TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 248, 27 March 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Press Telegraph Agency.) LATEST FROM EUROPE AND AUSTEALIA. ♦ [Per Hero.J Auckland, March 26. The Hero has arrived from Sydney after a passage of five days and six hours; London, March 16. A meeting has been held in London with reference to the establishment of a fortnightly mail service via Suez. A resolution in favor of the project was agreed to, and the colonies requested to co-operate. Sir Arthur Gordon has left Southampton to assume the Government of Fiji. ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF MELBOURNE WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL. Auckland, March 27. The City of Melbourne with the English mail arrived this morning at eight a.m., making the quickest run on record. She left Frisco on the 3rd, and had a fine weather voyage, arriving four days under contract time out, and the same back. Passengers for New Zealand—R. C. Kent, A. D. Smith, M. C. Levesy, eight steerage. London, March 2. The cost of the British Arctic expedition is estimated at £98,000, including price of vessel and three years stores. Experienced navigators consider the present season an unusually favorable one. It is thought that the German expedition being organised at Bremner will receive Government aid. Mr Gladstone published another pamphlet entitled Vaticanism in reply to Newman and Manning. He says that Newman's secession was the greatest loss to the English Church since Wesley. He maintains his original assertion, and points to the declaration repudiating the doctrines of papal infallibility and temporal power by means of which English and Irish Catholics obtained full civil liberty. The Mark Lane Express of March 2nd says, the weather has been of rough aspect. Wheat is firmer in the Continental market and has risen one shilling. A railway accident occurred near Richfield Staffordshire, thirty were injured. John Bright in a letter on Home Rule says that only party mad or wicked men could advocate John Mitchell's idea of Home Rule which is ridiculous. Earl Derby accepted £SOO for each white and £3OO for each black man murdered as Virginia's indemnity. Kenealey's election was contested by three candidates, one being a member of the Tichborne family, whom he defeated. The Evangelical Alliance deputation returned to England from Turkey without presenting to the Sultan the memorial prepared by that body. The Sultan refused to give the deputation an audience. Intelligence has been received of a serious disturbance in the city of Bethlehem, in Palestine. Some Greeks made an attack on a portion of the city occupied by Armenians. Several were killed on both sides. Prince Gortschakoff has replied to England s refusal to participate in the international code conference at St Petersburgh, and says that it will always be open for England to give her adhesion to the resolutions adopted. The moderate tone of the answer is attributed to German mediation,

A match manufactory at Gotenburg, in Sweden, crowded with working people, took fire. The flames spread with such rapidity that the employees on the upper floors were uuable to escape. Fifty-one were killed by burning or jumping from windows; A fire took place at Port au Prince. Twothirds of the city were destroyed, rendering six or seven hundred families homeless. The damage is estimated at two million dollars. The fire originated through the explosion of a barrel of kerosene. The reported retirement of Bismarck, owing to ill health, is causing much discussion. A bill has been introduced into the House of Commons to lesson the penalties for unlawful possession of arms in Ireland, and repealing the law which authorises the closing of public houses, and the arrest of persons found at large at night in closed districts, and removing the restrictions from newspapers. The Chief Secretary states that the Government intended to re-enact the laws against Ribbonism in Westmeath, as he was assured that the Ribbon conspiracy existed there as strong as ever. America. Continued storms and floods are reported, causing destruction of property, especially of houses, fences, and stock, extending for three hundred miles of country. The ice gorge in the river up, threatened Port Deposit, in Maryland, with total destruction, great apprehension being felt when the mail left. John Kelly, the clog dancer, well-known throughout New Zealand, was shot at in Frisco by an attorney, who was discharged, on the ground that he fired in self-defence. More disturbances are reported in the Louisiana legislature. Ward, the representative from Grant Parish, was expelled from the House for attempting to shoot the Sergaant-at-arins. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. [VIA Bluff.] Bluff, March 25. The Omeo a!rived at 9 a.m. She left Melbourne on the 20th instant. Brings 25 saloon, 40 steerage passengers, 350 tons cargo, and 64 horses, all ports. Passengers for Lyttelton: MessrsDarvall, Alphine, Quick, Nethercote, Walls, and four in steerage. She brings thirty tons cargo. The Omeo will not sail till to-morrow afternoon, to-day being a holiday. Victoria, March 19. A young woman named Hindmarsh has been burned to death at Geelong through her clothes taking: fire. Fairclough, the tragedian, is insolvent. An accountant named Williams has been arrested on a charge of forgery. M Chevalier, on behalf of some Italian gentlemen, has applied to the Minister of Lands for 2000 acres of land for sericultural purposes. A telegram from Colombo reports the departure of two coffee laden vessels for Melbourne. A man has been found with his throat cut in the Treasury Gardens. He is stated to have been for twenty years Superintendent of the police in Queensland, and that he had recently come to the colony. The red spider has done much damage to the hop plants. Professor Hallord has received £SOO from the Victorian Government for the purpose of making experiments with snake bite remedies. The Hon Mr Hastings, Good Templar, has arrived in Melbourne from New Zealand. Private London telegrams report a rise of Id to l£d in the price of wool. The Cross Chevalier (an Italian order) has been conferred on Ernest Gilies, the explorer. March 20. The steamship Durham arrived yesterday, forty-eight days from Plymouth ; and the Great Britain arrived a few hours later, sixtythree days out. On board the latter are Rev Alfred Penny, the new Bishop of Melanesia, and the Rabbi Leichtentein, for Dunedin. The Gippsland election resulted in the return of Mr McKean by a large majority. O'Ferrall's trial set down for yesterday is postponed to next sittings. In the Lillidale murder case the jury found Philip Dobell guilty of manslaughter, contrary to the Judge's charge. Whereupon Judge Fellows only sentenced the prisoner to twenty-four hours' imprisonment, and he was discharged. Calumny won the Kyneton Handicap comfortably. At the sale of shorthorn cattle and Herefords at Robertson Bros, Colac, yesterday, a total was realised of over £26,600 for between three and four hundred animals. The average for bulls was up to 510 guineas. Mr Ellery, the Government astronomer, has been entertained by the Royal and Medical Societies, the Acting-Governor being present.

The Gothenburg fund amounts to over £ISOO.

Several of the Gothenburg survivors have reached Melbourne. A large number of families have been left totally unprovided for.

Mauritius advices state that the May is loading for Wellington. At a sale of race-horses at Melbourne 1 Newbold fetched 400 guineas, Jacob 2UO guineas, Atlanta and Bill Sykes 180 guineas each.

Sydney, March 20. The last month's Customs revenue shows an increase.

A stockman named Edward Norman has been shot dead on a Queensland station, The murderer has been arrested. Mr Brown has been elected for the Patterterson by a large majority. The steamer Morpeth cut down the lighter Industry near Newcastle yesterday. The crew were saved.

The schooner Eureka, of Sydney, has broken up on the rooks near Sandon, River Clarence.

Late news from Fiji is very unfavorable. Business is dull. Many natives are dying of measles.

A report has just reached Queenbeyan that the mail had been stuck up between Gundaroo and Collector about 1 o'clock. The mailman was fired at and bolted, leaving the mails and buggy on the road, and returned to Gundaroo. He reported the matter to the police. It is understood that a meeting of bank managers at Sydney has been held, to take into consideration the action of the Bank of New Zealand with regard to the money market. Nothing definite has resulted. South Australia, March 19.

The report of the mining commissioner at New Caledonia, states that at Balade mine, in which South Australia is interested, 150,000 tons of rich copper aie already in view,

There was a crowded house at the theatre when the performance in aid of the Gothenburg fund was given. The Overland line, north of Daly waters, still interrupted. Sales of wheat, 4s. The Gothenburg relief fund has reached £2400.

A telegram has been received in Adelaide from Mr Lewis, the leader of the Lake Eyre expedition, statiug that he has been surrounded by the natives but not molested. The boutlb Australian Register's calculations of the wheat harvest show that there are 866,000 acres devoted to wheat growing; that the produce will be 10,000,000 bushels. The estimated surplus will be a shade over 200,000 tons. The latest Cooktown news reports the discovery of a gold lead at Ana river, ten miles distant from the township. A large number of Chinese are in the district, which has caused much dissatisfaction. Parliament meets early in May. It has been ascertained that the explorers Permain and Borrodale have been murdered at Port Essington by the natives. Brisbane. Parliament meets for business on April 27th. Tasmania. The operation of the law relating to the prohibition of stock is extended to June next year. The imports of last year amount to nearly £17,000,000, and the exports to over £15.000,000, this being £140,000 over those of the previous year. COMMERCIAL. Melbourne. Last sales—Tea, Is 6d ; 2000 cases of diamond kerosene oil have been sold at Is 3d to 1 s 4d. Wheat is firm at 4s 8d for prime. There is a great run on woolpacks, sales at 3s 4d advance have been made. 1000 cases Hennessy's brandy have been sold at 30s ; sales at 30s 3d. Oats have advanced, 4s 9d have been offered for Tartarian, and 4s Id for Californian. All the maize in the market is cleared at 6s. INTERPROVINCIAL. Auckland, March 26. Mr Hanna, a clerk in the Bank of New Zealand, and Mr McClusky, of Hobson sreet, vouch for the following statement in the Cross: —"About eight o'clock last evening, as we were standing talking at the top of Hobson street, a man who had all the appearance of a maniac, v» as seen approaching, making faint signs of being in distress. When he got up close to us he staggered over against the fence and fell. We happened to see something around his neck which led us to believe he was not able to speak. We rushed to see what was the matter. Finding he had met with foul play, we carried him into a shop close hand, when a deplorable sight met our eyes. The young man was gagged, and a rope looped tightly around his neck (so tight that it buried itself in the flesh round the throat). His hands were securely faetened. We undid the ropes quickly, and after administering cold water several times the poor fellow gradually came round, and related his story, viz:—He was the individual (nephew of Dr Baynton) that was stuck up last night on Barrack Hill, and on coming up opposite the Criterion Hotel was accosted by two men in masks, one putting his finger down his throat, while the other bound him as described. They threw him like a log over the fence into a paddock adjoining tl e late residence of Dr Croke. He managed to scramble up after lying insensible for some time, and found he had lost his purse containing £5 odd. He was found as already described. There is no clue to the perpetrators. Auckland, March 27. A large number of diggers for Ohinemuri arrived by the Hero. Buckland reports: Fat cattle, 25s to 30s perlOOlbs. Wellington, March 27. Mr Clement Govett has been appointed assistant law officer. Mr Reed, the present assistant law officer, will perform the duties of Attorney-General until the House meets. The Provincial Government have withdrawn their circular to the banks calling for tenders for provincial account, inconsequence of finding an old promise from Dr Featherston that the arrangement would not be disturbed without twelve months' notice being given. Arrived: J. C. Colson, from Lyttelton; Wellington, s.s., from Nelson and the North. Wanganui, March 25. A great fire broke out in the Victoria Avenue this morning. The premises were occupied by Mr Onslow, draper, and the other part by Mr Bain, baker, the owner of the building. The fire originated in a room occupied by Onslow, who refused to admit the people, and when the door was broken he was found fully dressed. The fire spread over the building, and caught the adjoining one. The fire engine was useless, there being no water nearer than the river. The tele-, graph office was with difficulty saved. There . was no wind else the best part of the town would have been destroyed. The inmates of Mr Bain's house escaped half dressed. The buildings destroyed and the insurance on them and stock, are as follows:—John Anderson, furniture warehouse, National £6OO, Norwich £200; P. Loftius, shoemaker, occupied part of this building. Bain, baker, South British £BOO, Standard £400; Samuel., chemist, National, £300; Barr, draper, £200; Hogg, butcher, Victoria £2OO. Total insurance, £2700. The loss is estimated at £6OO. A good deal of stock was saved. Onslow has been arrested, and will be brought up during the afternoon. It is supposed .his stock is heavily insured in Nelson, and that he has sold the most of it. {( Owing to illness in Judge Williams' family, the arrangements for the next sitsing of the Supreme Court have been altered. It was originally intended that the Judge to whom the Dunedin district was assigned should take the April session at Auckland ; that Judge Williams should take the Cook's Strait circuit, and that Chief Justice Prendergast, who succeeds Judge Arney at the end of this month, should take the April session at Dunedin. Judge Johnson would have proceeded to his own district (Christchurch) at the end of this month, but it was found impossible that Judge Williams could go as far as Auckland, and it was then arranged that he should take the Wellington and Wanganui sittings. But Judge Johnston has now undertaken to remain at Wellington for the April assizes to relieve Judge Williams of the necessity of leaving home at present. Judge Williams thertfore takes the Christchurch April sessions ; Judge Gillies the Auckland, Taranaki, and Nelson circuit; and the Chief Justice taking the Dunedin sittings, as before arranged.

Dunedin, March 26. The agricultural statistics of Otago show a decrease of 500,000 bushels in wheat, being 35 per cent; an increase of a million bushels of oats, being 50 per cent; a decrease of 95,000 bushels of barley, being 30 per cent; 3000 tons potatoes, being 20 per cent increase. At the recent Banco sittings, rules for new trials have been granted in a number of cases. There is an immense amount of Banco work accumulating for the new judge. Judge Chapman will sit in Banco for the last time on Wednesday next, when it is understood Mr George Cook, one of the oldest members of the profession, will bid him farewell on behalf of the bar. There has been a small fire in Campbell's bakery, at the north end of the town. Damage £250 ; insured in the South British. Greymouth, March 27. Sailed—Yesterday, Maori, for Nelson. [FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, March 25. The remarkable George Thorne bankruptcy case, which has occupied the court so many months, was [again called to-day, chief Justice Arney, desiring for special reasons to get it terminated in view of his proposed retirement? Another wrangle between counsel ensued relative to the accounts. The Judge spoke of having his notes filled in, and leaving the case a legacy to his successor. He considered the bankrupt had thwarted the court by the form of presenting his accounts. Ultimately, he agreed that the accounts should be filled in the present form, leaving the Bank of New South Wales the opposing creditors to take what action they chose afterwards. The case was further adjourned. The Cross reporter fell asleep during the Bankruptcy sitting of the Supreme Court yesterday, and was locked in. He awoke when it was getting dark, and scrambled on to the roof, and threw a sixpence to some children to go get another reporter who lived near. Ultimately, the keeper of the building liberated the dismayed Bohemian. The victim of an outrage in Hobson street, one of the most frequented thoroughfares in the city, furnishes the following particulars of the occurrence. He was a passenger by the India, and is named Thomas William Boulton. He is about nineteen years of age. When assailed last night he was walking along the footpath on the western side of the street. He did not observe anyone in the vicinity until one or two men seized him, when he was thrown down on the footpath; one of them put his knees on his arms, while his pockets were rifled by the others. Their object accomplished, ho was lifted over the fence into a paddock. Before lifting him over the fence one of the ruffians gave him a hard kick on the right side, a little below the axilla. By the blow and the rough treatment he received he was in a semi-conscious state when he fell on the ground on the inner side of the fence, but was of opinion from the sound of their receding footsteps that they went up Hobson street towards Wellington or Pitt streets. About ten minutes elapsed before he sufficiently recovered to be able to climb over the fence, and thus regain the street. While lying on the footpath he noticed both men wore long black masks, which came about a foot below the chin. He thought he saw their eyes through round holes cut in the masks, but would not be able to recognise them again. He says he has been threatened by two men for evidence given in the police court in a case connected with the ship, but, owing to the long masks, he could not recognise the assailants. [from our dunedin correspondent.] Dunedin, March 25. Mr Calcutt positively declines to stand for Waikouaiti. In the address to the Waikouaiti electors, Mr Gillies says " While I have endeavored to do full justice to those rights which belong to property, I have neither been blind or silent in regard to the duties of property to the country an aspect of the question which, in my opinion, has been too little regarded by the people's representatives.', As high as 105 bushels of oats to the acre have been obtained in East Hawksbury; 102 bushels were threshed from an acre paddock the crop being the ninth in succession without manuring. From other parts of the district as much as ninety bushels of oats have been products, and the lowest average has exceeded fifty bushels an acre. A magnificent trout was captured in the Shag river on the 28th. Its dimensions were—Length, 28 inches ; girth, 16 inches, and weight, 9£lbs.