TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Globe, Volume VII, Issue 710, 28 September 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

(P<?r Press Agency .) LATEST FROM AUSTRALIA. o [By Submarine Cable.J Sydney. September 27. The Government intend to prosecute the constables who shot the Roman Catholic clergyman on the border. The schooner Atlantic, recently found bottom up, was righted yesterday. The body of a man, and two hands and feet, were found in the cabin. Other bodies are supposed to be in the forecastle. Sailed—Otago. The Albion left Melbourne to-day. The body of a woman was seen last night floating off Jervis Bay, supposed to be one of the passengers of the Dandenong. Arrived —Basby. Melbourne, September 27. The Government do not intend to entertain Green’s proposal for a line of steamers via the Cape. < Mr Wiltshire, agent of the New Zealand Insurance Company at Adelaide, has been appointed agent in Sydney of the Adelaide Marine Company. INTERPRO YIN OIAL, New Plymouth, September 28. Mr Blanchard, the furnace keeper at the iron sand works, reports that the blast was finally stopped at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, and at 4.35 it was left quite clear at the bottom of the crucible. It is now admitted here on all sides, that the experiment has been a decided success.

Wanganui, September 28. The Hon W. Fox has a majority over Mr Worgan in the different polling places. According to the returns in the Hon W. Fox has received 252 votes and Mr Worgan 154. Mr Fox is certain to be returned by a large majority. Wellington, September 27. The incoming mail steamer left San Francisco on the 13th, just to contract date. Wellington, September 28. Sir Julius Vogel has postponed his departure for a week, his health not permitting his leaving by the Ringarooma. The Union Company’s new steamer Wakatipu arrived this morning. She leaves for the South at three to-morrow afternoon. W estport, September 28. Last night’s gale has again stranded the steamer Matau, previously afloat, knocking her about considerably. The insurance representatives are expected by the steamer Murray. It will then be decided whether to abandon her or not. Dunedin, September 27. lima De Murska opened to a splendid house last night. The University buildings have again been offered to the City Council for £BO,OOO, Mr Macandrew and Mr Stout state, as per the Guardian this morning, that they would have obtained a most important and satisfactory compromise, that would have neutralised all the worst evils of abolition, had it not been for that wretched manifesto pro cured of the centralists by gross misrepresentation, and transmitted to Wellington just at the time when many were wavering as to whether to support or oppose the desire of the representatives of Otago. Sir Julius Vogel will be presented with an address by the leading residents of Port Chalmers before leaving the colony. Dunedin, September 28.

The Times and Guardian estimate the attendence at the meeting last night at 2000. N umbers were unable to gain admittance. A reward is to be offered for the discovery of the person who distributed cayenne pepper. The Guardian charges the instigators of the memorial with it. Invercargill, September 27. The following memorial to the Premier is being largely signed : —“ We, the undersigned inhabitants of Invercargill and the neighborhood, having heard that seventeen of the Otago members of the House of Representatives have requested the Government to proclaim the whole of Otago a single county, beg respectfully to represent that such a step would be detrimental in the highest degree to the interests of the Southland district, the commercial centre of which is Invercargill, and its shipping port the Bluff; and we earnestly hope that the Government will oppose to the utmost this mischievous proposal, the result of which would be to entail upon this district for an indefinite period of time all (the worst evils from which it has hitherto suffered under the "'atew of provincial centralism, and from which we hope we are now about to escape under the pronpsed system of real local self government, which your memorialists understand the Government desire to substitute for the provincial regime .” Upwards of seventy signatures were appended in two hours.