Telegraphic News.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 177, 21 November 1874, Page 13

Telegraphic News.

Auckland, Eriday, November 13. It is rumored to-day that Mr. <_t. M. Reid, the Provincial Treasurer, has resigned. No offer has been received for the cargo of barley ex C-liieolas. It is stated to-night that the Superintendent has abandoned his projected trip home. Monday. Mr. Williams has addressed liis constituents at the Bay of Islands. He said he had generally supported the Government, and would have voted for the resolutions for the abolition of provincialism throughout the colony, but could uot vote for the resolutions abolishing them in the North only. A unanimous vote of confidence was passed. Tuesday. Two fresh cases of scarlet fever have occurred amongst the Hydaspes’ passengers at the Quarantine Station. Most of the saloon passengers are southerners, and there are great complaints amongst them about not being separated from the Government immigrants. Mr. Day, of the firm of Heywood and Co., Christchurch, has sent a petition to the Superintendent protesting. Mr. Collins, of Nelson, aged eighty, is in a low state of mind, being possessed by the fear that tmless removed within a few days he will die. He is not suffering from any disease. The passengers undergo great inconvenience from the want of proper sanitary conveniences. 7 p.m. The health officer has assented to the petition of the saloon passengers per the Hydaspes for release. They will come up to-night. The Southern Cross, which sails for Napier to-night, takes a locomotive for Messrs. Brogden. Thursday. The Hydaspes immigrants are indignant at the release of the saloon passengers, and last night broke out in open resistance to the authorities at the quarantine station, and refused to allow the removal of the passengers’ luggage As the luggage is wanted for passengers proceeding South, the difficulty is rather serious. A man was found drowned on St. George’s Bay beach this morniDg. In his pocket was found a paper bearing the address “ Cutter Ellen, Thomas Gellibrand.” - The Miranda, cutter, was lying at anchor in the bay. The deceased has been identified as Charles Prior. He was formerly in good circumstances, and had just obtained employment as a buslimau. He went to bed aboard the cutter Diamond last night. It is not known how he fell overboard. Mr. E. T. Brassey and tlie two Messrs. Kemp set out for the North Shore in a small sailing boat on a fishing expedition. A squall capsized her. The accident was observed from a brig anchored at tlie North Head, and from the North Shore. Boats put off and rescued all, who kept up swimming till assistance arrived. t p.m. Charles Prior, whose body was found in the harbor to-day, was an officer in the Indian army during the mutiny, and is a son of General Prior. He was of intemperate habits, and at the time of his death was proceeding to take charge of a country store in order to get beyond the reach of temptation. It is supposed he fell overboard from a cutter accidentally.

Grahamstowx, Friday, November 13. The brigantine Endeavor arrived to-day with the targets, stores, tents, and other appurtenances for the colonial prize-firing. The Star’s Oliiuemuri correspondent states that Mr. Mackay’s present work is easy unless he is thwarted by tlie ill-timed interference and malice of disappointed land speculators. About Wednesday or Thursday next will be tlie decisive time for the settlement of the matter. At the meeting of the Borough Council of the Thames a letter was read from the Registrar of Births, Deaths, &c., referring to the number of deaths from diphtheria previously reported. It appears that all the cases occurred outside the boundary of the borough. The share market is quiet, with scarcely anything doing. Monday. Charles Curtis, of the Pacific Hotel, has been charged with a breach of the 42nd clause of the Licensing Act Amendment Act, in employing a female in the bar after 11 o’clock at night. The hearing of the charge is adjourned. Tuesday. The piston-rod of the Pumping Association’s big pump broke yesterday, and stopped the sinking. This will cause a delay of some days. The Thames Scottish Volunteers yesterday fired for the choice of district representatives. Campbell scored 87, McLean 85, and Gorrie 84. Wednesday. The /S'? ar announces to-night, with reference

to the late action for libel, that since the trial the parties in the litigation have met in a frank and friendly way, and there has been a cordial and complete reconciliation. . A. large number of cattle are arriving fiom the King country for sale. Pheasants are becoming a great nuisance to the crops. Regular sentry-go is kept by the natives to protect their crops. The amateur concert held here last night in aid of the Catholic Church was a great success. Thursday. The Star this evening states that from a private letter received from Ohinemuri it learns that all money questions in reference to Ohinemuri purchase have been arranged. Te Moananui, who has been foremost in obstruction, lately withdrew his opposition. A great talk commences to-day, and is expected to last a week. The principal business to settle will be the allocation of the purchase money for different lands, on account of which money has been paid. Should the talk be ever so successful it will take a month to arrange boundaries and reserves. The presence of miners and storekeepers is deprecated as likely to retard the opening. The skeleton, and a portion of the clothing of a man, have been found at the bottom of a shaft to-day. It is supposed they are the remains of a man named Kinnivan, who was lost about the New Year. He was demented. An inquest will be held to-morrow. Tauranga, Thursday, November 19. Albert Tidier, a publican of Ohinemutu, has had his license cancelled for serving drink to a native woman named Arihia. Another meeting, rc opening the Mechanics’ Institute on Sunday, was held last night, when it was decided by a maiority of one to open. Much feeling was shown on the subject, and another meeting is desired by the opponents of the measure. Napier, Triday, November 13.

A meeting of the creditors of Stuart and Co., merchants, has been held. Liabilities, £41,000 ; assets, £42,000. A proposal has been made by Messrs. A. P. Stuart and Stevenson, and D. T. Stuart, of Wellington, that in consideration of creditors handing over the entire assets of the estate they would offer a composition of 15s. in the £. ; one-fourth cash, balance at three, six, and nine months, with interest at six per cent. Before accepting this offer the creditors desired to have the accounts and papers gone through to sec if the nil amount could not be realised. Messrs. T. K. Newton, J. G. Kinross, E. Sutton, It. D. Maney, and H. C. Robjohn, were appointed a committee to report to an adjourned meeting on Monday. There is a strong feeling that the estate will pay 20s. in the £. Monday. The Rosalia sailed this morning for Dunedin, in charge of Captain Read. Captain Crabble also proceeds by her. Several of the crew were taken out of gaol and put on boaid irons. The cook and steward have taken their discharge, and forfeited £SO wages rather than go in the vessel. This afternoon there was an adjourned meetng of Stuart and Co.’s creditors. Proposition made by creditors to accept 17s. 6d. in the £ in bills at three, six, nine, and twelve months, with interest at 6 per cent. Meeting adjourned until to-morrow, pending receipt of telegram from firm in Wellington. Tuesday. The meeting of the creditors of Stuart and fjo. was again adjourned till to-morrow. I he offer made yesterday was not accepted at Wellington. There is a strong belief among the creditors here that the estate can pay twenty shillings in the pound. Preliminaries are being arranged for a complimentary' dinner to T. Tanner, M.P.C. for Havelock, prior to his departure for England. Wednesday. The Government will not take over the new court building, on the ground that some of the work of plastering, &c., has not been satisfactorily performed by the contractor. The matter will probably be settled now that Mr. Clayton is here. Sir D. McLean will likely return to Wellington shortly, without visiting Poverty Bay, as originally intended. Nothing more has been done m the niattei of Stuart and Co. Another meeting is called for Triday. New Plymouth, Thursday, Nov. 19. Henry Wright, late sergeant A.C., was brought up yesterday on a charge of embezzlement. Colonel Lyon, Major Take, the Postmaster, and others were witnesses. He is charged with appropriating £8 195., being proceeds of a money order given him to collect, 'jje was committed for trial at the next Supreme Court, to be held here on the Ist April next, When he will also appear on a charge of forgery. At a sale of cattle at Handley’s farm yesterr

day, draught horses sold at from £2B to £37 ; mixed cattle, £4 2s. 6d. to £5 12s. 6d. ; heifers, £2 2s. 6d. to £4 10s.; Lincoln sheep, in poor condition, 18s. 9d. ; hoggets, 16s. 3d. The Harbor department have brought an action against the owners of the wreck of the p.s. Paterson, lying in the Waitara, to compel them to remove wreck. The case comes on for hearing on Wednesday next. Nelson, Tuesday, November 17. Thirty families of immigrants will shortly be sent to Karamea as a nucleus of a special settlement. They will be ensured Bs. a day for three days in the week for six months-Tifty-five acres of land are to be leased to each family for 2s. per acre, and at the end of fourteen years to become their freehold. The Provincial Government is advertising for a £27,000 loan for harbor improvements. The Otago sails for Greymouth at 1 o’clock. Blenheim, Thursday, November 19. Yesterday, at Hood’s Bay, Havelock, a stack of sawn timber fell on a son of Mr. Dives, M.P.C., and member of the Executive Council. The boy was completely crushed, and death was instantaneous. Reefton, Thursday, November 19. The Caledonia Company, Inangahua, have had 4730z5. of gold from 103 tons of quartz. Westport, Monday, November 16. Soundings taken of the Buffer Bar on Saturday, gave eighteen feet at high water, and eleven feet at low water, neap tides. On the 16th (this day) the Sarah and Mary, from Lyttelton, sailed in at noon, flood tide. Hokitika, Thursday, November 19. Two thousand three hundred ounces of gold were shipped hence for Melbourne by the Otago yesterday. The Superintendent, with a survey party, proceed south by the Waitara, on Saturday, to determine on a track of country for a special settlement, and a site for a first depot. All the immigrants who have lately arrived in Westland have found remunerative employment.

Christchurch, Monday, November 16. The annual auction sale of pure-bred sheep and cattle on Saturday was very successful. Miller and Heslop, Hawke’s Bay, purchased several sheep at high prices. De Bourbel reports of the sharemarket as follows :—Buyers : National Insurance, 275.; National Bank, 685.; South British, 48s. 6d.; Standard Insurance, Bs.; Colonial Bank, 11s. Sellers: National Insurance, 2Ss. ; National Bank, 695. ; South British, 495. ; Shipping Company, 20s. ; Standard Insurance, 10 s. Colonial Bank, 12s. W ednesday. The Lyttelton Times this morning, replying to the remarks of the New Zealand Times on the appointment of Mr. C. C. Bowen as a Minister of the colony, says an attack from a paper so largely the property of Mr. Vogel, and essentially his mouthpiece, is of extraordinary significance, and not to be> misunderstood. The Lyttelton Times then proceeds to say that one objection urged by the New Zealand Times to the appointment is clearly fallacious. The writer compares Bowen’s position with that of Gisborne, and denounces the appointment on the supposition that an arrangement lias been made by which, as in Gisbome’s case, Bowen may retreat again to the Civil Service when occasion requires. “We are in a position to state that no such arrangement has been or is likely to be made. Bowen, in relinquishing the Civil Service for a political career, retires altogether from the former, and we think lie will carry with him the hearty congratulations and best wishes of the community, that in liis new career lie may be as successful as in his last. He lias thoroughly fulfilled liis duty as a Resident Magistrate, and we congratulate the colony and Government on the accession to office of .an honorable, efficient, and experienced public servant as a Minister of the Crown.’’

Oamaru, Eriday, November 13. Mr. Steward met his constituents hist night in tlie Volunteer Hall. About 250 were present. He spoke for two hours, and reviewed the legislation of the session and the proposed political changes. He said the members of the Assembly, with the exception of a few coimected with provincial institutions, were convinced that the abolition of provincialism in the North Island was necessary to the progress of the colony, and he believed if satisfactory machinery for local government were substituted, the time would soon arrive when Canterbury and Otago would ask for its extension to the Middle Island. Nelson, Marlborough, and Westland, were already ripe for change. A resolution of thanks and entire confidence'was passed unanimously, as also the following resolution :—That this -meeting is

of opinion that the time has arrived for the abolition of provincialism in the North Island, and the substitution therefor of a less costly system of government, securing the expenditure of the local revenue (after deducting colonial charges) in the district in which it is raised; and is further of opinion that the abolition of the provinces and the substitution of local government, with local expenditure of local revenues, should be extended to the Middle Island as soon as practicable.

Dunedin, Eriday, November 13. The Acclimatisation Society will liberate two thousand trout immediately. Port Chalmers, Eriday, November 13. . A half-caste, named Peacock, was sailing from the Heads to Waikouaiti in a whaleboat yesterday, when the boat was capsized in a squall. The wind was off the land. Peacock was on the boat’s bottom three hours, and was rescued by the Geelong, which went in search othim - Monday. A deputation waited upon His Honor the Superintendent to-day, and submitted reasons for the construction of the Outram Branch Line bv way of Mosgiel. His Honor promised to have a survey of the line made, with a view to asking the concurrence of the Provincial Council next session to its construction. He also observed that the settlers would be prepared to give free land, along which the line will have to be carried. . ■ A. H. Shury, many years teller in the Union Bank, Dunedin, was presented with a purse of sovereigns by his friends, on Saturday night, prior to his being transferred to the New Ashburton Branch. Tuesday.

Young Galt, who, at the last session of the Supreme Court here, was sent to gaol for six months for killing a calf, was discharged today. The pardoning of Galt was the last official act of the Governor before leaving Wellington. His unexceptionally good conduct was the cause of his liberation. Person’s farm house, near Lawrence, was burned down to-day. The cause is unknown. The house and furniture were insured in the Norwich Union for £3OO, and Victoria for £2OO. Wednesday. Mr. Stewart Hawthorne, the Rector of the High School, is dangerously ill. Very slight hopes of his recovery are entertained. He has been suffering since the 9th instant from inflamation of the lungs and fever, and last night was unconscious. Criminal proceedings have been commenced against Mcllroy, of Christchurch, rc the Comet case. Mr. R. B. Martin swore that lie never authorised the accused to act as his agent. The case was dismissed. The gold escort this month brought in 12,940 ounces. The. box' plan of Madame Goddard’s first concert opened to-day. Double the number of seats in the dress circle were applied for within half an hour. Every seat in tlie circle is engaged. Seats in the stalls which have been reserved are fast filling up. Tlie second concert promises to he equally successful. Thursday.

Mcllroy is bringing an action against R. B. Martin, laying his damages at £2OOO, for defamation of character and slander. Several other actions are pending in connection with the same case. It is proved that IMcllroy was the owner of tlie Comet at the time of the alleged fraud. The ship Auckland, from Glasgow, brings 360 immigrants, who have been reported in passing The Bluff as all well. “ Larrikinism ”is very rife. Five hoys have been charged with larceny this week. The Guardian, referring to Mr. Bowen’s appointment, says it will excite surprise and not a little indignation. It says he lias only been known hitherto as a Resident Magistrate, and speaks of his connection with Sir George Bowen, remarking “ what influence may have been exerted by liis astute relative to bring about his appointment will probably never be known - seeing that Ml • Vogel was in the vice-cliair (?) is sufficient to justify the suspicion that the Premier has been cajoled by the blandishments of tlie Victorian Governor.” The Guardian “ warns the Government to he cautious, and concludes tlie article thus, “ the acquisition of Mr. Bowen, if it he one, as of Justice, wi. 1 entail the loss of some of their many supporters : another such mistake may he fatal.”