NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Issue XVI, 3 December 1879, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[froix our own* correspondents.]

THAMES, Tuesday. Tiikke was a rumour here today that a child named Thomas Campbell bad died by poison, but Dr. Payne, on examination, p-oniuuced the cause of death to be scarlet fever; another child of the same family is ill of the same complaint. CAMBRIDGE, Tuesday. The Jockey Club held its first meeting at Kirkwood's hoto>. There was a fair attendance of stewards and persons interested. Jt was decided to hold the first meeting under the auspices of the club on January 15, ISSO. Ist event, Maiden Plate, 30sovs.; 2nd, Handicap Hurdle Race, 40sovs.; 3rd, Cambridge Handicap Cup, lOOsovs.; 4tb, Waikato Steeplechase, SOjovs. and cup added by John Douglas, Eiq.; sth, Publicans Purse Handicap. SOsovs., weights to be declared after Cambridge Cup is run ; Oth, Flying Stakes, three-quarters of a mile, 20s-)T-.; 7th, Consolation Handicap, 20sovs.; 10 per cent, of stakes in each event to go to the second horse. A number of the natives from Waotu have rt turned heavily laden with supplies Others are preparing to start. Some Ngatihaua chiefs have been spending a lot of money, the proceeds of another lot of laud at Matamata, reported to havo been bought by Mr. Firth. HAMILTON, Tuesday. I have made inquiries from the Turf Club authorities here, and find there is no truth whatever in your Cambridge correspondent's remarks re indignity offered to the Cambridge reed band at the Ohaupo races on Friday. The stewards never knew of its existence on the course, and, had it wished, it might have played all day. Thoy did not give it £"5 this year, as they did last. The Hamilton Light Infantry baud performed gratuitously. H'mc ilia lacrymae ■' So far from bad blood engendered, both bands fraternised cordially throughout the day. [PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WEL' INGTON, Tuesday. At the Appeal Court, today, judgment was given in the following qases : —liegina v. Boylan, of Gisbome, for breach on Arms Act, the conviction was quashed. In the case of Clcane v. King, committed for their Honours to decide whether certain turnips sold were good or not. Judgment against the appellant, and damages were increased to £1300. In the case Cheymonl V. Gleich and others v. Gleich, judgment wab given for plaintiffs. Defendant in this action had been adjudged a bankrupt in Adelaide, and absconded. Ho afterwards came to New

Ze.ilmd, again became a bankiupt. 1 he creditors in w Zealand now brought action to retain the goods and proptrtyof the defendant, and to prevent them being handed over tj the trustees of the Adelaide BinUruptcy Court. Their Honours decided that the b mkrupt hy h:s visit to England and settlement in New Zenlmd, terminated his domicile in Adelaide, ..ud that iu ref.rcace t> the proI perty subsequently acquired, although as between Mr. Giexh and the Adelaide truste- 3 , the trustee might be entitled to it yet, a 9 betwe n the New Zealand creditors and the trustee the creditor must hive the preference. An official inquiry into the accident to the steamer Tui on Sunday week was held today. The court found tint the vessel grounded through wa-.t of proper judgment having been exercised liy the master, particularly iu having left his post on the bridge at a time when he could not see the light, ;>n\ had nothing whatever to guide him merely to set- the foresail, which was of no earthly use under t!>e circumstances. Atter observing t'-.at the vessel must have goue rive or six points out of her course, the court ordere 1 the eap'ain's certificate to be suspended tor threo mouth?, and adjudged him to piy tho ci^ts. An inquiry is lieing held as to the circumstances connected with the recent collision on the Featherstone line. The quarterly sitting of the Licensing Court was held to day. With two exceptinns all the licenses and transfers were granted. The Government wid introduce a clause into the Property Assessment Bill to prevent the capital of investment companies being taxed twice, which, as the Otayo Daily Times points out, would he the effect, of the bill as it now stands. XBLSON", Tuesday. Alice Sutton was charged, on remand, with infanticide. Tin case was dismissed, the Crown Proseeutor statin;/ that there was no evideiic • to suustant ate the charge The Volunteer dt m lustration held yesterday was a great success. GREY MOUTH, Tuesday. The Customs revenue for the month ended November 30, shows an increase of £'200 over corresponding month of last year. The rush at the Seventeen Mile Beaeh is increasing, and land is being taken up in all directions, mestly by the old West Coast diggers, who are hastening back daily, as the locality has always beeu a favourite in consequence of the h.-avy nature of the gold. Since October ov.-r 100 miner's rights have been taken out, and today 20 more weie applied for. The i ush is heavy. CLIKISTCUURCU, Tuesday. The infections diseases for the past fortnigh', reported fc> the local Board of Health, were—Typhoid fever, 4; scarletina, 4. At a mauling of the unemployed and otiiers ye-terday eveuini;, a scheme was detailed for starting a co-operative form of settlement on the Waimate Plain", the nominal value of shares to be £5. Ninety persons subscribed their names as shareholders. A tei an! pu'.li: mooting is to ba held tonight, the object beinn to establish a ladies' coff-c-ronms in Christchurch. Up to last night lS.OOl) persons visited the Oriental Exhibition during their stay here. The Acclimatisation Society has determined to sp-nd £5 iu the purchase of poisoned grain, to h" distributed in such parts of the town as the City Council shall approve of, for the destruction of house sparrows and other mischievous birds. The rose show today was aa immense success, an.l some of the specimens were magnificent. The damp weather of the summer is the. cause of this. Again the little steamer is to be put on the AvJn. Several attempts have already been made to ren steamboats on the river, but they have all failed from a pecuniary point of view. No quo;itm could be g'.t on the Licensing Benches of l.yittdton and Christchurch today, the Commissioners being engaged in other duties. In Christcnurch, however, the Bench hard the cases, and gave decision, subject to ratilieation at a full meeting. The Oriental Exhibition have done very well here, some IS.OOO people having attended it during its stay. The proprietors close it to-night, and leave for Auckland to-morrow. Government have telegraphed to Sir J. Vogel to urgithe Admiralty to send a vessel in search of the Knowsley Had, as desired by the Chamber of Commerce. DUN'EDIN, Tuesday. A bell for the new town hall twer, to be used for fire alarms, &c, was cast at Messrs. A. and T. Burt's foundry to-day. It contains ISowt. of bell metal. The City Oouned resolved to take a plebiscitum of ratepayers, to decide whether the Mayor should iu future be eleeted by the councillors or ratepayers. Win. Petrio was received into the hospital yesterday, suffeiug from a gunshot wound, received while out shooting iu Mullocky Gully on Sunday last. He was walking iu front of a companion, when the gun of the latter, which he was carrying at ! half cock, went off, and Petrie received the charge in his right elbow and side. INVERCARGILL, Tuesday. The quarterly Licensing Court was held to-day. All the new applications—three in number, were refused. Mr. W. Thorns, better known as the Irish Kin;;, agent for all the Carrington Stray-k-aves Combination, arrived by the s.s. Tararua, and is making arrangements for a few nights here, prior to their tour through the colony. It is expected that the total receipts of the bazaar in aid of the Hospital and Benevolent Asylum, will reach £800. At the annual meeting of the Reform Association last night, a notice of motion was given re the desirability of a conference of delegates at Wellington to establish a reform association on a common platform.