LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1260, 2 April 1878, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE OABLI.J [eeutbb’stblegeams to thbpeess agency.] London, March 29. Consols, 94f; Bank rate, 3; market rate, 2f. Since the opening of the wool sales 194,000 bales have been offered. The tone of the market is irregular. SPECIAL, Count Andrssy’s Reply. London, March 31. Ignatieff’s mission to Yienna is considered a failure. He returns to St. Petersburg. Count Andrassy hopes that Russia, failing to England, will now assent to the Congress. Otherwise Austria will demand a commercial and military convention regarding the western provinces of Turkey, with reduced limits for Bulgaria. Hungary is strongly in favor of English alliance, Singapore, April“l. It is considered that the report of Lord Salisbury’s appointment as Secretary of State for the Foreign Department is premature. General Ignatieff has returned to St Petersburg, It is semi-officially stated that Count Andrassy declared his regret at the treaty of peace clashing with Austro-Hungarian interests. Artillery have re-occupied Bojukdere INTERPROVINCIAL. [pee pehss agency.] Supreme Court Sessions. The Kumara Murder. The Bill Against Mrs' de Costa Thrown Out. Resignation of Mr Carruthers. Auckland, April 1. The Criminal Sittings of the Supreme Court opened this morning. Judge Gillies, in charging the Grand Jury, said he had again to congratulate them upon the lightness of the calendar. When he looked round other judicial districts in the colony, he found serious crimes requiring the action of the Supreme Court were much lighter in the Auckland district than in any other. That could not arise from prosperity, for prosperity generally had a tendency to lessen crime. It could not arise from the want of intelligence and activity in the police, because he did not hear of crimes going undetected. It was more probable that the very vigilance of the police tended to lessen crime. Only seven prisoners were committed from Auckland. The Judge then reviewed the cases.

Walter Bullivant, alias Bennett, for forgery and uttering, received eighteen months with hard labor. Hami Waka was convicted of pig stealing and horse stealing; James Williams, stealing watch from Mayo, got one year; David Hamilton, on two charges of fraudulent insolvency, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment. The Ngatimaniopoto are said to be very indignant at the probable demands by Ngatihaua. If Te Ngakau attemps to assume the lead at the forthcoming meeting, it is doubtful whether Rewi will attend. Mr Sheehan returned from Thames, The first shipment of sulphur from White Island was sent per Hero. In reply to a deputation from highway Boards, the Colonial Secretary promised to expend the money in hand from tolls on the Great South road. Rewi has sent a letter to the Governor, regretting that he did not see him at Waikato, and invites the Governor to come to Orakau, where the last fight took place, and shake hands. Some difficulties have yet to he arranged before the Native meeting comes off at Hikurangi. If these are successfully got over Sir G. Grey will go up country on Thursday, Gbahamstown, April 1. The Customs’ revenue collected here for March was £2357, against £1539 in March, 1877. A good looking reef wag cut in the Parawai Company’s ground to-day from the 640 ft. level. No gold was seen. Timaeu, April 1. The Customs’ revenue for March was £1485. Napieb, April 1. Henry Ford’s Whanau leasehold property, about thirty miles from Napier, of 18,600 acres, at a rental of £2OO, with eleven years unexpired, with 12,000 mixed sheep and station plant, has been sold to R. E. Beamish, for £13,500; and Ford’s Eerovu freehold, 14,300 acres, plant, and 16,000 sheep, to J. and J. Harding, for £28,000. Wanganui, April 1. A commercial traveller, named Hart, representing Guthrie and Larnach of Dunedin, coming in from Marton by rail, was standing on the platform of the carriage when crossing the bridge over the river. He was seized with a fit of vertigo, lost his balance, and fell from the carriage into the river. He struck his head when falling and floated. Mr Arthur Eilgour, a fellow pas.senger, jumped from the train as soon as ft crossed the bridge, rushed down the bank, threw off his coat, jumped in, and swam .opt' to Hart. He seized him and commenced to bring him in. When half way to the bank ho was joined by Mr Charles Ohevannes and between them Hart was brought safely to the bank. He has since recovered, and is going on favorably. The action of Mr Eilgour is warmly praised as worthy the medal of the Humane Society. Wellington, April 1. The Customs’ revenue for March was £18,783, against £15,578 in March, 1877. 5Jr Carruthers, the Engineer-in-Chief, has resigned. It has been arranged to appoint two’ gentlpmeP, j.n hip pl§ce, one for the North, and one fay the South Island. The criminal sittings of the Supremo Court were held to-day before Judge Riclimbnfl. •m ptiMw wftg a full oae, hut he said the dip-

trji was to be congratulated upon the rarity of crimes o£ violence in proportion to the population, Several gentlemen, who with their partners happened to be called as grand jurors, pointed out to his Honor the hardship of such cases, one of the partners in each case saying it was not usual to compel two members of a partnership to serve. True bills were found in all the cases but that of arson against John Petridge, who bad been occupying the Railway Hotel just before it was burnt. The calendar comprised the following offences : —Fraudulent bankruptcy, horse-stealing, obtaining goods on false pretences, rape, larceny, and felony. The first case is not yet concluded. Hokitika, April 1. At the Supreme Court to-day, before the Chief Justice, Thomas Ryan was indicted for having on or about 9tb March, 1877, murdered one Josepb Daniels. The Crown Prosecutor, with him Messrs Button and Guinness, appeared for the Crown, The prisoner, who pleaded “ Wot Guilty,” was defended by Mr Purkiss. The Court was crowded all day. The evidence of two surveyors with respect to the ground -where the body was found, and the medical evidence, occupied a great part of the day. Two hoys namedCalkwell proved finding the body covered with scrub close to Kumara. The trial is expected to occupy several days.

Dunedin, April 1. At the Supreme Court to-day, Tamihana, a Maori, received six months’ imprisonment for forgery ; Edward Adams, six months for burglary ; Sin Loo, twelve months for maliciously wounding; James White, for larceny, six months ; James Crane, for forgery, sentence was postponed. No bill was found in the case of Mrs De Costa, charged with child murder, or Thomas Rowlands Dossett, charged with bestiality. Patrick McCarthy and Thomas Keenan, for larceny of a watch, were sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. Mary McGregor, charged with larceny, was discharged, prosecutor failing to appear. His bail was ordered to he estreated.

Riverton, April 1. A large and influential meeting was held on Saturday night, the Mayor in the chair, to consider claims on Q-overnment for assistance to open up the Long wood and Western Ranges as goldfields, when the following resolution, moved by Theophilus Daniel, was unanimously passed j—“ That in the opinion of the meeting a certain amount of the vote passed for the development of goldfields should be granted to Longwood to make tracks, &0., to facilitate the work of surveyors, prospectors, and geologists in opening the same, as this meeting believes permanent goldfields will be discovered, which will be followed by settlement of the waste lands to westward.” A copy of the resolution is to be forwarded to Q-overnment by post. A Fire Brigade was successfully organised here on Saturday night, officers appointed, and a large number of members enrolled, ■ At a meeting of the Wallace County Council, it was resolved that members be paid travelling expenses, at the rate of one shilling per mile one way.