TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5120, 21 August 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER PRESS AGENCY.) Auckland, Monday. The schooner Echo has been wrecked off Raglan Heads. The mate and a young man named Jackson were drowned. The vessel is owned by a company of Maoris, and is supposed not to be insured. Later.—Simmonds was the name of the mate of the schooner Echo who was drowned. The cause of the vessel getting wrecked- was through the steering gear . giving way when she was on the bar, and she broached to. Hone te One, a Maori chief, represented a large interest in the vessel, and Wayte and Ellis, of Auckland, are also interested in her. The schooner was uninsured. Alburnia shares ran up to £ls to-day, but declined again to £9. Waller, of the Manukau mills, has agreed to supply Guthrie and Larnach’s factory with a million feet of timber. Grahamstown, Monday, Great panic to-day on ’Change over Alburnia shares. Shares had gone up on Saturday to £lO. Another rise took place this morning, and they went up to £l4. Shortly afterwards a panic occurred, and shares came down with a run to £B. There has been a slight recovery since, and shares are easy at £lO. The cause of the panic is said to be that breaking down specimens disclosed less gold than expected. The excitement was very great while it lasted. An inquest was held this morning on the body of a man found in the Thames River on Saturday. It was identified as that of Thomas Mackay, who was drowned by the upsetting of a canoe some weeks ago. A verdict of accidentally drowned while under the influence of intoxicating drink was returned. The Resident Magistrate’s and Police Departments were removed to Grahamstown to-day. Taupo, Monday. The Land Court opened here to-day. There were about 300 to 350 present. Several of the so-called Napier repudiation party are here, and are Ikely to cause some delay in the transaction of business. Wanganui, Monday. A meeting of male members of the Roman Catholic congregation was held yesterday. Resolutions were passed condemning the religious clauses of the Education Bill, and instructing the chairman to forward a copy of the resolutions to Bishop Redwood for presentation to • Parliament. Russell and Brissenden are said to be endeavoring to purchase the Otamakapuku block of 145,000 acres, and it is also reported that certain speculators are actively at work to secure all native land possible before the passing of restrictive legislation. New Plymouth, Monday.

A large public meeting was held on Saturday for the purpose of passing a resolution to appoint a deputation to wait on the Harbor Board to ascertain why Balfour and Doyne’s plan of the harbor had been abandoned. The meeting was noisy, and the majority present were against the conveners, and passed an amendment that the meeting be adjourned until Messrs. Carruthers and Blackett’s report of the harbor be received and published. Several of the most active promoters who called the meeting could not get hearing from the public, and were hooted down when they attempted to speak. After passing the amendment the meeting dispersed quietly. Dunedin, Monday. A fire broke out in Weir and Samson’s, Princes-street, on Saturday night. It was speedily extinguished, but not before some considerable damage had been done. Amount of insurance not known. Crossley’s fellmongery at Green Island was burned down last night. Goods under clauses A, B, O, and D are to be carried on the Port Chalmers line at D rates. Instructions to this effect have been received to-day. The rates are now lower than they ever were. Port Chalmers, Monday. The Arawata has arrived from Melbourne with the Suez mails. Scarlet fever has broken out here. Eive cases are reported since Saturday. One death ocurred this morning.