TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6696, 3 October 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, October 2.

The team to. play against the Sydney footballers have been finally selected as follows :—■ Webster (back), By an and Wood (threequarter backs), Whiteside, Sims, and Warbrick (half-backs), Arneil, Carter, Clayton, Croxton, Bindon, Henderson, Biggs, Mackay, and O’Connor (forwards). The team is not so strong as the last. The “ Waikato Times " states :—“ A gentleman, whose name we have been requested to withhold, and who for some time past has been aware of the presence of allovial gold in the Tanpo or Tnhua country, is at present negotiating with the Government by way of ascertaining what support they are willing to lend in securing and working the new discovery. The gentleman to whom we refer has been prospecting with the Natives for several months past, and, we have every reason to believe, bis expedition has not been fruitless, but instead has been attended with great success.”

Captain Hargraves, of the steamer Coromandel, has been seriously injured through the capsize of a vehicle, which passed over him. The Auckland married women’s petition to; the Mayor and Council, against the introduo-, tion of the Contagious Diseases Act, has 1160 signatures, and will be presented by Dra. Willis and Kenderdine.

The thoroughbred mares from Canterbury were landed from the b.b. Hawea in fine condition, and to the satisfaction of the manager of the Stud Company. They were taken to the Sylvia Bark establishment.

R. E. Mclvor, agricultural lecturer and chemist, makes a tour through tha Waikato. Edwiu Stoue, of Stone Bros., shipowners and merchants, died to-day. In reply to a deputation of clergymen re Contagious Diseases Ace, the Mayor said he would not be willing to stay its coming into operation, bat he would endeavor to prevent prostitutes obtaining cert incites of cleanliness. The Supreme Court sessions opened to-day. Judge Gillies, in his charge to the Grand Jury, said the calendar was a light one. There were 18 prisoners charged with 24 offences, none of aggravated character. Thomas Binoie pleaded guilty to two charges of stealing from the person, and was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment [for each offence, sentences to rnn concurrently. William Brownlee, for forgery, got 18 months’ imprisonment. Robert Marsh, for burglary, on six charges, got three years, Ddnedin, October 2.

Judge Williams, in his charge in opening the SHprema Court, dwelt exhaustively on the Papakaio murder case. No other cases on the calendar were touched on.

The Sanitary Committee have recommended the City Council to erect a fever hospital-’ The totalisator dispute at the Hunt .Clnb steeplechase is, after all, to come before the Court, one of the six investors having sued for the dividend to be made amongst the three as registered. The Hot. W. Johnston, Minister of Publie Works, is expected here on Wednesday. At the Supreme Court to-day, the Grand Jury found true bills in all cases with which they dealt, including that of Beattie for the murder of Mrs Adams at Papakaio. For embezzlement oi Union S.S. Co.’s funds, Edwiu Marlow, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to three years' penal servitude. Isabella Young, who pleaded guilty to wounding Jesiie Wood, was sentenced to six month). William Patrick Sharkey, a youth of 16, employed on a farm, and who had coolly walked away with his employer's horse and buggy, pleaded guilty to the theft of the horse, and received six months’ imprisonment. John Patrick Casey was charged with stealing a horse, saddle, and bridle, at Arrowtown. There waa a presumption that be bad committed the. >e' as a drunken freak, and the jury found hia not guilty, John Madden,. John Mason, asu James Henry were charged with stealing £2O from Alexander Leckie at the Hunt Cl races. The jury found the three guilty, bu recommended Mason to the leniency of the Court. Sentence was deferred. The Papakaio murder case will be heard ,on Tuesday. No true bill waa found in the case of Thomas McGill, charged with arson in the Arcade. There are thirty-seven witnesses in the murder case.

The following names have been added to Provincial Directorates of the Equitable Insurance Association :—.Dunedin, Jas. Finch (of J. Finch and Co.), Jas. Gray (of Reid and Gray), and Andrew Thomson (of Thomson Bros., Port Chalmers) ; also, to the Auckland Board—H. F. Anderson, H. P. Barber, J. M. Dargaville, M.H.R., Jas. Oacre, Hon. Thos. Henderson, M.L.0., Edward Isaacs, John Lamb. Applications for shares are freely coming in. The list closes on Ist November. The sheep assessment collected to-day at Dunedin for Otago, irrespective of Southland, was over £19,000.

Natibr, October 2.

The Customs returns la<t quarter amounted to £IO,SSS, showing a increase on the corresponding quarter of £lOsl. The beer duty for tbe month of September was £lB7. ’ ' The Sydney footballers landed on'Saturday, and were entertained at dinner at the Criterion Hotel by tbe local Football Club. Vital statistics for' September—Marriages, 10 ; deaths, 15 ; births, 37. New Plymouth, October 2. Vital statistics for the borough of New Ply* mouth for September —Births, 23 ; marriage*, 6 ; deaths, S.

Christchurch, October 2. The eight hours’ go-as-you-please handicap, at the Drillshed on Saturday, was won by O’Connor, tbe scratch mao, who gave soma of his opponents one hour’s start. O’Connor in 7hr covered 45f miles; Cusack, the second man, 15 3-scbs miles In 7Jbr; Bull, who was third, 33 l-6th miles in 7br 34m!a.

The cricket season was opened on Saturday by an unusually large number of matches. Gorton and Triuket have been scratched for tbe C.J.C. Handicap.

The St. AlbauV Council are going in for a £IO,OOO loan for widening the streets in tbe borough. At preheat the streets are a perfect network o! narrow lanes.

The Hinemoa to-day took up twenty penal servitude prisoners to Wellington. Fifteen were from Lyttelto n and five from Dunedin. The City Council passed a resolution to-night congratulating the Imperial Government‘on tbe success of the British arms in Egypt. The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court opened this morning. The Judge’s charge contains nothing of interest. ' The following sentences have been passed ;—Alex. Clark, forgery and uttering, two years ; P. S. Wil* liams, embezzlement, one year. •Later. In addition to these already, telegraphed, two other cases were heaid at the Supremo Court to-day. H. Harding, for larceny from tbe person, got two years. Wm. Avana), for arson at Ashburton, was acquitted. . , Timabu, October 2. A smart shook of earthquake was felt: at Timatu and various parts of the district: at 10.4 S last night. . Vital statistics for the month of September were—Births,3l j.triarriageaii 5 ; deaths, 11. The Customs revenue collected at Timarn during September was £252715s 2d, as against £1795 4s 5d for the corresponding month in last year. Invercargill, October 2. The Invercargill Permanent Building, Loan, and Investment Society, at the annual meeting this evening, passed a resolution to wind-up the Society, and dispose of assets and liabilities to tbe Southern Finance, Loan, and Agency Company of New Zealand, which is about to be floated with a capital ;of £IOO,OOO. The proposed Directors of the Company are : Hod. Wm. Wood, Messrs M. B. Scandrett (Town Clerk), Wm; Craig, Henry Wilson (of Cowper and Wilson), Al-x. Cross (of- Aitken, Cross aod Co.), J. T. Martin, W. JV Moffit, and T. Perkins. The Company, by purchasing the business of the Building Society, will have an interest producing mortgages of oyer £2O (?) to start business with. ■ Nelson, October 2. The Customs revenue at porl Ntrson for last month (£6157) show larger receipt than (or any preceding month, whilst it exceeded the corresponding mouth of last year hy £2941. The quarters’ receipts were £l3,l76,‘against £9,614 in tbs corresponding period of 18S1. ‘ Colonel Reader having secured a residence in town for Te Whiti and Tuhu, these natives were removed thither this evening. At a meeting of the Cricket Club to-night, it was decided to open the season on tbe 7tb instant. Arrangements ’ were planned for matches with an Auckland team and Hon. Ivo Bligh’s Englishmen. . - ( The Buller coach was delayed between Owen Kiver and Hope Junction by the road* being washed away. The mails came in 24 hoars late. .