TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 5018, 15 December 1877, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. [I'ROM OUK OWN CORRESPONDENT.J WELLINGTON, Friday. A CONTRADICTION. A circumstantial story 18 published here, that, before le&viug yestt:rtl:iy, riir George Grey recommended the Governor to appoint I Mr. Bunny Commissioner of Annuities, and also a Justice of the Peace, as that officer has constantly to be taking declarations ; that the Governor at once expressed hia willingness to make the departmental appointment, but declined to make Mr. Banny a magistrate, as that was a prerogative act ; and "that thereupon a scene took place between Sir G. Grey and the Governor. The whole story is a pure invention, probably concocted with a view to bringing about what it professes has already occurred. It is perfectly understood that Mr. Bunny is to get this appointment ; but no step whatever has been taken by Ministers to niaks it, and the subject has not even been mentioned to the 3overnor. In fact, it has been left over till the Premier's return to deal with, as only matters of urgency were taken up before he went away. MR. BALLANCE. Mr. Ballance has telegi aphed from Wanganui, expressing his surprise at the report circulated by the Press Agency, that he had left the Grey Party. He says the report is absolutely without foundation. MR. MACANDREW. Mr. Macandrew leaves for Otago tomorrow. THAMES, Friday. The Caledonian lodged ISozs. of gold additional, making 10590z5. lOdwts. from 200 tons. Alburnia Tribute.—Downie lodged 52 tons for 30ozs. Sdwfcs. of gold. ivuranui Hill Tribute.—Ware crushed 10 tons for lOozs. odwts. of gold. Piako Tribute.—Melton, 54 tons for 106 ozs. 7 dwts. of i;old. Alburnia Tribute.— Downie and party crushed 40 tona at Bull's battery for 30ozs. sdwts. gold. The Hank of New Zealand shipped for Auckland, per s.s. Rotomahana, 27Slozs. 14dwts. gold. [PRESS AGENCY.] NAPIER, Friday. In the Supreme Court last niglit the jury returned a verdict of uot guilty in the case of G. P. Donnelly, charged with horsestealing. WELLINGTON, Friday.

To-night's Pott says :— u It is rumoured tliat another difference of opinion arose yesterday between the Marquis of .Normanby and Sir G. Grey, which delayed the Hinexnoa some hours. The gist of the statement is this : Ministers having decided to recommeud the appointment of Mr. Bunny, M.H.R., as Commissioner of Annuities, Sir G. Grey signified the same to the Governor in a memorandum. The ollice being one which necessitates the constant making of statutory declarations, the holder ought necessarily to be a Justice of the Peace. The Premier, therefore, further recommended that Mr. Buuuy's name should be placed on the Commission of the Peace ; that both appoiutments should appear in to-day's Gazette. On this point the difficulty arose. The Marquis of Arormanby approved of the appoiutment to the Commissionership of Annuities, but demurred to putting on the Commission of the Peace. Sir G. Grey maintained that the Marquis of Isormanby was bound to accept the recommendation of his constitutional advisers. The Marquis of Normanby held this was at his own discretion, as part of the prerogative of the Crown, and that while willing to make the appoiutment he would not also place the name on the roll of Justices of the Peace." The Pout adds:— " Something like a scene then ensued, the result of which was that Sir G. Grey quitted Government House in hii»h dudgeon, " KUMAKA, Friday

Over £200 have been subscribed for the Christmas sports. A splendid programme has been prepared, including prizes of £G0 for wrestling, £S5 for racing, and £35 for jumping and various events. CHKISTCHURCH, Friday. A seaman named John Jones was brought up at the R.M. Court this morning, charged with having stabbed another seaman named Thomas Thornton, on board the ship Rakaia, at Lyttelton. Thornton is in a dangerous state. TIMARU, Friday. All the morning was occupied by the case of Brickerdyce, for arson at Waimate. Ic is not finished. In the libel case Ward v. Bull, the Grand Jury, after several interviews with Judge Johnstone, returned "no bill," which caused great seusation in Court, the sympathy apparently being much in defendant's favour. DUNEDIN, Fridaj. The survey of the Strath-Taieri railway line is being carried out. The work is fouud much lighter than was expected.