water^ At the special meeting of the Harbour Board to-day to discuss the Graving Dock question, it was resolved that the site and size recommended by Mr Moriarty should be adopted. la the Supreme Court to-day an action was brought by Mary Anne Stailey against John Lamand and Captain H. Anderson, to recover certain subscriptions collected on her behalf. The jury gave a verdict on all the issues in. favour of the plaintiff. January 19fch. Mr William Rlythe, the master of the cutter Leader, has beeu drowned through falling off the breakwater. At the inquestthe Coroner said he should endeavour to secure a medal from the Royal Humane Society for Charles Hopkins, who had four times brought up drowning persons by diving. Mr M'Kellar, the Collector of Customs, has been presented with a silver inkstand by the officers of the department prior to his departure for Wellington. A letter received here states that an American protectorate has been established over the whole of the islands in the Navigator Group, in pursuance of a recommendation of Colonel Steinberger, Commissioner for the group. The Hero, for Sydney, took 10,7350z of gold, valued at £42.477. ' A memorial to the Governor is being influentially signed praying him to refuse his sanction to the site for the new Graving I Dock, recommended by Mr Moriarty and adopted by th» Harbour Board The peti* tion is grounded on Mr Moriarty's admission that only certain sites have been submitted for his inspection. Other sites have been favourably reported on by able engineers which have never been brought under Mr Moriarty's notice ; also the general unsuitability of the site now selected. January 21st.

The divorce case, Carpenter v. Carpenter, occupied the attention ot the Court all day. The petitioner is a member of the Provincial Council. The ground of the application is adultery. The defence is that the offence was condoned, and also that the petitioner had been guilty of cruelty. Mr Alexander Saunders reports :— Buyers — National Insurance Co., £1 0s 6d ; National Bank of New Zealand, £3 6s; Bank of New Zealand, £17 ; Caledonians, £10 15s ; Thames G. M. Co., £3 2s 6d ; Otago, Bs, Sellers— Sons of Freedom, £13 10s ; National lusurance Co., £1 Is 6d.

Christchurch, January 15th. Advices received by cablegram yesterday informed the New Zealand Shipping Co. that the demand for emigrant passages had largely increased, in consequence of the adoption of the free nominated system. The agent of the Company in London, owing to the scarcity of ships, had arranged with the Albion Shipping Co. and Messrs Shaw, Savill, and Co. to carry some of the emigrants. The New Zealand Co, have despatched during December eight ships, including the Mongol, s.s., which is expected alone to carry |600. The Provincial Counoil last njghfc decided to increase the Superintendent's sajary from £800 to £1000 per annum. T' c Government announced their intention of obtaining a thoPQughly competent Railway Manager, and that a salary of £900 or £iOQQ a year mifih.6 fcftve (0 bo fiivco, T

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January 16th. In the market only a few small lines of wheat have changed handß yet. Ryegrass is quoted at 3s 9d. Millers' quotations are — Flour, £12, in sacks ; £12 10s in bags. The millers have shipped a quantity of last season's flour to England, thus relieving the market. A considerable quantity ot old wheat ha 3 also been shipped to England. Public feeling in favour of an interprovincial regatta is strong, but boating men are very apathetic as yet to practice. 1 January 19th. j A meeting will be held to-morjrow to consider the question of establishing a woollen factory. Mr De Bourbel reports : — Buyers : National Bank of New Zealand, £3 3s 6d ; Bank of New Zealand, £16 15s; National Insurance Co., £1 Is j South British Insurance Co., £2 4s ; Shipping Co., 12s. Sellers : National Bank of New Zealand, £3 5s 6d ; National Insurance Co., £1 2s; South British Insurance Co., £2 5s ; Shipping Co., 13s 6d ; Bank of New Zealand, £16 17s 6d. Nelson, January 15th. The Examiner eeaeed publication this morning. It was the oldest paper in the Colony, having first appeared in March, 1842. Napier, January 16th. At the District Court to-day, James Griffin was sentenced to two years' hard labour for damaging a hotel ; and Thomas Scott, for doing grievous bodily harm to Patrick M'Hale, at Poverty Bay, to one year's imprisonment. January 19th. A large meeting of carpenters was held on Saturday evening, and it was resolved to demand 12s per day, to take effect one month from the da^-e of the meeting. The proceedings were quiet and orderly throughout. The Great South road is nearly finished. It is expected within two months that con- ■ veyancfls will be able to run through from Hawke's Bay to meet the Wellington and Wanganui coaches at Foxfcon. A number of Uriweras arrived from the heart of the Uriwera country on Sunday, for the purpose of interviewing Mr Locke regarding the boundaries of Waikaremoana Lake. January 21st. A gas company has been formed here with a capital of £150,000, in shares of £10 each. The company has a very influential directory. Mr J. It. George, engineer, reports strongly in favour of the undertaking. New Plymouth, January 19th. The representatives for the Government prize firing and the scores made are : — Elder 90, R. Bayley 89, L, J. Collins 88, T. Hum- : phries 86, Roberts 86, and another not yet fired for. Greymopth, January 19th. 132 Chinese landed from the Alhambra last night, and were met on the wharf" by a large crowd. They were much hustled and knocked about, though the police protected ihein as much as they could. Great indignation is felt by respectable people at the treatment they received. Alexandra, January 15th. The Native meeting at Te Kuiti has concluded. A monster meeting of all the tribes is to be held in March next, at which Europeans are to be invited to attend. Tapihana is here again to-day. Tauranga, January 17th. Mr Baddell reports : — Draught horses, £5 to £9 10a ; young cattle, £3 to £4 10a. There are several enquiries for farms and stations. A great number of tourists are visiting the Lake. January 21sfc. The telegraph extension to the Bay of Islands will shortly commence. Captain Preece and 20 of the natives contingent proceed immediately to Karawhenua, West Coast. Grahamstowk, January 16th. The Bright Smile Gold MiniDg Co. have not stopped pumping, although the City of London Co. decline to attend the Conference for settling the question of drainage contribution. Invercargill, January 19th. Hiß Excellency the Governor arrived on Saturday evening from Queenstown, and was received most enthusiastically by a large concourse of people, who assembled at the Railway Station. The Mayor and Town Councillors presented an address of welcome, to which the Governor made a suitable reply. There will be a public luncheon to-day and a ball to-morrow. January 20th. His Excellency the Governor was conveyed to Woodlands by railway, to inspect the meat- preserving works. Yesterday was observed as a close holiday, in honour of His Excelloncy'a visit. Bluff, January 20th. The brigantine Sarah Pile, which has been out three months, has arrived from Macquarie Islands with 65 tuns of oil on board. January 21st. The Albion, with the Suez mail on board, arrived at the Bluff at 9.40 this morning. She left Melbourne at 2.30 p.m. on the 16th, and brings 43 saloon and 30 steerage passengers, together with 250 tons cargo for all ports. Passenger : Mr, Mrs, and Miss Ireland, Messrs James, Roberts, Lees, Park, Pillans, Somner, Malcolm, Hart, Peterson, Beecher, Gray, Donaldson, Kemp, Mesdames Sievwright and child, Park, Siddons, Pillans, Misses Pillans, Mrs Thewenete, and 20 in the steerage ; also 130 tons cargo. The Albion will probably be detained till 8 p.m.

His Honour the Superintendent is likely to be a passenger.