LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 236, 4 May 1868, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

EXECUTION OF O'FARRELL IN SYDNEY. REINSTATEMENT OF THE M'CULLOCH MINISTRY IN MELBOURNE. [BY IIfTEBPBOVINCTAI, TELEGEAPII.] DUNEDIN, April, 27. 11.50 a.m. Melbourne news is to hand up to April 2L The Constitutional party have declined to form a ministry, as the Governor will not assent to a dissolution. Mr M'Culloch has been sent for. Parliament meets to-day, The Cremorne gardens are to be reopened by Mr Coppin. Business is dull; breadstuffs are easier. Flour is quoted at £2l. The movement for building a Prince Alfred Hospital is progressing. The Duke of Buckingham's despatches in reply to the petitions of the Legislative Councilhave been published; they urge conciliation, if not concession. Messrs A'Beckett, Sladen and M'Mahon were successively sent for by the Fovernor, but they have been unable to do anything towards forming a Ministry. Messrs J. P. Faulkner and John O'Shanassy refused to joiuMr A'Beckett and did not attended a caucus meeting held on Friday last. Sydney news is to April 20. O'Farrell was executed that morning. The sum of £13,000 has been collected for the Alfred Memorial Hospital. The last quarter's gold returns show an increase of 25 per cent. Parliament will be prorogued next week. _ The G-ympie Creek (Queensland ) diggings are much over-populated, and there is great distress and poverty. The Free Selectors' Bill has passed the House. A letter from the Roman Catholic Bishop of South Australia to O'Farrell, written months ago, and advising him to join the Jesuits, was read in the House by the Colonial Secretary Mr Parkes.

By Stjbmaetne TelegbAph Wellington, April 27, 5.55 p.m. The firing for Colonial prizes took place on the Hutt Rifle Range to-day commencing at 9 o'block. The weather was very fine, with little wind. Twentyfour representatives, eleven of whom were from Otago, competed. The first event was three shots each, judging distance. King of Wellington, scored 11 ; and Taylor, of Otago, 9. The Championship followed, the conditions being, five shots each at 400, 500, and 600 yards, any position. The following are the scores : —Otago, M'Farland, 41 ; Chisholm, 43 ; Curie, 37 ; Stevens, 43 ; Taylor, 47 ; Wales, 45 ; Robertson, 43 ; Key, 35 ; Richardson, 36; Shand, 39; Christie, 47. Auckland Forbes, 41; Small, 31. Napier—Kennedy. 35" Wellington —King, 29 ; Harris, 38 ; Tankersley, 28. Taraniki—Hoskings, 18. Nelson —Drew, 28 ; Moore 41. Picton— Guy, 24. Canterburv—Dixon, 43 ; Brass, 29 ; Beswick, 32" Taylor and Christie fired off the tie —one shot each at 600 yards—when the former made a bull's eye, and the latter a centre. Then they shook hands amidst great cheering.