TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3922, 9 October 1873, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

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Auckland, Wednesday. Mr Alex. Saundors reports : — Buyers : Caledonians, £13 10s ; Tokatea, 30s ; Crown Prince, 12s ; Kuranui, 25s j City of London, 25s ; South British, 45s ; National Bank, 46s 6d. Sales : Union Beach, 295.

Arrived — Ladybird from Wellington, and Go-ahead from Wanganui. The latter experienced very heavy weather, and was two days sheltered at "Waitara.

The schooners Mary Webster and Emulous, with 169,855 feet of timber for Lyttelton, sailed from Kaipara on Monday. They had been lying windbound for 12 days.

Dr Parsons has been found guilty of attempting to procure abortion in Elizabeth Christie, and sentenced to four years' imprisonment.

Dr Laing writes a long letter to the "Star," reiterating the charges against the missionaries of purchasing land. He refers to Fairburn as a " missionary coachmakei*,'* from Paramatta, and alludes to another as having been excluded from the Wesleyan connection for immorality. He attributes the rapid rise of Hauhauism to bad missionary example. A public meeting is convened for to-night to refute Dr Laing's charges. He declines to be present, on the ground that no public benefit will result from it.

Taubanga, Wednesday. A public dinner is in preparation for Mr William Kelly, M.H.R. He is expected here on Friday. The constituency are delighted with his conduct in the House.

i Napier, Wednesday. Out of the 80 immigrants per Douglas, 27 were nominated, and the remainder found employment by 11 a.m. this morning. Lyttelton, Wednesday. Sailed — The Jane for Hobartown, the Clematis and Ellen for Newcastle. Arrived — The Esther from Greymouth ; at 3 p.m., the Wellington from Dunedin. She is appointed to sail North at 4 p.m. to-morrow. Wbstport, Wednesday. A Customs collector has visited Ngakawhau to decide the site for the signal station. The bar is good, the channel running straight out, but too narrow for the entrance of any sizeable craft. The Coomerang or similar vessels would stick fast, by their paddle-boxes touching on either side,

Hokitika, Wednesday. The Titan arrived from the Haast River last night ; the Waipara this morning, the latter bringing the Warden. Many of the diggers have returned. News of the rush is unfavorable ; o^nly a few remain on the ground.

Mr Bodell reports : — Sale of store cattle, £5 to £9 ; maize, 4s 4d to 4s 9d ; potatoes, £4 to £5 ; Newcastle coal, £3 10s ; bone dust, £10.

Chbistchxjrch, Wednesday. In the Supreme Court to-day Edwin White, charged with sheep-stealing, defended by Mr W. T. L. Trayers, was sentenced to four years' imprisonment with hard labor ; James Gulliver, charged with three separate cases of embezzlement, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment ; John Price, charged with having made a false declaration under the Marriage Act, defended by Mr Travers, was discharged.

James Wood, a builder, was found dead

in his bed this morning. Cause of death supposed to be heart disease.

The immigrants per Celestial Queen, numbering one hundred and fifty, were all engaged but three families, within three hours after the barracks were thrown open to employers. The following rates of wages were given : — Married couples, £55 to £65 a year and found ; single men, £40 to £50 and found ; -carpenters, 10s per day ; single women £20 to £25 and found.

Port Chalmees, Wednesday.

There was a tremendous landslip at Careup Bay this afternoon, bringing down hundreds of tons of earth. Some people had past just previously.

The Tararua sails North to-morrow. DuNEDitf, Wednesday.

The Anderson's Bay assault case was tried yesterday. One prisoner, Smith, was found not guilty ; the other three — Jerome, Richens, and Cochrane — were each sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, with hard labor. This case terminated the session. The Judge, in his address, congratulated the jury on the lightness of the calendar, and compared the smallness of crime in Dunedin with the amount of it in other places.

A new company of bell-ringers have arrived by the Tararua, and will shortly appear

A serious accident occurred this morning. Some bricklayers were finishing the coping to a three -storey building in Princes street, when the coping gave way, and carried the scaffolding with it. All the workmen fell sixty feet to the ground. Smith, a plasterer, was so seriously injured that there are fears that it will be fatal. Other men escaped with cuts and bruises.

The Northern escort brought down 10,573 ounces.

A fire occurred to-day in Stephen's spice factory. Some malt stored in the building ignited by spontaneous combustion. Fortunately the fire was discovered early. The damage is estimated at £200. [Special Telegram to Independent.]

Napier, Wednesday. Bell is here inspecting the Paki Paki to Waipukurau line, with a view of preparing estimates on which Brogden's tender will be based.

The line for the tramway between Waipukurau and the Seventy-Mile Bush is being laid out and prepared for the contract. The work will be pushed on as rapidly as possible, as it is necessary to do so in order that sleepers may bo obtained from the bush for the railway. It will follow the line to be followed by the railway, and will eventually form part of the Napier and Wellington railway. All the immigrants by the ship Douglas for Napier have been engaged.