THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 220, 22 February 1875, Page 2

THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, February 22. Arrived—The Ardentinny, from London. She bring no passengers, but has on board a lot of pure bred stock for Napier and a number of English birds. Very few of the Berar’s immigrants now' remain on Soame’s Island. Under the heading of “ Supposed Ohinemuri Goldfield,” a writer with the signature of “ Long Tom” writes to the Timas cautioning working men to be careful before throwing away substance for shadow. He speaks with twenty-two years’ experience of mining, three years being on the Thames goldfield. He was one of the delegates chosen by 10,000 miners to ascertain the feeling of the native chiefs upon the question, and whether there was any chance of a speedy opening of the Ohinemuri. After that duty had been performed, he and two other experienced miners started at midnight from Thorpe’s crossing and prospected the country between Te Hira’s hut and Waihee, fourteen miles. The country is terribly rugged, with steep ranges and precipitous chasms, rapid creeks, and waterfalls. They discovered quartz reefs of various sizes, but though they drove along them could not get the color. Some of the reefs are 15ft and 20ft through, but quite flinty and hungry-looking. They also tried numerous leaders with equally little success. On the ninth day they reached Waihee, and found many alluvial prospecting holes had been sunk alongside them in many places. Only on one occasion were they lucky enough to get a single speck of gold. They brought back about twenty pounds of the most likely-looking quartz, but it did not yield a trace of gold. Sailed—The Star of the South, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Messrs Murphy and Fautham, Mrs Cone and two children. Cargo —l7O casks cement, 6 bdlswool, 3 boxes.

[FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, February 20. In replying to Mr Jerningham Wakefield’s insinuation in the Lyttelton Times that Mr Vogel will not come back, the Cross says lie will be here in May or June next. The confession of Matene the murderer to a Maori teacher, while denying the deed stoutly to all other ministers, illustrates a trait in Maori character. He endeavoured till the end to throw discredit on the Pakeha doctors’ evidence, which chiefly caused conviction, His own description of the manner of committing the crime tallies exactly with that suggested by Dr Goldsbro, who judged only from an examination of the body in an advanced stage of decomposition, and from the discovery of the rupture of two small ligatures in the neck which was not broken. The Maori was evidently astonished at the keenness of medical science. [FROM OUR DUNEDIN CORRESPONDENT.] Dunedin, February 20. Father Coleman’s action against the Times is for calling him a money-grubbing priest. The Guardian suggests the appointment of Major Palmer to inspect and report on the volunteers. The Star says the following may be depended on as the location of the Judges viz—Williams, Otago; Johnston, Canterbury; Prendergast, Wellington, Wanganui, and Napier; Gillies, Auckland. During Richmond’s absence the other Judges take the remaining circuits. His Honor Judge Prendergast taking Marlborough ; Gillies, Nelson ; Johnston, Westland. Judge Williams makes his debut at Westland and then comes here. Feb 22. Captain Ross of the ship City of Dunedin ordered the Times reporter over the ship’s side without obtaining a report because of an unfavorable criticism which appeared in that paper after the ship’s last voyage. Margaret Collins, a servant at Mr Goodall’s at Milton, was secretly confined yesterday, but a dead female child was found concealed in her bed with its throat cut. Collins is in custody. Private letters state that it is intended to run the Torres Straits steamers Normanby and Somerset from Moretou Bay to some port in New Zealand. It is denied that Protos and Goshawk have been purchased for Dunedin. They will, however, be entered for some races at this meeting.