BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 2919, 27 June 1872, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(FROM greville’s telegram company, reutek’s agents.) Greymouth, June 26. The body of Freddy Hodges, the missing compositor, has been found in a snow drift near Inangahua. It is supposed that he had fallen down exhausted. The corpse was frightfully mutilated by rats,

Wellington, Jane 47. Mr Brogden’s tender for the Wellington and Wairarepa railway has been received. Auckland, June 27. At a meeting yesterday, it was resolved to form a pearl fishery company with a capital of LSOOO to fit out vessels for New Guinea. Mr Brogden’s tender for the Newmarket and Mercer Railway, has been accepted. The amount is 1 166,000, exciusive of plant and rolling stock.

Invercargill, June 26. The Criminal Sittings of the Supreme Court were opened to-day. Kee Chang, who pleaded guilty to three charges of selling spurious gold, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, with hard labor. In the case of Davidson, charged with robbing Ke6 Chang of L 25 and a silver watch, the jury returned a verdict of “not guilty.” A similar verdict was returned in the case of Ah Hoon, against whom there were two charges of receiving money fraudulently obtained. There arc eleven charges still to be disposed of. Ingpcn’s case has not yet been considered by the Grand Jury.

Juno 27. In the Supreme Court to-day, Connor, for stealing cheques and cash, was sentenced to eighteen months ; Bishop, for larceny, was acquitted; Christie, for stealing money and horses (two charges), was found guilty on both, and sentenced to four years’ penal servitude on the first, and two years’ imprisonment on the second. No bill was returned against MTntosb for larceny as a bailee.