TELEGRAMS.

Colonist, Volume XVI, Issue 1603, 31 January 1873, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[Bit Pbivatb TiMaiuif.] Wbixisoton, Thursday. The Provincial Council election for the City resulted in the return of Messrs. Buckley, Taylor, Pearce, Hunter, Carter, Borlase, and Crawford. The defeated candidates were Messrs. Dransfield, D. Eainie, and J. H. Wallace. [New Zealand Pbes3 Association TelbgbamsJ Wellington, January 28. Lady Bowen arrived by the Albion this morning. The Governor returns next month.

Mr. M'Lean has satisfactorily arranged the oonfiscated lands question in the Patea district. He proceeds to Tuhua to endeavor to induce the natives to open the goldfields.

Dr. Hector proceeds shortly on a tour of inspeotion of the goldfields. The Government hare instructed Dr. Featherstone not to enter into any further arrangements with Shaw and Saville, but, if possible, to arrange with the local shipping company for the shipment of immigrants and railway materials. The steamer Wellington arrived from the South to-day, bring the passengers wrecked in the City of Newcastle, and rescued by the John Knox. Official telegrams report the Kingites and Queanites leaving Maungatautari in consequence of the profitless result of the meeting. It is doubtful whether the King will be able to get up another large meeting.

Captain Hutton proceeded to Canterbury to-day to complete his geological map between the Hurunui and Waitaki rivers. Wellington, Thursday. At the City Provincial election, Messrs. Dranefield, Wallace, and Eainie were rejected out of 10 candidates.

The Colonial rifle meeting at Nelson is fixed for the 4th March. Major Gordon, of Auckland, will be in command.

Wangakui, Thursday. Mr. Bryce, M.H.R., addressed his constituents, He defended Mr. Stafford's native policy as compared with Mr. M'Lean'a, and denounced the maladministration of the Fox Government. Mr. R. Phamzyn replied, and defended the Civil Service. Mr. Bryce instanced Mr. Fharazyn's own appointment as a sinecure. A vote of confidence was carried amid cheers, Mr. Fharazyn being the only dissentient.

Chbistchubch, Thursday. A public meeting has decided to send a crew to the Interprovincial regatta, to represent the City. Kaiapoi has already entered a boat. Dunkdin, January 28.

In the action M'Comb v. Low, a runholder, for false imprisonment, the jury returned a verdict for damages £770.

The Dutch' galliott, lighter, when coming up the harbor in tow of the Wallabi, grounded and fill«d with water. She was laden with a portion of the Zealandia's cargo, which was considerably damaged. An inquiry will be held. Sailed—E. P. Bouverie, for London, with 29 passengers, and 4900 bales wool; Peter Denny, for London, with 9 passengers and 5105 bales of wool.

A scrimmage has occurred about a claim at the Woolshed between Chinamen and Europeans. One Chinaman had his leg broken, and a European was severely bruised. , Byan has been further remanded for a week. Dunedin, Thursday. At the sale of station property, Mr. R. Campbell bought West Dome and Wyndley stations [77,500 aores leasehold land, and 23,000 Merino sheep] for £16,000; also Wairaki station [comprising 66,500 asrcs leasehold land, and 19,000 Merino sheep] for £13,750. The Spylaw station [30,000 acres leasehold land, and 25,000 Merino sheep] was bought by Mr. F. Roberts, for £16,500.

At the wool sale yesterday, greasy was lower than at previous sales; washed and scoured commanded full prices. A Scandinavian settlement is proposed at Greytown. ■;■ '

Arrived—Margaret Galbraith, from Glasgow all well. Auckland, January 28. Eighteen thousand one hundred and thirty-three ounces of gold, valued at £42,853, has been shipped by the Hero for Sydney. t Gbahahstown, January 28. The Thames Advertiser's mining reporter hat returned from a visit to the Upper Thames. He stayed there several days and taw the reefi that had been opened. The unanimous opinion of the miners is that Brogac's reported discovery of a rich reef i« a fraud. On the Hikutaia side of the range scarcely any prospecting has been done. On the Whangamata side he found some proßrectors at work, and in some places saw high outcropping reefs, but the stone generally was of an inferior description, having a white and hungry appearance. In some of the gorget where no work was done he saw leads and veins of blue quartz five or six inches wide, and with a heavy show of mundie. Some traces of gold were also found in the casing of one reef. Altogether the country is fine looking, but has not been even remotely prospected. There has been a little scratching by solitary prospectors but nothing has yet been found to warrant a rush. About. 200 men are already in the district, and steamers are placed on to run daily from the Thames. Large numbers of people are wait* for the official opening of the district. Hokitika, January 28.

The volunteer representatiyes who have qualified here yet are —Boss, 83 ; Forsyth, 72; Stonebridge, 71. The Totara Company hava yet to fire. G-reymotjth, January 28. The volunteer representatives here are —Moss, 78; Chamberlain, 77 ; South, 70.