The Globe. THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 263, 15 April 1875, Page 2

The Globe. THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Press Telegraph Agency.') Auckland, April 14. The City West election for the General Assembly, for the seat of the late Mr Williamson, resulted in a majority of 179 for Mr Dignam. The numbers were—Dignam, 555; Dargaville, 386, Dunedin, April 14. John Fulham, engaged pile driving, received nasty injuries by the monkey jamming his bead against the piles. His jaw was smashed, and his head bruised. He is in a very precarious state. Mr Bathgate, Hesident Magistrate, is subpoenaed as a witness in the case Police v Dodson re Derby Sweep, he being secretary to the land lottery in 1868. Messrs Kirkpatrick and Glendining have been charged at the police court by one of their machinists with an infringement of the Female Working Act. The Bench dismissed the case, and expressed an opinion that there had been false swearing on each side. In the case this morning of Inspector of Adulteration of Food Act v Oliver, the magistrate decided that by the last provision in section 4, sellers of adulterated food or drink are not liable to a penalty if such articles have |not been previously notified in the Gazette of the province in which such seller shall reside to be adulterated or impure. The two “ nots ” in the provision neutralised each other. The Bench stated that the inspector could never obtain a conviction till the Act was altered. THIS DA YS TELEGRAMS. p Wellington, April 15. Arrived—The Rose of Eden, from Lyttelton. The Wellington, from Picton and the North. Several instances having come to the knowledge of the Commissioner of Customs of the receipt in the colony of two invoices for the same goods, one being of smaller value than the other, apparently with a view to defraud the customs in regard to the ad valorem duty, strict orders have been given to the officers of the customs to have all the packages shipped by the firms known to have acted as above, opened and thoroughly examined on their arrival in the colony. Nelson, April 15.

A coroner’s jury have found a verdict of “Manslaughter” against Morgan Jones, the contractor under whom the men killed on Monday by the fall of earth were working. Bail was allowed.

There were twenty candidates for the town-clerkship last night, and Mr Gully, a barrister, was appointed. Hokitika, April 15.

205 head of cattle were yarded and 500 sheep. Beef averaged 35s to 40s per 1001 b; mutton, 15s to 20s. There was a large attendance and a brisk market.

Greymoutii, April 15.

An important petition is being numerously signed by the miners of the Grey Valley to the Superintendent and Council of Nelson, praying for the immediate abolition of road boards, and for an expression of opinion in favour of the abolition of the provinces. The contract for the formation of the Brunner Eailway is finished, and the line taken over by the Government. Tenders for the permanent way are expected to be called for in a few days.

[FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, April 14.

The committee of the racing club having been compelled by the shortness of the funds to cut down the stakes materially, only provincial horses arc expected to compete at the Autumn Meeting on the 24th May. The sporting contributor of the Star writes on the Christchurch Autumn Meeting, that he considers the handicapper has weighted Y atterina with half a stone too much. He says, “At our late races, in the Grand Stand Handicap, Parawhenua, Bst4lb, beat her, carrying Bst ,131 b, the race being won by Templeton, with 9st; again, in the Free Handicap, Yatterina, carrying Bst 51b, Parawhenua won in a canter by four lengths, carrying Bst 71b; at Hokitika lately, Yatterina, carrying Bst 21b, beat Guy Fawkes, three-year-old, by two lengths, the young one carrying 7st 71b, which must prove that Yatterina has lost her old form, and that, compared with Guy Fawkes and Parawhenua, she is too heavily weighted, I shall pin my faith to Traitor, Parawhenua, and Mr Delamain’s best; Tadmor or Ngaro ought to win the Leger, and Gilda the Champagne Stakes, as she is Lurline’s half sister.”

A special correspondent in the King Country writes that the Kingitcs arc completing two flour mills, and have four threshing machines and many ploughs. A blue shark, lift long, was caught in the harbor to-day.