TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5305, 12 February 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[By Cable.] [Bpecial to the peess association.] LONDON, February 8. President Grevy's address to the French Chambers reviewed the crisis, and pronounced in favor of peace and the Republic. Thirty thousand wharf laborers are on strike at Liverpool, and riots are occurring. Money is easy. Railway stocks have risen. Australian wheat is quoted ex store at 45s to 475. The Bank minimum ia unchanged. The Bank reserve acquires fresh strength week by week. Consols are at 96£. The market for Australian securities is very steady. Tlio corn market is weak, with a downward tendency. SYDNEY, February 11. The Kelly gang visited Jerilderie township, 50 miles from Deniliquin, last Monday. They confined the police in the lock-up, stuck up the Bank of New South Wales, whence they took about £3000, tore down the telegraph line, and threatened the operator with death if he attempted to restore communication. They conducted their operations with the coolest audacity. Kelly, dressed in police uniform, paraded the streets, and bailed up the hotel, but harmed no one. i Another correspondent states that the Kelly gang were at Jerilderie on Satur- \ day, at mid-night and bailed up the police, whom they confined in the lockup. On Monday, they stuck up the bank, and took £2000, destroying the bank's documents, cut the telegraph wires, and imprisoned the operator, took all the police horses and arms, and left at 9 o'clock at night. The French man-of-war Allier has arrived at Cooktown with troops, 150 of whom are sick with fever. It is proposed to land them and fumigate the ship. Some larrakins brutally assaulted a respectable artisan yesternight. In the action by "The Vagabond" against Thompson, for £2000 for defamation, a verdict for the plaintiff was returned with one shilling damages. ,

MELBOURNE, February 11. The candidates for West Bourke are Messrs Harper, Deakin,' Gaunson, and Healey. In a thunder-storm yesternight a man was partially blinded. SINGAPORE, (undated). The barque Kate Waters, from Sydney, was seized and scuttled, and the officers murdered by the Chinese crew, on the voyage from Hong Hong to Foo Cboo. The mutineers have been captured. BRISBANE, February 10. Mr Poring is appointed Aoting Attorney-General. Colonel Scratohley has reviewed 600 Volunteers. MELBOURNE, February 10, Mr Turnbull, one of the victims of th 6 Oolac fire, is dead. The Victoria has been sent to the wreck of the Kerangi. February 11. The Hobarton cup was won by Lord Harris easily. McDonell and Co., of Geelongf, have failed, with liabilities amounting to £81,000, and assets estimated at £67,000. Bush fires have interrupted the Adelaide telegraph line. ADELAIDE, February 10. The Gawlor strikers are still out. A parcel of wheat has been sold at a price reserved. {"REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.! SYDNEY, February 10. Lady Robinson will lay the foundation stone of the Exhibition building on Thursday. ; BRISBANE, February 10. At the Volunteer sham fight on Saturday there Were 600 men itnder arms. Colonel Scratchley inspected them, and expressed himself satisfied with the evolutions* LONDON, February 8. Wheat and flour are sixpence lower. New Zealand securities are unchanged. A column of British troops has occupied Quirißk, Cabul. It is considered unlikely that any further operations will take place irv the direction of Kilatzibge. [from the press association.] GISBORNE, February 11. The weather is very rough. The lifeboat would not proceed to the Rangatira. She is under Nick's Head, where the passengers were landed. Mr Rees addressed a public meeting at the Masonic Hall last evening, on matters affecting the district. There was a large attendance, although there was heavy rain. He explained the steps taken with the natives. He and one or two others were appointed by the tribes as trustees, the whole power being vested in them. Those who acted straightforwardly would be liberally dealt with. Large blocks of land would be cut up for settlement. The payment, say for 20 per cent., would be taken at once, the balance to remain at 6 or 7 per cent, per annum, with a purchasing clause. They would give indefeasible titles. "Bob" Cooper interrupted Mr Rees several times, and used very strong language, but Bob was always worsted. Once Mr Rees referred to the opinion of himself in the colony, and Cooper exclaimed, "Ask J. S. Macfarlane." Mr Ress replied " You will next tell me to ask the hangman." A vote of thanks to Mr Rees was carried by acclamation. [By Special Wire.l AUCKLAND, February 11. David Goldie has definitely accepted candidature for the City West. The other names have been withdrawn, to prevent splitting on the education question. A barge to carry 200 tons of coal was launched to-day at Shortland, to the order of the Bay of Islands Coal Company. The Waiuku Agricultural Association's show was held to-day, and passed off successfully. There was a large attendance of visitors from Auckland. Mr J. C. Firth has made every preparation for the reception and transit of a; million whitefish ova, expected to-morrow by the mail steamer, by having constructed 20 insulating boxes packed with ice, and a ton of ice in three ice chests in reserve. The Hinemoa leaves for the South on the arrival of the steamer. Mr Firth goes by the steamer to Tauranga, and lands' with 250,000 ova for Lakes Tarawera, Taupo, andßotorua. The balance goes to the Southern lakes. CHRISTCHURCH, February 11. A discussion arose in the City Council last night regarding the intention of the Uncle Tom's Cabin Troupe to perform in the Theatre on Sunday, during which Mr R. R. Cass expressed himself to the effect that he cared not what Press people said, as Pressmen were all sceptics and heretics. In the Supreme Court to-day the case brought by John Berry to recover the custody [of his child was decided, his Honor giving judgment for the applicant. Mr Justice Johnston said there was no doubt a conspiracy between the wife and her sister. The question of the religion in which the child was to have been brought up had no weight with the Court, and even if there had been an agreement that the child was to be brought up as a Roman Catholic, such agreement was not binding in law, as the father might change his mind next day. A fire broke out this morning in the cellars of Messrs Brown and Smith, drapers, London-street, Lyttelton, but it was extinguished before much damage was done. This evening another fire occurred at Avonside Parsonage, occupied by the Rev. Mr Glasaon. The furniture was saved. The house was insured by the church property trustees in the Union, for £650. DUNEDIN, February 11. At a meeting of the Otago University Council, to-day, a draft petition to the Queen, for a charter for the Otago University, was adopted. The Chancellor is to transmit it through the Hon. Mr. Macandrew to the Colonial Secretary. A valedictory address is to be presented to the Governor. WELLINGTON, February 1L A meeting of the New Zealand Rifle Association to-night decided on a programme which includes 16 matches, in which the aggregate prizes vary from £25 to £75. The total to be fired for is £600, or more if subscriptions come in. This sum is exclusive of plate and other prizes presented by private individuals. Some very handsome prizes have already been promised in this way. No entrance exceeds ss. Sergeant Christrie left with the tents and targets to-day to arrange the ground. The barque Aberdeen, from New York [ to Wellington direct, is now 145 days out, and some anxiety is felt regarding i her. The salvage from the Carterton fire was so large that the insurance companies are not likely to lose more than 60 per cent, of the sums insured on Casselberg's stock. The Governor left by the Ringarooma for Christchurch to-day. The hospital has not a spare bed, and thre are three cases of typhoid fever in the ordinary wards. Diarrhoea and diphtheria are very prevalent in the city, especially amongst ohildren. Since his return to Wellington Mr Sheehan has given most careful attention to Walsh's case. At the Executive Council meeting to-day Ministers advised the Governor that they saw no cause for interfering with the sentence. The Go- ' vernor approved the advice, and the usual intimation was ordered to be sent to the sheriff. In the Police Court to-day William Brown, alias Furnace, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment on two charges of robbery, an<J for having burglars'!

tools in his possession. He was a member of a well-known Sydney gang known, as the ' ' Forty thieves. ' ' He had made preparations for commencing business here as a burglar on an extensive scale. In the junior civil service examination, A. F. Kennedy, Napier, passed 10th an order of merit put of . 53 that passed. In the senior examination, G. R. Beamish, Napier, passed 3rd in order of merit, and R. W.'Blpomfield, Napier, passed 7th, out of 19 that passed.