LAST NIGHT’S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1263, 5 April 1878, Page 2

LAST NIGHT’S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.] [EEUTEE’a SPECIAL TELEGRAMS TO THE L PRESS AGENCY.] AUSTRALIAN. Melbourne, April 4. A message from the Governor acknowledging the Council’s address to the Queen was read and the Council adjourned till Tuesday.

The Assembly is debating an address to the Governor acknowledging his impartial constitutional action during the crisis. The Railway Conference met and adjourned sine die without agreeing to the route for the line from Oakleigh to Melbourne. INTERPROVINOIAL. \ @ [PEB PESSS AGENCY.] The Premier’s Indisposition. Illness of Tawhiao. Auckland, April 4. An unexpected hitch has occurred in the Broomhall negotiations which will probably upset them. The Attorney-General advises the Government that by the 29th clause of the Waste Lands Act all negotiations are invalid. It is contended that, though power is given to Government not to sell the lands of the colony by private contract, those lands under ; negotiation were never the property of the Crown, the Native title not being extinguished. The Government have the matter under consideration. The Governor, Commodore Hoskins, and Colonel Whitmore intend visiting the training ship at Kohimarama to-morrow. The Governor proceeds to the East Coast on Monday. Mrs Warren was found “ Not Guilty” of arson, but was sentenced to six months on the charge of larceny. Russell, whose clothes were found on the shore of the harbor, was arrested to-day on three charges of embezzlement. He has been living on Hay’s farm. The Hero, for Sydney, took several passengers for New Guinea. Sir G. Grey is in bad health at the Kawau. A fire in Fort street was extinguished by the promptitude of the Wolverine blue jackets. Mr Sheehan received a telegram from Alexandra, reporting that Tawhiao was seriously ill, and had to send a special messenger to Alexandra for medical aid. New Plymouth, April 4. The census returns show the-population of Taranaki county to be 7305, having nearly doubled itself in four years. The town of New Plymouth has 2680, being an increase of 640 in four years. The Grey and Bell district four years ago had 1808 souls in it. The census returns show that it has now 3807. There are 1559 houses in the county, showing an increase of 515. In New Plymouth there are 599, showing an increase of 10. Napieb, April 4. The new Education Board (was elected today as follows Messrs Ormond, Lee, J. Williams, Sutton, Rev. Sidey, Capt. Russell, Mr Kenrick, and Miss Herbert, sister-in-law of Hon. H. Russell. Miss Herbert tied with Archdeacon Williams and Colonel Lambert for ninth place on the Board. A ballot was taken, and there was another tie. The casting vote of the chairman decided the matter in favor of Miss Herbert. The weather has been intensely hot for the last three days, Wanganui, April 4. The steamer Wallace was discovered at daylight this morning riding at anchor, evidently disabled, six miles south of Wanganui heads. She was about a mile and a half from the shore, and was flying a signal of distress. She has nine passengers on board. Telegrams were sent to Nelson and Wellington, as there was no steamer in the port of Wanganui, She is now riding heavily, and her keel is . visible at times. If the wind rises her posisition will be dangerous. Later. At 7 p.m. the wind had decreased and the sea had gone down. The steamer Wallace is now riding at anchor easily. The commercial traveller named Hart, who attempted suicide yesterday, died this morning, An inquest was held at three o’clock. Hokitika, April 4. The evidence in Ryan's ease will be. concluded to-night. Counsel for the prosecution and defence will address the jury to-morrow. The police evidence was the same as that given in the lower Court.