TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 421, 18 October 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Per Press Agency.')

THIS HAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, October 18. In the rifle match between eight Volunteer officers of Wellington and a like number of Nelson officers, at 200, 400, and 500 yards, Wellington scored 390, and Nelson 474. The weather was calm at Nelson, but a high wind was blowing at Wellington. Arrived—May, from Foochow, ninety-two days out, with 8100 packages of tea, 1000 bags of rice, besides coffee, cigars, and over 800 packages of general merchandise.

Dunedin, October 18, The jury in the case of Plaxman v the Standard Insurance Company have returned a verdict for the plaintiff for £ISOO. Flaxman sued for the amount due to him on his policy, viz., £2OOO, and it is considered he is entitled to all or none. His Honor granted leave to appeal.

(Per Press Agbnoy.l Auckland, Oct. 16

The Crown Prosecutor has received instructions from Wellington to take action in the case of Kirby acquitted by the Justices of a charge of assault with intent, Kirby has been re-arrested.

A cutter was passed this morning floating on its beam ends, believed to be the Blonde, launched at Mercury Bay about a month ago. The fate of the crew, which consisted of two, is unknown ; she left Tauranga a week ago for Auckland. A fine schooner, launched to-day, was sold to a Southern firm.

Sailed—Carisbrook Castle, for San Francisco ; Prince Alfred, for Lyttelton, Sailed for the South—Taupo, Passengers for Christchurch—Mr and Mrs Teague. Messrs Stewart, Hannah, Williams, Bowden, and Thomas.

Grahamstown, October 16.

A woman named Mrs Wall killed two of her children this afternoon, a boy nine years of age and a girl of seven. It appears that the woman is given to drunkenness, and in a sudden outburst of insanity she took an axe and inflicted dreadful wounds about their heads and necks. The boy died immediately, and the girl survived a couple of hours. The children were in the yard of their home, and the murderess attacked them without any previous remonstrance. The husband, a miner, returned from his work just after. The affair has created a profound sensation in Grahamstown.

Napier, October 16

Sales of sheep, horses, and cattle, took place yesterday, under the auspices of the Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society at Hastings. Mr Marcroft’s pure Lincoln rams to Capt Russell, at £2O ; do, to Mr J. Gibbin, £25; do, to Mr M'Hardy, £lO 10s ; do, to Capt Russell, £l2 12s ; do, £2 ; Mr Sutton’s rams to Mr W. Douglas, 39 guineas; Mr Threlkeld’s rams to Mr J, N,

William«, for 62 guineas, and to Capt Russell for 25 guineas ; to H. Duff, for 25 guineas ; to Mr J. N. Williams for 25 guineas, to Captain Russell for 33 guineas. There were no bids for the Leicesters. The sheep went generally at very moderate rates. Their being freshly dipped did something to detract from their attractiveness. 20 of Mr Kermode’s Tasmanian merinos were sold at £ls; and five rams belonging to Mr Rich, of Otago, at £5 each. Horses were sold as follows : Bay mare of Col. Whitmore’s, six years old, by Telegram out of Pbilata, £l7; heavy draught, £3O; bay mare, which took second prize on Thursday in class four-year-old draughts, bred by Mr Daniels, of Rangitikei, sold for £65; grey gelding, by Clymenes, £ll ; cheuut gelding, £2O ; bay mare, saddle and bridle, £ls ; dark gelding, £2B ; pack horses, £5 15s to £8 ; well-known horse Twopenny, £9; bay mare, £6 ss; pony, £8 10s. Several other horses were passed or bought in. Altogether, horses went very cheap. Some young Hereford bulls were offered, but there was no demand. There were sold privately, a grey gelding for £7'3; a chesnut draught mare for £SO. The attendance was pretty good, but the biddings not spirited. Poet Chalmees, October 16.

The steamer Bruce, struck on a ledga of rock between Wickliff and Tairoa heads at 3.40 a.m, a quarter of a mile from the heads. She left Timaru at 6 p.m yesterday, and came along under easy steam. At 3.30 a.m she hove to, and got soundings in sixteen fathoms of water. Shortly afterwards she struck stem on about six feet below the water line. The weather being extremely foggy, the outline of the land was not discerned. The passengers were landed on the rocks and walked to the pilot station. The ship heeled over on the starboard broadside, fracturing about two feet of the jbow. She now lies submerged, and should a N.B, breeze set in, little hopes of saving any part of her can be entertained. The steamers Qeeloug and Jane are tendering her. She ia insured for £15,000, as follows:—National, £1000; New Zealand, £1000; South British, £1000; Victoria, £1000; Standard, £500; National of South Australia, £500; Home offices, £IO,OOO. The luggage and crewa* effects have been partly recovered.