TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 4789, 23 March 1877, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN GABLE&BAMii. • : - THE NEW MINISTRY..' [press aoencyJ ; SYDNEY, March 22. The new Ministry is now completed as follows :—Mr. Parkes, Premier ; Mr. Piddington, Treasurer;. Mr. Windeyer, Attor-ney-General ; Mr. Driver, Minister of Lands; Mr. Sntton, Minister of Justice; Mr. Samuel, Postmaster; Mr. Lloyd, Minister, of Mines; and Mr. Hoskins, Minister of Works. The new Ministry were sworn in to-day. It is generally considered a weak one. , i ' Sailed : Rotorua, for Auckland. , ; Breadstuff's are dull and unchanged. ■ ■; . MELBOURNE, March 22. The Postmaster-General, speaking at an agricultural meeting, eaid the country would not have to wait longforche Minis terial policy, which would be found to be bold and liberal, and which, if carried out, would greatly advance, the interests of the country. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. . [FROM OTJB OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] THAMES, Thursday. Caledonian Tribute. —Mclnnis and partyrealised 28ozs. lOdwts. retorted gold from 33 loads stone. - ' The Red Queen will retort to-morrow with a profitable yield. The tributers : (Nelson and party) obtained 4Jozs. from 6 tons of stone. . . : j The Piako are carting stone to their large mill; they will resume crushing atane odtainedfrom the reef on the low level. They nre driving on No. 2 both ways, and have a large snpply of stuff. They intend to drive for No. 1 on the opposite side of the shaft. .■-..! '■ Moanataiari.—The shot on the specimen run brought down amongst other stone nearly half a ton of specimens, in the presence of several gentlemen, tome of whom immediately became shareholders at £20 per scrip. The show is equal to what it was before'the shot—a slab of golden ore, in places a foot wide, remaining for the next shot. The amount of specimens is greater than the single stamper can got through. In the stopes of the new cross leader, quite distinct from No. 9, a good show of specimens was also obtained. The Scrip Corner has been well-attended these three days, and no little excitement has been shown. Mr. Dawson, late of the Cure, is reported to be manager of the Crown Princess. Sharemarkct.—Sales : Moanataiari, £12 to £21 10s, and £20 ; Bed Queen, 4s 6d ; Alburnia, 22s 6d; Queen of the.. May (double), ISsto 27s ; ditto (contributing),! 10s to 11s 6d; City of London, 7s ; Waitekauri, 14s 6d to 16s; Young New Zealand, 6s. Sellers : Moanataiari, £22 ; Red Queen, 4s 6d; Alburnia, 22s 6d. Buyers : Thames, £3; Queen of the May (double), 24s 6d; ditto, 12s ; City of London, 7s 6d; Waicekaari, 15s ; Welcome, 6s. John Parr, working for Mr. Fryer, of Rotokohu, accidentally shot himself across the chest and under his arm. He bled profusely, and was assiated to Paeroa,' where his family ars very poorly off. He was brought to the Thames Hospital, where he lies in a very precarious condition. .. COROMANDEL, Thursday. Tokatea. —A few pounds of picked stone have been obtained from the Van level. The general appearance of the mine is rather better. Coromandel Company.—The contractors have come across another stringer in sinking the shaft about 93 feet down. The country looks promising. The Coromandel cricketers have decided to play the closing match of the season on April Single—the losers to entertain the winners at a dinner. : | [press agency.] ■'■".;'■ . TAUPO, Thursday. The Hon. Dr. Pollen arrived last night. The meeting to-day was occupied by the different sections of tribes arranging ; the programme of proceedings for to-morrow, when the real business commences, Rewi and' about 580 natives are attending the meeting. The discussions . are , expected •to take wide range, from land matters and the opening of the Cam'- U bridge road, to the question of our future relations with the King and other natives. It is generally considered that the' King aridj the Native Minister will be taxed to the utmost to hold the balance evenly between all' the contending interests. : j Large numbers of tourists, including many ladies, are at present in these and adjoining Lake districts. ■ Extra coaches had to belaid on to Napier and Tauranga. ■ ; , TIMARU, Thursday. The Temuka jind Geraldine show yesterday was a failure, owing to everybody being busy with the harvest. The Meat Preserving Company' offer an; advance of a shilling a head for sheep, owing to the increased value of meats in the London; market. .. . '," An artesian well has bebn successfully bored at the swimming bath. It is hoped that a practical snpply for - the town may thus be procured. ' .'"", "':' \ ■'".. V : ; ! AKAROA,-Thursday. ."' , , The Akaroa County Council decided at its meeting to-day not to adopt .the Act in its "entirety by six to three. _' ■■-,"•_' : ' , --' - ■: 0 CHRIBTCHURCH, Thursday. The land sales for January realiaed£so,ooo; for Febrnary, £48,000; and for March, to date, £63,000/ ' • " " i : -The ..Timta this morning alleges, thaf an M.Bf.R.who recently joined the commercial profession-is travelling on railways- free, in his business capacity, by means of a .free pass which hejiolda as a member of the Assembly. Heisnot a Canterbury man. ; \ '. /DUNEDIN RACES. • \''" •■'■' - : DUNEDIN, Thursday. The races cqmmenced'tp-day. The weather was unfavourable during the • forenoon, but cleared iip at one o'clock, when there were about 4000 people on the course. ! The tirat event was the -, Maiden Plate ; 80 so vs.; 1£ miles. ! Little D»a .. .. .. '.. '.. -.. 1 Tregesgle ••'.', ■• •• •• •••': 2 Titinia an 4 Bribery, were scratched. jThe race was a , very unsatisfactory, affair, as it was'supposed to be controlled by the bookmakers.'. Time 3min. 28sec. '-.■-: ! DONKDIN Cop ; 500 sovs.; two miles and a '...-.'■.' -. '. •" 'distance. .••'.; '■ Fishhook' .. .... .. ..• .. '.. ' 1 Hippocampus, .. : .. .. .... .. 2 Fallacy i.. . .. .. .. ..' .. -..--8 Pungawerewere,. Hfin King, Cloth of Qold, Stormbird, Rob/Roy, and Spray were scratched.- :This was a splendid, race. Delamain declared td win with Templeton and Kedwood with Puirri. .Kong Phillip carried 2 Jibs, overweight; Maroro, ljlbs;.-;; Stirabout, 2Jlbs.- Betting : 4 to '1 against Templeton, 4 to 1 against Puriri, 6 ito 1 against Fishhook, 7 to I against KingPhiilip, 10 to 1 against Eight ■ Bowery Hippocampus and DeadTHeat; 12 to I against Guy Fawkes, Danebury, and Fallacy'; ' 100 to 7 against Dead Heat; 100 to 5 against any other.: At the end of the first mile, Right Bower went np to Hippocampus and Danebury, iwho were leading, but he immediately after broke down. Fishhook then joined Hippocampus, 'and the. pair soon outpaced every thing else.. Half-a-mile from home Fallacy gained third place, but was unable to get on even terms with Fishhook or Walter's colt, and the race ended in favour of Fishhook by two lengths. -~-.. ■ ! Newmarket Stakes, 60sovs.; a mile and a . _ distance. , ... Spray .. . .. 1 Haphazard .. .. •• 2 Stanley scratched. Time : 3min.-12£sec. ■ Publicans' Handicap, lOOaovs.; a mile and quarter. Guy Fftwkes .. . -. 1 ltob Eoy .. 2 Cloihof Gold .... •••'•• ■■ ■• 3 Fallacy, Puriri,' and Hippocampus were scratched. Guy Fawkc3 won easily. Time : 2min. 2Asec. . _ SELLixe Race, ,£SO; a mile and a half. : Comet •■'. ... ... , .. .'. .. i Merrybiid - .. .. .. .'. 2 Elk .., . .... .. .. . .. 3 Time: 3min. lisec :

INVEROARGILL, Thursday. , The inquiry re-the cause < of-death of Thomas Caaserley, commenced yesterday, was resumed. at, 10 .o'clock to-day, and concluded this afternoon. The jary returned a unanimous verdict as follows:—" That deceased came by his death through wilful violence, and "that the evidence implicates John Monaghan as the. cause of auch .violence." A rider was also added, " That the jury desire to express strong dinapprobatioa of the behaviour of Silk and his wife in hastily removing -evidences, •which might materially have assisted the inquiry, thereby tending to defeat the ends of justice."