LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 710, 8 January 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

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Napier, January 7. The. New Zealand Grand Lodge 1.0.G.T, is sitting at Napier under the Presidency of the Hou. W. Fox. The Order is reported as being in a satisfactory state.

GraHAMsToWn, January 7. The big pump is likely to stop at the end of the week for want of funds. This will flood the whole fiat. '

Christchurch, January 7. In the Supreme Court to-day, Schultz, for false pretences, six months ; King, indecent assault, sentence)! deferred ; Attact, indecent assault, 12 months ■ Freeman, larceny, four years’ penal servitude, Muff, convicted yesterday of burglary, six months : Ryan, larceny, acquitted ; Harlock, forgery acquitted yesterday. In Yalpy’s case of embezzlement and larceny, the indictment Was quashed, not stating ‘ accused was servant.

Auckland, January 7. Sailed : City of New York, for San Francisco, and Union Company’s Tara* rua for Sydney, Large number of-pas-sengers.

In the Supreme Court, Matthew Walsh, for indecent assault, was postponed till next session ; Thomas Fitchett, for placing an obstruction on the railway line, Was acquitted ; Charles Edwards, for killing a horse, Was acquitted. Th i police authorities are raiding publichouses for gimbling. Maples, of the Occidental Hotel, was fined £lO ■and costs. The following bookmakers were subpeened as witnesses Perkins, Drake, Biitb-r, Snid>-r, and S Agent. Dr. Wallis leaves for Wellington. Dunedin, January 7. The civil sitting of the Bupn-m----(Joint coiiun m-es on Moudiv next. There is a heavy list of cases for trial. There are no le»s than 85 c-sen fur hear tig at the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-morrow.

In the Supreme Court Eli Codlen, fir h msehreakin,', was found not guilty and discharged. The Age. repivts its inability to compilin'!.>t Dr. Lf mnu and his subordinates on the energy ami promptitude they are displaying in (‘o'lim'ctioa widi the special wire and Press Association experiment.

LATEST UNPUBLISHED,

Wellington, January 7. In the Supreme Court this morning, James Murphy, who last night was found guilty of attempted rape on a little girl, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, and one whipping of 25 lashes. George Webb, for forgery, was sentenced to 12 months’, and William Watson, for robbery, to three years’ imprisonment, with“ hard labor. The Grand Jury intend making a presentiment with the object of inducing steps to be taken by which women who attempt suicide through domestic troubles need not be compelled to attend at the Supreme Court.

The “supers” engaged by Ringold at the Imperial Opera House struck last night, because the management would not give each a couple of free passes to the Theatre.

The question of free passes on railways to newspaper reporters is still undecided, though certain newspaper proprietors have made representations to the Government on the matter.

In view of a visit from an English team of footballers, the Wellington footballers have resolved to telegraph to Auckland that they were prepared to guarantee £2OO towards their expenses.

The erection of the permanent railway workship has been commenced at Petone, the large steam lathe having already been put in working order. The New Z<-alander says there is no truth in the rumor that Government has experienced any difficulty in regard to the Land Tax Act.

The leading article in the New Zealander to-day says : —“ At any rate the thing is quite clear that the Legislative C"imcil of New Zealand cannot he allow'd to pursue the course which of late years seems to have commended itself to them, namely, persistently and with deliberation insis ing upon thwarting the development of a liberal policy, obstructing every measure which lias for its obj vt the relief of the burdens of the people, endeavouring to create class privileges in favour of the wealthy lower orders, and, by restricting the franchise, preventing the practical expression of the popular voice.” The Shipping Office of the Anchor Line was last night robbed of £265, which was accidentally left in a packet on the top of the safe. It was found that the window was not properly fastened. It appears that Blind, purser of the Murray, gave the clerk the bundle of notes to put in the safe. The clerk foigot, and left them where described.

The mail steamer Australia, with the December colonial mails for Loudon, arrived at San Francisco on the 2nd inst.

The Hineraoa arrived this morning with Sir George Grey and Secretary Mitchell.

It is stated that several members of the late New Guinea expedition have decide I to make another attempt to open up a trade with there. They purpose taking a botanist and geologist, and making a twelve mouths’ stay in the country, taking up their residence amongst the Natives.

January 8. In the Supreme Court, in the case of Arthur L. Sweet, charged with forging a cheque, the jury, alter a long absence, disagreed, and at a late hour last night, it being found they still disagreed, tefreshmeats were ordered for them and they were locked up for the night. On the Court being opened this morning, it was found they still disagreed, and they were discharged and the case ordered to be again put on the list. Charles Schmidt, for robbing Robert Cooper at th ? Empire Hotel, was sentenced to three years, The Chief Justice characterised the case as a very bad one, there being an entire absence of the usual inducements to robbery, inasmuch as the prisoner was of temperate habits, ami with a consideiable sum of money in the Government savings bank. Tiie Jn lge ordered that the money found amongst prisoners personal effects, some .£BO, should be given to the prosecutor : but said that prisoner’s money in the savings bank could not be touched, Kate Dames, for attempt at suicide, wis discharged, her husband becoming responsible in his own recognaisances for her future appearance before the C mil, if desired.

The Government have not finally decided what course to adopt regarding the convict Walsh but it is expected the untter will be considered in Cabinet to-lav.

The New Zealander says the Government a e now acquiring large and fertile blocks of land on the West Coast of the North Island.

The removal of the Reside it M igistrate’s Court to the old Provincial buildings is going on today.

Sait water eovmvd swimming bii.hs sire to be eivc.el sit ilu; bend of E ans Bay, in conn ■cfion with a no v ii c.cl elected there. The water w.li be

pumped from the sea by a patent windsail, imported for the purpose.