LATEST TELEGRAMS

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 185, 17 January 1877, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS

[Pku Bless Agency.] AUCKLAND. January 13. The sister of Curtin; the condemned murderer, visited him yesterday, and is getting up a petition to the Governor for his reprieve. Curtin belongs to a respectable family of farmers in the County Clare. WELLINGTON. January 13. Henry Anderson, editor of the Evening Pont , has commenced an action fur libel against the proprietors of the Argun, tor certain alleged injurious and unjustiliablc reflections upon his character, wldeii appeared in a paragraph in that paper. The Argus gives the names of its solicitors. January 10. Sailed—-St. Leonards, for London, with a large number of passengers, 4,057 halos of wool, 3 boxes of gold, (value) £1*2,628, and sundries. The total value was £111,911 ids. CHRISTCHURCH. January 18. Sparrows are committing sad havoc amongst grain crops. One farmer asserts (hat the barley on ids farm lias been almost totally destroyed by them. The City Council have decided to asphalte all foot-paths in the city, half width, an a cost of £3OOO, owners of propert}' to contribute, £1 per chain, towards it. Twenty applications were made for renewal of cab licenses and refused, on the ground of misconduct, principally in relation to brothels. Many cabmen were said to be practically in the service of prostitutes, and the Corporation have determined to put a stop to this. The City Council have decided to apply to the Government for endowment of two thousand acres laud. G RE YMOUTII. January IG. The coal pits of the South Company are seventeen feet through the main seam ; coal is splendid, bright and hard. NELSON. January 13. Boats continue to arrive. A four-oar hatswing and sailing boat were brought in the Kennedy this morning, from Gre}*montli, and the yacht Secret lias arrived from Lyttelton. There is to bo a public calico hall on Monday night. There is great excitement about the heavy assessment of rateable property in the Borough. A meeting of five bun tired burgesses was hold last night to protest against the action of the Borough Council. Resolutions were passed in favor of resisting the levying of the rate. There was much indignation caused by the Borough Council determining to spend £1,359 on a Town Hall, without tuo consent of die ratepayers.

AUSTRA L I A X . SYDNEY. January 12. When (lie stumps were drawn seven of our wickets were down lor 78. C. Bannerman made 22 ; and Bowel), not out, If. Eater. Up to Imi cl icon time eleven of our wickets were down for 11 G. Two sisters of the girls who died of small -pox are sick, it is supposed of the same complaint. January 13. Our side in their first innings made 124. The Englishmen made 104 in their second innnings. We now want 1G runs to win with 15 wickets to do it. Later New South wales lias won the nfiituh by 13 wickets and 2 runs to spare. ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. LONDON, January 10. It is general!}" expected that the conference of European representatives will end in a failure. The Turkish delegates will yield nothing substantial. Abdul Hamia, replying to a petition from a number of subjects at Adriauople, who sought permission to lake up arms against their common enemy, said that if war was necessary he would at once place himself at the head of the Turkish army. The Knssian Levant squadron has rendezvoused at Odessa. January 11. An election crisis has occurred at New Orleans through tlie Democratic Militia obeying the orders of Lieutenant-Governor Wilts. The Eepnblican officers were duly installed, when the Democratic official corps and militia blockaded the Kopublican Governor and Legislature in the Elate House. There was, however, no blood shed. Grant ordered the Federal commander, General Augur, to take steps to maintain peace without in any way recognising the Democratic Governor.