The Globe. TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1876. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 619, 13 June 1876, Page 2

The Globe. TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1876. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

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[By Submarine Cable.] ...':; Sydney, June 12. Eighteen thousand ounces of gold have arrived from Queensland to-day. Captain Stewart, well known in shipping circles, committed suicide yesterday by cutting his throat. Melbourne, June 12. The population of the colony at the end of March was over 800,000. Mr Adam Burnes, formerly connected with New Zealand, is dead. Arrived—Arawata. Her passage occupied four days. INTERPROVINCIAL.; fl • Auckland, June 12. Mo3t of the members left for Wellington to-day, per Taupo. The schooner Helen, engaged in the timber and firewood trade, baa been wrecked. She was insured in the South British for £125 A man was knocked overboard from a cutter ; two men went after him in a dingy ; all are missing, aud it is feared all are drowned. New Plymouth, June 12. Great public indignation has been expressed on the appearance in the papers of the Hon Mr Scotland's letter to Mr Grant. A public meeting will be held to-night, ;when resolutions censuring Mr Scotland will be passed, and steps taken to counteract the mischief done by his writing to the Belfast Newsletter, The Hon Mr Scotland has left for Wellington per Taranaki. People here say he was afraid to face the indignation meeting tonight, to which he was invited, and explain the meaning of his statements. The telegraph will be connected before the 30th. Napier, June 12. A [fire occurred to-day; six houses were destroyed. It is supposed to be the result of an accident". An inquest will be held tomorrow. There was no fire engine, or a proper supply of water, otherwise the fire would have been extinguished sooner. The insurances on Pocock's furniture, stock, and buildings were £750 in the National; MaeAneness' stock and furniture, £250 in the National; building, £l5O in the British ; another building, £125 in the South British; Shanley's house, furniture, &c, £IOO in the New Zealand ; total insurance, £1375. Wellington, June 12.

A cheque for £1250 wag today handed over by the Provincial Treasurer to the Education Board to meet last month's engagements. Arrangements are being made for erecting a first class hotel, with all the latest accommodation, on the spare piece of ground adjoining the theatre. DUNEDIN, June 12.

A special meeting of the City Council was held this afternoon, to consider the clauses of the new Municipal Bill, when various amendments and alterations were suggested. The Mayor said he understood clauses to extend the franchise to women would be brought up, and thought very properly so. The Queen's Theatre is being worked c n co-operative principle. The Premier has communicated with an Otago member to propose the address in

reply. It is understood to be either Mr Bastings or Mr De |Lautour. A deputation from the Oamaru Harbor Board waited on his Honor the Superintendent to-day, for the purpose of obtaining his support towards the passing of a Bill for the purpose of raising £150,000 for harbor improvements. The deputation explained it was intended to allow £65,000 of the present loan of £IOO,OOO to lapse and obtain the larger amount, which would be sufficient for all purposes. His Honor promised to support the proposition in Parliament ; and in reference to the application for an endowment in land, so that the money might be raised on the bent possible terms, he mentioned that it would have to be pastoral lands, which could be spared for the purpose, agricultural lands not being available for such endowments. A meeting of the Catholics of South Dunedin resolved to erect a church. His Lordship, Bishop Moran, presented a section of land valued at £203, and also a cheque for £SOO. Invbrcargill, June 13. At the Invercargil session of the Supreme Court there was only two criminal cases. After examining the prosecutrix in the case of Mackay, charged with rape, the prisoner having married the prosecutrix four days after committing the offence, Judge Williams expressed the opinion that it would not be competent for her to give evidence against her husband ; the Crown prosecutor having decided not to present the bill to the grand jury, Mackay was discharged. In the case of Smith and McShane and wife, the two male prisoners were found guilty of robbery with violence, and the female prisoner of receiving stolen property, the male prisoners were sentenced to twelve months' hard labor. The judge said that, seeing McShane had been found guilty, he did not think the wife Could be convicted, but would reserve the point for consideration.