NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 4900, 31 July 1877, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OL'R OWtf CORnESrOXDEMTS.] THAMES, Monday. Moanataiari.—Stone iu No. 1 winze is much improved. Since the alteration in the dip of tho hill which has now aesumed about the original dip of 1 to 1, 121bs. of specimens havo been broken out. The Cure tribute (Morrison) crushed 3 tons for 250z8. 17dwts. of gold. Kuranui Hill Tributes.—Peterson added 14ozs. 6dwta. of gold—making the total yield from Iβ tons of quartz 1870z9. lOdwts. of melted gold; James and party, lodged 12ozs. 7dwfc3. of gold. Moanataiari Tribute.—John, 65 tons of stone for 46ozs. ISdwts. of gold. Old Golden Calf Tribute.—Bagnall supplemented their return of oSozs. 12dwts. by oozs. 3dwts. making their fortnight's work 63ozs. 25dwts. of gold. Caledonian tribute (llclnnes) crushed 18 tons of stone for 79ozs. 13d tvts. of gold. Alburnia.—The crushing at She Herald is first-rate ; there were 7700z5. of amalgam on Saturday night. The big reef is looking capital, and gold is freely seen. The s.s. Fairy was sunk in the Waihou by striking a snag. Captain Boofield came to the rescue in the Pearl. The vessel wa3 towed to Paeroa, where repairs are being effected. Sharemarkeb.—Sales : Moanr.taiari, £S -is io £S 10s; Alburnia, 575, 583 ; Piako, 10s 10J. Sellers : Moanataiari, £S 10s ; Alburnia, 53s ; City of London, 14s ; Young New Zealand, 7s 6d; New Morning Star, 7s. COROMANDEL, Monday, The Tokatea is turning out good crushing stuff. A small parcel of picked stone is found occasionally. The contractors in the low level have tight country, but are making., headway. Bismarck.—The drive for the cross reef at the Van level is in good country. The contract is nearly finished.

Waverley.—The manager i≤ excavating a chamber in the old Three Brothers level preparatory to Binking on the leader—to connect the new low level. Good gold is expected. Harbour View.—Report striking gold in the low level. An alarm of fire caused some excitement on Saturday night. On the Tokatea Saddle, the chiainey of Mr. Quanton'o house caught tire and blazed furiously, but was quickly extinguished, and little damage done. DU.N'EDIN, Monday. The Btrike in Christchurch has caused conuiderable surprise in the boot trade here. Dunedin houses pay full wages, hold their own id the market outside the province, and with the exception of one factory in which the management has not been of the beet, have had their operations limited only by want of factory accommodation. The Deborah Bay tunnel pierced on Saturday night, is the longest , ; tunnel under tho Public Works scheme ; and excepting Lyttleton, the largest in tho colony. The contractors are working assiduously for the bonus of €2500. Mr. I'J. N. Blair, District Engineer, has been elected a member of the Institute of Civil Engineers, .England. Last week Mr. Bradshavv received applications for 9500 shares in the Union Fire and Marino Insurance Company. Tho number of shares applied for in this provineo alone is 70.000. Unemployed to the number of 80 got free tickets from lJuaedin, and will start work at Balclutha to-morrow. Lt is probable that when floughton's newsteamer, now being built, is running, an arrangement will be made by which she will start from tho Bluff with the Suez mails immediately after arrival; avoiding the delay which constantly arises through the discharge of a large quantity of Melbourne cargo at that pert An entire pony, 32 inches high, and trained to saddle and harness, has arrived per Itingarooina, from Melbourne. On the Town 1 fail designs the committee has reported. It is understood that tho first and third designs are by Auckland arehiteetn, and No. 2 is that of Mr. Lawaon, of Dunedin. The prizes are respectively £200, £100, and £50; but tho proposal to erect a ■hall will, probably, end in smoke. Ten tons of waterpipes hare been manufactured in Dunedin for tho Corporation. [PKI33S AGBXCT.] NAPIER, Monday. Mr. Ji. Miller reports the sale of Mr. \N iUiata Lyons'a Kereru and Poperangi properties, 1 1,000 acres freehold and 2000 acres leasehold, with all plants and improvements and 13,500 sheep, delivery after shearing, for £22,500. la the Waha Jj r aori libel case, counsel on both aides hove a,greed to sit till 10 o'clock every night till the evidence is closed. The weather is; very stormy to-day, and yesterday there was a terrific sea. The Koturua with maUs tried to get in this morning, but had to put to acu again. The Kiwi war, unable to gr,; in yesterday. NEW PLYMOUTH, Monday. Tho body of Mr.'Newbcgcn hae been found in the Waitara Kiver, just above the bridge. An imjuest is now being held.

CHRISTCHURCH, Monday Messrs. Lightband, Allen and Co., large manufacturers of boots by machinery, closed fieir establishment for a fortnight, preparatory to reducing the scale of wmjes. j Sixty employ** are thus thrown out of work. ■ hey have telegraphed to the associations in other parts of the colony and Australia, to support them in resisting the reduction. Several butchers were fined in the 11. M. Court this morning for having light weights ni l!u ]'■■ ]ioßse?sion. 'I he nominations for the C-mterbnry Jockey Club Handicap close at S p.m. ou Wednesday, August Ist. A rather curious action was commenced in the Supreme Court this morning. Dr. Campbell, plaintiff; the executors of the late iMr. McKay, defendants. The plaintiff's evidence shows that he had attended Mr.

.McKay professionally at various times for three years prior to August (i, of 1576, when Mr. McKay died from heart disease. Tho day before his death Mr. McKay gave him a deposit note for £500, and a promissorynote, as parting gift, also a cheque for £530 to enable him to draw tho money represented by the deposit note and promissory note. Mr. MoKay knew at this time that ho was in a dyiug state, and made a will the same day. There was no witness when Mr. McKay made him the gift. He filled in tho cheque by Mr. McKay's request. Mr. McKay signed the cheque, and also endorsed the deposit note and promissory note. After Mr. McKay's death, plaintiff presented the cheque at the bank, but payment was refuged on the ground that the signature was nnlikc. The executors under Mr. McKay's will refused to recognize the cheque, and Dr. Campbell now sues to recover tho amount. Tho proprietress of the boarding-house where Mr. McKay lived, gave evidence that shn was called into the sick room by Dr. Campbell, ou the day the gift was made, to lind Mr. McKay's chequebook. At that time McKay was sitting up in bed smoothing tho bed clothes to write, and Dr. Campbell said, " You have given me these papers, McKay , ?" The latter replied, "I have." Campbell then said, " But what about your mother aud sisters V when McKay replied, " .Never mind them; they aro all right." During this timo no sum of money was mentioned. The caso will bo continued to morrow. 13,226 letters were despatched from Christchurch Tost Oifice last Saturday, the San Francisco mail day. DUNE DIN, Monday

A conference of ministers was held in Kuox Church this day, for the purposo of considering the religioii3 clauses in tho new Education Jiill. The Rov. Dr. Stuart was in the ehair, and there were about IS minis tors present. Tho chairman explained the object of the meeting, and suggested that tho Government proposal be accepted. This having been seconded, Archdeacon Edwards moved as an amendment, " That ministers of roligion or persons authorised by them should be permitted to .give religious instructions in schools during school hours." Mr. Fitehett seconded the atnemiuicnt, and the Rev. Mr. Lewis inored, as a further amendment, *' That this country thankfully accepts the provision made by the Government for giving schools Bible reading and prayer, and asks in addition, what is is stated in Archdeacon Kdwards' amendment." A motion for an adjournment, in order to invito Roman Catholic and Jewish ministers, was rejected by a large majority. Tho Von. Archdeacon's amendment was rejected by 11 to 4, and on the motion of the Rev. J. J. Lewis being put, there voted 7 for and a like number against it, the chairman voting with tho noes. i'>. Davies' motion was then put in the following form, and was carried by a large majuritj':—" That whereas (1) there are very diverse opinions concerning religious instruction h tho schools, (2) the purely denoininationalisra system would irritate, and purely secular system would shock the genei-al public ; (3) the proposed compromise runs closely along the lines already pursued by the chief provinces ; (4) this meeting deems it desirable to accept ihe Government compromise."