SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1835, 9 June 1874, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(Per Angio-A-oatralian Telegraph. Press Agoucy.)

Wellington, Monday.

AJarge line of maize was.sold by auction to-day, at from 7s 3.1 to 7s 6d per "busbol.

New Plymouth, Monday,

Captain Henry King, E.N., died on Saturday, aged 92. He was the only surviving representative of the' Victory' off Cape St Vincent in 1797. Captain King was second lieutenant of the.' Seahorse' at the capture of Alexandria, and served in the operatioas in the 'Potomac' in 1814. He became commander in 1844. He was then made Resident Magistrate at New Plymouth, and was gazetted a retired captain in 1852.

Naheb, Monday,

At the Supreme Court to-day, before Judge Johnston, Cunningham was found guilty of horse-stealing, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Walter Murphy, for burglary, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. Charles Williamson was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment for stealing a gold watch. .:,■.;■ Pom Chamebs, Monday.

The s.s. 'Atrato,' Captain Husband, has arrived from Loudon in 59 diys. She called at the Cape to coal and provision. She is in : quarantine, six cases of measles being, oft board. There have been 32 deaths, all but one being.infants. There have been no deaths from infectious diseases, but 6 from convulsions, 9 from bowel complaints, and 17 from croup. The' Atrato' has 762 souls on board, 18 7 for here, and the' rest for Canterbury ,Thero has been 120 cases, of measles, all very mild.—The' Ualton Tower ■ sails for London on Saturday.—The Board of Health will meet to-morrow to consider the 'Atrato' case.

ANOTHER EXPLOSION IN" THE CROWN PRINCE MINE. Yesterday afternoon an explosion took place ia the. Crown Prince mine, while it

was being examined by Captain Goldsmith,, Mining' Inspector. Captain Gold/smith went down to see the place from; which the explosive gas had issued, and, was accompanied by Mr Beeche, manager of the Crown Prince, Mr John Benney (of the Bright Smile), and one of the men working the mine. To reach the place, they had to go along a drive, and then to ascend a winze. Mr Beeche was ■first, and had got some distance up the ;winzo when the gas which had generated since the last explosion, early on Saturday morning, took fire, and a huge ibluish ilame rushed down the winze, parrying ' with it a quantity of (dirt and small stonos. Mr Beeche •crouched downJn the stope, and the .flame rushed over him; Captain Goldsmith,who was just raising himself to ; get up the winze, was down at the bottom, ;and struck on the face and head by the ■small stones driven by the blast; Mr "Benney and the minor escaped by keop:ing close to the floor of tho drive. The :flame rushed along the drive till it passod •away into fresher air. Tho men working :in other parts of the mine were, of ■course, alarmed, and at onco put their •caudles out. Captain Goldsmith gave tho folloiriug order to Mr Beeche .— '"Having been over the workings of the "Crown Prince, and witnessed and felt j /the violonfc explosion of tho firedamp, I Oiereby order you not to work further in I that part of the mine; known a3 So. 1 i[stopes aud drive, until,'arrangements, are I ;made for carrying; current of air the cation.;',,;

understand that this prohibition will not in any way impede tho progressive working of the mine, and also that means can easily bo taken to bring a current of air which will keep fire damp from accumulating. >--.