The Globe. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 216, 17 February 1875, Page 2

The Globe. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

{Press Telegraph Agency.') LATEST FROM EUROPE SUEZ MAIL NEWS. Dunedin, February IG. The following items of news are brought by the Suez mail: — Mr Nelson, the chief officer of the Candahar, which ran down the Kingsbridgc, Ins had his certificate suspended for twelve months. Mr Disrael's health is improving, but the Conservatives have held a meeting to discuss a succession in the Premiership. The press regard his early retirement as extremely pro bable. In the prospect of this contingency the Liberals are closing their ranks. Mr Gladstone is receiving thanks from the public bodies for his work on the Vatican decrees. The successes of the transit of Venus observations have been more numerous than the failures, and have delighted the scientific world,

There is an announcement in the Indian, Gazette that the supposed Nana Sahib is identified as a Benares fakeer, and he will shortly be set at liberty. A destructive fire has occurred in the business portion of Boston. The loss is estimated at a million dollars. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Dunedin, Feb. 16. The emigrants despatched to New Zealand during the month of November, numbered 244 S souls who were conveyed in nine vessels. Dr Kenealy issued a frenzied appeal to the nation asking for a million subscribers to the Englishman. He intends to seek a seat in Parliament, so that he may restore Magna Charta, and overthrow tyranny in high places. A fourth steamer has sailed from the Clyde for Queensland. She made seventeen knots on her trial trip. Bishop Colenso has been stirring up fresh strife in the English church. Three bishops, viz, those of Oxford, Lincoln, and London inhibited his preaching in their dioceses. This rallied to his side, Dean Stanley, Dr Temple, Dr Jowett, and Stopford Brooke who opened their pulpits to his teaching. During a storm on the 20th December, a powder magazine was struck by lightning and exploded destroying several nouses and portions of the city walls of Scutari in Albania. Two hundred persons were killed and wounded. Fifty persons have been poisoned in Cornwall by drinking water from a tank into which arsenic had been maliciously thrown. The University boat race is fixed for the 20th of March. Commodore Coodenough is to be made a first-class commodore. Mr Vogel arrived in London on December 19th. When the Conservatives discussed the succession to the premiership in case that Mr Disraeli's health should compel his resignation, Lord Derby had a small majority. Mr Brand, the member for Stroud, lias been unseated for bribery. France. The revelations in the Amim trial have excited great indignation amongst politicians. In documents produced, Count Bismarck was seen to be upholding a republic as the weakest Government France could have; rejecting the Bourbons as Ultramontanes, and likely to find Monarchical allies; and next to a Republic approving of the Bonapartists as unlikely to promote a war of revenge. There was a great sensation caused by the Archbishop of Paris standing beside MacMahon on the New Year's Day receptions. It is supposed to indicate that the Ultramontanes are in favor. Spain. Don Alfonso's acceptance of the Crown is generally regarded as satisfactory. The King at once telegraphed to the Pope for his blessing, and afterwards told the Times correspondent that his Ministry would include all shades of opinion. Dorregary and other Carlists have laid down their arms, an amnesty being granted. On January 11th Don Carlos issued a deliant proclamation against Don Alphonso. Indian. It is stated that the supposed Nana Sahib is identified as a Benares fakir. There is an uneasy feeling arising with reference to the Maharatta princes. Scindia and Hoolkah, for the first time in history, had a friendly meeting on an equal footing. This circumstance, and the recent attempt to assassinate Colonel Phayre at Baroda, are taken as indications of a plot. ENGLISH SHIPPING. The Ocean Beauty sailed for Lyttelton on December 3rd. Loading—Cicero, Mystery, Surrey, Tintern Abbey, White Rose. The Wennington arrived at Gravesend on December 21st. INTERPROVINCIAL. Alexandria, February 16. Tawhaio and all his family have left for Kawhia, which he intends in future to make his principal residence. His son was here on Friday last, visiting the stores. There will be great competition amongst the natives at the agricultural show at Teawamutu on the 3rd of March. Wellington, February 16. The outward Frisco mail, by the Taranaki, this afternoon, comprised 4630 letters, 2976 newspapers, and 73 book parcels. February 17. Regarding the transhipment of goods coastwise, the following notice has been posted in the Custom-house:—The Hon Commissioner, under 133rd section of Customs Regulations Act, 185S, ! has ordered on and after Ist prox. whenever goods are transhipped coastwise into vessels without locked or sealed hatches, the officers of the Customs are to make such examination as may be necessary, as to ascertain the particulars for duty on all such goods, subject to fixed rates of duty, and in case of ad valorem goods and packages reported as " contents unknown," such an expression as may be necessary for the purpose of establishing a claim for duty in the event of non-delivery of the goods at the port of destination. The account of the examination to be exercised on landing, the waiter's warrant, and searches, ! andcopy of entry, arc to be copied on the shipping bill to be attached to the clearance of the vessel taking the cargo. Dunedin, February 16. Mr Alexander Grant has bean appointed general manager of the traffic department ou the Otago Railways. Dunedin, February 17.

The Bruce Herald states on good authority as the result of a recent inspection that much of the timber used in the construction of the railway bridges over Salmond's creek, the Tokomairiro river and Woolsbed creek will prove thoroughly rotten. The terms of the contract are such that the loss would fall on the General Government who have the supervision of the work. Port Chalmers, February. Arrived —The Oamaru from Greenock. She left on the 30th November. She brings 280 passengers. Scarlatina broke out on the sth hist; two children arc in the hospital isolated from all the other passengers. The ship is in quarantine, [FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT,] Auckland, February 1(5. The Superintendent's funeral is delayed till Saturday, with a view of allowing his sons to be present. The funeral will be a public one. The body will be placed in three coffins including a leaden one. The part over the face will be cut out and a square of glass fixed so that the face will bu

visible after the body is screwed down, and will remain so until the time of the funeral, when the coffin lid will be fixed. The body will be screwed down in an inner air-tight compartment to-night at the latest. Ohinemuri news states that there is a steady influx of diggers, and a township is rapidly rising. There has been a good deal of sensation talk about claims sent in to the Government, both General and Provincial, for pieces of ground on the goldfield. Nothing at all has been resolved on Avith reference to these, and parties are a little nervous. On one piece of ground claimed a coal seam has been discovered. The miners refrain from expressing any views of the field until they have security for any finds made, which will not exist till the field has been proclaimed. [FROM OUR WELLINGTON CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, February 16. The dinner to Martin last night was very largely attended. He and Seed left in the Taranaki. E. J. Wakefield, M.H.E,, who for several months past has been in the Provincial Hospital, and was recently discharged with a new suit of clothes, paid for by subscription, was to-day fined 5s for being drunk and incapable. He made a ridiculous exhibition in court, and had to be forcibly removed by the police. The following is the Post's report of Wakefield's case to-day. An incorrigible drunkard, Edward Jerningham Wakefield, M.H.E. for Christchurch city east, who has just been discharged from the Provincial Hospital after a lengthened sojourn, and clothed by subscription, was brought up for about the thousand and first time, under a charge of being drunk and incapable in the public streets. The prisoner denied the accusation. Constable Stewart stated that he found the jjrisoner this morning lying in the street drunk and incapable, and took him into custody. Prisoner with a ludicrous air of drunken dignity—" Sir, if I were drunk and incapable as they say, why was I not searched : T see here they left in my pocket this penknife. Sir, if I had been drunk and incapable, as they say falsely that I was, I might have cut my throat." Sergeant Monaghan—" No; I don't think so, if you were incapable." Mr E. J. Wakefield, M.H.E. —" No matter, sir, if I had been drunk as you say, you ought to have searched me, and not left this knife on me," again brandishing it solemnly, "with which I might have cut my throat. In Christchurch, when I was taken up for being drunk and incapable, the police always searched me, and took away everything out of my pockets; aye, did not even leave my pockethandkerckief." His Worslnp fined him ss, or in default committed him for twenty-four hours. Wakefield, with increased dignity —" And now may I ask you, sir, Avhom I am to look to for redress for this false imprisonment, and how I should proceed to obtain such redress. I have been forcibly thrust into gaol, and kept without my breakfast. How am Ito obtain redress for all these injuries and indignities?" His Worship You had better consult your legal advisei"." Sergeant Monaghan—"Come now, stand down." Wakefield —"Sir, I willnotstand down at your command. I will not leave this Court without redress." At this point two policemen proceeded to remove the prisoner, whom they managed to get out of the box, but then he sat down on the floor with a sudden flop, and by propping his feet against the doorposts, opposed a powerful strain against the efforts of the constables. At length, however, three of them managed to get him out, feet foremost. Shortly afterwards the door quietly opened and the form of the worthy M.H.E., again presented itself, like a substantial phantom, but quickly disappeared by some unseen agency in the rear. February 17. Mills, the Collector of Customs, at Lyttelton, has obtained six months leave of absence, and is likely to resign Eose, Landing Surveyor at Auckland, is to go as Acting-Collector during Mills' absence. Brewer, Landing-Waiter at Wellington, succeeds Eose ; and Slater of Dunedin, takes Brewer's place here. [from our dunedin correspondent.] Dunedin, February 16. There w as a peculiar case before the police court this morning. Edward Poole, charged with wife desertion, said he could not get along with his father and mother-in-law in the house, and therefore was about to make tracks for Oamaru when he was arrested. He was willing to take his wife and family with him, and "compensate" the old people, but could not stand them. Bathgate said, few men could, and dismissed the case. Ship desertion is alarmingly on the increase, the magistrate at Port Chalmers having daily to deal with such cases. At the Geelong Meeting, the starters for the Cup were—Melbourne, 7st 21b ; Haricot, 7st 101 b; McCallum Mohr, Lurline, Bst 411); Lapidist and Wollomai. The betting was—2 to 1 against Haricot; 4to 1 against Wollomai and Melbourne ; 5 to 1 against Lapidist and Lurline. At the start, Haricot led with Melbourne close up, Lurline lying third. Melbourne from the first was ridden to catch Haricot, but the latter led easily up to the turn for home. At the half-mile post Haricot and Melbourne came away together, running a desperate race home, and Lyford eased Lurline when he found he could not head the leaders. It was a splendid struggle at the finish. The time was 3 min 4G sec. The Grand Stand Stakes, of 75 sovs, was won by Calumny easily, by six lengths, beating Polidori the favorite, Atlanta, and Valentine. For the Geelong Handicap, Calumny carried 7st 51b; Light o' Day, fist lOlbs; Atlanta and Lurline, Bst 71b ; Haricot, Sst 411); Calaba and Wollomai also ran. Betting—6 to 4 against Haricot ; 7 to 2 against Calumny; 5 to 1 against Calaba, Light o' Day, and Lurline. Lurline and Calumny got away with the start, the former making the running, and Calumny being pulled back, Haricot taking the second place. At the river side, Lurline increased her pace, evidently cutting out the running for her stable companion, and on Calumny closing with Haricot, Lurline retired. Once in the straight, Calumny took a decided lead, and the others never having the slightest chance of catching her, she Avon as she liked by four lengths. Time, 2 min 46 sees.

February 17. Joseph Small, the well-known comedian, died on the passage to Hong Kong. The Rev Mr Harris, late of Christclmrch, would have been a candidate for the 'Dunedin High .School Rectorship but for having been appointed to the head mastership of Wimboni School, Dorsetshire, before he was aware of the vacancy here.