TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4259, 13 November 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[Press Telegraph Agency.] Auckland, Thursday. The steamer Golden Crown has been sold to a Sydney company, but returned to port after leaving tho Bay of Islands for Sydney, a leak having been discovered near the sternpost. She was making three inches of water hourly. It is understood that a condition of purchase required the delivery of tho steamer in Sydney by the 20th instant. 7 p.m. The leakage of tho p.s. Golden Crown was caused by loading the steamer much below her usual water-line. She will be caulked and sent to sea again on Saturday. George Graham, an old colonist, and father of Walter Graham, grocer, accidentally fell down a well to-day and was drowned. Nawer, Thursday. At tho Resident Magistrate’s Court, to-day, tho chief mate and nine of the crew of tho Rosalia were charged by Captain Veal with refusing to proceed to sea with the vessel. The ground of refusal was tho alleged unseaworthiness of the ship. Captain Eairchild, of tho Luna, deposed that in his opinion the Rosalia was seaworthy, or at all events sufficiently bo to proceed to Dunedin. Tho charge was found proved, and the mate, W. Reid, was sentenced to imprisonment for twelve weeks, and tho rest of tho crow to lesser periods, with hard labor. The Rosalia will, most likely, take a fresh crew, and proceed for Dunedin immediately.

Reefton, Thursday. The escort yesterday morning took down 30300z5. of gold for the National Bank. Lyttelton, Thursday. Business was suspended at the wharves, the day being observed as a close holiday, in consequence of the Agricultural Show. • , . Dunedin, Thursday. Only one sly-grog case was. disposed of to£ day. It was that of "William Mouteith, of Green Island, who was fined 20s. and costs ; on a second information laid against him. Professor Sale is a candidate for the position about to be vacated by Dr. Bromby, of the Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne. Captain Jacquemart, of the Trench man-of-war Vire, entertained the Superintendent, the Mayor, and a number of the leading citizens, on board that ship, to-day. At the last meeting of the Presbytery of Melbourne, the Key. Lindsay Mackie cordially accepted a call to the First Church of Dunedin. The returns of the Otago railways for the month of October were £ll4l 13s. Bd, A four-roomed cottage in Cumberland-street, occupied by Samuel Hanlan, was burnt down last night. The house and furniture were totally destroyed. They are valued at £IBO and were insured for £l3O. CHRISTCHURCH RACES. Christchurch, "Wednesday. Lottery Plate, of fifty sovereigns, added to a sweepstakes of three sovereigns ; weight for age. The winner of the Railway Plate or £IOO to carry lOlbß. extra. Maidens at the time of starting allowed 71bs. Three-quarters o’f a mile. Mr. Walter’s Yatteriua, ... ... ... 1 Mr. Lunn’s Waverley ... 2 Mr. Delamaiu’s Belle ... ... ... 3 Elfin King, Emmeline, and Remnant also ran. Yatterina obtained a good start, and won easily. Time, Imin. 20sec. THE AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION. Christchurch, Thursday. The Metropolitan Agricultural Exhibition to-day, was a great success. The weather was very fine. There was an immense attendance of people. There were not fewer than 224 exhibits of sheep, 94 of cattle, 114 horses, 15 pigs, 19 head of poultry, 14 dogs, 47 agricultural implements, 27 of dairy produce, and 51 of articles of local manufacture. The show of sheep, cattle, horses, and implements, was splendid as regards quality. The competition was close in every class. Messrs. Sutton Brothers, of Southland, took the Champion Medal for Lincoln rams. ;