TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 5268, 7 January 1879, Page 2

TELEG RAMS.

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Auckland, January 6th. A difficulty has arisen between the Natives and the Government, owing to the action of private speculators. The Hon. Mr Sheehan goes to settle it. The bookmakers' settlement on the Summer meeting was very satisfactory. In bets and stakes tbe Southern men tako L 2,500. The late Mr W. H. Kissling, solicitor, was buried to-day with Masonic honours. Six Sisters of Mercy tako the black veil tomorrow at the Ponsonby Convent Chapel. Edward Pinknell, carter, Onehunga, was run over by a dray, crushing his leg. Dr Philson found amputation necessary. In the case of the fire at Wangarei Heada, it is supposed now that Mrs Alley's premises were robbed, and then fired to cover the crime, aa some of the goods were found elsewhere, and the dog killed. The work of building Catholic schools has commenced on the site of the Boys' High School, now called the Sacred Heart. They will be opened in a month by Bishop EedwooJ, of Wellington, and Bishop Moran, of DanFive teaohera are engaged in the cricket match Taranaki v. Fifteen of Auckland, now proceeding at the Domain. The Taranaki cricketers played in the Dumain to-day against fifteen colts. _ The match resulted as follows :—Taranaki, first innings, 158; Colts, first innings, GO ; second, 71;—Taranaki thus winning in ono innings. Mr A. M'Donald, of Poverty Bay, baa bought Sir Vallance'a Pioneer for LSOO. Mr M'Donald is owner of Ariel, ajid intends to make an excellent stable.

Mr H. Kisaling, solicitor, died yesterday afternoon from typhus fever. He was a son of the late Archdeacon Killing. His funeral was attended by a large number of persons toA*n inquest was held upon the body of Mrs Brydou at Papakura. She died suddenly on Saturday at her own home. She was seizad with a strong desire to vomit, as if troubled with bile. She took some mustard and water as an emetic, and was shortly afterwards found dead in her bed. Tho cause of death was disease of the heart. Tho Customs revenue collected at Auckland during the last week was L 3415 7s lOd. The amount collected on Saturday and to-day was LI4GS 12s 7d. Tho barque Stag is now loading timber at Mahera for Timaru. She is expected to Bail on Friday. The mail steadier from Sydney is expected here ttbout 3 o'clock.

Wanoanoj, January Cth. The eohooner Arthur Wakefield, from Nelson to Wangauui, went ashore 150 yards south ot the Headß on Sunday night. The sea ia very c'dm. Sho is expected to got yff with to night's tide. Tho ship and cargo aio fully iiwured in the South British. It ia intended to bring tho vessel along tho outaitlo of tho Spit to tho inoutli of the river. No damage has yet occurred.

WiauNOTON, January (llh. James GilliKfin, tho well known racohorse owner, was found dead in his bod in tho Occidental Hotel thia morning. He must havo died quiotly, for an attendant was m his room asleep and heard nothing. Tho iron yacht Good Templar, 10 tons, which left Auckland on Christmas Day, put m to this port yesterday, having been unable to muke JUyt'telton in tirao for the regatta. Sho, therefpfw.1' Will "remain ?op fcli.9 Wellington Regatta on tfib 22mJ January. '" ' A man named Davis 'vim' arrested, antf remanded, for refusing to support hia wife and children at Ohrhtohuroh. lie was first ordorod to pay VI 10s into Court. The Hon." Mr WaterhoWs sale to the Hon. J, Martin comprise* 31,000 "acres of laud, fenced, 32,000 sheep. 700 head of oattle, it) horsos, Implements, buildings, &3. The prioe The drim'inal Session opened to-day. Th« calendar waa lfeM. §arah Hannah Jacobs, Who f\nM S'JiJtf to attorning uuiccle, was

released on her husband's recognizance for LBO to come up for sentence when called on. The Hon. Mr Fox denies the authorship of a letter in an English paper reflecting severely on the character of members of the House of Representatives. A meeting of footballers is called to consider letters relative to the visit of an English team to the Colony. • The post mortem examination of M'Elwain, who died on Saturday, shows that the cause was rupture of the heart.

New Plimouth, Januavy Cth. Te Wmti having heard a rumour .that Natives were assembling at Parihaka to arrange for fresh fighting, has sent messengers out to contradict the statement. They are authorised to tell the Natives, and to make it generally known, that there its to be no more fighting in tho district.

Cobb's second coach.from Inglewood to Hawera has arrived, and did the journey in eight hours. The driver says he could do it in four when the road is clear. ■ ' ,; :

Out of 81 sections offered at auction at the Government land sale, only 13 were sold. The Hannah Mokau has arrived at Waitara from the Manukau and Mokau. On entering the river sho struck a snag, and carried away part of her propeller. She will leave for the Manukau on Wednesday.

..>.. Hokitika, January 6th. The exports from this port show an increase of L 5006 in 1878 over the preceding year. The total gold- shipments for the past year amount to 60,765 ounces.

Chkistchuech, January 6th. The contraots for works now in progress for the Lyttelton harbour exceed L3G.000. In consequence of the wear and tear of the light iron rails between Dunedin and Christchurch, the whole of them will be taken up and replaced with steel ones of 52 pounds—equal to 64 pounds of iron., A commencement of the work was.made this morning at Selwyn. The Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court began to-day. Judge Johnston, in the course of his address to the Jury, said he saw no reason to believe that in this part of the Colony there had been any considerable increase of criminal population. This calendar showed very much the usual character of crime; the characteristic crime of the Colony—the passing of forged cheques—being very prominent. He would again and again urge upon the public his opinion that persons who changed cheques for strangers, on the strength of assurances that they had money, were really participators in the crime, and thus fostered it. It was difficult to draw the line, perhaps, between what was culpable and what was only stupid in such cases. Of course none of the gentlemen whom he was addressing would be so foolish as to act in the manner he was censuring, but he alluded to shopkeepers and small storekeepers, and above all to publicans. He said it deliberately that these men allowed themselves to' be cheated in the most ridioulous fashion, and thus held out temptations to crime which were not found to. exist in any other part of the world. He must say that the gullible must expect to be gulled. Whenever such cases were brought before him, he should ■take the opportunity to mark the sense of the Court in their regard. There were to a certain extent in this Colony excuses which would be no excuse in countries which were more thiokly populated. He was aware' that wages were paid by small cheques; still, those who changed such cheques were bound to endeavour as far as possible to protect society against fraud. Referring to the manslaughter case, in which M'Latchie was charged, his Honor explained the law to be that if death was accelerated in the slightest degree, it amounted to manslaughter. There was the question to consider whether the act of violence was one for which the accused could be held responsible, because the damage which it was suggested Lai been suffered by deceased appsared to have occurred in a struggle in which deceased himself had taken an active part. If the accused, who was, he believed, barman in the hotel where the struggle took place, was trying to put an end to the struggle, it would be for the Jury to say whether the violence was voluntary on tue part of the accused, or the natural consequence of a struggle in which the deceased had taken the initiative. Of libel, his Honor said that publishing a libel which tended to bring amai into disrepute wps a punishable offence on account of its tendency to cause a breach of the peace, and not on account of of any loss it might bring upon the individual libelled. The law, therefore, was, that if you wrote something defamatory of a man, and he directed it in a letter to that man, that would not be grounds for a civil action, as he wou'd lose nothing by it. Tf that somethLig was published to another, that would be an injury to bis character, for which he could bring a civil action; but the law said that, though a man in such case could bring a, civil action, he might also indict his libeller on account of the provocation to a breach of the peace. Such indictments were extremely rare. He had not known ono in liio experience Iv relation to cases of indecent assault, of which there were two on the calendar, he cansnred the habit, which appeared to be too prevalent, of leaving young girls alone in the society of men. George Muff pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary at Selwyn ; George Bnnd pleaded guilty to a charge of housebreaking, and was sentenced to one year's imprisonment with bard labour. Edward M'Kemia pleaded guilty of forging and uttering a cheque for L 7 lOs at Kaiapoi. There being a previous conviction, followed by a sentence of three year?, just completed, the prisoner was sentenced to six ytav-i' penal servitude. J. M'Namsra, hotel proprietor, who changed the cheque, was severely rerrimanded by the Judge, and the prosecutor's costs were disallowed. Messrs Cuff and Graham telegraphed to Mr Mitchelsonj of Kaipara, this morniug, accepting the challenge of the Torea to sail the Alert for LIOO, on the conditions that the course should be the same as that sailed over on Begatta Day, and the nice Failed under the same rules and regulations. Captain Grundy, who has got rid of the ballait fivm his vessel, and has the majority of the cargo for Auckland on boavJ, says he is anxious to try conclusions with the Aleit at any future time fixed, the race to be sailed outside the Heads. He is waiting instructions from the owner.

TiMAttu, January Gth. Everyone is laughing nt the Land Tax papew distributed to-day, and no one seems to have the slightest idea how to fill them up. The result will be endless confusion and ill-feeling. A respectable-looking suit of clothes was found on the banks of the Pare< ra River to-day. It is supposed someone has been drowned, but there is no clue to tho identity.

Baloxutha, January 6tb. While Mr M'Millan, railway inspector here, was, about two o'clock to-day, going to Invercargill with an engine and trucks for flax for the river bank protection, and when about to stop, he was met by Proudfoot's engine, which caused a slight collision. The buffers of the engine were smashed, and one man was slightly hurt. The accident might have been very serious, as no notice was sent that Proudfoot's engine was coming and that the line was not clear. Messrs Proudfoot, Greig, and others were travelling by the engine, bnt escaped unhurt, although some very narrow escapes occurred.

iNVEBCAiwiMi, January Oth. In the Police Court this morning, Jeffrey Grint, Dan Murray, and John Reid were charged with assaulting and wounding John Ryan, on tho lst inst. Grant was alao chargsd with resisting tho police whilo in the execution of their duty. It would appear from the evidence given by Sergeant Tuohy that the row originated through a drunken brawl, and was of a serious character. His Worship said that it was a very bad case, and had the police not arrived on the scene opportunely a murder might have been committed. Grant was sentenced to two months' hard labour fcr assault, and one month for resisting tbe police ; Reid was sentenced to one month's hard labour, and Murray wns discharged with a caution. Sarah M'Shane, who keeps a notorious house in Yarrow street, wasi charged with stealing from the person of W. Kerr, a ring, valued at L 3 10-i. Voluminous evidence of a conflicting nature was adduced, but finally the accused wan discharged with a caution. Charles Lindsay, charged with using indecent language at Kow, when in the oxcuwion train, on the Ist instant, was-fined L 3, or in default ten days' imprisonment, and on a further charge of being intoxicated, ten shillings or 24 hours.

The following gontlemon h.ave been nominated by the School Committees in tho district for tho seat on tho .Education Board rendered vacant by tho demise of Sir John Richardson : Messrs T. Perkins, A. Kinross, A. Toahaeh, S. Uodglrinnon, T. Dtmniston, J.Morrison,and J. M'Ardell. Only 22 out of the total of 50 committees havo sent in nominations.

A petition is going fcho rounds privying that the sentence of death recently pas-sod on Wol.'ib, tho Wivikiiwa munlerer, may be comniutod to ono of iiupi'isioiitiiout for lifo.

Mr Miloholl, on behalf of tho Premier, telegraphs* to a townsman that instructions have been given for tains to bo run for a short time at reduced rates on tho occasion of tho opening of through communication by rail betwesn Ohriatcliurch t\wl Dunedin,

Tho Kov. J. W, luglis lectured lioro to-night to a large nud appreciative audience,

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Auckland, January Oth. A man named Edward Picknell met with a serious accident at Newmarket on Saturday. Whilo driving a, dray from Auckland to Onehungft ho foil off, the wheel passing over his leg. whioh had to be amputated. •' A d.dnth baa been reported under suspicious .circums'taricea ap Oororaftnoel. A boy died suddenly, it ib supposed from a kick inflicted by another boy, An inquest aViid; fio&t mortem examination were ordered, and a second doctor sent from Auckland. ' ■■

Mrs Berrymun, wife of a settler at Waikato, committed suioide by jumping into the Wai. kato River. The motive is unknown.

The Government Ims paid a deposit of LIOQ on the aetv road discovered by the Taupa tajse

Wanganui, January 6th. Mr F. Delamain writes to the Chronicl threatening proceedings because of certaii strictures on his conduct in making it c> condi tion of his running Maritana for the big handi cap at the Rangilikei races that he shoulc share in the proceeds with the holders of th< favourite in the principal sweeps. Mr Delamaii objects to the term •' shady" as applied to hii conduct, and says he did nothing but what wai commonly done, and is considered perfectlj legitimate in racing circles. "If that be so,' says the Chronicle, "then all we can say is, sc much for racing^and all connected with it." Napieh, January 6th. The Hon. J. Sheehan ie. expected at Napiei during the commencement of the week from Cambridge, by special coach. ■There was a heavy fall of rain yesterday and last evening. The rainfall registered twe inches. This has improved the prospects bi the farmers. '■' ' /■ ■ . .Theannual meeting of the Good Templars' Grand Lodge opened this morning in the Pr6testant Hal), the Hon, ,W. Fox presiding. The following officers were present:—The Hon. W. Fox (M.H.R■), G.W.O.T. : Bro. Speight, P.G.W.C.T.; Bro. Ewlis, 6.T.; Bro. Wen' kins, G.F.; Bro, Johnston, G.W.W.; Bro. Hall, G. 0.; Bro. Jacques j Bro, Lyell, G.W.G.; Bro. Pirani, Grand Marshall. The following representatives from various lodges •; throughout the Colony were present :—Bros. .Jacques, Hoskins, and Treat, Chrisfcchurch ; Bro. Potts, Taranaki; Bro. Johnson, Welling- ; ton ; Bro. Hutohins, Porangahau; Bro. Anderson, Taradale ; Bro. Higg and Sisters Troy ■ and Cousin, Napier ; Bro. Hesnus M'Gregor, with Sisters Bobb and Phillips, Auckland. i A man named Cartwright, a carter, has just been killed through a fall of oarth on the reclamation works, and another was severely •injured. ■';. Wellington, January 6th. The Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court opened this morning. The remarks of the Chief Justice were confined to the ca»es on the calendar, which is light. - . • .... .;■ Mr Barton, M.H.E,, denies the fitatement that he purposes practising in Auckland, and adds that he intends to remain in Wellington to pursue the quarrel between himself and the Supreme Court Judges until' a ;settlement- in accordance with what he and those who think ' with him believe to be just shall have been arranged, and then he will resume practice.in Wellington. The oat crops on the East Coast have been' almost destroyed by high winds, the grain being blown out of the eara. The' New Zealansler suggests, that, in consequence of the high rate of rent in,the city, some- allowance- should be made to: married members of thePoliceForce. The Gazette to-day publishes the names of. 166 persons who have been appointed valuers under the Land Tax Act. ; Mr W. T. L. Travel's was driving over the Ngahauianga bridce on Saturday afternoon in in a buggy containing himself, his wife, and two other ladies. One of the buggy wheels collided with a cart, the horses bolted, and, after going about two hundred yards, capsized the trap. Air the occupants were more or less injured. It is said Mr Travers intends to take proceedings against the driver of the cart. . • . . . ■ .: Mr James Gilligan, who died at the Occidental Hotel this morning,; was a man of very full habit of body, and was touched with heart disease. He had been under the care of Dr Yon Murbach' for the last three weeks. La3t Saturday he complained of impeded breath, as well as intense pain in the legs, and kept his bed all yesterday. He; went asleep last night as usual, but early this morning, he complained of the severity of the pains -in (his legs, and Dr Murbach being sent for, afforded the patient relief by injections of morphia. He then drank some soda-water, saying he ielt better than he had for some time, and lay down, going to sleep again, Betweijn 8 and 9 his attendant, who slept in the next room, found the body in the same position as when he last saw deceased. The cause of death is said to be apoplexy. Mr Gilligan recently sold his Tauru Estate, and purchased a stud farm in Canterbury ;^ but it is stated the t-mr-chasers of the Tauru Estate declined to complete the bargain, owing to some informality, which is supposed to have worried Gilligan a good deal. It was the Intention of the deceased, if his health permitted, to return to Canterbury in a few days. A juryman was excused at this Supreme Court today on the ground that he was bail for one of the persons against whom a true bill wag found. His Honor said he did not think it was' a valid objection, but perhaps, under the circumstances, the juryman had better not serve. Pascoe, brewer, was fined LlO for refusing to serve as a juryman when summoned. In a civil case for recovery of wages, in the R.M. Court to-day, expenses were allowed , plaintiffs, as they had been detained in town ■ three weeks. At an inquest held on the body of MJEI--wain, the tailor who" was commltteS for" trial on a charge of arson, Dr Kesteven said deceased died of a broken heart, partly through . fretting over his troubles, and partly through drink. All the organs were healthy, but the left ventricle of the heart was ruptured. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (VBOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) ' Oajiaku, January 6th.: It is stated in the Mail to-night that the Araberley-Blufi railway is to be divided into districts, i" each of which will be a traffic inspector, who will have sole management of the rolling-stock for goods traffio, trad be controlled only by the Commissioner of Railways. The following appointments of traffic inspectors have been made:—James Ashley, Christchurch, Amberley to Ashburton. (inclusive), and all branches; Charles Lloyd, Oamaru, Waitaki North to Palmerston, and branches ; William Knox, Dunedin,, Palmerston (inclusive) to Clinton (inclusive), and branches; Joseph South, Invercargill, Clinton to Kingston, and branches. Chkistchukch, January 6th. A child named Hannah Longford died at the Quarantine Station on Sunday morning, from whooping-cough. She was 18 months old, and was one of a family of five children that arrived in the ship Opawa. The ship's doctor recommends that the remaining .patients on the Quarantine Island should be released. At the Supreme Court the Grand Jury found true bills against J. H. C. Reig, G. Brind, F. H. Valpy, Carl Schultz, J. Freeman, T. Ryan, aad A. Cowan, and no bill against Dempsey for manslaughter, Harlock, for forgery and uttering, was acquitted. Caaey was convicted of larceny, and sentence held over. Abdool, a coloured man, was convicted of a similar offence, and sentenced to six months' hard labour. George Brind, for breaking into a dwelling-house at Ashburton, pleaded guilty, and received a year's imprisonment, with hard labour. The Court sat till ten minutes to Reven.