SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1858, 7 July 1874, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(Per Anglo-Auatralian Telegraph Pross Agency.)

Wellington, Monday, 1.55 p.m.

According to a despatch received from the Secretary of State, it appears that. Sullivan left Auckland in the ship ' Hindostan,' on the 31st of March, under the name of Clark, and that he has been furnished with money to enable him to obtain employment iu London, or to journey to the Western States of North America in search of employment if necessary.— The-' City of Adelaide'- arrived yesterday morning, She sailed in the afternoon for Auckland.—His Excellency the Governor and Lady Ferguason visited the' Challenger' on Saturday to inspect the scientific instruments.—The' Challenger' sails for Auckland to-day or to-morrow morning. — Alexander McDonald, who under pretence of acting for some Manawatu natives, stopped her Majesty's mails and shot Young's'coach horse, pleaded guilty. Travers, his counsel, called no witnesses as f to general character. The Judge intimated that the offence was punishable with fourteen years, but owing to the importance of the case he reserved judgment.' The natives seem to. take no interest in the. case, as none appeared about the Court.. Saturday, : The' Governor. his 1 discontinued'.the services of the Auckland Artillery Volunteers at'their own request, and has disbanded No. 1 Company Hauraki Rifle Volunteers. , Mapieb, Monday, 7.25 p.m.

■ The Provincial Council was prorogued on Saturday night. ' They passed the Representation Bill increasing the' num. ber of members to twenty, and dividing Napier town into five divisions, with eis members. , They also passed the Appro-, priation Bill, appropriating £93,012.— Arrived: The 'ship 'Halcione,' from London, with 337 immigrants, all well There were three deaths and two births on the,-voyage. Captain. Wright,' died .suddenly in a fit of apoplexy on the 31st May. ;' ,"v ..... Chbistchubce, Monday,.s.s p.m. Mr De Bourbel reports the following state of the sharemarket :--Sellers': Shipping Company, IS?,; Standard Insurance, 14s. Buyers: National Insurance, 29j 6d; National Bank,-75s ; South British, 49sl—The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court, opened to-day, with a light calendar.—The ; operative masons have struck work because notice has been given .by the masters of I( a reduction: of wages from. 12s to lis per. day.-.; ; l ' K Lytteltok, Monday, 7.59 p.m. ' Arrived: The schooner ' Albatross',' from Auckland.! .• ~....;.: v' ' Post Chalmehs,' Monday,'7.s9 pim. ; .Arrived,: The schooner 'Mary. Melville,' from Auckland. ■. - . ' Dunedin, Saturday.

] A fire occurred last night at the premises of Mr A. Bi Hay, draper., Princesstreet, near the Octagon. 1 The'' building is of brick, and the fire brigades ..and others who. assisted were: thus able to confine' the fire to the place where it [originated.' The whole of Mr Hay's stock was, however, destroyed, and some goods removed ' froni :the, adjoining premises, occupied 'ty'Hog'g and.Huttrin,"were damaged. These are .covered' by ah in-' isurance policy of £1,000 in; the Norwich Union office. Hay's stpek, which is a total J'losa.,j.'jvas. insured',in ' the Victoria for. , £1,000. and in . the Alliance for £1,000. [The jb.uildings,;. which" ,7are, partially : destroyed*,.were .-insured, , in ; the .South i British::; for ;£I,OOO, Liverpool J. and ! London, 1 £1,000; and:; Lancashire,, £500... The cause of the fire is. unknown. .:Suppojsed to have been a defective •stove.' No one was on the-premises. The buildwas gutted. Hogg and HuttonV goods Were chiefly damaged by water.—A;writ ; was served to-day oh' the directors of the Otago Daily Times ; at' the suit-of Judge' Ward fpr£2,ooo damages, for publishing telegrams'-,which . plaintiff-, alleges'|:are ; forgeries. The case need not havo'.coine' into Court if the directors had apologised"' and assisted Judge Ward in the dectec-

tiou of-the forgery.