LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 942, 7 October 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[The following telegrams from the Press Agency were received too late to appear in yesterday’s issue :—] Wellington, October 6. It is now stated that'at the Ministerial caucus on Saturday, it was proposed •‘Mr George Grey should re.-ign tin; !■ ud-Tshio, and recommend the Governor to send for Maeaudrew ; but

a majority were in favor of the Ministry resigning, and allow (lie lion. J. liall to form a Ministry: after which, to at tank him at once with a No-conli-dence mo: ion, it bin no- allowed that if Sir George Gray resigned the leadership the Government party would be supported by Messrs M-Caughen, Masters, Diver, and Pvke. Eventually the matter was left in Sir George Grey’s lui ■■ds.

The Opposition has had no meeting since the House, rose.

At the Ministerial caucus to-day, it was unanimously resolved to endorse the action decided on by the Ministry, which was to place their resignations in the hands of the Governor, but without offering any advice, unless specially i ashed for, when ho would he recommended to send for Macandrew. It is uiidei stood that the Governor has accepted the resignation of Ministers, and it is expected he will send for the Hon. J. Hall. In the event of the Hon. J. Hall being called upon to forth a Ministry, the following will in all probability compose the Government:—The! lon. J. Hall, and Mr Rolleston or M.i Wakefield, for Canterbury ; Mr Oliver, for Dunedin. Mr Whitaker, senior, will be called, to the Upper House, and made A'tornov-General, to represent Auckland Major A.tkmsoti, Taranaki; Mr Onnond, for Napier, if he will accept. There will he some difficulty as to Wellington, but it is thought Mr Ihyc e or Mr Johnston will be selected. The Opposition meet at the Occidental to-night, to celebrate their victory, [special to kumara times.]’ Wellington, October 7. Mr Reeves’ notice of motion to levy 5s duty on imported coal finds great favor amongst the members, and has a good chance of being carried. [press agency.] - Wellington, October 7, After Sir George Grey’s resignation 3’esterday, the Governor requested Ministers to return to office until the appointment of their successors. Sir G. Grey had previously addressed a memorandum to the Governor with reference to the position of Ministers, but his Excellency thought fit to dissent from the view expressed iu it, and at a later hour sent for the Hon. MiHall, and-commanded him to form a Ministry—a duty which Mr Hall undertook. Auckland, October 7. The 1 potato and hop crops at opfell unga are almost completely destroyed by last night’s frost. [new ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.]' Dunedin, October 6. At the Criminal Sessions to-day, Judge Williams said that the charges, although few in number, were of an unusually serious character. The calender comprises charges of arson and murder, of rape and of misappropriation of sums of money by persons placed in situations of trust. William Hawkins, embezzlement, pleaded guilty, and was remanded for sentence ; Jonathan Richardson, assault wit h violence, six months’ hard labor; Andrew Murray, rape upon his own daughter, was found guilty, and sentenced to fifteen years’ penal servitude Waters’s case, arson and murder, will be tried on Monday. CiiuisTCiiUP.cn, October 6. The Judge, in his opening speech at the Supreme Court, said that the charge list showed no improvement, though it was scarcely worse than the average amount of crime. He dwelt as usual on the facility afforded to cheque utterers and forgers, repeating the remarks he usually makes' at each session.

Robert William Jonbs, William Barnard, and Thomas Henry' Reid pleaded guilty, and were sentenced—Jones and Barnatd to six years’ penal servitude, and Reid to one day’s imprisonment. Reid is a boy, 'and was let 'off lightly in consequence of his youth, his good character, and the inability of his authorities to separate young front old prisoners. Thus, M'Cnllnm, charged with receiving the goods Reid had stolen, got six months; Mary Halliday pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment; Edward Jones and Jane Mahoney were found respectfully not guilty and guilty, the latter receiving a year’s imprisonment; John Mil ei and Edward Clarkson were sentence I to ten years’ penal servitude for robbery with violence, and the other charge was withdrawn. The libel case against M .tthew Henderson fell through, as the Crown Prosecutor declined to appear, and the plaintiff Bates refused to take the duty of prosecuting. It was stated in Court that one of the prisoners who receive six yea's’ penal servitude is of a highly respectable

family, and heir to a large Wales. "

Three prisoners, named respectively John Jones, John Irvine, and William Thompson, attemped this afternoon to' escape from the Lyttelton gaol. They were all very soon recaptured. John Jones was convicted last session of the' Supreme Court of attempting to commit an abominable olfeiiee at Timarn; John Irvine, who bears the aliases of John Jack,and Jack M‘Quire. was convicted, and sentenced 1 r ten years’ penal servitude fast session; amt Win. Thompson was sentenced about twelve months ago, 1 at the Clnistchnrch Supreme Court, to' ten years’ penal servitude for housebreaking.