Telegraphic.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 320, 2 October 1875, Page 3

Telegraphic.

TER PRESS AGENCY. 0 An Awkward Expose. Accidental Death by Drowning. Auckland, Friday evening. George Walling, a fisherman, was drowned while attempting to swim to ]iis boat in Freeman’s Bay, Verdict of “ accidental death” was returned. The Auckland Football Team have ret urned very jolly after their heating. The City of Auckland lias arrived, 105 days ■ out, with two passengers. The second mate and two of the crew are charged with broaching cargo during the passage. The position of the cases in the hold shows that they must have crawled over kegs of powder, probably with a light. At the house of Frances Dwyer, a fast young lady accused of larceny, a diary was found mentioning particulars Vff visits of gentlemen. Kamos of several fathers of families are 'mentioned.

Constable Axam was In ought back in the Hero, and received a most boisterous demonstration on Hie wharf. Tie police with difficulty kept tho people off him. Tho body of Captain Church has been found on Hie beach, at Hokianga, with two of the crow of the Tawora. A brig is said to be ashore at Alongonui Bluff, thought to ho Hie Chanticleer.

Thomas Barry, employed by Air Dargavillo, split Ins left foot with an axe at Kaipara. Ho was brought to town to-day in a very weak slate. On Thursday Henry Hall fell into the harbour while playing on some logs, and was rescued when nearly drowned by Bobert Melville, a shipwright. (A,pi ain Logan in letters to the papers attacks*the Governor respecting his attitude in the Hero prosecution.

A love passage between a prominent gentleman among Hie passengers of the Carisbrooko Castle and a young lady on board forms the subject of a romance in tho Star.

Martin Cleary, contractor, of Waikato, had his certificate suspended for two years in bankruptcy. Constable Axam was committed for trial to-day on four charges of forgery. The Afaegregor arrived this morning, and left with Hie English mail and 50 passengers at 2 o’clock. Air Bnckland reports : Dairy cows, £5 to £8 ; four-year old steers, £7 to £8 ; three-year old, £6 5s to £7 ; twoyear old, £4 10s to £5 5s ; calves, 21s to 355; fat cattle, 30s to 37s Gd per lOOlb ; ewes and lambs, 11s to 23s per couple; two-year old long-wool wethers, 17s Cd to 20s ; best lambs, 10s to 12s; inferior, from Bs,

The Hero left for Sydney yesterday. The Government Victorious. Abolition Bill passed by a Large Majority. Wellington, Tliursday. The Abolition Bill has been passed. The division was 40 for the bill, and 21 against it; four pairs. New Representation Bill. Wellington, Friday Evening. The Representation Bill was distributed to Members to-day. It propcsrs to increase tho number of members to ughty-tvvo exclusive of Maori members. Additional members arc to be given to the following districts Thames, I ; Napier, 1 ; Grey Valley, 1 ; Timaru, 1 ; Hokitika,!; Waitaki, 1; and the City of Dunedin, I, The City of Christchurch East and West shall return one member in addition to the present members. Auckland City East and West are to form one district stCrd Auckland City district. Except as provided by tins Act the Electoral Rolls which under the provbions of the Registration of Electors Act, 1806, came into operation on the first day of September for tbs Electoral Districts for election of members as such districts were constitu’ed immediately before the passing of this Act shall remain in fall force and opera’ tion. If Parliament should be summoned before the new rolls shall have been formed, then the new House to be elected as if this Act had not been passed. Mr Reed moved the second reading of the Employment of Females Act Amendment Bill, which was carried on a division of 31 to 25.

The Registration of It.lectors Act Amend l mnt Bill was read a second time. It provides that clerks of Municipal Corporations, Highway Boards, &c., should prepare lists of ralep ij era ’Within t! c ir respi ct vc dhtricts and forward the same to iho Kfgi tration Officer of the Electoral District in which they are situate, who shall treat them as litts of claims to vote.

Sir George Grev’s Gold Duty Abolition Bill was thrown out by 27 to 18. Mr T. L. Shepherd’s bill to reduce the gold dug '‘ sixpence per ounce was thrown out by 28 to 14.

OUII AUCKLAND LETTER

(FhOM CUE OWN COIiIU'PPOXI ENT ) Ftq.ff■mbor 2-I. I mentioned in a former letter that a certain highly respectable firm here had very nearly got themselves into trouble with the Custom House people about some playing cards, which were landed in a lady’s box from the Hero. The same firm have now committed themselves again, and this time they have gone beyond the “ very nearly” stage, and dropped into rather a hot visitation in the shape of a £IOO penalty. This time it was an affair of “ salted” invoices. It seems that one of the Customs’ dorks had occasion to go to the linn’s office for an explanation about some entries which had been passed, and the office lad made the very awkward mistake of bringing out the wrong invoice. All tho papers hero have been made to look very foolish in connection with this little expose. At the earnest representations of the detected parlies the}’ agreed to suppress the report of the proceedings before the magistrates. A lew days afterwards —yesterday in fact —Air George Maine?, a gentleman your readers will no doubt have heard of as “the people’s champion, ami Mr Christopher Greenway, one of the richest and most miserable men in Auckland, laid their heads together and published a handbill, signed by the latter, asking “ Who was it that for a breach of the Customs Eegnlaiions Aet was fined in the mitigated penalty of £IOO and costs by Hie Auckland Bench on Monday, 20th Feptcinb er, 18 75, wl ion M essrs Be ell) am and Marshall wore the sitting’ magistrates ? How was it that the name in this case was suppressed in the reports in all the Auckland papers?” This pretty document is posted about Queen street and other places, and of course everybody is talking about it. The gaff has been blown with a vengeance, and it would have been far better for the firm had the report appeared in its proper shape and place at first. At a meeting of Good Templars field at Onehunga the other night a laughable incident is reported, for the truth of which 1 will not vouch. “ I tell the tale as ’twas told to mo.” A jug of

water and a glass were placed on the table from which tho speakers addressed the audience, and some wag, just before tho commencement of Hie proceedings, qualified tho acqua pur a with some eau de vie. Do you think those Good Templars discovered tho trick ? Yes they did—when the meeting was over and the j ug had boon drained to the bottom, lam informed that tho eloquence of that night was far beyond Hie ordinary standard of Good Ternplnrism. AYe have been expecting a big rise in some of Hie mining stock, during Hie last week, but it has not come. The news from the various goldfields is, however, of a much improved character, and brokers and jobbers arc now able to afford brooms to sweep out tlieir offices. Union Beaches, Tairuas, and

Caledonians command the most attention. Borne splendid specimens from the Union Beach mine have been exhibited for the last two or three days at the off co of the company and at the National Bank. The accounts received from the mine state that plenty more of the same quality willbe forthcoming, but still the shares stick at £3 5s or thereabouts. The change from total stagnation to a little excitement was too much for two of the mining fraternity on Saturday last. Tired of their efforts to “ hull” the market they tried for a change to “bear” one another, or in other words, to knock each oilier down. The latest quotations of the affair shows a considerable fall as regards one of them. There have been from time to time lately many representations made to the Harbour. Board of the unsafe condition of the Queen street AVharf for pedestrians and horses from the fact of the sides not being railed in. An illustration of this was afforded on Saturday last, when a horse and dray on the A.S.P. Company’s tec hacked right over into the water. The driver just managed to jump out before the catastrophe occurred, but the horse was drowned. The Auckland school teachers for the last year have been the most amicable body of professionals in our city. They have an association, and every month a meeting has been held at which their individual experiences have been related, and papers on various matters relating to teaching school discipline and kindred subjects read and discussed. This harmonious state of things was within an ace of being destroyed the other day, when at the meeting some of the members complained of the independent action of Mr Josiah Martin, the master of the Choral Hall school. What this gentleman has done I cannot quite make out, but he was denounced by one or two in very strong terms, and a resolution was submitted that the Association he dissolved. It was not carried, however, and before the meet-

iug broke up the vows of co-operation were renewed and eternal friendship again sworn. The Association is an excellent one, and it is very satisfactory that the difference has been arranged. The Harbour Board have caught it

pretty hotly for allowing Pilot James to take Air C. J. Stone’s vessel, the Director, round to Ivaipara. Letters in the various papers ascribe tho fact of tho privilege being granted to Hie old cliquism between lSto.no. Dahl)’, and Tom Bussell. The Board throw the blame of the transaction on tho Pilot Service Committee, who accorded the permission without bringing Hie matter before tho full Board, and the subject formed the basis of rather a warm discussion on Tuesday last at the fortnightly meeting. Captain Daldy admits having had. the most to do with the arrangement, hut defends it as being one which lie should have recommended the Board to sanction under any circumstances. This assertion is taken with a grain of salt. The brig Moa, which took away that line man Constable Axam, did not arrive at Newcastle till two days after the arrival of the Hero, which convoyed tho brother officer who “wanted” him for forgery. No news of his capture has yet been received, but wo fully anticipate seeing the two gentlemen return in company on the 28th, when the Hero is again due. I told you of the suit Graves v. Archard, in which the defendant was mulcted in damages Fs and costs for forcing his way into tho plaintiff’s house, and frightening his wife, be-

cause Mr Graves owed him some money for firewood. In my ignorance 1 was guilty of expressing an opinion that Archard came off well, and that there was a fooling of sympathy with Air and Airs Graves, but it seems that Hie sympathy ought to bo the other way. On Tuesday night a public meeting was hold at the Afeclianics’ Institute to condole with Air Archard on Ins -wrongs. Air AY. Kirby enjoys the distinction of 'having convened the meeting, which was not quite so unanimous- or so numerously attended as the promoters desired. The whole affair "was a rich joke, and formed a good subject for a satirical article in the Star on Wednesday. “ Spelling Bees” in Auckland are already out of favour before they have been well started. The system of allowing- children*and adults to compete against one another is Hie foundation of tho growing unpopularity. If this is not stopped at once the Bees will not work at all. Feme very acrimonious letters appeared in Hie

papers on the subject. Several tradesmen have already taken advantage of tho Spelling Bee Movement as an advertising medium. Air Demies, the sewing machine importer is prominent in this respect. Michael Costello, Hie old Provincial Government messenger, who cut his throat three weeks ago without tho desired effect, was charged at the

Police Court on Thursday ■with attempting to commit suicide. Mr Laishley defended, and pleaded not guilty, as his client was insane from drink at the lime of the act. The evidence was pretty conclusive as to this being the case, and the man was discharged. T 1 io Board of Education at their meeting on Thursday made their annnal fi 11 a nci alstatem on t. Th ehal an c e sheet you will, no doubt, he ah to to extract for yourself. 1 need only remark that the total expenditure 'was over £21,000 while the proceeds from the tax only amount to £ll/104. The deficiency had to be made up by advances from the Provincial Government and the Bank of New Zealand. Our city improvements are getting on apace. Somerville's new block at the corner of Vulcan Lane is now finished, and makes a gallant show with its fine shop fronts and pretty

style of architecture. The now Museum, that popularly supposed myth, has really been begun in Princes street, and we shall bo able soon to stick up ike moa’s skeleton without making-the hole in the roof of the present shed used as a Museum. Messrs Barnett and Levy announce their intention of building a theatre on their newly purchased allotment at the corner of Victoria street. Poor Be Lias, the lessee of the Prince of Wales, has gone quite ill over it.