TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4780, 18 July 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

• (per press agency.) Auckland, Monday. The special jury cases, Jones and Ware, sub-contractors, involving claims amounting to about £6OOO, came on in the Supreme Court. Travers, for the defendants, agreed that the case should be settled by the arbitration of Captain Heale. The Bebington's passengers are doing well at the quarantine station. The barque Lady Franklin is driven higher up on the bank at Kaipara, and is advertised for sale by auction. Singleton Rochford, formerly District Judge at Hawke's Bay, is announced as a candidate for City West. Robert Graham, ex-Superin-tendent, has also been solicited to come forward. An American telegram states that the New York Herald of June 7 is informed that the recent escape of Fenian prisoners from Australia was planned in that city, and carried out by parties sent from there; the money to defray the expenses was also raised in that city. The breaking of the cable between Java and Australia was part of the plan to prevent pursuit. The Virginia Chronicle says the escape of all the Fenian prisoners in Western Australia was the successful culmination of the patriotic efforts of Irishmen in America, who kept their secret well and did their work neatly. For some time past subscriptions have been quietly raised for the purpose of liberating these prisoners transported from England; Virginia city alone contributed 1400dola. With these funds a vessel was fitted out as a whaler and sailed, ostusiibly

on a whaling voyage, to the South Pacific. The;deliverera had to wait until all the Fenian prisoners were concentrated upon one part of the coast, and then swooped down and carried them off. Only one man, whose name is yet unknown, Was left behind, probably because he had not been able to reach that portion of the coast. New Plymouth, Monday. Owing to a rumor in town that the smelting at Henui had been a failure, several shareholders went and interviewed Whatton at the works. He told them he had not succeeded in smelting the irnnsand, and was blowing the furnace out. He refused to give further information either to the shareholders or public, as he says he is only responsible to the directory. The furnace will be kept clear and in good condition for further trials. He will give no opinion as to the future, saying he has done his best, but has not yet succeeded. There is great excitement here re the boundary of New Plymouth county. A deputation waited on the Deputy-Superintendent, who has called a public meeting for Wednesday next at two o'clock. Dunedin, Monday. Marshall, a milkman, well-to-do, and with a large family, has been arrested for a criminal assault on a child of eleven years. The Dunedin cricketers have agreed to Bennett's terms, and will raise the sum among themselves. The Lingards were an immense success in " Our Boys." The ; theatre • was densely crowded, and hundreds turned away. A case of seduction—Alex. Fraser v. William Allißon, both of Tokomairiro—came on at the Supreme Court to-day. The accusation sets forth that the plaintiff's daughter's intercourse with defendant resulted in the birth of a child; that the defendant wished the daughter to accuse an innocent party, and attempted to induce her to commit infanticide. Subsequently he accused his own brother of having committed the offencec and made over his property and absconded when proceedings were instituted against Mm. The case haß occupied the Court all day. The case of Marshall, charged with rape, has been adjourned till Thursday, bail being refused. '.'•'■''' The Mayoral nominations are going on throughout the province. In the seduction case the jury returned a verdict on all the issues. Damages, £3OO.