TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5398, 3 June 1879, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

1 ..[8y Special Wie.e.l , The wife of the Rev. R.S. Bunn, a ■well-known Wesleyan minister, died at Invercargill yesterday. ■;•..•■ The Inangahua Connty Council have vated Mr Reeves, M.H.R. for Grey Yallcy, the sum of £100 for service's rendered to the district in Parliament. E. B. Dixon, head master of the Hokitika State-school, was yesterday charged at the Resident. Magistrate's Court, on three informations, with ill-using a boy named Peter Helmling, by striking him .on the back with a cane or stick. Several witnesses, including medical men, were examined, and as tho evidence went to show thut no undue severity was exercised the Bench dismissed the information without calling for the defence. The steamer Ladybird sprung a leak alongside the Dunedin wharf last night, and has been docked for survey.

A Gazette extraordinary, issued last night, calls Parliament together, for the despatch of business, on July 11.

The Governor and the Premier left Wellington last night in the Hinemoa on a flying visit to Taranaki.

At a meeting of creditors in the estate of B. Cohen, jeweller, of Wellington, ;held yesterday, the liabilities were set down at £10,119, and the assets at £10,180. After some opposition it was agroed to resell the estate to the banbrupt at 10s in the pound, by bills at 3,0, 9, 12, 15 and 18 months, guaranteed by Messrs Moeller and Levy. In the course of the discussion, Mr Sawyer, Manager of the Bank of Australasia, remarked that if the debtors were allowed to spread their payments over eighteen months it would come very hard oil the unfortunate people who. remained solvent.

The Maoris at Makai, between Hawera and Carlyle, are selling off stock in Hawera, and are oh the road to Parihaka. Only one old chief, Matthew Kenkins, remains at Makai. The Maoris now sggiu quite fanatic&i in their adoration of Te Whiti. The settlers yesterday morning, at an urgency meeting, wired an urgent for Major Atkinson to hold a conference with them at once, as they have faith in his long experience and tried judgment. Mr Parris has returned from Parihaka, where he has seen Te Whiti. The chief does not deny that he has sanctioned what has been done, but says it is not against the settlers but the Government that action has been taken, as the natives want to try the question. He has issued the order so as to bring the Government to book. The Maoris have made a claim for the confiscated lands and intend to stand by it. The Appeal Court at Wellington yesterday gave judgment in an application for a rule absolute for a writ of Jiaheas corpus in the case of Frederick Gleich, alias Fisher, the Adelaide defaulting bankrupt. The rule nisi had been obtained on the ground that the Foreign Offenders Act, 1863, was ultra vires. The rule was made absolute, and the prisoner was discharged, but the Chief Justice said that the Judges were nob unamimous. The Attorney-General did not oppose the the discharge of the prisoner, but gave notice of appeal to the Privy Council, as the point was an important one and should be definitely settled. The services of the Waimate Rifles and Wellington Naval Brigade have been accepted. Horsfall's horses will be offered for sale at Cbristchurch to-day. They compromise—Ratcatcher, King Quail, All Steel, Rthidwick, Deception, Jenny Lind, Rosalie, and two colt foals by Papapa and Korari. The following Neilson's horses will be sold without reserve : — Fishhook^ Te Whetu, Luna, Muddleton, and The Moose.

It is understood that tlie Governor w 1 leave "Wellington about the 12th of Juno to visit Auckland, where he will meet Lord Loftus by the next mail steamer. At the Auckland Police Court yesterday Robert Graham was proceeded against under the Native Lands Acts for unlawfully occupying native laud in the Botorua district. Tho day was chiefly occupied with technical objections raised by Mr Hesketh, Graham's counsel. The counsel for the Government are Messrs Brookfiold and Tyler. Tho hearing will be resumed to-day. At tho Auckland Board of Education yesterday an estimate of the requirements for the coming year was submitted. It amounted in all to £89,000.

Mr Sheehan and Eewi mot with an enthusiastic reception at Auckland yesterday. The Mayor welcomed them in a congratulatory speech at the success obtained by the negotiations. Both replied, Eewi (the Eov. Mr Buddie interpreting) speaking a very few words only, repeating a Maori proverb which freely translated means " I come, though but a small one— but there are many behind." He was driven to the Northern Club, where he will reside 'during his stay in Auckland. He visited the theatre in the evening, and so far has expressed •himself well pleased with what he has seen. There was a large attendance of sporting men on Saturday morning at the premises of Messrs Ford and Co., in Cashel-street, Christchurch. when Mr "W. 3?. Neilson's race-horses were offered for unreserved sale. Fishhook was Started at 450 guineas, and was run up in fifties to 650 guineas, at which price it was knocked down to Mr E. Eay., Middleton was started at 10 guineas, and was purchased by Mr Basset for 45 guineas. Te Whetu was started at 20 guineas, and was knocked down at 80 guineas to Mr K. Derrett. The Moose was bought for 32 guineas by Mr Boyle. Luna was started at 25 guineas and was knocked down for 55 guineas to Mr W. H. Oram. Bribery was started at-five guineas and was bought by Mr A. Saunders for 25 guineas. Sir Tatton was started at 5 guineas and fell to Mr E. Eay '3 bid of £7 10s. May Queen, brood mare, in foal to Middleton and with foal at foot by Korari, was sold for 10 guineas to Mr E. Millett. A two-year-old filly by Talisman, out of May Queen, was sold for 9 guineas to Mr Millett. Messrs H. Matson and Co., of Christchurch, offered for sale on Saturday, the racing stud of Mr J. Horsfall. The first submitted was Deception, in foal to Eandwick. The auctioneer reminded those present that Deception was the dam of Traitor and Fallacy, but that did not succeed in drawing a bid. The chosnut All Steel, 7 years old, in foal to Eandwick, was next brought out. For her there was one sporting offer of £15, aud all the persuasion of the eloquent auctioneer not boing able to get a second bid, he said that according to instructions from the owner he would pass the whole lot in. The groom, however, brought out a third, which was immediately dismissed with, the observation from the auctioneer " There's not enough money in all this crowd to buy that house."

Tho Christchurch Star, referring to the small prices obtained for Mr Neilson's horses, says, that Middleton, who was bought for 45 guineas, was sold for 500 guineas, after he had, as a three year old, Avon the Maiden Plate and Metropolitan. Sir Tatton, that was knocked down for 7 guineas, changed owners at one time at between a hundred and 300 guineas.

A married woman named Flanders attempted to commit suicide at Wellington yesterday, by throwing herself from the wharf into the harbor. When rescued she was nearly dead. She was at once taken to tho hospital.

Mr A. -Henderson has been appointed Sheriff and Supreme Court Eegistrar at Invercargill, vice Mr D. Stuart resigned. The Hinomoa, with the Governor, Sir George Grey, and Colonel Whitmore on board, arrived at New Plymouth on Saturday morning. They landed at noon, and were conveyed to Mr Caverhill's house, which was given over ' to

' ■ their Buiy^^^^nWßHl|^^H^B^^^^^^^^^^H i next,, when they wilPproe^ec^^^HHJJJil ■land. ' ■ ■■ '■ •■•-- - ■■■■. ■■. : , . :'. •■■■. ■■ . ,'■ . 7; : Gleich; the absconding: Adelaide bank- - nipt; has been released flcom gaol. , ■ Alfred Lindsay,;; boot importer, . .-Weir ■ lingfcon, has assigned his estate to T. ~SY. ■ Young, '' merchant.: ' The liabilities are about 1 £14,000, and tho assets about £17.000. : . ;;■ , . ■ The Customs revenue, collected at the Port of Wellington for the month ending last Saturday, amounted to £12,5G3.859d; for the corresponding month last year it was £16,793. Captains Hewitt, Rose, and Cross, who form the Royal Cooamission touching the wreck of the s.s. Taupo, returned, from Tauranga to Wellington on Friday. It is understood that they have not yet con- . eluded their labors. . . A supplementary Gazette, issued last Saturday, authorises tho shooting of hares within the counties of Maniatoto, Vincent, Waikouaitie, Lake, Peninsula, T&ieri, Bruce, Glutha, and Tuapeka, between Ist June and 31st July. The experiment of lighting the trains on the Wellington and Fcatlierston railway with gas manufactured on route has at length been rewarded with success. A trial was made oa a train a night or two ago, and proved conclusively that so soon as the trains are fitted with complete apparatus it will be perfectly easy to light them with gas safely and economically. Preparations are now in progress to carry out this system of lighting which, probably, will be applied to all the railways. A man on whose word w;e can rely (says the New Zea-lander) rnf ormed us , late last night that he had, brought to town several onces of alluvial gold found in one of the up-country . -districts. At present we are not at liberty to mention the looale, as the . party has not yet. secured -its own. interests, and wishes to make further investigations,, but we. have every reason, to put faith, in. the statement,. of our informant. : , ; , ; ..;.-•

On .Thursday it ,- was reported to, the Duuediu police that an. elderly man , named, .Stevens, working, at r . the, steam laundry,in Cumberland-street, Dunedin,, was missing from his liomue. ; Oh Eriday afternojonia resident of South Bunedin, whilst i .walking upon the beach near, , Dwyer's Head, found the body of a, man which subsequotly proved, to be that of Stevens.: A bottle was found hali^iull of brandy at his side. The body was at once removed to ,the Morgue, and an inquest will be held to-day. ... The Selwyn Comity Council has made a grant, to the cemetery trustees . for fencing, levelling, and planting, and also a grant to the Avon Road Board for cleaving creeks, the object being to give work to the unemployed. The Council also voted £5500 for the further extension of ' the Malvern water-race.

The Christchurch Diocesan Synod, at Friday night's sitting, voted an additional £6000 for enlarging churches, parsonages, schools, &c. At its rising it adjourned to the Ist July. Barnard, the Canterbury sheep stealer, is still eluding the police, who are out in. all directions after him in. the Canterbury dis.tri.ct. At a^^eting of the Christchurch Chess Club on Saturday night 12 entries were received for the chess tournament to take place on Tuesday and the following days. Dr. Ellis was appointed vice-president, and Mr Hall Wood, of Wellington, secretary.