NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5630, 2 December 1879, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[FKOM OCR OW>T ORRESPBKDENT.] THAMES, Monday. The annual cricket match between the Thames and Coroniandel Cricket Ciubs, was played on the Parawai ground to-day. The day was observed a partial holiday, and during the afternoon there was a lirge eoncourse of people on the ground. The Coromandel team arrived on Saturday evening, but being three men short they were assisted by Messrs. Cameron, of Auckland, and Buttle, of the Thames. Mr. Uatland captained the Coromandel team, and Mr. T. Lawless the Thames. The day was everything that could be desired. The wicket w.lB lirstclass, and the match a good one. Coromandel : Ist innings, 49; 2nd, 77 : total, 120. Thames: Ist innings, 72; 2nd, 57: tiital, 129 ; winuiog with four wickets to fall. Fur the Thames—Lawless, Murphy, Steadman, Crump, and U. Spencer, batted well. For Cor.'insndel—Mercer, Higginson, Cameron, and Buttle, made the highest scores. The bowling was goorl, but the fielding was not quite bo good as usual. Another squabble took place at Hikutaia, on Saturday, between Mr. Alley's survey party and the natives. The former resanted their inteifurence, and finished the survey in spite of the opposition. COROMANDEL. Monday. A Maori, hawking fish, dropped down dead on the Tokatea. An inquest was held, and a verdict returned that death was from natural causes. WAIWERA, Monday. H.M.S. Cormorant arrived here at 4 o'clock, and enga,ed in gun practice. The officers are off to t'.ie baths. The vessel will probably stay all night. CAMBRIDGE, Monday. Hare Haitno.ua, a Ngatirakawa chief, has just arrived, with a large retinue of attendants, numbering about 50, all told, -to take stores to YVaotu, for a large meeting to be held there in the early part of January. It is to bo the largest gathering ever held of the Ngatirak&wa tribe. Ho left Wellington last week, and was to meet Major Wilson and Mr. E. B. Walker to-day, at Cambridge. The Patetere survey is reported to be stopped by the new Government, and Mr. O. M. Creigh. with his large staff, has been ordered to leave. There has been a wonderful change in the weather since yesterday. The heat today is trenendous. A quantify of hay will bo secured, which latt week was considered hopeless. HAMILTON, Monday. A motion, pledging themselves to support the prayer of the petition, to make the bridge over the river, at Hamilton, a free bridge, was uuanimously agreed to, at the meeting of ratepayers o\ the Kirikiriroa highway district, held on Saturday. TE AWAMUTTJ, Monday. A public meeting, re Hamilton bridge,was held here on Saturday. Mr. A. M. Wainwright in the chair, when the following motion was carried : " That in view of the great public utility of the new traffic bridge across the Waikato, at Hamilton, and the nnmerons facilities afforded thereby to the commerce of the surrounding districts, this meeting approves of and pledges itself to support a petition to Parliament, to make the said bridge free of toll."

ALEXANDRA, M.imlay. Eewi has left Major Mair's, and cono to Tβ Kuiti. He is slightly paralysed in both arms, but otherwise looks well, and has a good appttite. WELLINGTON, Mimdiy. During the mouth of November l.iG births and 28 ("oaths were registered in Wellington, and 30 marriage certificates issued. The total number of patients at the hospital at the end of November Has 72. At the recent parade one of tbe Lientenants of the Naval Brigade conducted him. self in such a manner that his superior officer reported biro, and it has l>een deemed necessary to hold a court-martial, which takes place to-morrow. Mr. Edgeoumbe, formerly of the Bm/ of Plenty Times, has purchased the Waikato Time* from Mr. P. A. Wbitaker, jun. The foundation stone of the new Courts of Justice waß laid down by the Hon. F« Whitaker, Provincial Grand Master of the North Island of New Zealand. S.U., assisted by District Grand Master Toxwards, E.C., and number of distinguished brethren. The weather was lovely, and the wiio'e proceediDgs passed off without a hitch of any kind. Between 9000 and 10,000 spectators were present, the assemblages of bodies in reserved seats numbering at least 880. The procession of Maoris numbered upwards of 500. Eloquent addresses were delivered by Brothers Whitaker and Rolleeton. The ball to-night was attended by His Excellency and Lady Robinson. NELSON, Monday. A heavy fall of snow took place yesterday morning. The funeral of the late Doctor Renwick, M.L.C., whoditd on Satuarday, at the age of 61, takes place to-morrow. CaRISTCHURCH. Monday. At the meeting of the Jockey Club on Saturday, Major Heane applied for the use of the racecourse to hold a volunteer review on Easter Monday. Hβ also a*ked the club to postpone the races f:om Easter Monday to the following day. so as not to affect the holiday. After discussion, the r< quest was referred to the committee of the club. A monster picnic of the combined Catholic schools wilt be held on Boxing Day on the racecourse. The excursionists will be taken to the racecourse by train. Bishop Redwood returns to Wellington today. The Registrar's return of births, marriages and deaths for the Christchurch district during November, Rives the following totals: Births, city, 5i ; district, 110; marriages, city, 25 ; district, S; deaths, city, 19 ; district, 19. The deaths during the same month of last year were : city, 14 • district, 2S. The new Resident Magistrate's Court will be ready for occupation early in the new year. In a muff ciicket match to day between the City Council and tlio Muff Club, \V. H. Smith, of the Press office, came into collision with another player, and broke his leg. Last year a simiiar accident happened to a player in one of the.e matches while jumping over a feuce for the ball.

An old man named Mitchell, a collector of bottles, slipped on the path near the railway station to-day, and broke his let;. This is the second time a similar misfortune has befallen him. Frank I,'roff, butcher, of Ashley, also broke his le,; on Saturday. In the It. M. Court this morning, George Green, executor in an eetate, was called upon to answer the charge of failing to send in returns to the Duty Stamp Cotniuis. sioners, aa provided in tho 100 th s.ctiouof the Stamp Act. The defendant dM not appear, and the penalty of £10 was imposed. Other cases were set down for hearing but were adjourned. Tbo magistrate pointed out that the fine of £500 could be iinpuaed for a breach of the Act in this respect. Iu future, in cases of the kiud, tlie full penalty would be pressed for. The secretary of the Chess Club, Albert Pinkston, who has hitherto held, a respectable position, was charged under the Offences Agaiust the Person Act with three charges of aggravated upon females. Hβ pleaded guilty, expressing contrition, and threw himself upon the mercy of the bench. The magistrate said there was only one reason that he could see why the matter should hare been dealt with in the Supreme Court, that wa3 that a more appropriate punishment, viz., flogging, might be inflicted. However, by his dealing with it the feelings of delicate young girls would be spared. Ha would send the accused to gaol for the longest term allowed, viz , sis months on each charge, to run consecutively ; at the end of the time be would have to enter into his own recognizances of £50, and find a surety of £50 for his «ood behaviour, or again go to gaol for six months. These cases are becoming quite startling. Pinkstone's is the fifth or sixth within a month. The defendants in several, as in this, being men of presumably good character, and the last to be suspected of such crimes as these. This morning there was a sharp f'o3t. Yesterday nioruiDg there was a succession of violent hailstorms, but the afternoon was bright and sunny. The cable at the heads was successfully laid by Dr. Lemon on Saturday, and telephone communication between tba heads and the port will be established in about two weeks. OAMARU, Monday. The vital statistics for the township, for November, are :—births, 42 ; deaths, 5 ; marriages, 4. The Customs duties for the month, collected at Oamaru, amount to £1110 18s 3d.