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An attempt baa been made to assassinate the President of the new Republic of Costa Rica, at the instance of President Salvador. The fdling-off in emigration from Europe to America is estimated at 50 per cent,

(from our own correspondent.) Sir Gsorge Grey's return unopposed, both as Superintendent and sis one of the mem bers for City West, were looked upon as certain. For the other vacant seat in City West there will be a close contest. Mr Dtaian and Mr Dargaville are in the field for thereat, and others are Sj.oken of. Mr Dignan vpnresented the district for several years for- SAY and was defeated by Mr Gillies at the la Mr Foxes' to address a public meeting this evening on " Good Templary " and Sir George Grey is to take the chair on the occasion. Mr Fox is here on his way to England via San Francisco, and his address will no doubt attract £ crowded house. The, Lome street Hall, in which he is to apeak, n small m comparison with the Choral Hall, and it is thought he would be able to fill the latter had it been taken instead. The telegraph will tell you the result before this arrives. 'Isms of all kinds abound in Auckland, and Mr Fox ought to find al Sgs a iS?e gh OO ce o r t%one well at Ohinemuri. There has been great depression and disappoint ment The prospectors have not shown gold, Sid they were near being very roughly dealt with by the indignant crowd.. They very in judiciously threatened to bring fifty if aoris to clear the ground of the crowd, andthis led to an assault upon them on the spot. The great SiX? however, highly disapproved these Seeling*, and admits that the prospectors were nSsponsibleiu the least, as they had not induced a single »an to come on to &c field by their representations. Ihe lambs were therefore .set upon in their turn and driven ignominiously from the ground. There are about twenty or thirty of these roughs at Ohinemuri-notmore, from what we hear~and if they had been allowed their way they would have kept the place in a state of terror for some time. 