TELEGRAMS

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 142, 23 March 1872, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

A R RI V A L

GnitVim.a k Co.’s (Reuter’s Agents) ExrnKSS.

OF THE S.S. ALHAMBRA AT THE BLUFF,

WITH THE SUEZ TELEGRAMS

IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE,

FRIENDLY SOLUTION OF THE ALA BAMA CLAIMS LOOKED FOR.

THE QUEEN’S SPEECH

ASSASSINATION OF THE EARL OF MAYO.

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

EXTENSIVE FORGERIES,

THE TICHBORNE CASE,

THE SLAVE TRADE IN POLYNESIA.

WOOL MARKET ADVANCED,

Auckland, 9 p.m. At the inquest on the late fire at the Sydenham Store, Newton, a verdict was returned that there was no evidence as to its origin.

The Bluff, March 21 The b.s. Alhambra lias arrived.

She brings the English telegrams via Point De Galle, with home dates to Feb. 22nd.

The excitement over the Alabama question bad abated, and no rupture was apprehended. A friendly solution was looked for. Earl Mayo,'Viceroy of India, had been assassinated by an Andaman Island native.

The Queen, ,in her speech, had promised that a bill should be brought in to suppress the slave trade in the Polynesian Islands.

April 2. The English Government is confident that the provisions of the Treaty of Washington exclude the extravagant claims of the Americans for indirect in - juries.

The Times admits that the American construction of the Treaty places England in an embarrassing position, but recommends the Government to deny the American claims.

Bismarck offered to mediate between he two countries.

Lord Kimberley has refused the Yiceroysbip of India. Lady Mayo lias bteu created a peeress in her own right. It is proposed to erect a church at Norfolk Island in memory of the death of Bishop Pattcson.

The wool market had advanced in price twopence per lb. The labour market continues disorganised. The workmen are increasing their demands.

An extensive seizure has been made n Limerick of forged Bank of Ireland iotes.

In the Tiehborne case Sir John Coleridge’s speech extended over 24 hours, and and is still unfinished.

The tendency of the evidence is to show the identity of the claimant with Arthur Orton.

Messrs Fitzherbert, Vogel, and Wilcott have been created Commanders of St. George.

THAMES VOLUNTEER BAND.

A meeting of the Volunteer Band Committee was called at 7 o’clock last evening, but at that time there were only three officers present, viz., Captain Goldsmith (Emrineers), Captain Lipsey and Lieutenant Leclmer (No. 1 Royals). Captain Lipsey said he had come prepared to pay his share of the debt, and considered it a very ungentlemanly and uncourteous act on the part of the oilier officers in not coining up to the appointed time; and as it was now a quarter to eight

ie concluded the other members did not

ntend to appear, and he would leave them o settle the affair between themselves,and

ave no more to do with it.

Captain Goldsmith said lie was merely present as a visitor to-night, to gain information, and concurred in the opinion of Captain Lipsey in respect to the non - attendance of the other members. In Victoria and in all other

places where he had known Volunteers, he always found them ready to take a hearty

interest in the movement, and he did not consider men worthy of their position if they did not come forward and redeem the honour of their respective corps, lie had come forward that evening quite prepared to act for his company, and was only sorry to see that older members connected with the district did not set a better example. At 8 o’clock, Captain Barnett (President of the Committee), Captaiu Goldsmith, Captain Newby (No. 3 H.R.V.), Lieut. Macdonald, and Ensign Crick held a meeting to discuss the matter of Bandmaster Morris’s salary. The claim made by the bandmaster is £4B, for services rendered previous to the departure of Mr G. Oughton, when he acted as sergeant in the

band, and £3B for services rendered as bandmaster since the first of April, 1871, at the rate of £1 per week. The latter item is admitted, but the former is entirely disapproved of, inasmuch as there is no minute in the book authorising such

salary. Captaiu Goldsmith proposed that the captain of each company should stand responsible for an equal share of the debt (£l3 <3s 3d).

This motion was concurred in by the rest of the members, but was not seconded. We must express our regret that the services of such an excellent band should be dispensed witn by tlie Rifle Brigade. It is to be feared that it will prove very

detrimental to the interests of the brigade, although it is mooted that the services of the men are likely to be accepted by two of the mpst prominent companies in the district, and this, it is to be hoped, will be the case.