LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 825, 15 June 1871, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(per greville's telegram company, reijter's agents). CnßiSTcinmcH, June 13. Certain Fenians, recently arrived in New Zealand, are given fourteen days to leave the colony. Meanwhile, they are at liberty on their own recognizances of £SO, and another surety of £SO each. Auckland, June 11. Via Wanganui; June 13. At the sittings of the Supreme Court, held at Auckland, Captain William Percival, charged with wilful and corrupt perjury between himself and the Manager of the bank of New Zealand, has been convicted and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. A subscription has been raised to convey his wife and family to England. A child of eight months, named Margaret M'Carthy, met her death by drowning on the 7th inst, having fallen into a tub of water. Upwards of 85,000 ounces of gold have been received from the Thames goldfields during the last two months. A boatman, was drowned in a heavy gale at the Thames on Wednesday last, and several Auckland merchants had a narrow escape, being picked up by the steamer Lady Bowen after several hours' exposure in an open boat. The Caledonian gold mine is still turning out well, and another divi. dend of £l2 per scrip was declared to-day; also one of £2 in the Thames Company. The yield of the next fortnight from the Caledonian is expected to reach 20,000 ozs, and other claims are turning out well. Shares in the Alburnian are selling at £l4. Tattranga, June 14. The native lost in the bush has been found by a search party, after fourteen days' absence. Whilst aiming a blow at a pig, he cut his own leg, and wa 8 disabled. He managed to crawl to an old plantation, where he subsisted on raw potatoes. Tke s.s. Wellington arrived I this morning, and left at nine o'clock for Auckland. The Tauranga, schooner, briugs the following intelligence from Auckland : Harley, charged under the Arms Act, has been found guilty, and sentence deferred. Chief Justice Arney

raised a point of law which will materially affect present and other cases under the Arms Act. It was whether the prisoner eould be convicted, under the indictment, as the Act of 1860 had been repealed, and the tection of the Act, under which the prisoner came, as it originally stood had not been revived. The point has been reserved for the decision of tho next Appeal Court.

The total sum paid by the Cale- | donian Company in dividends since 1 February amounts to £343,200. News from the field up to Saturday was very satisfactory. The Caledonian has taken out 15 cwt. of specimens) and the returns will be better for the fortnight than was expected, probably 14,0000z5. Excellent stone has been taken out of the Alburnia and North Devon claims. Yery rich specimens have also been obtained from the Una mine. The Alburnia lodged 5510z. in the bank to-day, and the Queen of Beauty 106ozs of retorted gold. Caledonia shares are enquired for at £175 to £177 10s ; Tookey's, £25 to £27 ; Thames, £57; Golden Calf, 455; Central Italy, £3ss; Una, 20s to 225. DtTNEDTN, June 13. A fire broke out at two o'clock this morning at Eeichelit's fancy warehouse, Princes-street. The fire got a fair hold of the shop, and the City Buffet caught before the Fire Brigade got to work. The fire was immediately subdued on the application of water. Eeicheldt is insured in the New Zealand Company for £ISOO. Stock and premises totally destroyed. Also the City Buffet, which was insured. The loss to Allen the proprietor is £9OO. Beichcldt is in custody, on suspicion of arson, the evidence against him being strong. He admits setting fire to the premises, but says it was purely accidental. MELBOURNE COMMERCIAL. Bluff, June 14. The s.s. Gothenburg arrived at the Bluff early this morning, having left Melbourne on the Bfch. Breadstuffs in Australia are firmer since the arrival of the Californian mail. Flour, for trade requirements, is quoted at £l6 10s to £l6 15s. New Zealand wheat, medium samples, has changed hands at 6 s 2d; Port M'Donnell do., 6s lid to 7s. The demand for New Zealand oats is improving at 3s 7d. Sugars are quoted at £37 10s for greyish crystals, and for yellow counter, £34 10s to £35. Hennessy's case brandy, 295.