TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 929, 8 April 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON. April 7The Supreme Court opened to-day. The Grand Jury found true bills against all the prisoners except Langlay, of Otaki, where no true bill was returned on a charge of forgery, owing to the absence of a material witness —a native. William Bacon, the boy charged with the Anchor Office robbery, pleaded guilty, and was remanded for sentence. E. Wagner, an architect, convicted of obtaining money under false pretences by means of valueless cheques, was also remanded. W. H. Parnell, indicted for feloniously wounding his wife, was acquitted. Charles Ross pleaded guilty to two charges of forgery, and was sentenced to a year's imprisonment, concurrently, on each. The prisoner seemed in the last stage of consumption, and will be sent to the Hospital instead of the tjaol. April 8.

In the Supreme Court this morning, Peter Regan, who pleaded guilty to an attempt at suicide, was sentenced to one months' hard labor. J. T. Jones, charged with monslaughter on board the Loch Fergus, was acquitted. Mr. A. T. Maginnity is promoted to be Assistant-Secretary to the Telegraph Department. The Native Minister leaves for the Waimate Plains to-day. A despatch of some importance was received from Taupo yesterday, showing the condition of affairs there and at Takanui. It appears that Tapaia's proposals to the native meeting were the opening of the country towards Wanganui by roads, railway, and telegraph lines, laying aside a block of fand for a township at the south end of Lake Taupo, calling for surveys of and adjudicating their land claims, and permitting the lease, and, in some cases, the sale of lands. This programme, we are told, was received by the King Party with surprise and some indignation. But, Tapaia having explained that he did not expect to carry through all the performance at present, and that he was willing to let a committee decide his proposals, they gradually cooled down, and eventually gave their consent to the most important item in the scheme, viz., the survey of the tribal boundaries, in order to have each Hapu's claims bronght before the Court. When this is done, all the other matters will follow. At the meeting assurances of steadfast loyalty to law and order were given by both parties. This despatch is considered highly satisfactory.

DUNEDIK April 7. Criminal proceedings have been instituted against W. Fergusson, of Tapanui, iu connection with the recent fire there. Fergusson filed his schedule last week, with liabilities over LSOOO.

There is likely to be an amusing case at the Balclni' ;i Court, arising out of John Smyth Fleming, editor of the Clutha Leader, having his nose pulled by a wellkiiown doctor, of sporting proclivities. At the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court to-day, Judge Williams alluded to the alarming prevalence of the crime of incendiarism. None of the cases before the Court 'presented features of special interest. In the case of Frederick Hencke, charged with obstructing the railway line at Palmerston, no true bill was returned. Alex. M'Leod and Alfred Shears, stealing from the person, were found guilty and remanded for sentence. George Anselny, burglary, pleaded guilty and was remanded for sentence. William Power, a boy of 15, charged with forging a cheque, liberated, upon entering into a cognisance to appear when called upon. April 8. At a meeting of bookmakers, it was resolved to post the names of defaulters, who .are numerous here. It is reported that the banks are relaxing pressure, and that money is becoming easier.

AUCKLAND. April 8. The body of the boy Quin, lost in the missing oyster boat, has been found off Maritai beach. The entries and money for the grand athletic carnival are the largest ever known in Auckland. In the public sehools race, the Auckland Grammar School, Church of England Grammar School, and city and Government schools furnish competitors. CHEISTCHUECH. April 7On Saturday specials were kept running till late at night, in order to clear off the accumulations of grain, but despite the exertions of the authorities, 25,993 bags were still on hand at the various stations. The greatest accumulation was at Waimate. At the Supreme Court to-day, Edgar Bastings pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery, and was sentenced to ten months' imprisonment with hard labor, having been in gaol since January 31. April 8. John Burns, late an assistant shunter on the railway, was brought up this morning at the E.M. Court, charged with neglecting to adjust the points on the north line of railway, at Ashburton. He was remanded to Ashburton. INVERCARGILL. April 8. Additional acceptances for the Volunteer Demonstration are coming in. The railway authorities will have all their work cut out to get the people out to the Review Grounds. MAKAJ&EWA. April 8. M'Menamin's bail is—self, LIGOO, and two others at LSOO. NEW PLYMOUTH. April 7. The prospectus of the Karauki Land Company has been published; capital, L 50,000. The directors are Mr. T. Bayley, Capt. Cromwell, Messrs. Standish, Skeet, and Honeyfield. The objeefc of the Company is to buy and sell land in Taranaki. HOKITIKA. ■--.-. -- April 7.The Claud Hamilton has sailed for Melbourne. The Bank of New Zealand

and T'd- m Bank shipped respectively 25430zs 13dwts and 12220zs 3dwts of gold. TIMARTJ. - April 7. The Geraldine County Council now acknowledge that they made a gross mistake in passing the resolution in favor of the Act after two members had resigned.