The Globe. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1875. TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 182, 8 January 1875, Page 2

The Globe. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1875. TELEGRAMS.

(Ber AnglO'Auttralian Press Telegraph Agency.') Wellington, January 8. Arrived, last night, the Taranaki. The ball to the Governor given at the Theatre last night was a remarkable success in every respect, though the attendance was less than had been anticipated. About 400 were present. His worship the Mayor occupied the chair, and proposed the health of the guest of the evening. The Governor replied briefly, and said before he left these shores he hoped to be able to lay claim to a freater share of the esteem they evinced for im to-night. After having seen many British colonies he knew of none which holds -out more promise of permanent and happy

results than New Zealand. Lady Normanby was also present. The following appointments are gazetted: —William James Jobson to be inspector of machinery for Auckland district; H. A. Kevestian, inspectorf orWellington, Taranaki, and Marlborough districts ; George Croll, to be inspector for Canterbury and Westland ; Thomas Cairns Burt, to be inspector for Otago district. All the appointments to date from the Ist hist.

Flour easier, £l3 to £l3 10s; bran, Is 3d; oatmeal, £25; oats, 6s 3d to b's lOd; wheat, none; barley, no sale ; hams, Is Id to Is 2d; bacon, Is; cheese, 84d to 9d. A number of merchants met at tlie Empire Hotel at eleven this morning, and presented Captain Wheeler of the Taranaki with a purse of 100 sovereigns, as a token of their appreciation of him. Captain Wheeler sailn in the Taranaki to Nelson at one to-day, where he resigns comiuand of the steamer.

The Wellington, with the >San Francisco mail, arrived at twelve, and sails for the south at three. Mr Walter Johnston has addressed his Manawatu constituents. In reviewing the Government proposals of last session he condemned the forest scheme as unnecessary under the circumstances, and according to Mr Vogel's own showing not likely to be profitable. He disapproved of all suggestion regarding the Polynesian scheme, such as subsidising trading companies, and making their steamers run up and down our coasts to the loss of local companies. Mr Vogel was altogether too partial to schemes for "running" the country as a trading hody, and he (speaker) only hoped he would return to the colony without, bringing some new scheme or some fresh contract with him. He thought that the Crown Agent and the Agent General could negotiate the four million loan quite as well as Mr Voge!, who need not have left the colony a' all. He did not attribute last year's great prosperity so much to immigration and public works, as to the great rise in the value of wool for three years past. He thought that should our liabilities become so heavy as to call for taxation, people would prefer to pay interest out of the land revenue rather than submit to a property tax. Regarding the compact of 1865, he was of opinion that the representatives of the Middle Island have shown more than ever that they do not consider the compact should not be broken if the circumstances of the colony made it expedient. He wondered where the money was to come from to endow the various districts in the North Island with substantial revenues, after the provinces were abolished ; but if Mr Vogel succeeded in doing so, he deserved their gratitude, and he was quite prepared to support next session a Bill which would realise Mr Vogel's proposals. A vote of thanks and confidence was carried unanimously. Auckland, January 8. Ship-borne cattle, 25s to 27s per 1001 b ; fat sheep, 3d to 3Jd per lb; lambs, 12s to 19s ; wethers, 8s to 15s. A requisition is being circulated, asking Sir George Grey to stand for Auckland City West. Total export of gold, the produce of the province, during the year was 768900z5., value £292,486. Gkeymoutii, January S. Sailed—The s.s. Maori, for Westport, at 10 a.m. FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT. Auckland, January 7. The Supreme Court to-day was crowded with Maoris to hear the charge of wilful murder of Henrietta, a native girl, against Newton, a native at Orake. Mary Ann, Henrietta's mother, deposed that he saw the prisoner on the night Henrietta died. She was then missing. Prisoner said she had gone to Piriki's house, and that he would go and look for her. Witness told him to bring her back quietly, and not to beat her as he had been doing. He was no relation of hers, but was very jealous of her. He wanted her to be his wife. He went to fetch her, and returned at nine o'clock, and said she was dead, and that she had been struck by the Maori Satan. He then brought the body to the house.

Piriki deposed that he had just returned from Auckland, and met Henrietta by arrangement in his house, where several persons were present. He showed them his photograph, which was much admired. Henrietta winked at him, which he took for a sign. She went to the back of the house, and he followrd her to an empty house. While there Newton came in and groped round with his hands in the dark. He came across them, and said "Who is this?" Henrietta put her hand over his month to prevent him from exposing her, and he (Piriki) said "Itis my original wife." They then separated after arranging to meet at his whare that night. Henrietta was singing a Maori chant, as a sign she agreed to do so—it was one meaning " I'm coming, love." She was then in good health.

William Atlow deposed to Henrietta leaving his house at nine o'clock, singing a love song. Newton called out to her, asking where she had been. Henrietta was in good health and spirits when she left his place. An hour afterwards he heard she was dead. Witness had heard prisoner declare that if he found the girl going astray with another man, he would kill her. Newfcon was a man of fifty years of age. Henrietta was about twenty. The natives held an inquest themselves on the body, and found Newton guilty of murder,

Pera gave similar evidence, A.nother native deposed that Newton had told him that he had found Piriki and Henrietta together. Witness subsequently saw them quarrelling down in Te Ura's house. Newton was sitting by her side. Newton insisted on her going with him. Henrietta said she was afraid, but ultimately went. Witness never saw her alive again. Henrietta Te Ura, a native girl, deposed to seeing Newton and her by the roadside a short time late on the night. Henrietta's head was on prisoner's knee, and she was groaning as if in great pain. The medical evidence taken proved that Henrietta's neck was broken. The case was adjourned till to-moorow. Auckland, Jan. 8. The brigantine Omaha has arrived, via Kaipara, from New Caledonia, and has commenced loading timber for Lyttelton. [from our punedin correspondent.] DUNEDIN, January 7. Fitzsimmons, second mate of the Beautiful Star, met with a nasty accident to-day. The vessel has just arrived from Lyttelton, and was unloading wool when, through defective coupling, a bale fell on him, fracturing his leg and vibe,

Ulrich, reporting on the mines in the Tuapeka and Waipori districts, thinks well of the province as a natural iield for gold. He is surprised with the sameness of the rocks. The Blue Spur is altogether new to him, and he thinks it strange if that bed of gold, bearing cement, is the only one in the country. He has not the slightest doubt of there being deep leads on Weatherstones and Waipori. He strongly condemns the narrow ripples used in the Blue Spur batteries. He recommends drop wells, as at Clunes, as the best tor saving gold. Has great hopes of Waipori reefs.

An amusing case, in which the principal parties are Chinese, was before the 11. M. Court to-day. One Chinaman's wife ran away from him to his neighbour, in whose bed the police found his watch. Mr Hansford left a jury to say whether the prisoner took the watch, or the woman brought it with her, and sent the case for trial.

Owing to the strictures of the press, the police made a raid on citizens, oldand young, for discharging fireworks on New Year's Eve. Twenty persons were fined.

Kichardson, with 66" points, is top scorer in to-day's match. The representative team averaged 60. At Winton's, Thomas Sinclair was scalded to death by the upsetting of a tin of boiling tallow.