TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Herald, Volume X, Issue 2790, 7 January 1873, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

THE THAMES. CALEDONIAN. —58J OUNCES FROM TAILINGS. TOOKES'S CRUSHING. SPECIMENS FROM THE WAITEMATA LEADER. WINDSOR CASTLE LOOKING WELL. TE HIRA AND THE CHIEFS. [iROV OUB OWJf COKEBSFONBKNT.] Grahamstowit, Monday, noon. Tμ Caledonian Company have treated 127J tons of tailings for 58 j ounces of gold. Tookey are crushing tho stuff that was blocked out immediately from under the Caledonian run of gold. 8 p.m. The Waitemata have taken out a few nioe specimens from the lode near to the slide. The Windsor Castle specimen-leader is looking well in the (topes. Tβ Hira and the principal chiefs in tho Upper Thames district leave for the King's principality in a day or two to attend the meeting on the 21st inst. The Cure were sold at 30s 6d; Black Angel, 4At ; Queen of the May, buyers, 71s. »- THE SOUTH. FOXHILL BAILWAT TO BE TENDERED FOR. MURDEROUS ATTACK ON A DETECTIVE. ARREST OP THE RUFFIAN. ONE OS , BROGDEN'S NAVVIES ! KILLED. SUPREME COURTS SITTINGS. [FHOM THE NSW ZBAXAMD PEIS9 ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Monday, 8 p.m. Thb Supreme Court calendar it very light, comprising seven cases. NELSON. The Nelson and Foxhill railway will shortly }o submitted to public tender, without being i first offered to Brogden. DUNEDIN. On Saturday night, in going home, Deteotive Farrell wbb fired at near First Church. The first ball grazed tie face; the fourth entered his side. He recognised his assailant as Ryan, an ex-police sergeant. The detective called out to him by name, and told him not to kill a man who was unprepared to die. Shortly afterwards Ryan was arrested on his way to the station, where he was going to give himself up. He says he intends to prove an alibi. The affair has created great excitement. Port Chalmers railway now runs Sunday trains. Ffteen hundred people have used the line »ince its opening. One of Brogder's navvies, whose name is unknown, fell over a precipice with a horee, while returning from work on Saturday. He was killed. Star of the East declare a dividend of 2» 6d. Supreme Court calendar light; five cases. Some private gentlemen are arranging to send a crew to Inter-Provincial Regatta, as the Rowing Club declines further responsibility ia matters, owing to the apathy shown. CHRIBTCHURCH. The Supreme Court calendar contains 10 indictments. The Opera season closed on Saturday. Signor Coy proceeds to Dunediu. ITAPIER. The Provincial Government has opened 8000 acres, between Tuki Tuki and Makareti rivers, for sale oa deferred payments. Weather boisterous ; raiuing heavily. Rain greatly required.

[ZBOM THE " BTAE."] Welungtok. —The master butchers hare acceded to the denand of their journeymen, so that the threatened strike will not take place.—Mr. Brogden's navvies, ex Jessie Headman, bare procured work in and about town at colonial rates.—A. eon of the Son. D. McLean goei in the Luna to Taranaki next week, to effect the purchase of land offered by natives to the Government.—A public meeting of early colonists will be held to night, to receive the report of the committee. Blbnheim.—A terrific storm occurred on Saturday ovening, the like of which was never seen here before. A lightning bolt struck Mr. Fell's outhouse, but did not cause any serious damage. Several telegraph poste were split.