TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XV, Issue 5322, 6 December 1878, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

J r -:;. -M ,jUR OWS CORRP.<rOSBESrS.] THAMES, ThursdayHOI.n KETUiiSS. Cz.divi.gr. x o'.-'V Tribute Comjissy <! y vi.n'Muri tribute, Kueebene ... I-' la 0 H cUiia 110 T -t.d »5 17 0 •f.,..kcv Trilmt-i Company.—A crushing of ie-i.-ral dill f tii's omp.niy yielded :i:- return of 10 1 ! wt. T.iO lire i.'.at was not from a vessel ca lire. J'ba Naval gunboat erossed the !i.n!niar, a.i-1 proved it to be on Ivruiri the >pit. OOROMANDEL, Thursday. Tae C-a:et Lave a s; lo .did crusUi..# of 410/.3. fru-.n a tens; and the Arjyle trial i.isLiiii-; of 2 t his yield".l '2 --zs The "Kur#k-i are -eiti.iy v<ry goo 1 stone, aud will luve r. tri vl cr.»«!nn-; «i»;rtly._ McNe:l'a pirtv, tri!.a'--.T5, 1 ri is ot Toka-*-a arj s y.uhix T * large pnrccl to t!i« i;it r ery, wLuii, it is oxpCJtotl, will \ield well. Mr. Wnk'fieid, Undersecretary tor the (, ; ii ! •>. v;s:tjd thv p; iu:ipai wines yesav. Thursday. fLe IVd'oe Co-irt v, as occupied this atterL wit'., a charge of perjury, arising out of r 1 deb: c a*ui brought by Mr. J. O'Brien t Mr. D.-uiiis Augliu, aud heard some a- \ lu tho j.T iC'i'ai"; of demand was '.V fu- six b'.tth'S i»f port.-r. AugT: 'i i'ii r h"it ocCA.si.'ii, swore that O'Brien, \m:j whom he huUtd, sold him porter, vJ:i.h hi kept conceited in the house, i I:iuii brought ihe of perjury, and th.'.c Auijiiii, iua;-irt3d by vindictive u; -t.vcs, s'.voro what, he know to be U!jt:Ai-5. '.v:.s con.mittv«i for trial. The Ottwo U lis A«s iciation has issued ita j-r-jjiMUiine for the approaching pi-;zo-tiring. l:-xienda over four c:ayj», and comprises eight

::;atchc3. Tho principal is t'..at for the Mayor's Cup, one Lor Li.iiss' Ccallenge Shield, ami the inttrprovincial contest between Ota.ro and Canterbury. The prizemo:;ey is very liheial, and the competitors are c-xpojt d to be numerous. Ti:e M-irioaettes aro a drug in the re-

cro'ion 31 ;r':et. end the troupe are languish- ; iz£ for T .v..at of support. Tempo!a:y protective works at Balclutha aro to bo at once procsedsd with, pending completion of surveys and esiimatss for permanant works. Tlc surveys for the Strath-Taieri Railway are now couii'lcte, and for additional rail- , w.iv extension in February next. The b:dv of a young man named Simnnuas, who has been missing since Sunday, ' the 17th November, was found on Tutsday 1 cl so to the shore of Lake Waihola. He had 1 evidently been drowned. Baker and Farron are going North again. It has been decided to present the re- i tiring Mayor with tho orthodox silver ; cndle, in commemoration of his being presented with a son during hi 3 term of office. The express train from Christchurch to Dunedin ran off the line at Hampden yesterday afternoon. The damage is insignificant. A correspondent to the daily papers complains of the manner in which the starter performed his duties at the recent race«, and recommends him to resign. The starting was really notoriously wretched. [press aoskct.] WELLINGTON, Thursday. The mail steamship City of Sydney, from Auckland on the 12th mlt., with November colonial mails, arrived at San Francisco «n the 3rd iust., two days in advance of due aie - • i. it The prayer of petitioners against tne use of steam on the tramway has not been icceded to, but the Tramway Company will fee required to adhtre in future strictly to lobulations, especially as regards speed. The Royal Commission appointed to iaquire into the condition of the settlement at Jackson Bay, consists of Mr. Bunny, Dr. Giles, and Mr. Whiteford, !! M. The Commission is to visit the settlement in the early pare of January. A circular letter has been issued from tne Immigration Office with regard to the resumption of foreign immigration under certain conditions. Foreigners must be nomiDated by their friends in the colony and present themselves at the Agent-General a oiHce in London, and he will provide them with passages from Plymouth, provided they pi3s the necessary medical examination, and dad their own way on board. They must also sign an undertaking that they will conform to all regulations in force on board darin* the voyage. Foreigners who are nominated, and find their way to the colony a3 ordinary passengers, without coming through the Agent* General 8 Offic© Department, may have their passage-money refunded. Due notice, however, must be given to the local immigration officor at the port at which the foreign immigrants are to arrive, and they will be required to pass a medical officer for inspection of immigrants arriving in the colony. Great care is to be exercised as to the eligibility of immigrants before they are certified to. The opinion of the Attorney-General having beeD taken as to the validity or otherwise of tbo late Mayoral election, he says that, as regards the first and principal points, the members of the Constabulary have a ri«htto vote at municipal elections. Gilligau'a Tanera estate, Wairapapa, has W.n sold for £13,000. There aro 2818 acres I r; .hn3, 3000 eheep, and a few horses. Mr. I ilvnifcld, of Canterbury, is the purchaser. BLENHEIM, Thursday. Tho Minister of Justice hag notified the Examiner of Titles here (Mr. Hartley Mciatyro) that he will be appointed R.M. tere in the room of Mr. Muller. The ques- J tioa j the District Court is under coneidera- | tion. I HOKITIKA, Thursday. j Heavy thunderstorms and continued rain j have flooded the rivers, andtha Ohrißtcburch \ coach has not a'rived in consequence of the : Hoods. It haß been raining continuously, so ! inucheo that trade in nearly all tho branches i-j completely destroyed this Hummer. CHUISTUIIURCII, Thursday. At a temperance meeting last at which Dr. Ru&eby, of Dunedm, was giving a lecture on Good Tompl'Jirism, the lie v. Nlr. minister at Elated that there was a nasty drinking shop in that borough which the ladies intended to •shut np afcer the style of their " brave American sisters." The statement was received with cheers.

The selection committee appointed to choose the fifteen to represent Canterbury in the rifle ma'ch with Otago last evening, made a linal selection, as follows :—Appleby, 'Iriines, JBubbley, Chapman, Ecberg, Fox, ; ;uudeison, K. Hill, Hunter, Maiming, Marshall, Tartar, Javatt, Warner, ami Woudhouse. The representatives leave on 1 '•■eaday. William Haymann, for indecently exposing himself, was sentenced thi3 rnoriiin,* on four to 12 months' imprisonment, to run «ncurrently. When passing sentence the said that the sentence would uave been very much heavier but i>;r the good character that had been given him, and that after its expiraJ°?> it he was agaia found guilty of •jiih an abominable offence, he would be pished witti the utmost rigour of the law. |

The Maoist-rate added that there was not the shadow °of r. doubt that ho had commit'e l miny other offences of a similar cha r acter, of which they had no evidence. Prisoner is a married man with several children A correspondent in to night's paper sets d»*n <h« lata casus of indecency to the unrra'r.ctr.l licence of photography. Speaking o e entertainment at the tlieitre. tj'C same eor respondent savs the Word of C.od distinctly foibids a mi"n to wear a a c vr'.U, and yot this is not only (lone, but our yo.ith r-o after D is;ht to entertainments concerning which Mr. Hor.kius to pnb icy said tint the lcitimatc drama vas expel.ed to make room for " Little Tights," and a »n>-'o>i of the cancan. •vnoth'T petition is being got up asking the c ; ty to ukc int.) their bou;i.lanes considerable portion of the Avon and Hcatheote districts. i t .i At the lirst annual meeting of those connected with the railway employee library, this cveninpr, it wns stated that nearly hid b-en spent in books, &0., during the past year.* It was resolv. d to apply to the Commissioner for u but'or building than that which is now used for the library. Tho minister of Public \\ ovks and Com. missioncrof Railways are expected here from Dunedin, Oamaru, i.nd Timaru by special train this evening. Great dissatisfaction is bring shewn by the various school committees at there beiug 110 allowance this year for prizes. DUNEDIN, Thursday. Mr. W. P. Street is the probable candidate for the High Ward, in the room of Mr. Walter, elected Mayor. Mr. Bathgate's motion re the disaasociation of tho Otago University from that of New Zealand was discus3ed to day. The following r.mendment, by Dr. Stuart, was carried : —That this Council make application in

■tho usual way for a Royal Charter, and that the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, aud Judgo Bat'igate be a committee to prepare tho necessarj* papers for approval of Council. An amendment proposed by Mr. Fuitou, "That it was impossible to taite the step* indicated by Dr. Stuart until the report of the commissioners recently appoiuted would 1>- rcctiwd," was negatived. The secret uy of tho Melbourne Cricket Club ba3 written tT the secretary of tho O'ag i Cricket Association, to the effect that Xew Zealand is not- included in the programme of the Euglish team, and that he does not see liow New Zealand can be visited.