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Evening Star, Issue 3780, 6 April 1875, Page 3

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p " Chbistohtjboh, April 6. At the instance of an influential body of rateEayers, the Mayor has convened a public meet»g to be held on Wednesday, for the purpose of supporting the action of the City Council for a grant in aid of the city. _ Geahamstown, April 6. At the Court, this morning a packer named Thomas Edwards was charged -with shooting With intent to hill and murder one John Toovey. Accused went to Toovey’s wbare, nine miles from town, on Sunday, and fired a pistol loaded with shot, which wounded Toover in the leg below the knee. Edwards suspected Toovey of having seduced his wife from her borne some time ago. Accused was remanded pending the recovery of Toovey to give evidence. * LATEST CABLEGRAMS. ' „ , . London, March 26. The time for receiving the Californian Mail tenders has been extended to the Ist of June. The wool sales closed firmly. Two hundiel and six thousand bales in all were catalogued and one nundred and twelve thousand bales bought on foreign account. Opening sales show a decline, but prices have recovered and ordinary good Australian brought equal to November rates, while superior kinds- brought equal to early May rates. Half-breds realised good prices. The manufacturing trade is inanimate. The steamship Northumberland left Plvmouth yesterday. J The British Viceroy has been docked at Liverpool* mi t. . March 27. The Pnnce of Wales is slightly iudisPOB6O. „ . _. i, March 30. Am immense Tichborne demonstration was held to Hyde Park yesterday; Dr Kenealv presiding. J The Spanish Government have refused to allow the Due de Montpensier to return. Obituary.—Sir Samuel Martin, member for LATEST AUSTRALIAN. , Melboubne, March 31. . , Bume the departure of the last steamer, the time has been devoted to holiday-making. The weather throughout the whole of Easter has been exceptionally fine, and all places of public amusement have been most liberally natro nised. 1 . Biddle, well known to cricketing circles, died yesterday. Sir Redwood Barry, Acting Chief Justice was thrown out of a buggy on Sunday and broke ms arm. The Hon. Mr Cohen, Commissioner of Customs, continues in a very unsatisfactory state of health. - The murderer Sullivan still remains to Melbourne gaol Successful volunteer reviews were held at Castlemaine and Geelong on Easter Monday . 0n the first day of the Randwick Race meetmgs m Sydney, Sir Hercules Robinson's Kingsborough won the St. Leger, beating Mr Tint s Melbourne, his only opponent. Sir Hercules was very successful, winning also the Champagne and Trial States, and nmnin? third for the Doncaster Handicap, which was a,n ' The Diver won the Cumberland OPPO “ S “ r AU “ fOT lle •**■ •<-* ‘■te d E & tn V ve , r a bottle of rum quite ‘ " S' foS* S Phy from the bottle and juppowdlt. content! wnr. poi.onla taft.U-

{From our own Correspondents.

Tokomateiko, April 6. The stewards decided not to start any races between the hours of 3.30 p.m. and 5 p.tn., the time that Judge Gray’s funeral would he passing through Dunedin. The business-people responded to the ‘ Herald’s’ request to close during the same hours, &c., to show that, “ though not present, they can sympathise with the numbers who this day will pay a last tribute of respect to him who was the most honest man in the Colony.”

Balclutha, April 6. Mr G. F. Reid’s new steamer the Balclutha was launched yesterday. She draws llin forward and 17m aft,’and looks beautiful. The launching was successful. Queenstown, April 6. The stores and hotels were closed from noon to-day. The day more resembles a Sunday, and flags fly half-mast. Judge Gray did many deeds of kindness in the district unknown till now. It is said that a charge of perjury is likely to arise out of the late prosecution of Barry. Wellington, April 6, The mismanagnment on the Hutt railway is becoming serious. All the hands are now required to work more than twelve hours a-day, and the pay is only about that of ordinary laborers. Several men have resigned yesterday, only one engine driver was left, and last night he was suspended owing to his having said or done something improper through overwork. To-day the trains are driven by ‘‘fitters,” to the great danger of the passengers. The Wairarapa coaches no longer connect with the railway, but run through into and from town, doing the distance between town and the Hutt in less time than the train. Auckland, April 5 The drowning of William Hancock, mate of of the brijr Derwent, it is feared adds another to the victims of drink. He was seen the night before he was missed in an intoxicated state, and the next heard of him was his body being cost upon the beach.

A fire at Mangerei, to-day, destroyed fourteen tons of hay owned by Mr Codlin, and insured for L2O in the New Zealand office. The fire was communicated from a furze fence adjoining, and is supposed to have been lighted by some children playing. The prejudice against Mr Gillies presiding On the Auckland Bench seems wearing off, in consequence of the expressions and actions of the new Judge. He has intimated his intention not to take any case in which he has been personally engaged in the remotest degree as counsel. These he deferred to the next Circuit Court, when Chief-Justice Preadergast is expected to preside,