Telegraphic Intelligence. PER ANGLO-AUSTRALLAN PRESS TELEGRAM AGENCY. INTERPROVINCIAL. AUCKLAND. 26th May.

Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1580, 29 May 1874, Page 234

Telegraphic Intelligence. PER ANGLO-AUSTRALLAN PRESS TELEGRAM AGENCY. INTERPROVINCIAL. AUCKLAND. 26th May.

Sporting.—The weather .was very wet on Monday, and, in consequence, there was only a thin attendance at the races. The following is the result of the meeting :—Autumn Handicap.—Batter, 1; Parawhenua, 2 ; Golden Grown, 3. Discord bolted. Batter won by three lengths.' Champagne Stakes.—The Bird, 1 (walk over). Selling Stakes.—Never Missel; Bundarra, 2. Trial-Stakes.—Bis-marck, 1 ; Panga, 2. 27th May.—The St. Leger Stakes wen Avon by Bedouin; Discord, 2. Autumn CupBatter, 1 ; Parawhenua, 2. During the Steeplechase, Dornwell, a butcher, on horse back, while crossing the course, came in contact with the horse Earey, ridden by MarksBoth the horses were injured. Marks, the. owner of the horse Karey, has entered an action for £?SO damages against Dornwell, for negligent riding on the racecourse duriug the humle race, and causing a collision with Karey, who lost the race, it is alleged, in consequence of the occurrence. 27th May. The Obnoxious Tax.—A crowded public meeting has protested against, the proposed" increased taxation' for educational purposes. The anti-education-tax agitatorsintend holding a procession to-night. Amusements. Smith's Combination Troupe is performing at the Prince of Wales Theatre, and took £450 last week. Over a thousand persons were in the theatre on the Queen's Birthday. The company will proceed South shortly. Mr Vesey Stewart's Proposed Settlement. Mr Vogel opposes the Scheme.—Mr Vogel has telegraphed to the Superintendent that the General Government is unwilling to grant Mr Vesey Stewart land for special settlement of Belfast farmers, because of - the absence of guar,autee, and the misrepresentations by Mr Stewart in a letter sent home. " *• 28th May. Financial Statement—The estimate of revenue ij the financial statement of the province', is £132,075 ; it is chiefly made up of sales of land, and includes £4U,000 from the Colonial Government to be paid in quarterly instalments of £6,000 secured ou the land fund. An appropriation is made of £47,800 for provincial public works. ALEXANDRA, WAIKATO. 27th May. The " Aukati " abandoned.—Purukutu "has become tired of keeping {he-aukati, and has left his post. Since he has given it up, it is only at Kopua that any attempt has been made by the natives to enforce it, aud it is not strictly kept. . TAURANGA. 26th May. Native Meeting.—(From our own correspondent.)—A meeting of the tribes interested in the lauds of Te Waiiti has been held at Galatea. After vainly waiting for the Uriwera tribe, the meeting dispersed unsatisfactorily, no arrangement having been come to. Interested parties (officials) are persuading the natives against dealing with the Government. [The old story.] The Good Templars are making rapid advances, and now number upwards of forty. 27th May. Suggested East Coast Mail Service. —The Bay of Plenty Times'urges the Government to establish a mail steam service between Katikali aud Taurauga, thus connecting with the Thames, and so forming a speedy postal service between Auckland and Wellington, via the East Coast. [Much required.] WELLINGTON. *'■ 27th May. The Immigrants. —The passengers in the ship Wenuiugton have been lauded clean and healthy. Those by the La Hogue are much the same. The depot being still full of the immigrants by the Wenningtou, those by the La Hogue will have to remain on board for a few days. During,the La Hogue's voyage, there were three deaths and six births on board. Captain Strachan, of the Golden Sea, has been fined £5, for a breach of the Passenger Act. There arc other charges of a like nature still to be decided. The Synod—ln the General Synod, the committee upon the marriage procedure of the Church of England, reported that they saw no reason for altering:, the- existing usages. The Bishop of Auckland moved that the recommendation of the members of the Melanesian mission be adopted, that the Rev. J. It. Selwyn be appoiuted to the bishopric. Mr Wilcock moved, as an amendment, that it would be. expedient, under all circumstances, to defer the appointment of a successor to Bishop Pattesou. The motion was withdrawn, aud the amendment carried. Christchurch was fixei) upon as the next place of meeting of the Standing Commission. The Labor Market.—Notwithstanding the uuusual number of immigrants lately arrived, all the single girls by the Wenningtou found employment immediately, so that those by the La Hogue will be landed this morning. Railway Material.—Over 13,000 pieces of railway iron have arrived in the ships Wenr ington and La Hogue. 28th May. Synod.—ln the General Synod to-day, besides some routine business, the following was transacted. —A committee was appointed to take into consideration the whole constitution aud government of St. John's College near Auckland, the committee to consist of the Bishops of Auckland, Nelsou, aud Dunediu, Archdeacons Maunsell and Williams, the Rev. J. Poole, aud Mr Sewell. A Bill to make certain alterations in Statute No. 7 was read a second time. On the motion of the Bishop of Auckland, it was resolved that the district between the Patea and Haugatahna rivers be considered part of the diocese of Wellington. A Bill for establishing a Board of theological studies was read a first time. WANGANUI. 26th May. Drunken Outrage and attempted Suicide by a noted Chief.—Major Kemp (Maori), while intoxicated, beat his native wife severely, breaking several of her ribs. He suspected her of adultery, i He afterwards tried to cut his own throat, but was prevented. Kemp attributes his violence to grog. The publicans are to be stopped from supplyiug the natives with liquor. [lt does not appear that the person who illegally supplied Kemp with liquor will be proceeded against.] NELSON. 27th May. Reponsible Government. The Provincial Council, last night, after, a long debate, decided in favor of responsible government by 15 to C. The Council Chamber was crowded duriug the debate. WE ST LAND. HOKITIKA. 28th May. Provincial Council.—ln the Provincial Council, a resolution affirming' the necessity of appointing a Provincial Executive was carried to-day, by a large majority. CANTERBURY. CHIIISTCHURCH. 27th May. Agricultural Exhibition.-Mr Hoiloway's Opinion of Otago and Canterbury.—At the midwinter AgrkuiUural Exhibition, held yesterday, there were seventy entries. The weather was very bad, and the attendance small. At the show dinner in

the evening Mr Holloway,'in. responding to the toast of " The Strangers/' referred to Otago, and said he must 6ay that-he was ' very favorably impressed indeed with that province, and had sent home a very favorable < description of Otago as a suitable place for any sober, industrious, working men who wish to better their pesition. He referred also to Canterbury, which-province, he said, possessed far more land than Otago adapted for agricultural sattlement, and presented a fine field for immigration. Holiday.—-There was a general holiday yesterday in honor of the Queen's Birthday. TIMA.RU. 27th May. Judge Ward's Alleged Telegram.— The agent of the Press Telegraph. Agency here has been authorized by Judge Ward to state that the telegrams published in the Otago'Times, in re Macassey v. Bell, are grossly inaccurate and not authentic. OTAGO. PORT CHALMERS. 26th May. . Sad Accident.—Four men were drowned yesterday by a boat capsizing in the harbor. There were seven in the boat, and three were saved ; one of whom swam ashore, the other two being taken off by a boat. The Regatta has been postponed, the weather being too rough. The Weather is very severe. There is a strong S.W. gale, accompanied by thick rain. DUNEDIN. 27th May. The Hoax on the Daily Times.—The Guardian says it is requested to state that the telegrams published by the Times, with reference to Judge Ward and Judge Chapman, are grossly inaccurate. . Provincial Council.—ln the Provincial Council last night, a long debate took place on Mr Fish's motion for the abolitiou of the High School. The motion was negatived by a majority of thirteen. AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY. [per natal queen.] MELBOURNE. 21st May. Dixon, the protectionist candidate, has been returned for St. Kilda, the free trade interest being divided. ENGLISH.. [per natal queen.] LONDON. loth May. The Czar of Russia lauded at Dover, and proceeded to Windsor, amid great enthusiasm. A British Vice-Consul Flogged.— The Commandant of Guatemala, owing to a quarrel, inflicted 200 lashes on the British Vice-Consul. The Commandant has been placed under arrest. The Conservatives and the Revenue. A curious fact connected with the result of the late English elections, is thus noted in the British Trade Journal for March: —lt would indeed be a curious circumstance if the installation of a Tory ministry were to turn out to have been simultaneous with the turn in the tide of the revenue receipts ; yet it would appear that the receipts since the beginning of the year show that the increase in the first tlwce quarters of the financial year is not being maintained. The customs fall off £218,000, the excise £76,000, and the laud-tax and house duty £338,000. It is obvious that even a stationary revenue would give a Conservative Government fewer opportunities than have been enjoyed by the Liberals. The Fire at the Pantechnioon. The Anglo-Indian Advertiser writes; —Among our other sensations we have had a fire, and that too, on so grand a scale as,to be visible all over London. The reflection was to be seen miles off, and in many cases the effect was very beautiful. Hyde Parle was. transfigured with a soft glow which set off to perfection the leafless branches of the trees. As a rule, fires are much too frequent to occasion remark, and Captain Shaw aud his men are in request about ten times a day. But the burning of the Pantechnicou, ami the destruction of an incredible amount of property, has become the subject of general concern. The said Pantechnicon was a huge and lofty brick and timber building in Belgravia, used for*the storing of furniture and miscellaneous goods. It was largely patronized by " the quality," by well-to-do wanderers, and homeless aristocrats, who required an abiding place for their earthly possessions. It was also a harbor of refuge for stray art collections, and all people considered it both respectable aud safe. It was to the fatal custody of the Pantechnicon that Sir Bichard Wallaco entrusted many of the pictures bequeathed to him by his father, the Marquis of Hertford. Where are those pictures how? He has also lost in the flames a maguifieeut collection of ancient armour, and two absolutely priceless porcelain dishes, each of which was insured for £2,500. This frightful loss is enough to break Sir Richard's heart, aud to draw tears from the whole body of antiquaries. Mr Walter Cave is bemoaning the wreck of a library of 7,000 volumes, and the disappearance of a beloved collection of Indian curiositieß. Another desperate sufferer, who knows nothing about it at present, and whose whole energies are bent on bringing a mutinous king to his senses, is Sir Garnet Wolseley. When he comes home from the Gold Coast, this brave soldier will find that hiscuriosities, collected in various climes, particularly in India and China, have all vanished into smoke. The flames have spared nobody's property, and the sacrifice has been enormous. There is great weeping and gnashing of teeth over the lost art treasures, but at present there is no clear account of what is destroyed. We hear of a few things saved ; here a bust of Homer, there a sword or a costly salver, but more frequently of -a huge molten mass of silver, with no clue to its history. Our readers, who pity the individual victims, will have some notion of the magnitude of the disaster, when wo tell them that it will take a couple of months for fifty firemen to ransack tbe ruin's, and recover the articles that may | have escaped. There is also another littlo fact full of meaning, and that is, that the loss is estimated at three millions. A fire on so great a scale is always followed by a moral. We have had a lively correspondence, chiefly-conducted by architects, who tell us that is not our Fire Brigade that is at fault, but that it is our building system that requires a thorough* overhauling. '

The locomotive engine recently constructed in Dunedin for Messrs Hawortli and Co., of Hokitika, is now at work on their saw-mill tramways, drawing trucks easily at the rate of seven miles an hour. An experiment in sheep-farming is being made in the Southern part of the Province of Weslland. Messrs Ward and Douglas lately drove 400 sheep to the Paringa river, losing forty in ouo of the rivers on .the way.