LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1723, 11 February 1874, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[ANGLO-AUSTEaLIAN; ,PBBSS; ,TELEGRAPH . i „ , ■■■. v , ..;■-,,.. AOBNOy.]'.. : •. ; , . ■...;■: i r ■■::.;.: . r HOKITIKA, leb.j JO. 1 .Hillraan has been cpmmitt^ci fbrjtfrial at the Supreme Court ! fbr'assauit"witn intent on' a 1 girl eight years old; ' L The evi;dence was revolting. ■ 1 iThe Titan, while towing in the 'schooner : Flbretice, ' got ashore on the.South Spit. The schooner is also ashore. The former will probably: get off on the 'next tide, but the Florence is in a worse position further south. •• . ..-■'■', *;■ The steamer Waipara, in attempting to cross the bar, from Greymbuth,' at five o'clock this evening, went ashore on the South Beach, The steamer Wallace also narrowly , escaped foundering by backing out stern, first. The current being strong, with a southerly set, caused the accident. Wellington, Feb. 10. ) >•; Over L7OO worth of shares havebeeh taken up iri' ( tne i ' : Hint racecourse' grand stand in [less; than an hour this afternoon. . Yesterday the Post called attention to the fact that by'the^'proclaixiEitioii^ssueli on October' "2B, Parliament , was ; callepl. together on the 10th February (to-day j. • A number of members met; In the Legislative Council, the Hon. John Johnstonwas called tir the chair.' Presents-Messrs; . Waterho^ise, 1 Pharazyn, Grace, and. Hart., Mr Waterhouse.spoke at some length' on the importance of proceeding according t >: dim form',; in order that subsequejrifc proceedings should not be rendered • invalid. Mr Hart quoted, important .cases in George the Third's time bearing upon the point,, ; andV seconded .the motion fojr adjournment for a fortnight. Carried unanimously, ;;,;;;.: ■'■',[['■[ j In the House of Representatives,-prej- ; se'nt^MesstsFiteherbert,^ Reynolds, aridWakefieid. MjiFitzhe'rljeilt was called to < the, chair; ; MrM'Lean proposed; and Mr' Bunny seconded; an ad'journhient till two o'clock 10,-rnprroV.. ,i | . -.-.; Oußtoms revenue to-day, L 3338.. i | 1:; Great mortality prevails ; death rate' oif last month double that of corresponding' month of last year. | The General Government have formallysuspended Mr J . Dorset as Provincial Auditor. < ""• ; ; ' • •■ ' " ".'> - : ! ' • "■:■ ; ! H.M.S. Blanche arrived. this afternoon. She left Levuka oh the 6th .Tanuary.f.lTJiie Commodore was there, and 'the Consul' had arrived from England. The Blanche arrived at Apia, Samoa Group,: on the 14rh January. The object of going 'tHere, was to settle claims ©f British subjects, against Natives, and to enforce payment of awards made by Captain Douglas of the Cossack, wliich the natives had ignored. • After, five days . palaver! the : fines paid, and; the- remainder of the claims, were settled. Left- Apia on the 25th;. had! light; winds until last three ';days. She left. Sydney ( , on th,e., 14th, July, since; then' been stationed at Fiji. Will remain in New Zealand probably till May. Leaves here in aiew days for Auckland and Campbell Islands, returning to Auckland. ■''"'' j' , .;-• | ■„'"'■■'■'"' Vigoroua steps are being taken for well : Tepresehting WelHtagton r a;t the Canterbury r inierprovinciai Regatta. ' ' ' , : .'.., !'!' V t -, Auckland, Feb. 10. Further examination 1 leaves no. doubt that the yacht.Pearl has i'beeh wrecked and all—hands -drowned* Mr Way mouths body has. b©en v identified>i;,C^i ; the wreck of the Flora McDonald eiicited no i.-aev^Mts.

A quantity of wreck has been washed ashore at Whaupua saw mills. Port Chalmers, Feb. 10. .» CThe Mikado sails to-day. • Wilson and Lane have qualified Cor the Colonial firing. Dpnbdin, Feb. 10. „. the Athenaeum on Sundays. "The whole question- is 4 to be re-considered 4t an extraordmary meeting^of^.snbscribejca tomorrow night. , . , A young man named Blair, aclerk in the Registrar Office; absconded with a hundred pounds, but has since been, captured. . J '.