STAR TELEGRAMS

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1755, 18 August 1874, Page 2

STAR TELEGRAMS

PER ANCLO-A«3TRAUAN PRESS TELECRAPH iHEIVAL OF THE " 8;&-O-TAS O AT THE BLUFF.

AG . ..;.'• .vBiiUFF, .This day. The s.s. Otago, Captain McLean, ar-; riTed;ffrqm.TVEblljourne at dayligbflvhaving I left there on the 12th. She brings 18! «aloon-';and 43* steerage passengers, and* 400 tons cargo for. all ports. Experienced easterly weatheK [':,i 'a:'; x il\ Keuter's- Spfeci_il ■ ■'d\ Telegrams. !

yjj< ''■■ >"\t-■"■■■ ■'-'■- * ; .Lo^DQJf, August 10,.,. \ ' * Coukt JEfohenlohe,' J German A mbas-| [ sador to France, has notified'the Due Dei I Coges, Minister for Foreign Affairs, that j I Germany; intends the* Spanish j j Government.,,:a-. gj-vj^o, aio^- ..a.;^«.; ! Due De Coges issued..'a circiilarre- i futihg thecomplaints of SpainGand; alleging negligence on the part of'the I Spaniards, but adds that renewed orders j have been given for observing rigorous' neutrality on the frontier. Internationalist disturbances have taken place in Roumania. Arrests have also been made in Rome, Florence and iNapleso- W :i. C{ S X '%■ A \T§. '. MEIBOITEN_i.r ; For the Melbourne Cup Redwood's horses, especially Papapa, are fancied. The i'eiA ieftdper Suez Ca_.al route? yesterday. . j A Ladies Preppyteriaii College is about \ being built at Oamaru. Stone is to, he] l usecbfrr<T:iV;',tti;EK> ".,T?f.'-T'f:,v".a UQSUI i Dr. Hearn has been reelected Warden | •ofr-thejUniyerlity Senate.^a ''a 'aa> i-aTx j Sydney. .; io \ TJte^lshipOßo'oparell, f frtfffi Auckland, 1 was towed into Newcastle last night. ; •:}. I Halloway haa been. sentenced to 'death j j for the Paramatta murder. . d J Snipping. i 1 Melbourncn-fArrived,-on the/ Bth, Alma,ji from Grey'mo'uthA Sydney—Sailed, onj ;the^9|h,rManisspn,fo^ rLyttelton. cast] c—-Arrived, on the 4th, Janet Court] fropajDunedin 5-Marano;r ftom Dunedin;!' Inverallan, from Lvttelton; Drover, fromf the .Thamls!;"i«n..*hei9th?*Sti;Alt6n and! Helen, from Napier; sailed--on the sth, f Feronia^fbr: Lyttelfdtfi -on 4 the 10th—) Robin Hood, for Wellington. Hobar-f town—Arrivedju<M' thelOfch, Trorier and j Glencoe, from Dunedin. * Commercial. f Flour, firmer, selling more freely-.? Oats also better, sales 4s 9d, 5s 3d, large? lines. Diamond oil, Is 3d, Is 4d. Mar-j .keti -generally..dull,, witk-ordinary tradej sales... , ._. „\, '....' t .,, - \

„.„■- -, . This'day.| Meetings at Otahuhu and Newmarkets passed resolutions condemning Vogel'si resolutions for abolition of the provincesin th£ North Island uhfes? the Govern-J mentr abolish Sooth- Island provinces/ The -meeting, also passed; a resolution Aat, th« ( lan.d.3und should be! a colonial revenue, -j^j .'£."'' [ u> Wellngt&it, Monday evening. : Abolition of Provinces. Bpipre the deba,te,,Mr. O'&prke said he understood'the Premier had stated he had not given anjr .notice to the Cabinet of his intention to resign if the Abolition resolutions were pressed. He would assure the whole House that he did 'distinctly state' he would resign if the motion was gone 1 with. -HWegrityed that the Premier I *was! not present.' There* wete, however, 1 three- nwmbers of the Cabinet j present, and 1 it was for them td say who spoke the truth, him or the Premier. If ho thought; the House disbelieved himhc would Jeave "thoJHorfse-thannstanfr. l * M. *Vogel, l<wKo- then came in,' said; whatever mighfhave been the difference between him amf? his late pojleagufi^^e did not thiqkhe purjsu'ed the usual course sanctioned by Pai^iiamentary usage and 1 custom,, aad .instanced ,thercase of'lord John Russell, and several*oilier English statesmen, to show that the explanation Tfras'quibe contrary to all precedent^! The resoluHon^hen submitted to*the Cabinet,* was approved by' the majority, and though the hpn. member opposed the resolution, ,they had no < reason to suppose he wonld have adopted such a peculiar and disloyal course to his colleagues. 1 Though the -Cabinet did nofricriow % hi» intention of resigning, it ap;peaf ed hon. members outside the Cabinet did, and even newspapers had tlie information that evening. It was not an unusual thing for members of a cabinet to retire; butt it was customary to leave iifa friendly spirit, and scrupulously abstain from communicating with the Opposition; It was the. manner of, the hon. gentleman's retirement which^lie disapproved of, not his resignation. „m f ""t , Messrs Reynolds and McLeansaidthe hon. * gentleman had (( signi%d <, in thd Cabinet that tlie resolutions Very repugnant, to him,; but, they hadnoride^ he intended tq resign!, • Mr. JVlpLean said he was surprised that a gentleman witli^ such knowledge of Par. liamentary practice should have'acted in so unusual a manner. ' ' \ Mr. {Richardson coifoborated his col* leagues. He said he knew he did not acquteicei but did not know he intended to resign when he did. Wehinchok, This day. > I' On ! the debate being- resumed' JMf. Thompson again' asked whether the Pre* Md the sanction of the Goferhor !

for a dissolution, which was intimidating I the Jlouse. The poor provinces were .afraid 10 vote against the resolutions. Ho ' 'went on to show how the money spent in ! 'the North Island was for the benefit of | the General Government. They should not abolish tho provinces because of a pique against the Superintendent of Wei- i lington. He had no fault to find with , the Premier, who was overworked. The i Ministry wanted re-construction. He considered the measure inopportune, and ' supported tho previous' question.* "*"* *~r* ( Mr. J.:- Jf Gillies, went pito „* ?long speech to shew that the' motion was the "result" of "pelsohaT'foelirigrafid' "said -that ■ \ ■thafe'Sou'therri .-Province* didlthe worfcof colonisation better th'anfthe General'£&• remmont could. - He waf.-^Graid the Government were relying, moreAugonvtMer power of votes than strength of argument. ThiPpresent measure pitelf-forlte_,f6!the House was not at "all required. The South'lsland' rnustAshare t!io^''same"fate i as the North shortly. Personal ,^- ---p^rienco. T cpuyiaaed",him. tha,t Prpvir^fcl machinery' of * government' '* was" 'nll|» economical than Colonial government. They might' pass the 'resolution, and in a shojct-time would,,bo told "jou^must 'give up your'lands.'G''The4nee¥t of the colony was greater than the need of the * ■provinces.»~ -.- ' ' ';*s '.-"}*-.-' •" 'Takoraoana.oppos'cdfthe resolution.- * •. Katene supported th'e'resolutibn/i r_fo objected to two.- Governments:seating the flesh of the colony. f fM^. Reid ..made a long'speech ,pn the ihopportuneness fof the" resolution, 'anil contrasted the,e,_pindituro of.th&Proviiicial Governments -as compared '^irith the General ...Government .„in public' worts.'- Establish'roVd and counties _and l( they frpuld practically find that they were' only Provincial Governments in disguisieA 'resolutiola'and they would! place dented power for evil in thb'hands of 3 the GenerarG6v'ernment,?'TherN6rfh"lsland would certainly ;revolt at _-"nominee government';" He..quoted'a- speech ;ofr;M*. Vogel, delivered: in;. 3L868, defending the provinces and .constitution., „„v MrT Macandrew' nioved an .adjourniiient at half-past' eleven. **" f /-• General, News., „a ■ The Omeo. arrived atmidnight/But did not fall in with-the Luna. The cause- of delay, being "boilers out of order, and ifqr thirty hours" after leaving Lyttelton x eiicountered <a -sw. could make no headway.' Onlier return Melbourne-she, will be;,docked,.and overhauled. , % ' , d. .. j „-). „ Gd./.^t

G >V FROM CORRESPONBENTsT '" V \ ! ..•'.. W___iN&Tow,.Thisr!dayr It is^gencrally admitted mat'^yGp- ' vernment have a.majorit^^pposed'lfo ', be ten. l" «"---^,VI fVJ The debate exp^cied to last all the week. c All other business 'will <rbe,J>ostponed till decided.- 'Supporters of:fhe- Government are-Very slack-in?speakmf.!i'' The Omeo arrived ,J>o hours from Ljt~teltoh. ' "™ "" Stafford js supposed to be aboard./