TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 909, 24 May 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

[by submarine cable, per press agency.]

AUSTRALIAN

The Victorian Ministry,

Melbourne, May 23. The Assembly has been adjourned for the re-election of members of the Ministry. Sir 0. Gavan Duffy has been elected Speaker. It is stated that Sir James McCulloch intends taking his seat on the Opposition cross-benches. Mr Gillies leads the Opposition. INTERPROVINCIAL. [per press agency.] Alexandra, May 23. The township is full of country natives with their produce. Tawhaio lias called a meeting at Hikurangi for Monday next to consider the advisability of inviting the Governor to a meeting, and to fix the time and place. Tawhaiao is now anxious for such a meeting. Napier, May 23. At an inquest held this afternoon on the late fire, an open verdict was returned. The fire is supposed to have originated by the Hue of an American stove heating the chimney casing. A man named Goddard, a market gardener, was killed to-day by being run over by his own dray. The horses started while going along the road by the whistle of an engine. The deceased, who was sitting on the shaft, fell off. The wheel went over him, killing him instantly. Wellington, May 23. An effort is being made to form a company, to be called the Wellington and Mokihinui Coal Mining Company. The nominal capital is set down at £30,000, in thirty thousand shares. The promoters have secured a prospectors’ license for over five thousand acres, with the option of taking up two square miles within six months on lease for twenty-one years. The head-quarters of the company are to be at Wellington. The object of the company is to work the coalfield on the southern side of the Mokihinui river. Timaru, May 23. There are great complaints among shipmasters of delays in landing and shipping. The French barque Yvonne has been here five weeks, and is not nearly ready yet. [from correspondents of the press.] Timaru, May 23. The s.s. Taiaroa arrived from Dunedin today, under orders to proceed direct to the Chatham Islands with the insurance agents concerned in the wreck of the Ocean Mail, but at the last moment the orders were countermanded, and she returns to Dunedin tomorrow. The Tradesmen’s Amateur Athletic Sports to-morrow promise to be a great success. Dunedin, May 23. Some important evidence as to the death of Margaret Mclntyre was last night given at the Inquest. Isabella Esplin, aged 12, said horn where she was employed she coidd overlook it’s Reid’s garden. Ten days ago she saw the latter her servant, who had been shaking carpets.'' *£vs Reid took her by (be hair of her head and dragged her into the house. Lewis Harris, another neighbour, deposed to having heard violent scream; igom Mrs Reid’s house about three weeks ago. He

was satisfied it was not one of her children. It the time he thought someone was getting an unmerciful thrashing. Mrs Reid’s daughter, aged 11, denied that her mother ever ill-treated the deceased. Mrs Reid’s counsel wanted to call former servants as to her treatment of them, but the coroner determined that it was unnecessary, as he intended to toll the jury to reject the girl Esplin’s evidence. The City Council is greatly exercised over the Princess Theatre and gas supply. The former was a very animated and bitter discussion, the Council being evenly divided re compelling the proprietor to provide additional means of exit in case of fire. The Council were pretty unanimous about the bad quality of the gas and the necessity of improvement. Several speakers condemned the manager in strong terms, saying it was his fault and that his services should bo immediately dispensed with. It was resolved that a special committee should be appointed to consider the matter, and proposed to examine the gas engineers at Wellington and Invercargill. Several councillors strongly advocated the use of Grey coal. A number of the Elue Spur miners are out on strike, because their wages have been reduced to nine shillings per day.