TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1308, 16 June 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PKR PItESS ASSOCIATION.) DUNEDIN. Jnne 15. A telegram received io Dunedin states that the Havannah tobacco crops are an entire failure. There is no good leaf left, and the factories are closing Messrs J. Golder, James Marshall, and Joel this afternoon proceeded to Wellington to urge on the Government the abandonment of tliebper tax. Mr. Carroll, the second delegate from the Jjicensed Victuallers' Association, was unable to go. Last night a man was found dead just outside the Colonial Bank, and identified as William England, a surveyor, aged 50. Beside him was a bottle containing oxalic acid. ■ An inquest will be held. June 16.

Arrived—Van Dieman, from London. At the inquest on the body of William England, the Coroner spoke of the necessity for a morgue. A letter found on the deceased was read, in which he stated his intention of committing suicide, having no money, and no means of purchasing food. The jury found a verdict that deceased committed suicide while temporarily insane, adding a rider urging on the Corporation the pressing necessity for a Coroner's Court and morgue, Mr. J, Hood, of Pembroke, has met his death under peculiar circumstances. Three weeks ago he was riding with a knife in his belt, when his horse fell, causing the infliction of a nasty wound in Mr. Hood's side from the knife. He took no notice of it, but tetanus set in Monday, resulting in death. CHRISTCHURCH. June 16. The local bodies of North Canterbury have arranged to hold a conference shortly to discnss the Government proposals relative to local government. The works at the graving dopk, Lyttleton. where 140 men are employed, are progressing rapidly. The Licensing Court yesterday refused to grant any new licenses in view of the probable passing of the new Licensing Bill. Great interest was centred in Barrett's application for a renewal of the license'for the Borough Hotel, in front of which the attack on the Orange procession occurred last Boxing-Day. After considerable evidence had been given as to Barrett's participation or otherwise -in the riot, the license was granted on the condition that it is transferred to a sui;able person within a month from Ist Jnly. The Canterbury Sunday S.chool Union intend to celebrate the anniversary of the, establishment of Sunday schools- by a week of festival, commencing June 27, The Norfolk was released from quarantine yesterday evening. Arrived—Etlielred, ship, from London; Wakatipu, from Wellington. Sailed—Lochfine, ship, for Plymouth..

At the Magistrate's Court, this morning, Richard Wood, who is very respectably connected here, was charged with breaking into the shops of Mr. B. Cass, draper, and the New Zealand Clothing Company, and stealing money and goods therefrom. He was remanded for the production of evidence. The case against two leading publicans, for allowing gambling in their houses, will be heard on Tuesday next. NAPIER. June 16. Albert Warren, for larceny, was sentenced to one year. The case against Shaw, for arson, is proceeding. • TIMART7. June 15. At a well-attended meeting of the Licensed Victuallers to-night, resolutions were passed condemning the beer duty as unjust and oppressive, and requesting the ! representatives of the district to oppose. | With reference to the new Licensing Act., | it was considered that the hours should | be six to eleven, a uniform fee of L3O, an j extra fee for 12 o'c'ock licenses, that clause 31 be expunged, and no licenses issued to a private or family hotel; that the word "club," in clause 35, should be better defined; that club licenses be the same as hotels and houses under police supervision ; that clause 117 be annulled as it is quite unnecessary to keep a lamp burning within a borougtij, especially after closing; and that the meeting confer and co-opevaie with the Christchurch Association with reference to joint interests. The Supreme Court has been occupied all day with the civil cases, the National Bank v. John Macintosh, in whic't a verdict for plaintiff was rerui neil late tonight, subject to argument in banco. June 16. . In the Supreme Court, the case of the National Bank v. John M'lntosh, a farmer, an action to recover L2BOO, being the amount of the guarantee given by the defendant on behalf , of John King, , auctioneer, who subsequently became in- • solvent, the jury retired at 7 o'clock last night, and at 11 returned a verdict on the ■ different issues to the effect that M'lntnsh i was induced to sign the guarantee by false : representations; but that Stephens, the i manager of the bank, did not mislead ' him wilfully. It was. arranged that at i the Bapco sittings the counsel for the s plaintift should move for a verdict to be I entered up, and for counsel for the de- ( fendant for leave to enter a nonsuit, also ] for a new trial, on the ground that the i findings were inconsistent, j