TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3367, 20 November 1872, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

Wklu.wton, November 19th

A proclamation, issued to-day further prorogues Parliament to the 18t)i February.

The enquiry into the wreck of the City of Newcastle was held to-day, when evidence was taken. The decision of the Court holds that " extreme negligence was shown by the captain in not paying sufficient attention to the distance run and the rate of speed, and in not making proper allowance for the tide, in consequence of which the ship's position was entirely mistaken when the light was seen. This appears to have boen the chief cause of the disaster. Leaving the deck in charge of Bowler, who had never served articles before, for two hours before the ship struck, was an act of rashness calculated to involve the most dangerous consequences, although there is nothing in the present case to show that the disaster was in any way brought about by him." The master's certifso.te was cancelled.

To-day Ts Gazette notifies that the following bonuses are offered in compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives regarding Colonial Industries :—£sooo for the production of 1000 tons of good pig iron ; £1000 for the first 100 tons of steel manufactured from iron sand ; £2000 for the first 200 tons of beet-root sugar produced ; £2500 for the first 100 tons of printing paper manufactured by machinery ; and 4s per cwt. for cured fish, dry or pickled, exported for consumption abroad.

In the Divorce Court to-day, in the ease of Seager v. Seager, the decree annulling marriage was made absolute. In the case of Blackwell v. Blackwell and Moss, corespondent, a decree for the dissolution of the marriage was granted. In the case of Overton v. Overtoil, a decree nisi was obtained, to be made absolute unless cause be shown at the first sitting of the Court in three months. No Appeal cases have been decided set. Auckland, November 10th. The Helen Denny, which arrived to-day from Glasgow, brings the plant for the Thames G.-is Company. A seaman, named John Percy, was lost 'overboard during the voyage. Mr Sheehan has met his constituents, and received from them a unanimous vote of confidence. The Provincial Council was opened today by the Superintendent. His Honour said he had hoped the late session would have fixed the powers and the revenue of the Province permanently, but lie regretted that no progress had been made towards this object beyond some small concessions of finance. He congratulated the Council on the prospect of the opening up of communication with the Waikato and Kaipara districts by railway. He regretted the temporary depression of the goldfields, and anticipated their speedy recovery—especially that of the Coromandel district Owing to the reduction of the gold duty, and other | causes, the revenue of the Province during the next financial year was likely to exhibit a marked deficiency an contrasted with the revenue of the present year. He condemned the failure of Parliament to deal with the question of education, which compelled the Provinces to take the matter in hand. He congratulated the Council on the succeesf uLgrowth and manufacture of tobacco in Auckland—an industry established by a vote passed by the Council during its last session. Besides the Superintendent's speech, the Estimates were tabled. They expect a refund of £17,000 by the General Government for land improperly charged against the Province. The revenue, inclusive of everything, is estimated, at £70.000. A tax for education is proposed of 10s for houses under £20 annual value; of 20s for houses whose annual value is between £20 and £50 ; and of 40s for houses whose annual value exceeds £50. The General Government have promised to place £15,000 allotted from the loans for roads to the north of the city of Auckland, at the disposal of the Council, for appropriation and control by it. Cure shares are at 30s ; Thames do, at £5 ; Caledonian do, at £15 ; and Bank of New Zealand do, at £16 10«. News from Melbourne of date the 12th inst., says :—At the races, on the fourth day, the All Aged Stakes, 200 soys., was won hy Loup Garoo. The Three Year Old Handicap was won by Horatio. The V.R.C. Handicap, of 150 so vs., was won by Patriarch. King of the Eing won the Queen's Plato of 200 so vs., Warrior beira^ second, and Dagworth third. Chbistchuiujh, November I.9th. Mr Black, who was severely injured on the Akaroa road through his horse bolting, is severely hurt, but not dead. Lyttelton, November 19th. The brig Architecte Renaud, which, arrived yesterday from the Mauritius, brings 300 tons of sugar. IwvzivcjSuniVL, November 19th. The criminal sittings u)f the Supreme Court opened yesterday. A lad named Carroll, for placing an obstruction on the railway, was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment. He had. already been five months in gaoL An old offender, mimed Hoare, with several aliases, was I sentenced to four years* penal servitude for stealing a watch at Switzers, The whole of to-day's sitting of the Court was occupied with the trial of Morrison, charged with, the murder of a man named Simmons. Counsel are now addressing the ConxL