TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3901, 4 September 1873, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

t ANGLO - AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH ; AGENCY.] 'Auckland, Wednesday. Elizabeth Kelly and Anne Scudder are committed for trial for manslaughter in oveilaying a child whilst intoxicated: The Rotorua natives are petitioning the Queen through the Governor for a steamerto take them to England, so that they may lay their grievances before the Privy Council. They complain of want of harmony between them and the Government, especially in stopping the leasing'of Rotorua lands. They want laws allowing them to deal with the lands under proper restriction, the Government to make surveys secured by lien on the lands. The Wellington has arrived. The ship Berar has arrived, with Government immigrants, 106 days on the voyage. # The Berar brings 301 immigrants all well. Eighteen hundred shares in the National Insurance Company k *c been applied for within three hours this afternoon. The Reyno has arrived from Lyttelton. The Wonga Wonga has sailed for Sydney. Alexandra, Wednesday. The aukati at Autorahanga will remain in force for two months. There was a native wedding at Kopua this morning. Grahamstown, Wednesday. A meeting of the Rifle Association was held last night. Correspondence was read from Australia, relative to sending over representatives from New Zealand to compete at the intercolonial match at Melbourne. Wanganui agrees to send two men, and the Thames to send four, including the champion. The meeting has determined to communicate with Major Atkinson, to ask what ■ Otago will, do in the matter. A committee has been appointed to take the necessary steps to further the object. ; The manager of the Bank of New Zealand has been charged, under Quartz Crushing Machine Regulations and Inspection Act, with neglecting to use the register provided by Government for entering gold. He was fined five pounds, the magistrate stating he would, have made it less but he had no option. The manager appeals on the ground that the register supplied by the inspector has no columns for pennyweights and grains, hence the manager continued to use the bank register as before, and states that the Bank of New Zealand was in communication with Government in the matter, with, a view to the alteration of the register. The share market is very dull. ■ Tauranga, Wednesday. A boy named Green was killed yesterday, in the Oripi Bush, by a fall of timber. An inquest "will be held tomorrow. Morris's requisition to stand for the Provincial Council is numerously signed. Native matters are quiet throughout the district. New Plymouth, Wednesday. A champion running match ia to come off here shortly here. Fox has accepted young Delaney's challenge to run him for £100. The Phoebe has arrived here. She leaves at 1 o'clock. Hokitika, Wednesday. At the criminal sitting of the Supreme Court Peter Mulvey was sentenced to eight years' penal servitude for shooting at Hugh Calder with intent to kill. Christchurch, Wednesday. Captain Baldwin, agent for the National Insurance Company, is a passenger North by the Paterson for Wellington and Auckland. 20,000 shares have been applied for here, and applications are still coming in. The prospectus of the Lyttelton Gas Company have been issued. The capital is £7500 in 1500 £5 shares. Mr R. Cobb, Manager of the New Zealand Loan Mercantile Agency Company, and recently a partner in the firm of Cobb and Sawtell, died to-day from an attack of low fever. At a meeting held to consider the question of erecting a Market-house, a committee was appointed to confer with the City Council on the subject. Lyttelton, Wednesday. The Paterson sails North at 4.30 this afternoon. .Timaru, Wednesday. The Duke of Edinburgh was sold by auction to-day. The hull and rigging fetched £250 ; sundries, £45. The vessel would have realised more had not the purchaser become liable for losses to the Government landing service for blocking the passage for boats. The Maori sails for Dunedin this evening ; and the Beautiful Star for Lyttelton. Dunedin, Wednesday. The northern escort returns 6837 ozs. The Provincial Government advertises for Immigration Agents. John Reid, brother of Robert Reid, of Reid and Gray, died suddenly'this morning while working. He commenced coughing, fell down, and expired.