TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 715, 2 July 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

♦ ■ ■ ■■ WELLINGTON. July 1. The Evening Chronicle comes out rliia evening enlarged to double r.yul size. Tim remai is of the late Henry Bhmde'i arriv ■<.! r'uis af!>rnooti per Easby, and will l>e buriod to-morrnw. An [ndnatrial and, Fine Arts Exhibition at93t^J,"'ffiiaiang ri Me:i's Cub was case of adolphtm Frederick Hardy, committed at Gisbornefor trial at Wellington, for striking and kicking some teeth out of a man who cursed Her Majesty the Queen, the £jrand Jury made a presentment, atajMjflfpft the charge was without a tittfe|9£m|jence to support it, and that the CoftSnry should never have boen put to unnecessary expense in sending such a case for trial. Seven or eight witnesses had been subpoenaed to attend.

CHBISTCHURCH. July 1. The Mayor of Christcliurch: has received a telegram from the Colonial Secretary, accepting the suggestions made as to administration of charitable ai ; , ind appointing a Board, consisting of the Mayors of Christchnrch and Syd.uham, the Chairman of the Selwyh County Council, and Messrs. Montgomery and J. E. Brown, to administer. The Hospital /3 also to be placed under their supervision. At the Conference, this afternoon, it was resolved to accept this arrangement, provided the Government provides the amount required for charitable aid ; the arrangement to be temporary, pending legislative action on the matter, and that the chief of the Hospital aff shall have a sent on the Board. Ti.- criminal sessions f the Supreme Court opened to-day. J idge Johnston, in his charge, congratulated the Jury.'in the continued prosperity of the Colony, but said that tin; slate of this district with regard to crime was not satisfactoryHe did not think there was any reason for apprehending that there had been any serious influx of criminals from other countries, but taking the whole of the southern district, he could not help regretting that there was an amount of crime which, so far as his experience went, was in disproportion to the population. It was crime not to be attributed to want, but to temptation, and crime which it. was their duty to repress as ■ :iuch as they could.—John Crawley was -..ntenced to three years' imprisonment. July 2.

The Supreme Court sat till nearly 10 o'clock last night. Emile Haskisser and A. F. Wilson were found guilty of garrotting. The former, an old offender, was sentenced to fourteen years, and the latter to twelre months. David Wright, for passing a valueless cheque, was sentenced to twelve months. James Woodford, 58 years of age, formerly third master of the East Christchurch school, charged with committing rape on one of his scholars, aged 10 years, was found guilty, and sentenced to 10 years. The Grand Jury found a true bill against Mrs. Steele for the murder of her son. AUCKLAND. July 1. The criminal sessions of the Spireme Court opened to-day. In his <■ : ~o> t. the Grand Jury, Mr. Justice Gil..-. ; c gratulated them on the diminntii .. >i crime. There were only eleven prisoners, charged with 'hirteen offences, which were not of .i s< ri.'us nature. There was ti'e siiiue munii. r of prisoners in gaol—ss than on any former occasion. hie ■■ped this indii-ai-ed a permanent decrease .vt c:iiae. Referring to one case—that in whicu a Maori woman churjiml a • im.ri t;. i attempt .1 raj.o-tU- J.id'-ro h. p.' t.r 'lis .-; • ■ d _1 • - t. mi ■...; r'.j i • • v ■■ :• • ;e law ius ; •.• !•■ • r. V:-i u Ho. ' • •• .-.r:.y .i ■ . .ipidly rising :•• iJ'Mj. At !■'••■ Supreme I.'. ;i:'t to-day, Thomas .Richards, charged uith horse-stealing and breaking and entering a dw>Hing-house, and stealing therefrom snnd y artich-s, was sentenced to three \eais for < aci>. offence, the sentences to run c>i currently. Walter Jolm Norfolk, for 1.-ors'-s'ealing, received two years' hard labor , Henri Hara. a native, charged with stealing from a store, one year ; Henry Devoy, for horse-stealing, against whom there were seven previous convictions, was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. The Grand Jury threw out the bill against John Brodie Russell, late clerk in the . Railway Department, charged with embezzlement. ♦ WAITARA. July 2. After a fortnight's almost ir.ccssan' raining, the wvaih.r :it last shows signs of iw?fi°,W t |g- - A - special train went from here gai^iiw Py.nouth and Infd'.-wood and back, on Saturday, to convey the natives attending the meeting on a plea--1 sure trip. They were highly delighted, and, on their return to Waitara, there was considerable excitement. Telephoning was the order of the day with those left behind. There was a meeting between the chiefs during the afternoon, at which the Hon. J. Sheehan was a listener ; but nothing of any importance was said. The talk was mostly "chaff"' at Rewi about his seat in Parliament. Tin- dmner yesterday was a grand success. S : r George Grey presid d, and about 1000 sat down. The proceeding* concluded with a war-danc. in which a pakeha-Maori took a prominent part, much to the disgust of all Europeanpresent. The band paraded the streets last night. The Southern Natives had all their drays packed early this morning, and left en route for Parihaka. The Waikatos remain a few days longer.* Sir George Grey left Waitara yesterday. The Hon. Mr. Sheehan and Major Brown go overland to-day, to meet Titokovvaru at Parihaka. Rewi despatched a special messsenger to the King at Perihawiki yesterday, stating his very great satisfaction at the cordial welcome he had receiveed, and the mutual agreement he had made, which he hoped would lead ■ ■ the union of the two races for ever. • ♦ NAPIER. ■Tuly 1. Henry Qallap, whose applicn . license for the Commercial Hotel, a ■'•it; Spit, was adjourned in order to ati'ord time for an i nquiry into certain charges made against him by Inspector Atcheson, of Wellington, was granted a license to-d-.v Th Education Board have bought out for £650 the lessees' interest in the Education Reserve, upon which they intend to erect a largn school fur Napier. The site is centrally situated, at tincorner of Clive square a-id Milton road. GREYMOUTH. July 1. The Customs returns for the financial year ending Saturday, are as follows : Customs receipts, L 39.277 as against L 40,438 last year. Imports, L 1,559,500 as against L 1,150,092. Exports. L 188,807 as against L 165.244. Gold exported, 80,060 ounces as against 78,560 ounces. Coal shipped, 25,948 tons, and 430 tonß coke. ♦ BLENHEIM. July 2. A house was burned down at daybreak yesterday morning, at Makakapua. It was in the occupation of Mrs. Hope, who

barely escaped in her nightdress. One child was burned to death, and another is not expected to live.