TELEGRAPHIC From the NeW Zealand Herald.

Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 13, 30 May 1872, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC From the NeW Zealand Herald.

HOKITIKA. Tuesday. The Rangitoto, Captain Mackie, arrived to-day. NAPIER. A man named Grainger was arrested this morning charged with attempting to burn downi the Settlers Hotel. J:xaa ne succeeded the half of .Napier would have been burnt- The case has been remanded. The s.s. Rangitira sailed this morning for Tauranga and Auckland. The Forresters'. Arms Hotel narrowly escaped burnin". The roof of the lean-to was burned, and the walls of the main building were reduced to charcoal. Captain J. C. L. Carter died last night. He was the second Superintendent of Hawke's Bay. CHARLESTON. Samuel Randall, Hope Terrace, Brighton, -was killed by a fall of earth. WELLINGTON. Smythies concluded his reply. The case stands over for further information from Dunedin. Whitaker commence 1 his reply. The case had not concluded when the Court adjourned, and will be continued to-morrow. PORT CHALMERS. Arrived—9.2o a.m. ; Nebraska, from Lyttelfcon. 2 30 p.m. : Wellington, from Lyttelton. NELSON. O'Connor moved a resolution in the Council approving of separate local Government for the Nelson goldfield. Reid moved an amendment recommending a uniform Government for the West Coast goldfields. The debate was adjourned. The barque Tyrol sailed for Auckland -this morning. DUNEDIN". A daughter of Mr. Swanston's, three years old, whose clothes caught fire whilst the parents were absent on Saturday, died yesterday. The Otago members, of the Assembly met and resolved to use their best efforts to obtain Crown grants for endowments. Captain Macfarlane brings specific charges against Colonel Harrington. Bishop Moran refuses to recognise as members of the Church Catholics who signed the petitions in favor of secular education. ; MELBOURNE. : May 22. The debate on the amendment on the reply to the Governor's speech; resulted in a majority of two in favor of the Ministry. A second anendment conveying a direct want of confidence motion, was moved, and is now. [under debate. It will probably result in the unseating of the Ministry, on the ground of corrupt exercise of patronage in the disposal of Government appointments ; in one case involving some scandal in connection with the Treasurer, who has _ resigned his portfolio, in order not' to embarrass his colleagues. In the course of the debate the Californian Mail Service was referred to ; and it was said that Vogel had out-Vogeled Duffy in the agreement. Tookey buyers at 61. Flour, 16£; Australian wheat, 6s. lOd. ; New Zealand placed at 6s. 6d. The cargo of the Rachael Cohen was transhipped for England. Sugar market firm, at last quotations. Advices from Mauritius state that the Parana was loading for Dunedin. SYDNEY. A private letter from England states that Mr. Reed (late Navy Constructor) in conjunction with Admiral.Robinson and others, is forming a Steam Company to carry out the Cape route to the colonies. The City of Melbourne, 600 miles from Sydney, broke down and returned under eanvasr The City of Adelaide will take oa her cargo. - Sailed—Alice Ball, for New Zealand. The Alice Cameron arrived, dismasted. She had picked up the crew of the Bengal, from Bunectin, abandoned in a sinking condition. ADELAIDE. Three-fifths of the shares in the Trans-Continental Railway have been taken up. The Hon. John Baker is dead. Wheat, ss. lid. Two ships have been chartered to load for Bogland.