LATEST TELEGRAMS. (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) From Our Own Correspondent. LATEST FROM AUCKLAND (Per Press Association. Wellington, Last Night.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 53, 7 June 1884, Page 7

LATEST TELEGRAMS. (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) From Our Own Correspondent. LATEST FROM AUCKLAND

(Per Press Association. Wellington, Last Night.

Auckland, Last Night. Hunter and Nolan report-* f.it beasts have Upward tendency, 26s per lUOlbs for top sorts> inferior relatively lower ; sheep, ewes, 9s to 13s Gd j wethers, 12s 6d to 17s 6d. At the Presbytery on Wednesday obj^ction was taken to the appointment of Mclntosh to Te Aroha and the removal of Tergilson by the Church Extension Committee without the approval of the Presbytery. After warm discussion, it was agreed that the Presbytery remonstrate with Extension Committee, and no recognition of their decision be made until the action has been satisfactorily explained. Major Walmsley, manager of the N.Z. Stud Co.'s estate, sustained serious injury a few days ago, while attending to some of the blood stock. His condition was at one time considered dangerous, but he is now considerably improved, and on fair way to recovery. A Russian or Dane named Chas. AuderBon, mate of the cutter Four Sisters, was lost overboard from that vessel between one and three a.m. yesterday, while proceeding from Tiritiri to Mahurangi. It ii likely that the retrenchment, which ia now proceeding in the public department at Wellington, will affect the police force to some extent. The Karangahape Licensing Court refused to grant renewal of license for the King's Arms Hotel to Henry H. Swindley, &nd only renewed license at all on condition that the house should be transferred from him to some suitable person ; while they manifested determination to abso lutely close the York Hotel for a variety of reasons, one being that it was in the immediate vicinity of a place of worship and two public schools. Further consideration of matter adjourned till the 20th inst. In Karaugahape, as in other wards of the city, the 10 o'clock closing system is to be enforced. Suspicious case of insolvency is being inve&t'gatad by the Official Assignee in Bankruptcy. It is that of Samuel Joseph Moncrieff, boardinghouse-keeper, of Wairoa, near Ohinemutu ; and his liabilities, which amount to £878 12s, were all contracted within the compass of one year. His capital when he started business bjing £170. Messrs McArthur and Co. are bitten to the extent of £619. and Mann and Co., of Tauranga, are interested to the amount of £150. The only a^s.ts are book debts, estimated to produce £150, and leasehold interest in house, which -is valued at £300.

Wellington, Last Ni^ht. The following gentlemen have b -en gazetted Justices of the Pease :—Alexander Aicken, of Thames ; George Fraser, of Auckland ; John L.iwmoii, of Auykland ; John Howe, of Te Awaiuutu, Waipa.

POLITCAL GOSSIP. 1 Industry of Ministers during recess has beeu so great that Financial and Public Works Statements we ready. Hon. Walter Johnston has resigned his 8 at in the Mini-try. Shaw's Duntion of Parliament Bill proposes to lengthen duration of Parliament to five years.

The Te Aro Licensing Coinmissioner s have granted moat houses extension to 12 o'clock. The action brought by George Thorne, agent oi the Government Insurance Dtp.irtment, claiming damages,- will not come on for hearing until August next.