TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4769, 5 July 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(per press agency.) Napier, Tuesday. . The Napier Municipal Council passed the following resolution last night,—That this Council, in theTabsence of a Chamber of Commerce, desires to express its sense of the injury inflicted upon the mercantile community and inhabitants generally of the province, in: consequence of the uncertainty prevailing in connection with the present arrangements for the despatch of the Hawke's Bay mail "via San Francisco. A copy has been sent to the Superintendent, with a request that he urge that some measure of relief be provided. At the sale of Crown lands in the Seventy Mile bush some lots sold well; for others there were no offers. Mr. Routledge Kennedy's sale of the whole of the draying and coachirg plant on the Taupo line will take place on the 19th. Christchuroh, Tuesday. The young salmon were counted to-day. The total number is 175. The City Council last night carried a resolution favorable to the construction of street tramways in the city by n-public company. A man named Arthft* Roland was committed for trial for manslaughter to-day. He was returning from a shooting expedition, when he met a girl stopping at his father's house. He called out that he would shoot her, and soon after the gun went off, the contents lodging in the girl's head. Roland said the gun went off accidentally while carrying it at trail, but the girl before her death told her sister he presented if at her. At the Supreme Court, Alfred Bishop was charged with maliciously woxinding a sheep. He was killing sheep, when one became unmanageable, and he deliberately, cut off its nose. He cut both eye 3 out, and turned it back into the pen, and killed nine others before putting it out of its misery. Judge Johnston expressed his strong abhorrence at the crime, but only sentenced the prisoner to three months' imprisonment. Dunedin, Tuesday. In reply to a letter from Mr. Bradshaw, complaining of the unsatisfactory manner in which coroners' duties are carried out in this city, the Minister for Justice has replied, pointing out that an amended Coroners Act has been promised. The subject of establishing a paid fire brigade is under the consideration of the City Council. Mr. Robert Reatti, M.A., has been appointed head master of the Girl's High School, in place of Mr. Pope, resigned. The "Variety Troupe opened last night. The licensed victuallers are advertising a caution against signing a memorial now in circulation in favor of Stout's Licensing Bill.