NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2579, 13 July 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[pee fbbss association.] AUCKLAND, July 12. The Taiaroa brings the following items of Fijian news:—A deposit of mineral oil has been discovered at Yanua. Petty larceny is daily oommitted at Levuka. Advices from the Duke of York Island state that a trader named Martin, maddened by drink, threatened to shoot the crew of the outter Loilia, and kept them in terror for some time. At length the master of the Los'.ia, William Stephens, fired off a rifle toward Martin, who got into a boat. Martin fell off the boat and sank. His body was not reoovered. The Orangemen did not hold a procession this year, but a soiree in the Lome street hall. They were addressed by Arohdeacon Maunsell, and the Bevs. A, Raid, Salter, and Potter. Grand Master Goldie presided. There was a good attendance. Commodore Erskine gave an at home on board the Kelson to a large attendance. John Hall took a benefit in the Theatre Royal. It was the best house of the session. The oompany leave by the Botorua for Wellington. At the Harbor Board yesterday a telegram was road from the Lyttelton Board suggesting 00-operation to effect the adoption of Colonel Seratchley's recommendations re defence of our principal ports. The Mayor stated that the defuncos proposed for Auokland are insufficient. Commodore Erskine, of H.M S. Nelson, informed him that long range heavy guns were necessary. It was finally resolved to co-operate with the Lyttalton Board, and to urge the Government to ereot a battery of heavy guns on north head of Queen street wharf.

Arohdeacon Lush died yesterday, aged sixty-five. Thomas Gorman was oommitted for trial for perjury in the Police Court yesterday. At the criminal sessions James Troy, Samuel Daffy and Samuel Bowden were oharged with forgery and uttering. Duffy was sentenced to three years, Bowden to two years, and Troy was disharged. James Wollie, remanded from Napier for horsestealing, was remanded from Auokland to the Thames where the offence was committed.

la the Supreme Court to-day Rodriguez for sodomy was sentenced to seven years; Henry Goldsmith, stealing from a dwelling, seven yean; Elizabeth Davidson, bigamy, was acquitted. Hennelly, found " Guilty " of two charges of forgery, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, and Joseph Hayes, stealing from a dwelling, to eighteen months. No bills were found in the oasej of David Johnston, for horse stealing ; James Jaoob Bower, forgery. True bills were found against Ohae. Davidson for bigamy ; Henry Goldsmith, for stealing from a dwelling ; Samuel Bowden, James Troy, and Samuel Duffy, for forgery. The Grand Jury made the following presentment: "That there are numerous bills of indiotment brought before us whioh should be summarily dealt with by the Justices of the Peace of this jadioial district; that in consequence of these needless commitments to the Supreme Court the oountry is put to considerable unnecessary expense ; that in some instanoes the acoused escapes the punishment of a lesser crime whilst being obarged with a greater one." WELLINGTON, July 12.

Information has been received that the Eastern Company's Egyptian lines arc temporarily interrupted. Telegrams for Egypt will, however, be accepted, but at the sender's risk. Great interest was taken in the telegrams received to-day relative to the bombardment of Alexandria, and the Extras published were eagerly sought after. HOKITIKA, July 12. A contractor named Byan has been advertising for a hundred men for road work at Paringa, offeting Us per day, and a free passage from Hokitika. Only throe or four men have applied, so few men being unemployed owing to the Woodstock rush. Mr Byan offers twelve months' work at the above wages. TIMABIJ, July 12.

At the South Canterbury Poultry and Pigeon Association's first annual exhibition to day, the number of exhibits was highly satisfactory, while the class of birds was very superior. A number of the prinoipal prizes went to Oamaru, Christ church and Ashburton. DUNEDIN, July 12. Seven suburban municipalities were represented at a conference of Mayors last night, and it was agreed to follow the lead of Caversham in protesting against Dunedin obtaining sole right of impounding water from the Taieri Biver. The City Council last night agreed to allow £4O a year to Mr Simpson, clork of the Police Court, for his services as olerk to City Licensing Committees. One Councillor protested against expenditure as illegal. The first ingot of metal run from the Oarriok Bange Antimony Mining Company's Smelting Works, near Cromwell, will be exhibited in Dunedin to-morrow. The mine is expected to pay handsomely. At Balclutha to day the man Hewitt, who cluck up the constable who was removing his cattle, was fined £5 or one month for pointing a ioaded gun ft the constable; P/ofeeeor Black's Orichtor. estate, near Mataura river, h&« been sold to Mr Williara Jenkins for :{U-vs ,; Sl>. v t contains 2573 acres, with u fev. buildings, and 1500 acres havo been in cultivation about fchfee years..-. _ At the Land Board mo sting to-day, ~3lr Btout said he ioarneu it -ras becoming common for deferred payment sections, after the freehold had been secured, to be bought up and made into estates of 600 and 800 acres. He thought this objectionable, as the land was intended to be held in small areas, and with the view of obtaining information on the point he proposed, and it was carried —"That tho rangers report on the various deferred payment blocks, so that it may be seen whether or not the holders are selliDg out and the number of holdings is beinji dacreased." Cuthbert McKellar, formerly in charge of National Bank at Mosgiel, was to-day oharged with embezzlement. The case for the prosecution was that on April 13th the accused received from Daniel Fisher, a publican at Moßgiel, the sum of £29 2s, of which £4 2i was in cheques, and the balance in notes and gold. Thi* balance the aooused was charged with embezzling. The cise was adjourned till Friday for further evidenoe. It fits always been a question under the Town Districts Aot whether Town Boards under it are entitled to lioense fees within their b -ands. A test case was heard to-day at Balciutha, at whioh the Magistrate held that tho County Council, and not the town district, was Vie proper body to receive the fees. G-ove.-rv-dent will he asked to amend the Ac; so that either one body or the other t; •V be clearly entitled to such has. J