TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4454, 29 June 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER TRESS AGENCY.) ! Aockl/AND, Monday. At a meeting of the intercolonial cricket committee this afternoon, Bice, the secretary, read correspondence re the Australian visit. He stated that he had sent a reply to Mears, of Dunedin, that Auckland would guarantee £165 towards the expenses. The committee passed resolutions : " That the match should be played at Ellerslie, provided the Auckland Cricket Club give the . ground on reasonable terms."—" That a match New Zealand v. Australia should be played at Auckland."— " That subscriptions be collected towards expenses at once." , Grahamstown, Monday. The fortnight's yield for the Queen of Beauty is 6220z5. 17dwts. Tapua Company's shares have sold at £2 10s. to £2 155.; a quartershare in the Ajaxat£34 10s.; full sharo in the Eldorado, at£l2. ■ The following gold returns are to hand : City of London, 3600z5. for fortnight; Queen May, fortnight, 1750z5. ; Bright Smile, 108ozs. Sales to-day—Ajax, quarter, from £3B to £45 ; Gem, full share, £IOO ; Tairua Prospectors, from 51s. 6d. to 605.; City of London, 50s. Alexandra, Monday. The native chief Manuhiri, who was refwrtcd to be dying, is now much better, and out of danger. William Barton, and other friendly natives, are sending the King Tawhaio presents of large quantities of potatoes. A great deal of wheat is coming down the river. Napier, Monday. John Thomas, who was charged with stabbing James Cable, has been further remanded for a week. The Go-Ahead, with the Hawke's Bay portion of the English mail, has not yet arrived. She is detained in Poverty Bay owing to bad weather, but will probably be here to-morrow morning. The Council has not been sitting to-day, but a committee has been taking evidence re Hon. Henry Kobert Kussell's land grievance petition. The Crown Hotel at the Spit was sold by auction to-day for £1550 to Mr. S. Greer, the landlord. Nelson, Monday. Sergeant Burn, Nelson City Rifles, who died last week, was buried yesterday with military honors. Over 200 volunteers paraded, and

more than 3000 people assembled to witness the ceremony. The deceased was one of the first provincial marksmen, and represented Nelson at the colonial firing at Napier. Picion, Monday. The Supreme Court was opened this morning by his Honor the Chief Justice. His address to the Grand Jury merely alluded to the cases for hearing. True bills were found in all the criminal cases, namely, two charges against Charles Higgins, for breaking out of gaol; and against Walter Boulard, for housebreaking. The Grand Jury presented an address of welcome to his Honor, in which they recommended the abolition of Grand Juries and the transfer of their duties to a legally qualified officer, to be appointed by the Government for the purpose. Dunedin, Monday. At the Police Court to-day J. F. Jones, the landlord of one of the leading hotels in town, was charged with allowing prostitution in his house. The defendant stated that he was not aware of the fact. Inspector Mallard , stated there had been no serious charge against the hotel (Wain's). The Bench dismissed the case with a caution. The Times publishes the translation of a paper showing the business transacted at the last Maori meeting at the Heads. It was decided that collections should be made to test the validity of the purchase deeds of 1844, 1848, and 1863. That one or more Maoris and a lawyer should be sent Home to petition the Queen and Parliament for justice. That £3OOO be collected, and when that is gone, another £SOOO. That the Maoris who go to England be paid one guinea a day in New Zealand and £2 3s."* a day in England. _ The passage of the lawyer and Maoris to be paid by the tribe. Bradshaw, member for Waikaia, addressed his constituents at Roxburgh last Thursday. He stated he was in favor of abolition as a whole, but not in part.