TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4434, 5 June 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[Per Press Agency.] Auckland, Friday. The Auckland Steam Packet Company are negotiating for the purchase of the new steamer Llewellyn, built at Sydney. If completed, the vessel will replace the Star of the South in the Fiji trade. Captain Holmes proceeded to Sydney to-day to inspect her. A telegram from Whangarei states that vague rumors are afloat of a serious native disturbance at Ngunguru. There is nothing definite. Tomahawks are said to have been used. It is probably a mere drunken row. Taubanga, Friday. Rewi addressed the Tauranga natives yesterday, and expressed gratitude for their kind reception of him, and spoke in eulogistic terms of the Native Minister, whom he termed his mother. The party left in the evening for Waikato. Napieb, Friday. The Provincial Council meets for despatch of business on Friday the 11th inst. The Supreme Court is engaged in the civil cases. In Trestrail v. Gifford, an action for work, labor, and materials, and loss of profits on contract for building a hotel at Clive, a verdict was given for plaintiff; damages £461. Gifford v. Trestrail, a cross action for tresnass

and damage, resulted in a verdict for plaintiff ; damages £350. Mr. Lascelles for Trestrail; Messrs. Lee and Cornford for Gifford. The Mangatere case, contrary to expectation, is on, but is not to go to a jury. It is reduced to a point of law. Messrs. Travers, Izard, and Sheehan are for natives, and Messrs. Wilson and Cornford,for Mr. Sutton; Mr. Carlile for Locke and Tareha and the trustees of Karauria’s children. The Omaranui case is a suit by the natives to set aside a deed of conveyance. It is set down for Monday before a special jury. Seale v. Steele, a libel case, is to be heard before a special jury on Thursday next. Captain Porter, of Poverty. Bay, has purchased 28,000 sheep from the Ngatiporou, including all the infected sheep in the district. Reef ton, Friday. There was a large fire at five o’clock this morning. The total loss is about £ISOO. It is insured partly. McGaffin, £OOO ; Oxley, £SOO ; McLean, £4OO ; Shulhof, £6OO. By removal of stock and premises—Cameron, £2O; Gissinge, £IOO ; Smith and Barkley, £4OO. Uninsured—Patterson Brothers, £250 ; Grain-, £SOO ; Hay, £2OO ; Harrow, £l5O. The fire originated in Harrow’s. Nelson, Friday. The Provincial Council was prorogued this afternoon.

Christchurch, Friday. Mr. Wynn Williams has resigned the Solicitorship and his seat in the Executive Council. At a meeting of the Provincial Council this afternoon, he stated that his reason for resigning was that he could not agree with his colleagues on the question of education. He was of opinion that education had now fallen into wrong hands, and that Government should not have the management of that department. He also disagreed with the provision in the Education Bill for doubling the contribution of districts towards the erection of schools.

A sad accident occurred at Oxford Terrace last night. Mr. N. Gordon Glassford, Secretary and Inspector of the Bank of New South Wales here, after being out rabbit shooting, was driving a pair of horses and buggy back to the livery-stables, when by some unknown means he was thrown out. He fell on to the back part of his head, which was completely shattered. When picked up he was living, but insensible, and died soon after. Shortly before the accident a person in Oxford Terrace saw the horses shy and then break into a gallop, the deceased apparently having little command over the reins. It being dark no

one saw the accident. After Mr. Glasford was thrown out the horses’ galloped home and smashed the pole by coming into contact with the stable. Mr. Glasford leaves a wife and four young children. He was an old resident and prominent boating man. He was Commodore of the Union Rowing Club, and coached the Christchurch crew which won the Interprovincial Race at Wellington. He was very highly respected. At the inquest on the body of Gordon Glasford this afternoon no additional particulars were elicited. A verdict of accidental death was returned. In the Provincial Council last night a motion for 45,000 acres of land, as an endowment for the City of Christchurch, was negatived by 23 to 7.

Justice Johnston held his first sitting of the Supreme Court yesterday. A large number of persons enrolled themselves in the new Volunteer Reserve Corps, which promises to be a great success. At the Philosophical meeting last night, Dr. Powell was elected President, vice Dr. Haast resigned.