BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3840, 15 June 1875, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Inveecabgill, June 14. The Supreme Court was opened to-day by Judge Chapman. The calendar contains eleven oases and seventeen indictments. Five cases are offences against the person, the remainder against property. The Grand Jury found true bills in all the cases except those o? Tulloch for maiming and killing cows, and Tibbits charged with the manslaughter of the boy Finnerty while unloading a ballast waggon on the Kingston Railway. ; In the last case, the Grand Jury made a presentment to the Judge with a view to prevent in future the reprehensible practice of unloading ballast-waggons while in motion. Morrison pleaded guilty on four indictments of uttering valueless cheques. Peter Jamieson M'Gregor, charged on three counts with embezzling money while acting as clerk to Mr Macrorie, auctioneer, was found guilty on »1L Arthur Cleeston, charged with indecent and common assault on a young woman at Riverton, pleaded guilty on the minor count, and was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. Morrison and M‘Gregor were remanded till Wednesday for sentence. The business is expected to occupy the whole week. _ Gbahamstown, June 14. The discovery reported some time ago from Ohinemun, of rich gold deposits in pipeclay, is said to be a deep swindle. The * Star’s’ correspondents report that the general belief upcountry is that the discoverer only used the' pipeclay to get rid of the property. The ‘ Advertiser’ gives furiher particulars, and amongst others states that James Stewart, the supposed discoverer of the rich yield, was once “ boss” of

! a shaft in the Union Beach mine, Coromandel (formerly Green Harp]; that the gold sold by Stewart corresponds in value to the Ocean Beach gold, and that Stewart is now in Sydney. The police had him under surveillance for some time. The pipeclay holes have been found, but no trace of gold. Stewart disposed of about 200oz of gold altogether. Wellington, June 15. i The Licensing Bench to-day refused three licenses to new hotels under sub-section 5 of clause 28 of the Licensing Act 1873 Amendment Act 1874, because the houses were not in existence, though the plans were handed in and the houses guaranteed to be erected.

Auckland, June 14. . The Macgregor sailed for San Francisco with sixteen saloon and seven steerage passengers from New Zealand. She shipped carpenters here for the voyage, to repair damage done by the gale.

n , . _ , June 15. Charles Pardon, solicitor, recently from Christchurch, and many times before the Court lately, was picked up in the street intoxicated last night and conveyed to the lock-up on a hand-cart. Two hours afterwards ho was found lying dead in the cell.

Napier, June 14. It is reported the Governmert have offered Mr M‘Kirdy LSO per week for every week his portion of the railway is finished under contract time.

# Christchurch, June 15. In the Provincial Council last night the the vote for the Canterbury College was again brought up. The Government at length showed some sense of shame, and after a fierce and acrimonious discussion, a grant of L 7,000 was carried by eighteen to eleven. Even then it was saddled with the condition that it should first be shown that the Normal School was unsuitable for the purposes of the college. In the list of successful candidates for Provincial Scholarships appear the names of two girls. The experiment is considered a success. The Resident Magistrate was occupied from 11 a.m. till 6 p.m, in hearing objections against he city rate list. The assessor has succeeded fixing such valuations that 500 objections are dged. (From our own Correspondents .) ■Wellington, June 15. Mr Vogel has placed the whole proceeds of the late loan on deposit with the Hank of New Zealand at 2J per cent., the Colony paying B per cent. Major Atkinson will deliver the Financial Statement.

The ketch William and Mary was upset sixteen miles south-east of Opunake. The captain and mate were in the cabin at the time, and remained there for sixty hours, when the water rising they dived out. The mate sank, but the captain remained on a spar close to the wreck till the next day, when he was rescued by a vessel bound from Motueka to Patea. There were five men aboard the ketch when she capsised. The Rimatukarailway tunnel is now a quarter through, the rate of progress being one foot per day.

Napier, June 14. The ‘ Telegraph ’ on Saturday retracted the statement contained in one of its leaders in March last re Mr Vincent Pyke ; and regretted having been misled in 1 the matter, especially in the statement made bj that journal that Mr Pyke had at one time been engaged in grog selling.