TELEGRAPHIC.

Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 7, 17 September 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(pjbr press agency.) Auckland. At a meeting of volunteers it was resolved to support the proposal for a National Eiflo Association, Robert Eccles, a passenger by the Lady Jocelyn, was fined £25 and had his property forfeited, for smuggling eighteen -watch.es and thirty razors ashore. Bishop Selwyn, of Melanesia, first heard of his father's death casually fron a trader to the islands. He left for Sydney by the first opportunity, ane thence goes to INorfolk Island, coming on to Auckland en route for England. Grahamstown. A banquet was given to Mr James Mackay, Government Land Purchase Agent, who is succeeded here by Mr W*. H. Grace, tho successor also of Major Mair, as R.M., Waikato. The banquet was attended by all the leading citizens, who respect Mr Mackay, and appreciate his success in negotiating, not only for the opening of the gold fields, eleven years a«o, when no white mau was resident upon it, but in acquiring the large blocks of the fiuesfc agricultural land in tho colony for the Government at a nominal price. Deputy Mayor occupied the chair. A number of Maoris and influential chiefs of the district wero present, and made speeches re* grettUgMr Mackay's severancefroin Government service, and on his departure to Wellington an address was presented to him by the Native Land Court. Donedin. Seven candidates intend presenting themselves at the half-yearly examination under the Law Practitioners Act on Moauay next. GnAHAMSTOWtf. A body was picked up near Corcr mandel to-day. It is believed to boone of those lost in the fishing boat Col ombo. The widow of the missing man 'Thrupp goes to Coromandel to view the body, at the request of the police. It is said one of the candidates re turned yesterday is to be disqualified from sitting in the Council on the

ground of an alteration in the amount of his assessment after the roll had beeu certified. Napier. Hoanley & Eyan report the sale of Mr FredMooro'e Homewoodproperty, near Whareaina, Castle point, consisting of 2400 acres freehold and 1900 acres leasehold, with 250 sheep and 100 head of cattle, the whole for £6500, to Mr F. fi. Tathain, of Po-» verfcy Bay. GISBOBNE. The Waiapu murder case is creating much interest here. The coroner's inquest commenced j'esterday. Mr E. F. Ward is retained for the defence of the prisoners, and from the evidence it would appear that the only crime proved will be that of manslaughter. The native prisoner Penemuri, who was charged with rape, is now to be arraigned on the charge of murder. The Court sat till late last night, being delayed by one of the witnesses fainting under cross-examination. The case will probably last a week.