TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.

Western Star, Issue 9, 10 January 1874, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.

[PEOII CUE CORRESPONDENTS.] Dunedin, Friday, 8 p.m. The Surat enquiry commenced yesterday. Captain Johnson’s evidence was continued today. The evidence of the second mate is finished. Nothing startling has come out up to the pro. Sent time. The Governor proceeds to the wreck of the Surat in his yacht to-morrow. On his return he proceeds overland to Invercargill. He reaches Lawrence on Monday. The Club entertain him at a ball this evening. The citizens give the officers of the Tire a ball on Monday, when the Provincial Government will present Captain Jacquemart with a handsome silver tea service and salver, in recognition of his services. The fund already amounts to £IOO. The Surat relief fund amounts to £3OO. The Customs revenue yesterday was £3,300 — the largest amount ever collected in Dunedin. Another accident happened at the Nugget Reef, Shotover. Men constantly persist, in spite of the written warning, in crossing the river, walking along the pipe fluming. Yesterday, a young man named Tarr fell from the fluming, and was drowned. His body has not yet been recovered The proper crossing chair was only 100 yards distant. A prospecting quartz claim on the Rees River has been applied for. Private telegrams say that Mr. Bonar is certain to be elected Superintendent of Westland. The full returns of the Balclutha election arc—Henderson, 92 ; Thomson, 88. Wellington, Bth January. The principal publicans hero have decided to abandon Sunday trading, and to endeavour to secure the compliance of the other hotelkeepers. Christchurch, Bth January. The Provincial Council has voted £SOO for the importation of insectivorous birds. Dunedin, Bth January. Catherine M'Donald, who had been found guilty of manslaughter of John Briggs, has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. All the single immigrants by the Surat have found employment at good wages. Fifteen immigrant ships arrived during the year, bringing 2,381 statute adults, pr 2,821 souls. Poet Chalmers, Bth January. The Hon. Mr. Vogel declines accepting a banquet dt Port Chalmers, owing to pressure of business. Hokitika, sth January. The s.s, Gothenburg arrived to-day at 11 a.m., having left Melbourne at 2 p.m. on the 30th. She brings the following English and Australian news The French Government disapproves of the language used in the Bishops’ pastoral towards foreign governments. 30,000 Carlists have surrendered to General Moriones. Discount, 41 ; money in moderate demand. The rate of bank exchange is favourable. The wool stocks are almost exhausted, but the market remains flat. The corn market is steady. Marshal Bazaine has reached his prison at the Isle of Marguerite. The Prussian Emperor is recovering from- a bronchial affection. The Bangalore arrived at Galle from Melbourne on the 25 th. Melbourne, 30th December. A shocking boat accident at Geelong on Boxing Day. Twenty persons, principally women and children, were capsized during a squall. Ten of them were drowned. The boat was overcrowded an uneeaworthy. The Victorian eighteen won the match against the English eleven in one innings, with 24 runs to spare. The game lasted the greater part oMhree days. There was an average attendance of 15,000 spectators each day. W. Grace wickets, and his brother four. The el£yliiiaWßP in on Saturday forenoon, and were all dispp|S|Jß' for 110 before the stumps were Grace made 33, and was clean bowled. second innings (for 51) the professionals ulltr* little or nothing. The English bowling was very indifferent, easily played, but their fielding was good. The Victorian bowling was excellent. Allan Cosstick was much better than MTntyre, Southerton, or Lillywhite. The result caused little surprise. /'