BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3568, 30 July 1874, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Auckland, July 29. A case was heard in the Police Court against James Farrell for wounding George Joscelyne a *°, mahawk -, Farrell was trial, ihe case showed gross immorality on Gld^ 8 * 6 Joscelyne an< * a Tromatt named

„ 35® f ree emigrants are just landed from the Miltiades. ihe local Magistrate has remarked that immigration is making obiec tionable additions to our population, and that back VerDment sh ° uld shi P a few thousand

imley, who fired shots through Mr Young’s window, has been committed for trial. The medical evidence showed him to be a homicidal maniac.

m. t> . . Grahamstown, July 29. • \i. e “Japing Association cases were heard m the Warden’s Court to-day for drainage contributions. In several cases orders were c ® Bts * the case against the CentralJltaly Company, MrJßrassey, tor the defence, objected to the action, as the certificate of incorporation of the Pumping Association was not produced. It appears that the Association was incorporated under a Victorian i* Ij ar ?® n to °k a note of the objection, and stated that if sustained it would be fatal to orders being made.

When the Wardens’ Court rose Italy Company’s case was incomplete. It appears it was the Tookey Company’s certificates of incorporation that was wanting, not the Pumping Association’s.

A , . , New Plymouth, July 29. A boat has returned from Mokau with a ?Kr°f- Plgs fungus, and the crew report the Natives most friendly. They cooked food tor them, and made them most welcome. The laud is well timbered at Mokau, and there is coal sixteen miles up the river. The Natives rn? re he ?f’ and th ®y haTe horses and cattle. They will permit the boat Go-ahead to make two or three trips before deciding on opening the Mokau to all. Two of the crew remained behind to visit the coal-field, and go k? w e Natives being sent back in the boat to fill their place. The Natives say they do not mind a schooner about forty tons going into the river, but they object to a steamer visiting. Before the boat was allowed to enter a ceremony was gone through by the Natives removing the tapu from the river. The country is reported as broken, but fine table land lies behind the ranges.

m. , , Hokitika, July 29. The rush to the Greenstone is proceeding. , W i as J B t ruck 1D a Bhaffc behind the terrace which had been previously opened on, four feet m depth. The prospects are excellent. The wash is estimated to be ten feet thick. Other shatts are being vigorously proceeded with.

m. w .. Alexandra, July 30. Ihe Natives are all busy planting oats; “.Pitting in to a largf extent. Major To Wheoro has purchased a house allotment, where he will permanently reside.

~ . , Invercaroill, July 30. After being closed for more than a year lands m Southland were opened yesterday for selection at LI and L2 per acre. A large area was applied for, the land office being busy all

mt, , . _ , , Bluff, July 39. The brig Carl, from Lyttelton to the Bluff W St Th k ° n if lock at the mouth the hara u A he rock ? a PP ear to have gone through her bottom, and the wreck is abandoned tIL brig is insured in the New Zealand office.