Telegrame.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 1634, 20 May 1873, Page 3

Telegrame.

[Pbb New Zealand Pbess Association.] Auckland, May Ift. No formal answer, is now expected from Tawhiao, who is believed to be the cause of Sullivan's murder. Purukuru was one of the aukati keepers, and in January last he asked Tawhiao what he should do to Natives working on roads, lessees of land, &o. Tawhiao replied. "If you see a Mantis on Manuka bush, pick it off carefully ; but if you see a reptile crossing the road, kill and eat it." Mantis is supposed to represent mere travellers in Maori territory, and reptile, occupiers, owners, or workers on land outside the confiscated boundary. The Government is advertising for tenders for stores, forage, and transport which may be required by the Colonial forces within a radius of fifty miles of Cambridge. !- Mr Garrett, the fourth officer of the Bainbow, was seriously stabbed at Russell by a seaman. ■ The mullock taken from an artesian well being sunk by the Harbour Board is believed to contain silver. A quantity is being assayed. Napieb, May 19. Soundings show that a Breakwater 20CO feet long, would-be sufficient, and would coat about £100,0(50^ ~ A bridge the harbour at port Ahuriri is about to be erected at a cost of £7000. The plant and leasehold propeifcy of the Steam Boiling Down Company, was sold for £1250. Wellington, May 19. In the Divorce Court on Monday, the rules were made absolute in Overtoil v. Overton, and Blackwell v. Blackwell. The Provincial Council was prorogued today. The Superintendent in his speech alluded to the probability of having ere long to ask the Council to consider the desirability of raising the price of land. '■■ j ./DCnedin, May 19. At the Provincial Council, this afternoon, Mr Tolmie explained that negociations for a coalition Government had failed, and the Government advised the Superintendent to prorogue the Council, with a view to an application being made to the Governor to dissolve, A violent scene followed the reading of the Superintendent's message. Mr Eeid was about to move the adjournment, to enable him te reply to Mr Tolmie, when the Speaker announced the receipt of a second message, but at once corrected himself, saying " Not a message, simply a letter." Mr Eeid spoke a a few words, when Mr Eeynolds spoke from the table, and insisted that there was no Council. He was ruled out of order, but he declined to be put down, whereupon Mr Mervyn called attention to the presence of strangers, but, on being pressed on all sides not to insist upon it, he withdrew his notice. Several members (amid loud cries of "cheir") called attention to his Honor's message, but the Speaker refused to acknowledge it, saying that it hod not reaohed him as a message. Mr Bastings afterwards refused to recognise the Speaker or his authority, saying that the latter was at an end, as the Council was prorogued. He was ordered by the jSpeaker to resume his seat, but he refused to do so. Loud cries of " Chair, char/ came from the Opposition side, completely drowning Mr Bastings' voice, but the Secretary for the Goldfields stood on his feet with the Superintendent's proclamation in h'.s hand, and above the din was heard Mr Duncan's voice, "Send for the Sergeant-at-Arms.' ; When silence was restored, the Speaker said he could not take notice of the prorogation, unless he was informed of it by message, and Mr Eeid proceeded to explain his own action since the Council last met. He was int3rrupted by questions of order. Mr Fish rose to move that proper steps be taken to enforce order, MrDuncan again demanding the presence of the Sergeant at Arms. When Mr Eeid had finished, a third message was announced. The Gazette notice of prorogation was read, and amid loud cheering from the Government side, in which the galleries joined, and a storm of hisses from the Opposition, the Speaker retreated from the chair, and the thirty-second session ended, three cheers for the Superintendent at the call of Mr M'Glashan being given, as a general uprising took place. I Mr Eeid and his supporters meet to-night to consider their future action. \ Sailed — City of Bombay, for London, with iIOO bales wool, 3500 cases preserved meats, and 7393 bags wheat.