LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1225, 14 December 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(t'ROM OUR OWN COKRESroXDBNT.) NAPIER, This Day. In the case of Muldoon v. Wall, a Gisborne action for damages for excessive levy under distress warrant, the jury returned a ver diet for plaintiff for £2S and costs of action. The Court adjourned till Monday. [per united press association], NELSON, This Day. The Cricket Match, Auckland v. Nelson, commenced yesterday. The weather was fine. Auckland, Ist innings, 89. Nelson, 33. Auckland scored 4A for loss of 2 wickets when time was called. The game is to be resumed at 11 o’clock this morning. Play was resumed to-day, with fine weather. Auckland continued their first Innings, which closed for 98. Nelson has 1 55 to get to win. The following are the scores s— Auckland 2nd innings : Barton, o Eden, b Fowler, 13 ; Robinson, b Fowler, 4 ; Arneil, c Hodder, b Fowler, 27 ; Yates, c Eden, b Fowler, 8 ; Tostro, b Fowler, 8; O'Brien, b G. Fowler, 13 ; Gardner, b Wigsell, 12 ) Lankbam, c L. Fowler, b Wigsell, 6; Gill, not out, 0 ; Buckland, b Wigsell, 1 ; Dowe, c Hodder, b Wigzell, 0; byes 9, leg bye 1— total 98. Bowling analysis : Eden 80 balls, 27 runs, 5 maidens, 0 wickets ; Fowler 130 balls, 42 runs, 11 maidens, (i wickete ] Wigseli 42 balls, 16 runs, 3 maidens, 4 wickets ; Lines 10 balls, 3 runs, 1 maidens, 0 wicket. THAMES. This Day. At the inquest on the body of an infant found in the harboi, yesterday, medical evidence showed the child had lived for a short time after birth, and death was caused by non-tying of the umbillioal cord. The inquest adjourned for a week in order to allow the mother to be produced. WANGANUI, This Day. At the District Court to-day, Francis Williamson was found guilty of perjury in the evidence given at the Supreme Court in the ejectment action tn October last, and wa* sentenced to 7 years hard labor, CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The stationmaster at Bennett’s junction met with a serious accident; while engaged about the couplings attached to the engine, the connecting rod snapped aud was driven through the sinews of his right arm near the hand.

DUNEDIN, This Day. An inquiry as to the origin of the recent fire at Milton Pottery began yesterday, but nothing of interest or tending to throw light -•* on the origin of the Sre was elicited. The fire began in a packing-shed, and could have been confined to that portion had proper appliances been at hand. An adjournment was made to allow of the presence of the last person on the premises. At a public meeting at Milton last night the following resolution was carried:—“ That local shareholders in Milton Pottery Company express their willingness, if required, to pay up at once unpaid calls on their shares, to assist the directors in reinstating the Works, and to take up further shares if the Company should require the issue of additional capital.” Sir Julius Vogel arrived by last night's express, but it was only upon the evening paper's publcation that it wtas known ho was coming. No preparation, therefore, could be made by his friends to receive him ; however the Mayor (Mr Gore), Mr Bracken, M. H.R., and one or two other gentlemen met him, and gave him a cordial welcome, to which Sir Julius fittingly responded. The first annual meeting of the Brewery Company of Keast and McCarthy was held yesterday, and a dividend of 10 per cent, recommended.

INVERCARGILL, This Day. J. M. Gilchrist, a constable on sick leave, formerly of the Canterbury force, wa* eeutenced to one month'* imprisonment with hard labor to-day for stabbing a man one night a month ago, NAPIER, This Day. News come* from Takapau that a party of Native* have torn up and doatroyad alx>ut 180 roods of Mr Wilding’s tramway. They removed the rail* and cut out the grooves from the sleepers ; they have also rendered useless a bridge 90ft. long by removing the rail* and sleepers, and throwing them down the gully which the bridge crowes. They are becoming very bounoeable, and yesterday a party of them, IS strong, were parading about the bush armed with gun*, tomahawks, axes, &c. WELLINGTON, This Day. The period pledged on behalf of the Colony tha* New Zealand would not again enter the London market for three years has expired, and it is understood that powers for raising the first million of loan, authorised last session, have been transmitted to loan agent* in London.