TELEGRAPHIC (From the New Zealand Herald.) LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 190, 29 July 1873, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC (From the New Zealand Herald. ) LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Wellington, Friday. The William Tapseott, an American ship of 1(500 tons, bound from Enderby Island, for Queenslown, Ireland, with 201 K) tons of guano, Ims arrived. The vessel is commanded by Bernard King, cliief officer. The captain was in irons, anil liad been shot in the knee by the mate, who gave himself up, and demanded that the chief officer should take charge of the ■\essel. On the \oyage the captain cut down one sailor with an tue and another with a cutlass, and romnntted fui ther brutalities on the crew, who then mutinied. The vessel has 12 feet of water in the hold, and is believed to be unseaworthy. The captain's version of the affair on the American ship William Tapscott is as follows : — The ship left Enderby Island on the 9th June. All proceeded quietly until the 23rd day, when off the Navigators Island, the cliief mate sulked duty, ho was therefore ordered to his cabin The mate denied captain's authority, and challenged his power to keep order, also asked all hands to be colled aft, in order to hear the grounds on which he was placed under arrest. Tins was complied with, but the mate stopped the captain from explaining the matter, and complained to the crew of the ship being unfit to proceed round the Horn. He used violent language, and the crew also became violent, insisting on the vessel being run to the nearest port. The captain replied that he did not think the circumstances justified the course, but if necessary he would adopt it. The crew refiHod duty. After some negotiation between the captain and the ciew, the hitter rushed at the former, kuocU-d him down, and put him in ironn, and by orders from the bpeond and third officers confined him to his cabin. In the evening the captain got his irons olf one hand, and aiming himself with the only available weapon (an axe), went to the poop. The second mate threatened to shoot him, and was about to carry the threat out when the captain struck him Witii the axe on the cheek. The mate had previously fired a icvolver shot from the main deck at captain, but without ellect. The second shot took effect in the captain* left knee. The crew began to pelt the captain with all sorts of missiles, and five other shots were fired at him by the ir.ate. The captain was obliged to go below, being severely bruised. Since that he has been kept in his cabin under close arrest. Proud foot, of Punediu, is the luecessful tenderer for the timber w harf and the reclamation of the land at Port Chalmers. Amount, £16,108.

Saturday. A now writ has boon ordered for Wakatip. It will be sent South by the mnil to-duy. A return of estates placed in tho hands of the Public Trustee shows a balance of unequalled estates at the end of June, nmoHntnig to £22,009. Tho total cost of Public Trustee to end of June was £141.

Tauranga, Saturday. Ellis'a brewery has commenced working. The highway ratepayers' meeting last night wan stormy. Opinions ure expressed that the proceed inn* were illegal.

Dunedin, l'rulny. The Council oloips on Monday, when the memben of the Assembly will proceed to Wellington.

Saturday. Mr Hallenstein'* resignation is condemned. Eight eandidntes are announced : — Tno Bartons, Messrs Manders, Innes, Fish, Pike, Colclough, and Tully.

Invercargill, Saturday. Margaret Mcllesnoy, charged with infanticide, was discharged.

Greymouth, Saturday. Two thousand pounds' worth of Corporation debentures havo been taken at par and half per cent, premium. No bank* ofl'ered. A wowan named Morgan, the wife of a butcher, has been burned to death b;> falling in the fire.