TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 905, 19 May 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

CABLE NEWS. [pee press agency.] T H E_"WA R. Eussian Head Quarters Removed. London, May 17. The head quarters of the Russian army have been transferred to Polyesti, in Wallachia.

Russian Defeat at Bat urn Confirmed. The accounts of the repulse of the Russian troops at Batouin are substantially coufirmed. Bombardment of Sukhum Kaleh. Russian despatches state that the Turkish ironclads have bombarded Sukhum Kaleh, on the eastern shores of the Black Sea ; a desperate battle was fought on land, and many killed and wounded. French Ministry Resigned. The French Ministry have resigned. INTERPROVINCIAL. [pee peess agency.] Suspicious Death. Dunedin, May 19. The inquest on the girl Mclntyre lias been adjourned till Tuesday. The evidence of Dr. Batchelder was that the immediate cause of death was congestion of the lungs, caused by exposure in a cold room while suffering from inflammation of the bowels, and iu a state of starvation. Wellington, May 19. Sailed—Young Dick, for Lyttelton. Poet Chalmers, May 19. Arrived —Fernglen, ship, in tow of the tug Koputai from the Bluff. Sailed —Albion Co.'s ship Oamaru, with 39 passengers, and 2943 bales wool, 4235 bags wheat, 1029 eases meats, 97 casks tallow, 13 bales leather, 6 cases sundries, 4 boxes gold ; valued at £104,637. A volunteer banquet, at which fully 200 were present, was held last night. The war spect formed the princial topic of interest, • he several speakers urging the necessity of the Government taking immediate steps for

the protection of the colony. Batteries it was suggested should be erected at the Sand Spit, and Lawyers and Forbury Heads. The formation of a fencible corps has been spoken of.

YESTEBDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[by submarine cable. PER tress agency.]

AUSTRALIAN,

Sydney Markets.

Distress of the Chinese in North Queensland. Melbourne, May 18. Sir Gravan Duffy and Mr McMahon arc candidates for the Speakership. Arrived—Northumberland, 46 days, from London ; Albion, from the Bluff. Brisbane, May 18.

There is great distress amongst the Chinese in the north. Hundreds are wandering about starving or robbing ; nearly all being armed. Sydney, May 18.

Flour, £lB 10s to £2O, no transactions; wheat, nominally 8s 6d ; Now Zealand is offering at 6s, but no buyers ; Barrett's twist, Is 4d to Is 5d ; Black Swan, Is 6d to Is 6.!.d ; other commodities are unchanged.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[per press agency.]

The Wreck of the Feronia at Kaipara

Complete Wreck of the s.s. Express, Auckland, May 18.

Very little hope is entertained of getting off the barque Feronia, wrecked at Kaipara Heads. She is a barque of 315 tons, belonging to a foreign firm in Melbourne. She was under the command of Captain .T. J. M. White. The captain reports : —" We made the Heads at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, and in beating up through the channel the ship was driven ashore stern first by being taken aback. The boats were got out at once, as the vessel was found to be filling. The tide is now ebbing and flowing out of her." The Corporation have accepted a tender of £I4OO for the erection of city slaughter houses.

The tender of Larkins and O'Brien for the first section of the Kaipara railway has been accepted. The whale ship Splendid, from Dunedin, lias arrived at the Bay of Islands.

Wellington, May 18.

Mr McKcllar, Collector of Customs, has instituted criminal proceedings against Capt. Bonner, who was in command of the steamer Tui recently when she ran into the Napier, when going up the Foxton River. The charge is drunkenness, and is laid under the 242nd clause of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, which gives power to the Court to cancel or suspend a captain's certificate. Samples of bread, from sixteen different bakers, were weighed to-day by the Inspector of Weights and Measures. A few were found to be under weight, from one ounce to three, but there were several cases of over weight — in one case of three ounces.

At a meeting of the Licensed Victuallers last night, the opinion was expressed that Wellington would heartily co-operate in the formation of a Fire Assurance Association. Maktox, May 18.

At a meeting of discontented immigrants at Halcombc-town, at which the Corporation's agent was present by invitation, it was stated as grounds of complaint, that they were induced to come to New Zealand by false representations made to them in England. They had been promised a eoltagc witli an acre of laud, for £4O, or a rental of 7s 6d per week for three years, when these would become freehold. Now they were charged £7B, or 7s 6d per week for four years. They had been promised constant work at 7s per day, but can only obtain four days' work per week at ss. Mr Haleombe explained that the agreement referred to applied to the Fielding settlement. At Haleombe-town more substantial bouses had been built, therefore they were charged more. G-ood men could earn 7s to 10s per day, at lOd per yard, the price they were getting. He would see they were provided with necessary tools. Ultimately a resolution was passed to resist paying more than 7s rental Tier week, and a subscription list was opened to pay for legal assistance (o compel the Corporation to fulfil the proiuises under which they had come out. Duxkdin, May 18.

An inquest was commenced this afternoon concerning the death of Margaret Mclntyre, aged seventeen, who was employed as servant in the family of Mrs Gr. F. Reid. The evidence of the girl's father and mother was to effect that the girl was in good health when she entered Mrs Reid's service, and that when they visited her a few hours before her death, they found her lying on a mattrass in a very neglected condition. They further stated that Mrs Reid offered them first £SOO and afterwards £2OOO to say nothing about the matter. Mr Stout, assisted by Dr G-illies, is watching the investigation on behalf of Mrs Reid, and will seek to establish that the girl died from diarrhoea. The University Council to-day sold the present buildings to the Colonial Bank for £2(3,000. Some time ago the Bank offered £27,550, which was then refused. Riverton, May 18. The steamer Express broke her back yesterday, and went in two this morning. [PEOM CORRESPONDENTS OP THE PRESS.] Railway Accident at Waimate. Timaetj, May 18. A man named Mitchell had both feet and hie legs badly crushed by railway trucks running over them near the Waimate station last evening. He was conveyed to the Oamaru hospital, where the whole of one foot and part of the other were amputated. A woman dropped dead in a hotel at Waimate last evening. It is reported that poison has been found on her. The New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase Club to-day resolved to hold their next meeting at Timaru early in July. Mr MartelH, who was hurt at the hunt yesterday, is not expected to live. An operation was performed upon him to-doy. Suspicious Death at Dunedin. Dunedin, May 18. The evidence at the enquiry into the death of Margaret Mclntyre, servant at Mrs Gr. F. Reid's, now going on, displays a shocking state of things. The girl's mother alleges improper treatment, and says the deceased was a mass of bruises. Her employer says these are the result of falls. Some ■xtraordinary statements were made at the inquest. Her father said she had been in the service of Mrs Gr. F. Reid since February 3,6 th. On Wednesday aigkfc at

eleven lie was sent for to see her. She was then quite unconscious and moaning. She lay ! on a mattrass on the floor, and was quite cold. There was not sufficient covering on the bed. She was speechless. There were three marks j on the forehead, two of them being open cuts. Her arms and legs were also cut, though the marks on the latter did not appear recently done. She was like a skeleton, being extremely thin. Before she went to Mrs Reid she was in good health. Mrs Mclntyre said when she called in to see her daughter on Wednesday morning the latter was lying on a mattrass without blankets, as if she was a beast. She was in a deplorable state, and never spoke. Her face was bruised as though marked with weapons. Mrs Reid said she had been tumbling about the room during the night. Her legs and feet were scratched down to the toes. Her back was blue and marked. She did not notice this till after she was dead, not having turned her over till after death. Her chest was discolored also. She was as thin as any skeleton could be. Before going to Mrs Reid she was a stout, healthy girl, and was not subject to (its. When she (the mother) got to Mrs Reid's house she was met by Mrs Reid crying. " She took me to my girl, and when I found that she was lying like a brute beast, I could do nothing. I said 'Do you think I would come and see my daughter lying like a beast? ' Mrs Reid said 'Don't speak to me like that,' and tore my bonnet from me. Thinking the girl dying I begged Mrs Reid to keep quiet. Mrs Reid further said that she had shifted my daughter from the servants' room and had laid her down on the mattrass in the room in which I found her. I went into the servants' room. It was in a very dirty state." Mclntyre, rc-called, said—Wlieu Mrs Reid paid my wife yesterday she wanted to give her £2 more than my daughter's wages. She said she would give £SOO if I would not bring it to light. She hoped we would not divulge the matter for the sake of her father and family. I said that I would not take New Zealand, and would bring it to light. I told her that money was no object to me. When I was in the passage coming away she said she would give £2OOO down sooner than have the matter brought to light. Mrs Reid also offered to pay all expenses. She did not appear to be unduly excited. I told her that I did not want to prosecute her ; all I wanted was that the matter should be brought to justice. I told her I considered my child had been murdered. It was after this she spoke of the money offers. A Mrs Brooks was present when Mrs Reid offered £2OOO. Mrs Brooks gave confirmatory evidence of the state of the room, and said when Mclntyre threatened to have an inquest held Mrs Reid said she would sooner have given £2OOO than that the matter had occurred in her house. Mrs Reid's evidence went to show that the girl was delicate and melancholy, and came to her in an emaciated condition. She caught cold by going to the fire a fortnight ago, half naked. She never complained till Friday last, and then of giddiness and afterwards of diarrhoea. Up to the time of her death she ate heartily. When getting worse she offered to send her home, but the girl expressed her desire to stay her month out, saying her mother would be frightened otherwise. Last Tuesday she was seized with increased giddiness, from which she had several falls, causing the marks found on her body. As she got worse and delirious the witness put her on a mattrass in the nursery. The girl was not of cleanly habits. The Colonial Bank do not get possession of the University before end of year. The directors propose converting the main building into a Bank, letting the wings for offices. The Molyncux is very low just now, and the gold beaches are workable. The coursing matches at Bushy Park were concluded to-day. About 2000 persons were present. When close to the beach the hare and dogs rushed over a precipice 100 feet deep, and were killed.

The Wreck of the Ocean Mail

[pee pkess agency.] Auckland, May 18.

A Russell telegram states that the Ocean Mail struck on a roel< at the Chafhams, called French Rock, on the north-west side of the island. The passengers and crew, numbering sixty in all, were saved. They are still at the Chat hams. Four days after the wreck one bale of wool was washed ashore. Wellington, May 18.

Rumours have been in circulation that the Government was going to despatch a vessel specially to bring up the passengers and wool of the" Ocean Mail, from the Chathams. It is understood that that will not be the case as Ritchie and Co, who purchased the wreck, have two vessels there at present, and there is every probability that these will start as soon as they are loaded.

[fuo.m a correspondent or the press.] Auckland, May IS.

A telegram from the Bay of Islands to the Herald states that Captain Fisher, of the Alaska, reports that the Ocean Mail went ashore in the heaviest gale he has ever known. Captain Fisher is an old trader at the Chathams, and he attributes the loss of the vessel to the strong current running round the island. The Ocean Mail struck on a rock called Dei-tier or French Rock, so called from a French ship having been wrecked on it. The passengers and crew landed in the Ocean Mail's boats. They are anxiously waiting for the arrival of the Omaha, from Auckland.

EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN NEWS (Per Tararua.) [FBOM A DtJNEDIN CORRESPONDENT OE THE PRESS.] Dunedin, May 18. The following items of European and Australian news hare been received by the Tararua:—

London, May 3, The Russians fire gradually advancing m Turkish Armenia, and have occupied Buyazid, a town 140 miles south-east of Erzeroum. The result of the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes was—Chamant, 1; Brown Prince, 2 ; Silvio, 3. Melbourne, May 12. The libel case, Davies v. Berry, is to be tried on the 21st.

Nine thousand pounds nre promised towards the Episcopalian Cathedral fund. The elections were conducted in an orderly manner. Murray Smith was re-elected for St. Kilda. The other candidates were G. D. Carter, E. J. Dixon, and W. A. C. A'Beckett. For West Melbourne, Langton is one of the successful candidates. Several new members were elected.

The Ewing case has again cropped up. The Bev. Mr Ewing refuses to give up the manse and church at Beechworth. The Presbyterian Assembly resolved to obtain possession of them, and matters will shortly be brought to a climax, as the Assembly is taking legal action,