TELEGRAMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 5006, 6 March 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[Fbom thb Pbesb Agency.] Geahamstown, MarchS. THB THAMES GOLDFIELDS. A new run of gold was discovered last week, which is expected to be the most important find made here for years. Shares advanced from 14s to 31s. The fortnightly yield is 715 ounces. Cohomandel, March 5. The Union Beach mine has produced 2250 ozs retorted gold as the month’s yield, giving a dividend of 12s 6d per share. Shares have risen from £1 to £2 since Saturday. Wellington, March 5. The diver went down this afternoon and examined the hulk Eli Whitney, which was run into by the Taupo. He found a large hole in her side six or seven feet forward of the mainmast, extending from a little below the bulwarks, four or five feet long, and open enough to admit of a man walking through it, being about three feet wide at the bead of the break. The inquiry will be held to-morrow. THB RIMDTAZA TUNNEL. The tunnel known as “ the summit tunnel,” on the Simntaka, Is now pierced from end to end. Its length is €3O yards. This is the laat obstacle to the completion of the railway to Featherston. Joseph Dyer, resident Secretary of the Australian Mutual Provident Society, died at his residence on Sunday. ANOTHER CABLE INTERRUPTION. The Batavia and Singapore cable is interrupted. Steamers will run about every second day between the above places, carrying telegrams. A steamer was due at Bonjoewangi yesterday. (PBOH OUE OWN COEKESPONDENTS.) Wellington, March 5. THE BRtDGDEN ACTION. The declaration in Messrs Brogden’s action at Home against the Government, will not bo filed until the defendants enter an app&ranoe. At present no amount is stated, the action being for damages for breach of warrant in respect to the Emigration contract. ANOTHER ACTION. Messrs Sloman of Hamburgh are also going to sue the Government again in the English courts, about the Fitz Reuter case. They represented to the German Government that they could not sue in Oermany, as their contract was in the Queen’s name, and they could not sue a foreign potentate, while in England their action was barred as the Queen’s name was only formally used. The German Government represented the matter to the English Government, and the latter, after a query, recommended the Agent-General to submit the case to arbitration, but Sir Julius Vogel objects to this, and has telegraphed to the Government not to agree. Slomsn and 00. will therefore proceed after the manner of Brogden. Aeaboa, March 5. ANOTHER CASE OF EMBEZZLEMENT. Robert Anderson Bnohanan, late clerk of the Akaroa Court, was brought up to-day on three separate charges of embezzling funds. His defalcations, extending over three years, amounted to £45 18s sd, He was committed for trial on each charge. Bail was allowed. TIMAEU, March 5. The verdict at the inquest on the body of John Harrison was “ Accidental death.” It was stated in the evidence that the man in charge of the dray got drunk. Throe boys, deceased being one, took charge of the dray. An uncle to deceased was driving another dray behind. Deceased went to a wrong gate, and in turning back came in contact with the other dray, causing his dray to capsize. The other children escaped uninjured. Dunedin, March 5. A discussion has arisen concerning the Dunedin millers’ circular intimating that they would not supply flour or other produce to any produce dealer in Dunedin who should buy from Oamaru or elsewhere, or from any one so importing. The millers, in their reply this morning to the comments made, cay: “We do not expect to monopolise the trade, neither should we be so foolish as to attempt such a thing. We assert that our action will in no way interfere with the prices of bread stuffs, for, inasmuch as there are always two to make a bargain, the purchaser can elect whether he deals with us on our terms or importsin all cases we presume choosing the latter .if 'it suits his .purpose, which must necessarily bring down ovir prices to the importing level. Admitting the force and truth of this argument, wherein lies the attempt to monopolise or the power to enforce monopoly ? We assure those few dealers to whom, when opportunity afforded, wa have been admirable conveniences, and whose nice little arrangements to their profit and our loss, for converting sacks, worth 6.i, into those worth Is, that we intend that such shall be the case no longer, but that the ordinary trade conventionalities shall be observed between us, failing which we prefer not to deal with them. The public must see that it would be impossible for us to monopolise prices as, if we wish to retain the Dunedin flour trade, we are compelled to keep the price as low or lower than the goods can be imported at from Oamaru or elsewhere; besides which, wo have to compete with the same place in the export trade, as we manufacture fully twice as much as.is required for Dunedin consumption, and, as we believe that merchants and dealers have the right to lay down to the would-be pur-

which they are prepared business, we claim the same privilege, 4> 80l Mit.th.l~4. ■> ■* liberty to deal elsewhere. /,„ 0 M DUE SPECIAL COBBBBFONDENT.) v Dunedin, March 5. Pooley and Bramhall were arrested on the erioket eround this afternoon, and admitted to bail in sureties each of £IOO, and two of fSO Bramhall declares there is some mistake and talks of heavy damages. He says he was not concerned in the affray m any way, hut two other cricketers were. Pooley also svers that Donkin was the aggressor, and hit him over the head two or three times with his stick. His eye was closed up and his head badly cut about when he left Christchurch.