TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume I, Issue 26, 30 June 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Per Anglo-Australian Press Telegraph Agency.) Auckland, June 20. The Victoria has arrived. She left Sydney on the 22nd at noon with 36 passengers and a full cargo. London, June 18th, Copper is quoted at £OO. The market is rising. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydney, June 22. In New South Wales a strong feeling prevails against the present education system as administered. A Secular Educational Bill will be proposed next session of Parliament. The first meeting of its supporters was held to-day. The Mayor presided. It is intended to hold a series of public meetings to advocate this object. Heavy snow storms have occurred in the southern districts. A shepherd named Elesworth has been frozen to death near Coama, Mr Richardson, formerly general manager of the Joint Stock Bank in Sydney, and lately managing director of the Mutual Life Company, has died after a few hours’ illness.

Six buildings at Pyrmont have been burned.

The Italian opera season opens to-night, The season is not likely to last long.

The schooner Peri has been wrecked at Botany Hoads. The crew were saved. A garroting case has occurred at Grafton. The supposed perpetrator has been arrested. Dr Van Hcckercn and a quack named Burdett have been remanded on a charge of procuring abortion on a Parramatta resident named Hawks.

Public meetings continue to protest against Gardiner’s release.

The Maegregor leaves for Auckland on Saturday. The trial trip after repairs was very satisfactory. Victoria.

A young woman, name unknown, has been found drowned in nine inches of water in Sandridge lagoon. The Municipal Conference committee has submitted a scheme for the formation of a metropolitan board of works. The representation is based on the annual value of property. The daughter of the late William Howe, author, is in the colony in destitute circumstances. aged 72.

The jury in Green’s case, after five hours’ deliberation, brought in a verdict of not guilty of murdering Reynolds. The railways from Ballarat to Maryborough and Castlemain and Crcswick are to be opened on the 7th of July. . Butchart has been rc-arrcstcd for forging Tyson’s name. The Prince of Wales opera house narrowly escaped burning down, Newcastle. Sailed ; Memento, for Dunedin, on the 10th. INTERPROVINCIAL, Auckland, June 29. Sales—National Bank, 675; Fiji, 55; Crown Prince, 29s 3d ; Queen of the Thames, 7s. Buyers—South British, 48s 6d ; City of London, 265; Cure, 12s 6d. Sellers—National Insurance, 30s ; South British, 50s. Arrived—Acacia and Natal Queen from Lyttelton. Grahamstown, Jan 29. The men working the Pumping Association shafts have struck for nine shillings per day. The manager acceded to their demand. He has reported that a coalition has been effected between the Pumping Association and the Bright Smile company, by which the drainage contribution recovered from the Waio Karaka mines will be divided in the proportion of seventy per centum to the Association and thirty to the Bright Smile. At "the adjourned licensing meeting to-day two new applicants were granted. Some applications refused at the previous meeting, on the grounds that one applicant was convicted of drunkenness, and two others for a breach of the Pawnbrokers’ Act was also granted, after the owners of the houses had substituted other names for that of the original applicants, THIS DA TS TELEGRAMS. Wellington, Juno 30. Arrived—Schooner Kaiuma from Lyttelton. Upwards of five thousand shares have been taken up in the new Colonial Bank ; it is expected that the whole number of twenty thousand will bo taken up, as they arc applied for freely in the country districts, especially at Wanganui. Napier, June, 30. At a crowded meeting in the Council Chamber last night, a resolution was unanimously carried, that the town of Napier be constituted a municipality, The Superintendent occupied the chair.