TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 205, 4 February 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Par Anglo-Australian Press TelegraphAgency.) Auckland, Feb. 3. F. 0. Leggitt, clerk of the Provincial Council, has been arrested on a charge of embezzling £BO, the amount voted for books for the library, drawn by him a year ago. T. B. Gillies has resigned his seat. A requisition has been presented to Sir George Grey. Napieb, February 3. At a sale after the Hastings cattle show to-day, Mr Fantham, of Canterbury, purchased three bull calves. Royal Count, Neptune, and Lord Gwynne sold for £IOO, £65, and £BS respectively. Grahamstown, February 4. Rae, a pawnbroker at Shortland, has received permission from certain natives to erect a house, but the land is owned by F. Mitchell, who cut down the sheds. The natives fought with axes, and only for Mitchell there would have been bloodshed. Wellington, February 4. At a sale of stock at the Hutt, cows brought £3 15s to £7 10s; mixed store cattle, £5 ; horses, £5 to £18; steers, £3 to £4 10s. Of 40,000 shares in the Albion Brewery Company, only 1500 remain unapplied for. Ullrich, in the concluding part of his preliminary report on the Otago goldfields to the Superintendent, says—" The general result of my inspection may anticipate my full report, in stating that I have found the auriferous capabilities of the province of a far higher order than I was led to expect from current reports. The drift deposits seem to me practically inexhaustible, whilst as regards the auriferous quartz reefs opened, they are, with few exceptions, as well defined and promising as any in Victoria, and it requires 'only improvement in the gold saving appliances to show their real value, and intelligent and energetic prospecting to greatly ncrease their number."

[FROM OUR WELLINGTON CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, February 4. The Post says that Major Palmer will be appointed Permanent Surveyor-General if be obtains the five years' leave of absence, which he has applied for. The Post con demns such an appointment as a flagrant

job, while the colony has surveyors of such high scientific attainments and local knowledge as Thomson, of Dunedin; Heale, of Auckland ; and Jackson, of Wellington. [FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, February 3. Sailed—The Peerless, for Lyttelton, with 1500 cases of kerosene, 50 cases of chairs, 50 barrels of plaster of paris, and 200 barrels resin. There was a narrow escape from drowning yesterday morning between one and two o'clock. The captain and crew of the Emu, screw barquentine, now alongside the breakwater, were alarmed by screams proceeding from the water in the immediate neighborhood of the vessel. The mate and several of the crew were soon on deck, and, guided by the sounds, discovered the form of a woman with her head just above the water hanging on to one of the fenders between the vessel and the breakwater wall. The mate George Williams, assisted by some of the crew, managed with difficulty to rescue the woman, who was so exhausted when brought on deck that she fainted. Proper means being adopted, she came to after some length of time. She is apparently between twenty and thirty years old, and was respectably dressed. In answer to questions what she was doing there so late, she replied that her name was Jane Kelly; that she was taking a quiet stroll in the coolness of the night, when she became dizzjr as she stood at the edge of the quay, and so fell into the water. Much sympathy is felt for Leggett, clerk to the Provincial Council, who was arrested for embezzling, because it is known that his family relations were not of the happiest owing to inveterate drunkenness in a quarter where he should have received help. He was himself a steady and apparently exemplary man. The criminal assault case on the little girl has been remanded till to-morrow. McLean telegraphs that he had a most satisfactory meeting with the Maori King, which is significant for good. [FROM OUR DUNEDIN CORRESPONDENT.] Dunedin, February 3. Horace Bastings had a narrow escape in Switzer's freehold claim. While in the shaft the winding gear became disconnected, and the'buckets fell. Fortunately the ropes caught the pump, or loss of life must have resulted. Hunter and Strachan have thrown up the Manukau Creek tunnel contract.

Carruthers, at Lawrence, reporting on the Gabriels. Gully Channel scheme, brought before Parliament by Brown last session, stated that the Port Line is yielding £30,000 per annum profit at the present time. The Superintendent has been promised by Carruthers and Blair that the second section of the Winton Line should be open in eight months positively. Color- Sergeant won the first heat of the Hack Selling race at Switzers in a canter. Long odds were laid that he would win. He ran off the course in the second heat, after going hslf a mile, so much like the Mabel waltz that the horse and his rider, T. Monaghan, were at once disqualified. It afterwards became known that the horse had changed owners after the first heat was run." At thejconclusion of the races, a purse of twenty-two sovereigns was made up for McKay, whose accident on Unknown prevented him winning the Hurdle Race. The Guardian says that the Athenaeum meeting, re the Battle of the Books, was a disgraceful exhibition of petulance, impudence, and discourtesy, and adds that the frequency with which howling down opponents is perpetrated in Dunedin would seem to argue that liberty is fast degenerating into most intolerable license. The Guardian agrees with the Superintendent that there is no probability of Otago stirring itself to be represented at the Philadelphia Exhibition, but thinks something might be done if Mr Macandrew became enthusiastic. The Port Chalmers seven per cent loan of £SOOO for water supply, was taken up at 90. The eastern side of the Arcade is to be rebuilt in brick, with a glass roof A over the centre. George Johns has been received into the gaol, committed for trial for incendiarism at Lo veil's Flat on January 31. There are alresdy nine prisoners for trial. The Rev Mr Stanford admits taking quotations in his letter from Ward's pamphlet on the fallacies of teetotalism. COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING. PABAWAI, February S. The 700 yards range marksmen's match is just completed. Fifty-nine men entered, bnt several retired after a few rounds, and after dinner many others are expected to retire. Very little interest is taken in it by the public. The sun is very warm. The small bore scratch match is expected to be fired during the afternoon. The all comers' match takes place to-morrow, and the match at Soall's black targets on Friday. McLaren, of Otago, took the range prize, although Fenton (Thames) made the same score; he had more outers and the former took it. The following are the scores:—Keys, 9; Lieutenant Barriball, 20; Wm. Barriball, 7; Collard, 20; Riohardson, 15 ; Clark, 19 ; McKenzie, 8 ; Sykes, 14 ; Brown, 13; Gascoigne, 13; Fenton, 21 ; Gallagher, 7 ; Skinner, 14 ; Kingswell, 9 ; Morris, 12; Hamlin, 8 ; Purnell, 12 ; Rountree, 14 ; Gordon, 9 ; Armstrong, 15 ; Blythe, 6 ; Partington, 3 ; McKee, 12 ; Marshall, 5 ; Wilson, 10 ; Campbell, 12 ; Hoskins, 20 ; Dey, 13 ; Soper, 13 ; Hay, 13; Coleman, 9 ; Tomlinson, 12 ; Stonebridge, 4 ; Bums, 4 ; Mcllbride, 7; Morle, 11; Chase, 7; McLean, 15 ; McLaren, 21, who is the winner of the range prize of £2; Black, 7 ; Goldie, 11; Nelson, 13; Chalkin, 14 ; Leigh, 11 ; Heaphy, 8; Fox, 6; Greer, 12; Black, 20; McLeod, 16; Thompson, 14; Grundy, 17; Murray (A.C.), 12 ; Renouf, 13; Munyard, 19. The 800 yards small-bore, Hoskins won with a total at the two ranges of 76; Walker, 72; Christie, 71 ; Churton, 67 ; Wilson, 66. The second man saves his stakes. It was too dark for the other ranges. This concludes the match. Gkahamstown, February 4. After dinner yesterday the 800 range marksmens' match commenced. The shooting was very poor, as a thunderstorm changed the wind, which came in gusts. A telegram was sent to Donald McLean, asking for a sum of money for prizes for the Irish, Scottish, and colonial teams, to fire on Saturday. The following are the total scores of the men who completed their firing, the others having retired :—Lieutenant Barriball 26, Collard 28, Richardson 30, Clark 21, Sykes 21, Brown 23, Gascoigne 30 (third prize), Fenton 26, Skinner 22, Morris 21,

Eountree26, Parnell 22, Gordon 16, Arm-' strong 28, McKee 22, Campbell 19, Hoskins 30, Day 31 (takes range prize, also second prize), Hay 20, Tomlinsbn 13, Stonebridge 20, Mcßride 7, Morley . 17, McLean 30, McLaren 24, Nelson 18, Chalklin 23, Black 27, McLeod 26, Goundy,' 32 (first prize). For the. small bore match, with a sweep stakes of £3 each, Wilson, Christie, Hoskins, Walker, and Churton entered. The ranges were 700 and 800 yards, with ten rounds at each range. At the first range Hoskins made the highest possible score of 40 points, Christie 36, Walker 35, and Wilson 39.