TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 256, 7 April 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Press Telegraph Agency.') Auckland, April 6. The Harbor Board to-day accepted a tender for £3877 for renewing another portion of the wharf. It was resolved to offer the remainder of the Dock debentures in London through the Bank of New Zealand. The City Council has applied to the Superintendent for a grant from the provincial revenue towards the maintenance of the main streets, Gbahamstown, April 6, At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, a packer named Thomas Edwards was charged with shooting with intent to kill and murder one John Toovey. The accused went to Toovey’s whare, nine miles from town, on Sunday, and fired a pistol loaded with shot, which wounded him in the b g below thekuee. Ed wards suspected Toovey of having seduced his wife from home some time ago. Accused was remanded pending the recovery of Toovey to give evidence. Wellington, April 6. The Supreme Court Criminal Sittings are concluded. Few of the cases are of any general interest. Denis Wright, late Captain 1071 h Regiment, was charged with obtaining money under false pretences, and was acquitted; but before leaving Court was arrested on another similar charge, at the suit of W. S. Moorhouse. The work of filling in the Thorndon reclamation has now seriously commenced. Dunedin, April 6. The funeral of the late Judge Wilson Gray, took place at 3.30. The procession, which was very long, started from the Government Buildings. The volunteers and fire brigades mustered strong, and nearly all the members of the legal profession were present, including Judges Ward and Chapman. The Revs Messrs Stamford and Davis performed the burial service. All the places of business were closed during the passing of the procession. The Banks closed at 2. Dr Moran and Father Coleman were present at the grave. THIS HAYS TELEGBAMS. Wellington, April 7. Arrived—The steamer Otago, at nine o’clock. Auckland, April 7. Charles James, the defaulting Oddfellows’ secretary from Christchurch, was brought before the police this morning, charged with embezzling £lB5. A warrant had been sent to Melbourne, but with the prisoner’s consent he was forthwith remanded to Christchurch, Hokitika, April 7. Sixty-four head of cattle were yarded at Arahura, and beef averaged 40s per 100 lbs; sheep, 12s 6d to 21s 6d each. Timaru, April 7. The following vessels are in the roadstead. The steamers Maori and Bruce, the barque Amateur, brig Wave, schooners Kate Brain, Wanganui, Crest of the Wave, Lion, and Eliza McPhee. Business is very brisk, and numbers of are constantly in the roadstead.

[FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, April 6.

The City Council have asked the Superintendent to introduce a Bill in the next session of the Assembly to secure their title tovarions endowments set apart by Sir George Grey when he was Governor, before a Constitution was granted to the colony. Some endowment was subsequently divested by the Public Reserves Act. They are also endeavoring to get grants from the provincial revenue towards the maintenance of the main streets, or in lieu to give the city the fees arising from public licenses within its boundaries, Sir G. Grey promised the consideration of these proposals, and said he was doubtful whether the reserves had been legally alienated. If the Council secures the objects aimed at, the Corporation will be a wealthy one, Sir G. Grey having made very valuable reserves when founding the city. A charge of broaching cargo against the crew of the immigrant ship Baron Aberdare was brought, and notwithstanding strong evidence the case was dismissed. Since then the sailors have been emboldened, and have become completely insubordinate. Four were brought before the Police Court to-day, and two were sent to gaol. Several similar failures of justice before Justices of the Peace lately have caused attention to the want of a police magistrate, Mr Beckham’s time being more than occupied as district judge and Resident Magistiate in civil cases. [FROM OUR WELLINGTON CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, April 6. The mismanagement on the Hutt Railway is becoming serious. All hands are now required to work more than twelve hours a day, and the pay is only about that of ordinary laborers. Several men have resigned. Yesterday only one engine-driver was left, and last night he was suspended owing to his having said or done something improper through over work. To-day the trains are driven by “ fitters,” to the great danger of the passengers. The Wairarapa coaches no longer connect with the railways, but run through into and from town, doing the distance between town and the Hutt in less time than the train. [FROM OUR DUNEDIN CORRESPONDENT.] Dunedin, April (1. The Guardian urges shipbuilding on a more extensive scale, and the keeping and execution of as many orders as possible in the colony. The Times, in an article discussing MiFellows’ letters, and Mr Vogel’s reply, says —“ One writes like a statesman, the other like a forward child or a disappointed man. On one point tyr Vogel is unassailable, and

we reproduce the argument because the idea he combats possesses the minds of many men whose knowledge and breadth of view is incomparably greater than that of Mr Fellows. It is this The five thousand men employed throughout the colony upon public works might all be thrown out of that employment to-morrow without very seriously affecting the prosperity of the colony. So truly wonderful has been the absorption of labour in private undertakings that they would be re-employed again without delay in twenty-four hours. A good many people suppose that the grand catastrophe which Mr Fellows delights to picture, and which very many more dread, will be rendered more terrible and more terrific by groups of unemployed cast adrift by this sudden cessation of public works. The cause of alarm is not the addition of five thousand pairs of hands to the wages-earning portion of the population: but the fact that profitable industrial undertakings cannot be carried on because of the want of labour and many useful works are being dwarfed for the want of men. The colony will not suffer in its interests by the discussion; on the contrary, it is plain that our recalcitrant colonist, desiring to curse the people, has, in spite of himself, blessed them.” The Star advises the people to withdraw their substantial support from such a libeller of the colony as Grant has shown himself to be.

Mr Salmond, Brogdens’ representative at. Tokomairiro, has been appointed secretary and manager of the Kaitangata Railway. In town, business was entirely suspended during Judge Gray’s funeral, and thousands of people lined the streets. The flags flew half-mast on every pole, and all the Church bells tolled. The body lay exposed to view at the Shamrock during the whole forenoon, and was viewed by hundreds. The cortege left the Shamrock at three, and along Princes street there must have been close upon 5000 people. The funeral procession included the police both mounted and foot, the fire brigades, volunteers, city authorities, provincial and colonial legislators, clergy, judges, goldfields officials, representatives of the goldfields, towns, and municipalities, and over 200 public citizens. The Superintendent, Sir J. Richardson, Judges Prendegast and Chapman attended, and also the whole of the legal profession in Dunedin, and representatives from Tokomairiro and Tuapeka. At Takomairiro and Queenstown business was entirely suspended during the afternoon. April 7.

All the religious denominations sent representatives to Judge Gray’s funeral, Bishop Moran and his Vicar General attending in person at the grave. The pall-bearers were Mr Macandrew, Judge Prendergast, the Hon Mr Richardson, Minister of Immigration, Messrs Gillies, Kamsay, Bathgate, Maitland, Mansford, Pyke. and Warden Carew. It is estimated that 7000 people were in Princes street yesterday. Thomas Syrett Hardy has been committed for trial for manslaughter. He struck his wife because she refused to go to bed, and she died from the blows. There are sixteen cases for trial, viz. : Manslaughter, 3 ; rape, 2 ; infanticide, 1; arson, 1 ; attempted rape, 1 ; and the rest are offences against property. TOKOMAIRIRO RACES. Dunedin, April 6. There was a good attendance at to-day’s races, but little or no betting. Maiden Plate —3o so vs; Bothwell and Merry Monarch ran a dead heat. At the start Bothwell led by a length, and kept the same until half the course had been run, both horses taking it easy; then the racing commenced, and a game struggle followed, the whips going freely, and the race resulting in a dead heat. Members Handicap— 6o so vs ; Envy, 7st 21b, 1; Right Bower, Bst 41b, 2 ; Atlas, Bst 101 b, 3; Unknown, 7st, 0. After one false start the lot got away well together, but soon Envy came to the front, and held a lead of two’ lengths all the way, winning by that distance, Right Bower was second, and Atlas a good third. We shall not know the results of the other races to-night, as the stewards decided as a mark of respect to Judge Gray not to run during the hours of his funeral taking place in Dunedin.