TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5291, 27 January 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[By Cable.] [NEUTER'S TEEEGBAJtsL] feOME, Jamiary U. The Italian Minister df Justice and of Ecclesiastical affairs stated in the Senate to-day that the friendly attitude of the Vatican renders certain concessions by Italy desirable. BERLIN, January 23. The Lower House of tho Prussian Parliament passed a resolution condemning the Discipline Bill recently introduced! [SPECIAL TO THE PItESS ASSOCIATION.] MELBOURNE, Jamiary 25. Isiah Wright and thirteen other confederates of tho Kelly g^irig have been remanded for a week at Beechworth, the ■oolico witnesses being absent after tho Kellys. SYDNEY, January 25. About 12,000 spectators wore present at the cricket match to-day. The New South Wales team, in their first innings, made 240, of which Murdoch made 70, Thompson 50, and Massie 30. The Englishmen had made 29 — Absolom 17 and Uljctt 7, both not out — when tho stumps were drawn. [By Special Wike.l AUCKLAND, January 25. Mr Theodore Kissling, District Land Registrar, Auckland, has tendered his resignation, intending to practice his profession (legal) in Axickland. J A circumstance lias just come to light which leads to the belief that robbing the mail has boon practised hci'e at least in one instance, if not more. A few days ago the occupier of a farm' at Point Chevalier, about three miles wcstAvard of ] Auckland city, found a mail bag open washed up on the beach. On looking into it he found a number of letters which appeared to have been opened, or opened of their own accord by the water. A considerable number of the letters contained cheques, drafts, &c, for different amounts. The post-office authorities were communicated with, the bag taken possession of, and tho contents carefully examined. The result of that examination has not been yet disclosed, but it is understood that the bag so found had been sent from the Thames. The matter has been placed in the hands of the police. At present it i 9 not known by what steamer the bag had been sent, whether by the Rotomahana or the Enterprise. The Postmaster at the Thames has been summoned to Auckland, and an investigation into the •matter is proceeding. It is conjectured that ,the bag has been opened by some I means either in Auckland Harbor or on the way up from the Thames, and after being' searched and probably the abstraction of a letter or letters, it was thrown overboard, and, with a flood tide at the time, would probably be carried to the spot where it was picked up. Enquiry will also be mado to ascertain whether any bags from other outdistricts are missing, in order to learn whether this is or is not one of a series of cases. The Post Office' Department is evidently remiss in not taking possession of the mail bags immediately upon their arrival, it being generally understood that bags coming up from the Thames with the steamer — say late on Saturday night — arc not removed until Monday morning. This should not bo, if it is ao. CHRISTCHURCH, January 25. The body of George Scaife, formerly cook at the suryevors' camp, Burnham, was found yesterday four miles below Rakaia bridge. A man named Joseph Hawthorn was yesterday admitted to the hospital suffering injuries to his head. He was unable to give any account as to how he got them. He is supposed to have fallen from his horse.

The two boys named Berthold Rasanski and William Darrick, who absconded laet Saturday frem the industrial school, have been recaptured. They had built a whare in the thick gorse off the North town belt, and kept close during the day, coming out at night to obtain food. The police had great difficulty in effecting the capture, as they had contrived numerous hiding places, in and out of which they dodged about like rabbits. DUNEDIN, January 25^ : The Minister of Public Works has appointed Mr Wm. Hannaway, secretary of railways, to act for Mr Conyers during the latter's illness. A telegram from Gore states that Mr Conyers is not yet sufficiently conscious to recognise anybody, but otherwise he is progressing favorably. It has been decided to connect Portobello with Port Chalmers by telephone. This morning a deputation of sellers and land owners at Inch Clutha, representing, the joint road boards and river board of that district, waited upon the Hons. J. Macandrew, J. Ballance, and R. Stout. The object of the deputation was two-fold : — First, to ask the Government to repair the breaches in the river bank aa Inch Clutha ; and second to request the loan of £5000 to be expended in repairing the damage to the roads and works through the late flood. It was urged that the breaches through which the waters of the Clutha had poured and submerged the island had been caused by the Government works ; that the effect of the railway embankment was to turn the Bruce river against those portions of the bank which had given way, and that therefore the Government should repair the damage. After considering the arguments adduced, and consulting Mr Blair as to the probable cost of repairing the breaches, the district engineer saying that as near as he could estimate it would be about £8000, Ministers decided they could not accept liability for damage to the river bank, there being very diverse opinions as to the railway line having the effect on* the river that had been stated ; still, under the exceptional circumstances they were prepared to allow the breaches to bo repaired at I the Government expense. As to the loan I they found there was little left of the £50,000 allocated. However, £2500 would bo advanced without interest, the amount to be repaid by yearly instalments of £500 each. January 26. At 11 p.m. yesterday the jury in the case of Menzies and Anderson returned a verdict for plaintiff for £400. A telegram to-day from Mr Grant, who I is at Gore, reports that Mr Conyers passed a good night, and that this morning consciousness had returned. He recognised Mrs Conyers, his boy, and all in the room. INVERCARGILL, January 25. At the Police Court this, morning Samuel Gray, tailor, was charged with larceny from the dwelling of a man named Sorenson at Mataura Bridge. A remand was granted. NELSON, January 25. Mr Acton Adams addressed the electors last night and received a vote of thanks. He spoke decidedly against denominational education and Mr Curtis's bill. He disagreed with the Government policy on many points. OAMARU, January 26. A small cottage occupied by a man named M'Callum was burnt to the ground on Saturday night. It is not known whether it is insured. The weather is most oppressively hot. A parching N.W. wind has been blowing all day. TIMARU, January 26. An inquest was hold at the hospital on Saturday on the body of a patient named Cassidy, who was admitted last Thursday, suffering from typhoid fever. Information had been given by another patient to the police that the man had been murdered by the use of the strait jacket. The jury attached a rider to their verdict J;hat the strait jacket shouW

not iiavO been lised. T"he nian was being treated as though sittfering from delirium h'emtins. WELLINGTON; January 25; . Tile privileges ,at the coming races sold to-day realised £53(J. The Hyderabad lias been towed two lengths, further seaward. The directors of the Gas Company recommend a second dividend for the year, which will make a total of 15 per cent, for the year, and add £1000 to the reThe stcwai'ds of the races open the course fcjr training on Monday. The United Motliadist Free Church settled the following stations for ministers for the coining year : — Auckland, R; Taylor, Addington; and White ; Christchurch, S. Macfarlano, A. Peters, andW: Lockwood (supernumerary; Napier, H; R. Wilkinson ; Oxftfrd, V. Malvorn, J. J; Penary, and M. Baiter (supernumerary) ; Rangjiora, T. Hodgson; Reofton, J. Parkin ; Waipawa, C. Penny ; Wellington, H. B. Redstone. The city school committees have resolved in favor of the introduction of the penny savings bank system. Messrs Hiscocks and Hayman, who have already leased the Christchurch and Dunedin theatres, are negotiating for a long lease of the Theatre Royal here to work a circuit.