LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 112, 7 April 1884, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(UNTTED PHESS ASSOCIATION.") Wellington, Tliis Day. The Sujn erne Court Criminal Sessions opened before Judge Richmond this* morning in chaining the Grand Jury His Honor so id thsit most of the cases veie oi a very simple nature, but he was sorry to see six informations for foi-^ery on the sheet, and some of these of a very grave character. There was nothing* of syieciai note ; ii the charge. At SV. JVter's: Church last evening the Rev. M r Coffey refen-ed tli a pro jected raster Encampment; ho argued that it was the church that preserved those* 'days from trade, and therefore Christians ought not to devote them fo'i' secu'.ar purposes. He stated that the" clergy had communicated with the volunteers a-ud' protested against the ■ftncatnpmenv being held at that time, but with no effect,and it only remained for them tb 'aSk ihe congregation not tp support the volunteers in their resolve. t o r. ;u ; Chki^tchuhch, April -5. J The Premier has replied to the ch'.urmanofthe public meeting, held last week Ib'pbtest against increase in tailway tariff, stating that the former answers of Government contain an answer to the resolution re raising rates and that-the appointment of non-politi oal boards, to manage the railways of the North and South Islands, respectively, can only be eflfec ed after discus«?ou throughput the country, api gravp dotoVWei^taon^by the AsMemb y. -•The annual exhibition of the Society of Ai'ts was opened, to-day.. 'Alwux 150 p-Ic'turlES we're catalogued, which Rhow^ a ; decided advance on the merits of thoae at'last year's exhibition. Sailed; Ru'apehu, for London, with. 70 passenger*. Owing o the accident to *heV refrigerator she takes no frozen meat, , • :■ , T ' Captain bitfield, of the . , G-lendora, vas taken ill on the 9th Maj.;c}x and .was; found dead in his beith four days before reaching Jiyttelton, The body was brought Iq port, and an inquest will. be held. v " ' ", „ . -^ ...-...• V . ApV U :.5w Parliament-- meets, for despatch of business mi the sth of June. v W Miniver for Pijbjig Works will leai-e '^eilingto.u on : -M onday morning by coach for Tarauaki from thence, he will proceed to Auckland by one of the prpQO||<}d ; routes, of tb^e M*in , Trunk', Railway, i.jjte. will examine for himself the various" alternative' routes which 1 hare jtwen suggested,. Mr Kriorpp, Bhe j Inspecting t Engineer j >vjlL- accompany '• Mr Mitch el son. j The. v ; fp^mafeigin ofi >a ; Trades and Labour 4 ;CouncU Jiere is to;be considered ! at a public meeting next week, i Betwoeij this and Monday morning I the Telegraph ;and Post Office officials ,here mo}:e.i"tQ the»ew buildings, "