Telegraphic.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 326, 23 October 1875, Page 3

Telegraphic.

(from our own correspondent,) Auckland, Friday Evening. On TV ednesday a now paddle steamer was launched from Niccol’s yards for the North Shore Ferry Co. The engines were brought out by the British Empire. In the ease Macfarlane v. Lockhart tho jury returned a verdict for the defendant on all the issues. James Simpson, accused of obtaining £6O at tho Thames under false pretences, was discharged. The City Council invite tenders for 50 debentures of £IOO each. Niceoi has received an order for a screw steamer of 60 tons, to connect with the Ivowona between Tauranga and Opotihi. On Thursday the Otago Mining Co. voluntarily wound up, and re-consti-tuted as the Otago Quartz Crushing Co.

Kirby was brought up charged a second' time with indecent assault, T '■'’■idenco was the same as before; ■3 committed for trial. Judge ■ u. on tho Bench. -; second cook of the Minnie Casey erboard in tlie harbour, and was aally rescued by Creamer, a fireon the same vessel, i uh Carleton, in a letter to the . announces himself a sejjafaThe Star predicts this as the .-xt: election cry, Tho Key, Father Hickey is reported

as the next Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland. A hoy was struck senseless in Wyndliam street hy a stone thrown by a companion in fun. Owen and Graham have received confirmation of their appointment as mail lino agents. To-day, in the case of Berry v. Brogden, claim for work done on the Auckland and Mercer line, tho jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—clojiicif^os £122. Mrs Ilamloy, of Wynyard Hotel, was thrown from her buggy near Mangare bridge, and the wheel went over her head. She is progressing favourably. There was a terrible drunken row at the house of Welsh, an East Coast trader, in Shortland street, last night. A man named Moore, who came sneaking after a woman kept by Welsh, made a savage attack on Richard Barrett, a friend of Welsh’s and smashed his noso with an iron bar. Mrs Welsh 'was taken into custody. Moore was found after an hour’s search hidden amongst a lot of lillies, and has since been remanded.

[PEII PRESS AGENCY.] Mr Buckland reports: Fat cattle, 2s 6d per 10011) lower; fat sheep, steady enquiry shown, 3Jd per lb ; fat cattle. 30s to 32s Gd per 1001 b. Mr Binnoy reports: Local millers have risen the price of flour to £ll ; OTirifsteliiirch is still quoted at £ll to £ll 10s, Dunedin, £l2; market well stocked, only small lines selling'. Wheat, 4s 9d to os; oats, 2s iOd; barley, 4s; bran, os; pollard, Gs. A largo lino of Fiji maize was forced on the market, and sold at 2s to 3s 6d; oatmeal, £l6; pearl barley, £26; butter, Is; cheese, 10|d; bams and bacon, Is. The market is overstocked with all kinds of produce, Business very quiet. It is impossible to effect sales except in small parcels. (FEOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Opotiki, Friday night. Dr Carr’s success is immense. Crowded bouses and marvellous smnees.