TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 473, 3 November 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(FItOJI TIIK JMiKSS AOKJCC'Y.)

CIiIIISTOIiURCLI. November 2. At a meeting of the Board of Education, a letter was mid from the Rev. Father Bmsfeacl, giving the names <>f six Catholic children who said they had been caned by the master of Loburn School for not doing Bible lessons. In some cases this was said to have been done after the parents had given notice that theirohiluren were not to take part in the lessons. The Board has ordered a full inquiry into the matter.

Tell Tale was aecidently omitted from the list of acceptors for the Free Handicap : Chancellor di I not accept. <& NAIIER. November 2.

The prospectus of the Haw ke's Bay Fire Insurance Co. was issued to-day ; capital, LIOO.GOO, in 20.000 shares of L 5 : LI only to be called up, in six instalments ; Cs. on application, and ;j«. on aflolnieiif, the remaining 10s. in four further calls of 2s. (id. each, at intervals of three months The provisional directory includes the Hon. H. R. Russell, Captain Russell, J. D. Urmond, Sutton, and a number of local influential men. Collections for the Famine Fund reached close upon LBOO ; it is expected fco make up LIOOO.

AUCKLAND. November 2,

IT. S. Meyers has been arrested on a charge of not folly and truly disclosing his esta.te to the trustees in bankruptcy.

Air. Niccol's creditors have refused his offer of os. in LI.

Mr. Lueklaud i\ ports fat slioop plmitifnl, lower, 15s to 15s 0.1 ; lambs, 7s 0 1 to 15s: fat cattk>. 10s lower; daily cows, L 0 to 1.8 10s ; heifors, Li to Li 10s ; Auckland Hour, LID. S are Market: - Bank of Xow Zealand, L 22 ss; Colonial ditto, Li 7s GJ ; National ditto, Gi)..; fi i ; National Insurance, 02s (id ; Union ditto, 12s (i I ; .South British ditto, .siiiers, 73s r Srandard ditto, 23s ; Loan, L 5 10s ; Loan and Investment, 45s ; Moanataiii, 07s (id ; Aibuvnhi, 67s Gd

November 3.

The City of Sydney lias arrived. Passengers fur New Zealand : Saloon—Mr. D. L. Murdoch, wife and son : Mr. and Mrs. Marrow, Mr. and Mrs. Unpihart, Miss Bassett, Messrs. BaiUr, Holxr;s, Shakespeare, R. gg, John IB vis, Mr. and Mrs* Grey, .en, Miss Gall, Mr. Winstainey ; an 1 27 steerage.

BUNEDIN. November 2

Promlfoot.'s case is still on, but will probably be concluded to-night shonld tie jury agree. Mr. Smith, in speaking fur the defence, cha.rg d the Crown prosecutors with over-eagerness to obtain a conviction. This was indignantly denied by Mr. Denniston, who disclaimed any other feeling in the matter than that which arose from a desire to promote the ends of justice. In his speech, which was a very able one, he again commented in severe language on the action of Dv. Murphy, whose conduct lie char cteiisM as shameful and disgraceful, and said that, his oilering the father of the prosecutrix a bribe was only on a par with the dirty work which Murphy had been hired to do.

The total amount received here at the present date fur the Indian Famine Relief Fund is L 1795. The Opera Company have arrived.