TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 285, 11 May 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

{Press Telegraph Agency.') LATEST FROM EUROPE SUEZ MAIL NEWS. The following news is brought by the Golconda:—The Queen held a Court at Buckingham Palace, when several nobles, Governors, and ex-Governors were presented. Prince Leopold slowly improves in health. The Queen expressed great affliction at the death of Bir Arthur Helps, her true and devoted friend. Charles Lennox Peel succeeds to the clerkship of the Privy Council. The Prince Imperial is likely to attach himself to the sth Royal Irish Lancers, to undergo a course of practical military instruction. Mr Huddlestone has accepted the vacant Judgeship of Common Pleas. Mr Stavely has been appointed Judge Advocate to the Fleet. Mr J. T. White, the mercantile representative of the Ceylon Legislative Council, and an experienced West as well as East India merchant, visits the Australian colonies this mail. Bishop Jenner, the rejected Bishop of Dunedin, is to come to Colombo exchanging his parish at home with Bishop Jermayn. He promises, however, to be moderate, but this arrangement is likely to hasten disestablishment. An epidemic of cholera in Colombo has carried off hundreds of natives out of five hundred attacked. A Buddhist priest has been convicted at Candy of murder, and sentenced to death, Dr Bickersteth succeeds to the deanery of Lichfield. Mr Pope Htnnessy has been appointed Governor of the Wiadward Islands. Sir John Karslake is quite blind in spite of a recent operation, Baron Amphlet is suffering from a severe illnciSi

The Queen has granted a pension of £2OO a year to Mr Wood, who is failing in health, in recognition of his valuable labor and discoveries at Ephesus. A reward of five hundred pounds is offered for the recovery of the will of the late Lord St Leonards. It is suspected that it is buried with him in a pocket of his dressing gown worn at the time of his death. Mrs and Mrs George Cruikshank have celebrated their silver wedding. Mr Gladstone has replied to his critics in another pamphlet entitled " Vaticanism." The Union University of America has offered the honorary chancellorship to Mr Gladstone, which he declined from inability to cross the Atlantic to deliver an address. Parliamentary legislation has a decided retrograde tendency, many enactments of the past sessions being stealthily undermined, and the liberal policy reversed The Regimental Exchanges Bill, for example, is regarded as a step towards the restoration of army purchase. There is great indignation among the Liberals, mingled with contempt for the weakness of the Government. The eclipse of the sun was generally well observed throughout India. War with Burmah is imminent. Colonel Brome's party to travel through China from Burmah had scarcely started when they were driven back by the Chinese Governor of Minnen. Colonel Brome was treacherously murdered. Colonel Brome repulsed 500 Chinese with his small party of Sikhs. The travelling expedition is given up, and latest news shows that the King of Burmah prompted the Chinese to this breach of faith and murder. If so war will be declared. Another dispute with Burmah about boundaries is imminent. Sir D. Forsyth has gone on a special mission to the King. Sir R. Meade succeeds Sir L. G. Pelty at Baroda.

The Prince of Wales will have the right of a royal reception in India. An attempt has been made to poison the Maharajah of Cochen. Additional troops have been sent to Burmah.

The Viceroy had a grand reception at Delta from the Chiefs of Punjaub. There was a procession of fifteen elephants, including the Viceroy's covered with a gold crown, &c. The Viceroy made a speech to Maharajahs and Rajahs referring to Burmah, Baroda, and the Prince of Wales' visit. Stroude has returned Mr Marling a Liberal, against Lord Bury, a Conservative. At Norwich Mr Tillett, a Liberal, defeated the Conservative candidate.

Dr Kenealy made his Parliamentary debut on the 4th on the question of privilege. He complained of the Hon Evelyn Ashley's speech charging him with subornation of perjury in putting Luie into the witness-box. The House was crowded. Kenealy was extinguished by laughter, winding up with a declaration that he shook off all calumnies as "a lion shakes the dewdrops from his mane."

Mr John Bright has greatly exasperated the Home Rulers by the terms in which he characterised the agitation in a letter to the Rev O'Malley. Theii objects, he says, are eminently childish and absurd. A break up of the Home Rule Association is anticipated, as the result of Mitchel's Tipperary candidature. Moody and Sankey have commenced special services in London. Twenty thousand assemble every evening in the Agricultural Hall. There are crowded midday meetings in Exeter Hall. Lord Derby ha 9 consented to accept five hundred pounds for each coloured man murdered at Santiago, in the Virginians expedition. The channel steamer Bessemer made a successful trip in a gale from Hull to Gravesend.

The Arctic committee have fixed on Smith Sound as the route of the new expedition. Mr Michie read a paper at the Colonial Institute, on New Guinea. Lord Carnarvon refuses compensation for the liberation of the slaves on the Gold Coast, on the ground that, but for British interference, the slave-holders would either now be dead or themselves in slavery.

The proprietors of the penny papers have combined to run a rival train along the Great Northern Railway. A football match on Kennington oval, England v Scotland, resulted in a draw. Several destructive fires have occurred, involving thousands of pounds damage. By one at the Vulcan lucifer match factory, Gothenburgh, forty-nine persons perished. Two railway accidents have happened, unattended with loss of life.

There are shocking accounts of the famine in Asia Minor. In one district twenty thousand have perished. Three Liverpool ships are missing. They have not been heard of for months.

Bishop Colenso's advocacy of Langalabele has rendered him' unpopular in Natal. Miss Wood, who gave all her money to the Shakers, is pronounced insane. Obituary.—-Mr Norton, late police magistrate ; Archdeacan Freeman ; Captain Lye, an early Australian navigator; Dr Peel, ex Dean of Worcester; J. Bernie Philip, an eminent sculptor ; Gerard Leigh, well known in sporting circles ; De Vere, chess player ; Sir Goldworthy Gurney, inventor of the Bude light ; Dr Gray, naturalist. The Times publishes a verbatim report of Colonel Phayre's cross-examinations, and considers its result would have rendered it impossible for any tribunal to find the Guikowar guilty. Dr Joseph Fagrer will accompany the Prince of Wales to India. An international exhibition, in which prominence will be given to matters connected with marine and river industries, will be held in Paris from July to November next.

The Bonapartist pensions were warmly debated in the Assembly. There is a dead pause in public affairs in Spain. The young King is reported to be disheartened, and has entertained serious thoughts of abdication. His strong-minded sister—Countess Girgenti—has gone to him, but his Ministry is divided. The reported attempted assassination of the King is unfounded ; but, with his attendant, the King was nearly suffocated to death by sleeping in a flueless room. Sir Arthur Gordon has proceeded, via Singapore, direct to Sydney and Fiji. INTERPROVINCIAL. Napier, May 10. Mr Ormond has been elected for Hastings. Mr Ormond said that at the close of last session he had announced that he would retire from the Superintendency—and then fully meant to do so. Since then proposal > were made in the Assembly for th abolition of the proyincee, and next Bessie a

an effort would be made to carry them out. He was in favor of a change being made in the form of local self-government. Many friends, including the recently-elected M.P.C.'s. had asked him to continue in office for the present. He consented if it was the wish of the Council, but to hold himself free to resign if there was no change. If done away with in a year he would be in a position to wind-up the provincial affairs of Hawke's Bay. He denied the statement made at Clive by Mr Buchanan that he had influenced the route which the railway should take. He had done all he could to push on the Hawke's Bay railway, but left the line of route to the engineer. He replied to other statements of Mr Buchanan, and said the worst kind of lie was one with just a little truth in it. He considered Mr Buchanan had adopted a very unmanly course in making aspersions against him in his (Mr Ormond's) absence. Mr Buchanan's statement that Mr Bennett was the Government nominee for Clive was utterly untrue. There were sold ©n Saturday Tasmanian mares and geldings, £27 to £SO: light hacks, £5 to £10; trap horses, £7 to £ls. Wellington, May 11. Arrived—The Taranaki, from Lyttelton, last night. She sails North at noon with the mail. New Plymouth, May 10. The Government sold on Saturday a shop allotment in the centre of the town. It wes purchased from Mr Weyergang for railway purposes. The allotment has 22ft frontage, 26ft depth, and fetched £SOO. The bidding was brisk. The original allotment was 30ft frontage, and was at one time offered to the Government for £550, but refused; and, therefore, taken by Weyergang into court where he obtained £BSO. Wellington, May 10. The judgment has been delivered in the special case, stated at the cost of the Government, to decide the Marawhenua gold mining dispute, as between the riparian owners and gold miners. Judge Johnston read the opinions of Judges Chapman and Richmond, with whom he concurred ; those being the three judges to whom the case was submitted. The Judges entered at considerable length into the principles on which both reparian rights and miners privileges must be determined. The court held that, inasmuch as none of the Gold fields Acts contained any provision for the disposal of the tailings, or as to the fouling of streams, directly or indirectly, necessarily or otherwise, although provision was made for taking and diverting of water; the question must be referred to common law of England (so far as applicable) and to the Legislative provisions in analogous cases ,in England and elsewhere. It appeared that in similar cases as this, some riparian rights were respected, and such riparian rights had not been abridged by any of the Goldfields Acts as yet in force in New Zealand, excepting so far as to allow the taking of water. This exception being expressly named, must be held to mark the rule, and therefore it followed that miners had no right to allow their tailings to flow into a stream running through lands held in fee simple or on lease from the Crown; thus, if a stream flowing through private property were polluted by tailings, the owner of the property had a right to nominal damages agaijst the person causing such pollution, and if to nominal then also to such substantial damages as should be proved to have been sustained. On these grounds the Court gave judgment for the plaintiffs, no costs on either side. Mr Vogel telegraphs, under date April 28th, that the arrangements for the submarine cable were progressing satisfactorily, and were nearly completed, with the Eastern Extension Company. He is still suffering from a severe illness. He purposes leaving for New Zealand as soon as the doctors permit him. Napier, May 11. Sixty head cattle were sold. Four-year-old steers, £l2 each; three-year-old, £9 15s ; cows. £7 5s to £9 15s; two-year old heifers, £6 5s each.

Dunedin, May 10,

The Goldfields secretary has received a telegram to-day stating that a ton of quartz from the newly discovered reefs at Macetown had yielded soz 2dwt 12gr. This is considered very encouraging for the Arrow district.

The third half-yearly meeting of the National Insurance Company was held this afternoon. Fifty shareholders were present. The chairman (Mr Larnach) recapitulated the business done by the company since its formation, and referred to its highly satisfactory condition. The adoption of the report having been proposed and seconded, Mr N. Leary, as representing a large number of shareholders, moved as an amendment that £12,500 (being 2s 6d per share) be added to the capital account in lieu of being carried to the reserve funds, as proposed. A company showing such handsome profits as the National could surely afford a larger dividend. The money if carried to the capital account would still be retained, and would be available for many purposes which may be required. Mr Dunning seconded the amendment. In answer to a question, Mr Leary explained that what he meant was, that of the £30,000 proposed to be carried to the reserve fund £12,500 should be carried to the capital account. This would not affect the dividend. The chairman added l that the matter had been under consideration before the report was drawn up, and it was thoughtmoredesirabletogetthe reserve fund up to £30,000, before making any appropriations in the manner indicated. The directors had in view, on some future occasion, to increase the capital account, as Mr Leary had indicated. Mr Leary demanded that a ballot should be taken on his proposition, as he wanted to give some six or seven people whom he represented, and who were not personally present, an opportunity of recording their votes. Mr Reeves asked if it was proposed to amalgamate with the New Zealand Insurance Company, and Mr Kennedy having stated that he should oppose any proposal of the kind, a ballot was taken, the amendment being negatived by 3 to 1. Messrs W. J. M. Larnach and Robert Wilson (the retiring directors) were re-elected, Mr R. A. Low was elected director, in place of Mr Richard Oliver, Messrs A. C. Begg and A. W. Morris were re-elected auditors.

An unusually lively debate took place in the City Council on the alleged attempt of the arbitrators of Princes street widening claims to make an overcharge of fees. It appears that when it was thought that the City Council might attempt to invalidate the awards by not paying the fees claimed by the arbitrator, the Manse tenants went at once and gave a cheque for the full amount of fees. Who gave them information as to the corporation'sjintention nobody knows, but the Mayor trusUd it was not a member of the Council;

The library of the late Mr Wilson Gray was disposed of by public auction on Saturday by Messrs M'Landress and Hepburn. The library consisted mostly of legal text books, with a sprinkling of well-selected miscellaneous works. There was a numerous attendance of, buyers, most of whom were of the legal profession. The bidding was spirited. The following handicaps are declared for the Tradesmen's Races, Queen's Birthday— Hurdle Race—Medora is in at 12st ; lvanhoe, list. Tradesmen's Handicap Castaway, 9st 121 b ; Atlas, 9st; Right Bower, Bst 61b; Envy, Bst 51b; King Philip, Bst 21b: Sonnambula, Bst 61b. Birthday Handicap— Castaway, 9st 91b ; Right Bower, Bst 41b ; King Philip, Bst ; Tambourini, Bst; Kathleen Bst. (FROM OUR AUCKLAND COBRESPONDENT.) Auckland, May 10. The Superintendent opened the Provincial Council at three p.m. to-day. In his speech he showed that the Provincial revenues were wholly insufficient to carry on the work of the province; that £309,000, equal to a taxation of £4 12s per head, were raised by various modes of taxation from the province, and he contended that a great injustice was being done. He urged the rejection of General Government advances, to be repaid, and standing on the just rights of the province, especially in relation to the land fund. He considered it hopeless to depend on the £50,000 voted by the last Assembly to create a land revenue in the province, and said the sum was being spent without reference to the Provincial authorities, but 108,000 acres of land had been handed over, of which only 2700 acres were good ; 8000 acres were second class, and 95,000 totally unfa for agriculture. He reviewed the position of the colonial revenue, and thought that a reduction should be made in taxation on clothing and necessaries of life, ?n order to relieve the people of their burdens, and a tax levied on property holders. He only asked for six months' supply, in order that after that the General Assembly should better understand the financial position of the province. No measure of importance would be brought down. The Superintendent's statement relative to the class of lands being acquired with the special grant of the General Assembly has caused a sensation. That of one hundred and eight thousand acres ..thus acquired, ninety-six thousand acres should be totally unfit for agricultural purposes is considered to be most ominous and discreditable.

A singular case is before the District Court. Mrs Hair sues Johns Willace for £IOO damages for injury caused by his cart passing right over her head. The medical evidence showed that the accident really occurred, yet the woman survived. She is suffering from a broken rib and various injuries to the head.

[FROM OUR WELLINGTON CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, May 10.

In the Court of Appeal Judges Johnston and Gillies being present, Judge Johnston delivered judgment in the Marawhenua mining case of Borton v Howe, argued last sitting. Jiidgment on all grounds was in favour of Borton, as the defendants had no right to pollute the water, and were liable for damages if they did so; others being equally implicated would not save them.