BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 367, 24 June 1874, Page 5

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

" r-\;+l ' 'V AUCKLAND, Jun* 13. , ; 3^Gk?^^hatJeftforWelliiigto^iinhu ftttbißiMtch* Befere leaving he addressed a frtiic to hit Honor the Superintendent In it aW*ay*f— ''l wish to tell you that Lady Fer•"■OtV.aiid nnntlf.»M^.Mti«f^awat»iii ftuHanrt we ahall rook forward with plea■an 'to Coming back. I have been very senaiW* to the kind feeling of all classes towards Hs£**h - , , , ,' . Intelligence has been received that the Wamaite gam dispute between the Natives has beenaettled quietly. • " L3OO reward and a free pardon has been offered for the oonviction of the incendiary re j . ttoim n'» bajMiaajm, , . ' Meaen Fraser and Ttnne obtained the contixt; for obnstraoting four%t^Mn launches for the GeoeraLGovertiment, a^L2,400. • ■■ The 'Good Templar Standard' ceased publi«atton to<day. r • • - • -. Gketmodth, June 13. >■ -The) Greyaaoutii Coal Company struck a seam In .their atain shaft last, night. The coal is excellent in quality. . They are still driving threo(b'the seam, and cannot yet state ihe thickneNef it. . LtiTßiiToir, June 13. • - The immigranta per Northampton are progressing satisfactorily. Two freah cases of. small-pox broke out yesterday in a mild form. - The ship will probably be released on Mondaj. Wellington, June 15. ' In a shipping' case heard in the Resident Magistrate's ~Court respecting the damage done to the barque Anne Melhuish by the Golden Sea while in charge of pilot Anderson, the question of liability turned upon the legal ' atatues of the pilot. He had been examined aa to competency by the Harbor-master and Captain .Johnston, and was appinted under the Superintendent's hand to act as harbor pilot. - The Bench, however, held that the document produced was not a license according to the requirements of the Act, and that in consequence of the non-poasesaion of a certificate of competency tbe pilot and captain of the Golden Sea were liable at common law for the damage done; and gave a verdict accordingly. Christchdrch. June 15. The Museum was opened for the first time on ' a Sunday yesterday. The doors remained open for three hours, and over 3,000 visitors attended The greatest decorum and good, behaviourwas observed. Welunqtqn, June I|. In consequence of some- editorial comments 'in the 'Post' on Mr Dranafield, a fo/ner Mayor of the City, the W.M. of the Pacific Maaonic Lodge writes to Mr E. T. Gillon, editor of the ' Post,' requesting that in consequence of his personal attack on Brother Draaafield he would "not" attend the ban- - quet to be held in the Masonic Hall on the 24th, aa his presence would mar the enjoyment ' of -the evening. Mr Gillon publishes the correspondence, and in his reply stigmatises the letter aa a piece of grots impertinence, and subversive of the principles of Masonry. He dedines to be responsible to any association fdr what appears in the columns, of. the 'Post' He says he will forward a 'statement, of the' ■ Whole case to the Grand Lodge of England to ahow how M«sriary"h&s been prostituted in the matter. ,„. .-.-.-.• ;.,-.; ,' .': ■;.,'. ... . . -"- Auckland, June 15. While Mr Comisky, a partner of Mr Cassius, of Hokitika, was driving with his wife, both were thrown down an embankment 30ft deep. '•' Mr Cbmisky fractured his left ankle, and received ■*>■ wound on the temple. His ~wife is uninjured* .•..■...•' . • „ ..v^' fire occurred , at Opotiki . on Saturday i: sfening; when the following! places werede- . itroyed *- Thompiftn's Wharf. Hotel, Faheyfs : : atoj», and ; Ybring's store. The amount of insu--r*nce ia-Jfew Zealand, Ll,600 ; National, '.;L^a .»■•.-■ -.. ..v ...-"- . June 16." ' " The ' Herald*. .Alexandra correspondent telegraphs that Te Wheorp is still at Waitoma, interviewing Tawhaip, an^ Manuheri, andsayji, r ''I am informed that a message is being sent' , by Wire, through Te Wheoro, tq the Governor. TheHanhant say these railways through the ; country will be the downfall of Kingism, and •now blame the Europeans who told them to make the. King. They- have been made perfect fools of by those Pakehas, and have "been" 1 severe sufferers. by losing the Waikato and other lands. He, nose ,w|anea<the King party to — ttve"petfej?!>ly with us, if the matter c»n be arranged With the Government. ' I ' , - , Nelson, June 16.' The Governor, is the guest ofyMr Dodaoh ' tbe Mayor. He holds a lev^e to-day, and . attends a public bait to-morrow. ■ Wellington, Jun,e 16.' ' Tqe QoVemment have agreed io a suggestion ' xnaa*e by the Dunedin, Chamber of Commerce that the'Chambere of Commerce or other pub-,, lio-todfos niay have .shipping- utelligence telegratified at tpe aiual P^e^a rates, but Chambers ,of .Commerce or'elher public bodies which may . .obtain the privilege Will have to appoint their .. ownrfgentin each port; ' " " - . • ' f ' The. Municipal Coiincil last night carried,, ' oa the v6ices,amotioa thai & future the Mayor of the City shall be elected by the nitep"ayers direct, >nd not "by the Council-; that the necessary alteration in the law be made for carrying this unto effect . ] . . - , . • . Auckland, June 16. The London correspondent* of the 'St»r' states that the immigrants per Lochawe, which . sailed from London ' on' April ft for Auckland, art the finest class that have left Englaind lately. * A little difference regarding the price of fos4age*has arisen" between the New Zealand Shipping Co. and the Agent-General ■ I' .'•'■'' ' June 17; -]n the Supreme Court 'to-day, in Banco, the casftff Fraser (R.M. at the Thames) v. Reed and Brett (proprietors of the ' Evening Star;'); which was -an application for criminal libel, counsel, on behalf' of the defendants, stated that lie should offer no objection to making the rule abaelnte. The rule was' accordingly fwited. . " " ! Bluff, June 19. The a.B.' Otago, Captain M'Lean, left Melbourne at 5.30 p.m. on the 13th. She experienced heavy easteily weather on. the passage.' She brings 93 passengers, 361 tonstof cargo, and 28 horses for- all ports. She sails for Djintdin at 3 p.m. to-morrow. The following is the passenger list :— Saloon : Messrs Gfee, Hu»»ey, Beal, .Dow, Whittingbam, Paterson, -Patoo, Cooper, Palmer, . Blair, , Day. Dibk, M'Mallen, Cope! Mrs Gee~ and. two children, Rer. Mr Witerhouse, Mrji Dow, Rev.' G.fP. Moore, Mrs^ Jordan and two infants, -Mrs. Monkhouse and one' infant, and 40 in the ■teerage. , „ . '. ' "i , . - -. - June 20. A sharp shook of earthquake, Listing several aeoonds, was felt at .^.45 this morning. The' direction appeared to be east and weit . , " ; < ■ ' Chbwtchiiboh, June 17> TJxe Qreat Southern Railway will be opened iq the' Ashburton, fifty five miles from Christ«|nrch, qn July 15 ; an*d"the''Timarti-TemuXa »UlW»y,M'farab Young's Creek, onSept^m- • , .' -■ • AtJOKLAND, June 17 . Alexander Brown, the youth who gaye Motmikion to the police of having seen a man set fire°to Hdbsoni Buildings, was arreatod today, suspicion Veing that he is the perpetrator hinttelf. *' ' • *-^ <-. • . ■ • -- The Provincial Council waa prorogued to d*y< The Superintendent in hia speech said that immigimtion would have Ids apecial attention, both jn jspapport of the General Government-im-migration, and appointments, where deairable, of Iqunigxation Agents for the Province. > In reference to the Education Tax, he said it i» probable the adjustment of the whole question of taxttib'nVdirect and indirect, in titia Colony must «86oi take' place. He would hesitate to give eonaint to, a measure on behalf of (the Governor which Would increase' direct taxation, in thisjProrince, leat it preiudice' or'-embarraM any action" that tnay bf taken by the Colonial Legialaturatowafda e<Jua|iaing the taiatibn of ' 'the cotujtoy—^ntbraeinc, as «ttch action no doubt will a proviaion for the educational re- ■ . QvremeM 61 the tSolony without the necessity for the imposition by logulationvof -a' direct tarnation uptttt a section of the, community. ;He J tiierefore i*****i the Education Act for-Jthfr '', . Govenio^iabaatire. ''- - , x . ,-. .; ' 18m Pmwoia»Ex«*«ti*e Wa« ousted on, the ■ f! Motion of waatof'^c«nAdei)Oe. ,-" . L !*" ss • ' • . ; '~ ;•■ -'? Jure IS.; - •' . Referrua to th# excitement created in the C^ooybTtU'PaUJlaUGaMtU'articU on

"Gold to Samoa/ the 'SUr'^lntsVrot that Consul Williams, when he firat brought the specimens to Auckland, and, while they Were ow view, stated that they were given him. just prior to hit departure from A^ia, and .that he was unable to verify the discovery. ■ Doubt* were then expressed regarding the genuineness of the find, on account of the resemblance in the quarts to Thames stone, and from the fact that Green Harp swindlers levanted to Samoa, ! «» route for America. Consul Williams 'promised, on return to Samoa, to forward intelligence back to Auckland if the discovery was genuine.' He then went to Sydney, whence he telegraphed news to Earl Granville, which was published in the 'Pall Mall Gazette.' The Star ' further Bays that the news is stale, admittedly unreliable, and absurd ; and that tbe above* was known in the Colon y six months ago, when specimens were exhibited here, and tested by competent miners, who pronounced them to be a fraud. In the Police Court to day Alex. Brown was charged with incendiarism and remanded, bail being allowed in the sum of L 1,300. - Wellington, June 17: ' A telegram from the Agent-General, dated June 2, and brought by the Claud Hamilton, states that the following immigrant ships were despatched for this Colony : — Reichstag and Strathnaver, for. Wellington, with 700 souls ; Lawrence and Carisbrook, for Lyttelton, with 900 ; Corona, Bohn, and Otago, for Port Chalmers, with 1,300. Also, shipped during May, rails', and fastenings to the extent of 2,500 tons'; bridgework, 700 tons; wire, 115 tons; waggon irons, 100 sets ; four engines, thirty switches, ninety-eight cylinders, 160 pipes, and six weighbridges. The 'Post' says one of the crew of the Chavert (the disabled vessel which put in here recently) called at their office, and made a statement that, when five days from Newcastle, the weather being fine, a light breeze blowing, and the vessel going about five knots, Goko — a Tahitian~-was sent aloft to furl the main royal, which carried away, owing to rottenness of the rigging. The backstays broke, and the topmast and -Goko' went over' the side. After | getting- clear of the rigging, Goko swam after tHe vessel for half an hour, ' and) notwithstanding the entreaties, of the crew and passengers, no attempt was made to pick up the unfortunate man. The only reason given for not doing so was that it was no use losing other lives for the sake of one. Finding on arrival that the loss of a man was not reported, and tbe rotten' condition of the rigging, the crew Were afraid to go in her. WELWN.QTON, June 19. , With regard to the official inquiry into the facts connected with the loss of a seaman on board the Cheviot, the Attorney-General gives it as his opinion that (the vessel being French) the Customs authorities have no jurisdiction in the case.' . The ' Tribune ' says it learns, on good authority, that there will be no Volunteer rifle competion next year,; but the Government will give more encouragement to rifle competition in the various Provinces instead Three thousand shares in the new Colonial Bank have been allotted in , Wellington. A meeting .was held to-day, and a provisional committee appointed for local management. , - June 20. ' The 'New Zealand Times' 'is informed that the Hon. Dr. Buchanan has resigned bis seat ■ in the Legislative Council. j . Mr Cutten and Capt. Boyd, of the Colonial Bank, proceed North to-day. There are fifteen entries for the Wellington JDeriyjr,.tp. be. run in December. Mr Brown's Solitaire, Mr Qainlivain's Maid of the Mountain, Mr Walker's Glenavery and eh filly by -Traducer'o'utof Policy, Mr Barker's Remnant, Mr.. Delamain's Elfin King, Mr Steever.'s Ranakira, Mr Walter's eh filly by Towton, out of Symphony, Mr Murphy's Hercules, Mr TSmersonVGuy Fawks, and Mr Watt's Rangi, f Tioko,' Ngaro, Tdl, and Wanui. , . - ' Maketu,. June 19. : . ' The Government Land Purchase . Commission .in the Bay of Plenty (Messrs Davis and Mitchell) have this, day completed negotiations for the purchase of the Puki Block, near Maketu ? containing an area of 30,< 00 acres of the choicest arable Jand 'on, this coast. .^ . . j • . Wellington, June 18. '. Endeavors are being made, towards the establishment of a monster Civil Service, Club. The outlimjs.of the scheme are said capita^ which , is. expected 'to. be udVanced by Genewi Government debentures. The building is to. contain seventy odd room's, besides other essentials. ■ Holders of, debentures are to allow a deduction of five per cent, from their salaries. A co-operative store for the use of members of the Civil Service is to be attached There is some talk of a new Supreme Court House and Telegraph: Office abeut to be erected an the-newly reclaimed land. . ) Messrs. Rundle and Bassett, of. Patea, obtained the, contract for erecting a railway bridge "■over tKe Wanganui Riyejr f for L14,83L - ' The' Collector .of Customs is about to hold an 'Official inquiry into, the statement made by the sailor of the Cheyert. ' ft is since corroborated .by another, of the crew. It appears, however, that the>captain of the Chevert 'did report the man's loss to the French Consul.' The officers of the barque say he rounded to 'immediately, hut the man sank like a stone. The opera season is to be extended another week. The season se far has been a very successful one^. _ . . . , A Gazette proclamation announces that .teleSaphje messages, originating in tbe Colonies of ew South Wales, Tasmania, and Queensland, may. be transmitted through post fer delivery in - New •• Zealand without - charging postage. j Also, letters addressed to any officer in charge of a telegraph station, and containing no writing other than, necessary directions for transmission, will be also free. ■■■•' . June 19. The gentlemen representing the Colonial Bank, w,ho lately arrived here; have been very successful, applications -for shares having been made freely. ' A meeting is to be held this afternoon to select a local directory. The Provincial Government is About to follow the example pf the Otagb Government, and erect cottages for immigrants, on account of .the scarcity of .house accommodation. .. • Nelson, June 18; ■ The Governor sailed in ifae Blanche atone o'clock, and intends if possible to call at Picton. The ball hut night was a great success, over 200 persons being present. Hokitika. June 19. V The following: are members of the : new Executive :— :Mr Qharles Woelcock, Provincial Secretary ; amd Mr William Todd, Provincial Treasurer. ■■ • ' ...... Auckland, June 19. The Kenil worth has arrived from the South Sea Islands, bringing some Samoan'passengers, who report that -the first intelligence of a gold discovery at Samoa was conveyed to residents there by the New Zealand papers two months ago. They- did not even know that Consul Williams took specimens 'from the islands. There is no truth whatever in the alleged discovery. ' ~- 1 T Gbetmouth, June 18. In the, District Gourt to-day, judgment was given in the action of the Municipal Council t. Hughes and M'Carthy, the lessees of the Brunner, Coal Mining Company, for payment of Lll6 odd,' the proposed contribution towards Mr Moriarty's f ee. ' Judge Harvey. non-suited the plaintiffs, with coats, on account of the action being premature on the point of ultra virea. He likewise raised the Judge's opinion that .the Municipal. Council , had no right to enter into an -engagement for services in connection with the Harbor Werks. . ' ' June 19. The Greymouth Coal Mining Company have bottomed their main, shaft, and proved a seam .fourteen feet thick. The coal is of excellent -quality* ' A «cain of firat:class fireclay underlies the coal, but its thickness has not been proved. „'."'•" .

liATpT CABLEGRAMS.

..',,,'. Naw Yobk, May 30. Rochefort hat arrived at New York;. declined r» public/reoeption, but published a, letter jus- < titying the burning of buildings, and , the executions under *he Paris Commune. He describes Jus Bufferings at New. Caledonia, and denounces » MJMahoiL •z, , , s . ..-/• ,»V • ■ „ . . ' .'-.\ ■■! . »" f Lo*?hq?i ? » June 2* - : Saturday, *» ifrsJ^&&Qsi<4 > the Queen's Birthday, the Earl of Carnarvon entertained the CotonUl fsptMtntfttives at a

State banquet. The Duke of Edinburgh was present. ' , All Australian securities are very firm. The balanoe of the .New Zealand loan has been taken np at 98. June 3. The race for the Derby was won by Mr Cartwright's George Frederick, Lord Roseberry's Couronne De Fer was second, and Lord Falmouth's Atlantic third. Twenty horses started ; Couronne De Fer was tbe favorite at starting. Aquilo, Atlantic, and George Frederick were also backed. June 4. The Bank rate is reduced to three per cent. June 5. ' Tho Oaks Race was, won by Mr Laundiss's Apology ; Mr Lefevre's Miss Toto, second ; liiMiy Patricia, third. - Rome," June 4. The Pope has had a relapse with a losb of appetite, and is suffering from strong fever. His physicians are now alarmed. - June 5. .The Pope is better, and the doctors advise a change of air ; but his Holiness refuses to leave the Vatican. Pakis, June 4. The Assembly is discussing Municipal and Electoral Bills, whick will have the effect of disfranchising three million voters. Berlin, June 4. - The German Press ridicules the idea of the candidature of a Prussian Prince for the Spanish Throne. London, June 10. The Australian April mails via Brindisi were delivered on the Bth ; the San Franoisco mails m the 9th. Paris, June 8. The programme of the Left Centre of the Assembly demands the proclamation of the Republic or its dissolution. It refuses to form an alliance, with the Right Centre unless the latter accepts a definitive Republic. June 10. The proceedings in the Assembly are daily marked by stormy incidents. Gambetta yesterday accused the Ministry of favoring the Bohapartißts, and stigmatised the Bonaparlists as wretches. He caused a tumultuous scene. Gambetta refused to retract bis expression. > June 11. The Assembly, by a majority of 3,48 to, $3?, voted for the maintenance df the age of electors at twenty-o ) ne,"th i erehy' defeating a vit4 cjau,se of the Municipal BUI. Bebltn, June 11. • The property of Mgr. Ledochowski, Archbishop of Posen, lias be<tn sequestrated. Rome, June 10. The Pope has so far recovered that he has resumed his receptions, and yesterday received 200 American pilgrims. Madbid, June 10. Eight thousand Carlists, under Don Alfonso, brother to Don Carlos, were defeated by the Republican troops in the province- of Arragon. 1 Galle,- June 10. The s.s. Pera arrived on the 9th. The Baroda sailed on the Bth, at 7 p.m.