LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 181, 8 May 1872, Page 3

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Per Grevlllk & Co.'s (Reuters Agents) EXPRESS. WANGANUI BRIDGE SOLD.—BROG, DEN’S DISPUTES WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO I3E SETTLED.— NEW RAILWAYS STARTED IN NORTH AND SOUTH ISLANDS.— AUCKLAND AND MERC ICR LINE HANDED OVER TO BROGDEN.— CITY OF MELBOURNE TO GO ON TO HONOLULU WITH MAILS. SUDDEN DEATH UF A MINER.— WRECK OF THE OCEAN BIRD. Wellington, 5.45 p.m. The Provincial Government have sold the Wanganui Bridge to the Corporation of Wanganui lor the sum of £20,000. It is understood that the dispute which existed between the Government and Mr Brogden respecting the general conditions of the contracts will he settled amicably. The Judges of the Supreme Court are to be arbitrators in the matter under dispute. The working plans of the following; lines of Railway have been placed in the hands of Mr Brogden : From Picton to Blenheim; from Mat aura to Invercargill; and from Napier to Pakipalci. The line from Wellington to the Upper Hutt will be handed over as soon as Brogden arrives in Wellington. The plans for tlio Dunedin and Clutlra line have been completed, bn) are delayed being handed over, in consequence of the absence of Mr Blair, Mr Brogden’s engineer. The surveys for the Grevmouth and Brunner line will be finished in a few days. The working plans of the Auckland and Mercer line have been handed over to Mr Brogden. The Government will despatch the s.s. Albion or the Tararna with the outward mails, to catch the Suez.mail, which leaves Melbourne on the 2uth instant. It is understood that there is a probability of the s.s, City of Melbourne,

on her arrival in Auckland, being sent on to Honolulu. The Tuapeka and Beaumont Waterrace Company have applied to the General Government for aid to the extent of £2,000. The application will probably he granted. 7.26 p.m. A telegram from Charleston states that a miner named Devine was found, this morning, dead' in *tlis bed, at Brighton. An inquest was held, and a verdict of death from natural causes was returned. The' New Zealand Steam Shipping Company have arranged to collect the outward mails for transhipment to the Nebraska. A writ has been issued for the Waikouaiti (Otago) election. Nelson, 6 p.m. The wreck of the Ocean Bird, which took plade on the bar, was towed in last night. Her masts were carried away, and other damage done. There was no one on hoard. SriT, Napier, 6 p.m. The s.s. Wellington left for 'Wellington this afternoon. The Hon. Mr Ormond was one of the passengers. Hokitika, 6 p.m. At a crowded public meeting, held this day, a resolution was passed, requesting tlie General Government to recommend the Assembly to appropriate a sum of money for the construction of a road, 32 miles, from Christchurch to Reefton and Ahaura. Dunedin, 5 p.m. In committee of the Provincial Council, on the Eh ires Bill, last night, on the Hon. Mr Holmes’ motion that ladies should he eligible to vote at the elections of County Councils or Board was lost by 15 to 12. Mr Macandrew has received a unanimous vote of confidence from his constituents, at Port Chalmers. lie praised the • Otago educational system. He also lioped the Education Bill in the next Assembly would suffer the same fate as at the last session. He spoke in great praise of the San Francisco mail service, stating that the whole credit was due to the Hon. Julius Vogel, who had done more for tlie Colony than all the so-called statesmen in New Zealand put together. Ho had no doubt that, if lie (Mr Vogel) left New Zealand, wc should hear of him taking liis place amongst Imperial politicians. Judge Chapman, on behalf of the citizens, presented Mrs E. B. Cargill with a handsome piece of plate, prior to her departure for Europe. Port Chalmers, 7 p.m. The s.s. Albion sailed for the North at 5.15 p.m. Lyttelton, 6.30. The ship Dover Castle arrived from London to-day, with Government immigrants. Wanganui. The grand jury have thrown out the bills against M’Cov, charged with j murder and manslaughter, and against | James Edmonds, for subornation of J perjury. j