TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume VII, Issue 744, 7 November 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

{Per Press Agency LATEST EEOM AUSTRALIA. [By Submarine Cable.] Sydney, November 7. The Rev P. H. Cornford, of Auckland, has accepted the pastoral charge of the Baptist Church, Sydney. The Champion Foot rase, Applett v Watson, for £4OO a-side, was won easily by the former. Melbourne, November 7. Briseis is backed for the Cup at 10 to 1; Feu D’Artifice is still the favorite. Arrived —Bingarooma, yesterday. INTE RPROYIN OIAL. Wellington, November 6, The cable steamer Agnes left the wharf this afternoon, to lay the Cooks Straits cable, Dr Lemon accompanying to superintend. The Agnes will anchor this evening in White’s Bay, where she will await a favorable opportunity to commence operations, It is understood that active preparations are being made to divide the counties into shires, with the view to an early election of members of the several County Councils, with a view to their meeting before the end of the year, or early in January. Hon F. Whitaker proceeds to Auckland to-night via the Bast Coast, to arrange the transfer of the provincial institutions to the General Government, and other matters required by the Abolition Act. At Auckland, he will assume the office of Attorney-General, and remain Resident Minister there. Although most of the Ministers have been obliged to leave Wellington on matters connected with the new form of Government, they will probably all, with the exception of the Hon F. Whitaker, return to Wellington at the end of this or the beginning of next month. It is feared that Sir Donald McLean is very seriously ill. He is quite unable to attend to any business, and has been unable for the last month. Wellington. November]?.

Arrived—H.M.S. Sapphire. The Easby, on her passage from Sydney, on the Ist instant, encountered a fearful thunder scjuall with a downfall of hailstones. Captain Kennedy measured several. They averaged from IJin to Igin in diameter. The squall lasted twenty minutes. The binnacle top on the bridge was dented in several places by the hailstones. Blenheim, November?.

Terrible disclosures have been made at Pie ton, A man named Woodgate, living at the mouth of Queen Charlotte’s Sound, has been charged with the murder of his illegitima'e children and his brother’s daughter. He was remanded till Saturday. Nelson, .November 6. The Hinemoa, with the Governor and Lady Normanby, arrived about 1.20 ; all well. Experienced a south-east gale during the last thirty-six hours. Captain Fairchild exchanged with Captain Johnston this morning, the latter takes the Stella to Wellington, but will faay.e difficulty in crossing the Straits until the asa has moderated. GREYMOn?H, November 6.

A large fire occurred this afternoon at Biehnumd Quay. It commenced at Winch’s

cabinet-maker, and burned that and Mrs Payne’s two-storey house next as far as Coates’ downward, Morton’s Oriental Hotel, and all the buildings to Johnston street. The heat was so strong that all goods saved and put on the wharf were set fire to.

The fire originated in the shop of Winch, cabinetmaker, and it is supposed through carelessness in throwing down a lighted match, The following places were burned— Mrs Collins' two-storey house, Winch, cabinetmaker’s shop, Morton’s Oriental Hotel, Mis Wagstaff’s, Mrs Handy’s, Purcell’s shops, Purcell’s cottage, store occupied by Bycee was cut down, Cortes’ store and Mrs Payne’s shop were gutted. Insurances —South British, £4OO ; National, £150; Victoria, £250. O amaru, November 6. At a special meeting of the Municipal Council this evening, the following resolution was unanimously passed ; Council decline to appoint any person to represent them at the convention called by Mr Macandrew, as they are of opinion that the Abolition Act, having been passed by a very decided majority of both Houses, it should now be fairly tried on its merits; neither can they fail to recognise the extreme undesirability of establishing as a precedent the right of the minority to use their power to prevent the operation of laws passed by a large majority, even before such laws have had any trial ; further, the Council is of opinion that if all parties unite to give effect to abolition, they are much more likely to eliminate anything unsatisfactory in the working, and to substitute improvements,” Dunedin, November 6, Twenty-one thousand eight hundred and forty post cards have been sold in five days. Cleolite, a Melbourne horse, has been nominated for the Dunedin cup. The meeting arranged between Mr Macandrew and Hon G, McLean did not take place. It is understood that Mr Macandrew is putting it off till after the convention. A row is expected at the Education Board to-night re the chairman attending the convention.

The Otago schoolmasters’ association decline to send a representative to the Wellington conference.

Simonsen’s Opera Company left for Invercargill to-day. It is understood that Mr George Darrell has secured the lease of the Princess’s for six months.

Capt John Nicol, one of the pioneer sea captains, died on Saturday. The opening services in connection with the new Knox Church were crowded. £561 were the result of the collections.