BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1159, 17 March 1874, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(iTvOJI OUB OW2T COUIIESPONDKN"'!'.) LYELL. March 14. The Break o' Day crushing realised 1177 v ounces retorted gold (say 1170 smelted) from 145f tons, as against 1152 ounces (smelted) from 152 tons last crushing. [rcr Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency.]

WELLINGTON March IG. The Luna leaves for Auckland at the end of the week with members of the Governor's household, carriage?, and personal luggage. Erummoad, the Melbourne bank defaulterj goes back by flic Alhambra, to-day. The Melbourne officer says, if true, that Driimraond's salary was only fifty shillings per week. 9 p.m. A ship is signalled, supposed to bo the Wcmyss Castle. The enquiry into the late wrecks is going on. DTJNEDIN. March IG. Racing privileges sold for cB!200, as against .£750 last year. The gates fetched ,£fOS, and one booth £155,

L A T E T E L E G R A M S. CIIEISTCHURCII. * At a meeting of the District Grand Lodge of Erccuiasons, English constitution, it was resolved to offer a scholarship for competition by sons of members of the Order under twelve years of ago; also that the Board of

Education bo requested to let the examination take place at tho same time and under tho same terms as for tho Provincial Scholarships.

AUCKLAND. The Kcnilworth, from Samoa, has arrived. Sho brings tho mate of tho schooner Emma, wrecked at Gilbert's Group on 11 August. The crew wore brought to Samoa by a German brig. Captain Clark and one of the crew wore burnt to death by the explosion of a kerosene lamp, when the vessel was on fire, about a month prior fo the wreck.

The Anazicaso is continued. Alfred Scbeffire and Charles G-uthruy stated that they were positive that Captain Holman was drunk on tho night of the accident. Edward Farrell, seaman, saw the captain strike at tho mate and second mate with a knuckleduster ; Farrell did no 4; think tho captain was properly drunk, he did not lie down, but managed to keep his feet. Harold Wise, chief officer, said that after passing inside Tiri Tiri lighthouse she had a leading wind from the N.E., and the vessel bore S.W.: the proper course should have been south by east. The Captain instructed him to heave to for tho night. Daniel Primsose stated that the captain was under tho influence of liquor during tho night of the accident.

WELLINGTON. Mr BlunJcll, late proprietor of the Evening Post, has been entertained at a dinner by his friends, prior to his departure for America aud Europe by the Mongol. The wrecks of the barque Cyrus has been sold for £35 ; and the Wellington for £Bl. The charge against the captain of the Mongol for broach of the Passengeos Act, was dismissed, after a long examination.