TELEGRAMS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 360, 30 May 1874, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

(from tlu Dunedin Dailies. ) Weliingtok, May 26. The ship La Hogue, with 440 souls, has arrived from LonJon, 91 days out. She reports all well. ' . May 27. The Tahitian barque Chevert, from Newtastle, coal-laden bound for Dunedin, put in here yesterday, slightly disabled, hermaintopmast having gone in a gale of wind when five daysoutr _„ The Wemington's passengers landed clean y*ad healthy, and are a good sample, and the "J.a Hogue's passengers are much the same. The depot being -still full of the Wemington's, others will have to remain on board for a few days. Huring the La Hogue's voyage, were three deaths and six births. Captain Strachan, of the Golden Sea, has been lined £5 for a breach of the Passengers Act, and other charges of a like nature have to be decided. In the General Synod, the Committee upon the Marriage Procedure of the Church report upon the matter, and stated that they aaw no ground for altering the usages of the Church in regard to marriage. The report of the committee appointed to inquire into the conduct of the Standing Committee of Auckland, in refusing fire risks outside that province, stated that as the committee had determined to abandon all fire insurance business, no grievances now existed. The Bishop of Auckland moved that the recommendation of the Melanesian mission — that the Rev. J. B. Selwyn be appointed to the Bishopric of Melanesia— be carried out. After discussion, the Rev. Mr. Wilcock moved, as an amendment, that it would be . expedient, under all circumstances, to defer the appointment of a successor to Bishop Patteson. On the motion of the Rev. Or. P. Beaument, Christchurch was fixed upon as the next place of meeting of the Standing Commission, the members of the commission to be— The Primate, Justice Gresson, the Dean of Christchurch, Messrs. P. Hanmer «nd J. B. Acklaud. May 28. In the General Synod a Committee was appointed to take into consideration the whole question of the constitution and government of St. John's College, Auckland. A Bill for establishing a board of theological «tudies was read .a first time. Notwithstanding the unusual -number of immigrant* lately arrived, all the single girls hy the Wemington found employment imme- • dutely, so that those by the. La Hogue will be. landed this morning.' Both ships bring , otct 13,000 pieces of railway iron. Tiie barque Earl of Soutbesk, from Hew- ' tattle, with coal, owned by Messrs. Anderson «od Marshall, of Melbourne, when endeavor- : ing to enter the .Heads this afternoon, with « light wind and a heavy swell, struck heavily ! on Barrett's Beef. The forecastle filled with .c a breaking sea, and the fore and main masts '. : went by the board. The crew of ten and the > etptain managed to get into their boat, and -, m leas than five minutes the vessel slid into S 12 fathoms «f water. Nothing was saved. - f: The ship Inrerallen, generally supposed to v feme 300 souls on board, arrived this afterf tooon, with cargo, chiefly consisting of railway I material. She was chartered for immigrants, | hot, her 'tween decks being a little too low, | 4m was not allowed to proceed) with them. " . . Auckxahd, May 26, I A*, the faces to-day, the St. Leger Stakes | was won by Bedouin, Discord 2. The 5; Autumn Cup by. Batter, Parawhenua 2. In i the Steeplechase Dornwell, a butcher on : horseback, in crossing the course oame in ■ «ootaet wife Marks, rider of Barey. Both I animals, -it is believed, *re injured, but to £ what extent is not yet ascertained. I A crowded public meeting has protested I tgrinst the increased taxation for education. I -C ■ May 28. % /The Mjfi^educatftra o^tatien hold a procce- | «|«n to-night. >2 ? Marks, the owner .«f K#rey, has entered an I tttimt for £850 against D«»rn well, the butcher, jjhfor riimg «n the racecourse daring the ! Hurdle Bsee, causing a collision with Barey, I tesultiag in tiieloss of the race. I The novineial Treasurer made bis financial I ttefamnt yesterday. The estimated revenue i« £ttl^o6, chiefly made up from sales of I wnMadineludes advances of £40,000 from P- " * mill Government, to be paid in quaritahne^s, and 6,000 secured on the n& . T^he appropriation includes

'•*' Wangaitvi, May 26. Major Kemp (Maori), while intoxi ated. beat his native wife severely, breaking several of her ribs. He suspected her of adultery.- - H« afterwards tried to cut his own throat, but was prevented. ' The publicans are to be stopped supplying the Natives with liquor. Kemp attributes his violence to bod grog ' \ ' ' , ' Christohuruh; May 27. The Midwinter Agricultural Exhibition was held yesterday. -There were 107 entries. I The weather was vary bad,, and the attendauce was email. At the dinner in the evening, Mr. Holloway, in responding in responding to the toast " The Strangers," referred to Otago and said, " I must say I was very favourably impressed indeed with that Srovince. and have sent Home a very good escription of Otage as a suitable place for any of our sober; induetrous working men who wioh to better their positions." He also referred to Canterbury, which he said possessed far more land than Otago for agricultural settlement, and presented a fine field for immigration. Napieb, May 28. Four of the crew of the barque Schiehallion are in custody for mutinous conduct in port. They locked the captain and mate in their cabins, and helped themselves to grog liberally. On the voyage out, some of the immigrants broached the cargo. It has not yet been decided how these are to be dealt with, the result of investigations not yet having been made public.