NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2141, 5 January 1881, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBB PEBSB ASEiOOIATION. ! WELLINGTON, January 5. Seamen's Strike. A difference has arisen between the agents of local steamers and their crews. Tho seamen and firemen of the steamer Huia refused to go to sea last night unlets they received a distinct promise that their demands regarding the limitation of the working hours in port, and the payment for overtime were acceded to. The agents refused, and the seamen left in a body. Tho steamer was detained, but probably a new crew will be shipned. to-day,-and the steamer get away. DUNEDIN, January 5. Supreme Court. The Judge's charge contained nothing new. The Grand Jury found bills against John i Gately for larceny, William Peairce alias Johnston for cutting and wounding, Robert , Muir for forgery. Robert Muir pleaded guilty to forgeryJohn Gately convicted of larceny, William '■ Pearce pleaded guilty to wounding with ini tent, and William Adams, convicted of for- • g el 7i were all remanded for sentence. The i Grand Jury ignored the bill against Thomas i Mitchell for larceny as a bailee. True bills , were returned again nt Walter Rico for em- ' bezzlement in the public service, Alexander McLeod for maliciously wounding a cow, k John Hodgkinson for indecent assault, Geo. , Bel X. ib for committing public nuisance, John ■ Christie for horse stealing, John Russell for breaking into counting house. The sessions will conclude to-morrow. Theatrical. Bandmann's comapany opened at the Queen's Theatre to a fine house. Death of aa Old Colonist. t W. D. Morrison, one of the pioneers of the Tuapeka goldfields, died yesterday. (PBOHOTJB OWN COBBBSPOHDRHT/J AUCKLAND, January 5. The Lady Jocelyn.

The Lady Jooeiyn bad groat difficulty in getting into Tourun.ja harbour, at five o'clock thin morning. The Waitaki came up alongside the Lady Jooeiyn about four miles off Tauranga Heads, whore the latter was on the look-out for a tug. After an hour spent in bargaining, the captain of the Waitaki agreed to tow the Lady Jocelyn into harbour for £4O. Accordingly, a wire rope was passed to the former ship, where, after eomo little difficulty, it was made fast. A start was no sooner effected than an iron bit of the Wai- ■ taki was carried awaj, the iron stanchion . snapping at the rime time, striking a sailor heavily in the stomach. Ho recovered in a few minutes, but had to retire to his bunk, though apparently not seriously hurt. It was now deemed advisable to connect the ship by a sec.ind hawser, a hempen one being this time employed. About 730 another start was made, but, as the tide was running strongly into the harbour, the Waitaki's engines were put at their slowest, to wait till the slack tide. The Waitaki was headed, at 8.35, for the entrance. For a quarter of an hour progress was made, when, without warning, the iron bit holding the wire rope was torn clean away after this twist had to be on the hempen hawser, which safely brought the huge ship round toward Mongonui Head, when it parted, swinging the Waitaki round like a top. The anohor was dropped in time from the Lady Jocelyn, but the rocky shore was in close proximity. Finally the last start was began at ton o'clock, when the jLady Jocelyn was brought to safe anchorage an hour later. The Waitaki landed the passengers, who ueem to have hod a pleasant voyage, and they speak well of their treatment from Captain Jenkins aud officers. The doctor has seen the injured sailor, and consider hici not much hurt. lingard's InsolvencyA meeting of the creditors of Wm. Horace Lingard was held to■ day at the office of the trustee in bankruptcy—present, McFarlano (trustee), Browning (solicitor), Craig, Westtord, Dawson, Searll, and the debtor himself. Proofs of debt and statement of receipts and expenditure, with attaohed vouoherg, having been handed in,, Macfarlane was voted to the ohair. After engaging the debtor for some short time iu desultory conversation, carried on sotto voce. Macfarlane asked if any one was prepared to propose that Lingard should receive his discharge. Searll promptly said, I propose that Lingard gets his discharge. Oraig, Westford, and Dawson, simultaneously said, I second tnat. Oraig was accepted as seconder, and on the motion being put Co the meeting it was carried nem. ccn.. This concluded the business. Liabilities of the estate amount to £llOO, of which sum. more than half—viz., £s66—is due to J. C, Williamson, of Melbourne, being the amount of fines for unauthorised performances of "Pinafore." Searll, ihe next largest ereditor, proved for £315, of which the following are the loading items. Expenses of Mrs Lingard from Sydney to Adelaide, via Melbourne, £3B ; arranging music, £23; twenty-two weeks' salary, less money received on account, £157; tuition for Misses Lingard, twentythree weeks at £2 2s, £4B. Oraig proves for £202, of which £ls is sel down as money due for back salary,, The remaining creditors are. Dawson £5, for carpentering ; Westford £l2 for copying plsys ; Edith Adolle £3 12e, for copying parte of "Doctor Clyde" and "Betsy," and Edward Broad, property master, ahout £2. Assets nominal. Another Insolvent. At a meeting of creditors cf Martin Swallow, professor of music, the bankrupt stated that he had been in receipt on an average of about £SOO a year. Had filed because Possineski, tho tailor, pressed him. Liabilities £235. Ho laid he had paid away about £2OO within the last week in tradesmens' accounts. The schooner Cecil sailed from Brisbane on December 24th for Ohristohurch, with sugar.

AUCKLAND, January i. The Mathews' Inquiry. At a meeting of the stewards ol iho Auckland Jockey Olub, the stewards having heard the OTidence adduced by Mr McDonald in his charge against Fred Matthews, wero of opinion that Matthews, the rider of Foul Play in the G-rand Stand Handicap, waß completely exonerated from the charges brought againet him. S.S. Plakoi. The i.i. Pinko, sunk in Whangar.:i Harbor, has been successfully raised. RescueA boat ran on Koham»rana rett and sank. The men on board rescued airs Gern and sereral children, from drowning with difli» Bulty.

CriminalThe oriminal sessions opened to-day. Judge Gillies said that the calendar was the smallest for many years, und showed that crime was not increasing with population. Fred W. Harrison, for .burglary, received two years ; George Henry Shepperson, for attemptod suicide, was imprisoned till the Court rose. Tho other cases were trivial. The Good Templars. The Grand Lodge of Good Templars for New Zealand North opened a session in the Temperance Hall at two p.m. G.W.C.T. Bro. Johnston, of Wellington, called to order at 2 o'clock, when tho number of representatives present was thirty-two, representing forty subordinate lodges in Wellington, Napier, Taurnnga, New Plymouth, Thames, Auckland, Buy of Islands and Whangaroa. Preliminary business ocoupied the greater portion of tho first sittings. The Grond Lodge degree was conferred on ten members. NAPIER, January 4. The Property Tax. The number of objections to the Property Assessment is 139, principally from the assessed having sold out sinco the assessment was made. The number of persons holding oroperty abovo the volue of £SOO is 900. It is estimated that the amount that the tax will produco within the Hawke'sßay assessment district is £16,000. WELLINGTON, January 4. Legal At the Appeal Court to-day, in the case of Wright v Wilson (Ohristohuroh), the appoa. was allowed. The MailsThe City of New York, with the London mails of the 2nd ult., left San Francisco for Auckland on the 21st, this being one day later than the time-tablo sailing date. TheZealandia, with the December colonial mails, arrived at San Francisco on the 28th ult., two days in advance of contract time. OAMARU, January 4. Farmers' AssociationThe farmers in this district aro agitating for co operation, and a meeting was held to-day at Otepopo, and a club formed for the purpose of taking combined action in matters affecting their interests. Mr Bateman lbcturos in tho different districts next week on farmers' oo operation. FelonyFor feloniously breaking into the office of a coal merchant, and stealing stamps therefrom to the value of 4s 2d, John Russell was committed for trial at the next sessions of the Supreme Court in Dunedin. DUNEDIN, January 4. Minister of Works. The Hon. B. Oliver, who has been indisposed for some days, has now nearly recovered, and was out to-day with the Hon. Mr Bryce, who loaves to-morrow for the North. MiningThe Gladstone Company at Macotown crushed 147 tons, yielding 316 ozs. Sports. At the Caledonian spores yosterday, Roth of Christohurch took the second prize in the principal running event of the Caledonian Handicap. Hutton, of Christohuroh, was not able to start in any event to-day. Hylond won the Dunedin Handicap of 153, 300, and 400yds. The Two Mile Handicap Race was won by Scott, the well-known walker, from scratch ; Organ, of Timaru, also from scratch, was second. [fbom the own cobbesfohdbnt op the " pbbsb".] WELLINGTON, January 4. Native AffairsSir W. Fox did not arrive last night, but comes this evening. A lengthened Conference is probable regarding Nativo affairs on the West Coast. It is intended to strictly carry out the awards and recommendations of the late Commission. The Native prisoners just liberated will be taken by the Stella to-night to Auckland and landed there, as they mostly belong to Waikato tribes. Tho Hinemoa probably takes the West Coast prisoners to New Plymouth to-night, calling at Opunake to land tho remainder of the material for tho Bgmont lighthouse. She returns at onoo, and starts on Friday, eonveying the Governor to Manukau. GubernatorialThe reason that the programme of his Excellency's tour was altered was that ho wished to be in Auokland in time for the outgoing Fiji mail, and yet to have some leisure to about on the East Coast and visit tho natural wonders and oelebrated scenery. He will, therefore, take time on the overland roturn trip, doing all the " lions " en route. The Revenue. No definite information is yet available as to the quarter's revenue, but the returns so far as received are generally favorable. S.S. Northumberland.

Owing to the grave complaints published in the " PoBt" by passengers by the Northumberland as to their treatmont on board and in quarantine, Government ordered the immigration officer to investigate and report on tho matter. He has furnished a lengthy report, mainly to the effect that the complaints were generally exaggerated and mostly unfounded. He Bays that the ship was clean and in good order on arrival. The scarcity of bread on the island was only for one day, and was owing to a defect in the ovens at the quarantine station, whioh prevented bread from being baked, while the rough weather precluded provisions being landed. Preserved milk was supplied because fresh would not keep in hot weather, and the water had to be husbanded, as the supply depended on tanks. The report is entirely favorable to the steamer and tho New Zealand Shipping Co.