LATEST TELEGRAMS (By Electric Telegraph.) From Our Own Correspondent.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 223, 8 October 1887, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS (By Electric Telegraph.) From Our Own Correspondent.

LITEST FROM AUCKLAND. Auckland, Last Night. At tho inquest held to-day on the body of the child found at the rear of the , Thistle Hotel, evidence was given that the girl Mury O'Connor, servant at Thistle Hotel, had acknowledged to being its mother, but declared that the child was born dead. The jary, after a few minutes consultation, returned tha following verdict : That tho newly born female child, whose death wag concealed, had died either from hemorrhage through the navel string being left untied, or from suffocation at the time of its birth, and was found dead and exposed ; but whether tho neglect was caused through ignorance or incapacity of the mother, or from malice witli wilful felonious intent, there was no evidence to show.

PLACING STONES ON THE LINK. A lad named William Wnlker waa find 30s for placing stones on the railway, near Xlockj Nook. The magistrate commented on the gravity of the offence, and said the Public Works Act allowed a penalty of L5O for it.

SHAREMAHKET. To-day several hundreds Cambrias changed hands from 4s 9d to 5s 2d, und am firm low with numerous buyers at ss. Tho rise in the market is due principally to encouraging news from the mine. Saxons have also risen, and are now quoted at 2s 6d.

THE NEW FARLIAxMENT. LATEST FROM WELLINGTON. The Auckland Star's parliamentary roportor wires as follows : No fresh tlrvelnpeinent of the crisis this morning; but Atkinson is very active. Borne of the northerners want feir Frod. Whita: ker, (who is in bettor health than he has enjoyed for some- time past) to bo made Attorney General ; while the Otago section advance the {claim? of Ilisloj). Atkinson will n<it make any calls to legislative council. Of course it i* difficult to say what tho proposals for vigorous retrenchment by the new cabinet will be, but I think you may take it for granted that the first step will bo a reduction of miniatori.nl salaries and allowances, tho number of portfolios remaining as at present, also honorariums. A reduction in E iucation, Defence, State Forest expenditure, ami a repeal of the Crown and Native Lands Hating Act will be insisted on The present opposition are also agreed as t » tho necessity of placing thf Railways under tho management of anon-political boar 1, but no action \a likelj to bo takon before next session. LATEST FROM OIIINEMURI.