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Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1924, 6 October 1874, Page 2

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[Anglo-australian tress telegraph AGEKCY.] Auckland, Ocb. 5. The Lunai3 detained to take the Mikado's niails^ south on her arrival from San Francisco. She is due about the Bth instant. Lyttelton, Oct. 5. Sailed, yesterday — Auriga, for London, with 443 bales wool, 333 do flax, 1558 cases meats, 21 bales skins, 2126 sacks, 300 casks tallow and pelts, 170 packages sundries. Westport, Oct. 5. The three-masted schohner St. Kilda, from Melbourne, sailed in over the bar this morning, without signals, and found 21ft of water. DuNEDIN, Oct. 5. Captain Duncan and the chief officer of the Christian M'Ausland were assaulted by four seamen while crossing the equator. The passengers prevented a mutiny from taking place. The mutineers are given in charge. Todd, second mate of the ship Oneca, on Saturday; last, at the Port Chalmers Police Court, was charged with the wilful murder of a seaman on the passage from New York. The case stands adjourned until Thursday next. The criminal sessions commence to-day. There are eight prisoners for trial. Port Chalmers. Oct. 5. The Christian M'Ausland was towed in yesterday. She has 356 souls, equal to 283 adulta on board. There were seven deaths on board, all children, and three births. One seaman died from pneumonia, and another fell overboard and was drowned. The only diseases on board were the whooping cough and childrens' pox. Christchorch, Oct. 5. The criminal session of the Supreme Court opened this morning. There are seventeen cases, all of an ordinary description, except three charges against Captain Crawford of the ship Cathcast for shooting two seamen during a disturbance on the voyage out The only case heard to-day was one of forging and uttering against Thomas Thompson, who was found guilty and sentenced to one year hard labor. Wellington, Oct. 5. The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court opened to-day. There were very few cases. The Judge's charge contained nothing of public interest. Auckland, Oct. 5. At the opening of the criminal session this morning, Chief Justice Arney delivered a charge, and congratulated the jury that there were only ten cases oh the calendar. He lamented that there was a charge of murder, and a preponderance of offences against the person. A few of the cases demanded special directions from the Court. Of five offences against property ; two of which were committed by persons not belonging to the regular body of. settlers and the circumstances of the other three, did not warrant the conclusion that there was a tendency to crime existing amongst the settlers. When asking a witness to speak out, the Chief Justice said a juryman had asked to be excused on the ground of deafness, but he had not granted his request, nor had he himself thought it necessary to resign the position he occupied on the Bench because he was somewhat hard of hearing, The remark is taken by some as a contradiction of the reports current about Chief Justice Arney's intended resignation.