STAR TELEGRAMS

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1841, 26 November 1874, Page 2

STAR TELEGRAMS

PER ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY.

Auckland, Wednesday. At a meeting of the creditors of Mr J". 0. Morrin, grocer, held this afternoon, no less than forty creditors were present or represented. The liabilities are about £22,000. The Union Bank have considerable claims on the estate. It was resolved to make an assignment of the estate for the benefit of all creditors. Napieb, Wednesday. Inquiry into the alleged, case of cruelty against the captain of the Bebington ship to an immigrant girl has concluded, but the result is not made public yet. A civil action for damages will probably be brought by the girl. The captain is also said to contemplate legal proceedings on his side. The evidence is said to be con- | tradictory. The. girl states that she refused to give up a pocketbook containing memorandum of incidents on the voyage, and concealed it about her person, when she was seized, tied up, and stripped, and the book was taken from her. All the immigrants ex Bebington are engaged. Four of the sailors of the same ship have been sent to gaol for one month for refusing to work. They, pleaded guilty, and complained of bad treatment and insufficient food, but this was not proved. '

FROM CORRESPONDENTS. Coeomandel, This day. - Charles Cornforth, late publican New Chum Bay, near Wangapou&was charged with selling a bottle of rum to a native and a bottle of beer to another native. He was fined £20 on each charge. Wella' tribute party got a parcel 40lbs. specimens on the Harbor View. Golden Point mine about to be worked again now the Kapanga pumps have reduced the water level. Bich specimen stone expected in a day or two from City Auckland mine low lerel, being nearly under top shot gold.

Work ou New Scotty's Hill is suspended in consequence of monetary difficulties. The News to-day exposes a shallow and discreditable trick of the Star to injure the Echo through the Advertiser and Mail. From new ground at Paul's* Creek, sOlbs stone (trial crushing) from a big reef yielded one and a-half ounces per ton. .