TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 43, 18 July 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(UNITBD PBKBS ASSdCIATIOH.) Friday. The conspiracy eases ; vtirere concluded yesterday m the Supreme Court. All the accused not previously tried, except Francis Gillard, who, was afterwards competed, pleaded, guilty. Thomas Hough was sentenced to two years' hard labor; William Percival, Patrick Eelleher, Henry Clark, Francis Gillard, George Davis, John Ko3kero, /Robert Dudley, Thomas McDonnell, "William ThomM, and Bobert Campbell received thre» months' imprisonment with hard labor, and George Wilmott, two.. months' imprisonment with hard labor, Mr Justice Johnston said he looked upon Hough M the instigator of the conspiracy, as without him it could not have existed. H« had been particularly strack with the respectable appearance of the men. Hough had tampered with them,: and ha looked upon this ..as the worst feature m tho case, that respectable honest menlof their kind had been made thieves. The criminal sessions are thus concluded after .lasting eleven days. . /. - """■" ■In addition to the testimonial .'presented by the general body of railway employes ' to Mr A. 1). Smith, uutil" recently Locomotive Superintendent of the South Island, a number of officer* of the department have presented him with a silver claret-jug. : The officers of the Chriatchurch Volunteer Corps have resolved to establish a garrison reading room and library. j-^ -^ Dunisdin, Friday. The Missionary Committee of the Presbyterian Church have received a reply to their memorial to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, m reference to the French occupation of the New'Hebrides.^ The reply states that no proposal for the annexation of the group would be entertained without consulting the colonies and securing conditions satistactory to them, and England would never think "of giving over the. group to France without taking care they should never become a penal settlement.' The Inspector of the National ; Bank received a: telegram from London intimating that the annual meeting was held on Tuesday, when the report already telegraphed out. was adopted. The bank has written off all ascertained losses, and m order to make lull provision for any ultimate loss from doubtful debts and deprecated securities, a proposal to transfer a sum equal to £1 per: share from capital account to a special reserve was favor--1 ably received by the shareholders. " A stabbing affray occurred yesterday between&twb men working on the new road to the Heads. . Two men wer» quarrelling over some tools when a man named Newman drew his knife and stabbed the other (Edwin Stallard) m the abdomen. - The wound is about an inch and a half deep, but not considered dangerous. Newman was arrested by the A.Gi men on the defence works. Stallard was taken to the hospital. { TmABU, Friday, A shepherd: named Cowlter was found dead at tho foot of a precipice on the Hakataratnea station. He is supposed to have slipped on the snow above- '■*•/*■■; Taubanga, Friday/ The following are the figures showing the cubic capacity of the sulphur deposit! on - White Island, according to Mr MeCandlish's official report. T0ta£1,635,085 cubic feet of sulphur. The rock deposits will run about 22 cubic feet to' the ton, and the loose (powdered) deposits about 27. This is irrespective of the pure gul-phur-at the north side of the island. The following official declaration of the poll was made by the Returning Officer yesterday at noon, at the principle polling places :— Grace, 562 : Kelly, 538; majority, for Grace, 24. The Returning Officer declared Mi* L. M. Grace duly elected. • Haweba, Friday. v A very successful meeting of delegates from the Agricultural and Pastoral As. sociation of Taranaki, Patea and Hawera, was held here last evening. It was agreed to lay proposals before the several associations m favor of a United . West Coast Show, to be held alternately at Patea,. Hawera, and New Plymouth, each association- contributing £50 to the funds. A resolution wa.sajsq panged to the eflfeot that that desirableness of granting free railway passes of stock sent by rail bona fide for exhibition, and on wiuch; entrance fees for &■ show hay© been previously paid, he urged upon the House of and that a copy of the: resolution he for worded to the principal societies m New Zealand, requesting their co-operation. " ■:: AUPSIiAHn, Friday, A company has been formed to acquire the rights and interests held under agreement by an Auckland syndicate with Lamonte for his gold smelting nrocess, under the title of the Smelting Company, with a capital of £60,000. A series of successful experiments m torpedo practice was carried outyester. day m the torpedo boat, m the presence of Lieutenant Arclier, Colonel Lyon, Major Shepherd, and Captain Morrison. Spar torpedoes were first used, and afterwards submarine mines. .. The deposits m the Auckland Savings Bank for the half year are £200,000. The increase of deposits over, withdrawals is .£35,000. The Te Anau took a number of passengers yesterday to Wellington m connection with the Industrial Exhibition.