Telegraphic Despatches.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 326, 31 January 1874, Page 2

Telegraphic Despatches.

(From our own Oorrespondenl.) Clyde, January 29. The case o| tlic Police t. Stanbrook, for selling Calcutta, sweeps without an auctioneer's license, was dismissed. The Bonch said that Calcutta swoops were illegal, and the property assumed to be sold could have^ no existence, consequently there could, be no sale and an action could not ho- 1 The defendant was. cen- (- sured and cautioned not again to say anything irritating to the Police. Dunjedin, January 30th. Captain Johnston, of the Surat, was to-day sentenced to two month's imprisonment by Mr. Maitland. R.M. A Wellington telegram states that the total sum collected by the Customs Department was £965,000, against £813,270 for 1872The Dunedin increase on last quarter was £26,214 ; Lyttelton, £15,458 ; Wellington, £7,507 ; Auckland, £SJ3Ati Nelson, £3,536The Claude Hamilton has arrived at Hokitika with English news. January 31. Last evening a meeting of members of the Dunedin Athenaeum took place ; about 200 persons present, and the meeting was the noisiest and most prolonged yet held iv connection with that institution. After an acrimonious discussion, a motion to opm the 4tb.encewn for four hours on Sunday was carried by 91 votes against 83. ' ' A trial of the submarine boat was made yesterday .afternoon at Pelichet Bay, an I was very successful. A public trial will be made to-day in_the lower harbor. A Grabamstown telegram says that gold has been struck in the Caledonian mine, on "what is supposed to be the old lead. ' The lode is dipping into Tookeys. Loitdon, Jan. 20. The Siamese Twins are dead. Advices from Cape Colony report that ! troops lauded, and are about to cross the Prab,