TELEGRAPHIC

Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 46, 15 August 1872, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

From the Daily Southern Cross. Alexandra, Monday, 0:35 p.m. Considerable surprise has been expressed here at the published statement of Sergeant Nelly with respect to his prospecting expeditions in the country beyond Alexandra. The statements are generally discredited. One of his mates informed me that so far as he knew Nelly was uever near Rangitoto, and only prospected iu the Pirongia ranges, where ho professed he fouud gold, though the statement was never supported by substantial proof. Erskine, a genuine digger, prospected the name spot, but failed to fiui any indication of gold there. It is generally believed that Nelly was never further than eight niiies direct from j Alexandra. ; Wellington, Monday. H.M.S. Dido has arrived from Sydnpy. Tuesday. Captain (Jhapman, of il.M.s. Dido, recently arrived from the (Jape, \'in Sydney, says that !

the Captain of the Bulwark, which is now ninety-one days from the C.ipe of Good Hope, expressed his opinion that he would reach Auckland in forty d-.iys. Before leaving the ('ape, the captain of the Bulwark expressed his intention of going as far South as the 49th parallel, with -the idea of "catching' the westerly breezes. Captain Chapman is of opinion that the Bulwark may have encountered an iceberg and foundered. ! Napier, Monday. At the sitting of the Supreme Court in Banco to-day Air. Lasoelles appealed on behalf of the Hon- H. Russell against the decision of the Trust Commissioner in Heretanga's case. The Judge upheld the decision of the Trust Commissioner, and refused to grant further appeal. Tie said the Appeal Court h id no juris iiction in thatcise. A peculiar oase came 011 during the sitting in bankruptcy. An application was made under ciaus u , 287 for a further paymenl from a bankrupt who had received his final discharge from the Court two years before. The case was settled out of Court, the bankrupt agreeing to pay a dividend of two shillings and sixpence in the pound. Tuesday. In the Supreme Court, Judge Johnston expressed deep regret at the proposal to abolish grand juries. Ho considered it a great misfortune in a colony like this. Firth, owner of the Te Aut© sawmills, has been sentenced to three years' penal servitude for receiving stolen property. Dunedin, Monday. Mr. James, the second mate of the steamer Maori, was washed overboard yesterday during a heavy gale which was encountered by the vessel on her passage from Lyttelton to Port Chalmers. Mr, Cant well, late member of the House of Representatives for Caversham who was compelled to resign his seat through bad health, died yesterday. A lode of silver and "lead ten inches thick , has been discovered in the Carrick ranjje. It • l • f is supposed to be very rich. The escaped convict Plummer is still at large. He is reported to be making his way | to the goldfields. The police are actively . searching for him. ' Christchnrch, Monday. A short but heavy snow-storm occurred [ to-day. j Tuesday. An inquiry is baing held into the circumstances attending Plummer's escape. He has not yet been captured. Timaro, Tuesday. The large stables opposite the %l Herald " r office were destroyed by fire last night. They r were insured for £200 in the New Zealand i Insurance Company. Invercargill, Tuesday. A man named Simmonds has died in the hospital, A post mortem examination held

disclosed the fact that injuries on the head had been the cause of death. A witness swore at the inquest that he saw Morrison, landlord of the Beninore, strike the deceased with a potato-smasher. A verdict of Manslaughter was roturnedi and the landlord was imprisoned.