NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1688, 18 July 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBB KBESS AQBNOY.I AUCKLAND, July 18. A fall of coal occurred in Whitaker and Euesell’s mine at Huntley, Waikouati, and a man named James Glynn was killed. DeLias, the proprietor of the Theatre Koyal, obtained judgment against one of a party of five publicans in the vicinity of the theatre, who promised to pay him £1 a week each while ho kept the theatre open. One of the signers tried to get out of his bargain, and the others made joint cause with him, but the Court uphold the agreement. The “ Herald” attacks Mr Macandrew’s proposal for direct steam service, and also the conferring of titles on Messrs Pox and Stafford without consulting the Government of the colony. WELLINGTON, July 18. A man named John Hill was to-day fined £2 for being drunk on the railway platform, such offence being a breach of the railway regulations. Political. It is understood that the Ministry can only count on forty-one members whose votes can to relied upon in aa emergency.

Latest. The Opposition had a meeting this morning, when it was decided that S : r W. Box should follow the English precedent and move tho addition of a clause to the address in reply condemning the Administration and praying the Governor to call other advisers to b ; s counsel. An intrigue has been going'on amongst the Ministerialists to set up a new Ministry under Messrs Ballanco or Montgomery, but it is thought that it is not J'kely to come to anything. The Minis ’era are said to be clean ; ng out their offices with a view to defeat. The Opposition is estimated to have a majority of fourteen. Pictures for Sydney. NELSON, July 18. Mr Gully sends a magnificent co'leclion of eight water-color paintings to the Sydney Exhibition. One of them, representing a winter sunset on Lake Wakatipu, is generally allowed to be his masterpiece. The others represent scenery on the Cbiistchurch-Hokitika road, and one is of Milford Sound. Melancholy Suicide. Ada Ebon, who was supposed to have died in a fit in the bush the other day, is found to have'hung herself. This is proved by the marks on her throat, and by a broken rope found near the body. [feom oue own coehespondent.] OAMARU, July 18. The Hon. E. Campbell has sold the Station Peak property, consisting of 33,CG1 acres of freehold, 48,000 of leasehold, and 40,0 CD sheep, for £IOO,OO, to Mr John Douglas, of Mount Royal.

TIM4.RU, July IS. Nine long-sentenced prisoners from Timaru will be sent to Christchurch today. Detective Neil made a very clever arrest last evening of a man named Thomas Griffin, accused of stealing a gold watch and chain, valued at £2O, from a Mr McAusland in the Club Hotel. The stolen articles were found on Griffin when he was searched.

Shipping operations have been greatly retarded of late owing to the continued rough seas. The bad weather experienced hero during the last six weeks has been unequalled since the district was settled, both as regards severity and protraction. Our local member (Mr Richard Turnbull) is still here, much to the disgust of the electors.

Mr Stout has expressed the opinion that the Harbor Board cannot legally lend to Jhe Borough Council £25,000 for waterworks, as asked by the latter. Arrived—Oceola, from Lyttelton. The patent windlass of the barque Renfrewshire was smashed to pieces last night. There was no sea on at the time. A nautical examination is being held on it. DUNEDIN, July 18. The Cromwell Company hare crushed out 6240 z. of gold from 480 tong of stone. Six declarations of insolvency have been filed this week. The principal one is that of Francis Crowder, a master mariner at Port Chalmers—debts £1502, assets £1405,

WELLINGTON, July 17. The Hawera deputation had another interview with Colonel Whitmore, offering their remarks as to the Government marching on Farihaka. He asked would the settlers, in the event of the Government doing so, occupy the posts now held by the armed constabulary ? The deputation gave an assurance that the settlers would do so. Colonel Whitmore said three miles of railway between Hawera and Normanby would be commenced at once, and tho plans were being sent away to-day, so that work might be put in hand at once, in additional seven miles would be taken in hand as soon as the plans were received from the district engineer, and passed through the Public Works Office.

The Pleione brings seventy-six cases, each containing 2000 rounds of cartridges and 119 cases of fuses and tubes for the Government.

It is pretty nearly certain that the Government intend marching on Farihaka and seizing Hiroki and Te Whiti. The Hon. W. Swainson has resigned as member of the executive, and Messrs J. W. Thomson and Hoani Naho have been sworn in as members of the executive.

It is reported that a payable gold bearing reef has been discovered on the western side of Waharapa lake, Eighteen more Maori prisoners are expected to-night or to-morrow. A palisade will be erected around the prison where they are incarcerated.

Fifteen Maori prisoners were tried before the Resident Magistrate’s Court this afternoon. All were committed. None of them would say anything. Only one was tatooed, and one was exceedingly like a white man.

The volunteering spirit is on the increase. A new company has started, to be called the City Guards. Seventy have enrolled. KUMARA, July 17. A very largo meeting was held at Stafford Town last night to petition the Government to make a deviation of the GreymouthHokitika railway so as to include the centres of population, as the present route along the uninhabited beach is greatly detrimental to the interests of over 4000 inhabitants of inlying towns. Three members of the Westland County Council and the Mayor of Kumara spoke at the meeting, showing that the present line was a great injustice to tho majority of the community on the Coast, and a waste of public money. Meetings will be held tonight at Waimea and Dillman’s Town, also at Kumara this week. A deputation will then wait on tho Government with a petition, as it is rumoured that only the landed interest on the beach is instrumental in the line being made in that direction.

DUNEDIN, July 17. A fatal accident happened at Gibbs’ and Clayton’s saw mills to-day. A young man named Pox placed a bag on a shaft, and while riding on the shaft his clothes became entangled, and ho was twisted round. His legs were broken, and one of his arms torn from the body. He died soon after his admission to the hospital. The Supreme Court sat in banco this morning, before Mr Justice Williams. Only one case was heard, the rest on the list being adjourned for various reasons. In Turnbull y. Proudfoot, Mr Haggitt intimated that negotiatiens between the parties were going on, which would probably lead to a settlement. The case was accordingly held over. The Bank of New Zealand stopped the Tapanui Borough Council’s credit on account of its overdraft being £SOO. The Bank, through its solicitor, sent the Council notice to pay up within a month. The railway formation on the Tapanui line is finished to the Pomahaka, where people want the line opened to. At a meeting of the Harbor Board to-day, a petition to Parliament re Government encroachment on the Board’s endowment, was adopted. An inspection commissioner to superintend the construction of a hopper dredge at Home, is to be appointed. TIMABU, July 17.

The steward* of the Timaru steeplechase hold a meeting to-morrow to consider the protest lodged against Ada, the winner of the Consolation Race, on the ground that her rider, Lyford, was disqualified at Dunedin for foul racing,'and that the disqualification was endorsed by the Grand Nath ml Steeplechase Club.

The contractor* for the new post and tele' graph offices commenced work to-day.