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Lyttelton Times, Volume LIII, Issue 5950, 22 March 1880, Page 4

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BRITISH AND XOKEIGN. LEbdtee’s Telegrams.] LONDON, March 18. Three per cent consols are 97f. New Zealand securities are unchanged. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £17,718,250. The wheat and tallow markets are unchanged. The Nihilist Hartmann who was deported by the French Government to England, when hia extradition - was. demanded by t , Russia, has publicly confessed that he was the - principal author of the attempt made last year at Moscow on the life of -the- Czar. Hartmann is g6ihg T shdrtly to America. ’ X CONSTANTINOPLE, March 18. A popular rising of a somewhat serious character has taken place at Smyrna. - The various Foreign Consuls have summoned. !War vessels from their -respective'countries: as a precautionary measure. ; ; - ■ BOMBAY, Mabchl9. The P. and 0. Company's .steamship Assam left here to-day for Galle and Australia, in place of the Hydaspes, which was recently disabled. AUSTRALIA. ‘ [Reuter’s Telegrams.] MELBOURNE, March 20. It is understood that Victoria-has declined the proposal to join New Zealand in a search for the survivors o£ the Knowsley Hall, supposed to be wrecked on the Crozets. With reference to yesterday’s telegram, regarding the New Zealand Railway Commission and Mr Higginbotham, late Engineer-in-Chief for - Victorian Railways, it is now understood’ that the new Ministry have offered, and Mr Higginbotham has accepted, a re- , appointment to his former office. Sailed—Rotorua for New Zealand yesterday. SYDNEY, March 20. A crowded meeting of the members of the School of Arfs was held lasb 1 night, at which it was decided by a small majority tc rescind tbe resolution in favour of -opening on Sundays, passed at the meeting of March 1. BRISBANE, Marcel2o. The law-points -have been>*. decided - against the bushranger Wells, and , the sentence of death will be earned , out ' - ■ ' • a' . NEW ZEALAND. [Per Press AssoctAiioK.J AUCKLAND, March 20. At the Presbyterian Assembly B. Bruce announced his intention of resigning his position in the church. The Assembly expressed regret at the announcement. The temperance meeting held in this Temperance Hall, was addressed by the Eevs J. Biley, Otepopo, Otago; the Eevs Bennie, Otago, and W. Sheriffs, Blenheim, . The Maori Parliament at Orakei re-opened to-day. The speeches wew unimportant. News received here reports that Sir Penrose Jnlyan has joined the Lmdon Directorate of the Bmik of New 25ealand. - : The show of fruits at the Horticultural exhibition is said to be superior to anything ever before seen in the Colony. The boundaries of the infected pleuropneumonia district are extended. GRAHAMSTOWN, March 20. Eortene (Shortland>, an influential chief of this district and father (of Wi Taipara, the leading chief of Hanraki, died this morning. He was enormously rich, and leaves £IOOO to be spent oh his tangi. The township of Shortland was named after him. He was one of the largest landowners of the district.. Taipara is hie heir. WANGANUI, March 20. Young Scott commenced' his pedestrian, feat at nine o'clock on Friday night. At tea minutes past II this morning he had completed 70 miles, and was walking well. A young man named Aatridge fell off the new Post-office, and landed on his head. He was picked up unconscious, and soon after died. : WELLINGTON. March 20. ’ The Government have sent a memo th the Secretary of fche Benevolent Institution, authorising him to engage SO men to be immediately forwarded to the Murimotu Plains, for the purpose of road-making. \ Colonel Reader Was examined by the Civil Service Oouimuston this morning, and the Commissioners leave for the South on Monday. The Customs revenue collected this week amounts to £5711. i A man named William Brown, carpenter on board the barque Scottish Prince, was found drowned in the harbour early this morning. He wa» last seen at 11 o’clock oh Saturday flight, when he was under the influence of liquor. As he was near-sighted, it is supposed that in endeavouring to get on board his vessel he missed bis footing, and fell into the M'Kintosh, aged nine, son of Mr John M’Kintosh, proprietor of the Bailway Hotel, LoWer Hutt, was drowned in tffie Hutt River on Saturday afternoon. There was a| heavy-flood in the river, which was the ifleans o! bringing down large quantities of drift wood, and while attempting to get possessioil of some of it he slipped into the river and was drowned.—An old man named Robert; Harris died at Barrett’s Hotel this afternoon. He was in his usual spirits this Corning when he went out, and he returned afc noon,! apparently drunk. He then laid doini ifa the (table, and when next seen was dead—The several inquests will be held on Monday.’' ■ I i i NELSON, March 20. 1 Yesterday » telegram was received to too

•effect that the Hinemoa would convey thb Nelson Volunteers to the Christchurch Easter encampment, and in consequence', a meeting was held last night, at which it was resolved that the Nelson Easter encampment and review be abandoned this year, that everything possible should be done to further the Christchurch review. About 70 Volunteers at once signified their intention to proceed to Christohuroh, and probably over 100 •will go. She Licensed Victuallers have presented a Te ry handsome belt for carbine and rifle competition by local competitors. The conditions are that the belt shall be won three years in succession, or four at intervals, before it becomes the' absolute property of the winner. BLENHEIM, Maech 20. The Warden, Mr Allen, returned from his visit to the new goldfields on the Upper Wairau to-day. Ho seems to think favourably of it, and that it has not yet been sufficiently tested, hat .that it could not possibly carry a large rush. He is of opinion that Tim ms valley and other creeks in the I vicinity would prove payable if properly tested. All the creeks are held on depasturing lease, and so far no arrangement has been made for prospecting. The wet weather prevailing has for a time suspended all operations. KUMARA, MabOH 20. A young man named Richard Wood, while crosaingtho Teremakau river, near the gorge, was drowned yesterday. He was accompanied by Martin Sydor, and engaged searching for cattle. Ryder returned and gave information lasfcnisht. Two boats were sent, to search for the Iwdy early this morning, ■but it has not yet been recovered. DUNEDIN, Masoh 20. : Daniel Haggarfc, one of the early settlers of -dutha, has died suddenly, aged 80. The premises of Wong Tape, a Chinese merchant in Stafford street, were broken into last night,-.and £l5O, in notes and gold, stolen. The strangest part of the affair is that 50 sovereigns and four pieces of gold in tha same cheat were not abstracted. A cake of 443 ounces of gold, the product of 400 tons of stone, has been sent down from the Tipperary claim. The inquest will be concluded on Tuesday,' -the only witnesses to be examined being Inspector Mallard and Dr Broun. One of the detectives'this afternoon discovered, in ■the vicinity of the Northern Cemetery, a coat, which has been identified as one usually worn ’by the prisoner Butler, charged with the murder of the Grant (Dewar) family. In the same neighbourhood was found a salmon tin of the same brand as that purchased by the prisoner on the morning of the murder: In the esaa ofTheohald v. Studholme a -verdict was entered' for the defendantCouncillor Fish, in the City Council, advo•catos the establishment of a city morgue.