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Evening Star, Issue 4300, 7 December 1876, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

(Tee Submarine Cable.] The English Cricketers. Stdney, December 6.—The bettiDg is 3 to 2 on the Euglish cricketers, but a close match is expected. Jupp does not play. The St. Osyth and Northumbrrlp.nd left Melbourne to-day for London. Per Pbess Agency. Sporting. Auckland, December 7.—The following weights are declared for the Steeplecbase at "the Auckland summer meeting:—Tommy Dodd, 12st lib j Butcher Boy, list 101b; Medora, list 71b; Isleman, list; Whitefoot, list; Wrangler, list; Perfume, lOst 71b; Toby, 10st 71b; Don, lOst 71b; Shamrock, lOst; Gladstone, 9st 101b; Mystery, 9st 41b; Lottery, 9st. Provincial Council Library. Christchdech, December 7.—The 'Press' this morning replies in warm terms to the article in the 'New Zealand Times,' respecting the transfer of the Provincial Council library to the Canterbury College, and points out that the article in questioa displays unwarrantable ignorance, which becomes highly offensive when based upon such absurd premises. An attempt is made to act the mentor. If the writer of the article had possessed the knowledge he ought to possess, or had not written in such indecent haste, but had made inquiries, he would have known that the (Canterbury College is not a private institution, but essentially one of a public character, open to every class, and that the Board of Governors are, among other things, the guardians of the Museum, the Public Library, and School of Agriculture. Sir George Grey. Grahamstown, December 7.—lt is rumored hero that Sir George Grey has been offered the Governorship of Cape Colony, and declined it. [From our own Correspondents.] Clerical Scandal. Wellington, December 6.—There has been a clerical scandal at Eangitikei. A person named Cawood, residing at Marton, circulated slanderous rumors affecting the moral character of Rev. Mr Keeve (Wesleyau), who had removed from Marton to kelson. Mr Reeves returned to Marton to face Ins accuser, but Carwood declined to come to the scratch, notwithstanding which, a two dnys' inquiry has been held by the Wesleyan ministers who came from Wanganui and iaranaki for the purpose. The result of the inquiry was the.passmg of the following resolution:—" That this meeting having carefully considered the evidence brought m support of an accusation made by I*. IS. Carwood against the Eev. Mr Eeeve, records its unanimous opinion that the evidence wholly failed to substantiate the charge. Young and Eeidall, the victims of the Hutt outrage, go home to England by the sailing-ship ZeaJandia the Government paying their passages. if eiaall, who is quite incapacitated, receives L9OO from the Benevolent Society, and|Youug LEO. Disobedient Seamen. Auckland, December 6.—James Belcher died in the Lunatic Asylum. A verdict of died from natural causes was returned. The body of Don, drowned in the Wangarei river, has been found.

*i. a ? ollce Court to-day four men belonging to the American barque Europa, who refused to go to sea, alleging that the ship was mi seaworthy, were sentenced to one month's imprisonment.