TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 569, 15 April 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Per Press Agency.) LATEST P«OM~ AUSTKALIA. [By Submarine Cable.J Sydney. April 13. The drought has completely b oken up. The Alhambra has arrived at Melbourne. Sydney, April 15. A train at Lauuceston ran off the line. Several passengers were injured, and the carriages damaged. Richmond and the Valetta colt are favorites for the Sydney Leger. INTERPROVINCIAL. Auckland, April 14. A disturbance occurred at Onehuriga, owing to a party of blue jackets attempting to rescue a deserter from a constable. The parly drew knives, and some one struck the constable across the face with a scantling, breaking the bridge of his nose, and otherwise injuring him. Arrived—Aline, from Glasgow, ninety-six days out. Auckland, April 15. The Luna returned last night from the North, and goes on to Tauranga. The Governor leaves for the Thames on Tuesday. The barque Aline, from Glasgow, had very rough weather in the Southern Oe« an. In one gale, which lasted three days, she logt her jibboom and intfea topinaat, and ia

another offHokianga again lost her jibboom and maintop-gallant mast. Almost all her cargo consists of machinery for the Auckland waterworks. Gbahamstown, April 13. Sir J. Vogel's election committee met today, and voted a sum of £lO 12s 4d to be equally divided between the Thames Hospital and the Ladies' Benevolent Society, the amount having been forwarded by the committee to Sir Julius with a balancesheet, and by him returned for disposal by the committee to some charitable local object. In the letter returning the balance Sir Julius thanks the committee for their exertion on his behalf in promoting his candidature for the Thames. He also says, " I think my position on the Thames poll, with all the influences against me, is one with which I have the right to feel pleased. The letter of the committee assured Sir Julius of their high respect for his ability as a statesman and their appreciation of his policy. PATEA, April 13. The s.s Egmout, in going out at ebb tide this morning, went ashore on the boulder bauk, and knocked a hole in her bottom. She is full of water. She was loaded with wool and grass seed. She is likely to be a total wreck. The cargo is not insured here. THE SOUTH SEAS. [Via Auckland per Llewellyn.J Auckland, April 13. Fiji news is to the sth by the Llewellyn. A great disturbance is reported at Samoa on the 13th of March. A meeting of chiefs was to take place, at which the King was to submit the question whether he should retain the throne or retire. Captain Stevens, of the Barracouta, went with a guard of men, who fired arms opposite the house, while two armed boats were sent to the back of the Peninsula to prevent a hostile tribe from interfering. Before the commencement of the proceedings an officer told Captain Stevens that armed natives were thronging the woods, and trying to get between his paity and the boats. He sent a party of blue jackets to reconnoitre. They found a large body of natives, who, when called upon to disperse, replied by rushing into the road and beginning a sharp fire from rifles. The fight continued for twenty minutes, the blue jackets not even having any bayonets fixed. Eleven sailors were wounded, and one died. Some chiefs to whom Captain Stevens applied stopped the firing, and forty prisoners were brought in, and Captain Stevens obtained three chiefs as hostages for the lives of the Europeans. There was no further disturbance, but the meeting was not renewed. The Barracouta and Nymph are to rendezvous at Auckland, where their presence is required to form a Court Martial on certain officers in the Pacific squadron. The case between Captain Stevens and Mr Gayne, Paymaster, will be heard among others. It is publicly st ted in Fiji that Governor Gordon will soon be removed from the Governorship, and replaced by Mr Birch, Colonial Secretary at Cey'on. The hull of the schooner Dauntless has been sold for £367 at Levuka. H.M.S. Sappho grounded on the outer reef at Levuka while starling to relieve the Barracouta at Samoa, but floated off at high water little damaged.