Southern Telegrams.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 460, 29 April 1875, Page 2

Southern Telegrams.

Tel6gi^vp^v ,> '" x Wanganui, iHifegdayS In the case of David Steward SL^veH, late of Marton, agent of the- Bank of New ztaaland, prisoner pleaded guili/'to seven charges of embezzlement, and wa%,j3€ntenced to six years' penal servSude. tR^ Drelaus, for forging and uttering at FSHmerst*Jn, was sentenced to four years. '"""* Wellington, Tuesday. The Hon Dv Pollen goes South on Thursday to take the place of the lion Mr Richardson, who will return to Wellington. Dr Pollen will then accompany the Govei'nor on his visit South. It is understood that Parliament will positively meet in July. All the new bills to be considered are in a very forward state, so that no delay whatever is likely to be occasioned through Mr Vogel's absence. In reference* to an article in the Daily Southern Cross of this morning respecting the £4,000,000 loan, the real facts of the case are understood to he as follows :: — r Jhe loan was placed on the market at 9 \ but the expenses incidental to negotiation and the floating of it will amount to about 2 per cent., leaving the net amount at which the loan has been floated at 91, or equal to a 5 per cent. loan. Timaru, Tuesday. The grain is coming in fast. There has been a very plentiful harvest. Wheat is selling at 3a 2d per bushel; oats, 2s 6d to 2s 8d ; barley is scarce at 4s 6<l to ss. The demand is steadily increasing. Freight is much wanted. Thf game season is unusually late, but the birds are very plentiful since the late rains. Four guns bagged 266 head of game near Timaru on Monday. Dunedin, Tuesday. A fine of £20 has been imposed upon L. W. Shephard for sly grog selling. Long Si, charged with the murder vof another Chinaman, has been found guilty. The tpunsel for the defence pleaded that the prisoner was under the influence of opium, and not responsible for his actions. The medical man stated that * the use of opium produced maddening effects in: some cases. The Chief Justice chaiged the jury in accordance with a case cited in support of Mr Smith's contention, but, at the same time, stated that he regarded the precedent as a very bad and unreasonable one, and would bring the case before the Court of Appeal. Prisoner was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labor. The police, with the aid of two revenue officers, are making a raid on si}' grog-sellers, but owing to the technical objections made by counsel for the defendant, there was great difficulty in obtaining a conviction. Out of the number of cases brought before the Court during the weak, only two convictions were obtained. Private advices received here state that the s.s. Ktsby made the passage from Wellington to Sydney in five days.