LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 1764, 8 July 1873, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

■■ ■ ♦ — ■ Auckland, J uly 4. , The Coromandel gold-rteturns for June show 1072 ounces of gold obtained from 595 f tons of, stone. -■, „..,.. „. The education Fates are being rapidly collected. ' 'Commercial.— -"Wheat ia quoted at 5s 6d ; oats, 5s 6d ; Canterbury flour, £12 to £14. Hams and bacon are in good demand. I The Freight Company has resolved to amalgamate with the New Zealand Shipping Company. Gbahamstowu, July 4. The Otago mine struck good gold today. Six companies at the Thames have made £862,458 in dividends since ; they started, and have £1.0,000 cash in hand. New ground is being taken up. The Rifle Association is to hold a meeting to consider the advisability of i sending a team to the Victorian Rifle . meeting. Wellington, July 4. The Government of the United States ask permission to establish a station in New Zealand to' observe the approaching transit of Venus. Curistchubch, July 4. Commercial. — Messrs Royse, Stead & Co. report that the grain market is quiet, holders being indisposed to sell large parcels at present quotations. Flour ia firm at from £12 to £12 10s ; wheat is scarce at 4* lOd to 5s ; oats do, all f.o.b. i Butter, is , in : excellent demand at Is; cheese, B|d. Potatoes are offering freely at 50s. - •;• Christchubch, July 7. The sessions of the Supreme Court were opened to-day. His Honor Judge Gresson, in his charge to the Grand Jury, brought under their notice in the case of Regina v. Crisp, the legal definition of manslaughter. His Honor said that the law in such cases was- that it was the duty of the coach-driver to prevent any injury to the passengers, and that if any warit of caution were proved, the coachdriver would be guilty of manslaughter, His Honor also said that in the case ot Mr Stjffie ,, question, for thf Jjury tq consider was' whether the treatment to which deceased had been subjected was negligent or unnecessarily violent. The Crown Prosecutor withdrew the indictment against Mrs Hill ami Dr Parker in Stiffe's case, prosecuting only Miss Her-; bert and Mr Hill. Dukedtn, July 7. The debate on the Marewhenua land sale comes on to-day. As, the Government have decided to consider the motion as one of want of confidence, great excitement prevails as to the decision. The four Brogdenites charged with seriously assaulting Mr William Sanderson, a settler in the Tomahawk Valley, on the day of the election for the Peninsula, have been committed for trial. Two, splendid draught entires have ar-; rived by the Cospatrick from London, and one. thoroughbred, Spatter Dew, by Lottery— -a most valuable animal. They attract great attention. \ The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court commenced to day. The principal

cn.r'c is that of William Atkins, charged with murder at Clyde, by making a woman drunk at his house for improper purposes. The woman died while in that state. The judge in his charge showed the difference between the crime of mur- ( der and manslaughter in this case. In the case of William Duffy, charged with j assaulting a child with intent, &c, the judge commented strongly upon the fre- j quency of this crime, and having" ex- - plained the case to the Grand Jury, said he thought there would be no difficulty | in finding a true bill. In referring to the ( personation cases, the judge remarked , upon the novelty of the crime in New , Zealand, and said that no difficulty would \ be found in sending the cases to the petty j jury. Ah Cheong, convicted at the ( previous sessions' of selling spurious gold, but in whose case a point of law had been , reserved for the Court of AppeaL was brought up and sentenced to twelve . months' imprisonment with hard labor. : James Cornelly, charged with stealing a '. watch at Oamaru, and against whom several previous convictions were proved, was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment with hard labor. On the application of prisoner's counsel, the case of Atkins, charged with murder, was adjourned till to-morrow. The business in the Provincial Council during the day was merely formal. The vote of want of confidence will be debated to-night, and until it ia settled the Government will not proceed with ; other business. Ceomwell, July 7. The Star of the East Company has obtained 67 ounces of gold from 200 tons of quartz, and the Caledonian claim 429 ounces from 427 tons. The miners who struck have obtained full wages.