TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4948, 31 January 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

.. - ' ':■ ~: ' - - . (Wtn OTSlaomioir.) „, . Auckland; .Tuesday, la the ’regatta yesterdaythe German man-of-war boat Hertha beat,the Sapphire’s boat,in the war gutter. The Sapphire’s crew'challenged them again. Thistle won the trading cutter race.. : Robert Leighton Kemington, for uttering a forged chequer has' been committed. - George. Begg, for forging a in the last mentioned case, was also committed for trial.., ' A man named Rodgers, alias Rodger Armstrong, at Wangareij ; hM eonfeß3ed'tO;tbe murder of a miner known as at the Thamea’in 1867:Charles iiowe,--nowPresident in Auckland, states that Red Bill and the man lived in a tent near him. ...Tfhe forpiarihad plentyfof money.. The body was fpund,by his mate in a large water-hole, feet deep, about half full of water. Finger marks were all round ' the sides in soft mud, as of a man struggling- to • get out. The ■ comerof the water-hole was Close to the traekf ro* Grab amstown. No money was .produced at the inquest. Red Bill’s mate disappeared afterwards from the district; -Ci J;. •:O'" '"f t At a sale of rural lands at the AVaste Bands office to-day good prices were realised. , - '■ Alexandra, Tuesday. Mahuhiri and party arrived: ati Raipaka yesterday. The Native Minister and.Golonel Lyon proceed Were in the morning. ‘ MaCkay also goes up to the meeting. : Ciibistobubcb, Tuesday, ■ At a special meeting of the Drainage Board Mr. Carruthers, Rngincer-in-Chief, fully explained bis system for the drainage of the city. His report was adopted* and the work is to commenced at once. ’ . The Canterbury Rifle representatives fired an equal number of Engineers yesterday, and beat them by 64 points.

There is to be a special meeting of the City Council next Monday to consider the question of borrowing £30,000 to widen Colombo-streel and,erect a Town Hall in the centre of the city. The Wesleyan Conference having closed it# labors celebrated the event by a picnic to-day, . ... Nelson, Tuesday.. . The cup for the yacht race was presented to Richardson, o wrier'of the Grinnet, thigafternoon together With 30' soVs; The 'dip* wa# filledr and rrefiUecfcwith champagne, - aad th© health of Richardson and the committee drank. Richardson—then__roturned_2o. .soys. to__the treasurer tas a contribution to - the -regatta fund.' / 'i’] ,j Y/T/ ‘-t/i i'.'i * I’ Ddnedin, Tuesday.'^ The- Eev. Father Kelly; of Melbourne, da*Uvered;an address in the Temperance Hall; last evenirig tola large audience, his subject'being " Pang: and fortunes.” .The —- lecture'.wai a very.able one; and was well afrtended. In the case of Robertson v, Ross, the jnry,. after, being locked up nearly five hours, brought in a verdict for. the defendant: The verdict of three-fourths 5 of 'thejuiiy-w'as taken under ai ikdt' passed'-last' session’, as-the jury; wore notunanimous 1 -ottjill issues,' but were nnahimoufl on the point that they were riot likely-t6'agree as ! a whd&' l hrilill questions involved m the case. Iri disfriissing tho jury,' bis Honor ©aid fee : was both; parties' and.Ttba fipublie would beigitceedingly obliged: ta them , for the greatpains-aud trouble they .had, taken in: this, case.' '«-• feoeruV.Lq > in - 'A cowaidlyattaot.wait madai last night .op, the - Artillery' jßarid nearYthef Jcocner: of King arid Hrimß-streets.h :-As thaband was.playirig and-leading the battalion’.they.wereaMalled-by ri'Vcftey of-storie(f;!v*Sfiigeant'R.. Noggj-o£ the • baud. seriouslyjhrirt, hiano&ehavjng.bsett broken,- and; several members. of; the brinAvreii stniolc,'’o'ne,bn the baokcot the'lj«*d. jSevisrd were saved-by thefr iristruments,; which, were more 'dr -less .damaged! . No.’one could' tel]l whenbe the misidles.cama; ;■ c-j‘e m 'an Y - The -City Council - now.irivite. designs for new municipal buildings,tobeerectod outlie site; fronting;-the-Octagqnj-^in--Meray-pl»oe. Designs are to be - so prepared that when all are completed and different parts of the building are erected,* they ;sh»ll> form' a complete and uniform whole', at. a cost of £30,000.