LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 899, 19 September 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[from our own correspondent.]

WELLINGTON. This Day. The Post, last night, confirmed the statement telegraphed to you yesterday hs to the intimation given by the Governor to the Premier. The Post says, the Governor intimated his opinion to the Premier that the result of the general elections was apparently of so indefinite a character on the issue submitted to the country — that of confidence in the Grey Government — that he does not feel justified in accepting from the present Ministers any ad vied on matters outside of the ordinary routine of administration until the new Parliament shall have had an opportunity of reviewing the adverse verdict so emphatically pronounced by the late one. The report that several civil servants had been dismissed through taking part in the recent elections is incorrect. The stranded ship Hydrabad was again offered at auction yesterday afternoon, but no bids were forthcoming. A woman, named Ann Corbett, attempted suicide yesterday by throwing herself into the harbor. She was rescued in ah exhausted condition and taken to the hospital. i Mary Smith, who attempted suicide on Wednesday, has been co.unnitted to a lunatic asylum. A notice appears in the Gazette offering a free pardon to any person or persons implicated, but not being actually the murderers, of Vennel, who will give information leading to the conviction of the murderer. Vennel is tthe man who lately disappeared mysteriously from his home in Canterbury, and who, it is suspected, has been murdered. James Mackay has been appointed commissioner to investigate any claim for thu f ulalinent of alleged promises to the Natives on the West Coast. NEW PLYMOUTH. This Day. The Parihaka meeting commenced yesterday. There was a large attendance of Natives, including Wi Parata. Te Whiti made a speech, lasting three hours, laigely interlarded with Bible quotations. He said the prisoners at Wellington would not be released until he released themhimself by the power of the Spirit. If the gates of the prisons were thrown open, the prisoners would not leave until he told them. He announcHd that there would be uninterrupted peace between Pakoha and Maori, and all would own him as their Lord. There were fifteen Europeans present. Tohu, the prophet, did not speak, but he most likely will address the meeting to-day. AUCKLAND. This Day. The Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have received seven tentjuinea silver cups which will be offered for competition to the Pastoral Societies in each provincial district as prizes for improved breeds of sheep and better quality of w~ol. Captain Trayte, well known 03 an island trader, his chief officer, Thomas Henry, Payne, and John Smith a rigger, have been arrested on a charge of breaking into Kuramer & Co.'s store. Fort-street, and stealing a quantity of tobacco. . The police seized about dOlbs. of tobacco at Freeman's B;iy, and he admitted it was obtained from Captain Trayte Brewster, purser of the City of Sydney, was married yesterday to Rose Osborne, actress. The bride was given away by Mr. Chaplain, the actor. Mrs. Brewster played in the Theatre Royal List niyht in "Pygmalion and Galatea." GRAHAMSTOWN. This Day. The settlers are very uneasy. Many of them live miles away from thf township, and are in dread of a raid being made upon thnir homes some night, and themselves and their families butchered. News fromPaeora, hy pigeon express!; states that the Ngatihakos are most friendly. They are very anxious to know what the Government will do in the matter. Tukihin will go up to their place again to-day, and if he is still unsuccessful the whole of the Ngatiamateres will go to morrow. DUNEDIN. This Day. Yesterday 254 unemployed applied to the City Council for work. Of those 152 were married, having 354 children. The Council will employ 76 of the married men at once, and the Public Works Department will receive applications from the others to-day for work on the Otago contract of railway. The inquest on the fire in the Octagon terminated last night. The jury returned a verdict that the fire was wilfully and maliciously caused by Waters. At the inquest on the bodies of the victims, the jury, returned a verdict that they died through fire caused by Waters, but they did not think he desired their death, he thinking they would be driven out by the smoke.