SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2021, 16 April 1875, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(pee press agency.) I — O Wbihngtok, Thursday, 6.30 p.m. At a sale of horses held to-day draught animals ranged from £20 to £2o each ; hacks and ponies from £2 10 to £6, according to bidding. There was little demand.—Mr A. Oarr, manager of the local branch of the National Bank of New Zealand, has been appointed manager of, the Kelson branch. Chbistohubch, Thursday, 5.55 p.m. The Mowing are the acceptances for the Great Autumn Handicap:—Delamain's Templeton, 9sfc 71b; R. H. Camp - bell's Castaway, 7st 121b; Coombes's Eight Bower, 7sfc 101b; Watt's Parawhenua, 7stslb; Laurell's King Phillip, 7st 41b; .Bay's Tadmor, 7st 31b; Stevenson's Guy Fawkea, 7st 21b; Murphy's Hercules, 6st 111b; Watt's Ngaro, 6sfc 71b; Gilligan's B.N.F* Princess Mary; 6st 51b. The following are the general entries for the Autumn meeting:-Trial Plate: Gilligan's Princess Mary, Yeend's Rory O'More, Murphy's Hercules, Bay's Sonnambula, Hutchinson's King Philip. St.Ledger Stakes: Delamain's Elfin King, Bay's Sonnambula, Bay's Tadmore, Watt's Kgaro. Champagne Stakes: Bedwood's (by Towton) Plico be, O'Brien's lough Beagh, Delaibain's Pungawerewere ; Delamain's Fowl Faruie, Walker's Gilda; P. Campbell's Daniel O'Borke; R. 8. Campbell's Castillian. St. George's Handicap: Stevenson's Guy Fawkes; Redwood's Twitter, 2 yrs; Yeend's Rory U'More, J. H. Lunn's Nectar (late Dolly Varden) ( Murphy's Hercules, Delamain's Templeton, Bay's Sonnambula, Ray's Tadmor, R. S. Campbell's Castaway, Watt's Ngaro, Watt's Parawhenua, Hutchinson's King Philip, Hutchinson's Spritsail. Handicap Hurdle Bace: Yeend's Rory O'More, J. H. Lunn's Alice Grey, Bay's Medora, L. Markey's Mousetrap, F. W. White's SirTatton. Flying Handicap: Coombes's Right Bower, Stevenson's Guy Fawkes, Redwood's Twitter by Towton, Skybird, 2 yrs; Redwood's ch c by Towton ; Phcabe, 2 yrs ; O'Brien's Lough Reagb, 2 yrs; Yeend's Rory O'More; J. H. Lunn's Waverley; Murphy's Hercules; Delmaino'sTempleton; Bay's Sonnambula; P. Campbell's Daniel O'Borke, 2yrs; Watts' Ngaro; Watts' Parawhenua; Captain'Hutchinson's King Philip. Cavalry Race: Capt. I Strout's Major; Trooper Hopper's Vincount; Trooper Hawkins' Purakinuij Corporal Pudge's Semptress; Trooper Kirkwood's Kitty; Trooper O'Callagan's Brown Tom; Sergeant Britain'sßoyalty. —An attempt to convey water from the river Avon into the centre of the city, for fire prevention purposes, has failed. Pipes 12 inches in diameter were used, but tho quantity obtained from the river is so small that one steam fire-engine bottomed the well in ten minutes. The City Council had the pipes laid contrary to the advice of the city surveyor, and have thus thrown away about £300.—At a caucus held last night, Sir Cracraft Wilson received promises from members of the Provincial Council of very general support, and will be able to command a working majority.—lt is understood the new Government will probably include Messrs Wynn Williams, W. M. Maskell, and 11. B. Webb.—At a meeting of tho Council to-night, it is likely a fortnight's adjournment will be applied for, to enable the new Government to frame a policy and study financial affairs. 8 p.m. Sir Cracroft Wilson has formed the Provincial Executive as follows Himself as President of Executive; G. Buckley, without office; Wynn Williams, Provincial Solicitor; W. M. Maskell, Provincial (Secretary; Hon J. T. Peacock, Secretary'for Public Works. I he House will adj. urn to-night i for a fortnight to enable the new!

Government to look into financial affairs.

_ Lyitelton, Thursday, 6.30 p.m. failed: The schooner ' Onward,' for Grahamstown, with 186 sacks of wheat, 110 sacjcs sharps, 100 sacks bran, 150 sacks potatoes, 280 sacks oats, 11 tons flour, 7cwt butter, Bcwt cheese. The New Zealand Shipping Company's ' Waimate' has sailed for London, with 2,779 bales of wool, 9,322 sacks of wheat, 6 casks pelts, Ac., of the value of £65,000, and 31 passengers. Dunedin, Thursday, 7.30 p.m. In the lottery cose, Police v. Dodson, the defendant 1 pleaded guilty. The Bench stated that as it was only a test esse they would inflict a nominal fine of one shilling, although sweeps were very generally carried on in the colony, still they were, against tho law. Mr Harris, for the defendant, cited lotteries for benevolent purposes, which were recognised all over the world, and also produced lottery tickets sent from Ireland to Dunedin on behalf of a benevolent institution in Dublin. Tho case excited considerable interest in sporting circles.—ln a Provincial Gazette, published yesterday, the expenditure of the province is given at £141,676, and the revenue £721,711, for the quarter ending the 31st of March.

Wo quote the following from the Auck, land to

Dunedin, Wednesday. In the case of Hegina v. Hagerty, on a charge of assaulting a constable on Green Island, the defence was that the defendant was subject to fits of lunacy, and his conduct in the dock was evidently assumed to support the plea. When brought up for sentence, he addressed the jury in loud tones, saying that the evidence entitled him to a nonsuit, and if not the Crown should empannel another jury, He then raved about bis parents, and said that he did not like hard labour on the roads. Mr Justice Prendergast in sentencing him to six months' imprisonment, orderedamedicalexamination. - Johnston's case was horribly distressing, He is an old man, and married a widow, who at the time had three daughters and two illegitimate children by her first husband—the third illegitimate by another man. By two of these girls he has had children. The lives of wife and children have been threatened, and the former much beaten. He prevented them for two years disclosing to the neighbours the condition of things. The ages of the girls are 18 and 16, and 8. _ The jury's verdict was" moat grossly guilty.' 1 Prisoner's defence of the whole affair was conspiracy. Sentence was deferred.—At yesterday's sittings, the Grand Jury considering the evidence of law before them insufficient, threw out the bill for horsestealing. It afterwards transpired that the prosecutor was unable to attend through serious illness. The Crown Prosecutor applied to have tho bill again sent to the Grand Jury, but tho Judge ruled it could not be done this session.—The Judge declined, as an excuse from service, the plea of a juryman who wanted to get married,—He the murderer Sullivan, the Jge saysOur'Government find it a difficult problem to get rid of the encumbrance. Power was only given to convey him to tho place from whence he came, and as this happened to be New South Wales, any overstep of tho character indicated would lead, no doubt, to unpleasant complications between the two colonies, the murderer is likely to' remain in Melbourne gaol for some considerable time to come."