TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 339, 14 July 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Press Telegraph Agency.') Auckland, July 13. A Supreme Court action to recover £2OOO damages from Captain Casey for scalding a lady passenger on the steamer Lilly, resulted in a verdict for plaintiff, with £4OO damages. Napier, July 13. The carbine competition by Cadet corps—--Ist set for a special prize of £lO given by Colonel Sir Donald M‘Lean, £6 added, at 100, 200, and 300 yards, was fired to day. The winners were A. Irvine, 34 points ; R. Williams, 34 points ; W. Tylee, 28 points ; W. Nesbitt, 24 points; J. Chapman, 17 points. Six others fired. The second set fire on Saturday, *. The Orange Lodge’s new building called the Protestant Hall, in Tennyson street, was opened last night with a ball and supper, Wellington, July 13. The Supreme Court criminal sittings are concluded. James Cameron, charged with rape upon a girl fourteen years old, was found guilty, but the jury recommended him to mercy. Sentence deferred. THIS HAY’S TELEGRAMS. Wellington, July 14, James Cameron, for rape, was sentenced to ten yeais’ imprisonment and to receive two whippings, to be administered privately, Frank Murray, for assault with intent to rob, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. Auckland, July 14. A seaman on board the brig Omaha has been arrested, charged with committing a violent assault at Lyttelton. The arrest was made upon a telegram stating that a warrant was issued against William Jones on the charge mentioned. The Magistrate thought the description did not correspond, Jones being said to have no beard, while the prisoner had a beard, and therefore discharged him, Dunedin, July 14. The cost of widening Princes street is estimated at about £39,444. Hall, the proprietor of the Bristol House, where a number of prostitutes board, was summonsed. There was no defence offered, but the defendant promised to turn his lodgers out, and make the place more reputable. He was sentenced to twentyfour hours’ imprisonment, this being his first offence. Mr Harris, who defened, said it was a great social evil and could not be put down, but it would last all time; if the women were turned out of one house they would go to another. Mr Fish, who was on the Bench, said he agreed in a great measure with what Mr Harris had said. With the non-exception of the barracks at Caversham, in which there are two families, all the immigrants’ depots in the province are empty. The ships James Nicol Fleming and the Aldingdove are both seventy days out, with nearly 700 souls on board, A match to walk seven miles on even terms for £25 has been made between the youngster Scott and Edwards, Edmund Fletcher Gillies, Manager of the National Bank here, died yesterday from gastric fever; he had been confined to the house for the last the ten days. The weather is very severe. Greymouth, July 14. A boat belonging to the steamer Tararua, which left here for Melbourne on Saturday last was found yesterday on the beach near Eazorback, about twenty-eight miles north of Greymouth. Tauranga, July 14. The Bay of Plenty Times this morning pubishes an address from Colonel Harrington to the electors of the East Coast notifying his intention to stand for the district at the next election for the Assembly. Captain Morris, M.P.C., also issues a similar notification. The contest will be a very keen one. The Bank of New Zealand invite tenders for the erection of extensive bank premises.