TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 301, 31 May 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

{Press Telegraph Agency,') Auckland, May 29,

The prorogation speech was merely formal. The Superintendent said he had transmitted for the information of the Governor the resolutions passed with regard to the proposed constitutional changes which would abrogate the Act of Parliament passed in 1852 for the purpose of granting a representative Government to the colony of New Zealand.

Mr Vesey Stewart writes to the Cross as follows:—“We have at present forty-seven families for the block. About thirty-two families will accompany me ; twelve more will follow in September. I had the pleasure of meeting the Hon Julius Yogel in London, and he received me most cordially, and I am happy to state has fully and honorably carried out with me all the provisions of the agreement entered upon between the Hon Mr O’Rorke and myself. We start from Belfast in two ships. The first will contain my family and the special settlers, and about 100 single girls under Mrs Stewart’s charge. The second will follow in three or four days, and will contain specially well-selected farm servants and agricultural families of a most superior class. In fact some of them will be almost equal to special settlers Dr Featherstone and the Hon Mr Vogel both kindly consented to come to Belfast to see us off.”

Captain Casey has sent a lawyer’s letter to the Star, demanding fifty pounds and an apology for publishing an account of the passage of the steamer Gemini under the heading “ Dangerous Voyage—steamer Gemini nearly lost.” In the event of a refusal, an action is threatened. The Star replies, declining to retract or pay.

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB AUTUMN

MEETING, Second Day—May 29th.

The races to-day were attended by about 1200 people. Champagne Stakes of 100 sovs, added to a sweep of 10 sovs each ; h ft, 2 sovs on nomination ; 3 sovs on acceptance on the day of general entry, and 5 sovs at the post. Colts, Bst 101 b , fillies, Bst 71b ; distance, G furlongs. Mr W. [Walter’s br c, by Dainty Ariel— Fanny Fisher, Bst 101 b ... ... ... 1 Mr Buckland’s br c Ariel, by Dainty Ariel—>Una, Bsfc 101 b 2

Mr Watt’s br f Luna, by Dainty Ariel— Nebula, Bst 71b 3 The race from the first was between Mr Walter’s colt and Mr Buckland’s Ariel. The former won by a quarter of a length. Steeplechase of 30 sovs, with a sweepstake of 3 sovs each ; amount accruing from sweep to go to second horse ; entrance, 2 sovs, and 1 sov at the post, to the funds. Weight for age ; maidens at • starting allowed 71b. Distance, about 3 miles. Mr Pohika Hapuka’s br g Shamrock, aged, list 81b ... ... ... ... 1 Mr E. D. Halstead’s ch g Isleman, aged, list 81b 2 Mr B. Perkin’s b g Rustic, aged, 12st 11b .0 Mr C. Cowen’s ch g Tairua, aged, 12st 11b 0 Mr W. Bobbett’s b g The Arrow, 6 years, 12st 11b 0 Mr F. W. Wright’s bk g Moose also ran. Rustic was the only one that cleared the first jump, and thus got a long way ahead, but baulked at the fence at the bottom of the hill, and being put to it again struck heavily, and hurt his leg. Isleman fell at the hedge, and Shamrock took the lead. Isleman’s jockey, however, was soon remounted, and, taking the fence, overhauled the leader, and made up the 300 yards in half a mile, but lost by half a length. Autumn Handicap of 50 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 3 sovs each. Nominations, 2 sovs, and acceptance 1 sov, to go to the funds. Handicap to appear on the evening of the first day’s races. Distance, If miles. Mr Walters’ b m Yatterina, aged, 9st 101 b. 1 Mr Pohika Hapuka’s blk g Maori Weed, aged, 9st 41b 2 Mr W. Me Roberts’ b f The Belle, 3 yrs, 7st 3 Five started. Mr Watt’s Parawhenua, 9st 51b, was scratched, on the ground that he was overweighted. Half way round Yatterina took first place, and, after a splendid race, won by a length. THIS HAY’S TELEGRAMS. Wellington, May 31. Arrived —The Phoebe from the North with the San Francisco mail. She leaves for the South to-day at four p.m. The Southern Cross from Napier. Sailed—The Otago for Melbourne via the West Coast, Dunedin, May 31. A man named Jenkins living in Tillent street, blew his brains out on Saturday. He had been recently an inmate of the lunatic asylum. He leaves several children in the industrial school. The statement re the notes stolen from the Treasury is correct, A strict enquiry is to be held. It is supposed that when they were discovered they were cancelled, and the thief then returned them to the gold box. [FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, May 29. At the Police Court to-day, Charles Pardon, recently from Christchurch, was charged with drunkenness. His Worship—- “ What are you ?’ Prisoner—l ana a solicitor on the roll of New Zealand.” His Worship expressed surprise and as this was prisoner’s third offence, he was sent to gaol for seven days. Extraordinary revelations have been made in connection with the purchasing of votes on an electoral roll for the notorious Waitemata district,, which was contested twice by Messrs Vonderheyde and J. S. Macfarlane. A piece of land at Riverhead had been divided into allotments by the agent of the latter and sections given to his employes, and a very miscellaneous collection of people settled on the sections. Applications were made to vote for all of these, but they were objected to, but the man who objected had been paid by Macfarlane’s agent to sign an order withdrawing the objections and he kept out of the way. The revising officer on the representation of counselrefusedtopermit the withdrawal of 160 claims to vote, and they were struck off, costs being allowed in the case of eighty. Such a wholesale attempt to corrupt an electoral roll was never before disclosed in New Zealand.