Telegraphic.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1054, 30 June 1882, Page 2

Telegraphic.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS (From our own Correspondent.) Dunedin, Thursday. Samuel Walker, 15as. of ago, has been committed fur trial for rape ou a girl aged 10, at Auckland. J ° An ex-warder, in Auckland Asylum, has been heavily fined for kicking a patient iu the back. A man,named Dowey.has been sentenced to 14 days at Christchurch for severely wounding his wife with' a potatoe fork. Iho Barquentine Agnes Jessie has gone ashore in Hawkes Bay district, and is a total wreck. She was bound from Lyttelton to Auckland with grain, five of the crew were drowned. Winiata the murderer has been welcomed with hooting. 'There is some suspicion of Winiata being implicated in another murder. The Gold Duties Amendment Act has been read a first time in the House. The Mines Act Amendment Bill was read a second time.

1 he Benevolent Institution inquiry drags its weary length along but its proceeding# are unimportant.

At meeting of Educational Institute yesterday, the following motion was adopted re Farnie’s case: “ That as Mr Farnie had not offended against any regulation of Board this institute respen fully request Board will see fit to reconsider their desisioo.

At' the Land Board, yesterday, William Eraser’s application to exchange lands near the Fraser Kiver, was referred to the Chief Surveyor to report. G Co khnrn’a application to rmrchase sections, Eainscleugh district, declined. Kooert Pritchard’s application for agrj. cultural lease, Shotover, was adjourned for a week.

P. Kerins application to purchase section at Shotover was recommended for Governor’s approval. Sir J. Vogal will arrive at Bluff by the llingaroomn.

Tricket has arrived at Sydney, he was warmly welcomed and presented with three hundred sovereigns. T! e miners at Newcastle have yielded to teims proposed and the strike has ended. Another hoy aged seventeen Ins been coinmitte I for trial at Invercargill for rape on a little girl. 1 Mr Hume, the late superintendent of the Dunedin Lunatic Asylum was to-day presented with several valuable pieces of plate. He has held the position 18 years. The Victorian Legist dive Assembly have passed a vote for £120,01)0 for ileionce purposes.

London*, June 27 At the cricket match Australians r. United Smith, the fonum scored 501 in th ir first innings. The latter made IGtiin their tirst ami 72 in their second innings, thus losing the match.

A rumour is current that authorities are in possession of evidence revealing the existence of a wide spread Fenian conspiracy, Walsh, the Irishman who was recently arrested at Olarkenwell in e lined nn with the seizure of arms at that place was brought up at the Police Court yesterday on a charge of high treason and e nnniii ted for trial.

1' * a reporter! that the Egyptians are a » u to take stop* to ohtam possession ami conmiami of (‘anal ; aiH it is further aiate.l that secret p>ep rations hn© Inen completed to destroy the ha .ks of the <anal in order to prevent the ..f ships. °