YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1006, 15 September 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

(by submarine cable, per press agency.)

AUSTRALIAN.

Legislative Deadlock in Victoria.

Sydney, September 14. A searching investigation is intended as to the loss of the Lord Ashley. Markets are unchanged. Breadstuffs quiet. Holders are disinclined to operate. The Victorian Assembly have adjourned for a fortnight, owing to the Council postponing the consideration of the Land Tax .Bill. It is said that the Government are determined to see the expressed will of the country carried out. INTERPROVINCIAL. Loss of a Boat in Cook Strait. Three Men Drowned. Painful Stabbing Case in Dunedin. Fire at Lawrence. Wellington, September 14. A fisherman brought word here to-day that two fishing smacks left Port Underwood for Wellington, and that while midway in Cook Strait there was a strong breeze blowing, and the gale freshened somewhat. When the crew of the foremost boat, which was a mile ahead, looked back, they saw that the Blue Bell had disappeared. At great risk they put back, but could find no trace of the boat or crew of three who were in the boat. After a vain search they made the Pilot Station, and walked into town. The names of the missing men are Jeremiah Hay, G-eorgio Dominio, and Charles Smile. The Blue Bell was only a boat of four tons. All the men were single. Hokitika, September 14. 6541 ounces of gold were shipped to Melbourne from the West Coast ports, per Tararua, value £26,000. Lawrence, September 14. A private house, the property of Meyer, was totally destroyed by fire this morning at daybreak. The residence is situated in the suburbs, and before the fire bell rang the roof had fallen in. The place was detached, or the consequences would been serious, as the water mains do not reach it. The fire brigade were on the spot, but their services were of no avail. The family had only bare time to escape. The building was insured, and the furniture for £2OO in the Victoria office. Dunedin, September 15. A serious affair occurred at Messrs Sparrow and Co.'s foundry yesterday, whereby a boy named Valentine Moreton, aged fifteen, was severely wounded. He was engaged in heating rivets, when one of his mates, Stewart Newton, thirteen years old, was told to mind his own business. Thereupon a quarrel arose. .Newton having fallen on his back, went away and returned three or four minutes afterwards, saying to Moreton, " I will make you pay for the way you pushed me a little while ago." He then picked up a piece of iron and was about to throw it at Moreton, who rushed upon him and knocked the iron out of his hand. They had another struggle and Newton commenced to savagely use his pocket knife, with which he stabbed Moreton in two places on the left leg and on the left side. The knife was taken from Newton by one of the boiler-makers. Moreton was removed to the hospital yesterday afternoon. Dr. Tighe expressed his belief that the cut on Moreton's side is of a very serious character, the knife having entered the body about two inches in an upward direction, and between two of the ribs. Newton has since been apprehended on warrant. (I'ROM THE CORRESPONDENTS 01? THE TRESS.) Akaroa Borough Council. Turf Statistics. The Ship Christian McAusland. Scenes in the JJunedin Court. Akaroa, September J 4. There has been great excitement over the elections for the Borough Council. There were chirtee& candidates, Messrs J. WaCkertfy

H. Billens, N. Mach, Patrick O'Reilly, W. Penligton, J. Anaud, H. Wagstaff, J.- Sunchill, and J. Cullen were elected. Dunedin, September 14. The " Star " publishes interesting statistics of tlie past racing season meetings. The stakes were—Otago 36, value £8723 ; Canterbury 21, value £4981; Auckland 23, value £3934 ; Wellington 11, £3437 ; Hawke's Bay 13, £1612 ; other provinces 12, £2793. Of this, Mr Redwood won £2750; Ray and Nosworthy, £2018; O'Brien, £1620; Walters, £1270; Delamain, £835 ; McGee, £760 ; Mackay, £689; Swanson, £673 ; Webb, £645 ; Watts, £620 ; Harry Goodman, £538 ; of wins above £4OO, Guy Fawkes heads the list with £1425 ; Fishhook, £1206; Tommy Dodd, £780; Bribery, £620; Danebury, £575 ; Ariel, £470 ; Fallacy, £460 ; Eclipse, £448; Pnriri, £415; Isaac Walton, Opawa, Banjo, and Templeton, £4OO each. The "Times " and " Star " strongly oppose the proposal to vest the Harbor Board in the Corporation. The Press here also condemn the Government's action in reducing the strength of the gaol staff. The "Times" says—" The Government are evidently bent upon destroying the efficiency of the police and of the management of the gaols, and to carry out their design, should the Assembly permit them to remain in office long enough." The " Tablet" makes charges that at Rangiora a Catholic child had been flogged for not reading the Protestant Bible in the Government school there, and that at the Kaiapoi school the master, in explaining history, made a wholesale charge as to the uselessness of priests, confession, indulgences, &c. A Catholic parent sent a complaint against the teacher to the Board, who considered the teacher's answer satisfactory, thotigh the same thing should not occur again. Strong comment is made on the " cool insolence " of this reply. The proceedings in the police court to-day in Proudfoot's case were marked by a series of unseemly disputes between Inspector Mallard and Mr Harris, the senior counsel for the accused. More than once the inspector claimed the protection of the Bench, who at one part of the proceedings, being unable to maintain order, adjourned the Court. Dr Murphy's action in prompting the accused the counsel brought under the notice of the Court, which ordered his retirement, being a witness, and reprimanded him. Dr Murphy complained bitterly of the treatment received at the hands of the police. More recrimination ensued when Inspector Mallard, losing his temper, uttered expressions towards some of the witnesses for which he had subsequently to apologise. Today's evidence went in the direction of proving an alibi, and throwing discredit on the girl's statement generally.

The " Star " states that when the shares are allotted the Union Company intend holding a meeting, to consider the propriety of issuing another 100,000 shares. A letter from Captain Cowper, of the lost ship Christian McCausland, dated Manilla, May Sist, says he loaded there with sugar and hemp for Cork or Falmouth for orders. The ship was very deep, and he expected to have a bad passage.