LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1221, 9 December 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[per united press association]. WELLINGTON, This Day. The case of George Longhiust has not yet been finally dealt with by the Cabinet. It is considered indispensible that Ministers should be in possession of a complete record of the case in all its varied stages, and this has been in course of preparation since the Court of Appeal pronounced judgment. Copies of numerous documents, judgment notes, depositions, etc., are now almost ready and when they are complete the case will come before the Cabinet for final decision.

After deducting expenses of the late prosecution for illicit distillation, one half of the fines infleted (£400), will be divided among those who were instrumental in obtaining a conviction. The Premier will leave for Auckland about the end of next week to spend the ’Xmas with his family. At the Appeal Court, yesterday, leave was granted to appeal to the Privy Council in the case Connor v. McKay (Dunedin). The Cricket Match Auckland v. Wellington commenced yesterday,the weather was all that was to be desired, and a good wicket had been prepared. Wellington won the toss, and went in for their first innings, closing for 94. The following is the score : —Brown c Dufaur b Gill, 7 ; Alpe c and b Lankham, 28 ; Keen c and b Gill 2 ; Lynch, hit wicket b Langham, 11 ; Firth l.b.w. b Lankham, 15; Blacklock b Buckland, 4; Knapp, not out, 21 ; Salmon b Robinson, 2 ; Kreeft b Buckland, 1 ; Luxford b Robinson, 8 ; Nicholls run out, 0. Byes, &c., 3 ; total, 94. Auckland, first innings : —Robinson c Kreeft b Firth, 26 : Barton b Luxford, 28 ; Yates, not out, 44 ; Testro b Kreeft, 34 ; Arneil b Firth, 3 ; Abrien b Firth, 0 ; Gardner, not out, I’2. The match was resumed to-day at 11.40 a.m. After 6 were added to the total, Yates was taken in slips by Firth off Luxford, 6 —49—157 : Lankham followed, and was clean bowled by Firth, after scoring 7, score 7- 7 -166 ; Gill joined Gardner, but when he had added a single Luxford scattered his stumps, B—l—l7l ; Dufaur went in next, but was dismissed by Luxford without scoring, 9—0—171 ; Buckland, the last man, gave an easy chance to Lynch, which was mulled ; Gardner shortly afterwards was bowled by Luxford for 21. The innings closing for 174, Buckland not out. At luncheon adjournment Wellington had lost two wickets for 43. A very sudden death occurred at midnight. A man named Raymond Carter, going home, knocked at his door for admittance. While the door was being opened he fell to the ground, and when picked up life was extinct. Deceased, who had not been long in Wellington, was in his usual spirits a quarter of an hour before death ensued. Supposed to be erysipelas on the brain. An inquest is to be held. DUNEDIN, This Day. The Rev. A. C. Gillies has written to one of the “Times” reporters, saying, “Your presence is not desired in North Dunedin Presbyterian Church so long as I am minister of it. Only Christians, or such sinners as are worth saving, or, at least, capable of being saved, are welcome there.” INVERCARGILL, This Day. Several large land owners were fined for neglecting to take proper steps to abate the rabbit nuisance. AUCKLAND, This day. The Harbor Board reclaimed allotments near the Railway Station, were leased for £5O years, at prices varying from £4 to over £lO per foot per annum. The total rental, £2,600 a year, is the highest price ever realised in Auckland for leasehold. A Com* pany’has been formed to work g the in deposits on Ha'-cs Island.; CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. At the Inquest on S. Wagger, who was found with his throat cut in the road near Leeston, a verdict of suicide during temporary insanity was returned. Southern Cross Petroleum Co* The action of the Christchurch and Napier shareholders of the Southern Cross Petroleum Company in opposing the proposed subletting of considerable portions of the Com pony’s ground at Gisborne, appears likely to have the effect of raising up a wide spread opposition to the proposal. Mr W. Wilson left for the north, pledged to oppose the letting, and armed with proxies representing 12,000 shares. It is stated that even in Gisborne itself there is a strong feeling against parting with any of the Company’s property. TIMARU, This Day. Julius Mendelson, a well known and highly respected merchant at Temuka, dropped dead behind the counter of his shop while writing telegrams this morning. Deceased was an extensive proprietor, and a member of the County Council. The cause of death is not known.