TELEGRAPHIG NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5272, 4 January 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIG NEWS.

[By Cable.] [reuter's telegrams.] MELBOURNE, January 3. In the cricket match between the English team and the Australian Eleven the first innings of the latter closed for 205. The English have scored in their second innings 103, with six wickets down. There is a rumor of the capture of one of the Kelly gang, but it is not certaiu. The Tanjore has arrived with the Suez mail. [By Special Wire.] AUCKLAND, January 3. The amount of gold received from the Thames district last year was 61,6070z5., being 51910zs less than the quantity raised last year. CHRISTCHURCH, January 3. Mr Varley, the well-known Evangelist preacher, is expected here by the Wakatipu on Tuesday. He will give an address at the Theatre Royal on the following Sunday. Another shipment of reapers and binders arrived from New York yesterday by the Charles Deering. The Agricultural and Pastoral Association resolved yesterday that the trial of reapers and binders, shall take place during the present month on Mr Borg's farm. The entries close on the 14th inst. The contestants, so far as is at present known, will be Messrs Osborne, Wood, M'Connick, Marsh, King, and Buckeye. A very interesting and valuable collection of naturalised grasses, that is to say English grasses now- becoming wild throughout New Zealand, has been made by Mr M. Murphy, Secretary to the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association. They number in all about 50, and are arranged according to their values from an agricultural point of view. It is intended to add to this collection the indigenous grasses and wild plants of New Zealand to be duly named, with thdir peculiarities and characteristics, as indicative of the nature of the soils upon which they grow fully rooted. When the whole is completed in the excellent manner in which the first part has been, the collection is expected to be of very great use to our agriculturists add graziers. TIMARU, January 3. The nomination of Mr Buckingham as against Mr John Studholme, at Waimate \ yesterday, for the Gladstone seat in the . House of Representatives, was a great j surprise. Ho has now retired in favor of Mr Studholme, who is therefore duly elected. He is a strong opponent of the present Government, and favors denominational education. The interruption of the goods traffic by the damage done to the Rangitata railway bridge is causing very great inconvenience in Tiniaru, as large quantities of wool and grain, stone, and other productions are accumulating. An inquiry was held to-day into the late firo near Timaru, by which a large amount of property belonging to Judge Ward and others was destroyed. The following verdict was returned : — " That the fire originated from spaks from an engine," adding the following rider: — " That the jury consider it advisable that railway engines should be provided with spark catchers on the most approved principle." WELLINGTON, January 3. Tho Gazette tor-night contains a proclamation delegating the powers under the Public Domains Act to the Clyde Domain Board, consisting of Messrs George Bridges Flint, Henry Flint, Arthur Poyzer, William Fostor Shaw, and Jas. William Witty. The Clyde recreation ground is brought under the Act. The Fernglen brings most of her passengers here, as they are not so much required in Nelson. The criminal statistics of Wellington for the last two years show that crime is not only relatively, but absolutely, decreasing, notwithstanding the great fncrease of population. In 1876 there were 616 committals, of whom 512 wore men and 104 women. In 1877 there were 527 committals, 436 being males and 91 females ; showing a total decrease of 89. During 1878 thero wore only 480 committals, 358 being men and 72 women ; showing a total decroaso of 97 on the previous year, or 136 (nearly 33 per cent.) on 1876. A fire occurred at Marton to-day. It was confined to two buildings. Lyons' promises were saved with difiiculty. The fire broke out in Russell's carpenter's workshop. The Tempranco Hotel, one of the buildings destroyod, was insured in tho Victoria for £000, and in the National for £100. The insurances, if any, on Russell's premises are not known. I