TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4352, 2 March 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[Pee Pbess Agency.] - Monday. Mr. W. L. Bees, barrister, writes to the Herald protesting .against ..the location -Mr. Gillies as Judge in Auckland; where he has during several years been in practice, and formed strong friendships and animosities, which the writer contends will prevent the possibility of confidence in his decisions. Mr. Dargaville has issued an address announcing his determination to go to the-poll in the anti-provincial interest. The Lima’s departure is postponed till Wednesday. She proceeds via Tauranga. A meeting of gentlemen, convened by circular, was held this afternoon, to arrange for the presentation of a requisition to Sir George Grey.

The Mayor has convened a meeting for Friday, to inaugurate a Williamson Fund. Gkahamstown, Monday. The news that Ohinemuri will be proclaimed a goldfield on Wednesday, caused considerable excitement and increased the number of persons leaving. The steamers to-day are all crowded en leaving. The North Shore Ferry Company’s boat Takapuna, with 200 passengers, including Mr. Mackay, returned to Ohinemuri this morning. Applications for miners’ rights will be received to-morrow, and the rights filled up already are to issue as soon as the proclamation is read, in order to prevent the delay and confusion which would ensue in the scramble if the whole matter were left until the field were declared open. The City of London claim is coming to the front as a gold-producing claim. The first crushing since the erection of the winding gear is just completed. Result—744 ozs. from about 210 loads of stuff. This was from the deep level, and has revived the interest in the Waia Karaka Beef. Napieb, Monday. Dr. English, an old settler of Waipawa, was found dead in his bedroom, at the Empire Hotel,' Waipawa, yesterday. An inquest was held this afternoon, but the verdict is not yet to hand. It is presumed that death arose from natural causes. There was a good house at the theatre on Saturday night to witness the Octoroon. , The; Bates’ Company leave for Wellington at the end of the week, per Bangatira. They have been playing to good, but not crowded, houses, and have produced a very favorable impression ; but there have been too many shows here lately for this small place. New Plymouth, Monday.

Owing to the gale blowing in the Strait, the Napier could not land the Constabulary at Opunake, and so' came on here till the wind abates. , Blenheim, Monday. Some human bones were 1 found'on-last Thursday on the beach, near White’s Bay. A boot, with a stocking in it, containing - a human foot, was found with the bones. ; The stocking bad the initials A.J.M. worked on it. At an inquest held this afternoon, the evidence proved that the bones were those of a young immigrant who was working on Dr., Horne’s farm in September last, and - was drowned in the Opaiwa while riding after some cattle.' The name of, the deceased:was Alfred John Meritt,” and he was a native of Jersey. j... v, ii'i Christchurch, Monday.

The; route .of .the Easty ii'ftliaiiged. She leaves; here 'to-morrow morning for Napier, direct, with'2ooo sheep, BOO' bushels:'oats, 500 bushels grass seed. From Napier she , goes'- to Wellington, .aid thence to Sydney. The oivper, -.Mr. on board., Captain Holt writes to the papers this morning, cbntra<lioting ! ’a -statement made’ in the Ohamjser of Commerce last; jye j elc|' l tfiatohe Press j Telegraph Agency is in Messrs.; Brog T den’s hands, f He,says - 'Bfogden’a have no control whatever over the agency. . ■ - At a meeting of' the Board of : Groverhors of the Canterbury,, College-this morning, the following resolution was passed, and ordered to Ibe sent’to the New Zealand' University Coum oil now, sitting iii - Wellington;—“ That ’, this! Board requests the;Senate,,of the j New Zea--'land University to consider ;any suggestion for the alteration of the -University course that may be laid.hefore the Senate by the professors -of the Otago University, and the Canterbury College, and that the -a Board further requests ’that any scheme 1 proposed ■by the University may ;be submitted to the ' affiliated bodies' before final adoption.” .; y/. y i ' j;;

The Sunday i Observance League has appointed to take measures to. endeavor to stop the loading and. unloading of steamers at Lyttelton On Sundays. . !' '■ i! I . . Dunedin, Monday. The Taranaki brings down Ngaro and Parawhenua for the;March'meeting. .q..: ; v;A series of Sunday evening revival lectures, in connection with the Young Men’s Christian Association, . commenced 'at the Princess Theatre yesterday. , : Sir George Arney arrived at The Bluff from Hokitika yesterday, after visiting the Lakes. Do comes on to Dunedin.

Oir Thursday, rwhil© fishing in the’Shag River, Dr. Campbell, of * Christchurch, landed a fine trout of 1 libs, weight.

WEsrpOßT,Monday. The schooner. Alert, from Wellington, is uov in the roadstead—coming in next tide. :