TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 273, 27 April 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

{Press Telegraph Agency, ) AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Melbourne. Bickers, a free selector, has been murdered at Terrace by a neighbour named Merton, who had a quarrel with him and stabbed him to the heart. South Melbourne lost the cup in the cricket match. 5000 spectators were present, and there was great excitement. The following are the scores :—Slight, 26 ; Cooper, 0 ; Blackham, 43 ; Allan, 36 ; Midwinter, 19 ; English, 0 ; Conway, 13 ; McGann, 9 (not out) ; Heather, 1; Tinsley, 3 ; Woolf, 2. Louisa Eengleman and Ah Katt have been committed by a coroner's jury for the wilful murder of Bengleman. It is intended to form a permanent fund for the purpose of assisting shipwrecked seamen and widows. A policeman has been committed to trial at Hotham for stealing a bottle of brandy from an hotel. O'FarrelFs trial is not concluded. The gold export for the year (? quarter) amounts to 197,278 ounces, against 316,557 ounces in the corresponding period of last year. The Mint charges have been reduced. The sale rates for gold now paid iB the same as by the Bank of England. The captain of the Ellora (s.) went mad on the voyage round from Sydney. He would insist on steering for Western Port as a short cut t) Melbourne. Eventually Captain Standisb, who was a passenger, had him arrested aud confined. Four revolvers were found in bis cabin. Baroh Leeche's liabilities are £23,000 in England, and as many hundreds here. Mauritius white sugar is in better demand; sales, £34 to £35. Oats are lower ; quotation, 3s 9d to 4s 3d. Madam Rastoul has written to the Argus, and states that the reason her husband and the other prisoners escaped was to make known to the world the treatment they received in New Caledonia, where, by a process of starvation, they were condemned to slow death. An effort will be 'made to float the Bleucathra, now ashore at King's Island. Sydney. The Mikado arrived at San Francisco four days before the contract time. Maize is plentiful, at 4s to 4s 3d, at large terms. Brisbane. The Marine Board, in the matter of the wreck of the Gothenburg, attributes the loss of the vessel in a great measure to the unexpected effect seawards, caused by the heavy floods in the Burdekin and other rivers, and also considers that due caution was not observed in navigation, no attempt apparently being made to sight Cape Bowling Green lighthouse or Cape Dpstart. The immigration authorities in England report that the burning of the Cospatrick has had a great influence in checking immigration. Adelaide. £7OOO have been collected for the Gothenburg fund. Wheat, 4s. SHIPPING. Newcastle. Sailed—Coq du Village, barque, for Lyttelton, with 452 tons coal, on the 14th ; Aris, with 568 tons, on the 16th. INTERPROVINCIAL. Auckland, April 26. The as. Taranaki was detained by the Hon Mr Reynolds until 12.30 to-day for maiis per the Hero for the Southern provinces. The hon Mr Reynolds left in the Taranaki this morning for Wellington. The Rev Charles Clark's sermon for the Ladies' Benevolent Society realised £4O. Captain McKenzie, of the steamer Southern Cross, was experimenting in killing fish under water, when the charge exploded in his band blowing his fingers off. Arrived—Chanticleer, from Hobart Town, with a cargo of fruit, etc; she passed the Bella Mary off the Three Kings,

The Macgregor has sailed. She took no | passengers for Sydney. The cricketers have convened a meeting to co-operate with Dunedin and Canterbury in bringing over an Australian team. The papers by the mail contain the judgment of the Court in the Cospatrick inquiry. The Court was unanimously oi opinion that the fire originated in the forehold, which was accessible from the fore peak by the removal of two boards in the bulk head. The Court could come to no other conclusion than that some of the crew or emigrants must have taken advantage of this access to the forehold for the purpose of plundering the cargo, and that, using naked lights or matches, they must have set fire to the straw or other inflammable matter, which extended to the pitch, &c, near. The Court was satisfied that the Cospatrick had the number of boats required by law, but regretted that when the first alarm was given no steps were taken to have the boats in readiness. The Court recommended that there should be on all passenger vesselsastrong bulkhead between the forepeak and main-hold to prevent access to the cargo. It also considered the practice of stowing boats bottom upwards also objectionable. Grahamstown, April 26. Sir George Grey goes to Ohinemuri tomorrow. Nineteen deaths were registered here last week; more than the average for a month during an ordinary season. Measles and fever are spreading. There were five funerals of children yesterday, two being members of one family which lost an infant a fortnight ago. £360 were paid on Saturday for fifty-five shares in the Tairua Gold Mining Company (prospectors). Subsequently fifty shares were purchased for £IOO. The road to Tairua is now rendered almost impassable by the late rains. Wellington. April 26. A private letter received from home by a well-known resident here pointed out the mistakes made by Mr Frank Buckland in the shipment of the salmon ova per Timaru, and expressed an opinion that the result must be a failure. There seems to have been some jealousy between Frank Buckland and Mr Youl, the famous salmon acclimatiser, who was set aside by Mr Buckland, and thus the valuable advice which Mr Youl could have given was not available. Mr Youl's opinion upon the matter will probably be printed shortly. It is stated that the hospital is so full of low fever patients, that the authorities are obliged to refuse all applicants for admission. Nelson, April 26. Upon reconsideration it was decided to proceed with the interprovincial cricket match this morning. Westland—Second innings—Staite run out, 2; Glasgow b Cross, 3; Garwood b Eden, 4; Carew b Cross, 2; Perkins b Cross, 0; Down c Speed b Eden, 0: Turner b Eden, 7; Tennant b Cross 12; Guinness b Eden, 0; McGregor not out, 0; North c Knapp b Eden, 0; extras, 4; total, 34. Nelson—Second innings—Eden b Bowen, 0; Halliday l.b.w. b Garwood, 0; Fowler b Bowen, 3; Cross b Bowen, 2; c Knapp run out, 0; Wix b Bowen, 0; Turncliffe b Garwood, 0; Knapp run out, 4; Holec McGregor b Garwood. 5; Coles not out, 5; Speed not out, 15; byes 3; total, 36. There was great excitement towards the close; seven wickets had fallen for 9 runs, eight for 17; nine for 24, when Speed and Coles made a stand, and won the game. Dunedin, April 26. The Timaru brought for the Otago Acclimatisation Society a box containing a thousand char eggs from the Cumberland lakes. These were placed in the society's hatching boxes, Dunedin, last night, and it was found that about three hundred were healthy. Several fish were hatched out this morning. It is possible that these will be the only fish obtained from the Timaru shipment, as all the salmon ova eggs are probably bad.

THIS BAY'S TELEGRAMS. Auckland, April 27. The Southern Cross learns from a private source, that the four million 4£ per cent loan will nett to the colony ninety-one, not ninetythree. It expresses disappointment at the result, and says Mr Vogel or some one else will have to levy a property and income tax to aid the exchequer. Mr Vesey Stewart has arranged for thirtyfive Belfast settlers, with an average capital of a thousand pounds each, to form a special settlement at Katimati. DunediN, April 27. E. W. Shepherd, for sly grog selling, was fined £2O and costs. In the case of Tong Ti, charged Avith a murderous assault on another Chinaman; Mr Smith, counsel for the defence, pleaded that prisoner was under the influence of opium, and not responsible for his actions. A medical man stated that the use of opium produced maddening effects in some cases. The jury returned a verdict of "Guilty." The Chief Justice charged the jury in accordance with a case cited in support of Mr Smith's contention, but at the same time stated that he regarded the precedent as a very bad and unreasonable one, and would bring the question before the Court of Appeal. [FROM OUR DUNEDIN CORRESPONDENT.] Dunedin, April 26. The Otago Daily Times condemns Major Palmer's recommendation as wholly unsuitable to the circumstances of the colony. The only effect of his report will be open the eyes of the authorities to the fact that local evils can be best and most intelligently grappled with by our own experienced officers. In the highest branches we have seen approba tion expressed by the same professional authority that entrusted Major Palmer with the commission which brought him to New Zealand. What better testimony could we have. A telegram from the Ponds at Wallacetown to the Times say that between three and four thousand eggs, of which some hopes are entertained, are now in hatching boxes, but numbers are constantly becoming opaque, and Mr Howard thus far has been unable to perceive the eyes that indicate impregnated eggs. The weather is considered favorable. The volunteers are sorely exercised over Col Rowan's appointment to command the district. They contend, and the Guardian backs them strongly, that the principle of appointing an adjutant to command is not only illegal, but calculated to foster discontent. It is urged that a deputation of officers should wait on the Governor during his stay here and protest. The police arrested on Saturday Alexander Crossau, ex seaman by Brechin Castle, to

Wellington. On Thursday, he went to the house of a married couple named Jeffrey, passengers by the same vessel, went into Mrs Jeffrey's bedroom, and on being told to go out, jumped on her, inflicting severe injuries. The woman wanted her husband to go for the police, but he would not; Crossau remaining in the house till Saturday morning, when he went away. Crossau has been remanded till the woman is able to appear. If the drought continues, our water supply is likely to run short, only a few feet are now in the reservoir well.