TELEGRAMS

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 172, 27 April 1872, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

(from our own CORRESPONDENT.) o THE DIVORCE CASE SETTLED. SHAUEMARKET. PROSPECTING IN TAURANGA. TE KOOTI ESCAPED AGAIN. AUCKLAND. 8 p.m. An inquest was held to-day on the body of Mr Storey’s child, who was scalded to death, aud a verdict of accidental death was returned. The Divorce case of White versus White and Bennett came before the Supreme Court to-day. The respondent denied the adultery, aud pleaded condonation, and also brought a counter charge of cruelty against her husband. The petitioner’s counsel applied for leave to withdraw the case, which course was sanctioned by his Honor, who then congratulated the co-respon-dent on the course that had been adopted by the petitioner. Mr Joy intimated that his client did not fear the issue of the charges brought against him. The petitioner pays all the costs of the action. The sharemarket lias been pretty brisk during the day. The following are the latest quotations: John Bull, 8s (Jd and 9s ; Nonpareils, £4 ss; Moanataiari, £5 2s Gd. The Rangitira lias arrived from the South.

TAURANGA. Friday. A prospecting association lias been formed hero to proceed to the Kaimai district in search of gold. No opposition is anticipated from the natives,who are all on friendly terms with the Europeans at present. The distance from the township of To Papa to the Kaimai stream is about eighteen miles. NAPIER. Friday. Inspector Pitt, of the Armed Constabulary, returned to Gisborne on the IDth with his force. The party followed To Kooti for a fortnight right into the Uriwera country, and then had to give up the search. The men of the party were completely done lip, and were conveyed from Ormond to Gisborne in traps. WELLINGTON. Friday. Mr J. McLeod, the lately appointed Immigration Agent for Nova Fcotia, is to receive £ 100 for his passage each way, and an honorarium fee of £o(i<> for his services in procuring immigrants for the Colony. It is expected that they will lie landed here in 12 months from the time of Mr McLeod's departure from our shores. Another rupture has taken place in the Government Printing Office in consequence of the poor rate of wages given for composing Maori work. Further evidence has been taken in the Lunatic Asylum case.