LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3095, 7 January 1871, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

' The following telegram has been handed to us by fche Hon. the Premier for publication : — I take the following from the " Southern Cross" of the sth instant :— Alexandba, Wednesday, 9 a.m. News has just been received that a party of armed natives _9 said to have, been seen with Tapihana, within a few miles of this place, natives say they told them they intended to light a fire at Alexandra. Great excitement prevails, and the settlers are mustering. 10.15 a.m. — The natives are now at Manga_iairira, six miles from here, cooking breakfast. They have expressed a determination never to return to Kawhia. Some left for Kuiti for consent aud reinforcements. They are erecting a pa. Only ahout sixty are there at present. 12 noon.—The natives who are now at >Mangamairira are believed to be the same who came over from Kawhia ton days ago to defend tho murderers who they thought would be attacked by the settlers. Colonel Lyon has received information that Topi- . hana i» at Mangamairira, ten miles from Alexandra, with forfcy men,and that Whitiora »is at Hauturu with twenty men. A messenger has been sent to Tapihana to enquire what his intentions are. ■WAIKATO. We received yesterday several telegrams from our correspondent, which showed that uneasiness prevailed at Alexandra regarding the native movement in the King's country. v It was reported that Tapihana with a number of men, variously stated at forty and sixty, was at Mangamairiri, and that Whitiora, better known as Wiremu Kumeti, was at Hauturu with another party of twenty men, and theyintended jointly to attack Alexandra. , Some days since it was reported that Tapihana came to Hauturu with 40 men to protect that place in case of an expected attack from the Europeans. Mangamairira is close to Hauturu, both places on the Kawhia road. Ifc seems probable that a repetition of this story has caused the uneasiness above mentioned. The necessary steps were taken by Colonel . Lyon to obtain accurate information, but, at the time of going to press we believe that nothing had* been heard to confirm the rumor of intended attack. Major Mair, who came down in the Sampson, informs me thafc before leaving Auck- * laud he tried but could not find out that any official information had been received re- -• specting the reports in the "Southern Cross," and thafc he does not believe them. W. Moule, Lieut.-Colonel, Tauranga.

[Feom Gbevillb's Telegbam Company. Reuteb's Agents.] BLUFF, Thursday. Tho Tararua arrived at 11 o'clock this morning, after a passage of 6 days 21 hours. She left Melbourne at noon on the 29th, and encountered a succession of easterly gales and head seas for 43 hours. She bringß 402 tons of cargo, including 9000 bags of sugar for Dunedin. Passengers — Messrs. Henry, v P. Perjie, Howe, Sidney, Thomson, W. M. Minn, Michin, and 29 in the steerage. The Omeo arrived at Melbourne at 10 a.m. on the 29th. Melbouenb, Dec. 29th. Arrived— "-Margaret, and Alarm from the Bluff; Maid of Erin, from Buller Biver. ♦ Martha and Lavinia,, from Okarifca ; Alhambra, and Mary, irom Hokitika ; Waterman* from Greymouth. Sailed— Ahorigiue, and Prosperity, for Hokitika; Lady Denison, for Wanganui. Owing to the holidays, business has been remarkably dull. Sales are almost impossible. Quotations x remain unaltered. Wool prices remain firm ; no public sales till next week. Two vessels have been chartered in Melbourne to load grain at Adelaide for Home. £2 10s to £2 15s is the freight offering. The Omeo arrive*} at the heads this mornMug. The business of the Parliamentary session has all but closed. The Appropriation Bill haß passed. Both Houses met yesterday to . consider the introduction of the Publicans' Bill. After a conference between tbe Council and the Assembly on th-? original bill, which l s was withdrawn, the Publicans' Bill passed both Houses, as amended in conference. The Governor prorogues Parliament at two to-day. The Education Bill introduced will not be discussed till next session. The Defences Bill was carried ; also, the N Duties on Deceased Persons Estates Bill. Another street fracas has occurred ; Simeon Cohen assaulted Nathaniel Levi, M.L.A. Henry Wright, formerly clerk to Bright, Brothers, pleaded guilty of embezzlement, and has been committed for trial. The Intercolonial University boat race and cricket match were both won by Victoria. k The boat race was won easily. The cricket match with New South Wales was played well, aud resulted in a close game. The farewell opera season opened on Boxing night with a large attendance and has had a nightly success since. The pantomime at the .Royal is very fine. Louis Josiah Lee, for a fraudulent insolvency case, has been remanded from week to week, pending the arrival of a witness from New Zealand. B. C. Burstall again calls publio attention to the offers made by him to get a company to r_u^,.. earners' of a moderate size between heve^ud England, via the Cape of Good Hope, in thirty-seven days ; also saying *♦ thafc the distance can bo done in thirty days. It is expected that a very large number of candidates will put up at the general elections, including many of those who were formerly members of the Assembly. We have had splendid weather for the i holidays, which are very generally kept. . 'Little speculation on New Year's races £ next. Saturday, p The federal commission continues to re-

■« c_; — , . i ■ ceive encouraging letters from the neighboring colonies. Sydney, December 28. The rain is general throughout the colony ; the fall of the year reached 63 inches. Feed in the pastoral districts is likely to remain good till next spring. Vory heavy gales have been experienced along the coasfc. ) The barque Bialto has been wrecked at Newcastle. She was insured in the National for £1500. The brig Sarah has been wrecked at Port Macquarrie, and it is feared othor wrecks will yet be heard of. Samples of the Goulburn Company's preserved meats have been tested, aud considered superior. The Chamber of Commerce will is.ue circulars on the Ist of January, stating that a proposal had been made to the Sydney Government for a mail service to California and Sydney, calling only at Fiji. The Government advertise for tenders for the fortification of Port Jackson. Arrived — John Knox, from Lyttelton. Sir James Martin and Milson were both re-elected unopposed. Some other Ministers meet with opposition. Adelaide, December 28. The Superintendent of Telegraphs, who has arrived from the far north, reports that the telegraph to Port Darwin progresses favorably. Sales of wheat for immediate delivery are taking place at 4s sd. | Farmers are getting in the harvest, which in some districts averages twenty to thirty bushels to the acre. In few crops yet reaped has the yield been less than twenty bushels per acre. It is calculated that there will be a surplus of 100,000 tons for export. The weather is very hot. The harvest prospects in Western Australia are better than for years past. Both Houses adjourned until after the holidays. Small sales of corn sacks at 13s. Queensland, December 28. Government propose a loan of £165,000 for railway and immigration purposes. Hobaeton, December 28. The mysterious affiliation case haß been dismissed. The defendant, John William Pont, acknowledged to improper intimacy, but complainant, Isabella Lucas, admitted tho same thing with others.