LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume 1, Issue 27, 14 July 1875, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

PRESS AGENCY, \vellin gton. July 10. Arrived ship Coilingwood, from London ; making the voyage in 8G days —B4 days from pilot to pilot. She brings 208 immigrante. Great deal of sickness throughout the voyage, from typhoid fever, measles, diptheria, and scarlatina. Twenty, deaths occurred, and fifty still in the hospital. The doctor has not long recovered from an attack of fever. There was one suicide on the voyage. The vessel is in quarantine. It is announced that a glue factory is about to he established near the Hutt, and that more than one-third of the capital bas already been subscribed. July 12. The Easby to-day took away £120,000 in sovereigns, for the Bmk of New South Wales in Sydney. She was so full of passengers as to refuse a great many at Lyttelton and here. The Wesleyans in lids city purpose observing the present week as one ol! special prayer, for promotion of religion in the Colony, and prayer meetings will be held at various places of worship cveiy evening. Tins step is taken in fulfilment of a resolution come to at the recent Melbourne conference. The Criminal Sittings at the Supremo Court were opened to-day by the Chief Justice. The calendar is light, only five cases—rape, perjury, assault, stealing, and obtaining money under false pretences from 11, Murray. Assaulting, with intent to roll, found guilty. Sentence deferred. Other cases uneoncluded.

The Grand Jury made a presentment to the Chief Justice, congratulating him’upon his appointment, and cxpms'ng a hope that His Honor would bring- under the notice of the Government the inadequate provision for the administration of Justice in tin's city. The Orangemen celebrated the 12th July last night by a dinner to which about 100 sat down.

The Lammershrgen has 1 eon admitted to parti quo. Her immigrants were transhipped to the steamer Wellington to-day, which drops those for West Coast at Nelson and takes on those for Taranaki.

Collingwood immigrants have all been landed on Somes Island and lodged in the barracks. No fresh cases of sickness reported. At the Rurprano Court, Denis Wright, formerly Captain in Her Majesty’s Service, was acquitted on the charge of obtaining money under false pretences. The Wellington Jockey Chib has decided upon improving the Hutt race course, and amongst other improvments, will lengthen the run in to the winning post. They will also advertise the Derby in a few days. AUCKLAND. July 13. In the Supreme Court, an action to recover £2,000 damages, from Capt. Casey, for scalding a lady passenger on the steamer Lilly, resulted in a verdict for plaintiff, £4OO damages. CHRISTCHURCH, July 12. The practice of placing stones on the rails of the Oxford branch of railway, is very prevalent of late. On Saturday" the engine driver saw ahoy about 12 years-old deliberately place a large stone on the rails as the train was approaching. The driver stopped the train in time, and gave chase to the boy, whom he caught. The now in custody. Entries for the Midwinter Agricultural Show on Thursday are 146, against 176 last year. DUNEDIN. July 10. Total city assessment of property rateable for 1875-6 is £187,000 against £150.000 for last voar.

Young Scott, pedestrian, aged 14, commences to walk 100 miffs in ‘24 hours. It is expected ho will boat Edwards, whose time was five minutes under the 24 hours. The little boy Scott accomplished the task of walking 100 miles within 24 hours. He also beat Edwards’ time by onc-and-a-half minutes. The theatre was crowded, •w* and the excitement was iunneris l . Lots of money changed hands. The boy finished with a splendid spurt, completing the last mile in 114 minutes. The result gave great satisfaction, all sympathy being with He was carried shoulder jiigh. Tliere wore 550 applications for laud on the Heriot Hundred, against the opening 1 of which the Supreme Court issued an iniunction. HOKITIKA. * July 12. v . Two samples of coal, obtained from , V Jackson’s Bay, taken to Wellington by the Superintendent, has been analysed by the Government analyst, who reports the 'coal genuine bituminous, though of rather “infenof quality, owing to ash being high. Still it would'prove very useful for general purposes. The samples sent were merely from one crop of seam. NEW PLYMOUTH, July 10. >*—»’ Tie, wreck of Paterson, Billing was lined £SO per day for twelve days for allowing the wreck to remain in the Waitara river. Defendant gave notice of appeal in the Supremo Court,