TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 147, 23 November 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Per Anglo-Australian Press Telegraph Agency.') AUSTRALIAN NEWS. [Via Auckland.J Sydney. November 14. The Marquis of Normanby is expected here to-day. lie leaves in the Hero next week, McCallum has been sentenced to death for the Circular Qilay murder. The Treasurer promises his financial statement next Thursday. The schooner Settlers' Friend has be p n wiecked at Waubuckra Heads. The crew were saved. The vessel is breaking up. MrHoskinsand Miss Colville play a star engagement at the Victoria Theatre. The handwriting of the letter to Mr Bennett, proprietor of the theatre, has been compared with that of Miss Christian and found identical. It corroborates Madame Goddard's denial of the authorship. New Caledonian advices report that Wallestcin has been tried and acquitted of aiding M. Rochfort's escape. Admiral Ribout's investigations will be continued by Commissioners. Orders have been received that no Communist shall receive money except through the officials, and in such amounts as they deem tit. Victoria. Three men have been arrested for stealing go'd and specimens from the Sebaaton. The Yacht Club season opens to-day. The Mount Aiken Hereford bulls fetched from forty to a hundred guineas, anil tlia cow? the same. Hennessy's brandy has been sold as low as Bs, Wheat, good to ordinary, 5a 'A I

to 5s lOd. Telegram from Calcutta states that cornencks have gone up two rupees in consequence of an advance in jute. The Moderator of the Presbyterian Assembly gav3 a lunch to 200 person". The New Zealand mails, ex Nubia, leave on Monday morning. Adelaide. The Nubia arrived at Glenelg, and left daring the night. Her news are anticipated by the Californian and Torres Straits mails. Queensland. Mr A. E. King is Gazetted Minister of Works and Mines. SHIPPING. Melbourne. Arrived—Alhambrn, from New Zealand. Newcastle. Arrived—Austral hid and Ann Jane, from Wellington. Failed—Firefly, for Dunedin ; Princess Alice, for Lyttelton ; Melrose, for Nelson. The cook of the Ann Jane Henderson, shipped at Wellington, became insane on the voyage, and jumped overboard off Newcastle, and was drowned. INTERPROVINOIAL. Napier, November 21. Arrived—Bcbingfon, from London, which port she left on July 26th, via Plymouth. She brings 317 immigrants, all well. There were four births'and three deaths, of infants. One seaman named French died of heart disease. A complaint has been lodged on behalf of a single woman named Lydia Phillips, by her brother, of alleged harsh treatment. A court of enquiry will be held in a day or two.

The immigrants seem a promising lot There are sixtv single women.

JWellinoton, November 21

The Halcione, the fiist wool ship of the season, sails to-morrow. She takes 3333 bah-s. besides hides, leather, tallow, meat. Her cargo is valued at A'77,000. The Customs revenue for the week was £2819.

A lot of wreckage found near Rangitekei a few days ago proves to have belonged to the Melbourne schooner. The Alma was dismasted recently outside Westport. The compass stand has the word "Alma."

The privileges of the racecourse were sold by auction to-day. The total realised was £4lO 15s. The gates alone fetched £3lO. Dunedin, November 21.

The continuation of the firing of the North Dtinedin rifles, for district representatives, resulted as follows : Frew. 91 ; Richardson. 85; Hutchinson, 85; Pollock. M ; Allan, 82 ; Douglas, 80. The firing of the Bruce Rifl-s resulted as follows :—Oapstick, 82 ; Grant, 74. The privileges of the racecourse at the Rpring meeting were sold at auction to-day. The total amount realised was £28(1, Tins DA TS TELEGUAMS. Auckland, November 23. Arrived at Manuk.au, the Governor's yacht Blanche, with Sir James Fergitsson and staff on board. The Marquis and Marchioness of Xormauby are expected to arrive in the s.s. Hero, due on Saturday next. The morning journals publish a corre spondence between the Superintendent and the Governor, in which the latter declines to forward Sir G. Grey's petition on the land question to the Queen. Wellington, November 23.

The Hon Mr Reynolds has leased the Auckland and Melanesian mission buildings and grounds for naval training school purposes. He has also purchased the Southern Cross, and will have her brig rigged. Lieut. G. B. JBretton, R.N., has been appointed manager of the Kokimarama school, but the preliminary organisation of it is to be left to Commander Tiller, R.N., well known in connection with the Melanesian mission. It is also intended to appoint a boatswain or instructor, a schoolmaster and gardener. A start will be made with twenty boys from the Industrial schools who have not been convicted of any crime. Dunedin, Nov 23. Messrs Houghton's newly purchased steamer Express has arrived from Melbourne. The Taranaki sails North at 3 p.m. today. Port Chalmers, Nov 23. The ship Auckland arrived on Saturday with 414 immigrants. There were three deaths and five births. She is the acme of cleanliness. [from our dunedin correspondent.] Dcnedin, November 23. Captain Hutchison has brought over King Philip, who ran second in a race at the Melbourne meeting. He is entered for the Dunedin Cup. Bishop Redwood attended St Joseph's last night, ■which was crowded, in expectation that he would preach, but he was too fatigued. He visits the institutions with Father Moran to-day, and leaves, per Albion, in the afternoon. On (lit that a requisition is circulating, calling on Mr Pyke to resign his seat in the Assembly. Mr Smythe sailed in the Taranaki to-day to arrange Madame Goddard's season in Christchurch. Mr Fox pi'oceeds to Christchurch to lay the foundation-stone of the temperance hall. He afterwards visits Dunedin.