TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4732, 18 April 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, April 17th. \ Tpaowing "vessels-n&ve—arnvßcr'aTi+'iaAiiAbfl from Melbourne:— Old Kensington j City'of Corinth. From Sydney: William Duthie and Harlow. ■; \

AH the' shares in'the new; TeAro'Theatre Company"have.been taken up. Theplaha nave been 'prepared and tenders will be mi yited forthwith for the erection of the buildi ing. '■-•■••■-;■■ v:.-.-'-' . _ ■•-'. ■■■-...••■ '■';' Three' prisoners iMrere-flogged at the gaol this morning.' John M'Cann, for rape at the Hutt, received his second flogging of 30 laches. Owen Kane,1 Wanganui,. for rape; received his second flogging "of '25 lashes; Rudolph Laurent, also for rape, received his only; flogging •of 25: lashes. Laurent was quite, exhausted afr the "close "pi the flogging.:

. ; , Nelson; April 17th. ; Sharp" arid Pickering report the sale of Highfield Run,. :Amuri,. to Wharton and Hayter, for £63,000. The property includes 22,794 acres freehold/and '50,528 leasehold; with 40,000 sheep. ~ - , ; ■iAt ( the; Supreme .Court, the] Grand Jury made a presentment recommending that the present criminal jurisdiction of the district should be extended to; all, crimes, except murder,. treason, libels,,, and' conspiracies.l The Chief Justice expressed his entire con^ currence. : ■

...-.■; ;r, Cheistchuech,; April 17th. ■ The Mayor has been petitioned to call a public meeting to consider the advisability of adopting a scheme of drainage prepared by the.local engineer,: in preference: to the one prepared by Mr. Carruthers. . ■~.„ .-,■ At the annual mee.ting.ot the Canterbury Hunt Club-the financial affairs and-prospects for-the ensuing season; were shown to be very good. „- J' ;

;. ,; r -■.'- AUCKLAND, April 17th. ' Moa'nataiaris,:£7 10a to £8 4a/ f A farewell address and a purse of 60 sovsJ were presented to.Major Gordon last night. I

- _T^' >;: T:" vr-"; ' TiMAoßT7,;;Apriia7th. ■: The contractor for the- new Court House has given notice to the departments that he intends to pull down the old building at once,: but no other provision has been made for their accommodation. The land departments were to have, been transferred to the ci-devant.3o&r& of Works Office,, but the Ohairman.has not yet. given up the key of the building, "it not haying been Daid for. - " • Trade is very dull, and small bankruptcies are numerous. .

': '' ':--i L :". '-InviiecAegill, April_l7th. : ,: The Council is now; sitting. ■ The, yalua-f tiona handed- in^ to-day giye-.a total for the County approximated at £13i, 595 . :