LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 191, 7 February 1877, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Pku Pukss Agency.] AUCKLAND. February' 3. Curtin, on Thursday, sent for his sister, and expressed a desire that, after his execution, his body should bo handed over to liis friends for burial, instead of being interred in the gaol yard, liis representations have been forwarded to the Governor by Mr Pecs. About twenty-five bags of newspapers for New Zealand have been destroyed by the railway accident on tbc Ohio line. The van containing them was burnt. No letters arc missing. February G. Curtin was executed Ibis morning. He maintained a firm cool attitude till the last, and appeared quite resigned. He died without a struggle. GRAHAMSTOWN. February 3. A man named Rodgers, alias Armstrong, was charged in tbc R.M. Court this morning with having, about the 20tb March, 1808, murdered one William Mathers, alias Red Bill. The accused had been remanded from Wangarci, where be had given himself up to a constable as the murderer of Red Bill. Subsequently, however, he had denied the truth of the statement. Red Bill was found in a deserted shaft on the Karaka goldfield about the time above mentioned. The prisoner appears to be eccentric, if not insane. He was recognised by several persons in Court as having been amongst the pioneers of the Thames goldfield. Ho was remanded. WELLINGTON. February 6. All-England Cricket.—ln consequence of heavy rain all day play did not commence before 4 o’clock. There were then seven of Wellington to go in. In 17 min. these were all out for seven runs, which brought Wellington’s score upto 31, the 25 put up yesterday being a mistake. It should have been 24. Lokctt sent skier, which was missed by Hill at 4.35. Shaw and Selby went to the wickets, Armitagc and Cross bowling ; Mace wicket-keeping. Play continued til I 5.35, when Shaw was clean bowled by Cross, after having made 25, consisting of 2 hits for 4 (all to square leg), 3 threes, the rest singles. Selby’s were all singles but one 2. There were five wides and one bye. Another shower coming on, play was stopped, to be resumed to-morrow at noon. Wellington bowling was pretty fab*, there being several maiden overs for Annitago and Garwood, who bowled more than Cross. Ground was very wet, and attendance worse than previous day. Fielding of 22 w r as considered creditable. DUNEDIN. February G. A fall of rain which sot in on Sunday night continued unabated. McClaggan and Rattray streets are completely flooded; torrents of water are pouring down them. Damage to property will be considerable.

All the low lying portions of the city arc under water, as also are the south Dunedin and SI. Kilda Municipalities, at the Nortn caul of (ho town. The creeks arc. very high. W a ter Leith is running level with its banks. Telegrams from country districts give sad Recounts of injuries to crops. Traffic on the Port Chal mersand Cl util a lines is suspended. By the last mail Dr. Gillies received his recognition from Aberdeen Universityas chemical lecturer of medicine, in Hie University of Otago.

PORT CHALMERS. February 6. A land slip took place last night at two places on railway line, through incessant rain, and flood also carried away part of the railway bridge at Sawyer’s Hay. Traffic likely to be suspended for two or three clays. AUSTRALIAN. SYDNEY. February 2. After an excited and personal debate, the motion of want of confidence against the Government was negatived by three votes. The Minister of Lands, against whom misconduct was proved, resigned his portfolio yesterday. It is understood that the New Zealand Government has secured the advance of half a million Horn the Bank of New South Wales, for two years, on favourable terms. • February 3. The Cable Conference closed to day. The following, amongst other resolutions, was carried ;—That the several Governments of South Australia, Queensland, and Western Australia, be invited to open negotiations for the construction of cables connecting their several colonies with Singapore or Ceylon and New Zealand, and enter into communication with the Government of the United States for the purpose of procuring their consent to contribute to the payment of any subsidy that may be payable in respect of the same ; and furt her, that in all negotiations of the several Governments, the necessity of procuring a reduction of the present tariff rates he especially kept in view, the maximum rate being Os per word. The Torres Straits steamer Singapore has been wrecked off the Queensland coast. No lives were lost. LONDON. February 1. Some definite indication of Russia’s course of action is anxiousl} 7 awaited. It is believed that she desires to recede from the ground that she has assumed at the time of the Czar’s Moscow speech. It was stated that Scrvia claims Little Czivornie and the complete evacuation of the territory.