TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 277, 2 June 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(from oub special correspondents.) NAPIER. May 31. The Luna arrived to-day with the Chief Justice and Mr. Baird on board. Mr. Travers came overland. Hapuku, Benata, Tareha, and their people, have accepted a I certain sum in final liquidation of their I claims against the Patutahi. I A. report is current that Gear (sent down I from Poverty - Bay for trial on a charge of I selling arms to the natives) has escaped. I The following cases will probably come Ion: — Giffard v. Merritt, Giffard v. [Trestrail, Trestrail v. Giffard, Seal v. | Steele (libel), Knight v. Miller, | Mr. Voxel has telegraphed from | London, dated May 15th, that n very small | portion of the March mail was lost in the | Schiller. June 1. | The Supreme Court opened hereyester|day. | The Chief Justice was entertained at | lunch by the sheriff. | The new Courthouse, in which the I sittings were held,: is handsomely f ttrI nished, and possesses the best acoustic I properties. The Court room, however, I is very bad. I The jury found a verdict of not guilty lin the case of Joseph Johnson, charged I with breaking into the Club. Stoker, I who pleaded guilty to stealing property from the Clarendon Hotel, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. Miles, for stealing a lump of received a sentence of three months. The Luna is to leave to-day for Wellington with Sir Donald McLean. Later. Sir Donald M'Lean has deferred his departure till to-morrow. ■ In the Supreme Court to-day, the charge against Robertson for obtaining money under false pretences, the Chief Justice ordered the jury to find no case. DUNEDIN. May 31. At a meeting of shareholders in the Colonial Bank, it was resolved to place 4000 shares in the London Market. AUCKLAND. May 28. The Auckland Steam Packet Company held its annual meeting to-day, when a dividend of 10 per cent, was declared.