TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4933, 13 January 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(FEB PRESS AGENCY.) . : ' Wanganui, Friday. At a meeting of cricketers last night, it was decided to accept, Bennett’s terms,, and the English cricketers will play here on or about the 10th February, Twenty - two go into practice. - Gbahamstown, Friday. The County Council have voted to their chairman a salary of j £2OO a year, and one guinea per day for expenses while travelling on. county business. Auckland, Friday. ;The Grand Lodge 10.G.T. agreed that the capitation tax be 4d) per head, to be raised voluntarily. Election‘of officers—Grand Worthy Councillor, Johnson, Wellington ; Grand Worthy Vice-Temphu:, Tregar, Taranaki; Secretary, 0. S. Ellis, Auckland ; Treasurer, Le Roz, Auckland ; Marshall, Fairbrother, Wellington. . At a meeting of the licensed victuallers yesterday, a notice of motion was given for the next-meeting, in fayor of forming aninsurance association to protect hotelkeepers against ex- : orbitant rates. Major Green, the Sheriff,: had an interview with the condemned , murderer Curtin. The man does not realise his position, and, says he has done nothing to be ashamed of. Tenders for a, new iron steamer are invited. The Kingites propose to hold a meeting at Waitara in March, Tawhiao to be present, and the Governor will be invited.'’ The Customs officials here have been supplied with a new uniform. The girls’ training and high school was opened to-day. - - . Mr. Potts; of Wellington, has been appointed Grand' Marshal 1.0.G.T. Mr. Johnson, of Wellington, thanked the lodge for appointing him 1 Grand Worthy Councilor. , A: resolution has beenpassed authorising Johnson and Potts to confer Grand Lodge degrees in Wellington. The lodge agreed!unanimously that- the: next .'annual meeting sh6uld:be held ;in Wellington. At a meeting’of fK6 WaslK Lands Board held to-day, to consider questions > raised by Broomhall in answer to the Board’s terms, the Board agreed to some proposals, aid' modified - others. A Satisfactory settlement appears probable. -A telegram from Bennett says the English 1 cricketers will arrive in Auckland on the 28th, and will play twenty local men. - Kumaba, Friday. Joseph Singer, aged 19; son of Mr. Singer, jeweller and watchmaker, Kuvnara, was drowned in the Teremakau while bathing this afternoon. The body' has not yet-been recovered; . ' • Hokitika, Friday. At a meeting of the County Council it was decided that such part of the Counties Act'as- is mentioned in the third schedule shall not come into force: in the bounty of Westland. • . . Christchurch, -Friday. The Southern railway extension to Oamaru will be opened for general traffic on the Ist February. The Canterbury team to play, against Otago will be short of four or, five, of the best players, who are prevented by illness or indisposition from playing. ! A special sitting of the Court of Appeal was held this morning before the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Johnston. In the case Regina v. Woodgate, Dr. Foster and Mr. Rogers appeared Toy prisoner, who was convicted at Blenheim fop. the murder of his illegitimate child in a lonely part of Queen-: Charlotte Sound. Th e points raised by his counsel were —First, that the child had not been horn ; second, that there was not sufficient corroborative'testimony to enable the case to go to a jury on prisoner's own admission of guilt.'. .The ' case was argued At considerable length by Dr. • Foster, who quoted a large number of authorities on’the'subject. Ultimately' the convic- ' tion of the jury was affirmed. The only other case before " the - Court was "that of * T.~ *H. -Knibbs, convicted last session here of stealing a letter from'a private box at the: Post Office. The point raised by counsel was that a letter on being placed in the letter-box ceased to be vested in the Postmaster, who - was the prosecutor. The Court held this not to be tenable,, and affirmed the conviction of the-jury; Tapanui (Otago); Friday. For the Tapanui races the weather was glorious; and 500 .people' were present. Maiden Plate, 50 sovb., 14 miles.—-Native, 1 ; Matagonui, 2 ; Vegon, 3. . Mosquito led for the first mile, and then-shut np, Native winning in a canter. Tapanui Handicap.—Six acceptances. Rob Roy, 9st., 1 ; Border Lad, 7at., 2 ; Kuriwao, Bst. 51b., 3. This was a magnificent race. Border Lad cut out .the running, and kept the lead' to- the straight, when Rob Roy caught: him,, and won by a nose; Kuriwao a good third. Bullock Drivers Race.—Kate, 1. Dunedin, Friday. The New Zealand Silver Mining Company’s ' prospectus-will be issued in a few -days. The compariy’s mine is'situate hear the Mount Rangitoto miue,and it is anticipated that there will be a great demand for shares. There are to be 8000 shares of £5; and it is expected 5000 will be taken up immediately in Hokitika. The head office:will be at Dunedin. Mr. Munay, M.H.R. for Bruce, will address his constituents'on the 28th~inst. i The church trusteed haye recommended the Presbyterian Synod to' establish a chair for natural science in Otago University out of the funds at its disposal for, educational purposes.