TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue 72, 2 February 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

— . »> [BY ELECTRIO TELEGRAPH.] L. . A::- :£. S»V3PBSS9 ? ASSOCIATION.] JLLUpfGiiANI) V. AUCKLAND. • ' ,: '' ' : ; ; '; 'Auckland, January 30. The /Au^latid cricket match con-* tinued from. yesterday. After scoring 65'Gharl*rood's career came to an end, Maekay getting him with easy catch in long field. Charlwood's score is only secoud to his Ballarat performance, and was a most brilliant display of scientific cricket. Emmelt joined Selby, who sent Bennett to leg for 4, the left bander's first contribution, and was followed by a bit to square leg by for 3, making 8 total of 150, helped by some beautifully stolen runs, and then Emmett was caught by Buckland off Bennett. Pooley, wicket« keeper of Englishmen, took the vacant wicket, and commenced in a lively manner, cutting Bennet for 1. Selby then getting 1 and 2 was well taken at wicket by Defaur, making 46—6-4.46, 162. Armitage bad a very short life, being stumped* first ball. Lillywhite next appeared, amidst loud clapping of hands, but aftei* scoring a couple of singles, was caught by Langham in the slips. Allan Hill succeeded, and aftec a stub-*

born innings was caught by Dufaur off j Lynch— 222*9-26. Southerton, the last man, skied his first bail for 2, and the stamps were then drawn, Selby baying made 43 in faultless and patient style. Leaving two last men at wickets for today, to'al score 224. Bjes, 8 ; leg byes, 8; wides,3. The whole of the Englishmen went out for 225. Selby c Carter, b Robinson, 44 ; Selby was caught at short leg almost immediately after the game commenced. To-day Southerton carried ont his bat, Carter's fielding was very good thronghout. After a time Simcox, Yates, and Mumford were most generally useful. Gleeson, as long-stop, was good, only four byes being recorded. The , Eleven say the Auckland ground is the largest they have yet played on' in the colonies. Just about 1.30 Auckland sent Simcox and Kent to the wickets, the former taking first ball from Shaw, Lillywhite at the other end. The first two overs were maidens. The last ball of Shaw's second over Simeox lapped into wicket-keeper's hands. One wicket gone without scoring. It soon became apparent that the bowling was not te be trifled witb, and the bats* men seemed content to block. In the fifth over Lillywhite took Kent's stumps. Two wickets down for 1. Lynch then went in. The fielding was splendid, and Pooley at the wickets kept tbe Auckland* ers within the crease. The third ball of Shaw's next over took Gleeson's wicket. Tbree wickets for 8. Yates then went iD, aDd be and Lynch stood well, tbe total score up to 2.40 being 27, including 13 byes. At four o'clock four thousand people were on the ground. On the game being resumed after lunch, Hill commenced bowling at Lillywhite's end. The batsmen played steadily, merely hitting at a few loose ones. At 3.30 fifty was telegraphed. Yates in trying a short run from slip was thrown out by Hill. Four wickets for 55. Rees at secoud ball off Shaw skied to long-on, and was caught by Greenwood. Eive wickets for 57. Dufaur next went in, and at 4 o'clock tbe Auckland score stood thus : — Lynch, run out, 17 ; Yates, stumped by Pooley, 31 ; Rees caught by Greenwood, bowled by Shaw, 1 ; Abraham, run out ; Mumford, leg before wicket, bowled by Shaw, 0 ; Buckland, caught by Ullyett, bowled by Shaw, 0; Bennett, run out, 3 ; Dufaur, not out, 8 ; byes, 19. Total, 79. Wellington, January 30. A man named Rodgers, alias Roger Armstrong, at Wangarei, confessed to tbo murder of a miner known as Red Bill, at the Thames, in 18—. Ciiarle* Lowe, now resident at Auckland, stale? Eed Bill and another man lived in a tent near him. The former had plenty of money, and was found by his mate in a iarge water-bole fourteen feet deep, about half full of water. Finger marks were all round the side in soft mud, as if the man had been struggling to get out. The corner of the water-hole was close to the track from Grahamstown. No money was produced at the inquest, and Red Bill's mate disappeared afterwards from the district. Duxedin, January 30. The Dnnedin City Council now invite designs for new Municipal Buildings, to be erected on a site fronting the Octagon, in Moray Place. Designs are to he so prepared, tbat when all completed and different parts of tbe building erected, tbey will form a complete and uniform whole at a cost of £30 (?) Chbistchubch, January 30. At a special meeting of the Drainage Board, Mr Carruthers, Engineer-in** Cbief, fully explained bis scheme for the drainage of the city. His report was adopted, and work is to be commenced at once. A special meeting of the City Council is to be held next Monday to consider che question of borrowing £3000 to widen Colombo-street, and erect Town Hall in centre of city. The Weslsyan Conference having closed its labors, celebrated the event by a picj nic to«day. Nelson, January 30. i At General Synod last night, a long and earnest debate on Hymnal question, on Archdeacon Maunsell's motion that a committee be appointed to cnlargo and improve New Zealand Hymnal. Twentytwo members spoke. The Bishops of Wellington and Auckland, Archdeacons Maunsell, Stock, and Williams, the Rev. Mr Dudley, and Messrs Lusk, Hurst, and Ollivier were for tbe motion. Primate, Bishop of Dunedin, Dean of Christchurch, Archdeacon Harper, Revs. Lingard and Jackson, Messrs Carleton, Martin, Hun* ter, Brown, Quick, Seymour, and Ackland, against. On a division the motion was negatived. Ayes : Bishops, 3 ; clergy, 5 ; laity, 6. Noes : Bishops, 2 ; clergy, 7 ; laity, 9. Auckland, August 1, The cricketers left at ten o'clock this morning in the steamer Wellington. Tbe foot race between Selby and Ellis, an Aueklander, for one hundred ponnds, resulted in the cricketer winning easily. He is said to be equal to Hewett. Tbe Auckland 22 in second innings made 94, including 11 byes, 1 leg bye, and 2 wides. Tbe Englishmen thus win* ning by one innings and 22 runs. It has been arranged to lay a telegraph wire from Hutt station to the Racecourse, on condition of Jockey Club paying interest npon whole cost. The work has been commenced. , The Budget h,s ceased publication at

2i'ew Plymouth, the reason alleged being that tbe place is not sufficiently advanced to support a daily paper. During first two montha use of postal cards to December 31st, 92,462 were sold, a much larger nnmber thau mis anticipated.