TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4442, 15 June 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(i'ROJI OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Dunedin, Monday. A serious coach accident happened near Lawrence on Saturday night. Belcher, driver of Pope's coach, was thrown from his seat and seriously injured about the head. He now lies in the hospital. The half-yearly circuit sittings of the Supreme Court commenced to-day at Invercargill. Judge Chapman presided, and a special commission was read. He said that although the calendar was heavier than usual, it was not excessively heavy. It is reported that a new evening paper will be started here in a few days. A proposal is on foot to get a grant from the Provincial Council for the widow of the late Mr. Hawthorne. The Guardian this morning says there is no doubt he was fairly worried into his grave by a section of the Press here. The Danslan Times is in for two actions for libel.

At a meeting of the Press Dramatic Club on Saturday twenty guineas were voted out of the funds to purchase a wardrobe. M. J. J. Utting was elected stage manager, and it was resolved to give a series of winter evening penny readings. The rise in the price of butchers' meat of a penny a pound is creating general dissatisfaction. (rER PRESS AGENCY.) Auckland, Monday. The Macgregor sailed for San Francisco with sixteen saloon and seven steerage passengers from New Zealand. She shipped carpenters hero for the voyage, to repair the damage by the gale. A serious accident happened aboard while in harbor. Lawrence Dalgeil, stoker, was engaged in the coal-hole when a heavy zinc bucket fell, striking the side of his face and severely lacerating it. He ■was removed to the hospital. H.M.S. Dido has arrived from the Bay of Islands. Heavy floods occurred at Kawakawa and Waitangi. The Black Bridge was washed away, and several tons of kauri gum lost, valued at £l6O. Grahamstown, Monday. The discovery reported some time ago from Ohinomuri, of a rich gold deposit in pipeclay, is said to be a deep swindle. The Star's correspondent reports that the general belief up country is that the discoverer only used the pipeclay to get rid of stolen property. The Advertiser gives further particulars, , and amongst others states that James Stewart, the supposed discoverer of the rich yield, was once "boss" of a shaft in the Union Beach Mine, Coromandel (formerly Green Harp), that the gold sold by Stewart corresponds in value to the Union Beach gold, and that Stewart is now in Sydney. The police had him under surveillance for some time. The pipeclay holes have been found, but not a trace of gold. Stewart disposed of about 200 ounces of gold altogether. The Queen of Beauty's fortnight's yield is 812 ounces 17dwts. Napier, Monday. The Club entertained the Chief Justice at dinner. It is stated that the Government have offered Mr. McKirdy £SO per week for every week his portion of the railway is finished under contract time. Thomas Baird, a sailor, native of London, was washed overboard from the schooner Orpheus, from Mercury Bay, and drowned. All the immigrants ex Countess of Kintore are engaged. McKirdy, the railway contractor, takes about twenty on to the liue near Te Aute to-morrow. The Napier Gas Company gave notice to apply to the General Assembly, next session for an Act to incorporate the company under the Joint Stock Act. Mr. Ormond takes charge of the Bill in the House.

Hie Supreme Court sessions are concluded. In Scale v. Steel a; verdict was given for plaintiff for £5.6 damages. In Mangatere case, known as Karaitiana v. Sutton and others, a decree for partition was applied for. The Court reserved its decision, which will be given in Wellington. A new trial has been applied for in Trestrail v. Gifford. Mr. liascelle3 appeared to show cause. The rule was refused.

The works at the new post-office have been delayed for some time, in consequence of a disagreement between the two contractors. Work will be resumed on Monday. Westport, Monday.

At the official declaration of the poll nine votes were struck off Humphrey's total, for double voting. The Returning Officer expressed his intention to prosecute the offenders. Upwards of twenty cases are suspected.' Christchurch, Monday.

In the cricketing averages just published C. C. Corfe heads the list of batsmen, with 355 for seven first-class matches ; the next being J. Fowler, with 299 for ten matches. T. S. Sweet heads the list of bowlers with an average of 613 runs.per wicket in seventeen matches ; Fuller coming next, with 8 - 21 runs per wicket in fifteen matches.

Efforts are being made to establish a Press Club here, similar to that in Dunedin. It is supposed that the bodies and pieces of wreck found near Longbeach, on the Ninetymile Beach, are from the missing vessel Success, of Auckland, which had to "run out of Timaru roadstead during the gale of Saturday, sth June.

It is reported that a man named Fiddel has found a silver mine in the ranges near Westport. The Jockey Club have decided that no two-year-old shall run in any handicap in which horses of other ages are engaged, nor shall any two-year-old race be for a longer distance than six furlongs. ' The club also instructed their secretary to endeavor to arrange with the Otago Jockey Club a programme for their different race meetings during the season, in order to avoid clashing. The funeral of the late Captain Charles Worth yesterday was stopped by the police, on the ground that an inquest must be held as death resulted from an accident. The friends of the deceased were greatly aggravated, as Dr. Frank had given a certificate that death was caused by erysipelas. Tijiaru, Monday.

The case of arson against Miss Dodd broke down through a flaw in the indictment; on the second count she was found not guilty. T. S. Hardy, engineer at Waimate, charged with the manslaughter of his wife was acquitted. The missing small craft have all returned to the roadstead. There is a dead calm here, with rain. The farmers are holding wheat for 4s. per bushel ; a rise is expected. Dunedin, Monday,

Mr. H. formerly providore for the N.Z.S.S. Co., is the successful tenderer for the Harbor Company's steamers. A meeting ia to be held this week, with a view to inviting Sankcy and Moody over here to revivalise. It is expected they would star through New Zealand. The Wosleyans are the principal movers. A match came off on Saturday between Edwards, of Wellington, and Burke, a local amateur, for £lO a side. The former engaged to walk seventy yards while the latter ran one hundred. The result was a dead heat.

The butchers have raised the price of meat one penny. A Co-operative Provision Company is projected. A Bill has been introduced into the Council providing for a Harbor Board at Moeraki. Invehcaegill, Monday.

The Supreme Court was opened to-day. The calendar contains seventeen indictments —five cases of offences against the person, the remainder against property. The Grand Jury found true bills in every case, except those of Tullock, for maiming and killing cows, and Tibbets, charged with the manslaughter of the boy Finnerty, while unloading a ballast waggon on the Kingston railway. In the last case the Grand Jury made a presentment to the Judge, with a view to prevent in future the reprehensible practice of unloading ballast waggons while in motion. Morrison pleaded guilty to four indictments of uttering valueless cheques. Peter Jamieson McGregor, charged on three counts with embezzling money while acting as. clerk to Macrorie, auctioneer, was found guilty on each count. Arthur Gleeston, charged with indecent and common assault on a young woman at Biverton, pleaded guilty on the minor count, and was sentenced to three months. Morrison and McGregor were remanded till Weaueadivy -1W mmteiice:"' The business is expected to occupy the whole week.