Telegraphic.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 319, 29 September 1875, Page 3

Telegraphic.

PEII PRESS AGENCY. Auckland, Tuesday evening. Captain Johnson, Into of Magellan Cloud, died at the hospital, the result of an accidental fall. Entries for the Pakuranga Mooting" have been received. —8 for handicap hurdle race, 4 for open hurdle race, 7 for steeplechase, for which Earey is top weight with ITT Kill).

The Ocean Wave arrived on Monday from Levuka with 18 passengers who had waited in vain for the Star of the South,

Tho now schooner Transit, 90 tons, from Coromandel is a splendid boat of great power and beauty. his right hand crushed severely while, transhipping manganese from tho schooner Elsinore into tho TTeehero.

Mrs Graves, who was frightened by Arehavd, firewood merchant, forcing' his wav into her house, died on Bunda}', Siio was very ill at tho time of the outrage. Homy Lewis sued John Limdon for £3O Thin tiro .District Court. Defendant showed ho had upwards of £4,000 in property, but no ready money. Order of Court made for payment by mortgage. Tho City Council have determined to borrow £IO,OOO more on endowments.

Frances Dwyer, an interesting lady oi 23, was committed for trial for larceny of wearing apparel value £l9 lust year.

A special meeting of the City Council was hold yesterday to discuss the Mayor’s motion for leviyng a rate of Is. in the pound for water supply. There was a grand fight, Mr Daldy, the Mayor, and Mr Hurst maintained that tho rate was necessary; Messrs Gosgravo,. Buchanan, Isaacs, and Holds!up contended they other wav, that citizens could not bear more rates.

A ll amendment was carried that 000 >o borrowed from the bonk to pav Dm interest on the loan this half-rear. European Cablegrams.—Kews to

September 17. Tim Hero having been signalled on Die toast, the Star chartered a small steamer, and with the aid of carrier pigeons, succeeded in procuring tho following message Jho Hero left (Sydney on the 22nd. Constable Axam, arrested for forgery at Auckland, is a prisoner on board.’ 5

Loxdox, Sept. 17. Commodore Chapman has been ordered to hoist the broad pennant as (Jomi nodore commanding Australian station until relieved. Lieut. Aruott s scheme of col nising Aew Guinea with 200 volunteers is condemned by the Standard. Ihs Corletto and Saphiso sailed for Australia, Hie wool sales arc marked by considerable languour, but the pii.es remain without noticeable aitenuioo. B<rallinuvar, ship, left Sydney on April 27 ; supposed to be missing. Eighty guineas arc offered for insurance.

Corouaxdel, Tuesday evening. Tho strong box of the Tokatea Company has been broken into, and 250 ounces of amalgam, valued at £IBO, stolen, ahe inieves arc not yet captured. 47 x

Tlio Hero passed the City of Auckland, ship, from London, off the Poor Knights. New Plymouth, Tuesday evening. In the lutor-provineial Loot-ball Mutch, Taranaki won the toss, when Dunott kicked oil' for Auckland, and in the first ten minutes made a halfpoint by a force down. Drew, of Taranaki, made a goal by a splendid kick. At 10 o’clock the scores stood —Auckland half-point, Taranaki, nine points. The Aucklanders are too light for the Taranaki players. The game was not finished when the messenger left.

la'VElicaugill, Tuesday evening, Tlio now immigrants wlio left the quarantine station were brought before tlio ILM. to-day under the forty-second danse of the Public Health Act. Information afterwards was amended so as to charge the accused as persons who had escaped from the quarantine station while being liable to being confined there, and being so confined. The accused were lined tv,'only .shillings oocJv -.v/.-itc. Tines and costs amounting to £lO wore pant oy M r George Lowes, saloon passenger by the Christian McAuslandh

Yesterday’s Parliamentary. Wellington, Tuesday Right. f lhe Houbo met at 2.30. Hr George Grey gave notice to introduce a bill to remove the duty upon tea, codec, sugar, and Hour. Ten days leave of absence was granted to Messrs Stout and Wales, The Government told Mr Swanson they could not extend the telegraph line to Whangaroa this year, nor could they promise to make it a Resident Magistrate’s district.

The Government promised to consider the desirability of legislating for cases of lunacy through excessive drinking. The consideration of the report on the Abolition Bill was postponed till 7.30 in consequence of two amendments proposed by the Treasurer.

The debate was resumed upon the Qualification of Electors Bill by Mr Sheehan, who o ( p'ctedto the Bill as disfranchising the diggers and unduly interfering with Maori representation. Ho moved it be read that day six months.

The discussion was kept up till 5.30, when ’While, who was strongly opposing the Bill, was cut short in his remarks.

The following members opposed the Bill : Messrs Brown (Ashley), Wi Fa rata, Kafcne, Hr George Grey, Messrs Williams, T. L, Shepherd, Takamoana, Wakefield, O’Connor, and May,

Mr Kolleston gave notice of an amendment to enable Maoris to vote under the Bill. Tho following were strong supporters of the Bill: Messrs Pyke, Pearce, ami Tribe. Montgomery gave it a qualified support. Those opposed to the Bill were mainly influenced by tho provision compelling miners to register as other people, and not as at present, allowing to vote upon miners’ rights. Those in favour of the Bill contended that miners did not want any special privilege?, and were quite content to be placed on the same footing a? otli. r people. A few disagreed with granting the franchise to lodgers, and a strong feeling was evinced during tho dobrfe in favour of more extended or manhood suffrage. Last Night’s Parliamentary. On tho House resuming at 7.30 it was arranged that the estimates be proceeded with at once, any debate to take place upon the finances of’the colony to bo reserved until such time as the Treasurer delivered his supplementary financial statement, rendered necessary by the changes made m tho Abolition Bill during its progress through committee. A good deal of discussion was raised by Mr Murray, who said it was rumoured the Government intended to get the estimates passed before bringing down the Representa* lion Bill, which was at length cut short by the Treasurer assuring the House that the Bill would bo submitted in the middle of the present week. In reply to questions from the Opposition regarding how the ’Frisco service item was to be dealt with, Mr Reynolds said ho would bring down a resolution upon a question similar to that tabled and discussed in the New houtb Wales Legislature. In class one Legislative Council, £1,300 for the present year and £895 for last year. A good deal of objection was taken to • ottle items shewing, an increase of £IOO in ,

| salaries of Chairman of Comminees, clerk, and i assistant clerk. In each c-.se t! cit crease was I negatived, and the salary of the sccum! a* 6 ?- taut clerk nduced from £l5O to £IOO- Ihe whole vc-tu of ££9,220, lei*s these reoucSson; 1 , then passed. Executive departments, £19,756 14. A long dtecimiou ensued upon the item £4OO, salary for Fox, Secretary to , Premier, in the course ot which wa? opened t U P "Vogel ’s mission home, and the amounts he chad since drawn tor. Ibe vote was eventua nv i passed unaltered, ad was also -Stamp Departments, £4,020. I The H oiise adjounu-.d at 115.