NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1831, 5 January 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[press association.] AUCKLAND, Janaary 5. Te KootiThe report that Te Eocti has visited Cam* bridge is positively denied. Establishment of Botanical Gardens* A. proposal has been made for amalgamating the Domain Board and the Acclimatization Society for the purpose of establishing Botanical Gardens. H MS. CormorantH.M.S. Cormorant sails for Wellington today. Mining SewsThe Albarnia mine has declared a pound dividend, and distributes eight thousand pounds among the shareholders. The Thames mines have paid £IB,OOO this month. A Warning. A gentleman in Auckland is suffering from erysipilas in the hip through wearing stockings with poisonous coloring matter. Sir H- EohinsonThe Governor was well received at Cambridge, Waikato. WELLINGTON", January 5. Criminal SessionsThe Supreme Court Criminal business commenced this morning. Justice Richmond, in his charge to the Grand Jury, referred to the Calendar as being an average one for this district, and said that most of the charges were not of a serious nature. With reference to the case of William Hades, for dual voting at the last election for the Hou-e, his Honor ■poke strongly in favour of the preservation of the Grand Jury, as standing between the Government and the people and able to prevent vexatious prosecutions. Although committing magistrates had hitherto executed their duties in a highly commendable manner, yet they were liable to favour the Government, from whom they obtained their bread and butter, for political prosecution. He said that a dangerous power would be given to the Government unless the Grand Jury were preserved. He admitted that the Grand Jury system was somewhat cumbersome and needed improvement, but it was a protection to the liberty of the subject. Young has been sentenced to six months’ hard labour. The native lad Toko Mace was next arraigned. The counsel for the defence applied to have him sent to the Reformatory. His Honor remanded the prisoner until Wednesday, to consider the matter. ArrivalTha barque Scottish Prince, ninety-three days from London, arrived this morning: all well. DUNEDIN, January 5. Mining News. The Mountain Water Race Company and other claims at Tinker’s have been washed up with excellent results. About 2000azs. was the net result. Criminal Sessions. The criminal sittings opened to-day. In ■entenc'ng Thomas Chaime-r Reid to eight years’ imprisonment, his Honor said that while it was impossible to exonerate from blame the directors and shareholders of the company of which the prisoner had been manager, in entrusting him with unlimited control over the affairs of the company, that was no palliation of the offence which he, the Judge, could characterise as nothing less than systematic plunder. Thomas Emley pleaded “ Guilty ” of larceny from a dwelling-house, and was sentenced to twelve months. Alexander Nicholson, convicted of larceny, was sentenced to six mouths.

AUCKLAND, January 3. Customs DutiesThe Customs duties this month amount to nearly £7OOO. The GovernorHis Excellency Sir H. Robinson left this morning in special train for the Waikato accompanied by Hon. F. Whitaker, Hon. Jas. Williamson, and R. Fergusson. On reaching Hamilton he was driven by Mr R. H. D. Fergusson in his four-in-hand to Cambridge. Beyond the flying of flags there was no demonstration at Hamilton or Cambridge. Gold Returns. The gold return for the month at the Thames was 7764 ounces. Breach of Customs aid Arms ActAt the Police Court, Jao. Sutton surrendered to his bail, and appeared in answer to a charge of a breach of the Customs Act, and also in answer to a charge of a bresch of the Arms Act, by importing revolvers without being duly licensed under the Act. After bearing the evidence, the Court ordered tho full penalty of £IOO to he paid, with Collector of Customs’ costs, £4 13s. SubInspector Pardy said the defendant was a new arrival, and had to suffer for a first offence. The police had no deeire to press tho charge under the Arms Act. His Worship said, had the police persevered in the charge, the result would have been threo years' penal servitude. January 4. Body Found. The body of Tovey, the settlor missing at Maharangi, has been found. A boat was discovered in the river with pirt of a bottle of rum in it, and the body lying on the beach a few yards off. At the inquest an open verdict was returned. WELLINGTON, January 3. Importation of StockA fine flock of rams from Mr Murray’s famous South Australian flock arrived this morning for Mr Riddiford’s le Awate Station, Wairarapa East. Volunteer Cadets. The Nelson Artillery cadets won the gun competition against the Wellington Artillery cadets by one point. Both teams were cam-

.plimented by Colonel Pearce, the officer commanding the district, for the proficiency t shown, Customs Revenue. The Customs revenue for the twelve months ending December 31st was £236,289 The Telegraph Operators. All but two of the operators who were on • strike here have resumed work. The CoiiStabularyThe Constabulary who left here to aid in quelling th'j expected disturbance at Timaru da Now Tear’s Day returned this morning. DUNEDIN, January 3. The Customs’ revenue for the year 1879 was £359,096, against £371.356 for 1878. Marion Steel, of Palmerston School, heads the list of the successful Provincial Scholarships. The three next highest attend the Dunedin High School. January 4. CricketTho in‘erprovincial match committee have reduced their team for tho Canterbury match, leaving fourteen players from whom to make a final selection. The names arc—Messrs Cargiil, Clarke, Colliuson, Conway, Cook, Crawshaw, Haskell, McGregor, McLsnnan, Paramor, Parker, Eeade, Spring, Vernon. The Telegraph OperatorsThere is nothing new with regard to the telegraph operators’ strike. The Dunedin men still hold out. INVERCARGILL, January 3. An Unfaitbfal StewardJohn Harford, steward of the May Queen, arrested for drunkenness on Friday morning, was found to have seven watches, a sum of money, and a quantity of jewellery gathered in visits to tho Caledonian gsmes and several hotels. Ho was brought up and remanded to the 11th, when seven charges of robbery will be preferred. The HolidaysA sum of over £270 of gate money was taken at the sports for two days.