LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 82, 8 April 1881, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

I UNITED PRESB ASSOCIATION. | Christchurch, 7th April. Afc the Amberley Resident Magistrate's Conrt to-day, W. A. Benn, auctioneer, was charged with committing a broach of the Brands and Branding Ordinance, 1880, by selling a number of sheep not branded with his brand, as required by the Act. After hearing a large amount of evidence, chiefly as to trade usage, which tended to prove it was not usual for auctioneers to brand sheep, the Bench stated that they were bound to carry out the law as laid down, and inflicted a nominal fine of 20s. A fonr-roomod cottage was burned down last night. It was insured for .£2OO in the Standard office, and the furniture was insured in the South British. It arose from a kerosene lamp being left alight in the house whilst the tenants went out. Staok fires are of every day occurrence. James Scott, lately the manager of several large properties in Ashburton district, was found guilty of forgery and uttering, and pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzlement to-day. He <vas sentenced to two years' hard labor, concurrently, in each case. There were other defalcations on which no informations were laid. Wanganut, 7th April. A fire destroyed a dwelling and contents belonging to W. Dempster, at Nukumaru, this morning. The building was insured in the North British for .£450. The estimated loss is .£lOOO. New Plymouth, 7th April. Major Atkinson left for Opnnake thiß afternoon, and proceeds from there in the Stella to Wellington. At the settlement of the late T&ranaki races, the following amounts were paid to owners of winning horses : — R. Wheeler, .£250 ; W. Walters, .£140 ; S. Horafall, .£100; E. M'lvor, .£80; C. E. Brewer, £b0; G. Stockman, ; J. George, .£5O ; T. Rowo, .£5O ; J. Belcher, J620 ; W. Edwards, .£2O. Total, .£BlO. Auckland, 7th April. Edwin Hunt Jagger has been sentenced to two yeara' hard labor on three charges of forgery. At the Art Exhibition, "A H&ad of Jupiter " (a study) by the late Miss Dobie ia exhibited. It is stated that a cablegram has been sent from Auckland to the London Mining Exchange relative to the Haven Gold-mining Company scheme. At a meeting of the executive committee of the Industrial Homo, they declined to entertain any application from Dr. Harvey, master, to reconsider his notice of dismissal, bnt determined to fill up the vacancy thus caused in due course. It wa3 resolved to interview the Hon. Mr. Bolleston on his return, and the Hon. Mr. Whitaker, relative to the future position of the Home. Michael Brennan, formerly an inmate of the Industrial Home, has been arrested afc Mahurangi on a charge of indecent assault. At the commencement of the charge of rape against Codlin to-day, the Supreme Court was cleared of ladies. Madame "Wilmot proceeded to the- gallery, and sent a note to the Crown Prosecutor requesting to stay as b, special reporter. The orier was subsequently ordered to remove her from the gallery and look it. She then reluctantly withdrew. Dtjnedin, 7th April. Mr. James Shand has purchased Le Loup for £400. Major Smith, the Victorian Minister of Education, accompanied by the members of the Education Board, visited the city, high, and training schools . and expressed astonishment at the high average attendance, considering the numbers on the roll. He particularly admired the conduct of the boys in the High School. In the afternoon he l inspected the harbor works. The attendance at the Otago schools during I the March quarter shows 17.578 c lildren on the roll at tiie beginning of the quarter, and 19,851 at the end, giving 1 an average of 16.2+9, being an increase "i 777 over la*t year's quarter. The Board employs 433 teachers. This Dat. The charge against Pajret. ex-Poßtal clerk, is procee 'ing at the Polic Court. The Frederick Basil took nearly 100 passengers for the Mount Brown diggings to-day. iNVERCARqitL, 7th April. The Bluff Harbor Bo^rd held an enquiry thw morning :mo the circuoiitan'jes attending th» nn -hap to the chip \\ aitara at the Bluf£ last month. The evidence showed that after ehe left the wh*rf the wind fell ligki, and compelled the pilot to take the. p/ueago

between tho light ship and tho Ooean Chief Eocka, tho result being that tho vessel touched slightly on tho rocks. Tho Board passed a resolution to the effect that Pilot Thomson committed an error of judgment in attempting to take the Waitara to sea on the 11th of March, so late in tho ebb with an uncertain wind. It was also of opinion that there is nothing in the depositions taken at Dunedin to warrant the Eeßident Magistrate there in giving judgment to state that he (Captain Thomson) weakly yielded to a fear of public criticism in taking out the vessel at the time stated. Tflis Day. Mr. W. H. Mathieson's blaoksmith'a shop, at Wyndham, was burnt down yesterday morning. A large portion of the contents was insured, but for what amount is unknown. The Southland men attending the Oamarn Eeview ara— Artillory, 60 ; Rifles, 30 : and, Husßars, 50. This contingent will be joined by 60 from tho Lakes District, and will leave here on Thursday night, arriving at Oamaru on Friday morning.