POLITICAL.

Colonist, Volume IX, Issue 927, 14 August 1866, Page 10

POLITICAL.

Theke is little to say respecting the pro" ceedings in the New Zealand Parliament which, although it has been sitting for nearly two months, has not done much of note, except spend a week and some £1200 in a reiterated debate on separation; Auckland being desirous of being made a sort of quasi-independent colony. The project was negatived by a majority of 44. toiß.

A change in our tariff of customs duties is impending, which msans additional taxation in some shape or other. The financial statement was to be made by the Colonial Treasurer last week, but by the non-arrival of the mail steamer now due from Wellington, we arejkept in ignorance of what the budget contains. :.

Fokesters' BaeTj.—We remind our readers of tlie ball which will take place this evening, in aid of the Widow and Orphans' Fund of this useful society.

The Gbey Murder Oases.—At.the Police Court, Hokitika, on Wednesday week, William de Lacey, on remand from the 25th ult., charged with conr spiring to murder Mr. Fox, •was further remanded util the 11 th instant, nfi the request of the. police. On the same-occasion James TVilson, alias- Murray, on remand from the 25th'ult., charged with the murder of Mr. Dobeon, was also remanded until the 11th instant. '

;;Two Wfght fehocks; of earthqu£\ljo were felt at I^apier on the 29th ult.—one at eight, and s < ho other nt nine o'clock. The Tihration in either cusb did not eiceed seven seconds'duration. ' '

SULWVAN WANTED AS A 'Vf ITNISSB AT HOKIMKA.— The JlokitiJca Chronicle cays :^",Wo understand that the necessary legal authority has bceii! applied for, and obtained, for the removal of tho ttiian Sullivan frpm Nelson to Hokitika, to give evidence ngainsfc the, nien adcused of complicity in the late outragefij arid tHat Sullivan may be expected,, to bo brought clpwn ibdfore the commencenaontof th<? Neltioa oriiriiual