TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5447, 11 September 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER PRESS AGENCY.) Auckland, Tuesday. The Halcione has anived with the second batch of Katikati settlers, after an uneventful passage of a hundred and two days. The Catholic petition in favor of denominational education received seven hundred and forty signatures of persons over fourteen years old. WAIPUKURAU, Tuesday. Miss Bussell, the Hou. Henry Bussell’s daughter, was married this morning to Mr. Henry Gaisford. There was a double wedding, as Miss Campbell was married at tho same time to Dr. Brood. The church was elaborately decorated, and Waipukurau was all in gala attire, with flags, evergreens, arches, &c. There was a very large attendance at the chureh, and many were unable to gain admittance. The weather was fine, and the whole affair was a great success. Napier, Tuesday. The Synod of the Diooese of Waiapu opened yesterday. A large number of both clerical and lay members, were presant. Bishop Stuart delivered a long opening address. In tho evening there was a full choral service in the church.

The Hon. H. B. Bussell is very ill. Early yesterday directions were given to pub off the marriage of Miss Bussell with Mr. Henry Gaisford, which had been fixed for to-day, but last night the directions were countermanded, Mr. Bussell being somewhat better. Beepton, Tuesday.

1 Charles -Merlin (journalist), Louis Davies (sharebroker), Bobert Tapley (sharebroker), and B. W. Gaitbby (battery manager) were brought before the E. M. here, charged on a criminal information by John Baker with conspiring to defraud informant and others in connection with the recent sale and transfer of the Defiance Company's property. Informant, with others alleged to be shareholders in the Defiance Company, complained that they were defrauded of their interests by the defendants. The case occupied the migistrate several days, and was concluded this morning. The magistrate said the evidence did not support the information, aud in discharging defendants remarked that though the charge had not been sustained in law, they had been guilty of sharp practice of a kind which was calculated to’ bring discredit upon the district. Christchurch, Tuesday.

Mddie. Averran, an equestrienne connected with Hayes and Boshamo’s Circus, died this morning of lockjaw. A few days age, while going through one of her acta, she fell from her horse and broke her arm, Tetanus supervened, aud the unfortunate woman expired in great agony shortly after midnight. Great sympathy is felt for her husband.

The head waiter of the Christchurch Club was this morning fined £5 for assaulting the steward with a dinner bell.

A meeting of civic candidates is fixed for tomorrow evening. There is a large field. The polling will be on'Thursday, The Poultry Association has forwarded £IOO Home for the importation of fancy birds. Tum.ru, Tuesday.

The following are the nominations for the handicaps at the ensuing Geraldine races:— Hurdle race—Lavery’s oh g Agent, syrs ; P. Dunbar's blk g Theodore, aged ; B. Bavenhill’a ch g Pakeha, aged ; W. F. Neilson's ch g To Whetumarama; G. Stewart's ch g Sparrowtail (late Enfield) ; Keith’s b g Harlequin, syrs ; James McDonald’s b g Deciover, aged ; H. Lunn's b o Cannon Ball, syrs ; B. F. Chamberlain’s b g Ivauhoe, aged ; Chamberlain’s b m Clochetto (latn Kakanui Lass.) Publicans Purse—Swanson’s g g Blue Peter, aged ; Keith’s b g Harlequin, syrs ; Neilson’s ch g To Whetumarama; Meilson’s b g Eclipse, aged; B. Bay’s bin Maritaua, aged; Bay’s oh m Lady Ellen, syrs ; D. Lemon’s b g Seven Bell-*, aged. Geraldine Cup—A. Lavery’s ch g Agent, syrs ; Bay’s ch m Lady Ellen, syrs ; Bay’s b ra Maritaua, aged ; Neilson's ch g To Whetumarama; ■ Neilson’s Eclipse, aged ; Keith’s b g Harlequin, syrs ; Keith's br f Perfume, 3yrs ; W. Swanson's g g Blue Peter, aged ; E. F. Chamberlain’s b g Ivauhoe, aged. ' Preparations are being made for floating the brigantine Lapwing by Allen and Stumbles, who bought lieu. It is considered their efforts will bo successful. Oamaru, Tuesday. Waitaki Jockey Club Eaces.—The following entries have been received for these races, which take place on the 3rd and 4th October : Waitaki County Plate—Prudence, Maid of Honor, Mistake, ; To Whetumarama, Eclipse, The Agent, Suowdown, Maritaua, Sinking Fund (late Kanolf), Lady Elion, Bribery, Ariel, Exile, Chancellor, Eudymion, and Blue Peter. Waitaki Cup—Harlequin, Sinking Fund (late Banolf), Prudence, Bribery, Te Whetumarama, Eclipse, The Agent, Unknown, Chancellor, Maritaua, Maligner, Lady Ellen, and Blue Peter. Trotting Handicap—Black Boy, Paddy, Little Nell, Charlie, Modesty, Bello, and Tommy. Hurdle Bace—Harlequin, Te Whetumarama, Eclipse, The Agent, Eversloy, Theodore, Shillelagh, Exile, and Tommy Dodd. Jockey Club Handicap— Harlequin, Sinking Fund (late Kanolf), Prudence, Bribery, Te Whetumarama, Ariel, Eclipse, Chancellor, The Agent, Maligner, Unknown, Eudymion, Maritaua, Blue Peter, and Lady Ellen.

Dunedin, Tuesday.

The reason that Mr. Carruthers’ name was not referred to in a formal manner at the railway banquet was through a misunderstanding as to svhiob of tho speakers was to do it. Mr. Habons, Government Inspector of Schools for the colony, Mr, O’Sullivan, Inspector under the Auckland Board of Education, and Mr. Goyoo, Inspector of Schools for tho Southland, are at present in Dunedin, and are making themselves acquainted with the state of educational mattsrs in this provincial district. •

A few evenings ago a number of Chinese were stoned in Stafford-street by larrikins. A leading Chinese resident has .made a complaint about the matter to the Inspector of Police. At » meeting of tho City Council this afternoon the Mayor said : I would like to take this opportunity of alluding to the uncalled for and unjust remarks which svero made by the Daily Times on Monday with reference to my conduct iu the capacity in which I acted at the late banquet. I may state in reference to insinuations that I did not know bow to conduct myself, and bad no sense of the fitness of things,'that I pass them by for what they arc worth; but when the Daily Times- accuses me of having attempted to insult our Northern visitors by referring to the claims of Sir Julius Vogel to tho gratitude of the people - of the colony, I utterly repudiate any suoh intention. The object I had in proposing the toast was

to give the people of New Zealand an opportunity of expressing their appreciation of the services he had rendered to the colony, not bo much as a politician but as a patriot. X think the remarks of the Daily Times in reference to this particular toast unfair and unjust. So far as I am concerned I made no attempt whatever to offer the slightest disrespect to the members of the present Government or to any individual present. Several members of the Council concurred in hia Worship’s remarks. The girl Hamilton is better to-day, and will probably recover. The depositions show there was no ground for the supposition that she had been starved.

The Corporation solicitors have advised that the nomination of Councillors for the city is legal, notwithstanding its being supposed that the necessary notice had not been given. The City Council to-day voted to the Mayor £3OO in addition to his salary, in consequence of the unforeseen* expense which he has had to incur in re the' opening of the railway line. A drag hunt with the Christchurch hounds was held at Seavlew, near Eorbury racecourse, to-day. There were about forty horsemen present in hunting costume.