TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XI, Issue 3948, 8 July 1874, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

INTER-PROYINCIAL. [PER ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN* TELEGRAM CO.Mr.VNY.] "WELLINGTON, Tuesday. McDonald pleaded guilty to shooting .1 horse to prevent alloged trespass into native districts, but urged in extenuation that because of dissatisfaction among the tribe, owing to land, he felt bound to do something to prevent worse ensuing. He admitted that his original intention was merely to prevent Young going on the road, but had failed to carry it out properly. Therefore Jic supposed the law must take its course. The judge said lie had been led to hope that the act had been the result of a sudden burst of reckless, idiotic passion.; but now that it was shewn that the prisoner deliberately attempted to stop the progress of civilisation •in that Dart of the country, the matter assumed a* very different and serious aspect. It is stated prisoner, on behalf of natives, had tendered for the construction of the road, but failed to get it, and that a feeling of irritation was felt in consequence. Voting and McKenzie deposed that last Saturday McDonald admitted he did wrong, but said he was sorry now he did not shoot the man instead of the horse. Travers made no defence, and called no witnesses as to his general character. The Judge, owing to tiie importance of the case,' reserved judgment, I but intimated that the offence was punishable with fourteen years. The Supreme adjourned last night till Monday next, when sentence will be passed upon McDonald. CHEISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The Supreme Court opened to-day. The Judge in his charge to the jury referred to the desirability of legislative action being taken for making inmates of inebriate wards at lunatic asylums work, conducing more to the restoration of bodily and mental vigour than idling about. John "Welmshurst, surgeon-superintendent of the ship Isles of the South, for larceny as bailee of medical comforts, was sentenced to eighteen months" imprisonment. "William Noon, for forgery and uttering, was sentenced to five years. An indictment against Robert Quick, alias Patrick Quin, "To.- manslaughter, was thrown out. Over two thousand shares in the Colonial Bank were applied for here during yesterday.

There is a N.W. wind blowing. Weather very hot, almost equal to mid-summer; heavy floods expected. The members of the Kaiapoi public library decided, by 3S to 37, to open their public library and reading-room from two to five o'clock on Sunday afternoons.

'The Cliristchurch City Council decided last night to artply to the General Assembly for a bill endowing the city with the proceeds of the dog-tax, auctioneers' and publicans' licences collected within the boundaries of the city.

PROVINCIAL. [FROM OUR OWN" CORTSESrO>"DENTS.] THAMES, Tuesday. The CroTTO Prince lias a good show of gold in the winzes of Nos. 1 and 2 lodes. The Cure new lode is impro\ ing a little ; base metal making. The Queen of Beauty No. 1 lode, new level, is looking splendid. The Central Italy have fiiO ozs. amalgam, with 50 more ozs. to come. Will have better result than anticipated. IS lbs. of the richest stone ever obtained in this mine came out to-day, and yielded S2 ozs. amalgam. Market quiet.—Sales: Whau, 00s; Cure, 17s ; Central Italy (double), 7s; Una, 3s 3d ; Crown Prince, "245. Buyers : Whau, 55s ; Cure, ICs Gd ; Una, 3s 3d ; Bright Smile, SOs ; City of London, 2Ss ; Bird-in-Haud, 29s 0d ; Crown Prince, 23s Gd. The Vulcan CM.Co. lease, situate at Upper Tararu, with the nine stampers and necessary appliances, lias been sold by order of the Pi.M. Court, for £120. ALEXANDRA, Tuesday. The King has instructed Major Te Wheovo to hold the Te Aroha lands in his hands, and will not allow them to be leased or sold. Ngatimara have been surveying those lands for the purpose of disposing of them by lease or sale. Xgatihau.i, including the King party, are prepared to fight the Ngatimaru should their project be carried into execution. Hauhaus down from Waitomo with pigs and produce.