Telegraphic Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1488, 23 November 1872, Page 2

Telegraphic Intelligence.

[tfBOM THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PBESS TELEGBAJJ AGENCY ]

CH.RISTCHURCH.

Saturday, Nov. 23. The Gas Company has resolved to increase its capital by £20,000; and also to extend it* mains to different parts of the city. The Wesleyan District meeting ha 3 concluded, The Provincial Council was opened today. In his address, his Honor congratulated the Province on its great general prosperity, and increased education. There is great excitement hero regarding a case of supposed murder.

TJLMARU.

Saturday, Nov. 23. An inquest on the body of Murdoch M'Lean resulted in a verdict being returned to the effect that ho came by his death by suffocation in the Washdyke Greek, but that there was no evidence to show by whose bonds. An inquest on the body of the man found in a waterhole ten miles from Timaru will be held to-day.

DUNE DIN.

Saturday, Nov. 22. A MAN is dangerously ill from sunshoke. A prisoner named Gallagher, sentenced to receive 50 lashes for repeated acts of insubordination, was flogged in the jail today. Arrived.—Bertha, from Mauritius.

A Wanganui exchange says that a legislative reform of some moment has been adopted in the punctuation of the Acts of the General Assembly. This most natural adjunct to language being adopted in legislation will simplify not only the reading but the la a- itself. At the Victorian Spring Race Meeting, the Melbourne Cup, 2 mile*, was won after a splendid race by two lengths by The Quack, a Tasmanian bred horse. Ace was second, and Dag worth (the favoiite up to the last moment) third. Baibelle and Misty Morn occupied the fourth and fifth positions, while the remainder were far in the rear. It is estimated that at one time during the <L'Y there were no fewer than 40,000 people on the course. The time occupied by the winner in the race for the Cup vvas 3 mins. 39 sees. A Sydney telegram, of date 9th No vember, says :—" Mr. Parkes sent a lengthy protest to the English Government against Victoria assuming the right to dictate that Melbourne shall be the terminus of the Suez service. Mr Francis replied that Victoria would not enter into any arrangement in which Melbourne was not made the terminus"

The yield of breadst-xflfe in South Australia this year will, it is expected, amount to fully 50,000 tons. The donth is announced at Agra, (India), in July last, of Captain G. It. Chevalier, of H.M.'s 65th lie-iment. He had to submit to the amputation of a limb. Tetanus wass the immediate cause of death. Point Chevalier, in Auckland was named after this gallant officer.

The following touching appeal to the possessors of hearts ami homes appears iu the Grey River Argus:—«« Wanted —very much wanted—by a poison of twelve yeais' experience of board,'lodging, and venation of spiiit in Colonial hotels, the honor and pleasure of living with a private family, to whom he will give no trouble beyond the preparation of his bed and breakfast. The applicant believes himself to be moial and (comparatively temperate in his habits,) aud any person who will take him will confer a benefit upon him individually and upon society at large Such an opportunity of doing good, and being sufficiently paid for it, rarely offers. Persona] inspection of the applicant invited, Address office of this papei."