BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3896, 19 August 1875, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Wellington, August 18. The Agent-General, under date August 7, telegraphs as follows Shipment of emigrants during July—Empire, 343, for Auckland; Adamant', 267, for Bluff; Zealandia and Auckland, 669, for Port Chalmers ; Himalaya, 282, for Lyttelton ; Hourah, 363, for Wellington. Mr F. A. Krull, German Consul, has been appointed Companion of the Order of the Crown—a high Prussian order.

Auckland, August 18. Jacob Jones, employed on a nnllast train of the Auckland and Mercer railway, was killed on the line to-day. He was seated on the balj last truck coming down an incline from the gravel pits, when he fell off the truck, and the wheels passing over his body laid bare his heart, crushed his head, and scattered his brains about.

The Allumbagh, ship, has arrived from London with Government immigrants. They are not yet landed. A later telegram says she brings 400 immigrants and fourteen chffdren. Two adults died from measles and diarrhoea, but all are well aboard now. She reports passing an iron ship dismasted and deserted in lat. 26.29 south, long. 31.18 east. She passed close enough to see that fire had caused abandonment. The stem was too much charred to read the name. The Allumbagh made the voyage in 100 days.

Nelson, August 18. The schooner Herald, with railway trucks for Westport, attempted to go out at quarter-ebb tide, and there being no wind the current carried her on the Arrow Rock. The steamer Murray tried to tow her off without avail. The general opinion is that she will be got off at high water without much damage.

Christchurch, August 17. At a meeting last night the Rev. A. O’Callaghan proposed a resolution in favor of immediate abolition ; but an amendment, moved by Mr A. C. Knight, Minister of Education, to the effect that the question of abolition should be referred to the decision of the electors at the next general election, was carried by 25 to 6.

At a meeting at Courtney, last night, a motion by Mr W. B. Tosswell, M.P.C., that the question of abolition be referred to the electors at the next election was negatived, and an amendment in favor of immediate abolition was carried by 19 to 11.

August 19. A man named John Philips, a recent arrival, dropped dead of heart disease in the street yesterday. He leaves a wife and six children unprovided for. At a public meeting held last night a resolution was passed to the effect that the Christchurch Drainage Bill now before the Assembly should not be passed until it has undergone material revision, and until it has been before the electors at the forthcomine civic elections.

(From our own Correspondents.) Lawrence, August 19. Mr J. W. Jago, of Dunedin, lectured here last night in the Athenaeum Hall to a large audience—subject: “ Good Templansm.” The Mayor was in the chair, and the lecturer was warmly applauded.

Auckland, August 18. The Provincial analyist has tested six samples of bread and found them free from alum or other deleterious compounds. A horrid statement appeared in the morning papers to day, viz., that the leg of a prisoner in the gaol, amputated in consequence of an accident, bad been buried in such a position that a dog scraped it up and was seen making off with it. The Governor of the gaol to-night denies the statement in toto, and shows that the remains of the leg were undisturbed where buried, and that the writer of the letter in the morning papers has assumed a fictitious name. He is really a discharged warder, who had before brought groundless charges against the gaol management. The Governor of the gaol intends to institute a criminal prosecution for libel

The Newmarket ratepayers have convened another meeting for to-night, for the purpose of refuting a statement contained in a telegram headed “ George Jones, jun.,” appearing in the Wellington ‘ Post’ to the effect that the Mount Eden meeting was packed with Provincial officers.

Riverton, August IS. At a meeting of the Aparima Hoad Board, held to-day, the following resolution was carried unanimously “ That in the opinion of this Board it is the duty of the Government to submit the very important question of Abolition to constituencies before it is passed into law,”

Clyde, August 18. An enthusiastic public meeting was held to consider the Abolition Biff, and also Messrs Strode and Fraser’s application for an agricultural lease on run No. 325, which is a sub. division. A motion was carried that it is desirable that the former subject should be left to constituencies at the next election to decide As to the second matter a committee was appointed to state objections to the Clyde land officer The member for the Dunstan was present but did not speak on either subject