SECOND EDITION. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3792, 20 April 1875, Page 3

SECOND EDITION. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Blenheim, April 19. A very smart shock ot earthquake wa > felt at 25 minutes to 2 this morning. The direction was north and south. Wellington, April 19. The Edwin Fox is commanded by Mr Davis, captain of the Dallam Tower on her first voyage to Otago. Her surgeon is Dr Tighe, who was surgeon of the Surat when she ran ashore on the Otago coast, and more recently of the Zealandi. She had a long passage of 114 days from Gravesend, and brings 215 statute adults—--249 souls. There were five deaths—an old man of 68, through accidentally tailing and breaking his thigh, and four children, wh( died of bronchitis and catarrh. There were six births. The pass, ngers are all in good health. The authorities have decided to land the immigrants per Edwin Fox on the Quarantine Island. April 20, The Governor and Lady Normanby and suit# proceed this afternoon to Canterbury. They will remain there during the race meeting. Captain Johnstone, Inspector of Steamers, inspected the sidelights and fog-signal horns of several of the coasting craft. In very few instances wos the necessary apparatus complete, and in each case instructions were issued that these equipments must be made complete before a clearance would be granted. The late drought has so denuded the Hutt and Wairarapa of grass, that a rise in the price of meat will take place.

Nelson, April 20, In the action, Redwood against Hugh Stafford and Andrew Richmond, to recover stakes won by plaintiff at the race meeting in 1874, the R.M. decided that Act 3 and 4, Victoria, re lating to horse racing, is not law in New Zealand ; that all such matters are therefore regulated by Act 13, George 11., and by that law no stake for less than LSO can be recovered; and further that the stewards of races arc not liable for stakes. The plaintiff ought to have sued the stakeholder in this instance, William Stavet, and he had been so appointed by the Jockey Club of which plaintiff was a member; that one of the stewards sued was not a member of the Club at all, but that neither as stewards nor as members of the Club were the defendants liable. The sole remedy in this case was against the depository of the money.

Invebcahqill, April 19. - Charles Tulloch, a saw-miller here, has been committed for trial on a charge of feloniously shooting a cow, belonging to a settler named Dick, whose property adjoins the sawmill. Bail has been accepted—one personal surety of L2OO, and two other sureties of LIOO each.

A barn belonging to Froggart Brothers, Long Bush, was burnt down last night, and a quantity of oaten hay, a chaff-cutter, and waterwheel were destroyed.

Gbahamstown, April 19. _p®ld from the prospectrrs’ trial crushing (Tairua) was assayed at the Bank of New Zealand to-day, and found to be of the value of L2 13a 1 6d per ounce. A meeting of shareholders in the claim was held on Saturday night, when a company was formed, with a nominal capital of LSOO, in 1,000 shares of ten' shillings each. “iat L2 10s per share has been offered. Mr Harts, of the Shotover, offered a thousand pounds for half a full interest. LATEST CABLEGRAMS. I ondon, April 10. ihe Bnndisi mails have been delivered. Mr Alfred Watson (of W. Watson and Sons, warehousemen), a passenger by the Somersetshire, died at sea.

In the | House of Commons the Hon. Mr Bourke, the Foreign Under-Secretary, confirmed the exchange of German and Belgian notes, which been confidentially communicated to England, but neither party had appealed to I'ngland. Uneasiness Was felt in consequence of the warlike articles which appeared in the Berlin Ministerial journals. The Emperor of Austria and the Bing 0 f italy have agreed to respect the prerogatives of the Pope provided internal interests are unaffected.

The Bishop of Breslau, who refused tj resign will be prosecuted. The Emperor of Germany has finally relinquished his projected journey to Italy by advice oi his physicians. «• .• . _ . . . April 12. Captain Boynton,' with his life-saving apparatus, floated fifty miles across the Channel. Wight fall only prevented his reaching BouQneen re^ waß telegraphed to the

The mails via; San' Francisco Shave been delivered. The Golconda, with the Suez mails, left Galle for Australia on llth April. ~ . Bebok, April 12. me Grown Prince intends visitin'? Italy tncogntto. : ‘ NordPeutsche Zeitung ’ partially contradicts the warlike rumor, but considers the reorganmtion of the French army disquieting. Bishops assembled at Fulda petitioned the German Emperor against disendowment, but the Ministry rejected the petition. LATEST AUSTRALIAN. »» t> . i Melbourne, April 14, Mr Belcher, of Geelong, has been returned for tiie fcouth-Wesfcem Province over Mr •.*. ynne. 1 he Roman Catholic hierarchy have found occasion to at this result, and announce that every election will be contested in favor of a change in the Education Act. J. ava .afd the Straits Settlements, as well as 1 P e represented at the Melbourne Exhibition in August. Mr M. B._ Carroll, one of the members of the Assembly for Ararat, has been arrested for some extensive forgeries. The preliminary investigation is now being proceeded with. The Victoria Racing Club has instituted a Ghampmn Stakes for New Year’s Day. It ? ri JL be a sweepstake* of 25 sovs.' each, with 1,500 sovs. added, three miles, weight for age. Two girls have been drowned in a waterhole at Durham Lead. One was drawing the water and slipped in; the other was drowned in attempting to rescue her. Dr Bromby has retired from the head mastership of the Grammar School, The old scholars presented him with 375 guineas. S * Sappho has arrived at Adelaide, and ti.M.S. liosano left for England.

mu . . Sydney. . ihe revenue returns for the quarter show au increase

A murder has 1 een committed near Mudgee •l nari n? amed 6eor & e Rope shot his brother’s wife. The murderer was knocked down by her son, and frightful wounds were inflicted on his forehead, which will probably prove fatal. The imports and exports for the quarter show a decrease.

Therush to the Northern Queensland diggings continues. Nearly 2,000 Chinamen have an ived and 8,000 more are at Hong Kong awaiting transit. Great opposition is shown to Chinese immigration, and the Government has promised to bring in a Bill dealing especially with the question. Plenty of gold is coming in, but fever is prevalent, and blacks are troublesome. A number of deaths are reported.

. Adelaide, a man named Sneyd has' been ordered for execution for wife murder, A H.M.S. Sappho has been comfor the murder of a shipmate. Lewis s explorations around Lake Hope were successrui. {From our own correspondent.) mi n ., n , Auckland April 19. ihe City Council has postponed the consideration of an application for the right to lay street tramways for six months. Inquiries regarding their success elsewhere are to be made meanwhile. A very singular case affecting the administration of public funds is occupying attention. A sergeant in the Armed Constabulary force, employed as a clerk at IVaikato, brought a serious charge of misappropriating funds against his superior officer. While in the office the informant made various memoranda ih order to

„ t0 pro ! e oh ®fg6B of systematic falsifiesicn of accounts, and gave information when he was promptly arrested and searched. He is to-day being tried at Cambridge on a charge of stealing paper belonging to the Government, namely—the paper on which his memoranda were made. Great interest is felt in the upshot pi this extraordinary proceeding, and a searching investigation will be demanded from the Government,

A farm laborer named Galvan was thrown l orse on Sunday, receiving injuries which have produced concussion of the brain. He is not expected to recover.