BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3932, 1 October 1875, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Lttteltox, September ;50. f T:itflli"©'cco Las been received that th<* bodies of two moo, believed to be Capt. Church and a seaman, are washed ashore at Kaipr.ra ; also a head-board with the name of the vessel Tavvera. Captain Logan intends to enter an action against the Commissioner of Customs for damage ru-daiued by a wrongful survey of LIOO. The matter lately formed the subject of a petition to the House, which was not formally reported on. Hence Captain Logan’,s intention to try the case in the Supreme Court. There are seventeen prisoners for trial at the Criminal Sessions. Xo cases of personal violence, except one of assaulting a constable ; throe of perjury, and 0113 indecent assault. A local scratch team play the footballLts a mutch on Saturday. Auckland, October 1. The s 3. Macrogor has arrived from Sydney. She left there on the "doth uU. Cmu.STCar Rat, October 1. Three city milkmen were fined 40s each today tor adulterating milk. One of the samples contained 20 per cent, of water. Wellington, October 1. The first number of Dalgloish and Reid’s “Bradshaw’s Guido to Now Zealand.” just published, contains the time table and fares of all the railways, steamers, and coaches in the Colony, and a variety of other information. {From our oum Gorrespomlent.)

Auckland, September 30. The football team are very much aggrieved at the telegram stating that they are credited in Dunedin papers with making a row in the Dunedin theatre. They say the performance was so poor that aU the Auckland men but two had left before the row commenced. Neither of these was implicated. A little scandal has arisen in c nneclion with the voyage of the Caiisbrook Castle, A wellknown gentlemen and a young girl had been walking the deck a good deal together when restrictions were put on the girl, and llte genfeman then wro'e a letter full of endearing Wins. This accidentally dropped, and was handed to the ca tain. The writer endeavored t.o get the letter returned. The captain refused, and on arrival the writer served a 1 vwyi'i’s letter on the captain, who thereupon handed the letter to the Gowrnment to be transmitted to Wellington as au olticl il document. A writ lias since been issued against the captain, claiming damages, Christchurch, October 1.

'l he following are the weights for the C.J.O. Handicap -Tamburiiii, 9st olb : Castaway, 9st bib ; Templeton, 9st3!b ; King Philip, S-st-llb ; Bory O’Alore, 3st 21h ; Guy Fawkes, 3-;fc ; Hercules, 7st 111b ; Tartmor, 7st 71b ; Rrnolph, 7st; Kauri, Oat lllb ; The Chief, Oat 9b ; Certainty Colt, Gst 91b ; Satunella, ost 7ib ; Nectar, Ost 71b ; Pungawerewere, Cst 01b: Blair Athol, Oat 61b. EIVEP.TON, October 1. At a meeting held last night to take stops to secure the appointment of a resident magistrate at RivsTtoa, the following resolution was cirriert : “That a petition respectfully requesting the Minister of Justice to recommend to his Excellency the Governor the advisability of making the appointment of a resident magistrate for Riverton and the district bo sent round for signatures.” At the dose of the meeting the question of tilling up the vacancy made in the Cpper House by the death of the late Hon. ,T. P. Taylor was considered, when a resolution was passed that a memorial lie presented +,> t] r . Government requesting that the Governor lie advised to nominate a member for the Tlpw T House from this district in the place of thelVte Hor.. J. P. Taylor.