LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1354, 17 June 1878, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

BY SUBMARINE CABLE. SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE. London, June 14. It is officially stated that Marquis of Salisbury and Count Schouvaloff signed an agreement on May 30th, which England and Russia will probably accept,’in case the English and Russian delegates at the Congress disagree, thus ensuring peace. The Marquis of Salisbury deprecates, but will not forcibly contest, the cession of Bessarabia and and Batoum. Regarding the conquests in Armenia, England undertakes to protect Turkey against the extension of the Russian frontier in Asiatic Turkey. The question of the Dardanelles remains unchanged. Payable gold has been found in Now Q-uinea. Peeutee’s special telegeaks to the PBESB AGENCY.] London, June 14. The Conference elected Prince Bismarck as President, and adjourned to Monday. The first subject for their consideration will be the boundaries of the proposed new Bulgaria. In the cricket match Australians v Longsight Eighteen, the first innings of the Australians closed for 67, of which C. Bannerman made 31. Longsight has five out for 19. The Q-aronne has thrown overboard 150 tons of cargo. [SPECIAL to TEE PBESB AGENCY.] London, June 15. The Lancashire strike has collapsed. Several mills at Burnley and Tadmorden have been re-opened at a reduction. The Blackburn weavers are organising meetings to ascertain the feeling of the strikes. Disraeli has urged on the Congress the necessity of the withdrawal of Russian troops from Stamboul, in order to prevent oolKoiun. The first inning ° £ (he Longsight eighteen closed for 63 and the second innings of the Australians for 67. Fred. Grace and Gilbert arc playing in the Longsight eighteen.

INTERPROYINOIAL. [rEK PRE33 AGENCY.] Auckland, Juno 15. The police to-day took possession of the building lately occupied by the Grammar School, which will in future be used as police barracks. The Government telegraph that the warrant for £40,000 for the Auckland counties only awaits Mr Batkin’s signature before distribution. Napier, June 15. In the Supreme Court on Thursday evening, Frank Stoddurt was convicted of stealing £27 in money, and a diamond ring valued at £25, the property of Mr Dementt, of the Star Hotel, Napier, Ho was sentenced to eighteen months. John Peter Napoleon, for forgery and larceny, was sentenced to two years. Dennis Shanahan, convicted of wounding with intent, was sentenced to six months. Michael Griffin, for criminal assault on a girl under ago, being on bail, did not surrender. His Honor remarked it was the first instance of the kind in his experience. John Hardie Anderson was convicted of embezzling the moneys of his copartner, Christopher David Berry ; sentence deferred. His Honor said he would consider whether he would reserve the case for the Court of Appeal on the point whether there could be a felonious embezzlement in other cases than that of a servant. During the trial of this case a witness named Pearson was committed to gaol for a week for coming into the box drunk, Samuel Cardwell, convicted of larceny of money and a watch at the Spit, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. In the Supreme Court to-day, in the case of J. H. Anderson, convicted of embezzling his partner’s money, the Judge reserved sentence pending the decision of the Court of Appeal. Bad was allowed in two sureties of £SO each. The remainder of the day was j occupied with the trial of Carl Schmidt, and Gotlieb Schmidt for unlawfully wounding Robert Whale at Eopua. The trial is likely to last till ten to-night. Wellington, June 15.

The total European population of the Wellington provincial district is 51,6-18 males, 21,069 females. 23,379 is the estimate of the Maori population, which is not yet ascertained.

In connection with the present kerosene scare, Hr. Hector sends a letter to the town clerk in which he says he finds from experiments ou a small scale in laboratory that kerosene having a flashing point of 85 degrees can bo rectified so as to have its fl ishing point raised to 115 degrees, with a loss of 5 per

cent, of the bulk, and, with proper precaution, the dangerous oil now imported can be eonverted into marketable kerosene, without danger and at a small cost.

[feom the correspondent of the press.] Timatju, Junc 15. At the Supreme Court to-day, J. T. Pain for embezzling the monies of the Waimate Road Board was found guilty. Mr Joynt, who defended him, raised a legal point 'which was reserved for the Court of Appeal, and sentence was deferred. Henry Smith, for larceny from the person was found “ Not Q-uilty.” There are still four criminal cases to be heard.

A very heavy sea is rolling in again all today, and has done some damage to the formed land on which the landing services stand. The suivey of the Geraldine branch railway is to be completed in a week’s time. The weather continues unsettled.