INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 27, 31 January 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

: Wellington, Tuesday. A telegram just received from the Manukau Heads reports the sea exceedingly rough, and that it is not probable the Rotorua can cross the bar before to-morrow. A man named Rogers, alias Roger ArmStrong, at Wangarei, confessed to the murder of a miner known as Red Bill, at the Thames in 1867. Charles Lowe, now resident at Auckland, states that Red Bill and another man lived in a tent near him. The former had plenty of money. The body was found by hia mate in a large water hole fourteen feet deep, about half full of water. There were finger marks all round the sides in the ' soft mud, as if the man had made a determined I . struggle to get out. The corner of the water hole was close to. the track from Grabamstown. No money was produced at the inquest. Red Bill's mate disappeared afterwards from the district. Wednesday. The following are the acceptances for the Wellington Cup:— -Mr H. Redwood's Guy Fawkes, 4 yrs, 9st 6lbs', Mr Delamain's Templeton, 6 yrs, 9st 2lbs; Mr Walker's Tambourini, aged, Bst 9 lbs ; Mr Rires' Morning Star, 7st lOibs; Air Ray's Danebury, 3 yrs, 7st Slbs; Mr Walker's Glengarry, 5 ; yrs, 6st lOlbs; Mi Ray's Fallacy, 3 yrs, 6st 9lbs; MrFreeth's Treason, 4 yrs, 6st "lbs; Mr Gilligan's Princess Mary, 5 yrs, 6sfc-. Tibiard, Tuesday. The railway is to be opened through to Oaraaru on Thursday; 180 miles will then be opened, uninterrupted. The harvesting is going on busily. The crops are very, heavy, and labor plentifui. Chbistchuch, Tuesday. At a special meeting of the Drainage Board, Mr Carruthers, Engineer-in-Chief, fully explained his scheme for the drainage of the city. His report was adopted, and the work is to be commenced at once. A special meeting of the City Council is for Monday next to consider the question of borrowing £3000 to widen Colombo-street, and erect a Town Hall in the centre of the city. The Wesleyan Conference, baring closed its labors, celebrated the event by a picnic to-day. : Ddnedin, Tuesday. The Cifcy Council now invite designs for '■ new municipal buildings, to be erected on ! the site 'fronting the Octagon, in Moray Place. : Designs, are to be so prepared that when completed and the different parts of the builderig erected 1 , they shall form a complete ' and uniform whole, at a cost of £30,000,

In the District Court James O'Brien, late lecturer ifor the American Diorama, sued. Harry Stanley, its manager, for £200 as damages sustained by reason of Stanley having assaulted ; him at Mosgiel in December last. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for £60. ' The rateable value of property in Dunedin for the year 1877 is £226,8i7, shewing an increase of £17,168 over that of the previous year. mv Auckland, Tuesday. Ihe All England Eleven went out for 225. Selby, c Carter b Robinson, 44. Selby was caught at short-leg almost immediately after the game commenced to-day. Southerton carried out his bat: Carter's fielding has been very good throughout, and after him Simcox, Yates, and Mumford were most generally useful. Gleeson as long-stop was good, only four byes being recorded. The Englishmen say that the Auckland ground is the largest they have yet played on in the colonies, At 1.30 Auckland sent Simcox and Kent to the wickets, the former taking the first ball from Shaw, Lillywhite being at the other end. The first two overs were maidens, but the last ball of Shaw's second over Simcox lapped into the wicket-keeper'e hands— l . wicket gone without scoring. It soon became apparent that the bowling was not to be trifled with, and the batsmen were content to block. Lillywhite's fifth over took Kent's stumps:— 2 wickets down for 1. Lynch now went in. The fielding was perfect. Pooley, at the wickets, kept the Aucklanders within the crease. Ihe third of Shaw's ninth 'overs took Gleeson's wickets-,— 3 wickets down for 8. Yates went in, and he and. Lynch scored well, making twos and threes. : Total score up to 2.40, 37, including 3 byes. About four o'clock four thousand people were on the ground. On the game being resumed after lunch, Hill took the bowling at Lillywhite's end. the batsmen playing steadily, merely '.hitting a few loose ones. At 3.30 50 was telegraphed. Yates in trying a short run from slip was thrown out by Hill;— 4 wicketa down for 55. Rees at the second ball off Shaw skied it to long on, and was caught by. Greenwood;— 5 wickets for 57. Dufaur next went in, and at 4 o'clock the following was the result:— Lynch, run out, 17; Yates, run out, 31; Reese Greenwood b Shaw, 1 ; C. Abraham, run out, thrown by Shaw; Mumford, l.b.w. b Shaw 0; Buckland, c Ullyett, b Shaw, 0; Bennett run out, 3; Dufaur, not out, 8; byes 9; total, 79. The regatta yesterday waslargely attended. The following are the results:— Trading vessels race, for crafts of 25 tons and upwards; Ist prize £50, and one-third of the sweepstakes of £5 each, the other twothirds to go to the second boat. Entries: Arcadia, Belle Brandon, Mary Logan, Sovereign of the Seas, Ada, and Nellie. Belle Brandon won by a considerable lead, Nellie second. Yacht Race: Ist prize, a Cup of the value of £20, and £10 added; 2nd prize, £5. Entries : Victory, Daphne, Contrabandist^ Thames, Erin, Victoria, Good Templar, and Walshaw. A capital race. The Daphne led in the run down, but in beating up the Erin drew ahead, and had gained a quarter of an hour's lead when her jib wa3 carried away. The Daphne catno up and passed the ship first, but the Erin is the winner on time allowance. Open sailing boat race: Ist prize, £5; 2nd, £2 Eleven entries. The wind was so strong that only the Bismarck was able to go round. Trading vessels' race: Avon, 1, Undine, 2. The rowing races were all postponed till to-morrow. During the regatta a boat called the Peacock, competing in the race for the sailing boats under twenty feet, capsized. The steamer Transit went to the rescue. Four of the crew kept afloat; one could not swim, but clung to the sprit, which floated, and another was saved by clinging to 'a life buoy thrown from the steamer. In the man-of-war cutter race, the German war boat Bertha beat the Sapphire's boat. The Sapphire's crew have challenged them again. . Arrived: H.M.S. Pearl, from Sydney. Wednesday. The Auckland twenty-two went out for 109 only. Auckland has now to make 116 to save a one innings defeat. Robinson carried out the bat, after a well played innings of 19. The following is the complete score of the Auckland team in the first innings, together with the bowling analysis :— Lennox, c Pooley, b Shaw, 0 ; Kent, b Lillywhite, 0 ; Gleeson, b Shaw, 3 ; Lynch, run out, 17 ; Yates, st Pooley, b Shaw, 34 ; Reea, c Selby, b Shaw, I ; Dufaur, c Ulyett, b Shaw, 10 ; Abraham, run but, 0; Cotton, c Pooley, b Shaw, 0. ; Steadman, Ibw, b Hill, 0 ; Mumford, 1 b w, b Shaw, 0 ; Buckland, c Ulyett, b Shaw, 0 ; Bennett, run out, 3 ; Carter, run out, 3 ; Robinson, not out, 19 ; Whitaker b Hill, 0 ; Landham, c Emmett, b Shaw, 3 ; Swanson, 1 b w, b Shaw, 0 ; Garland, st Pooley, b Shaw, 0 ; Whitford, b Hill, 3 ; Crawford, 1 b w, b Shaw, 0 ; Mackay, b Shaw, 0 ; Byes, 12 ; leg byes, 2 ; total, 109. Bowling analysis of the All England Eleven :— Shaw, 39 runs, 19 wickets, 30 maiden, over, 220 balls ; Lillywhite, 22 runs, 60 balls ; Hill, 33 runs, 3 wickets, 20 maidens, 152 balls. Auckland Twenty-two :— Buckland. 2 runs, 1 wicket, 16 maidens, 216 balls ; Robinson, 47 runs* 2 wickets, 8 maidens, 120 balls ; Laudham, 16 runs, no wickets, 1 maiden, 32 balls ; Steadham, 3 runs, no wickets, 1 maiden, 16 balls $ Rees, 11 runs, no wickets, Wanganui, Wednesday. The following changes are to take place in the Resident Magistrate's Court here: Dr Giles takes the appointment of Under Secretary of Lands and Mines, and removes to Wellington; Mr Hardcastle, Clerk of the Court at Hokitika, is to be appointed Resident Magistrate there, and Mr South to be transferred from Hokitika; Mr G. W. Woon is to be appointed Clerk of the Court here.