THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 190, 18 January 1875, Page 2

THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Wetlington, lanuary 18. Arrived—The Wellington at eight this morning. Grahamstown, January 18. On Saturday afternoon, while the volunteers were firing at the Parawai rifle range, Sergeant Oleary, one of the markers, was shot, the ball striking him on the shoulder blade and coming out of the fleshy part of the right arm. The wound is not considered dangerous, but is very painful. Cleary was out registering a shot and cleaning the target, but from some cause or other the danger flag was not observed from the firing point. The wounded man was brought down the creek in a boat and taken to the hospital. [FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, January 16. Sydney Shipping.—The Atlantic, barque, cleared for Lyttelton via Clarence river on the 6th. Out of six candidates for the Ministry all were referred back to study by the Wesleyan Conference, except Armitage, who was admitted as a probationer. Reports that gold has been discovered near Hokianga are exciting attention. It is stated that good quartz reefs have been found. Conflicting reports come in from the miners now prospecting in the Ohinemuri. There are forty men out. The general belief is that there is not a payable alluvial field, but. that good quartz will be found. The lona steamer was successfully launched to-day. She cost £9OOO. An .attempt to secure sufficient subscriptions for Bishop Pattison's memorial window in St Paul's Cathedral was a miserable failure. The subscriptions only amounted to £3O. Sir George Grey's requisition to stand for the City West has received 660 signatures. Newton, the Maori, has been condemned to death. He remains in a callous attitude, and still denies killing the girl. [from our dunedin correspondent.] Dunedin, January 16. A man named Murphy, aged twenty-four years, has been killed at Alexandra by a fall from his horse. The rolling stock and plant of the Bluff and Winton line has been sold to the New South Wales Government. Orders have been sent home for a supply of rolling stock suited to the narrow gauge, including four engines of great power, hi view of the heavy traffic which the line, as the trunk on which four branches converge, will have to carry. The earthwork of the Riverton branch line will be completed in six weeks, when every effort will be made to finish the line expeditiously, as for the conveyance of timber it is much needed. Ulrich, on a visit to the Bendigo and Carrick Reefs, expressed a high opinion of the district, but considered that in many instances the works had been entirely unwisely directed. The Cromwell Company's reef is as well defined as any reef ever seen, and he thinks will be found of great depth. At the Presbyterian Synod a resolution was carried inviting the established Church of Scotland and Free Church of Scotland, ami th© United Presbyterian Church of Scotland, to ooml Uopu.tio.ci to the colonies. The Theological College committee's report stated that Professor Rainy and Dr Cairns has undertaken to select a professor of theology. An endeavor was unsuccessfully made to reopen the whole question, many members expressing their opinion that a suitable man might be obtained from amongst the clergy here. An amendment to that effect was moved, but was not pressed. The express, taking Jenny Anderson and troupe from Oamaru to Timaru, was upset while crossing the Wataki yesterday. Miss Anderson was drowned, and the others rescued with great difficulty. January 18. Major Atkinson has resigned the adjutancy and leaves for the North in a few weeks. He engages in sheep farming there. Consequent on the rich yields obtained by the Cromwell Company, a reaction in favor of the Bendigo district has set in. The Cromwell Company are raising from No 1 lease, at a depth of 280 ft, stone, yielding 4oz to soz per ton. A leader in the claim at Carrick's Range is yielding 24dwt to the ton, which is very payable considering the great body of stone. The interprovincial team played an eleven of the Dunedin Club with Paramor on Saturday. Scores—first innings, 60 and 70, the highest scores being—Allen with 15, D. K. Rhodes with 10, Paramorwith 18, and Clark with 14. The fielding, particularly that of M'Farlane and Fulton, was capital. The bowling was good. The match will be continued next Saturday. It is reported that Godby and Kettle are not likely to go up to Christchurch.