TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 40, 28 October 1871, Page 13

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Auckland, October 18.. Dr Pollen and Mr Mackay intend to proceed to Ohinemuri shortly, as the aspect of matters there is considered favorable. James Brown, a bushman, of Port Charles, has been killed by being jammed between two logs. The receipts of the province of Auckland for the quatrer ended September, are £34,226, and the balance from the preceding quarter £30,795. The amount to the credit of the province after payment of the quarter’s expenditure is £42,372. A boat accident occurred on the Waitemata, and three men narrowly escaped drowning, one of them being in the water for several hours. It is feared that A. E. Cohen was poisoned. The Tauranga correspondent of the “ Southern Cross ” says that Te R’ooti when intercepted by Major Mair was making for Waikato to join Todd’s murderers, and also that the Ngatimuru tribe at the Thames promised Te Kooti a fresh supply of ammunition.

A Catholic Church under the name of the St. Bridget has been opened at the Thames.

A successful meeting of the United Kingdom Alliance was held in Auckland yesterday. Colonel Haul tain moved a resolution to the effect that no colonial measure regulating the sale of liquor would be deemed satisfactory unless it includes a provision to prevent the establishment a continuance of the liquor traffic in any city against the wish of the inhabitants. October 24. The Rowing Club have resolved to send a crew to compete at the intercolonial match at Christchurch. A deputation of five Kingite natives has been appointed by the Te Kuiti meeting, to confer with the Ngapuhis, in order to secure their co-operation for the forthcoming great native meeting. They are expected to return in a few days, accompanied by the Ngapubi representatives. It is believed the Ngapuhis will only agree to friendly overtures on the basis of the surrender of Todd's murderers. The Chamber of Commerce has resolved to memorialize the Government to extend the number of articles on which drawback is allowed. Mrs D. Sheehan, late of the Governor Brown, died suddenly in her bed, of apoplexy. The funeral was attended by over 1000 people. The Sharebrokers Bill caused a great sensation in Auckland. A meeting of sharebrokers resolved to petition the Assembly for certain alterations. The memorial is sent to Wellington by the Taranaki to-day. The ketch Leonidas has been totally wrecked at Wangape, but all hands were saved.

Mr Lennox reports share market quiet. Caledonians, buyers £lls, sellers £l2O ; Thames, £22 10s ; INonpareil, £5 10s; All Nations, £5 o's ; Shotover, 14s; Waitemata and Inverness, £l. At the sale of cattle on Thursday sheep were short of requirements, and sold at 5d to sjd per lb; fat cattle, 30s to 35s per cwt. Wheat and flour are dull. Auckland flour, £l4 to £l6 per ton ; Canterbury wheat, 5s to 5s 6d. LATEST SPECIAL. Latest Auckland news states that the natives at Ohinemuri have consented to meet Dr Pollen, the agent for the General Government, and that they have expressed their willingness to permit the construction of telegraphs, and the establishment of a mail overland. Napier, October 24. Mr Kenny, a clerk in the Telegraph Department, died suddenly last night. Tauranga, October 25. At the meeting of natives at Ohinemuri, Dr Pollen, General Government Agent, and Mr Mackay, formerly Native Commissioner, made speeches ad vi mating the extension of the telegraph line across jjthe Ohinemuri country. The opposition was very small, and the chiefs ultimately agreed to have an interview with the King in order to obtain his consent. At a coroner’s inquest on the remains of the late A. 0. Cohen, auctioneer, the verdict was to the effect that deceased had committed suicide by taking

strychnine whilst laboring under great mental excitement. , The Dioscesan Synod has opened. Dr Cowie has delivered an interesting address. Taranaki, October 91. A fearful thunderstorm took place this morning. The roof of the powder magazine was blown off. The body of a man who was misshas been found in the Mangoraka River. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned. Wanganui, October 26. At the Patea land sale £IOOO worth was sold, nine sections being sold at the upset price, and ten rural sec tionsata slight advance. The cause of the small sale is that the rural land is too scattered, and that the upset prices are too high. Hokitika, October 24. The Hospital Committee, at a meeting held to-day, passed a resolution in favor of instituting criminal proceedings against the proprietor of the “ West Coast Times,” for publishing a libellous article on the 22nd inst. October 25. The Claud Hamilton arrived here last night, and sailed this morning for Melbourne, with several passengers and 46400zs of gold. The pedestrians Hewitt and Hams were passengers. Cassius’s claim at Ross continues to yield rich returns at the rate of about 40ozs daily. Christchurch, October 21. Wheat is quoted at 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; oats, 2s 6d to 2s 7d; butter, Is 2d ; cheese, 2d to 3£d; potatoes are very scarce at £3 15s per ton. Russell and Grigg’s estate has been sold at auction, realising good prices. A dinner is to be given to Mr Alfred Cox, prior to his leaving for the North Island. Timaru, October 25. The agricultural show to-day was a great success. The entries for sheep were unusually large. There was a good number of horses, cattle in large numbers, as well as implements and dairy produce. The Merino Cup of £25 was won by Mr Tolmie, with 37 points, followed by the Canterbury and Otago Association, with 32. Campbell and Low were 16 points. The prize of fifteen guineas for longwoolled was won by MrG. G. Russel, with 23 points, followed by the Canterbury and Otago Association with 18. Mr Matthew Holmes had 10 points. The Cattle Cup, ten guineas, was won by Mr W. W. Gilack, with 11 points. A luncheon took place after the show, and was well attended.

The receipts at the gates were nearly double those of any previous year. Dunedin, October 21.

Flour is firmer and in better demand. Millers are quoting at £l3 10s. Bran is overstocked and slow of sale at £2 10s. Wheat has hardened, and the supply is becoming limited —first-class samples, 5s to 5s 3d; oats dull, 2s to 2s 3d. October 23. Mr Clifford, Secretary to the Acclimatisation Society, offers to test his brother’s patent boat-lowering apparatus against any other invention of the same kind for £IOO ; the test to be the placing of a life-boat on an exposed part of the coast. The recent crushing of the Canada Reef causes considerable excitement in the neighborhood. Several claims have been pegged off, and £250 has been refused for a share in the Ocean View Claim. October 24. The rifle match between the Dunedin Artillery Company and the Hon Artillery of London, was won by the former by 52 points. David Taylor, a laborer, has been killed by falling from a dray at LawI6DC6* The child of a farmer named Bonar, at the Lower Harbor, has died from the effects of accidental burns. October 25. Dr M'Lauchlan, of Tapanui, died suddenly on Sunday. The Dunedin Gas Works have been sold for £17,800, the purchaser being Mr Larnach. October 26. Mrs Cargill, relict of the first Superintendent of the province, died yesterday, at the age of 81.

Port Chalmers, October 21

The Union, French barque, from Hong Kong, brings 400 tons of sugar, &c. She also brings nine Chinese, and four others died on the passage. The Acacia, from Hobart Town to Lyttelton, passed the heads this afternoon with a fair wind. October 23. J. Dean, stevedore, died suddenly last night from heart disease. An inquest was held to-day on the bodies of the Chinamen who died on board the Union. The verdict was that death had been caused by improper food and want of cleanliness. Bluff, October 26.

The ketch Aparima, of Dunedin, m ballast, went ashore yesterday when going out of Toi Toi, Mataura. The wincf falling light, the sea drove her on the beach a little to the west of the river. She is likely to become a total wreck. The Alhambra left Melbourne on the 21st instant at 3 p m., and arrived at the Bluff at 1.30 p.m. Mr J. A. Keens, saloon passenger, died from inflammation of the brain on the 25th. The Alhambra passed the Tararua sixty miles south-east of Swan Island on the 23rd instant, at midnight.

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY. Melbourne, October 14. Mr Duffy is seriously indisposed through a bronchial affection. The proposed annuity of £IOOO to Mr Murphy, Speaker, was opposed. The bill passed its second reading by a majority of thirty-two to twenty-one, but it was further opposed in committee, and has been postponed. . It is announced that Parliament will adjourn in the first week of November till April. The Government, with regard to Sankey’s report, state that they only intend to secure the present water supply works, but they are not to proceed with others till they secure the services of a competent engineer-superintendent. There is immense excitement about Bendigo mining stock, amounting to a perfect furore. The Sabbatarians are still moving in the matter of opening the Cerberus and other places for recreation on Sundays. Iu the supposed murder of Mrs Marriatt an open verdict was returned. Mr Fenwick is elected Mayor of Melbourne. The Earl and Countess Belmore are visiting at Toorak. The Earl will visit Tasmania. The Government announced their intention to submit to the House a vote of £IO,OOO to find work for the unemployed in filling disused quarries, and in other works of public utility. Mr Graham, an alleged son of Graham, a rich brewer deceased, has arrived to claim the estates against his widow, and probably much litigation will ensue. The eclipse expedition will probably start for Cape York promontory ill December. Arrived —Claud Hamilton ; sailed Joshua Bates. At a fire in the floating dock, the ship Joliba had a narrow escape, Adelaide and Victorian flour is quoted at £l2 to £l3. New Zealand barley, 3s 4d ; wheat, 4s Id ; oats, 3s Id to 3s sd. Tookey’s are quoted at £36 10s. October 21.

In the Assembly there has been a warm discussion on the terms agreed to by the Intercolonial Conference. The motion, which was tantamount to a vote of want of confidence, was defeated by a large majority. The House is to be prorogued from the first week of November till April. Mr Cohen complained of the deportation of the pauper family from New Zealand to Victoria at the expense of the New Zealand Government, and asked that there should be some legislation to make the captain and owners liable. Mr Duffy promised attention to the matter. News via San Francisco has been received as to the safety of Captain Barker and a portion of the crew, of the Japan whaler fitted out in Victoria, lost eighteen months since in the Arctic sea. It was believed that all had perished. The third mate’s boat’s crew is still missing. . . , The excitement which prevails witn reference to the Bendigo mining stock is something wonderful. The specula-

tive mania is increasing, extending to Castlemaine. Persons are leaving their business to join in speculation, both at Melbourne and Sandhurst.. The Legislative Council is taking evidence with reference to gauges of railways. . ... Sir F. Murphy’s Pension Bill will probably be carried, although there is considerable opposition both inside and outside of the House. Sydney, October 13. The Defiance brings news that the Tanna natives have killed and eaten Grutt, a planter. Rich stone has been found at the Calliope diggings. The quarter’s revenue shows an increase of £52,000, chiefly from Customs. A public dinner was held to celebrate the inauguration by Victoria of the first protective tariff in the Australian colonies. The Tasso, bound to Mauritius with horses, met with heavy weather, and put back with the loss of nearly all the horsps. The Rev Mr Bailey has been committed for trial lor marrying a person underage. Adelaide, October 13. The Banks have altered their rate of exchange. There has been a public meeting to memorialise the Government in favoi .of the Bible being read in schools. Ministers of all denominations were present. Reedy Creek Station, with 11,000 sheep and 120 acres freehold, was sol at IBs per head. Sailed—Phillis, for New Zealand. Sales of wheat were made at 4s 4d to 4s sd.