TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 14, 29 April 1871, Page 9

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

THAMES, April 17. Overland per private messenger from Greville’s Agent. The Caledonian’s yield for the fortnight is I4,'000ozs; dividend, £l3. Thames -Mining Company’s dividend for the fortnight, £2. The Volunteers were inspected on Saturday by Colonel Harrington. Bishop Croke purposes establishing a nunnery at the Thames, and is now on a visit here. The Inverness Gold Mining Company have been taking out specimen stone all week, and their shares have risen 7s in consequence. Tookey’s are selling at £7 15. The Golden Crown’s return for the week was 450 ozs. Other mines are turning out very payable quantities, and the dividend list is constantly increasing. A stone weighing two and a half cwt. was taken out of the Caledonian last week valued at £4OOO. The overland Thames mail route is still closed to the mailman, and no effort was made by Mr M‘Lean to open it, or even discuss.the matter with the natives. The opening of the district for gold mining is now looked forward to, and that will be the most effectual way of settling the matter. TAURANGA, April 21. Mr Brown, a settler here, has arrived overland. Te Hirais still obstinate, with the rest of his followers, at Ohinemuri, forbidding messengers, European or native, from passing through his territory, and Mr Brown was compelled to return from Ohinemuri. He crossed the mountain yesterday, avoiding Kati Kati. A letter has been received that the Hauhaus are threatening to obstruct the extension of the telegraph line hence to Kati Kati. The Tauranga natives express indignation. All the land through which the proposed line passes belongs to Government to a distance of 25 miles. April 24. A messenger has been permitted by Te Hira to pass through the forbidden territory, and afterwards a contractor for the extension of the telegraph line was allowed by Te Hira, Mr James Mackay, junior, having requested permission.

The natives at Ohinemuii state to the messengers that the overland mail service will be re-established in a few days. Commissioner Clarke and Mr James Mackay are hourly expected at Ohinemuri. NAPIER, April 22. An inquest was held this morning into the cause of the late fire at Major Green’s house. Verdict—That it originated by sparks from an adjoining chimney. An inquest will be held this afternoon on the body of Peter Gordon, drowned whilst in a state of. delirium tremens on Sunday, atPohui. The body was brought forty miles over rough country to town for an inquest. The new Provincial Council opens at three o’clock. The Council have elected Colenso Speaker, and Ormond Superintendent. It has adjourned for a fortnight. PATEA, April 26. The Compensation Court still sitting. Dr. Samuel is absent through illness. It is reported that his mind is affected through the excitement caused by his case. TARANAKI, April 20. Keeling, an agent, has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for converting £2OO worth of debentures to his own use. Chilman, Collector of Customs, has leave of absence. He goes to England by first steamer to arrange matters res" pecting the formation of an Iron Sand Company. ■ NELSON, April 25. The Provincial Council opened this afternoon. The revenue prospects are good. The Superintendent will bring in a measure for selling land on deferred payments. He is favorable to the annexation of the Grey district (item the Teremakau to Greymouth) to ■Nelson province. Among other things touched on are gas for Nelson, water snpply'for the gold fields, the railway rom Nelson to Foxhill and up the Grey river to the Brunner coal mine. Ternnnal portions to be Nelson and the West coast }ine.

REPORTED SUCCESS op ROPATA. April 27. The steamer Taranaki brings news which had just been received at Auckland from Tauranga, to the effect that Major Ropata had surprised Te Kooti’s followers and killed twenty-five, and that he had taken a number prisoners. The Ureweras are reported to have forsworn fighting, and have placed themselves in the hands of the authorities. HOKITIKA, April 21. Oats, 3s 6d to 3s 8d; wheat, do ; barley unquotable, no sales ; imported potatoes, £5 10s ; home grown, £6 10s to £7 : Adelaide flour, firm, at £l9 10s; Wood’s Canterbury, £l6 10s. Sugar has fallen £2 per ton. April 24/ A fatal accident occurred at Greenstone yesterday. A large boulder gave way, which kiiled Geo. Taylor instantly, and broke Sandy Stewart’s leg, which has since been amputated. W. S. Reid, of the firm of Button and Reid, is appointed First Law Officer of the Crown, and leaves for Wellington, shortly. TIMARU, April 23. Yesterday morning, trooper Kennedy, while searching for the remains of the men supposed to have fallen overboard while quarrelling and fighting, from Ottawa’s boat, off Timaru on the 14th instant, picked up part of a back bone and thigh, and a leg bone with foot and boot attached,two miles north of Timaru. The boat was identified as belonging to the seaman Webb. The bones were perfectly fleshless. The search was continued to-day, but nothing more was found.

DUNEDIN, April 22. Another fatal case of scarlatina is reported at Switzer’s. John Johnson, proprietor of the Waikara Saw Mills was drowned whilst rafting timber. Flour firm at £l2 ; wheat scarce at 4s 6d to 4$ 9d; oats 2s 3d to 2s 6d and well supplied. The Judge declined to hear aVgument re mandamus to compel Strode to hear Barton’s information against Lemon, because the- latter refused to consent to its hearing during vacation, but expressed an opinion that the information disclosed an indictable offence. Macassey intimated his intention of applying for a new information made returnable at Wellington, which will get over the difficulty. April 25. x Mr Stewart, Customs locker, whose foot was injured a month ago by an accident at the Universal Bond, died yesterday. Mr Barber, the Kyebum mail contractor, was thrown out of a cart on Saturday, and killed instantaneously. Mr Chaplin, coach proprietor, has filed a deed of arrangement. The alleged CCUSO is undue pressure by the Bank of New Zealand. In a match between Dunedin and London Artillery on Saturday, our ten men averaged 53. A portion of the wreck of a large ship has been found on the beach at Green Island. It has been visited by the police, who were unable to discover any signs of her name.

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY. BLUFF, April 26. The Taraiua arrived this morning. Melbourne, April 21. The Colonial Bank has taken the entire reserve fund, and writes off ten shillings per' share to meet the year’s losses and pay a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. The National Bank proposes a dividend of 8 per cent., and to carry £4,000 to the reserve fund and £3,400 brought forward. Jones, of the Telegraph Department, won the challenge sculls. 260 bales of wool were auctioned at full prices. Reductions in sugars are fully established. Breadstuff’s are very dull; flour is £l4 10s. to £l4 155.; wheat, 65.; oats dull at 3s. Bd. to 3s. 9d. Sydney, April 20. Robertson, a teller in the Bank of New South Wales at Tam worth, has been committed for embezzlement. Further rioting has occurred at the Newcastle Reformatory. The Sydney Fire Insurance Company have paid a dividend and a bonus of 15 per cent, and the Sydney Marine Company a dividend of 10 per cent. Sales of Adelaide wheat at fis, 3d.

ft The Australian Company intend altering the steamer City of Adelaide for the Californian line at once. Florence is scratched for the St. Leger and Cup, causing great disappointment to backers. For the St. Leger, Lady Cliften is the favorite — 3to 2 for the Cup; Little Dick and Duke, 5 to 1 each. Adelaide wheat, 5s sd. to ss. 6d.; flour, £l2 10s. ; v nothing doing. Good accounts are received from the Central Telegraph party. LATER TELEGRAMS. BLUFF, April 26, 3.52 p.m. The Omeo arrived at 3 p.m. She left Melbourne at 4 p.m. on the 2lst: sails for Dunedin to-morrow night. Melbourne, 21st April. The Colonial Bank paid a dividend yesterday at the rate of eight per cent. The annual eight hours’ celebration takes place to-day. A cabinet meeting was held yesterday, at which the recommendation for a federal commission was considered; also the question whether Parliament should pass a bill enabling the colony to combine with any other, or whether the Imperial Parliament be asked to pass a jj General Enabling Act. | The half-yearly meeting of the Vic- ! toria Ice Company was held yesterday, and a dividend of 12|- per cent, declared for the half-year, making a total of 15 per cent, for the year. A grand Art Union, in connection with the Sandhurst Easter Fair, consisting of 3200 tickets, was drawn yesterday. The drawing commenced at 8 o’clock in the morning, and did not terminate until 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Sydney, 20th April. ’ The diggers have all returned from New Caledonia, and report the ground as unfavorable. The French steamer Ranche has arrived for repairs. Brisbane, 20th April.

In the Assembly Mr Liljey’s motion for female suffrage was negatived on a division by 17 to 8 votes. Adelaide, 20th April. The Treasurer and Mr Maine, M.P., have been entertained at dinner by their constituents.