TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 219, 20 February 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Press Telegraph Agency.') Auckland, February 19.

The Macgregor has arrived. She leaves for San Francisco before the morning. She brings no later English news. The Australian news is generally unimportant, and is anticipated by that received by the Omeo Dunedin, February 19.

Father Coleman brings an action for slander against the Times for inserting a letter to-day re collections at St Joseph’s Church.

THIS DA TS TELEGRAMS ,

Auckland, Feb 20.

The captain of the brigantine Nightingale which arrived in harbor yesterday from Melbourne, reports that the Victorian Government offered him £IOO to land Sullivan, the murder, in Auckland. The captain offered to accept £l5O for the “job,” provided that the Victorian Government would indemnify him against any action that the New Zealand Government might take against him. Under these circumstances Captain MThaider would land Sullivan, giving the Auckland police notice of the nature of his charge. The Victorian Government would not accept these terms, and the Nightingale sailed without the illustrious murderer.

Wellington, February 20th

His Excellency the Governor anil the Minister of Justice visited the gaol, and were pleased with the management of the establishment.

It is understood that Colonel Lyon has been appointed head of the New Zealand Armed Constabulary; Colonel Maule being about to obtain leave of absence.

Preliminary steps have been taken for establishing a lumpers’ society. The local agents of the National Fire Insurance say that the policy held by “ National ” over the Blencathra mentioned in telegram yesterday, referred to the National Insurance Company of South Australia.

The Times recurring to the half a million story says that the] Post has been most unmercifully sold over it. The Co-operative Banking Society has been a failure, and is formally wound up.

[FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT. ] Auckland, February 19.

There are about 450 miners at Ohinemuri awaiting the proclamation of the field ten days hence. The negotiations for signing the agreement very nearly broke down yesterday, owing to the natives demanding that the gold only should be ceded, and not the timber jand other minerals, but they finally gave way. Great heat prevails at Ohinemuri. No diggers have suffered, but one Maori has died from sunstroke. A township is rising rapidly, including the Ohinemuri Times office, which has been commenced by the proprietors of the Auckland Star and Thames Advertiser .

February 20. A private shipping letter, dated London, December 24th says —Re New Zealand Shipping Company—“ Business during the month and shipping to all ports of New Zealand has been exceedingly brisk, more especially to Auckland and Wellington. Dead weight for all ports has come forward freely. Nearly all the emigrant ships lately have been despatched with short numbers, in a great measure owing to the Christmas holidays, and also, no doubt, the recent shipping casualties in the late gales have frightened people from venturing out during the winter weather.

The Macgregor has brought forty more Austx-alian miners for Ohinemuri