TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4788, 27 July 1876, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(per press agency.) Auckland, Wednesday. In the divorce ease, Grace (Native Interpreter) against hia Maori wife, the evidence of adultery was clearly proved, and a verdict given for the petitioner on all the issues. The case will be further considered in Wellington. A meeting of the Franklin electors at Otahuhu last night passed the following resolutions: —“That the thanks of the meeting are hereby given to Messrs. Lusk and Hamlin and the united Auckland- members for their action with Sir George Grey on behalf of this province.” 2. “That, in view of the pending changes in the constitutional and financial legislation of the colony, this meeting are of opinion that it is of first importance that members representing the province of Auckland should act unitedly with Sir George Grey;and this meeting further specially request the members for Franklin to act accordingly.” 3. “ That this meeting,, while sympathising with the family; of Dr. Featherston, object to the vote of £3OOO, considering such to ; be an unjustifiable .expenditure of public money.” 4. “That the, meeting, request Lusk and-

Hamlin to oppose by)Weary legitimate means the vote proposed to be given to Sir Julius Vogel for services while in England. That no further sum should be voted than had been agreed to between Sir Julius and the Ministry previous to his departure.” . Tadeanga, Wednesday. A large native meeting takes place on Mon*, day, convened by Hori Tupae, re opening of' the Kairvu block. Commissioner Brabant attends. ' The Bay of Plenty Times urges the completion of the purchase and the survey of the Te Puke block- J Napier, Wednesday. The floods are subsiding, and railway through traffic has been resumed. The river at Petane was higher than in January, and overflowed the banks, doing damage along the valley ; washed down telegraph posts and submerged the wires.. The Poverty Bay line of communication with Gisborne has been stopped since Monday. Robert Craig, employed in repairs on Ngarurora. bridge, was drowned whilst walking home. It is supposed that he fell down in a fit in his garden, which was covered with water. Subscriptions are on foot for the officers and crew of the barque Coq-du-Village. About £IOO has been collected. GeevmOUTH, Wednesday. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day, Charles Donovan, charged with the manslaughter of James Wood, on board the Sarah and Mary, was discharged, the body of Wood not having yet been found. Port Chalmers, Wednesday. The s.s. City of New York is detained by a heavy roll on the bar, the sea breaking on the bank. She may possibly get out to-night. A fisherman named Alfred was killed yesterday at Sandfly Beach. While attempting to climb a cliff 200 feet high he missed his hold, falling on the rocks beneath, and died four hours later. The man and two others were compelled to abandon their boat, and were trying to reach the mainland when the acci - dent occurred. Dunedin', Wednesday. - Samples of the water in which the salmon were hatched at Invercargill have been analysed by Professor Black. The analysis shows nothing deleterious in its nature to account for the high rate of mortality amongst the young salmon. It is understood the Provincial Government have decided to remove the present members of the Southland Waste Lands Board, and to appoint others. At the Colonial Bank meeting held to-day the report as telegraphed previously was read and adopted. The chairman in his address referred to the satisfactory condition of the bank’s affairs, and spoke in high terms of the acquisition of Mr. Cowie as general manager. He stated that the capital of the bank was now held among 2467 proprietors. The directors considered the capital sufficient for the present, and that it would not be necessary to make another call for a considerable time. The note circulation showed an increase of £10,139. 669 new accounts have been opened with the bank in the colony since December last. Several changes in the direction of economy were referred to. Mr. H. S. Chapman, in seconding the adoption of the report, considered that the directors acted prudently in not declaring a dividend at so early a period of the bank’s existence. A vote of thanks to the officers ot the bank was passed. One hundred shareholders were present. The result of the ballot for directors will not be known till about ten o’clock. A portion of the scaffolding of the new telegraph offices gave way, and several men fell a distance of sixteen feet, three being taken to the hospital seriously injured. Michael Healey, clerk to Heist and McCarthy, brewers, has been found dead in his bed. For the proposed co-operative store shares are going off freely. Blenheim, Wednesday. The Taylor and Omaha rivers being both high yesterday, the town was much flooded. Fortunately, the Opawa was not in flood, and so all the water ran off from the town during the night. A few yards of the embankment of the railway were carried away near Koromiko station, and the train did not run yesterday afternoon. This morning the mail was brought through on the line on a trolly. The train has not resumed running yet.