TELEGRAPHIC

Waikato Times, Volume II, Issue 99, 17 December 1872, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

(From the Diut SoriHEES Ceoss.) LATEST SO U Til ERN NEWS. Christchurch, Friday. His Excellency the Co vera or arrived here at p. m. to-day. The City Guards and Engineers formed a guard of honour. The Cavalry acted as escoris. His Excellency was loudly cheered as ho was drawn in a pair-horse carriage to the tcnjiornry residence. At the Presbyterian General Assembly yesterday, a committee wns appointed to draw up a congratulatory address t;> the Oovernor. It was agreed, on the motion of the Sev. P. Brace, of Auckland, that it is expedient for the ganc/al interest of the Church thftfc the principle of synodical action be affirmed, and brought into action by the Assembly, and that the Presbytery of Canterbury be formed into a synod, and that the remaining Presbyterians be left to form themselves into synods as soon aa they deem it desirable. The" grain market is inactive. Wheat quite out of stock ; flour, £14. Oats easier, 2s. 4<lper bushel. The dry weather is causing serious apprehension for the crops of oats. On light lands the crop is almost past hope. A little rain fell to-day, but quite insufficient for what is required. Wheat generally is lookiug well, for though the crops will certainly be light the quality will be good. Dairy produce is plentiful. Butter 4.U1 to 5d per lb ; new cheeses abundant, 44d per lb. The Provincial Council adjourned this afternoon until Wednesday for holidays. Saturday. The FTeathcote and Eaiapoi Clubs have decided to send crevts to the interprovincial regatta at Y,"ellington, which probably tv:I1 be only Canterbury crews. G .vvjnouth, Friday. The election of two members of the County Council caused considerable excitement. There were five candidates, the successful ona3 being—Kennedy, 120; Snvth, 113. LaliI maim, the late County Chairman, only polling 96-. inrereargill, Friday. The Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show was largely attended. The exhibits were cood —draft horses | and sheep especially. The loag-woolled sheep were remarkably fine. Sutton Bros., and the New Zealand and Austra--1 lian Land Company, were the chief prize-takers. | ' Pokitika, Saturday, The racecourse has been so damaged by the floods that it will be impossible to held the a; advertised at Chri;t-

Various heavy Blipn have occurred ou the Cliristeliureb ro&d.iiecoaaitating a large expenditure. ' Dunedin, Saturday, Arrived : Queen of the South, from Mauritius. She has 100 tons sugars for Lvttehon and 100 tons lor Wellington. The Education Board have resolved to discontinue the provincial scholarships for the present. : EThe llille Association meeting was the largest yet held. The principal prizes yesterday were taken by members of the country corps. Wellington, Sunday. Arrived : Jessie Redmond, from London, all well. (From the St Alt.) LondoD, December 5. The Queen has been unwell, but is recovering. Mr Hocking, the eminent barrister, ha 3 been gazetted Attorney-General of Western Australia. Copper, £!U ; quiet. Tallow steady at latest quotations. Proposals have been made by the new Californian and New Zealand Steamship Company to the British Government to subsidise the line. Funds are unsteady both in London and Paris. All the leading men in New York took part in Horace Greeley's funeral. The market continues bare of Australian meat. New Zealand flax is scarce. Prices quoted at £44. New Zealand consolidited 5 per cent, 103^. New Zealand Bank shares, £19.

The wool sales closed firmly. Discounts remain unaltered. A private unpublished telegram of Messrs Goldabrough's, dated London, the '25 th November, states that coiiibiug wool was scarce, and lid dearer. Clothing, aad other sorts, prices unaltered. A quiet feeling pervades the manufacturing districts. Mjney 7 per cent.. Melbourne. The Vivid takes 1,200 bales of wool for Boston. There is a movement to collect funds for the release of the Carl's Polynesians from, bondage. .Sir Redmond Barry will administer the Government pro torn- on the departure of the Earl of Canterbury. The navvies at llobart Town have struck for 5s per day. Mr Beaver, of the tirm of Falk and Co., .leaves by this steamer to establish a house in Duncdin. The Mcdical Board find no power to erase Dr Murray's is great scandal about a squatter and his wife named Westward. Sydney. The butcher MeC'raw, the murderer of Mrs Ward, is recovering- . . , A caucus of the members of ttie Assembly resolved to support the Government in the ieconstruction of the Council. Adelaide. A native attempted to spoar the Government Resident at Palineratou. . Chief Justice Hanson has been sworn in as acting Governor of South Australia. . The Government have resolved to, spend £1000 in the purchase of articles f.or transmission to the Vienna, ExlnBank of New Zealand have been arranged with to make collections of alluvial quartz specimens. Plans of seetions of the New Zealand gpldfields are being prepared. Tie Government armourers have been instructed to prepare for exhibition some bars of steel, manufactured from the famous Taranaki iron-sand ; also 2ft cubes of the material. Samples of coals are to be obtained. , Woolen goods from the Nelson and Otago factories. A parcel oHJax will be sent by the Halcione to be manufactured into sheeting for exhibition. An inlaid table has been, ordered from Mr, Seuflert, the cabinet-maker, of: Auckland. Full geographical and statistical works of New Zealand are ordered to be prepared for aendiug also. Six merino, combing-wool rams, from the llock belong - inir to the floltz familv. Pomerania, have arrived at Wellington by tho Warrior Queen, from Wright, Stephenson, and Go., celebrated for glossy strong-fibred wool. The opera at Christchurch was thinly attended. A motion is before the Council to send home £20 ; 000 to bring out immigrants, irrespective of the General Government scheme. , . Five men have been buried alive in v\ heeler S claim, at the Half-ounce .Diggings, George Wheeler and his sou are, saved. Walker, Joseph Wheeler, and Rowlands _ have been killed ; and Francis Lousheiin's fate is uncertain. The Anglican Synod is now sitting at JDunedin. The Bishop, in the course of his opening speech, said that the General Synod was.alone empowered to authorise the new ltccionary. . , An action at Dnnedin against a lady of the Jewish persuasion. &r breach of promise, is pending. Strong, barrister, is engaged.