SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency.)

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 404, 15 December 1874, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency.)

Auckland, Monday. News^ by mail shows positively that Bishop Croko has not audited the dioce»e of ,Qlojme, but has nreached .-> -mion at the consecration of the new Bishop.)* ft. <\ No i.r xu^.a in the Sharemarket. Sides — Tokat«a, 12d otl. Arrived — Go-ahead, from Wanganui. Sailed — Wellington for the South. Thftj girl Browa, who fractured her skull in fallin : over iiit; ciiti at Hobson's Bay, has had the bone (successfully raised w^hout injury to the brain.

Grahawstown, Monday. Sir Donald J'cLoan visited Parawai School tolay, and on leaving expressed his gratificaton at .he progress made by the native boys in English ducation. Proceedings with the natives and Sir lonald McLean were conducted privately. Te Moaminui invited him to a, meeting of natives held .it the American theatre, but,he declined. He said that arrangements about the land must be settled with Mr Mackay. Te Hira declined to talk about anything except Ohinemuri.

Wellington, Monday. Governor Normanby met with a public reception it noon to-day. On landing from the Luna, the Mayor and Corporation presented him with an address of welcome, to which he replied. The members of the Ministry and Judge went on board the Luna to meet liia Excellency. There was the largest turn out of citizens ever seen in Wellington. On the Governor driving away he waa heartily cheered,

(From the Daily Southern Cross). Wellington, Saturday. . The Jockey Club stake, 100 soys., two miles, wa<w©n by Little Wonder without difficulty, beating Premjer easily. In the Consolation Stakes, JNanakaia led fllj the way ; until, within fifty yards of tin judge's sjUwid, whell he jibbed, leaving Hatter U •win. > The; District race was won by Little W<o»<}ei. The other -races were of littta importance, being confined solely to local horses. The appeal in the case of Thompson v. Hyde, having reference to the liability of mail coaches carrying passengers to pay toll, was decided in favour of the appellant, with costs. By this decision, every mail coach is liable to pay as an ordinary vehicle. Mr Thomas Bucharnin, man- g*r of the Bank of Australasia, and who refused a very advantageous offer to join the now Colonial Bank, has accepted an ( ffer from the National Bank, and commences his new duties in the early part of February. One of the two girls burned so severely at Crawfords died this morning. Her name was Betsy Ross. Tae Strathnavar case terminated to-day, in a judgment for £22 a-day demurrage against the owner of the Stormbird. The total amount is £600. A match between Raupo and Dick Turpin, for £20, produced a magnificent race. Raupo won by a head, but the judges decided it to be a dead heat. The decision gave great dissatisfaction, and the stewards refused to allow the horses to run again on the ground. Mr Tnncred and two other gentlemen acted as judges for the race. New Plymouth, Saturday. The Armed Constabulary firing for representatives resulted : Elder, 98 ; Regan, 85. Elder's firing waa as follows : — 200 yards, 27 ; 400 yards, 26 ; 500 yards 24 ; GOO yards, 21. Mounted men, Arden, 7(3. Yesterday, two men wore killed by the falling of gravel in a pit at Hawera. Their names are McCarthy «nd John Sole. Dunedfn, Saturday From papers to hand it is learnt that Diver beat Haricot in the Wagga Wagga Cup race, of 5( 0 so\s. Diver won easily, doing the two mils in the extiaordinary time of 3 mm. 3| sec. For the Sandhurst Cup, Lurline only ran fifth, while Calumny who started a hot favourite for the Epsom Handicap in a field of tln % ee, came in last. The Dunedin Harbour Board has decided to dredge the Long Bridge channel to a depth of nine feet. The appeal Manning v. Martin — cannot be heard till March. Miners complain of the g-eat hardship of being kept here till then. The North Dunedin Volunteers fired this morning- Richardson was the top poorer with 26. Professor Peters, at Qupenstown, reports that the final contact observations were lost by 10 seconds by telescope ami 33 by photograph. One hundied and ninety-three observations were taken. On review, all were found capable of connection. The Professor announces the result as highly satisfactory. A public dinner to the observing party is on the tapis. Visitors are now flocking to the observatory, and receive every attention. Christchurch, Saturnay. A public meeting was held last evening to con1 sider the question of funeral reform. It was infiu- , entially i.t ended, tlus 1 present including ministers of nearly every denomination. Sir Gracrof t Wilson was in the chair. On the motion of the Dean of Christchurch, seconded by the Rev. O. Fraser, Presbyterian minister, it was resolved, " That in view of the desirableness of effecting reform in the ordinal y customs connected with funeials and wearing of mourning, a committee be appointed for the purpose of collecting information on this subject and considering the best measure to be taken y or effecting such reform, ane that they be authorised, if they think fit. to convene a public meeting for the consideration of the subject or to initiate ste] s for the formation of a Funeral Reform Associ - tion." Those present were appointed a committe , j with power to add to their number, to carry out t l ie objects of the resolution. Nelson, Saturday. Captain Sharp, of Nelson, an amateur astronomer, succeeded in taking a perfect observation of tie egress in the transit of Venus, by chronometer time. He compared time by telegraph yesterday witli Dr Hector, and it was found that a difference of two minutes existed. It is intended to compare the time of his chronometer for a few days, and if found to be reliable it is thought the observation will be of scientific value, and Major Palmer will proceed to Nelson in connection with the observatipn. Greymouth, Saturday, Volunteers Heapy and Simmons, of the Greymouth Bangers, qualified to repiesent the district at the Colonial Prize-lh ing ; scores, S9 and 82 respectively.