SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1784, 9 April 1874, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Press Agoney.)

Wellington, Wednesday.

In the ; Supreme Court Criminal Sittings there were only five cases, three of which were for indecent assault. Four were thrown out by the grand jury, and the other, a Maori for cutting and woutfding, was acquitted on the ground that it was done accidentally.—The Council of the New Zealand .University was formally opened to-day. The report was read, and several notices of motion given. —The Malay,' 'Camille,' and 'Alert' are all still aground. They are being lightened. The three vessels are undamaged, and will soon be got off, weather being'fine. ' New Plymouth, Wednesday.; The following is the result of the second day's races: — Hurdle Bace : Louisdor, 1; Topaz, 2. Jockey Club Plate, £40: Fair Helen, 1; Titanium,; 2. Consolation: Topaz, 1; Fair Helen, 2 ; Titanium, S. Brown's (Wanganui) horses the Peer and Lochinvar were pre - disqualified through hia entering the in on the minutes for tho Maiden Plate on the first day.—Sailed: The s,s.' Wellington* for South. The Superintendent left in her. ; Nelson, Wednesday. The s.s.' Alhambra' arrived here froni, Melbourne at 11.30. She left on Tuesday evening, March 31st, and arrived iat Hokitika on .Monday, but found the bar too rough to communicate with shore. Sailed about until yesterday morning, and then proceeded to Nelson, arriving ;as above. She brings 24 saloon and ,13 steerage passengers, and 300 tons'of cargo for all ports. She sails again for Wellington at midnight. j Chbisichubch, Wednesday. - The Eifle annual prize firing was concluded yesterday. The two principal prizes were won by Gunner Paton,.Christchurch Artillery. — The flood in the Waimakariri has subsided. Considerable damage has been done. The repairs to the railway line" will, take a week, ■ | . DuNEDXiN", Wednesday. , The outgoing Suez mail leaves here next Monday.— Tenders for the new Government school have been accepted for £1,500.—Tw0 men were fined £2 each for cruelty to a dog.—The passengers by the 'Surat' have all received their luggage, but most of it spoiled by sea water.—Smyth's'tender of £?,279 for a portion of the Clutha line has been accepted—The criminal sessions commenced to-day. Lang, the murderer, will probably be tried by special jury. A large number of witnesses will be amined for the defence.—Another fine sea trout has been caught at Otago Heads.—Two candidates are in the field for the coming mayoralty.—l4s nominations fur immigrants were forwarded by the ' Mongol' yesterday.