TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 964, 22 May 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. May 21. It is rumored that Parliament meets early in July if it can possibly be managed, instead of at the end of the month, as previously announced. It is understood that the Government have decided upon making no appointment of a Second Resident Magistrate for Wellington, prior to the meeting of Parliament, as there is no vote available for the purpose. ~ , . • The Government have decided to introduce a bill in the coming session to provide for police superannuation. Mr. P. Prankland is gazetted computer in terms of lltli section of the District Railway Act, 1877, Amendment Act, 1878, in the matter of the Duntroon and Hakateramea Railway Company, limited ; the Waimate Railway Company, limited ; and the Waimea Plains Railway Company, limited. The warrant giving the Duntroon and Hakateramea Company power to use Crown lands, under clause G1 of the District Railway Act is also gazetted. A sailor named Henderson was yesterday charged at the Resident Magistrate s Court with robbing Captain Bell, master of tho schooner Zior, of a L2O note. The accused and the prosecutor had been drinking together. Henderson was remanded for eight days, but later on in the day he was searched more closely, and the L2O note was found hidden in the toe of his boot. The accused is thought to be the same man who has been "wanted for the last five years in connection with a West Coast murder. A deliberate attempt was made to burn down the offices of Moorhouse, Edwards, and Cutten, solicitors, Featherston steeet, last night. It appears that the office was shut up as usual about six o'clock, everything then being quite safe. At about I seven o'clock Mr. Moorhouse returned to the office and found a quantity of old briefs, &0., stored on a shelf in one of the rooms, in a blaze, fortunately, with a jug of water close at hand, he was enabled speedily to extinguish the flames. The shelf in question is close to a window looking out upon a passage leading to Mr. Dransfield's yard. The window, which is never opened, was found on this occasion raised about a foot or eighteen inches, and several wax matches were found strewn about the room and also in the passage near the window. The papers destroyed were old briefs, and of no value. May 22.

At the Police Court to-day, Gleieh, the Adelaide fraudulent bankrupt, was committed to prison to await the Governor's extradition warrant. Mr. Allan, the counsel for defendant, intends to move in the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus to prevent extradition. DUNEDIN. May 22. The residence of Thomas Allan, at Forburv. was burned down last night. The building was insured in the Standard for LISOO, and the furniture in the same office for L2OO. The origin of the fire is unknown. Andrew Eeid, of Saddle Hill was charged at the Court this morning with sly grog-selling. The case was adjourned till Monday, CHRISTCHURCIT. Mav 21.

There was such a crowd at the liquor traffic meeting in Sydenham this evening, that the building (the district sohoolroom) would not hold all, and an adjournment was made to the open air. There the confusion became so great that the Mayor declared the meeting at an end before anvthing was done. The Government has refused to assist the unemployed, referring them to the Mayors, and County and Road Board Chairmen of the districts.

Barnard, a butcher, of Kaiapoi, who had been arrested on a charge of stealing several hundred sheep, levanted yesterday. Another case of sheep lifting was discovered against him, and information laid, but when the arrest was to be made Barnard was not to be found. He was out 011 bail. It is not at present known where he has gone. A misunderstanding about the variety nf black birch for sleepers has arisen. The Oxford birch, which has hitherto been used, turns out not to be the true article, though everything goes to show that it is superior to the black birch of the West Coast, which is demanded. A gentleman interested in the matter procured a post from a fence which had been standing for 15 years, and, with a certificate of its age, sent it to the Public Works office. The wood was in splendid preservation. He has also communicated with Mr. Mair. AUCKLAND. May 21.

The Manganese Co., at Russell, have discharged all their hands except four, the price for this article being so low in the Home market, as not to warrant further shipments. The Sheehan-Rewi negotiation is regarded at the Thames with great satisfaction. The Advertiser, which is not favorable to the present Government, admitted that the Premier and Mr. Sheehan had sown good seed at liopua, although the meeting seemed unproductive. May 10.

Arrived Venus, ketch, from New Caledonia and Chesterfield Islands. She has discovered guano oil one of the latter, and brings the first cargo up ; also five island partridges for the Acclimatisation Society, of a species hitherto unknown here. WANGANUI, May 22. Mr, Freeman Jackson reports : —-Beef, 22s Gd per 100'lbs ; mutton, lid per lb. At Thursday's market sheep advanced from Is to 2s per head. Store cattle are dull of sale. A boy, twelve years of age, son of Mr. Tragnor, of Rangitikei, was drowned in the Wanganui River. He was playing in a canoe with two other boys, when he fell overboard. The body is not yet recovered. NAPIER. May 21. The inquest on the body of Mrs, M'Lcnnan, who is supposed to have been poisoned by her husband to obtain her life insurance money, is to be resumed on Friday. A great number of witnesses have come from a distance, including Dr. Hector, who analysed the stomach of the deceased, and found arsenic in large quantities.

Several meetings of creditors have been held this week. In all the cases but one the estates showed a large surplus, the suspension being due to the present monetary pressure, consequent on inability to realise property with which to pay off overdrafts. TIMARU. May 21. A meeting of the creditors of John King, auctioneer, was held to-day. His liabilities are L 15,955 secured, and L 11,322 unsecured. The assets are put down at L2G,951, but there is little or no probability of anything like that amount being realised. R. C. Taylor and Henry Green were elected trustees. INVERCARGILL. May 21, A man named Nock was severely hurt this morning by a fall of earth at Otamate, a few miles beyond Gore, He was ceived into the Hospital to-day. and upon examination it was found that one of his thighs was broken, as also were one or two of his ribs, while his chest was very much j bruised.

A woman named Evans attempted to hang herself this evening, but owing to the unscientific manner in which she went about it, she failed in her purpose. She was drunk at the time.

GREYMOUTH. May 21. A fatal accident occurred at Maori Gully yesterday afternoon, by which a man named Thomas Hannon lost his life. Deceased was working along with a mate, John Boland, who had a narrow escape, in a cutting, when some tons of loose earth gave way, smothering Hannon, who was killed instantaneously. Deceased was a native of Clare, and was about 31 years of age. He was a cousin of Dennis Husley, who was killed in the same claim a few months since.

Another accident happened to a sailor named Duncan, belonging to the schooner Gleaner. He was fastening a rope to a mooring pile alongside the wharf when an empty truck, being shunted, struck him, knocking him off the wharf on to the deck of the Wallabi. He was taken to the Hospital, where it was ascertained that ho was seriously, but not dangerously, hurt.