TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4513, 7 September 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(from our own correspondents.) Auckland, Monday. The following telegram from Sir George Grey has been published. (Promoters of petition per favor of Evening Star): —"The first part of your petition received, and will show it to, and consult with, the representatives to whom it is addressed. We are contending for the cause of public freedom and of the rights of the constituencies. Rely upon it that we will continue so to do. A full reply will be sent by letter.—G. Grey." Eive recent immigrants, single girls, have been confined. The last one came by the Alumbagh, and was delivered of twins, the father of whom is the man in England who procured her a free passage to here. There will be a torchlight procession of the fire brigade to-night before the anniversarj supper. Dunedin, Monday. The dead body of a man was discovered this morning in a gully near Port Chalmers. Over fifty persons attended the young men's breakfast meeting yesterday morning. Merchants and others are now beginning to despair of the arrival of the ship Strathmore, 154 days out. If she is lost, it will be a heavy blow to the National Insurance Company. (I'ER PRESS AGENCY.) Auckland, Monday. Father Paul, a Catholic priest at Onehunga, had his furniture seized to-day for the satisfaction of the education rate. The erection of a new museum will be commenced almost immediately, to cost £3377. Napier, Monday. At a meeting of creditors in Boylan's estate it was shown that the assets were in excess of the liabilities. Mr. Kinross was in the chair. It was agreed that the estate should be assigned to Newton and Balharry as trustees, the business to be carried on under supervision. It has been raining all day, and the rivers are rising. Dunedin, Monday, An altercation took place last night between two Chinamen residing in Stafford-street. One named Ah Chew struck Wang Wing on the head with an axe, making a nasty and dangerous gash. He was an-ested. The ceremony at the Synagogue yesterday, on the occasion of the consecration of the new Scroll of Law, was a very grand affair. The building was crowded. The singing by tho choir is described as the best ever hoard here in any church. The Rabbi preached an eloquent sermon in Hebrew, translating each paragraph. The amount collected for the building fund was £152. Messrs. Henderson and Son estimate their loss by the fire at £7OOO. All is covered by insuraiice. The names of the offices are not yet given. At a meeting of the Standard Insurance Company to-day, the report showed the gross income from all sources is £27,529 17s. 9d., and after deducting re-insurances, losses, cost of. management, and all other charges, there remains to credit of profit and loss account for the half-year £13,072 Is. 10d., together with £9945 19*. lid. to the credit of last half-year, and £B7O, being the amount of rents and interest accrued up to the 31st December, which will give a total of £23,888 la. 9d. to the credit of this account, from which will have to be deducted £12,18'), being the unexpired value of current policies, and £2OOO for prospective losses occurring during tho half-year but not yet payable, which will leave a net balance of £9702 Is. 9d. available. The directors recommend that a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum for the year ending 31st December last should be declared, and the amount carried to the capital account. The report was adopted. Tho insurances by Henderson and Law, for the late fire at the Phoanix warehouse, are—the Victoria, £I6OO on the stock ; National, £IOOO on tho stock, and £IOOO on tho building; Royal, £650 on the stock. Mr. Dick was also insured for £3OO in tho Royal, for foods stored in the warehouse ; and Houghton for £250 in the some office. Hokitika, Monday. Judge Johnston opened the Supreme Court sittings to-day. There were only three cases on the calendar. David Hays, stealing from a dwelling ; Harry Jones, burglary at the Ross agency of a bank ; Pennington, stealing from a dwelling. Hayes and Jones were acquitted. To-day the Judge in his charge congratulated the Grand Jury on tho small amount of crime in the district, but said he would not lay too much stress on that. He spoke highly in favor of the Real Estate Descent Bill, which comes into operation in October next; also strongly advocated the establishment of a central gaol.