TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume IV, Issue 705, 24 August 1882, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

CABLE. (Argus’ Special.) LONDON. August 21. Sir Leigh Smith’s Arctic expedition has been landed at Aberdeen, all well. The Eira was nipped in the ice in August, 1881, and was subsequently abandoned. After wintering, the party rowed and sledged upwards of a thousand miles to reach Nova Zembla, where they were found and rescued by Sir Allan Young’s search expedition. Thirteen arrests have been made in Connemara, in connection with the recent murder of a family. The fifth victim of the outrage has since died, but the sixth is recovering. Francis Fisher, late of Sydney, is dead. The Pittsburg colliers have been starved into surrendering, and the strike is at end. (UEOTBIt’s TELEGICA MS.) LONDON. August 23. Ten Land Leaguers have been arrested by the police charged with the murder of a family, at Mudaghadruma, on the 18th inst. The information upon which the arrests have been made was furnished by an eye witness of the outrage. The August-September series of wool salescommencedto-day. Theopeningcatalogue comprised 6800 bales for which fair competition was experienced. Faulty scoured was rather neglected. Good qualities are worth about the same as at the close of last sales. For cross-breds and for inferior and faulty wools of all descriptions, prices were barely maintained. Consols are unchanged at 99J. New - Zealand securities remain at the following quotations : —5 per cent. 10-10 loan, 107 A ; 5 per cent. 1889 loan, 107; 41 per cent. 1879-1901 loan, 103 if. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, is unchanged at 18s 6d, and New Zealand wheat at 17s. Oft' coast cargoes of Adelaide wheat are now quoted at 48s 7d, an advance of 6d. Adelaide flour, 355. Australian tallow—B§st beef, 11s ; best mutton, 45s Gd. MELBOURNE. August 23. Sailed —-At 6 o’clock this morning, the TJnion Company’s steamer, Arawata, for the Bluff

Malting barley is neglected, and remains at 5s Id to 5s 3d. Shipping wheat is in active demand at 6s lid to 7s, an advance of 2d as compared with last weeks prices. New Zealand oats are steady at last week’s quotations, viz., 3s 6d to 3s Sd for feeding, and 3s 8d to 3s 9d for milling. (UNITED TRESS ASSOCIATION.) Timaru, This Day A Coroner’s inquiry was held yesterday touching the recent fire at Lyle’s watchmaker’s shop, the stock of which was insured in the Standard office for L 420. The jury returned a verdict, “ That the premises were set on fire by some person or persons unknown.” Auckland, This Day. Charles Monckton, a photographer, formerly of Wellington, was charged yesterday with a brcacii of the Copyright Act in publishing a photograph of Tawhaio without the consent of the proprietor, John Blackman. As Monckton is now in the King country the case was adjourned till September 6th. The residence of Mr Neillie, at Papakura, was burnt down during the absence of the inmates. It was uninsured. The loss is estimated at L2OO. Neillie had had a quarrel with one of his neighbors. Footmarks were traced, and a boy was seen in the vicinity shortly before the outbreak of the fire. Incendiarism is suspected and Detective Sullivan has gone up to investigate. Intelligence has been received that the schooner Waiwera is ashore not far from Gisborne and badly damaged. She left Auckland with a cargo of Newcastle coal owned by Messrs D. Goldie and J. Power and Co. The cargo is uninsured, but the South British Company have a risk of LIOO on the vessel. The coal was consigned to Luke, of Gisborne. An important Native meeting is going on at Korakonui. Maungatautari, Tawhca, and a large number of influential chiefs are present, with the object of discussing the desirableness of putting certain large blocks of land through the Land Court, and also of turning all half-castes out of the King Country, in consequence of the action taken by Barlow in the capture of Wiuiata. Oamaru, This Day.

Two stacks of oats belonging to A. MeNaught, of Owamoko, were destroyed by fire on Monday night. They were not insured, and the fire is supposed to have caused by an incendiary. At the annual meeting of the Oamaru Jockey Club the report showed a very satisfactory state of affairs. After paying all expenses and liquidating debts of the old jockey club there remained a balance of over Ll5O. A new grand stand, saddling paddock and offices are in course of erection. Duxedix, This Day. At a meeting of the Land Board the Caswell Sound Marble Company applied jfor a long lease of the marble area, or to be allowed to purchase the area. An opinion was expressed unfavorable to any sale of land, and also that conditions should be inserted in any lease issued regarding the working of the quarries. James Lucky, a carter, in the employ of Findlay Bros., was kicked by a horse which was rendered restive through being touched by a lengthy piece of timber. Lucky was killed instantaneously. He leaves a wife and three children. Weluxotox, This Day. Tho Union Company’s steamer Beautiful Star went ashore when coming out of Westport this morning with a cargo of coals. No particulars are yet to hand. In the Supreme Court, in banco, his Honor made a rule absolute to set aside the Registrar’s order in the case Barlcyman v. Horton and another, from Blenheim. Christchurch, This Day. The proposal of the Auckland cricketers to play a one day’s match here was declined at a meeting of the Canterbury Association last night, but it was decided to offer terms for a two or three days’ match, the latter being preferred. Westport, This Day. The Union Company’s steamer Beautiful Star stranded on the North Spit when leaving the port at 4 o’clock this morning. The weather was stormy and sea heavy. Particulars of the accident are not yet obtainable, but the steamer will most likely get off at high tide. Steamers and sailing vessels of greater draught than the Star went out during yesterday, but the Ada C. Owen is still ashore, despite every effort to get her off the Dead Reef, the tide being against the success of the work. The vessel lies in “Staths” between the main beach and the sea, and is not likely to be iloated before spring tides. She is insured in the North British, and owned in Auckland. Later. The Ada C. Owen is apparently uninjured. The men were working at her 56 hours at a stietch without a rest. The captain of the Beautiful Star signalled—“Grounded on shoal at 5 a.m. Want immediate assistance. Have two anchors out astern. Discharging cargo (coal) ; may be got off if prompt assistance rendered the next tide; not making water.” The Southern Cross will make an attempt to tow the steamer off this afternoon if a sufficiently strong hawser can be found. No further communication than above stated has yet been held with the Beautiful Star.

At the Auckland District Court recently the master of the barque Annie Burr, was summoned in respect to a claim of L 95 damages. The plaintiffs, Oppenheimer and Co., merchants, said certain goods had been shipped at New York for them in good order and condition, and they had been damaged on the voyage. The damage to the goods was caused by soakage. Thejdefence of the captain, Charles Byrne, was that during the voyage the ship had encountered very bad weather, and was strained and damaged in consequence. The goods had been injured by water admitted through leakage caused by the excessive straining. The Judge considering from the evidence that the goods had been properly damaged, and that the damage had ariseu from bad weather, nonsuited plaintiffs with costs.