TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1081, 7 October 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. October 6. After placing the Ministers' resignations in liis Excellency's hands, the Premier neither tendered nor was asked for any advice as to who should be sent for. His Excellency is understood to have since communicated with the Hon. Mr. Hail. October 7. The Grand Jury found a true bill against the natives for forcible entry on i;:;id at Gisbornc. They then adjourned till to-morroiv to consider the bill sigaiust Flexman, Ward, and others for riot at Gisborne. At the .Supreme Court this morning, Frank A. Moore, for larceny, was sentenced to twelve months' hard iahor ; Walter Thomson, for embezzlement, six months' hard labor, and, on another charge of larceny, six months', the sentences to be concurrent; and William Matheson, for larceny, twelve months hard labor. DUInEDIN. October 6. At the Police Court to-day. Jas. Smith, a tailor, was committed for trial for the wilful murder of his wife—Ann Smith—on September 28. CKRISTCHURCH. October G. The Judge, in his opening speech at the Supreme Court, said that the charge

list showed no improvement, though it was scarcely worse than the average in amount of crime. He dwelt as usual on the facility afforded to cheque utterers and forgers, repeating the remarks he usually makes at each session. Robert William .Jones, William Barnard, and Henry Reid pleaded guilty, and were sentenced to six: years' penal servitude and one day's imprisonment respectively. Three prisoners named respectively John James, .John Irvine, and William Thompson, attempted this afternoon to escape from the Lyttelton Gaol. They were all very soon recaptured. John .Tames was convicted at the last session of the Supreme Court of attempting to commit an abominable oii'ence at Timaru. John Irvine, who bears the aliases of John Jack and Jack M'(Jaire, was convicted and sentenced to tive years' penal servitude last- session ; and Win. Thompson was sentenced, about twelve mouths ago, at the Christ-church Supreme Court, to ten 3 T ears' penal servitude for housebreaking.

HOKITIKA. October C. The Clematis, ketch, arrived to-day from Lyttelton. Captain Russell reports that on the 4th inst., about 25 miles south of Cape Foulwind, being hove to in a gale of wind, at about 9 a.m. a heavy sea struck the vessel and swept off the mate, Richard Parris, a passenger named Stenhouse, and tlie captain's sou, a lad seven years of age. Parris was washed back aboard again. Stenhouse caught hold of a rope hanging over the side, aud in doing so had to let go the little bot, whom he was supporting at the time. Stenhouse was hauled on board, but the lad sank, and was seen no more. The ships in harbor hoisted their flags halfmast, and much sympathy is expressed for tlie father. NELSON. October 7. Mr. Jellyman, an old settler, was killed by his horse backing the trap over an embankment. The official enquiry into the wreck of the Messenger is stijl proceeding. The captain aud chief and second officers have been examined. The two former attribute the wreck to a strong current not indicated on the chart. Tho second officer consid.ers an error of judgment was made by not putting the ship about earlier. PORT CHALMERS. October 7. One of the female passengers by the Forfarshire, who was confined last week and was shifted to the Quarantine Island yesterday, died this morning. The saloon passengers will be aut of quarantine tomorrow.