LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 546, 27 June 1878, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

j [press agency.] I THE WRECK OF THE HYDERABAD. Otaki, June 26. On Sunday night the Hyderabad was becalmed off the Brothers, but soon a breeze sprang up and the vessel was making very good progress -till about two o'clock on Monday afternoon, when j a violent gale came on and kept up with : great fury until 11 that night, when the ! ship struck bows on. The sails were 1 blown clean out of the bolt ropes and I disappeared in shreds. The anchors j were let go one after the other, but I quite in vain, one of them taking away nearly a hundred fathoms of chain. The gale was terrific on Monday, the like not having been felt for years here; j every one expected the buildings would be blown away. At Foxton, several chinmies were blown down and further damage done. The captain of the Hyderabad was here this morning, but has gone back to the wreck. No particulars are to be obtained here beyond those already known. The vessel is insured in the Ne-v Zealand for £2500: National, £1500; South British, £IOOO : the other insurances are not yet ascertained. The wreck is about thirteen miles north of her*. The captain's wife remains here for the present. Dunedin, June 25. Referring to judicial changes, the Times this morning, touches upon the administration of justice in the R.M., Courts, and states that feeling prevails that those members of the bar who are not connected with Mr Bathgate by ties of kinship, cannot gain the ear of the Court, and that in more than one office in Town the practice was, unless specially instructed to (,he contrary, to set down all cases for Wednesday, on which dav Mr Minsford used to preside. The Times mists that the Attorney-General will take steps to satisfy himself of lhe correctness of these statements.

Befop; pneeediug wiih husiivss this j morning, Mr Bithg.te said that his i usefulnes as a would lie im. | paired if lie did no:, ret'-r to the Times's j article. He then remarked that it was I always difficult to meet statements of 1 vague and general character. He had always endeavoured to hold the scales v of justice evenly, and had taken all

possible precautions against charges of partiality bsing made. He had taken notes of greater length than usual, and these had been presented for reference, and in all importaut cases had delivered written judgment, explaining his reasons for the conclusions arrived at. He was thus enabled to challenge enquiry into every part of his official life. He had endeavored to give satisfaction to the public generally, and he had not .been unsuccessful. The safe guard of the purity of that Court was the power of appeal, and further any person aggrieved could lay his grievances before the Minister of Justice. June 26. C. S. Beeves and A. Oliver were nominated for the city to-day. Show of han'ls largely in favour of Reeves. The poll tikes place on Monday. Wellington, June 26. The Chamber of Commerce this afternoon unanimously passed a resolution to use its utmost influence in favor of Macandrew's proposal to encourage direct stoara communication between England and New Znalind. The question of port of call was purposely avoided. Waitara. June 26. It is now positively settled that the mpeting takes place to-morrow at, eleven o'clock, wet or fine. In the event of rain a building has been secured. ,Reefton. June 26. It has b«en snowing almost continuously for the last three days. is now covered to a depth of six inches, and the snow is still falling fist, with no prospect of cessation for some diys. The rivers are all low, but communication is impracticable.

The Resident Magistrate's Court was occupied, yesterday and to-day, with the defence in the criminal HUei action, Riithaby and Defiance Company v. Clifford. The defence opens up the whole case of Cliff.rd v. Ruth by. for cancellation of the Defiance hWe and evidence of a most v.>luiuinons cliaracier is being taken. The case is likely to last for some time. The defence in the action is that the alleged libel imputing collusion b"twe.-*n Riithhy, Mirfin, and Davies, re sd- of Defiance mine, was justifiable on the ground of truth. Mr lii-id conducts the define-. Auckland, June 26. James Foliy, formerly meml>er of the Provincial Council, was killed on? the. Oueliunga Railway. It is;supposed he was knocked down at the crossing place atOnehuuga. The body was much mutilated. The Corporation has received a telegram from the Government urorinu them to accept the management of charitable institutions, the G-ove-nment .lindertaking to pay the whole Hu-s-dy, and also half the cost of charitable relief. The Council referred the matter to a committee.

Macanrdcv, Confers, and Lawson j are inspecting the Kaipara Railway. I Sir George Grey telegraphed, in reply i to the Railway Committee asking him j to preside at the Central Station meet- j ing, that he cannot visit Auckland again , before the session. j CHRisTCHUitcH, June 26. i At the Conference of the Road Board | Delegates, held to-day, in reference to i the payment <>f the land rerenne to j Road districts bv Government, it was ' considered advisable to take no legal J proceedings against the Government ! unless it was found that deductions are ' made from the land revenue dne to the j Road Boards, and which the Government, has now promised to pay over. a If any deductions are made legnl proceedings are to be taken at ones in \ order to have the m-it.W hefore the , Court prior to the meeting of the , Assembly.

Several cases were before the Court, to-day for driving faster than a walk round the corners of streets. The Byelaw proved bad, and all the cases were dismissed.

Napier, June 26. A movement is on foot here to protest against steamers visiting this port making Sunday*, their usual days of arrival or departure. Several influential persons are t»king part in the agitation, and it is likely to prove popular, as, commercially speaking, it is detrimental t> the interests of the port that Snudav should be the calling day. The offences return of the police for the Hawke's Bay district for the years 1876 ami 1877 shows a considerable increase in tlv* latter yeiiv, mostly in drunkenness, larceny, and offences against the person. The total number of offences in 1876 was 588 ; in 1877 it was 777, but only 776 were appreheucle i; of that numiier 681 were siinvuarily convicted, 31 cmmitted for trial, and 60 discharged. For drunkenness 430 were apprehended, and 429 com' oted ; oft'-nces against the person (including assaults of all kinds), 108 ; among these were three charges, of rape, one of murdei, and seven of indecent assault. Offences against property, including larceny,

embezzlement, etc., .were 23-charged .with liinacv, 17; breach of the Merchantmen Act, 2 : attempt at suicide, 1 ; escape from le<„ml custody, 1 ; beastialiry, 1 ; Msjamy, % y Respecting the fire that occurred List Sunday night in a small building at the rear of M'Vay's siddlerv shops, Hastings street,—of itself the fire was unimportant, there was only a' little straw in the store and it was put out m twenty minutes, but the same store was on fire on the sth of April l?st, and as it is in the middle of a valuable block of buildings, a good deal of nneasiness his been felt. At the inquiry to-day. afte-- hearing the evidence of M'V[y and Kinsley, the Superintendent of the Brigade, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the fire was caused by an incendiary, by some person or persons -unknown.