CABLE TELEGRAMS

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 3939, 30 June 1877, Page 2

CABLE TELEGRAMS

LONDON, June 27. Turkish despatches state that the Turkish commander of the forces in Asia Minor .attacked and completely defeated the Russians at Batoiun. The Russians have commenced to bonu bard Rustchuk. The Turkish guns are replying vigorously. AUCKLAND, June 29. Mr Binney reports produce market quotations nominal, Best brand of oatmeal, £17. Oats auctioned, 3s 6d to 3a 7d for prime samples ; maize, 4s 3d ; butter, lOd ; bacon and hams, 8d ; cheese, market -well stocked ; bran, 5s lOd ; oatmeal, £20 ; pearl barley, £24. Mr Buckland reports fat cattle prices irregular ; throughout last week values maintained. Fat sheep, good quality, prices lower than last week by £d to id per lb. Share Market— Bank of New Zealand, buyers £22 10s, sellers £22 10s ; National, buyers 70s, sellers 71s 6d ; Colonial Bank, 16s 6d ; South British Insurance, buyers 965, sellers 100s ; New Zealand 102s 6d, buyers 102s 6d ; National, buyers 345, sellers 35s 6d ; Union Sash and Door Co., 10s ; Red Queen, sellers 4s ; Caledonians, double £6, buyers £5 15s ; City of London, buyers 12s 6d ; Moanatairi, £8 12s 6d ; Cures, 7s 3d, sellers 8s ; Waitekuri, buyers 12s 6d, sellers 14s ; Alburnia, 58s, sellers 595 ; Waverley, sellers Is 6d ; Union Beach, buyers 265, sellers 28s ; Tokatea, 12s Gd to 14s ; Kurunui Hill, 28s ; Piako, buyers 9s, sellers 10s. CHRISTCHURCH, June 29. The wheat market is stiff, 6s 9d to 7s for best milling ; for second quality 5s to 6s. Oats, 3s 6d ; feed, 4s 9d ; milling stocks low. Flour market, from £17 10a to £18, mills working full time. Bran, £4 10 ; sharps, £5 10s ; cheese, 7d ; potatoes, £3 ; oatmeal, £18 to £22 ; bacon and hams (in cloth), Sd ; barley, dull, quotations nominal. The Agricultural Association resolved to offer a prize of £25 for the best reaping machine exhibited at the November show. An inquest was held at the Lunatic Asylum yesterday evening on the body of Warder Frederick "White, who was stabbed by Mark Price, a patient, on Wednesday. E. W. Seager, keeper of the Asylum, said he considered Price so safe that he had allowed him to sit in his own residence and mix with his family, sitting down to meals with him and the friends of the institution, and freely using a knife and fork. Daily he has been in the habit of visiting the attendants' cottages playing with their children, and chatting to their wives. On the morning of the sad event, he visited attendant Wranworthy's cottage, and lifted the youngest child on to its mother's shoulders. According to this and other witnesses, Price and White never had any quarrel, and White was thoroughly liked by everyone about the Asylum. Price labored under the halluncination that the Asylum was his property. This it was that caused him to ask White for his keys. When White said he had given the keys to some one else, Price picked up a carving knife, and a warder thinking Price was only going to cut tobacco, as he had often done it before, did not take the knife from him. Price suddenly turned round and stabbed White before the warder, who was only two feet distant, could stop him. After this act Price seemed quite unconcerned, not the least excited or affected by what he had done, though, in reply to a question, he said he knew he had killed White. Price being brought before the jury for a moment, said in reply to a question, that he wanted the keys "to get to my wife for liberty, what do you call it." The inquest was adjourned at a late hour for the Coroner to obtain legal advice as to whether Price ought or ought not to be taken into custody. DUNEDIN, June 29. Produce wholesale prices are quoted as follows :— Wheat, 5s 6d to 7s, -one transaction reported at 8s ; oats, 3s 6d to 3a 9d ; barley, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; bran, £4 15s ; flour, £19 to £19 10s; oatmeal, £20; potatoes, £3 10s. Mr Bradshaw reports as follows :— Bank of New Zealand shares, £22 6d ; National Bank, £3 lls ; Colonial Bank, £5 6s ; National Insurance, £1 15s ; South British, £5 ; Standard, 17s ; Mosgiel Woollen Factory, £3 10s. In the Police Court to-day Bridget Ryan, a domestic servant, was charged with having abandoned her infant child in the Catholic Church on Sunday nighi last. The case was remanded. GRAHAMSTOWN, June 29. Mr W. W. Robinson, who captained the Auckland cricket and football teams on their tour South, and in the AllEngland match, was presented last night with a diamond ring, sleeve links and studs, subscribed for by the cricketers and football players. The Mayor made the presentation at a public entertainment. The Alburnia' s return from specimen crushing is 9490z5. lOdwts. About 400 ozs. are expected from the crushing o' the general stuff. Very severe frosts has been experience' here this week. On Wednesday nigl the ice on some water in a vessel left ou side was 2 inches thick. The thermom et was at 27 degrees Fahrenheit. WELLINGTON. June 29. Mr Thomas reports as follows :— Flour (Colonial), £19 to £20 ; Adelaide, £24 ; for guaranteed parcels, a large quantity of inferior being in the mai'ket ; oats, 3s 9d to 4s 3d ; bran, Is to Is 2d ; wheat (fowls) 4s 6d ; hams, did to lOid ; bacon, 9d to 9£d ; cheese, 7%& to 8d ; pollard, £8; potatoes, £3 10s to £4 10s; maize, 4s 9d to ss. The Post states that a European resident at the Lower Hutt actually sold his own daughter, a little girl five years of age, to a Maori for £2. The number of nominations received at the Immigration Office this month was ninety-eight. The establishment of a Temperance Working Men's Club is contemplated. OAMARU, June 29. The enquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Mrs Quarrie is concluded. The evidence of Dr DeLatour, who made the post mortem, was to the effect that the deceased died from the shock to her system, caused by concussion of the brain, and that the wound on the back of her head was sufficient to cause death. He believed that the wound was made by a blunt instrument. The jury, after considering the matter for almost three hours, returned a verdict of manslaughter against Mrs Quarries eldest son Daniel. The coroner then committed Daniel Quarrie to take his trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court at Dunedin. (from our own correspondent.) WAIROA, June 29. There is general amusement at the Government advertisement of the Wairoa confiscated land for sale. No dray can bo got within miles of the blocks in question. They are some miles from a dray road with a river between. The Press suggests that, as local people are principally interested, the sale should be in Napier, 'and plans should be on view there as well. [from our own correspondent.] GISBORNE, June 29. The celebrated block, Waingaronia No. 2, Tologa Bay, of 28,000 acres, has been at last adjudicated on Judge Rogan having a Crown grant in favor of Robert Cooper, as purchaser from the native owners. It is a very valuable block. It is a pity the Government did not get it for a special settlement, as they tried to do. (prom our own correspondent.) DUNEDIN, June 29. Helmuth, Schwartze and Co. report, under date, London, 27th June :— "The

sales closed firm without further change' in prices; 270,000 bales were sold, 59,000 held over for the next series, and 801,010 bale are expected." Sir George Grey has hot only completely, recovered his health, but for some time past has been busily preparing for the' coming session. Mr M'Lean's Pahneraton and WaU'^r kouati constituents are greatly incensed at * the delay in opening railway communication to Dunediii. They do not so much, blame him as the Government, which leading men directly charge with a pur^ pose in delaying the opening of the linei Mr Thomas Calcutt, who was alleged to have refused to appear before trustees in an insolvency case, was, under the Act of 1876, brought in custody to Dunedin. Calcutt is indignant, and has an enplanation to give, which otherwise would be kept quiet by having the matter heard in Chambers. The Government has given a Diinediii firm a tender for the manufacture of railway points and crossings.